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Greg Palast | Christie, Koch in Cahoots? It's Time for Subpoenas
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t r u t h o u t | Thursday, 16 January 2014
Greg Palast | Christie, Koch in Cahoots? It's Time To Subpoena the Committee for Our Children's Future
http://truth-out.org/news/item/21258-gov-christie-and-david-koch-in-cahoots-its-time-to-subpoena-the-committee-for-our-childrens-future
Greg Palast, Truthout: Far more insidious, corrosive and dangerous than the governor of New Jersey playing traffic warden is the story of Chris Christie's secret meetings with billionaires - and the legality of the spending by the front organization set up afterward.
Fighting Back Against the NSA's Dragnet Web: Can Activists Turn the Tide in a Draconian Digital Era?
http://truth-out.org/news/item/21262-fighting-back-against-the-nsas-dragnet-web-can-internet-activists-turn-the-tide-in-a-draconian-digital-era
Candice Bernd, Truthout: A coalition of privacy and digital-rights organizations is planning a mass online protest against NSA surveillance February 11. But as the DC Circuit Court of Appeals strikes down net-neutrality provisions, the protest follows a critical moment for internet freedom.
Beyond Net Neutrality: Grassroots Voices Tell Tom Wheeler What's Up
http://truth-out.org/news/item/21268-beyond-net-neutrality-grass-roots-voices-tell-tom-wheeler-whats-up
Mike Ludwig, Truthout: Open-networks advocates argue that, without neutrality rules, the internet eventually will resemble cable television, with the Googles and Facebooks of the world paying premium fees for "fast lane" access to consumers while leaving small websites in the dust. Activists lined up to tell new FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler how telecom policies affect their lives.
The Special Ops Surge: America's Secret War in 134 Countries
http://truth-out.org/news/item/21261-the-special-ops-surge-americas-secret-war-in-134-countries
Nick Turse, TomDispatch: Since September 11, 2001, US Special Operations forces have grown in every conceivable way, from their numbers to their budget. Most telling, however, has been the exponential rise in special ops deployments globally.
Marjorie Cohn | NSA Metadata Collection: Fourth Amendment Violation
http://truth-out.org/news/item/21276-nsa-metadata-collection-fourth-amendment-violation
Marjorie Cohn, Jurist: In response to lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the NSA's surveillance programs, two federal judges issued dueling opinions about whether it violates the Fourth Amendment's prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures. Marjorie Cohn analyzes the decisions.
Obama Says He'll Bypass Congress To Boost Economy
http://truth-out.org/news/item/21257-obama-says-hell-bypass-congress-to-boost-economy
John Frank and Caitlin Owens, The News & Observer: President Obama is embracing a do-it-yourself approach to reviving the nation's economy, saying Wednesday at North Carolina State University that he will bypass Congress where he can to help accelerate the recovery.
Time for a New Works Progress Administration?
http://truth-out.org/news/item/21282-time-for-a-new-works-progress-administration
The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program: Ronald Reagan and Franklin Roosevelt are often quoted as saying that "the best welfare program is a job." They were right. That's why we need to do what FDR did in the 1930s. We need to create a new Works Progress Administration.
How the US Used a "Terrorism" Ploy To Attack Islamic Charity to Iran
http://truth-out.org/news/item/21237-how-us-used-a-terrorism-ploy-to-attack-islamic-charity-to-iran
Gareth Porter, Truthout: Contrary to President Obama's promise to make it easier for American Muslims to fulfill their religious obligation to give to charity, federal prosecutors continue to target Islamic charities and their donors, as illustrated by the recent prosecution of a couple in Portland, Oregon.
Washington State Bill Proposes Criminalizing Help to NSA, Turning Off Resources to Yakima Facility
http://truth-out.org/news/item/21253-washington-state-bill-proposes-criminalizing-help-to-nsa-turning-off-resources-to-yakima-facility
Michael Boldin, Truthout: The campaign to turn off power to the NSA has gotten a big boost. Washington has become the first state with a physical NSA location to consider a Fourth Amendment protection act designed to make life extremely difficult for the massive spy agency.
Judge: Second Amendment Includes the Right To Purchase Guns
http://truth-out.org/news/item/21275-judge-second-amendment-includes-the-right-to-purchase-guns
Crystal Shepeard, Care2: A judge says the city of Chicago still has a right to set regulations that do not violate the Second Amendment. While citizens have a right to acquire firearms, he writes that the right "is far from absolute."
