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Rep. Joe Wilson’s Constituents Chant “You Lie” at Town Hall. (DH)

The congressman famous for yelling, “You lie!” at President Obama during a 2009 joint session of joint congressional address experienced a bit of karma during a recent town hall at Graniteville, South Carolina.

Russia Prepares for Hot War (Matt)

“This is most dangerous position we’ve been in since the Cuban Missile Crisis”, says Professor Stephen Cohen during the CNN panel.

Former UN Weapons Inspector: ISIS Played Trump (Jeff C.)

Scott Ritter questions the prevailing narrative that the Bashar al-Assad regime used chemical weapons in last week’s bombing run.

Trump Flip-Flops on Whether or Not Obama Should Have Attacked Syria (Trevin)

Now that Trump’s bombed Syria, it’s what Obama should have done. (Even though he was against it when Obama was president.)

Trump Paying Back Corporations by Wiping Out Regulations (Celia)

Lisa Gilbert writes, “Repealing public protections using the CRA is a fundamental betrayal of candidate Trump’s promises to drain the swamp, rein in Wall Street and defend the middle class. Even worse, it’s an escalation of the corrupt insider-dealing he campaigned against.”

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