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Free Evan: Putin uses innocent American journalist as trade bait
With Washington engulfed in political drama, let’s not forget a glaring injustice 5,000 miles away. That’s where an American reporter was handed a long Russian prison sentence Friday just for doing his job. After a brief show trial on trumped-up spy …