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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Lawsuit: Fox News and White House produced fake story of DNC staffer

    A Fox News contributor says the network worked with the White House to make up a story about Democratic staffer Seth Rich leaking DNC emails to Wikileaks. Rich was murdered a year ago, just before those emails were published. The story was later retracted.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 2, 2017 • 1 min read

    A Fox News contributor says the network worked with the White House to make up a story about Democratic staffer Seth Rich leaking DNC emails to Wikileaks. Rich was murdered a year ago, just before those emails were published. The story was later retracted.

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    Should the U.S. base its immigration system on Canada's?
    1. 0:00Trump cites Canadian model in push to slash legal immigration to U.S.
    2. 7:34Obamacare recipients in California will have to pay more for insurance next year
    3. 13:57Lawsuit: Fox News and White House produced fake story of DNC stafferYou’re reading this
    4. 25:57Podcaster trolls his scammer all the way to India
    5. 41:26The secret behind the success of 'Sharknado'
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