(Recorded February 25, 2018) This Week: (1) gun control; (2) Meuller’s canaries; and (3) the news round-up.
This Week’s Links:
Given this week’s show, we thought you might find these interesting.
Gun Control
- Marco Rubio and an N.R.A. Official Were Jeered and Lectured on Gun Control – The New York Times
- Don’t Let My Classmates’ Deaths Be in Vain – The New York Times
- With Grief and Hope, Florida Students Take Gun Control Fight On the Road – The New York Times
- Florida Republicans Face Mounting Pressure to Act on Gun Control – The New York Times
- 11 of the Most Dramatic Moments in a Day of Confrontation Over Guns – The New York Times
- Gun-Control Debate Could Break America | National Review
- CBS News poll: Support for stricter gun laws rises; divisions on arming teachers – CBS News
- N.R.A. Chief, Wayne LaPierre, Offers Fierce Defense of 2nd Amendment – The New York Times
- Parents and Students Plead With Trump: ‘How Many Children Have to Get Shot?’ – The New York Times
- Trump Moves to Regulate ‘Bump Stock’ Devices – The New York Times
- Trump Condemns Florida Officer Who Didn’t Act; Sticks by Plan to Arm Teachers – The New York Times
- The Making of a No. 1 YouTube Conspiracy Video After the Parkland Tragedy – The New York Times
- Right-Wing Media Uses Parkland Shooting as Conspiracy Fodder – The New York Times
- As Conservatives Gather, Anger at the News Media Runs Deep – The New York Times
- What Do Jotted Talking Points Say About Trump’s Empathy? – The New York Times
- The Parkland shooting did have a “good guy with a gun.”
- N.R.A. Chief, Wayne LaPierre, Offers Fierce Defense of 2nd Amendment – The New York Times
- With Florida Shooting Survivors, N.R.A. Spokeswoman Holds Back. With Conservatives, It’s a Different Story. – The New York Times
- How the N.R.A. Keeps Federal Gun Regulators in Check – The New York Times
Meuller’s Canaries
- Former Trump aide tells loved ones of plans to plead guilty, cooperate with special counsel – ABC News
- Rick Gates, Trump Campaign Aide, Pleads Guilty in Mueller Inquiry and Will Cooperate – The New York Times
- How the Russia Investigation Entangled Rick Gates, a Manafort Protégé – The New York Times
- https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4385686/Manafort-2.pdf
- Paul Manafort couldn’t convert PDFs to Word documents.
- Special counsel Mueller files new charges against Manafort, Gates – The Washington Post
- Former Skadden Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Lying in Russia Investigation – The New York Times
- Trump Attacks Obama, and His Own Attorney General, Over Russia Inquiry – The New York Times
News Round-up
- Court-Drawn Map in Pennsylvania May Lift Democrats’ House Chances – The New York Times
- The New Pennsylvania Congressional Map, District by District
- Democrats Didn’t Even Dream of This Pennsylvania Map. How Did It Happen?
- Trump Endorses Mitt Romney’s Run for Utah Senate Seat – The New York Times
- Frustrated Military Tribunal Judge Indefinitely Halts Cole Bombing Case – The New York Times
- War court judge halts Guantánamo’s USS Cole trial | Miami Herald
- Nashiri transcript Spath abates 02-16-2018
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- Greitens indicted for felony invasion of privacy | The Kansas City Star
- Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens indicted for felony invasion of privacy | Political Fix | stltoday.com
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