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10:45 PM ET, February 7, 2019

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Jeff Bezos:
No thank you, Mr. Pecker  —  Something unusual happened to me yesterday.  Actually, for me it wasn't just unusual—it was a first.  I was made an offer I couldn't refuse.  Or at least that's what the top people at the National Enquirer thought.  I'm glad they thought that, because it emboldened them to put it all in writing.
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Karen Weise / New York Times:
Jeff Bezos Accuses National Enquirer of ‘Extortion and Blackmail’  —  SEATTLE — Jeff Bezos, Amazon's chief executive, accused the owner of The National Enquirer on Thursday of trying “extortion and blackmail” to stop his investigation into how his private text messages and photos documenting …
Discussion: Bloomberg
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Bezos: National Enquirer Threatened Me With a ‘D*ck Pick’  —  The Amazon chief and Washington Post owner says the supermarket tabloid tried to blackmail him with explicit pictures and texts of him and his mistress, Lauren Sanchez.  —  Call off the Washington Post's investigation, or we'll publish your “d*ck pick.”
Washington Post:
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos accuses National Enquirer of extortion over intimate photos  —  Amazon chief executive Jeffrey P. Bezos said Thursday that he was the target of an extortion and blackmail effort by the National Enquirer, which he accused of threatening to publish intimate pictures …
Washington Post:   Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos accuses National Enquirer parent company of ‘extortion’ over ‘intimate texts’ and photos
Carla Herreria / HuffPost:
Jeff Bezos Says National Enquirer Exec Threatened To Publish ‘Dick Pick’
Discussion: Mediaite and Mashable
Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
Bezos says Enquirer threatened to publish revealing pics
Discussion: The Guardian
Bloomberg:   Amazon's Jeff Bezos Accuses National Enquirer Publisher of Blackmail
Melissa Nann Burke / Detroit News:
Political giant John Dingell dies at 92  —  Michigan Democrat John Dingell, the longest-serving member ever of Congress who helped write most of the nation's major environmental and energy laws, died Thursday, his wife said.  He was 92.  —  The Dearborn statesman was a champion …
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
John Dingell, the longest-serving member of Congress, dies at 92
Washington Post:   John D. Dingell Jr. dies at 92.  The Michigan Democrat was the longest-serving member of Congress in U.S. history.
CNN:
Trump furious after Schiff hires former NSC aides to help oversee his administration  —  Washington (CNN)House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff has hired officials with experience at the National Security Council to help with its oversight of President Donald Trump's administration, according to a committee aide.
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John Solomon / The Hill:
Adam Schiff, Glenn Simpson and their Forrest Gump-like encounter in Aspen  —  The new House Intelligence Committee chairman, Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), has proven to be his party's most effective antagonist toward President Trump.  And now, with the new powers of being chairman, he is drawing both new weapons and new scrutiny.
Bloomberg:
Trump Fears Schiff Is Recruiting White House Employees for Probe  — Intelligence chairman hired former national security official  — Schiff said not to be trying to learn about Trump via hires  —  Donald Trump believes House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff is trying …
John Aravosis / AMERICAblog NewsAMERICAblog News:
Adam Schiff says there's collusion  —  US House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) joins us for an update on the Trump-Russia investigation.  —  In this episode, Schiff responds to Trump's latest attack on him just this morning; and gives his views on the infamous Trump Tower meeting …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
CNN:
Ahead of annual physical, Trump has not followed doctor's orders
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:   Dems ready to issue subpoena for phone records linked to Trump Tower meeting
Virginian-Pilot:
Virginia Sen. Tommy Norment was an editor for VMI yearbook filled with racist photos and slurs  —  Blackface and Confederate flag images are seen from the 1968 edition of Bomb: Virginia Military Institute's yearbook.  —  Virginia Senator Thomas K. Norment arrives on the floor of the Senate chamber on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019.
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Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
“I Am Disgusted”: Behind the Scenes of Trump's Increasingly Scrutinized $107 Million Inauguration  —  Stephanie Winston Wolkoff was the mastermind event producer behind Trump's inaugural celebration, which has since come under S.D.N.Y. investigation.  Now, taped conversations reveal Wolkoff's concerns …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Washington Post:
The Mueller investigation has sprouted. Therein lies the jeopardy for Trump.
