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Jan 7th 2017

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1An assault on democracyIntelligence report says Putin ordered a campaign to help Trump
2Spain and Catalonia: In their search for independence, Catalans can resemble Brexiteers
3Congressional ethics: How to lose votes and irritate people
4British politics: Theresa Maybe, Britain’s indecisive premier
5The first president, slave-owner: The spectre of slavery haunts George Washington’s house

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