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PROBLEM: Taylor Swift  seen on the streets of Manhattan on September 7  2016 in New York City.
 Taylor Swift  seen on the streets of Manhattan on September 7  2016 in New York City. James DevaneyâGC Images
 Taylor Swift  might just have met  her  biggest fan yet â and pulled off one of  her  biggest surprises while  she  was at it.
Lara didnât seem to hear her  continuing to express her gratitude to  Swift   crying through tears to say: âI have to say thank you for everything  youâve actually made my life so much better.â

SOLUTION: Taylor Swift

PROBLEM: Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller broke his own record this week for guilty pleas. On Tuesday  Dutch attorney Alex van der Zwaan appeared in federal court and admitted he had lied to investigators about his contacts with  Donald Trump's former campaign vice chairman  Rick Gates .
On Friday   Gates himself  appeared before a federal judge and confirmed that  he  is changing  his  plea to guilty.  He  had been fighting the case brought against  him  and the former Trump campaign chairman  Paul Manafort  which alleged they laundered millions of dollars and broke other laws related to their work for clients in Ukraine.
 Gates  and Manafort have not been charged with conspiracy to defraud the U.S. by "impairing  obstructing and defeating the lawful functions of the government through fraud and deceit for the purpose of interfering with the U.S. political and electoral processes." That was the charge Mueller leveled at 13 Russians and three Russian companies he says did interfere with the election.
Or the special counsel's office could be laying down one brick in a larger structure. At the very least   Gates'  future testimony against  his  longtime business partner raises the likelihood that Manafort could be convicted of some or all of the charges  he  continues fighting.
Manafort and his lawyers know this. So one of Mueller's strategies in getting  Gates  to turn state's evidence might be to persuade Manafort to do the same and tell what he knows about other people in the Trump campaign orbit.
Or evidence from  Gates  might be what the special counsel's office needs to build a case against Manafort for conspiring in the 2016 Russian interference effort. Or  after years of working with Manafort   Gates  might have other evidence that would permit Mueller to bring new charges against Manafort.
Mueller announced a new indictment in Manafort's case on Friday evening. After  Gates  appeared in federal court Friday to enter his plea  Manafort continued to maintain his innocence and said he remained committed "to defend myself against the untrue piled up charges contained in the indictments against me."

SOLUTION: Gates

PROBLEM: Amber Harding  a staff attorney at the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless   said  her  organization is arguing for multiple changes to the legislation  including requirements for proof of residency and the creation of a presumption  absent proof to the contrary  that anyone named as an occupant on a lease is ineligible for shelter.
 She  said both provisions would be especially burdensome for the young parents â commonly between the ages of 18 and 24 â who often seek shelter  since they may not have adequate documentation of where they live or may still be listed on leases at the homes of parents unwilling to host their families.
âThe purpose of the right to shelter is to prevent people from freezing to death â  Harding  said. With the current bill   she  added  âWe will guarantee that people will be left out on freezing nights who are D.C. residents and are eligible for shelter  just because theyâve put up these bureaucratic hurdles.â
Nadeau said the bill has evolved in a way that softens some of the original shelter eligibility rules proposed by the mayor. It now includes a provision that shelter applicants would meet the residence requirement if they are already receiving certain other D.C. government benefits for the poor   she  said. The bill has also been modified to require only one proof of residency  rather than the original two   she  said.
âWhen we say that we canât keep spending $80 000 a night . . . itâs not because we donât want to support the people in hotels â  she  said. âItâs because we want a better intervention for them. We can spend $80 000 a night in so many ways that help people more.â

SOLUTION:
Amber Harding