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on September 28, 2017 in Featured World News

Lawmakers Set Sights on Obama Unmasking Scandal

Lawmakers place renewed focus on unearthing Obama efforts to monitor team Trump BY: Adam KredoFollow @Kredo0 Senior congressional leaders are renewing their focus on an investigation into efforts by the Obama administration to obtain highly classified intelligence information on Trump administration allies in what many allege was an effort to undermine the president and his national security team, according to conversations with multiple senior U.S officials familiar with the situation. The recent admission by Obama administration National Security Adviser Susan Rice that she requested the unmasking of Trump associates named in highly classified intelligence community reports has placed renewed attention… View Article

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on September 28, 2017 in Featured World News

Disability Groups, Lawmakers Condemn Assisted Suicide

Resolution comes as more states debate legalization of medical suicides BY: Bill McMorrisFollow @FBillMcMorris Republican lawmakers condemned the spread of physician-assisted suicides at a Wednesday press conference as more states consider legalizing the practice. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R., Ohio) announced the introduction of a non-binding resolution criticizing physician-assisted suicide as a threat to society. The resolution says the practice “puts everyone, including those most vulnerable, at risk of deadly harm and undermines the integrity of the health care system.” Wenstrup, a career physician before coming to Congress, said it was needed to give “voice to those most at risk.” “The… View Article

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on September 27, 2017 in Featured World News

China’s ‘Magic Weapons’: Influence Operations Subverting Foreign Governments

Report says Beijing sharply increases overseas efforts to sway governments under Xi Jinping BY: Bill Gertz Follow @BillGertz China under supreme leader Xi Jinping is stepping up coordinated intelligence operations aimed at influencing foreign governments into backing Beijing’s anti-democratic goals, according to a new study. Chinese influence operations involve multiple government and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) intelligence organizations that seek to buy, guide, or coerce foreign governments into advancing its agenda, says the study written by New Zealand professor Anne-Marie Brady, a fellow at the Wilson Center. “Even more than his predecessors, Xi Jinping has led a massive expansion of… View Article

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