Friday's Daily Stack

Article: "'He kept reminding us, life is no dress rehearsal': Hillary Clinton praises Elijah Cummings at funeral" by Rebecca Morin, Christal Hayes, Ledyard King and Maureen Groppe.

Article: "Justice Dept. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry Into Its Own Russia Investigation" by Katie Benner and Adam Goldman.

Article: "Bush Pardons 6 in Iran Affair, Aborting a Weinberger Trial; Prosecutor Assails 'Cover-Up'" by David Johnston.

Article: "Essay; The Patsy Prosecutor" by William Safire.

Article: "Donald Trump Access Hollywood tape" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Senate Report: Russians Used Social Media Mostly To Target Race In 2016" by Tim Mak.

Article: "Senate report has a clear verdict: Russians meddled in 2016; Rudy's conspiracy theory is crap" by Heather Digby Parton.

Article: "17 intelligence organizations or 4? Either way, Russia conclusion still valid" by Lauren Carroll.

Article: "Italian PM Sinks Barr's Globetrotting Mission To Dig Up Dirt" by Josh Kovensky.

Article: "John H. Durham: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know" by Jessica McBride.

Article: "John Durham (lawyer)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Noble lie" by Wikipedia.

It's Anything Goes Friday...

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Article: "Kurdish boy treated for white phosphorus burns allegedly used by Turkish forces" by Yaron Steinbuch.

Site: Andrew Yang - Official Campaign Website.

Video: Will You Vote for Universal Basic Income in 2020 Election? (w/Andrew Yang).

Article: "Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Was It Illegal to Profit from Healthcare Prior to the HMO Act of 1973?" by Alex Kasprak.

Article: "Is It Really Smart to Narrow the Impeachment to Just Ukraine?" by Jeffrey C. Isaac.

Article: "Veterans Health Administration scandal of 2014" by Wikipedia.

Law: "G.I. Bill" (Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944) by Wikipedia.

Video: WATCH: Barack Obama's full remembrance at Rep. Elijah Cummings' funeral.

Article: "Elijah Cummings Funeral Eulogy Transcripts: Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Hillary Clinton Among Speakers at Late Representative's Funeral".

Article: "Trump says he may leave some U.S. forces in Syria to protect oil, but not Kurds" by Alex Johnson, Saphora Smith and Shannon Pettypiece.

Article: "McGurk right that Trump has sent 14,000 troops to Middle East since May" by Bill McCarthy.

Article: "The Powell Memo or Powell Manifesto".

Article: "The Heritage Foundation" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Cato Institute" by Wikipedia.

Article: "America is an oligarchy, not a democracy or republic, university study finds" by Cheryl K. Chumley.

Article: "Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens" by Martin Gilens and Benjamin I. Page.

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