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10:50 PM ET, April 14, 2018

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New Yorker:
Michael Cohen and the End Stage of the Trump Presidency  —  On May 1, 2003, the day President George W. Bush landed on the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln in front of the massive “Mission Accomplished” sign, I was in Baghdad performing what had become a daily ritual.
Laila Bassam / Reuters:
Pro-Assad official says targeted bases were evacuated on Russian warning  —  BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian government and its allies have absorbed a U.S.-led attack on Saturday and the targeted sites were evacuated days ago thanks to a warning from Russia, a senior official in a regional alliance that backs Damascus said.
Discussion: The Mahablog, RedState and The Atlantic
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Washington Post:
Damascus defiant as U.S. strikes prove more limited than feared
Elizabeth Landers / CNN:
US officials confident chlorine and sarin used in Syria attack
Discussion: IJR and KTLA
Washington Post:
After Syria attack, U.S. and Russia tensions rise but fears ease of wider military confrontation
New York Times:   President Trump Talked Tough. But His Strike on Syria Was Restrained.
Carlos Lozada / Washington Post:
In his new book, James Comey calls for ‘ethical leadership.’ But does he live up to it?  —  Review of 'A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership" by James B. Comey … A HIGHER LOYALTY: Truth, Lies, and Leadership  —  Flatiron Books.  304 pp.  $29.99
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Lauren Effron / ABC News:
Comey says his assumption Clinton would win was ‘a factor’ in the email investigation  —  James Comey said his decision to announce that the FBI was going to look back into the Hillary Clinton email investigation just days before the election was influenced by his belief that she would beat Donald Trump …
Discussion: Raw Story, Axios and Associated Press
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Kentucky governor claims that children were sexually assaulted, used drugs while teachers protested … Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R) lashed out against teachers participating in a statewide protest Friday, saying educators exposed some of the “hundreds of thousands” of children to sexual assault and drug use by walking out of class.
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WDRB 41 Louisville News:
VIDEO |  Gov. Bevin ‘guarantees’ children in Kentucky were ‘sexually assaulted’ as a result of Friday's school closure
Carole Cadwalladr / The Guardian:
Leave.EU, Arron Banks and new questions about referendum funding  —  Revealed: Leave donor faces data investigation as first documentary evidence of Cambridge Analytica Brexit ‘work’ uncovered … The Information Commissioner's Office is investigating Leave.EU and its donor Arron Banks …
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Toby Helm / The Guardian:   ‘Was the Brexit poll compromised? We may need a public debate about that’
Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:
Trump's miserable crew has never been so desperate  —  These are desperate times for the quislings of Trump.  The cost of collaborating with President Trump in the continued debasement of American democracy is becoming far too high.  Fifteen months into his presidency …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story and CNN
Burlington Free Press:
NRA turns against Gov. Scott over gun control  —  The National Rifle Association is calling on gun owners to abandon Gov. Phil Scott after he approved a package of gun-related laws this week.  —  “This governor in Vermont completely gave a one-finger salute to the Constitution and to gun owners …
Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Trump drops 10 times more bombs on Syria than refugees he's let in  —  Only 11 Syrian refugees have been allowed into the U.S. this year, a figure that is dwarfed by the number of bombs Trump dropped on Syria in a single night.  —  The U.S. fired at least 118 missiles in an airstrike on Syria Friday night …
Discussion: ABC News and NPR
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
More popular vote-electoral college splits may be in our future … It's always being said that demographics are destiny.  But which demographics?  Democrats learned painfully in 2016 the meaning of that question, when Donald Trump upended the electoral map by capitalizing on the demographics …
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Al Gore Effect Comes to Minnesota  —  I got excited when I heard that all across the country, activists would be “marching for science” today.  Promoting, no doubt, information about X and Y chromosomes and the fact that-scientifically speaking-there are only two genders.  —  Just kidding.
Discussion: Star Tribune
Joe St. George / FOX31 Denver:
School cancelled as hundreds of Colorado teachers walk out Monday  —  DENVER — Teacher walkouts in Kentucky, Oklahoma, West Virginia, and elsewhere have dominated the news as of late.  —  Now a walkout is planned for Colorado.  —  Englewood Schools announced Thursday classes …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Michael Cohen's visiting Prague would be a huge development in the Russia investigation … McClatchy reported on Friday evening that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's team has evidence of a trip by President Trump's personal lawyer to Prague in the late summer of 2016.
DOJ Alumni Statement:
DOJ Alumni Statement Regarding Rod Rosenstein, Robert Mueller, and the Rule of Law  —  We, the undersigned, are proud alumni of the United States Department of Justice.  We served this institution out of a commitment to the founding American principles that our democratic republic depends upon …
Henry C. Jackson / Politico:
Trump supporters rip decision to strike Syria  —  Some of President Donald Trump's staunchest backers tore into his decision to attack Syria late Friday night, arguing it was unnecessary, reactionary and even Clinton-esque.  —  In tweet storms and video responses, they compared Trump's decision …
Discussion: Hullabaloo, AOL and The Gateway Pundit
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Trump supporters slam decision to launch strikes against Syria
Discussion: RedState, The Daily Beast and The Week
Michael Cieply / New York Times:
Milos Forman, Oscar-Winning Director of 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,' Dies at 86  —  LOS ANGELES — Milos Forman, a filmmaker who challenged Hollywood with his subversive touch, and twice directed movies that won the Oscar for best picture, died on Friday.  He was 86.
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Gina Piccalo / Los Angeles Times:   Miloš Forman, Oscar-winning Czech director of 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,' dies at 86
 
 
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Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Judge: Transgender People A Protected Class, And The Military Can't Enact Trump Ban
Associated Press:
The Latest: Pence didn't talk about wall with Mexican leader
New York Daily News:
Danish tourist sporting ‘MAGA’ hat had great time in NYC — until his cap got him robbed at knifepoint
Discussion: IJR and Townhall
Greg Weiner / New York Times:
When Liberals Become Progressives, Much Is Lost
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and RedState
Ronald A. Klain / Washington Post:
The anti-anti-Trump cohort has a fatal flaw in its thinking
Paige Winfield Cunningham / Washington Post:
Republicans lose their favorite campaign message: Repealing Obamacare
Discussion: Shareblue Media and Axios
Yonette Joseph / New York Times:
40 Sea Gulls Wrecked His Hotel Room. 17 Years Later, a Pepperoni Pardon.
Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
Michael Cohen May Learn the Hard Way That There's No Such Thing As Consigliere-Client Privilege
Discussion: emptywheel
 Earlier Items: 
Katie Leslie / Dallas Morning News:
It's official: Rep. Beto O'Rourke has raised at least twice as much as Sen. Ted Cruz so far this year
Avi Selk / Washington Post:
Kakistocracy, a 374-year-old word that means ‘government by the worst,’ just broke the dictionary
Discussion: CNN
Liam Daniel Pierce / VICE Sports:
Mexican Boxer Destroys American Fighter Wearing Trump Wall Shorts
Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:
‘New Yorker’ Columnist: Chick-Fil-A Is Evil And Must Be Banned From Our Holy City
BuzzFeed:
Key Evidence Disappeared From Police Custody During Investigation Into Russian Whistleblower's Death, Court Hears
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Risks loom for Comey's book blitz
 

 
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New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

 
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