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#  IMPORTANT READS

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### The Bizarre Scandal Created by the Most Reckless Lie

Written by digby on April 20 2017.

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## [How Much Money Does the Government Have for Trump’s Wall?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13049:how-much-money-does-the-government-have-for-trump-s-wall&catid=9)

REALITY CHECK--During the campaign, President Donald Trump promised to build a wall across the southern border some 1,000 miles long. The number of m…

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Written by Eric Preven & Joshua Preven on April 17 2017.

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Written by Peter Dreier on April 17 2017.

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on April 17 2017.

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Written by Michael Cohen on April 13 2017.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/52/15030a-52ff3f9a.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13031:a-trump-administration-official-involved-in-a-bush-era-purge-of-gay-employees&catid=9)### [A Trump Administration Official Involved in a Bush-Era Purge of Gay Employees](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13031:a-trump-administration-official-involved-in-a-bush-era-purge-of-gay-employees&catid=9)

Written by Justin Elliott on April 13 2017.

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Written by Paul Hatfield on April 13 2017.

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on April 13 2017.

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Written by Joel Kotkin and Richard Florida on April 13 2017.

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Written by Michael Cohen on April 10 2017.

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Written by Abby Zimet on April 10 2017.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on April 10 2017.

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Written by Andrea Germanos on April 10 2017.

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Written by Digby on April 06 2017.

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Written by Pramila Jayapal on April 06 2017.

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Written by Doug Epperhart on April 06 2017.

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Written by Tom Sullivan on April 06 2017.

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Written by George Cassidy Payne on March 30 2017.

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