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A State Department science envoy resigned in protest, saying he could not keep serving after Trump’s handling of Charlottesville. The departure showed the backlash had moved from cable chatter into the diplomatic and bureaucratic machinery of government.
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A State Department science envoy resigned in protest, saying he could not keep serving after Trump’s handling of Charlottesville. The departure showed the backlash had moved from cable chatter into the diplomatic and bureaucratic machinery of government.
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