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Question: 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."

Answer: Gates


Question: Another participant  Nicolette  22   was surprised by how much fellow students asked  her  about being on social media.
"And it doesn't just end at school. It continues  you know  when you go home " Nicolette said. "So you're basically being judged twice as much  and all day  every day."
Although their age and identity were kept  a secret  Nicolette  said  her  friendships "were all real."
"We were going into this to help them  to raise awareness  to make a difference in not just this school  but all the schools in this country "  she  said.

Answer: Nicolette


Question: ALBUQUERQUE  N.M. (AP) â Al Hurricane  known as the "Godfather of New Mexico music" for developing a distinct sound bridging the state's unique Hispanic traditions with country and rock  died Sunday.
His son  Al Hurricane Jr.  told The Associated Press that his father died from complications related to a long battle against prostate cancer. Two of his daughters were at his side.
 Hurricane  began his professional music career by singing in Albuquerque Old Town restaurants before releasing his first songs  "Lobo" and "Racer" under the band Al Hurricane & the Night Rockers in 1962.
In 1969  while on a trip to Colorado  a car carrying  Hurricane  and five band members skidded on an icy bridge and flipped five times. A piece of glass struck Hurricane  and he lost his right eye. He would wear an eye patch for this rest of his life  and it would become part of his unique look.
File - In this March 7  2011  file photo  Al Hurricane  center  looks on as former New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici  right  joins former U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson  R-N.M.  left  at an event in Albuquerque  N.M. Hurricane  known as the "Godfather of New Mexico music" for developing a distinct sound bridging the state's unique Hispanic traditions with country and rock  has died. Hurricane died Sunday  Oct. 22  2017  from complications related to prostate cancer. He was 81. (Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Answer:

assistant: Al Hurricane