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February 28, 2017

New District Sentinel Radio: Congressional Trump Stump Preview

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We’re having some technical difficulties on Soundcloud & iTunes at the moment, so we’re temporarily posting the latest edition of District Sentinel Radio here. Enjoy! On the show: -A million reasons for Dems to interrupt -Scott Pruitt fibbed about going Hillary on emails -Corporate #Content: What the FCC craves -Jeff Sessions, Retire   Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (http://adamfligsten.com/)   Contribute to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/DistrictSentinel/ www.districtsentinel.com/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/DistrictSentinel/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheDCSentinel

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“Insider Threat” Failures: Unauthorized Leaks Back Up in 2016

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The Department of Justice received 37 allegations of illegal leaks within the federal government last year, almost double the number reported in 2015. Despite several measures put in place by former President Obama to prevent illegal disclosures, the latest figures track closely with a leak trend dating back to 2009. Since that year, the DOJ has received 39.7 leak crime reports on average every year. The 2016 figures were released on Monday in response to a Freedom of Information Act request from investigative journalists Steven…

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Sessions: “Experts Are Telling Me” Marijuana Legalization Causes Violence

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Newly-appointed Attorney General Jeff Sessions reiterated his belief on Monday in cannabis prohibition, citing unfounded claims about the policy. Sessions told reporters that analysts have demonstrated a link between marijuana legalization and crime, despite the destruction of black markets brought about by the move. “We’re seeing real violence around that,” he said, according to Politico. “Experts are telling me there’s more violence around marijuana than one would think and there’s big money involved.” The Attorney General did not cite which experts he had been speaking…

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