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After all of the political points have been scored, debated, and forgotten, the legacy of these memos will remain: they showed that the House Intelligence Committee could not withstand the pressures of politics. Glimmer of Progress Seen In House Intelligence Committee Transcript After all of the political points have been scored, debated, and forgotten, the legacy of these memos will remain: they showed that the House Intelligence Committee could not withstand the pressures of politics. However, it is encouraging to see that the Chairman has recognized that the members of the Committee should have access to the underlying documents. We are pleased that some Committee members shared the concerns we raised in our joint letter, specifically Representative Speier, and forced this issue again on Monday. Read More Gutting Civil Service Laws Would Reduce Senior Official Accountability Weaker civil service laws would easily undermine whistleblower protections and ...

08 February 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News IT'S A VERY SLOW START ON DONATIONS - So far little progress on February donations. Need to pick up the pace here a bit. Who can help? / Marc Ash - Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Nick Turse | Drug Wars, Missing Money, and a Phantom $500 Million. Pentagon Watchdog Calls Out Two Commands for Financial Malfeasance  Nick Turse, TomDispatch   Turse writes: "There was the investigation of an alleged massacre of civilians by American special operators in Somalia. And don't forget the inquiry into the killing of four Special Forces soldiers by Islamic State militants in Niger. And then there was the investigation that hardly anyone heard about, that didn't spark a single headline. And still, the question remains: Whatever became of that $500 million?"   READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My...