Salon.com: Michael Flynn, right-wing hero: Will conservatives embrace him the way they did Ollie North?

February 18th, 2017 [GOP Presidential Candidate Donald Trump Campaigns In Philadelphia] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Michael Flynn, right-wing hero: Will conservatives embrace him the way they did Ollie North?]( Amanda Marcotte Trump's disgraced adviser may be viewed as a righteous fallen rebel, like Oliver North or G. Gordon Liddy [President Trump pauses as he talks to journalists who are members of the White House travel pool on board Air Force One during flight to Palm Beach, Florida] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Sincerely, Niccolo Machiavelli: An open letter to Donald Trump, from the guy who wrote the book on power moves]( Liam Frölund I must commend you on your masterful victory over your opponents. 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Kramer Playing a writer who leaves a jealous lover, Echegui doesn't share the character's ambivalence, but honors the role VIDEO [Earns Bank of America] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Trump’s gift to Wall Street: When it comes to bank regulations, there’s nobody better to consult than bankers themselves]( John Light, BillMoyers.com Bankers and the Republicans who listen to them want to undo a number of regulations [Bill Maher calls President's Weekend a time to reflect, 2.17.17] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [WATCH: Bill Maher calls President Trump’s most recent press conference an “impromptu, 77-minute brain fart”]( Alli Joseph Maher on how Republicans work: "While you're watching the clown screw the pony, they're breaking into your car." 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