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7:50 PM ET, January 1, 2020

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Stuart Stevens / Washington Post:
Wake up, Republicans.  Your party stands for all the wrong things now.  —  Stuart Stevens is a writer and GOP political consultant who is working with a political action committee that backs Bill Weld for president.  —  Here's a question: Does anybody have any idea what the Republican Party stands for in 2020?
Discussion: Raw Story
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
The Embassy Attack Revealed Trump's Weakness  —  Over the past 18 months, Donald Trump has picked a fight with Iran that he won't end and can't win.  That fight has had horrifying consequences for the Iranian people, led Tehran to restart its nuclear program, and now left parts of the American embassy compound in Baghdad in flames.
Discussion: BBC, New York Times, Quartz and CNN
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Ammar Karim / Agence France-Presse:   Pro-Iran protesters leave US embassy in Baghdad
Juan Cole / Informed Comment:   US Embassy in Baghdad Invaded after SecState Pompeo Slashed Security Funding, Took no Preventive Steps …
New York Post:
Jewish man attacked by two women after trying to film anti-Semitic tirade  —  Two female attackers yelled “F— you Jew” and “I will kill you Jews” at a Brooklyn man before shoving him to the ground when he tried to film their anti-Semitic screed, law enforcement sources and witnesses said Wednesday.
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Corey Kilgannon / New York Times:
Victim of Anti-Semitic Rampage Is Unlikely to Awake From Coma, Family Says  —  “Doctors are not optimistic,” the man's relatives said several days after the stabbing attack at a Hanukkah celebration left him with likely brain damage.  —  The most grievously injured victim …
Barbara Rodriguez / Des Moines Register:
‘I am one of the undecided’: With a month to go, many likely caucusgoers still unsure about their choice  —  The venue was packed with more than a thousand people waiting to see Pete Buttigieg, and a chant had broken out for the Democratic presidential candidate a few minutes before he took the stage.
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Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Pete Buttigieg's Campaign Says It Raised $24.7 Million in the Fourth Quarter
Discussion: The Week
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Buttigieg finishes year with $24.7 million haul in final quarter
Discussion: NBC News and The Week
Julie Bykowicz / Wall Street Journal:   Buttigieg Campaign Raised $24.7 Million in Fourth Quarter
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Giuliani says he'd testify at Trump Senate trial  —  The former New York City mayor added he'd “love to try the case” on Trump's behalf, but “I don't know if anyone would have the courage to give me the case.”  —  President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani says he'd be willing …
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ABC News:   Rudy Giuliani says he's willing to testify, give ‘demonstrations’ at Trump impeachment trial
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Impeachment Trial Looming, Chief Justice Reflects on Judicial Independence  —  Chief Justice John Roberts's year-end report on the judiciary praised civics education, but it was not hard to detect a timely subtext that appeared to be addressed to President Trump.
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Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:   Emerging from the shadows: the U.S. chief justice who will preside over Trump's trial
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump cuts loose with unpredictable characters at Mar-a-Lago  —  At Trump's luxury South Florida resort, the president is just another guy in the buffet line.  —  Guests wait for the arrival of President Donald Trump to his New Year's Eve party at his Mar-a-Lago property on Dec. 31, 2019.
Discussion: Raw Story
Dave Philipps / New York Times:
From the Brig to Mar-a-Lago, Former Navy SEAL Capitalizes on Newfound Fame  —  After receiving presidential clemency, Edward Gallagher has left the SEALs to become a pitchman and conservative activist.  —  A year ago, Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher was wearing drab prison scrubs …
Joan Walsh / The Nation:
This F#$%ing Decade  —  For years, media and political elites refused to acknowledge the growing racism and radicalism of the Republican party.  Their “both-sidesism” led to Trump's GOP takeover.  —  I've always resisted the notion that new decades are news events, bestowed on us …
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Isn't Talking Much About ‘Medicare for All’ Anymore  —  There are signs her campaign is seeking to calm fears about her health care proposal, including having small meetings with rural Iowa voters to explain her financing and transition plans.
Discussion: DNyuz
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Ranking the Democrats: Who has best chance of winning nomination?  —  The battle for the Democratic nomination is nearing crunch time with roughly one month left before the Iowa caucuses.  —  Some big-name candidates have dropped out — most notably Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) …
Isabel Kershner / New York Times:
Netanyahu Seeks Immunity From Israeli Corruption Charges  —  His request to Parliament is a rare move, and a potentially unpopular one, heading into a general election.  But it could keep the Israeli leader out of court.  —  JERUSALEM — Fighting for his future, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …
Discussion: DNyuz
Tyler Cowen / Marginal REVOLUTION:
What libertarianism has become and will become — State Capacity Libertarianism  —  Having tracked the libertarian “movement” for much of my life, I believe it is now pretty much hollowed out, at least in terms of flow.  One branch split off into Ron Paul-ism and less savory alt right directions …
 
 
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Ghislaine Maxwell's powerful contacts protecting her in safe houses
Ray Sanchez / CNN:
Illinois governor pardons more than 11,000 people for low-level pot offenses
Discussion: KTLA and FOX2now.com
Marc Stein / New York Times:
David Stern, Transformative N.B.A. Commissioner, Dies at 77
Discussion: The Root
Golnaz Esfandiari / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Iran Had A Rough Year — And 2020 Is Likely To Be Equally Difficult
Bill Bowden / Arkansas Online:
Judge abruptly exits Biden paternity case
Thomas Wright / The Atlantic:
A Bigger Foreign-Policy Mess Than Anyone Predicted
Discussion: Washington Post
Dan Charles / NPR:
Farmers Got Billions From Taxpayers In 2019, And Hardly Anyone Objected
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Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Bloomberg's business in China has grown.  That could create unprecedented entanglements if he is elected president.
Discussion: Raw Story
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How we survive the surveillance apocalypse
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
Decade of Debt: Federal Debt Up More Than $10 Trillion in 2010s
Lucy Mangan / The Guardian:
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Casey Chalk / The Federalist:
Religious People Think Democrats Will Strip Our Rights Because It's True
Gregory Katz / Associated Press:
Heterosexual couples form 1st civil partnerships in England
David Wallace-Wells / New York Magazine:
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