Middleboro Review et al

02 February 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News Florida's Scheme for Restoring Felons' Voting Rights Ruled Unconstitutional   Jeff Burlew, USA TODAY   Burlew writes: "In a landmark ruling with far-reaching implications, U.S. District Judge Mark Walker has found Florida's scheme for restoring the voting rights of felons unconstitutional."   READ MORE n a landmark ruling  with far-reaching implications,  U.S. District Judge Mark Walker has found Florida's scheme for restoring the voting rights of felons unconstitutional. Walker, in a 43-page order issued Thursday, found that Florida "automatically disenfranchises" any individual who has been convicted of a felony and wishes to vote. "Florida strips the right to vote from every man and woman who commits a felony," Walker wrote. "To vote again, disenfranchised citizens must kowtow before a panel of high-level government officials over which ...

02 February 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News The Untold Story of the Pentagon Papers Co-Conspirators  Eric Lichtblau, The New Yorker   Lichtblau writes: "A small group of antiwar activists helped Daniel Ellsberg, a former military analyst at the rand Corporation, elude an F.B.I. manhunt and distribute the Pentagon Papers to nineteen newspapers."   READ MORE Russian Spy Chiefs Met in Washington With CIA Director to Discuss Counterterrorism   Shane Harris, The Washington Post   Harris writes: "Two top Russian spy chiefs traveled to Washington last week to discuss counterterrorism issues with CIA Director Mike Pompeo, but the unusual visit also raised concerns among some U.S. officials that Moscow could interpret the encounter as a sign the Trump administration is willing to move beyond the issue of election interference, current and former U.S. intelligence officials said."   READ MORE Trump to Approve Release o...