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New York Times:
Jersey City Shooting: Suspect Published Anti-Semitic Posts, Official Says  —  The firefight that left six people dead is believed to have been motivated by anti-Semitic and anti-police sentiments, an official said.  —  RIGHT NOW Investigators are focusing on the shooters' motives.
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New York Times:
Trump Targets Anti-Semitism and Israeli Boycotts on College Campuses  —  The president's order would allow the government to withhold money from campuses deemed to be biased, but critics see it as an attack on free speech.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to sign an executive order …
New York Times:
3 Crime Scenes and 6 Dead: Rampage Stuns Jersey City  —  The violence ended at a kosher market where three bystanders were slain.  The mayor said the shooters had “targeted the location.”  —  The shooting began outside a cemetery in Jersey City, N.J., on Tuesday when a 40-year-old detective tried …
Melissa Weiss / Jewish Insider:
A first look at the language of Trump's executive order on antisemitism  —  Jewish Insider has obtained a draft of the executive order that President Donald Trump will sign this afternoon at the White House.  —  As first reported by The New York Times on Tuesday, the order formally calls …
Associated Press:
Jersey City's mayor says gunmen targeted kosher market  —  JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — The mayor of a New Jersey city said Wednesday it's “clear” that gunmen targeted a kosher market during a furious shooting that killed six people and raised questions about whether anti-Semitism was involved.
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:   Trump to Sign Executive Order Protecting Jewish Students from Discrimination
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
IG Horowitz rips ‘failure’ of entire ‘chain of command’ in FBI's Trump-Russia probe  —  Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz on Wednesday decried what he called “failure” by the entire “chain of command” involved in the FBI's initial Trump-Russia investigation …
Discussion: Associated Press and Breitbart
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Wall Street Journal:   The IG, Nunes and Schiff
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:   Trump Goes Off on IG Report at Rally: ‘Scum’ at the FBI ‘Destroyed the Lives of People!’
David French / TIME:   The Inspector General's FBI Report Should Disturb Republicans and Democrats Alike
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Biden signals to aides that he would serve only a single term  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden's top advisers and prominent Democrats outside the Biden campaign have recently revived a long-running debate whether Biden should publicly pledge to serve only one term, with Biden himself signaling …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Buttigieg Denies Youthful Indiscretion of Cutting Private Insurance Costs  —  Last night, Pete Buttigieg appeared on Rachel Maddow's program to deny what, incredibly, has become for the moment the most incendiary charge against his candidacy: As a young McKinsey employee …
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BuzzFeed News:
Pete Buttigieg's Campaign Says He Had Nothing To Do With A Canadian Bread Price-Fixing Scandal
Discussion: Vox
Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
What Pete Buttigieg Says He Did at McKinsey
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
Why McKinsey became a problem for Pete Buttigieg
Discussion: Daily Kos and Mic
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
William Barr's deceptions are more dangerous than you think.  Here's the latest.  —  President Trump is openly telegraphing that he fully expects his attorney general to validate one of his biggest lies: that the real crime in 2016 wasn't Russia's sabotaging of our election but rather the decision by law enforcement to investigate it.
Discussion: Raw Story, CNN, YouTube and Axios
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Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Ex-Ethics Chief Walter Shaub Warns William Barr Will Try To Interfere In 2020 Election
Discussion: Political Wire
Safia Samee Ali / NBC News:
Greta Thunberg is Time's 2019 Person of the Year  —  The 16-year-old climate activist from Sweden is Thunberg is the magazine's youngest choice ever to be named Person of the Year.  —  Greta Thunberg, the soft-spoken Swedish teen who became a global conscience for climate change and environmental activism …
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Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
TIME Set to Name Whistleblower, Impeachment Witnesses ‘Person of the Year’
Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
Two Cheers for the Articles of Impeachment  —  There are notable virtues to the two articles impeachment rolled out by the Democrats yesterday.  —  They are concise and narrowly focused on Donald J. Trump's abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.  As our friends at Lawfare note, “It uses no Latin terms.
