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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Trump's Deadly Narcissism — According to a new Quinnipiac poll, a majority of Americans believe that Donald Trump is unfit to be president. That's pretty remarkable. But you have to wonder how much higher the number would be if people really knew what's going on.
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U.S. response in Puerto Rico pales next to actions after Haiti quake … After an earthquake shattered Haiti's capital on Jan. 12, 2010, the U.S. military mobilized as if it were going to war. — Before dawn the next morning, an Army unit was airborne, on its way to seize control of the main airport in Port-au-Prince.
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: Has Trump had his ‘heckuva job’ moment with Puerto Rico? — THE TAKE with ABC News' Rick Klein — The first two storms, it appears, were only wind-ups to the presidential moment that presents itself now. The crisis in Puerto Rico figures to define President Trump's responses to this remarkable string of powerful storms.
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New York Times:
Trump Could Save More Than $1 Billion Under His New Tax Plan — Highlighted areas show what parts of President Trump's 2005 tax return could have been affected by the new tax plan. — President Trump could cut his tax bills by more than $1.1 billion, including saving tens of millions …
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
San Juan mayor hits back at Elaine Duke: ‘This is not a good news story. This is a people are dying story.’
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Avery Anapol / The Hill:
General who handled Katrina response blasts Trump on Puerto Rico
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Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Some manufacturers are already acting on Trump's tax plan
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Axios:
USAFA superintendent: “Grab your phones” — Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria, superintendent of the Air Force Academy, yesterday “stood all of his 4,000 cadets at attention ... [c]hins in and chests out ... to deliver a message on racial slurs found written on message boards at the academy's preparatory school …
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Katherine Schafer / United States Air Force Academy:
Superintendent addresses racial slurs at USAFA — U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — The Air Force Academy superintendent addressed cadets, faculty, staff and cadet candidates today in the wake of racial slurs found Monday written on the dormitory message boards of five African American cadets at the Academy's Preparatory School.
Matthew Chapman / Shareblue:
“You should be outraged.” Lt. Gen. response to racism at Air Force Academy shames Trump
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Air Force general: 'If you can't treat someone with dignity and respect get out' of Academy
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Melania Trump fires back at librarian who rejected gift of Dr. Seuss books as ‘racist’ — First lady Melania Trump fired back Friday at a Massachusetts elementary school librarian who rejected her donation of Dr. Seuss books, claiming their illustrations are examples of “racist propaganda.”
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Rachel Chason / Washington Post:
‘Racist propaganda’: Librarian rejects Melania Trump's gift of Dr. Seuss books — One of Melania Trump's favorite books is Dr. Seuss's “Oh, the Places You'll Go!,” which she read with her son, Barron, “over and over” when he was younger. — The first lady, who is increasingly carving …
Ronald J. Hansen / Arizona Republic:
Rep. Kyrsten Sinema enters Senate race, hoping to unseat Jeff Flake — U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema is running for the Senate seat held by Jeff Flake, ending months of speculation about her political future and giving Democrats a top-tier fundraiser with experience on Capitol Hill.
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Bernie backers give Dem incumbents a pass in 2018 — Democrats have long been terrified that the Sanders-Clinton slugfest of 2016 would set off a prolonged civil war in the party, forcing incumbents to fight off primary challengers from the left in Senate and gubernatorial races. — It hasn't happened.
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Jennifer E. Duffy / The Cook Political Report:
Arizona Senate: Sinema's Candidacy Puts Race in Toss Up
CNN:
CNN poll: Americans split on anthem protests — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)Americans are sharply divided over whether NFL players taking a knee during the National Anthem are doing the right thing to express their views, but a majority agree that President Donald Trump …
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Avery Anapol / The Hill:
Packers quarterback: Protests are about unity in the face of Trump's divisiveness
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Niv Elis / The Hill:
Senate unveils 2018 budget resolution — The Senate Budget Committee unveiled a budget resolution for 2018 on Friday that would allow the party to shield its tax reform bill from a Democratic filibuster. — The tax reform package would increase the deficit by $1.5 trillion over a decade …
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New York Times:
Private Emails, Private Jets and Mr. Trump's Idea of Public Service — Electing him, Donald Trump promised on the campaign trail, would “make every dream you ever dreamed for your country come true.” Among those reveries, he suggested, would be a government free of self-dealing and one devoted to public service.
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Dan Diamond / Politico:
Price took military jets to Europe, Asia for over $500K
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Michelle Broder Van Dyke / BuzzFeed:
People Are Sharing This Fake Photo Of NFL Players Burning The American Flag — Conservative social media accounts are sharing a photoshopped image that makes it look like an NFL player is burning the US flag while his teammates cheer him on. — The fake picture is being used …
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Michael RothsteinESPN / ESPN:
DT Akeem Spence says father denied job in protest fallout
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CNN:
State Department orders nonessential diplomats and families out of Cuba following mysterious attacks — Sonic attack may have caused brain injuries — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — At least 21 US diplomats and family members have been affected by the incidents that began in November
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Berniecrats Have an Obama Problem — The ideological vanguard of the Bernie Sanders movement emerged from the 2016 election overflowing with dialectical certainty. Hillary Clinton's narrow win in the primary was the last gasp of a dying neoliberal order, the overthrow of which is now preordained.
Washington Post:
Zinke took $12,000 charter flight home in oil executive's plane, documents show — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke chartered a flight from Las Vegas to near his home in Montana this summer aboard a plane owned by oil-and-gas executives, internal documents show.
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Meghan Linsey / Washington Post:
I'm a white country singer. I still took a knee after I sang the national anthem at an NFL game. — I was on my way to Nissan Stadium in Nashville on Sunday morning when I got a phone call informing me that my performance of the national anthem before the Tennessee Titans game would be televised nationally later that day.
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Jessica Schneider / CNN:
DOJ demands Facebook information from ‘anti-administration activists’ — Washington (CNN)Trump administration lawyers are demanding the private account information of potentially thousands of Facebook users in three separate search warrants served on the social media giant, according to court documents obtained by CNN.
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Extra:
Sarah Jessica Parker Confirms There Will Be No ‘Sex and the City 3’ — “Extra” caught up with Sarah Jessica Parker at the New York City Ballet Gala and talked about rumors of a third “Sex and the City” movie. — Parker, who attended with husband Matthew Broderick, confirmed what fans …
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John Whitesides / Reuters:
Beyond the daily drama and Twitter battles, Trump begins to alter American life — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Even without delivering on his biggest campaign promises, President Donald Trump has begun to reshape American life in ways big and small. — Over his first nine months …
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