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6:50 AM ET, October 10, 2019

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Bloomberg:
Trump Urged Top Aide to Help Giuliani Client Facing DOJ Charges  — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson refused to interfere in case  — 2017 episode bears hallmarks of Trump approach to Ukraine call  —  President Donald Trump pressed then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to help persuade …
Washington Post:
Trump downplays U.S. alliance with Syrian Kurds, saying 'they didn't help us in the Second World War'  —  President Trump said Wednesday that it would be “easy” for the United States to form new alliances if Syrian Kurds leave the fight against the Islamic State to fend off a Turkish attack …
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Fox News:
Turkey's Syria invasion: Member of US Special Forces says, ‘I am ashamed for the first time in my career’  —  A member of U.S. Special Forces serving alongside the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syria told Fox News' Jennifer Griffin on Wednesday they were witnessing Turkish atrocities on the frontlines.
NBC News:
Intel officials say ISIS could regroup after U.S. ‘betrayal’ of Kurds in Syria  —  “They are all going to be killed or detained after we betrayed them,” an ex-CIA officer said.  “Killed with weapons we gave to the Turks.”  —  WASHINGTON — A sustained Turkish military operation …
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Trump has ushered in a grotesque coda to the war against ISIS
Discussion: Hullabaloo and CNBC
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
How Trump just destroyed his own Syria strategy
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
The 'I'm rubber, you're glue' presidency: Trump turns to schoolyard taunts in impeachment battle  —  The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights  —  After House Democrats launched an impeachment inquiry into President Trump, the Oval Office occupant countered with a creative offer of his own: Impeach me?
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Law & Crime
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:   Why are Republicans who voted to impeach Clinton so unmoved by Trump's actions?
Washington Post:
GOP players in Benghazi probe drop strong defense of congressional oversight
Discussion: HuffPost
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Democrats confident in obstruction case against Trump — but want more
Discussion: CNN
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Record support for Trump impeachment  —  Just over half of voters want President Trump impeached and removed from office, according to a Fox News Poll released Wednesday.  —  A new high of 51 percent wants Trump impeached and removed from office, another 4 percent want him impeached …
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Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and The Week
CNN:
Trump warns McConnell about disloyal Republicans  —  Washington (CNN)Even as the White House appears to settle on the legal tactics to stave off Democrats' impeachment demands, uncertainty and unease over Trump's messaging approach remains high among his Republican allies, who see the ever-growing inquiry consuming the White House.
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Focus on the GOP senators weighing history's judgment for Trump's fate
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Arden Farhi / CBS News:
Read the whistleblower's memo about Trump's Ukraine call, as described to CBS News  —  Washington — CBS News has learned the full contents of what appears to be a memo written by the whistleblower one day after President Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in July.
Washington Post:
Ousted Ukraine envoy expected to testify in impeachment probe despite White House vow not to cooperate, congressional aides say  —  Congressional investigators expect that Marie Yovanovitch, the former ambassador to Ukraine, will appear as planned for a Friday deposition in the House's ongoing …
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Matt Drudge, an influential figure in conservative media, sours on Trump as he faces impeachment  —  New York (CNN Business)President Donald Trump, facing an ever-deepening scandal that threatens to swallow his presidency, appears to have lost a key ally in conservative media: The Drudge Report.
Discussion: Raw Story
Alex Swoyer / Washington Times:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spends $300 on hairdo at Last Tangle Salon in Washington, D.C.  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has allowed life in Washington to go to her head — literally.  —  The self-declared socialist, who regularly rails against the rich and complains about the cost …
Discussion: Splinter and The Guardian
Frank Bowman / Just Security:
White House Letter Distorts Both Law and History on Impeachment  —  The White House letter of October 8 refusing all executive branch cooperation with the ongoing House impeachment inquiry is, simply put, a public relations exercise.  The legal arguments it intersperses between insults …
Discussion: The Hill and Breitbart
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Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
Dealing With China Isn't Worth the Moral Cost  —  We thought economic growth and technology would liberate China.  Instead, it corrupted us.  —  The People's Republic of China is the largest, most powerful and arguably most brutal totalitarian state in the world.
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Maitreyi Anantharaman / Deadspin:
Members Of Congress Ask Adam Silver To Suspend NBA Activities In China
Ashe Schow / The Daily Wire:
Gaming Company's Statement Regarding Player Who Voiced Support For Hong Kong Was Different In Chinese
Discussion: twitchy.com and VentureBeat
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Farewell, Tomahawk Chop!  —  The Daily Caller reports on the latest victory for political correctness: “Braves Axe ‘Tomahawk Chop’ During Game Five After Complaint From Cardinal With Cherokee Heritage.” … Axing the tomahawk didn't do the Braves much good tonight, as they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals 13-1.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Windsor Mann / The Week:
Note to Republicans: Trump will betray you just like he betrayed the Kurds  —  In The Art of the Deal, President Trump presents his deal making — by which he means his avarice and swindling — as an artistic enterprise.  “Deals are my art form,” he writes in his best-selling book that he didn't write.
Discussion: Task & Purpose
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Karen Pence says she loves the way Trump treats young women  —  In a shocking move, Second Lady Karen Pence told a Minnesota audience that she loves the way President Donald Trump treats young women.  —  “Tonight, in Minnesota, state the campaign really wants to win, @SecondLady is on stage praising POTUS.
Discussion: HuffPost
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Defense official arrested for leaking information to journalists  —  The Department of Justice on Wednesday announced the arrest of a Defense Intelligence Agency official for allegedly leaking classified information to journalists, including one with whom he was apparently in a relationship.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Andrew Buncombe / The Independent:
Trump defends diplomat's wife who killed teenage Briton in crash: 'We've all done it'  —  Donald Trump has defended the wife of a US diplomat who killed a British teenager in a road accident, suggesting it is difficult to drive on the other side of the road and that “we've all done it”.  —  More follows...
Discussion: The Week and Politico
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Scoop: House Democrats want testimony from Trump's former Russia advisor  —  The House committees investigating President Trump and Ukraine have requested that his former Russia advisor Fiona Hill appear for a deposition on Oct. 14, as well as turn over several documents dating back to January of 2017.
Discussion: The Week
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The Elizabeth Warren pregnancy smear shows how poisoned the media world is  —  A news report can be narrowly factual, and still plenty unfair.  —  And so it was with a “revelation” regarding one element of Elizabeth Warren's personal history, oft-told on the campaign trail …
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Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
People Get Fired From Their Jobs Without Being ‘Fired’ All The Time
Discussion: Power Line, USA Today and Jacobin
Leszek Balcerowicz / Politico:
Poland's economic miracle won't last  —  Rather than preparing for the inevitable downturn, the government is pursuing short-sighted policies that will hamper long-term growth.  —  WARSAW — Since coming to power in 2015, Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party has captured state institutions …
 