Discussion: Raw Story, Lawfare, CNN and Roll Call
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Impeachment is a ‘pattern and practice’ case
Discussion: The Hill and Associated Press
Aaron Couch / Hollywood Reporter:
Thanos Creator Feels “Violated” After Trump Campaign's ‘Avengers’ Ad  —  “These are sad and strange times we are going through,” says Jim Starlin of the video that replaces the ‘Endgame’ villain with the president.  —  In the climax of Avengers: Endgame, the chief villain Thanos utters the now-famous line …
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:   Voters Narrowly Agree That Congress Is Responsible for Holding Trump Accountable
Garrett M. Graff / Wired:
Fox News Is Now a Threat to National Security  —  The network's furthering of lies from foreign adversaries and flagrant disregard for the truth have gotten downright dangerous.  —  Monday's split-screen drama, as the House Judiciary Committee weighed impeachment charges against President Trump …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jennifer Hassan / Washington Post:
Boris Johnson accused of hiding in fridge in order to avoid interview with Piers Morgan  —  LONDON — On the final day of election campaigning in Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been accused of hiding in a refrigerator in an attempt to dodge an interview with TV anchor Piers Morgan.
Discussion: Contemptor and Deseret News
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP senator blocks bill aimed at preventing Russia election meddling  —  Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) on Tuesday blocked an attempt by Democrats to pass legislation meant to prevent Russia and other countries from interfering in elections.  —  Crapo's move came after Sen. Chris Van Hollen …
ProPublica:
Donald Trump Jr. Went to Mongolia, Got Special Treatment From the Government and Killed an Endangered Sheep  —  During a summer 2019 hunting trip, Donald Trump Jr. killed a rare argali sheep.  The Mongolian government issued him a hunting permit retroactively and he met with the country's president.
Discussion: VICE
Adam Carlson / People.com:
Michelle Obama Talks Bond with George W. Bush After Controversy Over Him Sitting with Ellen: ‘Our Values Are the Same’  —  “We disagree on policy, but we don't disagree on humanity,” Obama said of Bush, to whom she's grown closer over the years  —  Twitter controversies aside …
Discussion: UPI and Page Six
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Carly Stern / Daily Mail:
‘Our values are the same’: Michelle Obama defends her friendship with George W. Bush …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Politico:
United Kingdom — 2019 general election  —  The U.K. goes to the polls on December 12 to elect a new parliament.  Here's the latest polling data and projections from POLITICO Poll of Polls.
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Ryan Heath / Politico:   Is Boris good for America?  —  The biggest story in politics …
Cory Turner / NPR:
Betsy DeVos Overruled Education Dept. Findings On Defrauded Student Borrowers  —  Audio will be available later today.  —  These borrowers — more than 200,000 of them — say some for-profit colleges lied to them about their job prospects and the transferability of credits.
Anthony Brooks / WBUR:
WBUR Poll: Buttigieg, Biden Top N.H. Primary Race, While Warren's Support Slips  —  Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and former Vice President Joe Biden are leading the crowded Democratic presidential primary race in New Hampshire, according to a new WBUR poll.
The Week:
Mr X: mystery tycoon accused of rape and sexual assault  —  One of Britain's wealthiest men is being investigated by police over former employee's allegations  —  Police have launched an investigation into allegations of rape and sexual assault against a multimillionaire tycoon who can be referred to only as Mr X.
New York Times:
Trump Pays $2 Million to 8 Charities for Misuse of Foundation  —  Under a settlement, the president admitted he had used his charity to bolster his campaign and settle business debts.  —  President Trump has paid $2 million to eight charities as part of a settlement in which the president admitted …
Discussion: Raw Story and Axios
The Daily Beast:
Pro-Trump Network OAN Tried to Get This Ukrainian Millionaire a Visa Before His Arrest  —  The Trumpiest of TV channels tried to bring a peddler of Biden dirt to America.  The Ukrainian went to jail instead.  —  Before catching the eye of German law enforcement, former Ukrainian parliamentarian …
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Politico:
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 Earlier Items: 
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump assaults facts to survive impeachment
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Eric Cortellessa / Washington Monthly:
A Fair and Winning Proposal for 2020 Democrats
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Mike Bloomberg to donate $10 million to House Democrats targeted by GOP
Discussion: CNN and The Hill
Yahoo News:
FBI warned six months ago about loophole Pensacola shooter used to obtain a gun
Discussion: Townhall, New York Times and Breitbart