Morning Reads: The FBI Vs. MLK; 85 Richest People Own Almost Half The World’s Wealth
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January 20, 2014

Via Moyers & Company:

Good morning, and happy MLK Day! Here are a few stories we’re reading on a slow news day…

MLK –> The WaPo offers nine surprising facts about Martin Luther King, Jr. AND: MoJo’s David Corn recalls the FBI’s war against King.

Everyone’s talking –> …about David Remnick’s long-read about Barack Obama’s second term in The New Yorker.

Christie–> MSNBC’s Steve Kornacki and Meredith Clark report that the US attorney’s probe into the Christie administration is widening, following the mayor of Hoboken’s allegations that the governor threatened to withhold Sandy relief funds if the city didn’t ...

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