| Can Congress keep Robert Mueller from being fired? Posted: 08 Aug 2017 02:08 PM PDT ![Can Congress keep Robert Mueller from being fired?]( "Can Congress keep Robert Mueller from being fired?") Does Robert Mueller need congressional protection? Senators introduced two bills last week intended to block an unwarranted Mueller dismissal. Both would etch in law the principle that Department of Justice special counsels can't be ousted just because the president feels like it.
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| As Kenyans await on-edge election's results, a region watches beside them Posted: 08 Aug 2017 01:28 PM PDT ![As Kenyans await on-edge election's results, a region watches beside them]( "As Kenyans await on-edge election's results, a region watches beside them") Amid international concerns of post-election violence, Kenyans are casting their ballots on Tuesday in one of most tightly contested presidential elections in the eastern African nation's history. "I will cast my ballot first thing in the morning and leave," Michael Otieno, a carpenter based in Nairobi, said Sunday. Mr. Otieno was one of thousands of Kenyans fleeing major cities for their rural homes to wait out the election, as memories of violence after a contested 2007 presidential election bubble to the surface.
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| Kenya’s learning curve in democracy Posted: 08 Aug 2017 01:20 PM PDT ![Kenya's learning curve in democracy]( "Kenya's learning curve in democracy") When Kenyans cast their ballots on Aug. 8, they were not only voting on the issues and candidates but also to ensure the future of their democracy. This is important for the rest of Africa, where fair and free elections are still a rarity. If Kenya can demonstrate a learning curve in holding credible and peaceful votes, the rest of the continent will take note.
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| Why these parents want their kids to have an 'old-fashioned summer' Posted: 08 Aug 2017 11:57 AM PDT ![Why these parents want their kids to have an 'old-fashioned summer']( "Why these parents want their kids to have an 'old-fashioned summer'") When parents ask Julie Turchin why she allows her two daughters so much independence – including freedom to roam their California neighborhood and walk home from school – she often cites an experience she had when she was 9. Six years later, when Ms. Turchin got separated from her high-school classmates in Russia, she didn't panic, but used her broken Russian to figure out the transit system. "It wasn't a big deal, because I'd been figuring out how to get home, lost on the subway, since I was 9," says Turchin.
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