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3:15 PM ET, January 11, 2020

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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
How to dump Trump: Rick Wilson on Running Against the Devil  —  He was a Republican ad man but now he's a bestselling author out to bring down a president.  He says Democrats must listen  —  Democratic voters should read Rick Wilson's new book, he says, and heed his advice about how to beat Donald Trump.
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Washington Post:
Biden holds wide lead among black voters in Democratic presidential race, Post-Ipsos poll finds  —  Former vice president Joe Biden is far and away the favored candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination among black Americans, boosted by his personal popularity …
Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Endangered Democrats sound the alarm on Bernie and Warren
Kate Sullivan / CNN:
Podium order announced for CNN/Des Moines Register Democratic presidential debate
Discussion: Mediaite
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Bernie Sanders leads the Iowa Poll for the first time, just weeks before the Iowa caucuses
Arlette Saenz / CNN:
Jill Biden responds to Sanders attack on her husband: 'I don't like it that Democrats attack other Democrats'
Discussion: Townhall
Hanna Trudo / The Daily Beast:
Bloomberg Spent $200 Million and Isn't on Track to Score a Single Delegate
Discussion: Mother Jones and ABC News
Marc Tracy / New York Times:   How a High Schooler Scooped Everyone on the Iowa Poll
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Biden Is The Front-Runner, But There's No Clear Favorite
Discussion: Althouse
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump's Rationale for Killing Soleimani Is Falling Apart  —  Why did the United States kill Iranian general Qasem Soleimani?  President Trump, in remarks to the nation the morning after the attack, gave a clear rationale.  Soleimani “was planning new attacks on American targets, but we stopped him.”
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Washington Post:
Trump now claims four embassies were under threat from Iran, raising fresh questions about intelligence reports  —  President Trump said on Friday that a senior Iranian general killed by a U.S. drone strike had been planning attacks on four U.S. embassies, a claim made to justify the decision …
Barbie Latza Nadeau / The Daily Beast:
Trump Tweets Lie Accusing Dems of Defending Soleimani
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Deadline
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Warns Iraq It Risks Losing Access to Key Bank Account If Troops Told to Leave  —  Loss of access to New York Fed account, where international oil sale revenue is kept, could creating cash crunch in Iraq's financial system  —  The Trump administration warned Iraq this week …
Associated Press:
Iran says it ‘unintentionally’ shot down Ukrainian jetliner  —  A woman mourns outside the Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton, Alberta, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, during a vigil for those killed after a Ukrainian passenger jet crashed, killing at least 63 Canadians, just minutes after taking off from Iran's capital.
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Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
John Bolton impeachment testimony will be blocked, Donald Trump says  —  John Bolton will be blocked from testifying at Donald Trump's impeachment trial, the president has indicated, despite the former national security adviser insisting he would do so if he received a subpoena.
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Nick Bilton / Vanity Fair:
You Won't Believe What Trump Said About His Middle Name  —  Special correspondent Gabriel Sherman dishes on the White House's Iran scramble, Don Jr.'s electoral ambitions, and—most importantly—the latest evidence of the president's mental decay.  —  In the midst of the Golden Globes …
Axios:
Trump's national security adviser claims Iran more likely to negotiate now  —  White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien tells Axios that despite predictions to the contrary, he's convinced Iran is more likely to return to the negotiating table since the U.S. killed Quds Force leader Qasem Soleimani.
Discussion: Associated Press
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Washington Post:
New Iran revelations suggest Trump's deceptions were deeper than we thought
Discussion: CBS News and Vox
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:   Congress doesn't seem to have the courage that our Founding Fathers expected
Natalia V. Navarro / Colorado Public Radio:
Drone Mystery Spreads: More Sightings, Close Calls, No Answers  —  Concerns about the mysterious drones reportedly flying over eastern Colorado are rising as reports of sightings become more widespread.  —  And a drone nearly hit a medical helicopter Tuesday.
Merrill Matthews / The Hill:
The blue-state exodus gains momentum  —  Nine years ago I published a piece that asserted, “Voters around the country are concluding it's better to be red than dead” — applying almost the exact opposite meaning to an old phrase referring to communism.  New Census Bureau figures appear to confirm my prediction — mostly.
