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Blast From the Past: The Current Political World Mirrors 2009 – New York Times

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Business Insider Blast From the Past: The Current Political World Mirrors 2009New York TimesMr. Jesmer said that despite political risks posed by the tax bill, which had not polled well and aimed most of its benefits at the business community rather than at middle-class earners, Republicans had little choice but to persevere. “I don't fault …Trump, GOP tax reform bill analysis gives bad reviews – Business …Business Insider Poll: Economists Unanimous That Debt Would Balloon Under GOP …NPRSit-ins, protests, rallies: activists' mammoth push to thwart Republican tax billThe GuardianVox –Washington Post –Financial…

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Trump tweets ‘Russia can greatly help’ US after calling ex-intel leaders ‘political hacks’ – Fox News

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Fox News Trump tweets 'Russia can greatly help' US after calling ex-intel leaders 'political hacks'Fox NewsMultiple U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that Moscow meddled in the 2016 election to try to help Trump win. But the president argued there's plenty of reason to be suspicious of their findings. "I think that [Putin] is very, very strong in …McCain slams Trump over siding with Putin on Russia meddlingCNN Trump says he agrees with US intelligence community that Russia meddled in electionABC News'He said he didn't meddle': Trump talks with Putin about…

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Ex-US President Bush Deplores Country’s Political Divisiveness – Voice of America

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Voice of America Ex-US President Bush Deplores Country's Political DivisivenessVoice of AmericaFormer U.S. president George W. Bush on Thursday spoke against the country's political divisiveness, saying that "at times it can seem like the forces pulling us apart are stronger than the forces binding us together." Bush, the country's 43rd …Bush takes veiled swipe at Trump, defends immigration and tradeReuters Decoding Bush's thinly veiled Trump speechBBC NewsGeorge W. Bush slams Trumpism, without mentioning president by namePoliticoFinancial Times –Toronto Star –The Guardian –Politicoall 226 news articles » us president – Google News

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‘Democrats handed us a gift’: California Republicans spot political opportunity in fight for repeal of new gas tax – Los Angeles Times

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Los Angeles Times 'Democrats handed us a gift': California Republicans spot political opportunity in fight for repeal of new gas taxLos Angeles TimesJust weeks before it takes effect, California's new gas tax increase is again under attack, with Republicans mounting a growing campaign against the higher levies. Celebrated by Democrats as a victory for Californians weary of traveling the state's … us democrats – Google News

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Facebook to overhaul political ads, share some with US Congress – Reuters

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Reuters Facebook to overhaul political ads, share some with US CongressReutersChief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said the company would start by sharing with U.S. congressional investigators some 3,000 political ads that it says Russia-based operatives ran on Facebook in the months before and after last year's U.S. presidential …Facebook to share Russia-linked ads with US CongressReuters.com Facebook Says It's Submitting 3000 Russia-Linked Ads To US CongressRadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyFacebook is promising major ad changes to stop Russia and other foreign actors from influencing US electionsRecodeTelegraph.co.uk –New York Times –NPR –Facebook Newsroomall 308 news articles » us congress –…

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US Democrats Seek Disclosure After Russia-backed Political Ads – Voice of America

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Voice of America US Democrats Seek Disclosure After Russia-backed Political AdsVoice of AmericaDemocratic U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday urged the Federal Election Commission to require transparency for social media advertising after Russians bought U.S. political ads on Facebook in an alleged attempt to influence the 2016 elections. Pressure is …Democrats are trying to limit foreign influence on US elections — beginning with Google and Facebook adsRecode Democrats urge FEC to reconsider rules for foreign election advertisingCBS NewsDems ask FEC to create new rules in response to Russian Facebook adsThe HillDaily Beast –Wall Street…

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