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The TPP Is a Threat to the Environment, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/21280-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-the-tpp-is-a-threat-to-the-environment-and-more
In today's On the News segment: WikiLeaks published a leaked version of the environmental chapter of the TPP; the NSA says it's not spying on Congress, but it wouldn't guarantee that our lawmakers' metadata isn't being swept up in data collection; the Washington, DC Water and Sewer Authority is planning to turn sewage into electricity; and more.
Door Closes to Open Internet, But All May Not Be Lost
http://truth-out.org/news/item/21259-door-closes-to-open-internet-but-all-may-not-be-lost
Michael Winship, Moyers & Company: The recent federal appeals court decision on net neutrality could be reversed, either on appeal to the Supreme Court or by the FCC backing away from decisions it made during the Bush and Obama administrations.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
Elizabeth Warren Lambastes GOP Leaving Unemployed Destitute
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: In harshly reprimanding the GOP for not extending unemployment benefits, Warren once again has shown that she can speak directly to the working class. Her populist appeal continues to be a breath of fresh air in the Senate.
Read the BuzzFlash Commentary
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18421-elizabeth-warren-lambastes-gop-leaving-unemployed-destitute
America Bereft of Democracy
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18420-america-bereft-of-democracy
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
The Net Neutrality Court Case Decoded
http://www.freepress.net/blog/2014/01/15/net-neutrality-court-case-decoded
Read the Article at Free Press
WikiLeaks Exposes What Obama's Secret Trade Deal Would Do to the Environment
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/01/wikileaks-exposes-obamas-secret-trade-deal-environment
Read the Article at Mother Jones
West Virginia ERs Report Influx of Patients After Water Deemed Safe
http://www.thenation.com/blog/177954/west-virginia-ers-report-influx-patients-after-water-deemed-safe
Read the Article at The Nation
World Economic Forum Warns of Dangers in Growing Inequality, Extreme Weather
http://www.trust.org/item/20140116091204-lrow0/?source=hpbreaking
Read the Article by Reuters
The Right's "Narrative Skewing": How It Dupes Itself Over Obamacare, Benghazi and Christie
http://www.salon.com/2014/01/16/the_rights_obsessive_narrative_skewing_how_it_dupes_itself_over_obamacare_benghazi_and_christie/
Read the Article at Salon
When Martin Luther King Gave Up His Guns
http://wagingnonviolence.org/feature/martin-luther-king-gave-guns/
Read the Article at Waging Nonviolence
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: normal;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.2"><strong>Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: </strong>In harshly reprimanding the GOP for not extending unemployment benefits, Warren once again has shown that she can speak directly to the working class. Her populist appeal continues to be a breath of fresh air in the Senate.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>America Bereft of Democracy</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=XW%2BmWcPC0QGTfhQxTb0rlTjMuWI475li"><strong>Read the Article at BuzzFlash</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>The Net Neutrality Court Case Decoded</strong></p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>WikiLeaks Exposes What Obama's Secret Trade Deal Would Do to the Environment</strong></p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>West Virginia ERs Report Influx of Patients After Water Deemed Safe</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=RwkAXs%2FgGcXiMCSncghx8jjMuWI475li"><strong>Read the Article at The Nation</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>World Economic Forum Warns of Dangers in Growing Inequality, Extreme Weather</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=9NkFsoFum%2BNYeiauAijc%2FTjMuWI475li"><strong>Read the Article by Reuters</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>The Right's "Narrative Skewing": How It Dupes Itself Over Obamacare, Benghazi and Christie</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=JcQNUrwaKyCs00phnEtGbzjMuWI475li"><strong>Read the Article at Salon</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>When Martin Luther King Gave Up His Guns</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=oTCerCyNG2s7vY9SMYfqxzjMuWI475li"><strong>Read the Article at Waging Nonviolence</strong></a></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Greg Palast, Truthout:</strong> Far more insidious, corrosive and dangerous than the governor of New Jersey playing traffic warden is the story of Chris Christie's secret meetings with billionaires - and the legality of the spending by the front organization set up afterward.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=uV2PqtJEaHq506h5fCWB%2BTjMuWI475li"><strong>Read the Article and Watch the Video</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=s7UQnYPl7nMaQt4vnF7HVzjMuWI475li"><strong>Fighting Back Against the NSA's Dragnet Web: Can Activists Turn the Tide in a Draconian Digital Era?</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Candice Bernd, Truthout:</strong> A coalition of privacy and digital-rights organizations is planning a mass online protest against NSA surveillance February 11. But as the DC Circuit Court of Appeals strikes down net-neutrality provisions, the protest follows a critical moment for internet freedom.