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12:20 PM ET, April 14, 2017

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NBC News:
U.S. May Launch Strike If North Korea Reaches For Nuclear Trigger  —  The U.S. is prepared to launch a preemptive strike with conventional weapons against North Korea should officials become convinced that North Korea is about to follow through with a nuclear weapons test, multiple senior U.S. intelligence officials told NBC News.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
For Trump, a Steep Learning Curve Leads to Policy Reversals  —  WASHINGTON — For President Trump, the road to changing his mind on China included a discussion with corporate executives in the State Dining Room of the White House in February.  When the conversation turned to China's currency …
New York Times:
China Warns of ‘Storm Clouds Gathering’ in U.S.-North Korea Standoff  —  HONG KONG — North Korea said on Friday that nuclear war could break out on the Korean Peninsula “at any moment,” accusing the United States of escalating tensions that have set off fears of war and calls for calm by countries in the region.
Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Recent Policy Reversals Reflect Business Influence
Discussion: Washington Post
John Pomfret / Washington Post:   China is suddenly leaning on North Korea — and it might be thanks to Trump
Roberta Rampton / Reuters:
Vice President Pence heads to Seoul as North Korea tensions flare
Discussion: The Slot
CNN:
36 ISIS fighters killed by US ‘mother of all bombs’: Afghan official  —  (CNN)In its second major display of military might in one week, the US dropped its most powerful non-nuclear bomb on ISIS positions in a remote part of Afghanistan.  —  Afghan officials said 36 militants were killed …
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Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Why the US dropped the ‘mother of all bombs’ in Afghanistan
Discussion: The Daily Caller
BBC:
MOAB strike: US bombing of IS in Afghanistan ‘killed dozens’
Discussion: RedState
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
If Trump Fired Bannon, Would He Seek Revenge?  —  When Steve Bannon vacated a home in Florida in 2015, his landlord complained that an entire Jacuzzi had apparently been coated in acid.  After conservative media star Dana Loesch left Bannon's employ at Breitbart News in 2012 …
Discussion: Raw Story, Joe.My.God. and Vox
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
'People's hopes are dashed': Ex-Breitbart writer says Trump's nationalist fanbase is in despair
Discussion: CBS Boston and Politico
Dan Merica / CNN:
Dems can't win Trump's base in 2018, but they'll try to demoralize it
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Stealth caucus gains ground in Trump White House  —  In President Trump's White House, it's better to not be seen or heard — at least in public.  —  A cadre of Trump's top aides from New York City — economic adviser Gary Cohn, deputy national security adviser Dina Powell and Trump family members Ivanka …
Discussion: RedState and Daily Wire
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Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Within Trump's inner circle, a moderate voice captures the president's ear  —  As power struggles and ideological battles engulfed the White House, an unlikely player is exercising new influence on the direction of President Trump's administration.  —  Gary Cohn, a former Goldman Sachs president …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Julian Zelizer / CNN:   Bannon's departure would rip the mask off the ‘blue-collar Trump’
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump's got a new favorite Steve
Discussion: ABC News
Jee Lee / The Wellesley News:
Free speech is not violated at Wellesley  —  Many members of our community, including students, alumnae and faculty, have criticized the Wellesley community for becoming an environment where free speech is not allowed or is a violated right.  Many outside sources have painted us as a bunch …
Discussion: RedState and The Daily Caller
Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
Why Do Democrats Feel Sorry for Hillary Clinton?  —  Every day, the incoherence deepens: He's going to cover “everyone,” but he's going to push 24 million people off their health insurance.  He's going to wipe out the debt, but his tax cuts and spending spree will add trillions to it.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Dan Nowicki / Arizona Republic:
Sen. Jeff Flake weathers brutal, 2 1/2-hour Mesa town hall  —  The Arizona senator was battered with questions about Trump's proposed border wall; internet privacy; taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood; and his opposition to ‘Obamacare.’  —  U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake endured a brutal face …
David French / National Review:
Trump's MOAB Drop Triggered a Tweet You Need to Read  —  I want you to read this tweet, sent after today's MOAB drop and written by an American patriot and a man I'm privileged to know, Johnny (Joey) Jones: … In response to online argument, he further amplified his point: … And again:
Discussion: Red Alert Politics and CNBC
Bloomberg:
Russia Says Evidence Growing Syria Chemical Attack Was Staged  —  U.S. actions in Syria seek regime change, Lavrov says  —  Foreign ministers of Russia, Iran, Syria meet in Moscow  —  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said a chemical-weapons attack in Syria that provoked U.S. missile strikes …
Discussion: Fox News Insider and Forbes
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Scott McConnell / Vox:
I voted for Trump.  After the Syria strikes, I'm second-guessing my choice.  —  What happened to “America First”?  —  This is how the Beltway establishment, Republicans and Democrats alike, think about American foreign policy:  —  America's role is to lead the world.
Discussion: Raw Story
John Follain / Bloomberg:
Le Pen Criticizes Trump for Changing His Mind on NATO  —  French candidate says administration may have swayed Trump  —  U.S. president said military alliance was “no longer obsolete”  —  French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said Friday U.S. President Donald …
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Tracy McNicoll / France 24:
Mélenchon: Far-leftist surges in French polls, shocking the frontrunners
Discussion: Samizdata
Matthew Chapman / Shareblue:
Small-town resistance: Dems pull off shocking red-seat wins across Illinois  —  This week saw an amazingly close race in the special election for Kansas's 4th Congressional District, one of the most conservative parts of the country.  Democrat James Thompson came within 7 points of Republican Ron Estes …
Richard Wolf / USA Today:
For Neil Gorsuch, Supreme Court job may seem subordinate  —  WASHINGTON — Newly minted Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will take his place Thursday inside the storied conference room where his eight colleagues have labored shorthanded for the past 14 months.  But he'll likely have one eye on the door.
Discussion: SCOTUSblog
New York Post:
‘Proof’ Eli Manning was in on Giants memorabilia scheme … Giants quarterback Eli Manning was in on a scheme to sell phony game-worn gear — sending an email asking the team's equipment manager for “helmets that can pass as game used,” according to blockbuster court papers obtained by The Post.
New York Times:
Jeff Sessions, Unleashed at the Border  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions went to the border in Arizona on Tuesday and declared it a hellscape, a “ground zero” of death and violence where Americans must “take our stand” against a tide of evil flooding up from Mexico.
Shoko Oda / Bloomberg:
The Great Japan Potato-Chip Crisis: Panic Buying, $12 Bags  —  Companies halt sales of some chip brands after bad potato crop  —  Calbee says it doesn't know when chips supply will be restored  —  Demand for potato chips has surged in Japan this week, with products on offer for 6 times …
Discussion: Daily Mail
Elizabeth A. Harris / New York Times:
Sexual Abuse at Choate Went On for Decades, School Acknowledges  —  Choate Rosemary Hall, an elite boarding school in Wallingford, Conn., acknowledged decades of sexual abuse by former teachers against the students entrusted to their care in a report on Thursday.
Discussion: New York Magazine, AOL and ABC News
 
 
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