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6:30 PM ET, November 29, 2019

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New York Times:
How Kamala Harris's Campaign Unraveled  —  Ms. Harris is the only 2020 Democrat who has fallen hard out of the top tier of candidates.  She has proved to be an uneven campaigner who changes her message and tactics to little effect and has a staff torn into factions.
Susan Simpson / Just Security:
Here's the Proof that Trump's “No Quid Pro Quo” Call Never Happened  —  At the heart of the impeachment inquiry, members of Congress may have been mistakenly led to believe that there were two phone calls between President Donald Trump and Ambassador Gordon Sondland in early September …
Kate Sullivan / CNN:
House GOP members are ‘absolutely disgusted and exhausted’ by Trump's behavior, former GOP congressman says  —  (CNN)Former Republican congressman Charlie Dent said Thursday some of his former colleagues in the House of Representatives have privately told him they are “absolutely disgusted and exhausted by the President's behavior.”
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Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Ex-GOP House Member Reveals What Republican Lawmakers Say About Donald Trump In Private  —  Former Rep. Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania lifted the lid on what many of his ex-colleagues are saying — and explained why they won't yet speak out against Trump.  —  A former GOP lawmaker on Thursday spilled …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Rich Lowry / Politico:
Why Are Democrats Shrinking From the Impeachment Fight?
Discussion: Raw Story
Jessica Glenza / The Guardian:
Ohio bill orders doctors to ‘reimplant ectopic pregnancy’ or face ‘abortion murder’ charges  —  Ohio introduces one of the most extreme bills to date for a procedure that does not exist in medical science  —  A bill to ban abortion introduced in the Ohio state legislature requires doctors to …
Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
Trump has turned the suburbs into a GOP disaster zone.  Does that doom his reelection?  —  For decades, there was an unvaried rhythm to life in America's suburbs: Carpool in the morning, watch sports on weekends, barbecue in the summer, vote Republican in November.  —  Then came President Trump.
Discussion: Raw Story and Hullabaloo
Kate Sullivan / CNN:
Republican running to challenge Rep. Ilhan Omar has Twitter account permanently suspended  —  (CNN)A Republican candidate running to challenge Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota had her Twitter account permanently suspended for repeated violations of Twitter rules, according to a Twitter spokesperson.
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Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
Dems ask Trump if he wants lawyers at impeachment hearings  —  1 of 2  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee is asking President Donald Trump to say whether he'll send his attorneys to participate in impeachment proceedings before the panel.
Discussion: Washington Post
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Jeremy Herb / CNN:
Democrats set December 6 deadline for White House to say if it will participate in impeachment proceedings
Discussion: The Daily Caller and New York Post
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Your impeachment questions, answered
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and The Hill
Mujib Mashal / New York Times:
In Afghanistan, Trump Creates Confusion Over U.S. Policy on Taliban  —  During a Thanksgiving visit with troops, the president called for a cease-fire with the Taliban in stalled talks that he said were back on — something his negotiators had deemed unrealistic.
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Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Trump Is First to Use PATRIOT Act to Detain a Man Forever  —  Never in 18 years has the government used Section 412 of the PATRIOT Act, which permits indefinite detention of resident aliens on national-security grounds.  Until now.  —  For the 18-year lifespan of the war on terrorism …
Chantal Da Silva / Newsweek:
‘A Warning’ By Anonymous Topples Donald Trump Jr.'s ‘Triggered’ Book As No. 1 Bestseller  —  A tell-all book about the Trump administration penned by an anonymous senior White House official appears to have taken the top spot on The New York Times' bestseller list for non-fiction, toppling Donald Trump Jr.'s own tome, Triggered.
Discussion: The Wrap
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James Walker / Newsweek:
White House ‘Obstruction’ of Impeachment ‘Worse’ than Nixon During Watergate, Says Former Acting Solicitor General
Discussion: MSNBC
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Brittany Vonow / The Sun:
TERROR RETURNS TO LONDON London Bridge attack …
New York Times:
Warren Wealth Tax Has Wide Support, Except Among One Group  —  Senator Elizabeth Warren's plan to tax the assets of America's wealthiest individuals continues to draw broad support from voters, across party, gender and educational lines.  Only one slice of the electorate opposes it staunchly: Republican men with college degrees.
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia gov expected to tap finance exec to US Senate next week  —  Gov. Brian Kemp plans to tap financial executive Kelly Loeffler to a U.S. Senate seat next week as he pushes to expand the Georgia GOP's appeal to women who have fled the party in recent years.
Brian Niemietz / New York Daily News:
Louis C.K. tells Israeli crowd 'I'd rather be in Auschwitz than New York City'  —  Disgraced comedian Louis C.K.'s comeback trail took him through Israel where he talked about how brutal the bright lights of New York City can be.  —  “I'd rather be in Auschwitz than New York City,” he joked.
Associated Press:
The Latest: Celebrations after Iraqi PM says he'll resign  —  1 of 7  —  BAGHDAD (AP) — The Latest on anti-government protests in Iraq (all times local):  —  Celebrations have erupted in Iraq's Tahrir Square, where anti-government protesters have been camped out for nearly two months following …
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Shane Savitsky / Axios:
Why Baby Yoda should scare Michael Bloomberg and Deval Patrick  —  Baby Yoda, the juggernaut character from Disney+'s Star Wars series “The Mandalorian,” is driving almost twice as many average social media interactions on news stories about it as any 2020 Democrat, according to data from NewsWhip exclusively provided to Axios.
Max Boot / Washington Post:
There's at least one Republican who's not afraid to stand up to Trump  —  NEW YORK — It takes either a brave man or a delusional one to mount a primary challenge against a president with 90 percent approval in his own party.  That's what former Massachusetts governor William Weld has done in taking on President Trump.
Reuters:
Are you ‘brain-dead’?  Turkey's Erdogan raps Macron before NATO summit  —  ISTANBUL/PARIS (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Emmanuel Macron's warning that NATO was dying reflects a “sick and shallow” understanding, telling the French president “you should check whether you are brain dead”.
 
