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1:20 PM ET, December 8, 2019

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Keren Blankfeld / New York Times:
Lovers in Auschwitz, Reunited 72 Years Later.  He Had One Question.  —  Was she the reason he was alive today?  —  The first time he spoke to her, in 1943, by the Auschwitz crematory, David Wisnia realized that Helen Spitzer was no regular inmate.  Zippi, as she was known, was clean, always neat.
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
For Trump, Instinct After Florida Killings Is Simple: Protect Saudis  —  Before issuing his own condolences, the president channeled the Saudi king's, and avoided any discussion of the hard questions about why the U.S. is training Saudi officers.  —  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Associated Press
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Rishika Dugyala / Politico:
Florida congressman challenges Saudis on Pensacola shootings  —  “We want no interference from the kingdom as it relates to Saudis that we have,” Matt Gaetz said.  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz.  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said Sunday that the deadly shooting at a Navy base in Florida should …
Stamford Advocate:
Investigation broadens in shooting at Naval Air Station in Pensacola
Discussion: Washington Post and UPI
Phil Stewart / Reuters:   U.S. defense secretary can't label U.S. base attack ‘terrorism’ at this point
CNN:
Tweet purportedly from gunman in Pensacola Navy base shooting suggests al Qaeda inspiration
Discussion: WQAD-TV
CNN:
Nadler: Impeachment would be a guilty verdict in ‘three minutes flat’  —  Washington (CNN)With sources telling CNN a vote in the Judiciary Committee to impeach President Donald Trump is expected as soon as this week, House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler said Sunday that he sees the Ukraine evidence …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Mark Meadows denies Trump asked Ukraine to investigate political rival  —  Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) falsely claimed on CNN's “State of the Union” Sunday that President Trump did not ask Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate his political rival on a July 25 phone call.  —  The exchange:
Discussion: Washington Post and The Hill
Amy Hasenberg / House Judiciary Committee:
Collins demands Democrats postpone hearing after last-minute document transmission  —  “Chairman Nadler has no choice but to postpone Monday's hearing in the wake of a last-minute document transmission that shows just how far Democrats have gone to pervert basic fairness. …
Discussion: TheBL.com and Breitbart
ABC News:
President Trump ‘abused his power to improperly to put his thumb on the scale for the election’: Rep. Zoe Lofgren
Discussion: The Hill and New York Post
Ruairí Arrieta-Kenna / Politico:
How the Cool Kids of the Left Turned on Elizabeth Warren  —  Millennial socialists' favorite magazine is breaking up with Elizabeth Warren.  But it's saying: It's not me.  It's you.  —  That magazine is Jacobin, the nine-year-old publication that has become the de facto voice of the young socialist movement in America.
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Brandon Tensley / CNN:
Biden, ‘The Irishman’ and the enduring power of aging white men  —  Washington (CNN)Joe Biden this week had a tense exchange with an audience member during an Iowa town hall who had asserted, among other things, that the former vice president is “too old” to helm the White House.
Discussion: NPR, New York Post and HuffPost
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden has edge over Dems in Nevada, bests Trump by 7 points
Discussion: CNN
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
‘Trump changed everything’: Big cities break hard left in Dem primary
Discussion: Raw Story
Dom Calicchio / Fox News:
Bernie Sanders campaign staffer departs after anti-Semitic, other offensive tweets surface: reports
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Breitbart
Miami Herald:
Pardoned soldiers are Trump's special guests at closed-door fundraiser in Aventura  —  President Donald Trump, speaking during a closed-door speech to Republican Party of Florida donors at the state party's annual Statesman's Dinner, was in “rare form” Saturday night.
Discussion: Mother Jones and Raw Story
Eric Cortellessa / The Times of Israel:
Trump tells Jewish group they'll vote for him to protect their wealth  —  President also says some Jews are not sufficiently supportive of Israel, accused of anti-Semitism after speech to Israeli American Council  —  WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump told a conference …
TMZ.com:
Juice Wrld Dead at 21 After Seizure in Chicago's Midway Airport  —  JUICE WRLD DEAD AT 21 After Suffering Seizure  —  REMEMBERING JUICE WRLD  —  9:42 AM PT — Juice's fellow artists are waking up to the shocking news.  Lil Nas X posted about losing yet another “young talented rising artists.”
Jon Lockett / The Sun:
GOING NUCLEAR Donald Trump fires warning shot at Kim Jong-un after latest ‘nuclear missile’ test  —  DONALD Trump today warned trigger-happy North Korea it has “too much to lose” hours after its latest controversial “missile” test.  —  The tough-talking US president took to Twitter to take aim …
Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
A Powerful Statement of Resistance from a College Student on Trial in Moscow  —  I was going to write a column about Wednesday's impeachment hearing, about the way it once again showcased the two non-overlapping realities into which American politics has split.
The Boston Globe:
Tiny Dixville Notch may see its midnight tradition disappear  —  For six decades, Americans have woken up on the morning of the New Hampshire presidential primary, turned on the news, and heard about Dixville Notch, the tiny hamlet where perhaps a dozen voters had cast paper ballots …
Dan Diamond / Politico:
Medicare chief asked taxpayers to cover stolen jewelry  —  A top Trump health appointee sought to have taxpayers reimburse her for the costs of jewelry, clothing and other possessions, including a $5,900 Ivanka Trump-brand pendant, that were stolen while in her luggage during a work-related trip …
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Cruz promotes conspiracy that Ukraine “blatantly interfered” in U.S. election  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said on NBC's “Meet the Press” Sunday that Ukraine “blatantly interfered” in the 2016 election, repeating a conspiracy theory that experts warn has been promoted by Russian intelligence services.
 
 
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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
One year after Moonves' exit, CBS TV stations also face harassment and misogyny claims
Dante Chinni / NBC News:
Democrats, GOP move in opposite directions on Russia views
Discussion: Politico
Natalia Datskevych / KyivPost:
Zelensky hopes for concrete results from Normandy Format talks
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Nadler on potential Mueller article of impeachment: “It's part of a pattern”
Discussion: The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
Warren Goes After Buttigieg After Slipping in Polls
Washington Post:
Mike Bloomberg's money buys him a very different kind of campaign. And it's a big one.
Discussion: The Guardian
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Call It a Crime of Pasta
 Earlier Items: 
Tina Nguyen / Politico:
‘Go after your enemies’: Trump's 21-year-old impeachment playbook
Discussion: NBC News, Raw Story and Washington Post
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
ANALYSIS: As FISA Report Draws Near, A Review Of The FBI's Flimsy Claims About Carter Page
The Sunday Times:
Labour anti-semitism: secret files of shame exposed
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Mike Huckabee Files Bar Complaint Against Twitter Critic Over Beach Feud
Discussion: DeadState and Sun-Sentinel
Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept:
Dear Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook Is an Engine of Anti-Muslim Hate the World Over. Don't You Care?
David Jackson / USA Today:
Mike Pence's office says it doesn't know what Adam Schiff wants declassified in impeachment inquiry
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
Video Games and Online Chats Are ‘Hunting Grounds’ for Sexual Predators
James Beal / The Sun:
BEASTS AT BEA'S BALL Shocking photo shows paedo Jeffrey Epstein, Harvey Weinstein & 'pimp …