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Opinion
Pushing Obamacare Over the Cliff
President Trump has said Obamacare might collapse. But it would probably take some pushing by his administration for that to happen.Steven Rattner does not understand the structure of Obamacare.
He does understand the necessity of the program.
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Opinion
The Blind Spots in Trump’s Foreign Policy
The president is insensitive to the pro-United States political climate in Latin America.The U.S. has traditionally abused Central and South America.
In recent years the U.S. has been better behaved.
The State Department encouraged rational economics
and governance.
This better behavior has been ended by congress cutting off funds with the connivance of Republican administrations.
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N.Y. / Region
Rival Campaigns for N.J. Governor’s Race Volley Accusations
A Democratic challenger claims that one of his opponents violated finance rules as the race for governor enters a new phase.Organizations must comply with the rules in place at the time. Precedent ended with the new rule.
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Arts
Prosecutors Fight Cosby Request to Screen Jurors for Bias
In a filing Monday, Pennsylvania prosecutors said finding “fair and impartial” jurors will not be difficult for the sexual assault trial set for June.It is no surprise that the request for a preliminary screening is denied.
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U.S.
2 White House Officials Helped Give Nunes Intelligence Reports
The revelation is likely to fuel criticism that Representative Devin Nunes has been too eager to do the bidding of the Trump administration while his committee investigates Russia’s meddling in the election.I do not expect that the house committee will find anything.
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Science
Little Tropical Fish With a Big, Venomous Bite
With their large lower canines, fang blennies deliver opioid-laced venom that seems to cause a sudden drop in their predators’ blood pressure.This is an early study.
More work will be done.
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Crosswords & Games
Dramatic Ending
Lewis Rothlein returns to impress us.I am uncertain what is dramatically ending.
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Opinion
How the Freedom Caucus Is Undermining the G.O.P.
Its members make impossible demands and refuse to compromise. This is not the way to govern.The "Freedom Caucus" is attempting a takeover of the Republican Party agenda.
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Opinion
Trump Is President. Now Encrypt Your Email.
The president has praised hackers and called for Edward Snowden’s execution. You don’t have to be paranoid to get serious about information security.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Purloined_Letter
I could install signal easily.
Communications would then be encrypted.
They would stand out in the general noise.
Hiding the fact of communication is more difficult than hiding the content.
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U.S.
Two Democratic Senators Back Gorsuch, but Can’t Sway Colleagues
Democrats remain confident that Judge Neil M. Gorsuch will not earn the support necessary to break a planned filibuster of the confirmation vote.Gorsuch is a bad candidate.
Getting rid of the filibuster has been debated before.
Only those who are sure they will never hold a minority opinion favor the elimination. Some of the Republican party are so foolish.
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