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January 10, 2017

Trump’s Top Prosecutor Sessions Considers Pushing Christian Fundamentalist Laws

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Amid the confirmation hearing for Donald Trump’s choice to be the next Attorney General, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) bemoaned how critics on the left were characterizing the selection. Hatch said that the nominee, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), was not too far on the right to merit consideration. He then got Sessions to commit to the possibility of enforcing anti-obscenity laws with renewed vigor. “It was part of the Department of Justice for a long time and I would consider that,” Sessions said, when asked by…

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Watchdog: Lack of Oversight Plagues Health Care Services for Native Americans

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A government report released on Monday tied the poor health outcomes of Native Americans to a lack of consistent management at federal hospitals tasked with caring for indigenous people in the US. According to an analysis by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Indian Health Service (IHS) has practiced only “limited and inconsistent” oversight of its network of hospitals. The lack of health care standards, the watchdog reported, is a contributing factor to the shorter life expectancy of many Native American populations. The GAO noted…

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