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Georgia Republicans say colleagues on Jan. 6 panel deserved RNC censure

WASHINGTON — Republican members in Georgia's congressional delegation took no issue with the Republican National Committee's censure of two GOP members serving on the committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. But they also were unwilling to align themselves with the controversial language used, which described the insurrection as "legitimate…

Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2022

The shameful stories of environmental injustices at Japanese American incarceration camps during WWII

When Japanese fighter pilots bombed the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Thomas S. Takemura was raising vegetables and raspberries on his family’s 14 ½-acre farm in Tacoma, Washington.

The Conversation · Feb 10, 2022

Editorial: Why our dangerously outmoded election laws matter

Now that efforts by congressional Democrats to pass major voting rights legislation have collapsed, Washington’s attention has turned to the urgent task of saving democracy.

Chicago Tribune · Feb 10, 2022

S. Korea's outgoing president calls for US-North Korea talks

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, in his final months in office, has expressed concern over North Korea’s expanding weapons program and the possibility that more weapons tests would revive fears of war

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2022

Congressional stock trading overhaul gains traction

WASHINGTON — Advocates for tightening the rules on stock trading among members of Congress gained steam Wednesday with the announcement of a fresh bipartisan Senate bill and Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressing an appetite for changes. But whether lawmakers will be prohibited from trading individual company stocks is still unclear.

Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2022

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The Perils of Macron’s Shuttle Diplomacy

Foreign Affairs · Feb 10, 2022

GM hires Biden niece, former Obama aide to head environment, sustainability and governance policy

General Motors Co. has hired Missy Owens, a former official in the Obama administration and niece of President Joe Biden, to head environment, sustainability and governance policy on its "growing team" in Washington, the automaker confirmed Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2022

Jalen Rose doesn’t think James Harden gets traded until offseason

David Hardisty: Jalen Rose thinks a James Harden trade won't happen until the offseason. He believes Kevin Durant is telling Harden to give him a chance to get healthy, make a run in the playoffs and if they come up short, "then we make changes." ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 9, 2022

Los estafadores se abalanzan sobre el dinero masivo de la infraestructura

Algunos expertos pronostican que los estafadores podrían desviar 120,000 millones de dólares o más del dinero federal para infraestructuras, el cual se destina a los estados y gobiernos locales para carreteras, puentes, banda ancha y otros proyectos, en los próximos cinco años.

Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2022

As Iran nuclear talks enter final stretch, opposition grows in US

Intensifying US debate over Iran nuclear agreement shows that reviving the pact is ‘in sight’, analysts say.

Al Jazeera · Feb 9, 2022