50 years after RFK assassination, second shooter theory gains ground; Mike Pompeo hypocritically tries to shame China over Tienamen deaths…--China should ask US to explain torture and rendition, or why 500 civilians were killed by US airstrikes, mostly in undeclared wars
--after a year of lies about Trump’s role in drafting deceptive statement about meeting with Veselnitskaya and other Russians, 9/11 Rudy says it was a mistake
--Paul Manafort faces bail revocation after illegal contact with witnesses using encrypted channels that were backed up on iCloud
--WashPost runs curious report on Stefan Halper, until recently the secret informant for FBI investigation of Trump/Russia
--Trump now wants to split NAFTA into 2 bilateral deals
--facing embarrassment from NFL players who didn’t want to be seen with Trump, the combover cancels Superbowl party for Philly Eagles
--in signal to Trump over his violation of Iran nuclear agreement, Tehran says it is building new centrifuges
--it’s primary election day in California and 7 other states, a defining moment in hopes for Dem revival this year
--the Democratic Party “is in a murky mess” says Ross Barkan in op-ed
--DNC vice chair Rep. Keith Ellison bails on the murky mess, will run for Minnesota attorney general
--Sen. Jeff Merkely (D-OR) takes a stand for immigrant kids who’ve been separated from their parents in Brownsville, TX
--billionaire David Koch is stepping down from his corporate and political posts
--at ConsortiumNews, Roger D. Harris reports on the re-election of Maduro in Venezuela
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