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The recount: A noble pursuit or just a distraction?
A recount of presidential voting will begin in Wisconsin tomorrow. Michigan and Pennsylvania may be next. Is it a useless exercise or needed oversight — especially after Donald Trump's repeated warnings about a "rigged election?"
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenPhoto: Jill Stein
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3 storiesThe Trump cabinet's millionaires club
Donald Trump attacked Hillary Clinton for close ties to Wall Street and a lack of concern for "real people." Now he's nominated three millionaires for cabinet jobs , including Steve Mnuchin of Goldman Sachs to be Secretary of the Treasury.
Read the story7 minA noble pursuit or just a distraction?
Donald Trump lost the popular vote, but prevailed in the Electoral College. Now his claim of a "rigged" election has come back to haunt him. Green Party candidate Jill Stein is paying for recounts in Wisconsin and possibly two other states where he won by very small margins.
Read the story33 minWill immigrants in detention centers get their day in court?
The US Supreme Court today considered the plight of thousands of immigrants — often here lawfully, but sometimes detained for years without hearings on whether they should be deported. The Obama Administration appealed the decisions of lower courts that they're entitled to apply for release on bond.
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