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** SALT in Speaker’s Wounds: Budget Bill Threatened by NY Republicans
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Four GOP House lawmakers from New York say they will not vote for a budget bill that puts a $30,000 cap on state and local income tax deductions.

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** California Energy Policies Are ‘Economically Destructive’ Beyond Its Borders, Expert Says
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About 30% of the automobile market in the U.S. is affected by the actions of California.

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** Former Hamas Hostage Bashes Pulitzer Board for Awarding ‘Modern-Day Equivalent of a Holocaust Denier’
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Pulitzer Prize winner Mosab Abu Toha questioned Emily Damari being called a hostage.

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** Mavericks Silenced: How Party Leaders Punish Dissenters
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One member of Congress was assailed by rumors of dire problems within his office involving his wife and him.

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** Pentagon to Remove 1,000 Trans Service Members From Military
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Others will have 30 days to self-identify under a new directive.

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** ICYMI: Disney’s New Park Location Highlights Company’s Flexible Morals
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Disney, which attacked Florida Republicans wanting to preserve kindergartners’ innocence, is opening a park where homosexuality is a crime.

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