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1:20 AM ET, December 2, 2018

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Peter Baker / New York Times:
‘Where Are We Going?’:  George Bush's Final Days  —  BUENOS AIRES — George Bush had been fading in the last few days.  He had not gotten out of bed, he had stopped eating and he was mostly sleeping.  For a man who had defied death multiple times over the years, it seemed that the moment might finally be arriving.
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David Greenberg / Politico:
Is History Being Too Kind to George H.W. Bush?  —  George Bush, Sr., has died, and our national media have begun the familiar rituals of presidential passings: round-the-clock pieties on cable news, fond tributes from associates, the inevitable softening of the rough edges.  This isn't surprising.
Discussion: Breitbart
Bill Clinton / Washington Post:
George H.W. Bush's Oval Office note to me revealed the heart of who he was  —  Bill Clinton was the 42nd president of the United States.  —  On Jan. 20, 1993, I entered the Oval Office for the first time as president.  As is the tradition, waiting for me was a note from my predecessor, George Herbert Walker Bush.
USA Today:
Former president George H.W. Bush to lie in state at U.S. Capitol
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Jon Meacham / New York Times:   George H.W. Bush and the Price of Politics
Tim Naftali / Slate:
The Overlooked President
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Breitbart
Michael S. Rosenwald / Washington Post:
'Wouldn't be prudent': George H.W. Bush's unlikely friendship with Dana Carvey
Susan Page / USA Today:   An appreciation for George H.W. Bush, one of politics' most ‘courteous’ people
Washington Post:
Trump pulls punches at global summit, making nice with foes and avoiding feuds  —  BUENOS AIRES — President Trump managed to spend two days in the company of world leaders he has long antagonized without any visible eruptions.  —  There were no feuds, at least none publicly detected …
Discussion: Breitbart and Raw Story
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Zhou Xin / South China Morning Post:
Xi Jinping and Donald Trump agree to trade truce, no additional tariffs, China state media says  — US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agree to a trade truce in their dinner meeting Saturday  —  US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping appeared …
Discussion: Breitbart
Washington Post:
'We don't want him here': Saudi crown prince is a protected pariah at G-20 summit
Politico:
Merkel and Putin agree to more talk on Ukraine
David R. Lurie / Slate:
How Devin Nunes Helped Robert Mueller  —  Michael Cohen's guilty plea to a single felony count of lying to Senate and House committees will not appreciably add to his criminal liability.  As Ken White observed, the panoply of serious felonies to which Cohen previously pleaded guilty carry …
Discussion: National Review
Neil Degrasse Tyson / Facebook:
On Being Accused  —  For a variety of reasons, most justified, some unjustified, men accused of sexual impropriety in today's “me-too” climate are presumed to be guilty by the court of public opinion.  Emotions bypass due-process, people choose sides, and the social media wars begin.
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No Sacred Cows:
Two More Women Accuse Neil deGrasse Tyson of Sexual Misconduct
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Mueller Exposes the Culture of Lying That Surrounds Trump  —  WASHINGTON — When Michael D. Cohen admitted this past week to lying to Congress about a Russian business deal, he said he had testified falsely out of loyalty to President Trump.  When he admitted this summer to lying …
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Trump aides caught in web of deception over Russia contacts
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:   Cohen seeks ‘time served’ prison sentence, says again his crimes were meant to protect Trump
Ryan Browne / CNN:
Top US naval commander in Middle East found dead  —  (CNN)The top admiral overseeing US Naval forces in the Middle East, Vice Adm. Scott Stearney, was found dead in his residence in Bahrain on Saturday, the Navy said in a statement.  —  While his death is being investigated …
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Under Trump, the Swamp Is Draining  —  A grifter president has inspired an elite housecleaning.  —  Impeachment is a political act, and the endgame of the Robert Mueller investigation may not deliver the stark evidence that would remove Donald Trump from office.
Discussion: Raw Story, RedState and miamiherald
Philly.com:
Marc Lamont Hill: I'm sorry my word choices caused harm |  Opinion  —  Over the past week, I have been embroiled in a controversy regarding my speech at the United Nations regarding the plight of Palestinian people.  My remarks have sparked heavy controversy, around the nation and right here in Philadelphia.
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Congress considers measure to postpone shutdown deadline until after Bush services  —  Congressional negotiators and White House officials are discussing a one-week budget bill that would delay a partial government shutdown while Washington prepares for the state funeral of former president George H.W. Bush …
Discussion: KBZK and Political Wire
Amber Jamieson / BuzzFeed News:
A High School Newspaper Was Suspended For Publishing An Investigation Into Football Players' Transfers  —  An Arkansas school district suspended its high school newspaper and threatened to fire the teacher who advises it after student journalists wrote a story criticizing the transfer of five football players to a rival high school.
Peter S. Goodman / New York Times:
Global Growth Cools, Leaving Scars of '08 Unhealed  —  LONDON — Only a few months ago, the world's fortunes appeared increasingly robust.  For the first time since the wealth-destroying agony of the global financial crisis, every major economy was growing in unison.  —  So much for all that.
David Mack / BuzzFeed News:
She Thought She Was In Bed With Her Boyfriend, Until She Saw His Face  —  “I was like, 'I feel violated.  This feels wrong.  But I don't know if it's illegal.'” This woman's case has exposed a loophole in rape laws.  —  Reporting From  —  West Lafayette, Indiana
 
 
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New York Times:
A Generation of Widows, Raising Children Who Will Be Forged by Loss
BuzzFeed News:
This Document Is Some Of The Research Facebook Commissioned On George Soros
Discussion: The Verge and Common Dreams
Ovetta Wiggins / Washington Post:
Maryland Democrats elect Maya Rockeymoore Cummings as state party chair
Laura McGann / Vox:
Eight women say George HW Bush groped them.  Their claims deserve to be remembered as we assess his legacy.
Discussion: Splinter
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
North Carolina elections board chairman resigns, says he doesn't want his partisan views …
Discussion: NPR, Law & Crime, Axios and twitchy.com
Courtney Tanner / Salt Lake Tribune:
They say he yelled ‘I hate Mexicans’ …
Discussion: Washington Press and Law & Crime
Harry Enten / CNN:
Some 2020 warning signs Elizabeth Warren needs to pay attention to — stat
New York Daily News:
Party celebrating Rudy Giuliani nixed because no one wants to go
Discussion: Political Wire
 Earlier Items: 
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Trump's Book Club: A President Who Doesn't Read Promotes the Books That Promote Him
John Solomon / The Hill:
Trump, Russia and lessons from the mob: Did ‘godfathers’ steer collusion probe?
Discussion: RedState
Phillip Walter Wellman / Stars & Stripes:
The US has dropped more munitions in 2018 in Afghanistan than it has in any year in over a decade
Discussion: Task & Purpose
Sputnik International:
Kremlin: Cohen Indeed Contacted Administration, Was Invited to Economic Forum
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Inside the GOP's California nightmare
Discussion: Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA