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Read moreTrump embraces culture war with call to preserve Confederate statues – The Washington Post
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Read moreDown the Breitbart Hole – The New York Times
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Read moreIf Trump Stops Funding Key Health Care Subsidies, the Federal Government Will Actually Pay More – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/15/us/what-happens-if-health-subsidy-payments-stop.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news The Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday that health insurance premiums would rise and the federal deficit would increase if President Trump cuts off payments
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http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/15/politics/dreamhost-department-of-justice-trump-opponents/index.html Washington (CNN)A web hosting provider is fighting back against a search warrant that it claims would require them to turn over information on visitors
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