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Is The Far Right Too Close?

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Following the deaths and injuries after the violence in Charlottesville Virginia, #FBI and #DOJ has begun investigations into the weekend's protests. Federal probes on Charlottesville http://politi.co/2w2IvXG

The sound of fist into flesh. A Far-Right Gathering Bursts Into Brawls https://nyti.ms/2uTmIgV

Why did public safety officials stand by passively for hours? Police stood by as mayhem mounted in Charlottesville https://www.propublica.org/article/police-stood-by-as-mayhem-mounted-in…

Domestic Terrorism

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The Charlottesville Virginia deaths are an ugly reminder that America's racist past is still very much alive.
Deaths and dozens of injuries following violent clashes between white nationalists and counter-protesters in Virginia, with the state's governor blaming the neo-Nazis for sparking the violence and demanding that they get out of town.

Guess Who's Coming to Dimmer?

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Summer is ending. But his fun and the heat is not dimming. President @reaTrump says he's taking a break from a so called working golf vacation by returning home in an attempt to dim the tensions, which some say he's helped to create. This is the first time since his inauguration. Trump is at his private golf club in Bedminster, NJ, on a 17-day "Working Vacation" while the White House West Wing is being renovated. These fixes were previously approved by President Omaba.

Mourning Wake-Up Call

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Acting with a judge's warrant, federal agents have searched the home of President Trump’s former campaign manager in Virginia. Investigators are reportedly following the money trail focusing on tax documents and banking records. Manafort’s Home Searched as Part of Mueller Inquiry https://nyti.ms/2vjjqH6

Manafort appears to be near the center of this probe. Manafort’s Home Searched as Part of Mueller Inquiry Analysis | Why is the FBI so interested in Paul Manafort that they were literally at his door before dawn? http://wapo.st/2vOZmh6?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.58b726a4c338

War of Words

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@POTUS escalation of dangerous words makes one think out loud, is The Donald paranoid because of The Russia investigation, his low approval ratings, or Pence's activities behind the scenes to eventually replace him?

Are these angry boys threatening each other in the political playground? When we brother and I pushed each other, my father used a warning rhyme in Spanish... Juego de manos, juego de villanos... Game of hands, game of villains. Could they be the brats who cried wolf?

President Trump's response to North Korea’s threats with incendiary rhetoric to a nuclear-armed lunatic creates a risk now that a political shoving match could lead to World War III.

Mulling Over Mueller

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What did we do during our Summer vacation? We watched Mueller's many legal motions. AP source: Mueller turns to DC grand jury in Russia probe https://apnews.com/71d82a0aea80444d966be3950b765460 …

US Special counsel Robert Mueller empaneled a Grand Jury in Washington, DC to see the evidence investigators have obtained about the Trump team’s ties to Russia. Everything you wanted to know about the Grand Jury http://on.msnbc.com/2ua7hBf

Diminishing Presidency?

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Are the presidency and its clout continuing to shrink as @POTUS credibility keeps taking constant hits?

The White House says the president did receive compliments from Boy Scout leaders and Mexico’s president but in person, not on the phone, as he contended. However, Mexico's president and Boy Scout toppers are pleading a different tale. Why does this matter? The leader of the free world should be free from telling tall tales.

No lie says Sanders: Trump got praise from Mexico, Scouts https://apnews.com/21687f727e6143b39aacb7ec82e75a6b

WH Flip Flops or Flipped Out?

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Wake up America. How much longer are you willing to accept this low level of sub service from our leaders?

First, the White House says one thing, then they wind up saying another. So what are Americans supposed to believe? This is the problem journalists face with reporting the facts. These are still changing as we write this.

Case in point. 7 things the Trump team denied, and then later confirmed http://wapo.st/2uZtUJZ

VP Mike Pence says Congress' Sanctions bill sends a "very clear message" to Russia http://washex.am/2uWmicP

Trump Threats

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If the President carries out his new threat, he would be handing the insurance industry a solid court case while undermining his leverage to attract Democrats to the negotiating table. The Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, is the law of the land.

Trump on tricky legal ground with 'Obamacare' threat https://apnews.com/d011dcda38b648079b9f0f08472c3ef7

Republicans Say Time for Senate to Move on From Health Care http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/politics/Republicans-in-Senate-on-Health…

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