Mary Kay Linge / New York Post:
Judge Judy sets the stage for Bloomberg's anti-Trump rally  —  Mike Bloomberg slammed President Trump - as well as his Democratic rivals - Saturday as he kicked off what he called “Day One” of his run for the White House.  —  “Unlike everyone else in this race, I think what's important …
Emma Goldberg / New York Times:
‘Techlash’ Hits College Campuses  —  Facebook, Google and other major tech firms were every student's dream workplaces.  Until they weren't.  —  In 2006, Google bought YouTube for more than $1 billion, Apple was preparing to announce the first iPhone, and the American housing bubble began to deflate.
Claire Galofaro / Associated Press:
On the brink: Swing county tense as Trump tangles with Iran  —  MONROE, Mich. (AP) — He flipped anxiously between news stations, bracing for an announcement of bombs falling and troops boarding planes destined for the Middle East.  It was a nightmare he hoped he would never see again.
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Stephanie Grisham is not the worst-ever White House press secretary.  Here's why.  —  Hearing Joe Lockhart talk about his old job as White House press secretary almost seems quaint.  —  The idealism: “Your main job is to advocate for the press within the government.”
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Amy Kaufman / Los Angeles Times:
Oprah Winfrey exits Russell Simmons #MeToo documentary, and the filmmakers respond  —  Oprah Winfrey is disassociating herself with a new documentary about Russell Simmons and the #MeToo movement.  —  In December, Winfrey announced that she would serve as executive producer on a still-untitled film …
Jacque Talbot / Daily Express:
Michelle and Barack Obama advising ‘friends’ Harry and Meghan on life outside Royal Family  —  MICHELLE and Barack Obama have been advising Prince Harry and Megan Markle on their new life outside the Royal Family, insiders have claimed  —  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are friends …
New York Times:
In Blow to Beijing, Taiwan Re-elects Tsai Ing-wen as President  —  The victory was a remarkable comeback for Ms. Tsai and suggested that Beijing's pressure campaign had backfired.  —  TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan's voters delivered a stinging rebuke of China's rising authoritarianism on Saturday …
Mark Townsend / The Guardian:
Fan of Trump and Farage raises far-right ‘Q’ flag at his Cornish castle  —  Hotelier uses Tintagel pile to back American QAnon deep state conspiracy theory  —  A key supporter of Nigel Farage and Donald Trump has provoked ridicule after using his landmark Cornish castle to fly the flag …
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
F.B.I. Apologizes to Court for Botching Surveillance of Trump Adviser, and Pledges Fixes  —  In a rare public filing, the bureau said it would extend wiretap changes to other tools for collecting data on suspected spies and terrorists.  —  WASHINGTON — A chastened F.B.I. told a secretive court …
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New York Times:
Seven Days in January: How the U.S. and Iran Approached the Brink of War
Discussion: American Thinker
Hlr / Harvard Law Review:
Pack the Union: A Proposal to Admit New States for the Purpose of Amending the Constitution …
Discussion: Balkinization
Ginia Bellafante / New York Times:
Elizabeth Wurtzel and the Illusion of Gen-X Success
Jon Levine / New York Post:
Fliers recruiting suicide terrorists for jihad against US distributed in Iran
Yahoo News:
Curtain falls on Chinese film festival as censorship intensifies
Aya Batrawy / Associated Press:
New Oman ruler vows to uphold late sultan's peaceful policy
Discussion: NPR and Associated Press
Fred Barnes / Washington Examiner:
The unconventional president
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Wisconsin dairy farmers suffer massive blow thanks to Trump's trade war
Wall Street Journal:
Washington, Beijing Agree to New Dialogue to Pursue Reforms, Address Disputes
Discussion: The Week
Jennifer Weiner / New York Times:
Why America Needs a Royal Family
Discussion: Althouse
Amanda Teuscher / American Oversight:
State Department's Release of Volker Calendars and Text Messages Raises Further Questions
Ryan Broderick / BuzzFeed News:
The Most Popular Facebook Content About Iran Right Now Isn't Just Pro-Trump — It Was Posted By Him
Andrew Sheeler / Sacramento Bee:
‘We want to be a no-kill state.’ Newsom calls for end to animal euthanasia in California
Discussion: The Hill
 

 
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