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Emil Bove, the lawyer who unsuccessfully defended Trump in the porn star hush money case, is now the Deputy US Attorney General ... This is his directive to fire seven members of the FBI who investiged the case against Trump for the January 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection ... Punishment for upholding the rule of law ... More >>
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Book review • Saturday, July 20, 2024 Things you should know about the Australian Labor Party Nick ... History ... Tensions ... Triumphs ... Splits ... Where are the working class MPs? ... Braham Dabscheck reviews Dyrenfurth & Bongiorno's A Little History Of The Australian Labor Party ... Rats in the ranks