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If You're Looking For A Link To the Mueller Report, Look No Further
Editor's Note:
We're not downloading the entire Mueller report, but here is the Justice Department URL to read the report at:
Report On the Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Election, Vol I and II; Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller, III
https://www.justice.gov/storage/report.pdf?_ga=2.80421777.744576135.1555603755-461170982.1555603755
Mueller received the following military awards and decorations:
'The American People'?
Joan L. Cannon writes: Every day during campaign seasons, and far too often for my taste on general days, there are too many mentions of 'The American people.' How in the world can anyone be so foolish as even to attempt to make some kind of monolithic entity out of that collective noun? more »
George Soros On the European Union: A “fantastic object” – unreal but immensely attractive
The authorities didn’t understand the nature of the euro crisis; they thought it is a fiscal problem while it is more of a banking problem and a problem of competitiveness. And they applied the wrong remedy: you cannot reduce the debt burden by shrinking the economy, only by growing your way out of it. more »
League of Women Voters of Florida v. Browning: Blocking Enforcement of A Restrictive Voting Law
The Justice Department will monitor elections on June 5th in the following jurisdictions to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and other federal voting rights statutes: Alameda, Fresno and Riverside Counties, CA.; Cibola and Sandoval Counties, NM; Shannon County, SD; and the city of Milwaukee. Complaints may be reported to the Voting Section of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division at 1-800-253-3931. more »
Summertime, When the Living Is ... Easy? A Teacher's Perspective
Julia Sneden writes: I’ve always contended that the very best of summer vacation comes before you’ve had a chance to squander even a minute of its glory. Coming home and — whether you were student or pupil — flopping on the sofa in a kind of mindless haze, or sitting on the porch with something cold and wet to drink, seems glorious. more »