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11:25 AM ET, December 31, 2019

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Qassim Abdul-zahra / Associated Press:
Iraqi supporters of Iran-backed militia attack US Embassy  —  BAGHDAD (AP) — Dozens of angry Iraqi Shiite militia supporters broke into the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday after smashing a main door and setting fire to a reception area, prompting tear gas and sounds of gunfire.
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Washington Post:
Protesters chanting ‘Death to America’ break into U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad  —  BAGHDAD — Hundreds of angry supporters of an Iranian-backed militia shouting “Death to America” attempted to storm the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday, trapping diplomats inside in response to U.S. airstrikes …
New York Times:
Protesters Attack U.S. Embassy in Iraq, Chanting ‘Death to America’  —  President Trump blamed Iran after demonstrators breached the compound's outer wall.  Tensions are high after American airstrikes killed members of an Iran-backed militia.  —  BAGHDAD — Protesters broke …
Fred Imbert / CNBC:
Stocks fall slightly, but S&P 500 still on track for 2019 gain of nearly 30%
Discussion: The Week
Thomas Franck / CNBC:
Trump says Iran will be held ‘fully responsible’ for attack on the US embassy in Iraq
Discussion: Breitbart
Ross Ibbetson / Daily Mail:   Attack comes seven years after US ambassador was killed in Benghazi attack
New York Times:
American Airstrikes Rally Iraqis Against U.S.
Discussion: Foreign Policy and The Week
Andrew Cain / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Biden is only Democrat currently outpolling Trump in Virginia  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden is the only Democratic presidential hopeful currently outpacing President Donald Trump in Virginia, according to a new year-end survey.  —  Trump edges three other top-tier Democrats …
Discussion: Politico
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Alex Thompson / Politico:
Warren confronts ghost of Howard Dean  —  Liberals swooned.  The Democratic establishment was on its heels.  Powered by small donors and grassroots energy, in late 2003 Iowa seemed Howard Dean's for the taking.  —  But then came the attacks — from both the center and the left.  The surge became a stall.
The Daily Beast:
Team Trump's Furious Hunt to Find Out Who ‘Liked’ a Chelsea Clinton Tweet  —  At least 10 Trump administration staffers were interviewed about whether they had dared to to hit the “like” button.  —  On the evening of July 10, 2017 staffers at the U.S. embassy in Brussels …
Tom Sykes / The Daily Beast:
Ghislaine Maxwell Scoffing at Law Thanks to ‘Serious Dirt’ on Powerful People, Former Friend Says  —  A former friend says the Epstein confidante was relieved at her former boyfriend's death—because it meant he could not turn on her.  —  Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend …
Discussion: The Sun
Tiffany Littler / KSNT-TV:
Chief: Local officer resigns after making up coffee cup incident  —  JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (KSNT) - In a joint press conference with McDonald's Monday night, the Herington Police Chief said the coffee cup incident was a hoax.  —  Chief Brian Hornaday said McDonald's didn't have anything …
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Alex Jones and InfoWars Ordered to Pay $100K in Court Costs for Sandy Hook Case  —  A Texas judge ordered Alex Jones and the InfoWars website to pay more than $100,000 in a single day.  —  A Texas judge has ordered Alex Jones and his InfoWars hoax website to pay more than $100,000 in court costs …
Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
GOP Sen. Susan Collins criticizes McConnell, Democrats for pre-Trump trial comments  —  The Maine Republican is the second member of the Senate GOP to attack the Senate majority leader for saying he is coordinating with the White House.  —  Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Bret Stephens and the Perils of the Tapped-Out Column  —  New York Times columnist Bret Stephens ambushed and gravely wounded his own career on the evening of Dec. 27 when his piece about—bear with me here—the alleged superior intelligence of Ashkenazi Jews went live on the Times website.
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CNN:
Anti-Semitic attacks show a society at risk of falling apart  —  Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist.  She is a frequent opinion contributor to CNN, a contributing columnist to the Washington Post and a columnist for World Politics Review.