 
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Genevieve Bookwalter / Chicago Tribune:
Evanston will use recreational marijuana sales tax proceeds to fund local reparations program
Discussion: Breitbart
Joseph Cranney / Post and Courier:
He defended the Confederate flag and insulted immigrants. Now he's an SC judge.
Discussion: Law & Crime
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
O.K., Mayor: Why 37-Year-Old Pete Buttigieg Is Attracting Boomers
Reuters:
I'm not going to say how many children I have: UK PM Johnson
U.S. Department of Justice:
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Arrest Of United States Citizen For Assisting North Korea In Evading Sanctions
Discussion: VICE, more at Techmeme »
Washington Post:
Locked up naked on a soiled mattress: Venezuela's mental health nightmare
Ian Spiegelman / Los Angeles Magazine:
Former Deutsche Bank Exec Connected to Trump Loans Dies by Suicide in Malibu
Discussion: Breitbart
 Earlier Items: 
Politico:
Juncker bids adieu, saying 'I'm hungry'
Discussion: One America News Network and CapX
Manisha Sinha / New York Times:
Donald Trump, Meet Your Precursor
Discussion: Law & Crime and Daily Kos
Mark Potok / The Daily Beast:
The Creepy Racist Network Behind Trump Aide Stephen Miller
Discussion: Raw Story
Fareed Zakaria / Washington Post:
It's hard to be an optimist about America right now
Gabrielle Fonrouge / New York Post:
‘Rocky’ shock for China makes Trump Hong Kong hero
Discussion: Breitbart, Althouse and ITV
Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
Trump Needs Conspiracy Theories
Ben White / Politico:
2 big things that could save or sink Trump in 2020
Discussion: Raw Story and CNN
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Sony Music sends letters to 700+ AI companies, developers, and music streaming platforms warning over the “unauthorized use” of Sony's content in training AI

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Disney, Fox, and WBD unveil the name of their sports streaming venture: Venu Sports, whose debut is planned for fall 2024

Lili Bayer / The Guardian:
Some Slovakian ministers and political allies of Prime Minister Robert Fico blame the media for the attempt on Fico's life

 
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