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=iHFDv9r8%2B7Imz2qhEGehpzjMuWI475li"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=1DFXantvyuEidyNTJbkWDTjMuWI475li"><strong>Beyond Net Neutrality: Grassroots Voices Tell Tom Wheeler What's Up</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Mike Ludwig, Truthout:</strong> Open-networks advocates argue that, without neutrality rules, the internet eventually will resemble cable television, with the Googles and Facebooks of the world paying premium fees for "fast lane" access to consumers while leaving small websites in the dust. Activists lined up to tell new FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler how telecom policies affect their lives.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=FgeXVJKADW6ocJRJu8z8F34GUQwZ87HZ"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=JiuBHCbbwUT%2BJRT%2BSoEaZn4GUQwZ87HZ"><strong>The Special Ops Surge: America's Secret War in 134 Countries</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Nick Turse, TomDispatch:</strong> Since September 11, 2001, US Special Operations forces have grown in every conceivable way, from their numbers to their budget. Most telling, however, has been the exponential rise in special ops deployments globally.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=kztVRFL0SXBfIn9L4BhQ2zjMuWI475li"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=p0a80gKZNrBJKfQoA6WuBjjMuWI475li"><strong>Marjorie Cohn | NSA Metadata Collection: Fourth Amendment Violation</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Marjorie Cohn, Jurist:</strong> In response to lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the NSA's surveillance programs, two federal judges issued dueling opinions about whether it violates the Fourth Amendment's prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=n5j6K9030px1sDfwlT6qBn4GUQwZ87HZ"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Nh0S5u2lVfKtYY915rjN%2FzjMuWI475li"><strong>Obama Says He'll Bypass Congress To Boost Economy</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>John Frank and Caitlin Owens, The News & Observer:</strong> President Obama is embracing a do-it-yourself approach to reviving the nation's economy, saying Wednesday at North Carolina State University that he will bypass Congress where he can to help accelerate the recovery.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=QWVmHCD%2FBfgq%2Be1VCNqHsjjMuWI475li"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=0WeT%2BrwpNIgS0yq6iN0KyzjMuWI475li"><strong>Time for a New Works Progress Administration?</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program:</strong> Ronald Reagan and Franklin Roosevelt are often quoted as saying that "the best welfare program is a job." They were right. That's why we need to do what FDR did in the 1930s. We need to create a new Works Progress Administration.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=kyAKGS7XbEcRs5PgCVtGFzjMuWI475li"><strong>How the US Used a "Terrorism" Ploy To Attack Islamic Charity to Iran</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Gareth Porter, Truthout:</strong> Contrary to President Obama's promise to make it easier for American Muslims to fulfill their religious obligation to give to charity, federal prosecutors continue to target Islamic charities and their donors, as illustrated by the recent prosecution of a couple in Portland, Oregon.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=dZWGVdPmIjnjkz1VgmM4WDjMuWI475li"><strong>Washington State Bill Proposes Criminalizing Help to NSA, Turning Off Resources to Yakima Facility</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Michael Boldin, Truthout:</strong> The campaign to turn off power to the NSA has gotten a big boost. Washington has become the first state with a physical NSA location to consider a Fourth Amendment protection act designed to make life extremely difficult for the massive spy agency. Marjorie Cohn analyzes the decisions.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=4wZ18lgaASdpxi%2B%2F2G1EsTjMuWI475li"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=WitCoo8EzPnOXQWOu8aCWjjMuWI475li"><strong>Judge: Second Amendment Includes the Right To Purchase Guns</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Crystal Shepeard, Care2:</strong> A judge says the city of Chicago still has a right to set regulations that do not violate the Second Amendment. While citizens have a right to acquire firearms, he writes that the right "is far from absolute."</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Eq7j8ON7pqHfgLFgHEg4%2FzjMuWI475li"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=f2Dg7rhpJ7v%2BIj%2BW%2BQpG6DjMuWI475li"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: The TPP Is a Threat to the Environment, and More</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>In today's On the News segment:</strong> WikiLeaks published a leaked version of the environmental chapter of the TPP; the NSA says it's not spying on Congress, but it wouldn't guarantee that our lawmakers' metadata isn't being swept up in data collection; the Washington, DC Water and Sewer Authority is planning to turn sewage into electricity; and more.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Tr2p%2Ffm3STp%2FrkwEtoAjjjjMuWI475li"><strong>Watch the Video and Read the Transcript</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=BJmHFR11gx7OAEQ%2BdvO7iDjMuWI475li"><strong>Door Closes to Open Internet, But All May Not Be Lost</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Michael Winship, Moyers & Company:</strong> The recent federal appeals court decision on net neutrality could be reversed, either on appeal to the Supreme Court or by the FCC backing away from decisions it made during the Bush and Obama administrations.</p>
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