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Show 2 | MyWeberMedia.com| March 28, 2019 By NIC MURANAKA Desk Editor 1. Special Counsel Robert Mueller released his report on Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election to Attorney General William Barr, who summarized Mueller’s findings to Congress. What was Mueller’s verdict on Russian meddling? a. President Donald Trump colluded with Russia during the 2016 presidential election b. Trump did not collude with Russia, but Russia did meddle in the election c. Trump did not collude with Russia, and Russia did not meddle in the election 2. After planning the first all-female spacewalk for March 29, NASA has canceled it. At least, only the all-female part; the spacewalk will still happen, but N.C. State University graduate Christina H. Koch will be accompanied by a man now. What reason did NASA give for changing the event? a. NASA only had one medium-size spacesuit in the closets on the International Space Station. b. NASA felt like they would accrue negative media backlash if they didn’t include a man in the spacewalk. c. Koch requested a man accompanying her in the walk. 3. Michael Avenatti, who represents Stormy Daniels in the lawsuit against Trump, was arrested for what on March 25? a. Bribing witnesses in the lawsuit against Trump. and further discussion was tabled. b. Embezzling from a client and attempting to extort millions of dollars from Nike. d. The House was undecided and scheduled a re-vote later this week. c. Falsifying evidence in the lawsuit against Trump. 5. Cook County prosecutors dropped all charges against Jussie Smollet, the “Empire” actor who was accused of faking a hate crime against himself, after Smollett appeared in court on March 26. Who among the following publicly condemned the decision that same afternoon, calling the decision a “whitewashing of justice”? 4. Trump vetoed a resolution barring his declaration of a national emergency in order to fund the border wall. On March 26, the House of Representatives voted to overturn Trump’s veto, reinstating the resolution. What was the result of the vote? a. The House voted to overturn the veto. b. The House failed to overturn the veto. c. The House was undecided a. President Donald Trump b. Former Vice President Joe Biden c. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS ON PAGE 16 Other Side of the Hill by B.C. Sterrett |