Discussion: Mother Jones and Raw Story
Elie Honig / CNN:
Trump's biggest nightmare isn't Mueller
Discussion: Wired, Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
Washington Post:
Whitaker agrees to testify before Congress after saying he wouldn't if under subpoena threat  —  The House Judiciary Committee chairman said late Thursday that a standoff with the acting attorney general had ended in an agreement for Matthew G. Whitaker to testify publicly Friday …
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USA Today:   After back-and-forth, Matthew Whitaker agrees to testify before Congress on Friday
Danielle Kurtzleben / NPR:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Releases Green New Deal Outline  —  Whether it's a deadly cold snap or a hole in an Antarctic glacier or a terrifying new report, there seem to be constant reminders now of the dangers that climate change poses to humanity.  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez …
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Michael Grunwald / Politico:
The Impossible Green Dream of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Discussion: Breitbart
David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
The 10 Most Insane Requirements Of The Green New Deal
John Bresnahan / Politico:
‘Too hot to handle’: Pelosi predicts GOP won't trigger another shutdown
Sydney Kashiwagi / Staten Island Advance:   Malliotakis makes it official, outlines why she's running for Congress
Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
Year Before Killing, Saudi Prince Told Aide He Would Use ‘a Bullet’ on Jamal Khashoggi  —  WASHINGTON — Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia told a top aide in a conversation in 2017 that he would use “a bullet” on Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist killed in October …
Discussion: The Week, Joe.My.God. and Mediaite
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Blocks Louisiana Abortion Restrictions  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a Louisiana law that its opponents say could have left the state with only one doctor in a single clinic authorized to provide abortions.  —  The vote was 5 to 4 …
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court on 5-to-4 vote blocks restrictive Louisiana abortion law
Discussion: Politico and Axios
Washington Post:
‘I was up all night’ going through plagiarism claims, Jill Abramson says  —  Former New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson responded Thursday to allegations that she plagiarized portions of her new book, “Merchants of Truth: The Business of News and the Fight for Facts,” …
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The Daily Beast:
New York Times Staffers Blast Jill Abramson for Plagiarism: ‘One More Piece of Ammo’ for ‘Fake News’ Haters
Discussion: Contemptor
NBC News:
Manafort kept working in Ukraine after Mueller indictment, transcript shows  —  According to prosecutors, Paul Manafort and Konstantin Kilimnik had a discussion that referred to a “backdoor.”  —  The newly released transcript of a sealed hearing held earlier this week reveals …
Discussion: Shareblue Media and Raw Story
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CNN:
Transcript of closed-door Manafort hearing
Discussion: Axios and Law & Crime
Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall will not seek re-election  —  U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall, who narrowly won the closest congressional race in the nation last fall, will not seek re-election next year, all but ensuring his rapidly-diversifying suburban House district will become one of the country's fiercest political battlegrounds in 2020.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Democratic focus groups may have identified a hidden vulnerability for Trump  —  This is the week that the broad outlines of President Trump's reelection strategy are coming into focus.  Trump will continue pushing forward with his reactionary xenophobic nationalist agenda on immigration …
Discussion: Toronto Star and Raw Story
Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
Trump's troop deployment strung ‘lethal’ razor wire on the border.  This city has had enough.  —  Arturo Garino said one of his constituents told him about the razor wire on Saturday night.  —  Garino knew the military had installed a line of wire across the top of the fence that divides Nogales …
ABC News:
Does inconspicuous clerk's marking on Stone indictment hold clues to Mueller case?  —  Hints of those ties may have been in a little-noticed marking on the indictment.  —  2h ago  —  Ex Fox News reporter, Navy vet tapped to lead center combating Russian disinformation
CNN:
Former Fox News reporter named to lead counter-propaganda efforts at State  —  (CNN)The State Department on Thursday announced that a former Fox News reporter would lead its agency in charge of efforts to counter foreign propaganda and disinformation.  —  Lea Gabrielle will become …
 
 
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Brian Faler / Politico:
Democrats and Republicans go head-to-head over Trump's tax returns
James LaPorta / Newsweek:
Did U.S. Army Officials Pocket Over $1 Million of Taxpayer Money? …
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
The vow of ‘never again’ is dying in Assad's prisons
Dana Hedgpeth / Washington Post:
Possum spotted in daylight outside Washington Post office. What does it mean?
Discussion: Big League Politics
James Comey / Washington Post:
Blackface is a tool of white oppression. There are many more towering over us.
Discussion: CNN
Alex Baca / Slate:
The Green New Deal's Huge Flaw
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 Earlier Items: 
Josh Barbanel / Wall Street Journal:
New York's Grand Hyatt Hotel to Be Torn Down
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Military Sets April Target Date for Leaving Syria
Discussion: RT
Ryan Lizza / Esquire:
A Swamp Divided: How Trump's Arrival Turned D.C. Nightlife Upside Down
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Trump Is Walling Off the GOP
Discussion: Breitbart and Washington Post
Washington Post:
The parking lot suicides
Discussion: Raw Story and Shakesville
The Daily Beast:
Phoenix Police Refute Cindy McCain's Story of Human Trafficking at Airport
Antonia Noori Farzan / Washington Post:
A Florida politician allegedly made a habit of licking men's faces. She's now resigned.
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New York Times:
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