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Phil Scott Is First G.O.P. Governor to Back Impeachment Inquiry

Maggie Astor at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 47 minutes ago
Mr. Scott, a moderate from Vermont who has broken with President Trump in the past, said he hoped the House would go “wherever the facts lead.”
 
The physical facts, please.
 
https://promarket.org/how-powerful-ideas-can-shape-society-aaron-director-and-the-triumph-of-nihilism/ 
 
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Trump Organization Receives Approval to Expand Golf Resort in Scotland

Eric Lipton at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 47 minutes ago
The president’s company plans to build 500 homes, 50 hotel cottages, and sports and retail complexes near Aberdeen, despite intense opposition from residents.
 
The tories of Westminister applaud.
 
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Trump Calls Whistle-Blower’s Source ‘Close to a Spy’

The New York Times at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 47 minutes ago
President Trump made remarks to the United States Mission to the United Nations on Thursday, the same day a House committee released a declassified version of a complaint.
 
Annalists rarely go abroad.
 
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Impeachment

Lisa Lerer at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 47 minutes ago
Whether you were afraid to ask or not, we have answers.
 
It is a political process.
 
Only the bones are forensic.
 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/forensics
 
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‘Spies and Treason’: Read a Transcript of Trump’s Remarks Related to the Whistle-Blower

The New York Times at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 47 minutes ago
President Trump made remarks to the United States Mission to the United Nations on Thursday, the same day a House committee released a declassified version of a complaint.
 
Trump has not matured out of childhood.
He was pushed. 

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Trump Slashes Refugee Cap to 18,000, Curtailing U.S. Role as Haven

Michael D. Shear at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 47 minutes ago
The president approved an 18,000-person limit on the number of refugees who can be admitted into the United States in fiscal 2020, about half the current limit of 30,000.
 
The iconography shows a truth.
Liberty carries words and a light to read by.
Blind justice carries the scale and sword
 
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Why The Times Published Details of the Whistle-Blower’s Identity

The New York Times at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 47 minutes ago
Our executive editor, Dean Baquet, addresses readers’ concerns about the decision to publish information on a person who is central to the Trump impeachment inquiry.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Ws
 
The first is who.
 
https://allpoetry.com/I-Keep-Six-Honest-Serving-Men
 
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Theodore Olson, Conservative Stalwart, to Represent ‘Dreamers’ in Supreme Court

Adam Liptak at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 47 minutes ago
Mr. Olson argued for the winning sides in Bush v. Gore and Citizens United and was a leader in the fight for a right to same-sex marriage.
 
I am surprised.

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Something Classified Was Scheduled at Guantánamo. A Judge Stopped It.

Carol Rosenberg at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
What it was remains a mystery, and a federal court provided no information in halting it. Welcome to the military commission system.
 
The cage at Guantanamo has never been lawful.
"Two can know a secret if one of them is dead."
 
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Pentagon to Send 200 Troops, an Air-Defense Missile Battery and Radars to Saudi Arabia

Thomas Gibbons-Neff at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
The small deployment of defensive military hardware is tepid in comparison to some of the remarks leveled by American officials after the Sept. 14 strikes on Saudi oil fields.
 
The Saudi are no longer isolated.
 
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‘Everything You’re Seeing Is Deception’: How Right-Wing Media Talks About Impeachment

Jeremy W. Peters at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
The pro-Trump media has wasted no time constructing their own version of events about Ukraine.
 
The events in question were in the White House.
 
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The Whistle-Blower Complaint and Impeachment Inquiry: What We Know So Far

Aisha Khan at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
A whistle-blower complaint about President Trump’s call with the leader of Ukraine, in which he asked for help investigating political rivals, has stirred a storm. Here’s how to catch up.
 
The events are real as are the attempts to hide them.
 
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Eugene Scalia Confirmed by Senate as Labor Secretary

Noam Scheiber at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
The nominee has long been a lawyer for corporate clients, and critics asked whether he could be a sufficient advocate for American workers.
 
A majority of the senate approves of Trump. 
 
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Trump Attacks Whistle-Blower’s Sources and Alludes to Punishment for Spies

Maggie Haberman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
“You know what we used to do in the old days when we were smart with spies and treason, right?” the president asked a room of American diplomats.
 
The CIA serves the Constitution before the Office of the president.
 
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Congress Gives Final Approval to Spending Measure That Would Stave Off Shutdown

Emily Cochrane at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
The legislation would give lawmakers an additional two months to iron out differences in the 12 spending bills needed to keep the government funded.
 
The "conservatives" have lost dominance in government,
 
https://promarket.org/how-powerful-ideas-can-shape-society-aaron-director-and-the-triumph-of-nihilism/ 
 
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Plato Cacheris, Washington ‘Super Lawyer’ in Headline Cases, Dies at 90

Robert D. McFadden at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
If there was a national scandal — Watergate, Iran-contra, “Monica-gate,” the Snowden affair — he got the call. His deal making was legend.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valar_Morghulis
 
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8 Takeaways From the Whistle-Blower Complaint

Charlie Savage at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
The whistle-blower’s complaint and the inspector general’s report have been released. Here’s what they say.
 
We have the complaint.  The cause for the complaint is still hidden in "smoke". 
 
"The coverup is worse than the crime." 
                         Watergate investigation  
 
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E.P.A. Accuses California of ‘Significant’ Air and Water Problems

Lisa Friedman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago
In the Trump administration's latest jab at California, the Environmental Protection Agency is saying the state is not protecting its water quality.
 
More "smoke".
 
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White House Tried to ‘Lock Down’ Ukraine Call Records, Whistle-Blower Says

Eileen Sullivan at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago
The whistle-blower’s complaint accused President Trump of trying to compel Ukraine’s leader to help investigate a 2020 rival, and the White House of attempting to “lock down” records of the call.
 
A coverup.
 
 
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