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WASHINGTON — Wayne LaPierre, the head of the National Rifle Association, increasingly looks like the last man standing at the powerful gun lobbying group. LaPierre orchestrated the departures of Oliver North, the former NRA president who raised the alarm about questionable accounting under LaPierre’s watch, and Chris Cox, the former …

Maria Butina pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to a conspiracy charge, under a provision of the legal code sometimes referred to as “espionage lite.” The “statement of facts” released with her plea describe Butina’s efforts to “establish unofficial lines of communication with Americans having power and influence over U.S. …