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Peter Burgess

Behind the Trump Empire: New Report Details 'Sham Corporations,' 'Dubious Tax Schemes,' and 'Outright Fraud'

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AlterNet Newsletter TODAY'S TOP STORIES - October 2, 2018
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Beto O’Rourke Apologizes for Lewd 1991 Remark About Female Performers in Broadway Show The Texas Tribune The old review was surfaced by someone who opposes O’Rourke. READ MORE» https://www.alternet.org/beto-orourke-apologizes-lewd-1991-remark-about-female-performers-broadway-show
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White House Edits Transcript to Reflect Trump's Insult to Reporter By Elizabeth Preza, AlterNet 'I know you're not thinking, you never do,' the president zinged. READ MORE»
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The FBI Is Investigating Kavanaugh — But It May Be Forced to Ignore the Most Damning Evidence Against Him By Cody Fenwick, AlterNet It will be hard to view this as a credible investigation. READ MORE»
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Yet Another Company In Rick Scott's 'Blind Trust' Made Millions Off State Contracts: Report By Matthew Chapman, AlterNet While Scott denies any involvement in his finances, he is certainly profiting off some controversial government spending. READ MORE»
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GOP Senator Calls Trump's Trade Agreement a 'Major Win' Before Admitting She Has No Idea What's in It By Matthew Chapman, AlterNet Sen. Joni Ernst is declaring victory on trade without even knowing what we won yet. READ MORE»
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What Would Take to Impeach Brett Kavanaugh If He's Confirmed to the Supreme Court? By Alex Henderson, AlterNet Democrats would have a lot of heavy lifting to do in order to impeach Kavanaugh if he is confirmed. READ MORE»
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Mueller Is Investigating 2016 Hacking Campaign Against Anti-Trump Conservatives By Travis Gettys, Raw Story Federal law enforcement officials have referred the email hack of Republican operative Cheri Jacobus to the office of the special counsel. READ MORE»
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This Is the Long and Sordid History of the Political 'Forgotten Man' The Conversation Politicians have long used the ‘forgotten man’ to win elections. READ MORE»
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'Needlessly Cruel and Bigoted': Trump Admin Denies Visas to Unmarried Same-Sex Partners of Foreign Diplomats By David Badash, The New Civil Rights Movement Only 12 percent of UN member states allow same-sex marriage. READ MORE»
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Here's the Truth Behind Thomas Jefferson's Resolutely Liberal View of Religion History News Network Are Thomas Jefferson’s not-so-radical religious views a remedy for the moral illnesses of our day? READ MORE»
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Busted: Trump Personally Directed Legal Effort to Silence Stormy Daniels — And Enlisted Son Eric to Lie About It By Brad Reed, Raw Story Trump began as early as this past February to coordinate with former “fixer” Michael Cohen to file restraining order against Stormy Daniels. READ MORE»
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Here's Why Republican Women Will Stick with Brett Kavanaugh — And Donald Trump By Amanda Marcotte, Salon Gender equality is a partisan issue: Most Republican women are just as sexist as Republican men. READ MORE»
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How 2008 Austerity Measures Helped Fuel Today’s Right-Wing Populism The Conversation The rise of soft authoritarianism cannot and should not be reduced to economic factors. But those factors do play a role. READ MORE»
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Behind the Trump Empire: Bombshell NYT Report Details 'Sham Corporations,' 'Dubious Tax Schemes' and 'Outright Fraud' By Cody Fenwick, AlterNet The New York Times found the president received a whopping $413 million from his father. READ MORE»
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Imperiling People and Planet, Warnings Mount That Trump's NAFTA 2.0 Just Another 'Corporate Giveaway' By Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams Critics warn the new agreement would make it harder 'to hold Big Oil and Gas accountable' while also threatening 'efforts to protect consumers, workers, and the environment.' READ MORE»
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Sex Crimes Prosecutors Explain Why the GOP 'Hired Gun' Rachel Mitchell's Attack on Kavanaugh's Accuser Was So 'Ludicrous' By Cody Fenwick, AlterNet She wrote a memo casting doubt on Ford's claims — but experts say it has major problems. READ MORE»
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Devin Nunes’ Family Farm Is Likely Using Undocumented Labor By Matthew Rozsa, Salon The reporter who covered the story was tailed by members of Nunes’ family as he conducted his interviews READ MORE»
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Here's Why Brewing a Great Cup of Coffee Depends on Chemistry and Physics The Conversation Why is it that coffee produced by a barista at a cafe always tastes different than the same beans brewed at home? READ MORE»
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Conservative Columnist Max Boot Demolishes Trump's Empty Boasting About the Fake 'NAFTA Renegotiation' By Matthew Chapman, AlterNet 'Trump is like a man who comes into a store and starts smashing everything in sight.' READ MORE»
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Blowback: How American War Policy Has Seeded 'Insider Attacks' Into Its DNA By Danny Sjursen, Tom Dispatch A former West Point Instructor on blowback from U.S. policy in the greater Middle East READ MORE»
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A Fast-Growing Christian Movement Believes Trump's Election Is Part of God's Plan The Conversation A Trump prophecy movement believes that his election was part of God's plan. READ MORE»
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Democrats May Have Caught Kavanaugh in Another Major Lie Under Oath — and It's Not About Sex or Alcohol By Matthew Rozsa, Salon Kavanaugh may have lied about his involvement about his work as a government lawyer. READ MORE»
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Trump Shocks White House Reporters as He Lobs Misogynistic Insult at Female Journalist By Cody Fenwick, AlterNet It was a completely demeaning and unnecessary remark. READ MORE»
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Here Are 5 Conservatives Who Stood Up to Republicans’ Deceptive and Repugnant Defenses of Brett Kavanaugh By Alex Henderson, AlterNet It was a stunning display of the party's devolving temperament. READ MORE»
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Conservative Pundit Warns the Republican Party is About to Become 'Angrier, Loopier and More Belligerent' By Cody Fenwick, AlterNet It's really Trump's party — and it's going to get worse. READ MORE»
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New Report Implies Kavanaugh Lied Under Oath About First Hearing His Second Accusers' Claims — and Pressured Friends to Refute Them By Cody Fenwick, AlterNet A mutual friend of Kavanaugh and Deborah Ramirez gave crucial text messages to NBC News. READ MORE»
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Republicans Have Denied Climate Change for Far Too Long — and It's Taking a Toll on the Military By Daniel Ross, Independent Media Institute Underfunding, lack of strategic planning and denialism are hindering the DoD’s climate response. READ MORE»
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