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12 April 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News IS NOT CONTRIBUTING THE MOST IMPORTANT THING? - To some people holding out and not donating is a badge of honor. We have people on our list who take an ownership stake in the publication, sustain it and care for it. There are others who are actively looking for ways to continue receiving the newsletters without contributing. They actually spend time figuring out how to do that. What is the most important thing? Free newsletters or the work that we all do? Who are you, and how do we get you on board? / Marc Ash - Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Garrison Keillor | A Walk Down the Aisle  Garrison Keillor, Garrison Keillor's Website Keillor writes: "There is a long aisle at our grocery store with soda pop at one end and tea and coffee at the other, which my love and I get to after the butter and eggs and 2% milk." READ MORE   EPA head Scott Pruitt. (photo: Pe...

11 April 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News THE FUNDING MODEL OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS RISKY FOR SURE - One is not required to pay before reaping the benefits. It's a bit like going to a coffee shop and only paying if you feel energized by the coffee/pastries. But who doesn't? From all the news groups and sources I read, this one is selective, relevant, and professional. The articles that RSN posts are timely and poignant. The funding model is that one pays voluntarily for what one values and benefits from. What could be more democratic than that? Please support this organization. The more of us who do, the less it costs each. / Mary, RSN Reader-Supporter Sure, I'll make a donation! Zephyr Teachout | Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook Hearing Was an Utter Sham  Zephyr Teachout, Guardian UK Teachout writes: "On Tuesday, Mark Zuckerberg was in the hot seat. Cameras surrounded him. The energy in the room - and on Twitter - was electri...

News Updates from CLG 29 March 2018 http://www.legitgov.org/ All links are here: http://www.legitgov.org/#breaking_news Previous edition:  South Korea says North Korea agrees to hold high-level talks Orlando nightclub shooter's father 'was FBI informant for 11 years'  --The FBI has previously come under criticism for  investigating Omar Mateen for 10 months starting in 2013  and ultimately concluding he was not a threat. [Right, because then he apparently became an  employee . Thanks, Comey! ] | 27 March 2018 | The father of the 29-year-old who killed 49 people at an Orlando, Florida, nightclub in 2016 was an FBI informant. He came under scrutiny himself after investigators found receipts for mon-y transfers to Turkey and Afghanistan in the wake of the mass shooting, recently filed court documents show. The revelation came in documents filed by defence lawyers for the shooter's wife, Noor Salman, who is on trial in Orlando on all...