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Trump suggests outlawing prosecutors' deals with defendants

Trump suggests outlawing prosecutors' deals with defendants

President Donald Trump, incensed over a deal his longtime personal attorney Michael Cohen cut with prosecutors, says it might be better if "flipping" were illegal because people "just make up lies."
by Associated Press

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Leaker of secret report on Russian hacking gets 5 years

Leaker of secret report on Russian hacking gets 5 years

A former government contractor who pleaded guilty to mailing a classified U.S. report to a news organization was sentenced to more than five years in prison Thursday as part of a deal with prosecutors, who called it the longest sentence ever imposed for a federal crime involving leaks to the media.
by Associated Press

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Nadine Strossen: Resist hate with free speech

Nadine Strossen: Resist hate with free speech

Former longtime ACLU president Nadine Strossen says we must resist hate speech with free speech.
by MPR News Staff

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Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh called Roe v. Wade 'settled law'

Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh called Roe v. Wade 'settled law'

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh met Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, a swing vote in his confirmation, who said their more than two-hour session covered abortion, executive power and other issues.
by Scott Detrow

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Man charged with murder in death of missing Iowa woman

Man charged with murder in death of missing Iowa woman

Authorities said on Tuesday that they have charged a man living in the U.S. illegally with murder in the death of an Iowa college student who disappeared a month ago while jogging in a rural area.
by The Associated Press

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Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen pleads guilty in hush-money scheme

Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen pleads guilty in hush-money scheme

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer and "fixer," pleaded guilty Tuesday to campaign-finance violations and other charges, saying he and Trump arranged the payment of hush money.
by The Associated Press

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Ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort guilty of 8 charges

Ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort guilty of 8 charges

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been found guilty of eight financial crime charges in the first trial victory for special counsel Robert Mueller's team.
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States aim to stop internet release of 3D-printed gun plans

States aim to stop internet release of 3D-printed gun plans

A federal judge in Seattle is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday on whether to block a settlement the U.S. State Department reached with a company that would allow it to post blueprints for printing 3D weapons on the internet.
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