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9:55 AM ET, February 8, 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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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Jeff Bezos Takes on the National Enquirer and Trump  —  The scandal sheet that aided and abetted the president's ascent picked the wrong man to try to bully.  —  Jeff Bezos, the digital retail titan and media baron, took to the internet on Thursday evening to defend himself.
Discussion: The Guardian and Mashable
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 …
CNN:
Ahead of annual physical, Trump has not followed doctor's orders  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump was less than thrilled last year when his personal physician recommended he get on a diet, start exercising and set a goal of losing a dozen pounds.  —  The President famous for his love …
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CNN:
Trump furious after Schiff hires former NSC aides to help oversee his administration
John Aravosis / AMERICAblog NewsAMERICAblog News:
Adam Schiff says there's collusion
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Bloomberg:
Trump Fears Schiff Is Recruiting White House Employees for Probe
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Blocks Louisiana Abortion Law  —  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, with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. joining …
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Don't Forget About Trump's Judicial Nominees.  Another 44 Just Moved Forward.  —  His picks for lifetime federal court seats have records of attacking LGBTQ rights, abortion rights and voting rights.  —  WASHINGTON It's hard to keep up with everything going on in Washington …
Discussion: courthousenews.com
Mark Sherman / Washington Times:
John Roberts joins liberal justices as Supreme Court blocks Louisiana abortion clinic law
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court on 5-to-4 vote blocks restrictive Louisiana abortion law
Discussion: ABC News, Vox, Breitbart, Politico and Axios
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
Axios:
Trump's lifeline: Democrats' socialism surge  —  Democrats are flirting with socialism in ways they carefully and clearly ran away from in the past, handing President Trump a new way to unify Republicans — and to club his opponents.  — It started with Democrats sitting silently as he railed …
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David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
The 10 Most Insane Requirements Of The Green New Deal
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:   The Socialist That Could  —  Meet Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez …
Michael Grunwald / Politico:
The Impossible Green Dream of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Discussion: Axios and Breitbart
CNN:
First on CNN: Kellyanne Conway describes for the first time alleged October 2018 assault  —  Washington (CNN)Kellyanne Conway says that she was grabbed and shaken by a woman while out with her teenage daughter in a Maryland restaurant late last year.  —  In an interview with CNN …
Brad Heath / USA Today:
Trump is first modern president to hire his customers - including as US ambassadors  —  WASHINGTON - When President Donald Trump needed an ambassador to represent the United States in Romania, he enlisted a real estate lawyer who was a member of one of his private golf clubs.
Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Rosenstein did not want to write memo justifying Comey firing - new book  —  Deputy attorney general privately complained about Trump's order, according to Comey's former deputy Andrew McCabe  —  The deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein, privately complained that he was ordered …
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 …
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
Saudi Arabia Sought Vice's Help to Build a Media Empire  —  Saudi Arabia is seeking to build an international media empire to combat the kingdom's rivals and remake its image in the West, and sought a partnership with Vice Media as part of the project, according to people familiar with the efforts.
Stephanie Murray / Politico:
Billionaire liberal threatens to unload on Dems if they don't impeach Trump  —  Billionaire Tom Steyer is cranking up pressure on key House Democrats to impeach President Donald Trump where he thinks they'll feel it most — back in their home districts.  —  Steyer's first targets …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Brian Faler / Politico:
Democrats and Republicans go head-to-head over Trump's tax returns
Discussion: Breitbart
Andrew M Harris / Bloomberg:
Trump Confidant Roger Stone Sued by Jerome Corsi in Latest Twist  — Author said to play key role in Mueller's Stone indictment  — Stone accused of defamation, intimidation in $25 million claim  —  Roger Stone, the long-time Donald Trump confidant indicted last month for lying …
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
GOP border security negotiator: Chances of another shutdown are ‘nil or next to nil’  —  A Republican member of the bipartisan conference committee responsible for reaching a deal on border security said Friday that there is “no appetite” in the Capitol for a second government shutdown this year.
Discussion: Political Wire
ABC News:
Ivanka Trump has ‘zero concern’ about special counsel investigation  —  Trump said she has no concerns about Robert Mueller's investigation.  —  1h ago  —  Congressional negotiators closing in on border security deal  —  “Pretty close, but we're not closed,” the top negotiator said.  —  1h ago
Maggie Severns / Politico:
Inside Ralph Northam's plot for survival  —  RICHMOND, Va. — Ralph Northam might just hang on to his job.  —  Left for dead a week ago after his disastrous handling of his history with blackface, the Democratic Virginia governor is quietly plotting a survival strategy.
Julie K. Brown / miamiherald:
Watchdog group starts ad campaign against labor secretary over Epstein deal  —  U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta is the target of an ad campaign begun Wednesday by a Washington-based consumer watchdog group demanding that he answer questions about a secret plea deal he gave a wealthy …
Discussion: VICE News, Axios and NBC News
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Brown runs as Biden without the baggage  —  WATERLOO, Iowa — Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Sherrod Brown are on an early collision course in the initial days of the 2020 presidential race.  —  They're chasing the same potential supporters, touting the same themes and even using …
Discussion: Political Wire
Berkeley Lovelace Jr / CNBC:
Democratic Sen. Chris Coons: Trump's border wall is not immoral — it's a piece of infrastructure  — Trump's proposed wall along the U.S-Mexico border isn't immoral, Democratic Sen. Chris Coons says.  —  Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., said Friday that President Donald Trump's proposed wall along …
Jack Detsch / Al-Monitor:
Egypt parts ways with top lobbyist days after ‘60 Minutes’ debacle  —  President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is interviewed on CBS's “60 Minutes.”  —  Egypt cut ties with its top US lobbying firm just days after CBS broadcast a controversial interview with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi that Cairo tried to stop from airing.
 
 
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Steve Kraske / Kansas City Star:
Former Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan once got caught in blackface. How did he survive?
New York Times:
Republicans Got Us Into This Mess, and They Have to Get Us Out of It
Discussion: Raw Story
bellingcat:
Third Skripal Suspect Linked to 2015 Bulgaria Poisoning
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
How Left Will Democrats Go in 2020?
Lisa Damour / New York Times:
Why Girls Beat Boys at School and Lose to Them at the Office
Washington Post:
France recalls ambassador to Italy, an unusual rift among European allies
Discussion: Politico
Elie Honig / CNN:
Trump's biggest nightmare isn't Mueller
Discussion: Raw Story, Wired and POLITICUSUSA
 Earlier Items: 
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
The vow of ‘never again’ is dying in Assad's prisons
ABC News:
Does inconspicuous clerk's marking on Stone indictment hold clues to Mueller case?
James Comey / Washington Post:
Blackface is a tool of white oppression. There are many more towering over us.
Discussion: Raw Story and CNN
Josh Barbanel / Wall Street Journal:
New York's Grand Hyatt Hotel to Be Torn Down
NBC News:
Manafort kept working in Ukraine after Mueller indictment, transcript shows
Discussion: The Week, Shareblue Media and Raw Story
Virginian-Pilot:
Virginia Sen. Tommy Norment was an editor for VMI yearbook filled with racist photos and slurs