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#  IMPORTANT READS

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### The New Manchurian Candidate

Written by Paul Hatfield on August 01 2016.

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## [Superbugs, Sewage, and Scandal: Rio Olympics Poised for Disaster?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11567:superbugs-sewage-and-scandal-rio-olympics-poised-for-disaster&catid=9)

OLYMPICS POLITICS--A biology professor has simple advice for athletes and tourists descending on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the Olympics' start on Fr…

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Written by Steven Singer on August 01 2016.

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Written by Deirdre Fulton on August 01 2016.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/17/062r-17353399.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11555:a-turning-point-the-week-that-liberalism-began-a-comeback&catid=9)### [A Turning Point: The Week That Liberalism Began a Comeback](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11555:a-turning-point-the-week-that-liberalism-began-a-comeback&catid=9)

Written by Bob Gelfand on August 01 2016.

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Written by Nika Knight on July 28 2016.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on July 28 2016.

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Written by Joe Mathews on July 28 2016.

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Written by Jerry Roberts and Phil Trounstine on July 25 2016.

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Written by Stephen Cooper on July 25 2016.

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Written by Robert Reich on July 25 2016.

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Written by Peter Van Buren on July 25 2016.

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Written by Martin Cohen on July 25 2016.

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Written by Bill Boyarsky on July 21 2016.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on July 21 2016.

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Written by Barbra Streisand on July 21 2016.

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Written by Ken Alpern on July 18 2016.

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Written by S.V. Date on July 18 2016.

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Written by Paul Vandeventer on July 18 2016.

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Written by David Orentlicher on July 18 2016.

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