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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

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The Times in Print for Wednesday, February 22, 2017

New Trump Deportation Rules Allow Far More Expulsions

The rules authorize expelling undocumented immigrants who have committed even minor offenses, and they make it easier to immediately deport people.

3 Generals Bound by Iraq Will Guide Trump on Security

H. R. McMaster will join Jim Mattis and John F. Kelly at the table in the Situation Room, steering a new president through the crosscurrents of a stormy world.

At Town Halls, Doses of Fury and a Bottle of Tums

Some Republican legislators encountered boos and hostile questions. One attendee gave a senator some antacids because he was “going to need them.”

Gaza Is Outwardly Rebuilding, but Inwardly Fearful

The region is uncertain as the state of play between Israelis and Palestinians shifts. It seems at a loss for what might — or even should — come next.

Unease Spreads in Atlanta as a City Contracting Scandal Brews

A brick thrown through a window, dead rodents left on steps and a threat to a contractor have become symbols of a federal inquiry into bribery charges.

Trying to Stanch Trinidad’s Flow of Young Recruits to ISIS

Officials in Trinidad and Tobago are scrambling to close a pipeline that has sent a steady stream of Muslims to Syria to take up arms for the Islamic State.

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Quotation of the Day
"With all due respect, sir, you’re the man that talked about the death panels. We’re going to create one great big death panel in this country."
CHRIS PETERSEN, a pig farmer in Iowa, responding to comments by Senator Charles E. Grassley about the repeal of the Affordable Care Act.

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