 
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Andrew Higgins / New York Times:
Russia Couldn't Stop This Putin Critic. Now It Has a New Tactic.
Discussion: UPI
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Elizabeth Warren's campaign clarifies she'll raise big-dollar money for the party as nominee
Discussion: Political Wire, Townhall and Fox News
Chicago Council on Global Affairs:
Record Number of Americans Say International Trade Is Good for the US Economy
Tom Cotton / Featured Items:
Cotton Demands Answers From Intelligence Community IG
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
Inside Fox News: How the impeachment fight is opening fresh divisions in the newsroom
Discussion: NewsHounds blog
Washington Post:
Trump's Syria decision tests the bounds of Republican support as he demands solidarity on impeachment
Discussion: Mediaite
Ryan Broderick / BuzzFeed News:
Rudy Giuliani Sent Trump On A Wild Goose Chase With A Bunch Of Fake Internet Nonsense
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
 Earlier Items: 
Anne Flaherty / ABC News:
Whistleblower's lawyers say their client never worked for any political candidate
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Biden Calls for Trump Impeachment for First Time
Sara Nathan / Page Six:
NBC News chief Andy Lack preyed on female employees for sex: report
Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Sanders says he ‘misspoke’ about scaling back rallies after heart attack, vows ‘vigorous’ 2020 campaign
Paige Godden / Iowa Starting Line:
Joni Ernst Refuses To Condemn Soliciting Foreign Interference
 

 
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