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10:50 PM ET, December 31, 2017

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Karim Sadjadpour / The Atlantic:
The Battle for Iran  —  Protest movements in the Middle East face enormous repressive hurdles and rarely have happy endings.  Even when protesters “succeed” in toppling an autocrat, they've rarely succeeded in ending autocracy.  —  In Iran, the obstacles to success are daunting.
Discussion: RedState and IJR
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Martin Fackler / New York Times:
Rouhani Urges Calm in Iran as Protests Continue
Erin Cunningham / Washington Post:
Iran blocks Instagram and Telegram apps, warns protesters will ‘pay the price’ for unrest
Farnaz Fassihi / Wall Street Journal:
Five Things to Know About the Iranian Protests
Reuters:
Iran warns protesters who pose major challenge to country's leadership
Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
Kim Jong-un's Overture to South Korea Signals Possible Thaw in Nuclear Crisis  —  SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, moved Monday to ease his country's isolation by offering to send a delegation to the Winter Olympics in South Korea next month, even as he claimed …
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Rachel Tillman / ABC News:
US closer to ‘nuclear war with North Korea’ than ever before: Former Joint Chiefs head
Discussion: Politico and Breitbart
Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Graham urges Trump to clarify Iran strategy
Discussion: Breitbart
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Dave Barry / miamiherald:
Dave Barry's 2017 Year in Review: Did that really happen?  —  Looking back on 2017 is like waking up after a party where you made some poor decisions, such as drinking tequila squeezed from the underpants of a person you do not really know.  (At least you hope it was tequila.)
Discussion: American Digest
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Joshua Zeitz / Politico:
Does the White Working Class Really Vote Against Its Own Interests?  —  As his first year in the White House draws to a close, Donald J. Trump remains in almost every respect a singular character.  He exists well outside the boundaries of what most observers previously judged possible, let alone respectable, in American politics.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and twitchy.com
Kristine Phillips / Washington Post:
Niagara Falls is coated in ice — and absolutely jaw-dropping  —  Historian and author Paul Gromosiak once said that winter at Niagara Falls can be so breathtaking that it “diminishes even those skyscrapers” on the other side of the border in Canada.  —  Trees once thick with fall leaves …
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Chief Justice Roberts says courts will examine protections against sexual harassment  —  Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. announced an initiative Sunday to ensure there are proper procedures in place to protect law clerks and other court employees from sexual harassment …
Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Bernstein: Trump's lawyers tell him what he wants to hear on Russia  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  — Bernstein said White House aides have told him Trump has repeatedly expressed a desire to fire Mueller  — He and his partner of Watergate reporting fame, Bob Woodward, drew parallels between Trump and Nixon
Associated Press:
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Smith to join Senate, dive into campaign  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Lt. Gov. Tina Smith is vowing to “hit the ground running” as she joins the U.S. Senate this week while preparing to run in November.  —  Gov. Mark Dayton appointed Smith, his second-in-command …
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Maya Rao / Star Tribune:
Tina Smith prepares for crash course in the U.S. Senate
Discussion: RedState and Axios
Tom McGhee / Denver Post:
Multiple officers shot, suspect at large, bomb squad, SWAT on scene in Douglas County  —  More than one officer shot.  —  A so far undisclosed number of Sheriff's deputies were shot Sunday morning and a Douglas County Sheriff's Office SWAT team is at the scene, a home near the 3400 block …
Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Partisans, Wielding Money, Begin Seeking to Exploit Harassment Claims  —  WASHINGTON — As the #MeToo movement to expose sexual harassment roils the nation's capital, political partisans are exploiting the moment, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to support accusers who come forward …
Discussion: RedState and IJR
Adam Elmahrek / Los Angeles Times:
California high school football player can't be forced to stand for national anthem, court rules  —  San Francisco 49ers players kneel during the national anthem before an NFL game against the Houston Texans earlier this month in Houston.  (David J. Phillip / Associated Press)
Discussion: Breitbart, The Hill, ThinkProgress and IJR
Anna Sanders / New York Post:
De Blasio will get a pay raise when second term begins  —  Mayor de Blasio will get a fat 15 percent raise when his second term begins Monday - bumping his salary from $225,000 to $258,750 a year.  —  The $33,750 boost is more than the annual salary of a full-time worker making the city's roughly $13 minimum wage.
Discussion: IJR and Fox News Insider
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Comey: I hope 2018 brings more ethical leadership  —  said Sunday he hopes 2018 brings more “ethical leadership.”  —  “Here's hoping 2018 brings more ethical leadership, focused on the truth and lasting values,” Comey wrote in a tweet that many will interpret as a nod to President Trump
Kristina Wong / Breitbart:
Why Defense Secretary Jim Mattis Doesn't Carry Challenge Coins: 'I'm Saving Money for Bombs'  —  At a remote military base in Jordan earlier this month, U.S. Marines were abuzz with excitement — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was in town.  —  He would not be visiting Camp Titin …
Discussion: IJR
 
 
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Allison Kite / Topeka Capital-Journal:
Kobach voter integrity commission, stalled by lawsuits, will meet in January
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Judicial Watch:
Happy New Year!  —  A Major Victory: State Releases Clinton …
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John Bowden / The Hill:
Golden State Warriors coach: ‘Our core values’ as a nation are ‘under attack’
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Breitbart
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Devin Nunes, targeting Mueller and the FBI, alarms Democrats and some Republicans with his tactics
Discussion: RedState and Raw Story
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