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During visit to Olympics, VP Mike Pence agreed to talks with North Korea with no pre-conditions, then added several pre-conditions… Continue reading PBC News & Comment: US Now Willing to Meet Directly with North Korea
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–In fresh, leak-based report, NY Times says CIA offered $1 million to Russian who said he possessed stolen NSA cyberweapons, Trump dirt…. Continue reading PBC News & Comment: CIA-Russia Caper to Recover Cyberweapons Bombed
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Government was technically shut down briefly overnight, as Senate, then House pass debt-funded budget, splintering both parties amid massive dysfunction… Continue reading PBC News & Comment: Budget Bill Passes, Despite Rand Paul Filibuster
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Senate and House rush to pass budget bill, after Pelosi’s 8-hour marathon attempting to re-link Dreamers to budget, it’s unpredictable…. Continue reading PBC News & Comment: DACA Deal Uncertain, as Dems Disarm for Budget Deal
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Pelosi stages filibuster-ish speech in House, demanding pledge from Speaker Ryan on DACA vote before approving budget deal, averting shutdown…. Continue reading PBC News & Comment: Senate Budget Deal Bypasses Trump
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While Google is filtering out independent media sites from search results, co-owned YouTube is full of unfiltered disinformation, anything goes… Continue reading PBC News & Comment: YouTube Is Hub For Disinformation
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The Nunes Memo doesn’t vindicate Trump or end Mueller probe, but partly exposes why top-secret FISA court should be disbanded…. Continue reading PBC News & Comment: Abolish the Secret FISA Court!
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Partisan Nunes memo goes public, accuses FBI of misleading FISA court in narrow context, hoping to unravel entire Trump/Russia narrative… Continue reading PBC News & Comment: The Memo is Public, What’s Next?
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Ancient TV game show, I’ve Got A Secret, is model for the current high-risk game of leaking and releasing classified info…. Continue reading PBC News & Comment: Washington’s High-Stakes Game, ‘I’ve Got a Secret’
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In first important legal victory since enactment of laws punishing BDS supporters, federal court overturns Kansas law, citing First Amendment…. Continue reading PBC News & Comment: Kansas Law To Squelch BDS Support is Struck Down
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