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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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Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Michael Bloomberg Is Open to Spending $1 Billion to Defeat Trump — The Democratic presidential candidate said he would spend big even if the nominee was someone he had sharp differences with, like Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren. — SAN MARCOS, Texas — Michael R. Bloomberg on Saturday …
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 …
Kate Sullivan / CNN:
Podium order announced for CNN/Des Moines Register Democratic presidential debate
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Endangered Democrats sound the alarm on Bernie and Warren
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Salt Lake Tribune, New York Post and Raw Story
Arlette Saenz / CNN:
Jill Biden responds to Sanders attack on her husband: 'I don't like it that Democrats attack other Democrats'
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Townhall
New York Times:
Furor in Iran and Abroad After Tehran Admits Downing Ukrainian Jetliner — Ukrainian officials suggest Iran would not have admitted responsibility if investigators from Ukraine had not found missile debris in the crash wreckage. — KYIV, Ukraine — Iran's stunning admission …
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Maia Davis / NBC News:
Protests erupt in Iran over plane's downing that killed 176 — The demonstrators expressed anger at what they perceived as an initial cover-up. Prior to Tehran's admission Saturday, it had denied shooting down the flight. — Protests break out in Iran after government admits it shot down passenger jet
Agence France-Presse:
Queen, Prince Harry, senior royals set for crisis meeting — London (AFP) - Queen Elizabeth II will host a showdown meeting with Prince Harry on Monday in an attempt to solve the crisis triggered by his bombshell announcement that he and wife Meghan were stepping back from the royal frontline.
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Dan Bilefsky / New York Times:
Could ‘Megxit’ Be a Royal Fairy Tale for Canada?
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Daily Mail and VICE
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 …
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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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PJ Media Home, Slate, Breitbart, CNN, Contemptor and Blue Delaware
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Stamford Advocate:
Puerto Rico earthquake aftershocks again rattle coastline as residents deal with disaster after disaster — GUÁNICA, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico has not stopped shaking since a 6.4-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday forced thousands of families to sleep outside, jeopardized …
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Danica Coto / Associated Press:
Magnitude 5.9 shock again rocks quake-stunned Puerto Rico — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A magnitude 5.9 quake shook Puerto Rico on Saturday, causing millions of dollars of damage along the island's southern coast, where previous recent quakes have toppled homes and schools.
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The Daily Caller and The Root
Andrew Simpson / Political Tribune:
Mother Of Marine Claimed Son Told Her Fox News Plays On Every TV On Base, Not Allowed To Change The Channel — This is horrifying. … After multiple reports emerged recently showing Donald Trump's popularity among members of the military falling precipitously, it was only a matter …
Hlr / Harvard Law Review:
Pack the Union: A Proposal to Admit New States for the Purpose of Amending the Constitution to Ensure Equal Representation — For most of the twenty-first century, the world's oldest surviving democracy has been led by a chief executive who received fewer votes than his opponent in an election for the position.1
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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, CBS News, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Guardian, News Agency UNIAN and CNN
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Barbie Latza Nadeau / The Daily Beast:
Trump Tweets Lie Accusing Dems of Defending Soleimani
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Politico, POLITICUSUSA, Deadline and Washington Post
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump's new danger: Witnesses — President Trump and other Republicans allies sound confident about his impeachment trial, but some key Republican senators plan to push for witnesses, which could result in a new chance for Democrats to sway public opinion. — The big picture …
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The Daily Beast
Quartz:
These are the political ads Cambridge Analytica designed for you — The New Propaganda — What are the new weapons in the arsenal of influence? — Cambridge Analytica once bragged of its ability to target voters with ads based on their psychological traits in order to manipulate them better.
Alan M. Dershowitz / Gatestone Institute:
Yale Psychiatrist Issues Diagnosis of “Psychotic” for Defending Constitutional Rights — Dr. Bandy Lee is literally claiming that we are mentally ill and our views should be considered symptoms of our illness, rather than as legitimate ideas. — Publicly offering “professional opinions” …
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.
Connor Mannion / Mediaite:
Trump Posts Tweet in Farsi to Iranian Protestors, Claims 'I've Stood With You Since The Beginning' — President Donald Trump, who banned Iranians from coming to the United States the month he assumed the presidency, tweeted out a statement of support for the nation's protestors today.
New York Times:
Seven Days in January: How the U.S. and Iran Approached the Brink of War — The story of that week, and the secret planning in the months preceding it, ranks as the most perilous chapter so far in President Trump's three years in office. — WASHINGTON — The plane was late and the kill team was worried.
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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and American Thinker
Ryan Nobles / CNN:
Mike Lee signs on to Bernie Sanders' bill to prevent funding for military intervention in Iran — Sources: Trump furious over House War Powers vote — (CNN)Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah has agreed to co-sponsor Sen. Bernie Sanders' legislation that would freeze funding for any military action …
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Axios, Mother Jones and Breitbart
Jon Levine / New York Post:
Gun applications surge in Rockland County after Hanukkah stabbings — The Jews of Monsey are fighting back. — In the days after a machete-wielding madman allegedly stormed a rabbi's home and attacked five people during a Hanukkah celebration, dozens of Orthodox and Hasidic Jews …
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