Discussion: WGN-TV, Salon and The New Neo
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Cecilia Reyes / Chicago Tribune:
Illinois loses population for 6th straight year — and it lost more residents than any state this decade  —  Illinois' population decreased in 2019 by an estimated 51,250 people, or 0.4%, marking the sixth consecutive year the state has lost residents, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
Parnas Pushes to Share His Info With House Intel  —  The ex-Giuliani associate asked for permission to send the contents of an iPhone to Hill investigators.  —  Lev Parnas, a former Rudy Giuliani associate charged with financial crimes, is still sharing material with congressional investigators …
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Hullabaloo
CNN:
Texas shooting isn't as simple as it seems  —  James C. Moore is a communications consultant, political analyst, and author.  He has been writing and reporting on Texas politics for the past 40 years.  The views expressed here are the author's.  Read more opinion on CNN.
Axios:
Trump says he'll sign “phase one” trade deal with China on Jan. 15  —  President Trump tweeted Tuesday that he will sign the “phase one” trade deal with China in a ceremony at the White House on Jan. 15.  —  The intrigue: Trump did not indicate that Chinese President Xi Jinping …
Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
From Scott Brown to Donald Trump, can Democrats recover from the traumas of the 2010s?  —  Brown's win was a warning, but Democrats were shockingly unprepared for the 2010 debacle and its clues to the Republican Party's Trump transformation.  —  President Donald Trump.
Jessica Tarlov / The Hill:
2019's political winners and losers — on both sides of the aisle  —  New Year's Eve is all about reflection.  What do we want for ourselves in the next year?  For our family and friends?  For our country?  —  It's also a time for political junkies to reflect on the events of the past year and declare some “winners and losers.”
Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:
Trump's threat to democracy  —  Polite society warns against the drawing of certain historical parallels.  But as another tumultuous year of Donald Trump's presidency draws to a close, it seems like a good time to ask: Where does one look for a political equivalent in a year …
David Matthews / New York Daily News:
Mysterious drones in Colorado continue to baffle investigators  —  Multiple sightings of drones flying at night in Colorado have left investigators and residents with far more questions than answers since it started happening earlier this month.  —  Sheriff Tom Nestor of Lincoln County told ABC News …
Discussion: ABC News
New York Post:
Top DOE official arrested for trying to set up sex with underage boy  —  A top deputy to city schools Chancellor Richard Carranza was busted in Wisconsin for allegedly trying to arrange sex with an underage boy online, police and sources told The Post.  —  Department of Education Deputy Chief …
Michael Rezendes / Associated Press:
Lawsuit: Famed Jesuit abused boy 1,000 times around world  —  CHICAGO (AP) — One day in May of 1970, an 11-year-old boy and his disabled sister were sitting on the curb outside a Chicago tavern, waiting for their mother to come out.  When a priest with crinkly eyes and a ready smile happened …
Anna M. Phillips / Los Angeles Times:
Trump's plans to strip clean water protections leave New Mexico fearing pollution and health risks  —  Twice a day, every day, Vicente Fernandez walks along the banks of the Rio Fernando, inspecting the river that has shaped his valley's fortunes for generations.
Michael Snyder / The Economic Collapse:
50 Numbers From 2019 That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe  —  One of the best ways to determine where things are heading is to look back at how much has changed over the past 12 months.  2019 has been one of the most memorable years in our history, and it has certainly set the stage for the critical events of the decade to come.
BBC:
Picasso painting attacked at Tate Modern  —  A man has been charged with criminal damage after a £20m Picasso painting was attacked at the Tate Modern art gallery in London on Saturday.  —  The venue has taken the artist's 1944 painting Bust of a Woman off display while the damage is assessed.
Discussion: New York Post
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit by Ex-Trump Aide Subpoenaed in Impeachment Inquiry  —  Judge Richard J. Leon acted after the House dropped its subpoena to Charles Kupperman and mooted the case, which had been closely watched for its implications about whether John Bolton would testify about President Trump's pressuring Ukraine.
Discussion: Washington Post
Agence France-Presse:
New book smashes taboo over French author's sex with teens  —  Paris (AFP) - A prominent French author who has never made any secret of his preference for sex with adolescent girls and boys is at the centre of a firestorm as a former partner publishes a book describing the lasting trauma of underage intercourse over three decades ago.
 
 
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Discussion: Raw Story
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