GOP effort to kill Obamacare collapses, but Trump will use other tools to undermine it, leaving millions uncertain about 2018 coverage….--female Republican senators who were excluded from the secret drafting of Senate bill were the ultimate deciders
--despite apparent gridlock and partisan heat, Dems are working with Republicans to promote Neocon agendas, reports Glenn Greenwald
--Harvard launches project to “defend digital democracy” to be led by Clinton campaign manager Robby “Blame Russia” Mook, and Romney advisor, details here
--Dems support dangerous AIPAC bill that would criminalize BDS; primary sponsor Ben Cardin (D-MD) claims ignorance of stiff penalties in his bill
--Radiohead defies critics, plays concert in Israel
--in Paris, Netanyahu undercuts Trump-Putin cease-fire in Syria, pressing for wider war and takedown of Assad, reports Robert Parry
--unaware of hot mike, Netanyahu admits Israel has targeted and hit Iranian fighters in Syria “dozens of times”
--heavily influenced by Israel, Trump imposes new sanctions on Iran, hours after certifying Iranian compliance with nuclear agreement
-details emerge on Saudi palace infighting in recent promotion of Salman’s son
--Democratic lawyers sue Trump campaign, alleging that DNC leaks caused injury to individuals
--confirmation surfaces of second Trump-Putin exchange at G20 dinners in Hamburg
--only one American politician is more unpopular than Trump, and that would be Hillary Clinton
--Jeff Sessions revives ugly, illegal asset seizure programs that HBO's John Oliver helped expose
--Jerry Brown’s flawed cap and trade bills pass with—surprise!-- a few Republican votes
--in payback for cap and trade vote, Assembly GOP leader’s affair with his predecessor is exposed by fellow Republican
--2 California counties sue big oil companies for continuing to exploit oil, 50 years after their scientists first warned of warming due to carbon emissions
--in Pennsylvania, a group of Catholic nuns, inspired in part by Standing Rock, are last obstacle to major pipeline project
--listener John Zweibel tips us that Minnesota farmers are going bankrupt due to drought and other factors
--CORRECTION: the story mentioned Friday about retired CIA agent who confessed to role in demolition of WTC 7 appears to be false
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