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10:25 AM ET, October 4, 2021

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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Covid, in Retreat  —  New cases in the U.S. have fallen by more than a third in the past month.  —  Covid-19 is once again in retreat.  —  The reasons remain somewhat unclear, and there is no guarantee that the decline in caseloads will continue.  But the turnaround is now large enough …
Discussion: Reason and The Guardian
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Fauci Tells Vaccinated Americans Not to Plan for Christmas Yet
Jeff Horwitz / Wall Street Journal:
The Facebook Whistleblower, Frances Haugen, Says She Wants to Fix the Company, Not Harm It  —  The former Facebook employee says her goal is to help prompt change at the social-media giant  —  The former Facebook Inc. employee who gathered documents that formed the foundation …
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CBS News:
Whistleblower: Facebook is misleading the public on progress against hate speech, violence, misinformation  —  Frances Haugen says in her time with Facebook she saw, “conflicts of interest between what was good for the public and what was good for Facebook.”  Scott Pelley reports.
Juan Williams / The Hill:
Pelosi shows her power  —  If you are betting on politics, here's my advice — put your money on Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).  —  Historian Robert Caro famously crowned Lyndon Johnson the “Master of the Senate.”  —  After last week, it's clear Pelosi is his equal in the House.
Discussion: CNN, The Dispatch and The National
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Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
For Democrats and the Biden agenda, it's becoming a matter of trust
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Jan. 6 panel braces for collision with Trump  —  The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol is steeling itself for its first encounter with an immovable object: Donald Trump.  —  Some aspects of its work are proceeding smoothly.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Sarah D. Wire / Los Angeles Times:
Jan. 6 rioters exploited little-known Capitol weak spots: A handful of unreinforced windows
Discussion: Politico
Washington Post:
Trump, talked out of announcing a 2024 bid for now, settles on a wink-and-nod unofficial candidacy  —  As turmoil in Afghanistan reached a crescendo in August, Donald Trump began talking again with advisers about whether he should announce his 2024 campaign for president right away.
Washington Post:
Key findings from the Pandora Papers investigation  —  The Pandora Papers is an investigation based on more than 11.9 million documents revealing the flows of money, property and other assets concealed in the offshore financial system.  The Washington Post and other news organizations exposed …
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ICIJ:
Offshore havens and hidden riches of world leaders and billionaires exposed in unprecedented leak
The Guardian:
Pandora papers: biggest ever leak of offshore data exposes financial secrets of rich and powerful
Associated Press:
Ex-U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, sunk by ‘legitimate rape’ remark, dies  —  Former U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, a conservative Missouri Republican whose comment that women's bodies have a way of avoiding pregnancies in cases of “legitimate rape” sunk his bid for the U.S. Senate and became a cautionary tale for other GOP candidates, died late Sunday.
Andrew Murray / Fox News:
Florida Gov. DeSantis' wife diagnosed with breast cancer  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for October 4  —  EXCLUSIVE - Casey DeSantis, the wife of Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, has been diagnosed with breast cancer.  —  “I am saddened to report that Florida's esteemed First Lady …
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
USPS Begins Postal Banking Pilot Program  —  The test allows customers to cash business or payroll checks at the post office and place them onto a gift card.  —  The United States Postal Service (USPS) has taken the most dramatic step in a half-century to re-establish a postal banking system in America.
Discussion: Popular Information
CNN:
Pro-Trump challenger's residency issues catch Murkowski's eye  —  (CNN)Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has not yet said whether she'll run for reelection in 2022 — but she is well aware of potential baggage one of her challengers could be carrying.  —  Murkowski took aim at her would-be GOP challenger …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jennifer Van Laar / RedState:
EXCLUSIVE: Maj Gen Ordered 50+ Evacuees off One of Last Flights out of Kabul to Make Room for Taliban Souvenir  —  In what's been described as a photo that “may become an enduring memory of the end of the U.S. war in Afghanistan,” Maj. Gen. Christopher Donahue walks toward a C-17 transport plane …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Exclusive: Afghan ambassador decries country's “betrayal”
Discussion: Insider and Fox News
Ben Smith / New York Times:
What They Saw in Ozy  —  The story behind the story is about the elite investors who plowed millions into a media dream without much due diligence, persuaded by the charm of Ozy's head, Carlos Watson.  —  There's an irresistible temptation, in this age of scams and hype …
The Daily Beast:
Trump's Sprawling Use of NDAs Now Threatens to Humiliate Him  —  For decades, Donald Trump used the same legal language in Non-Disclosure Agreements to prevent associates from saying anything bad about him.  That's bad news for Trump.  —  For decades, Donald Trump has treasured Non-Disclosure …
Discussion: Raw Story
Joseph Simonson / Washington Free Beacon:
Dems Tuck Multibillion-Dollar Handout to Illegal Immigrants Into Reconciliation  —  Biden's $3.5 trillion spending bill gives migrants same child benefits as Americans  —  President Joe Biden's budget includes a provision that provides billions of dollars in cash to illegal aliens with children.
Discussion: Power Line
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Scoop: House Republican says he's facing federal prosecution  —  The top Republican on the House Appropriations Committee's agriculture panel says he's facing federal prosecution, Axios has learned.  —  Driving the news: In a new fundraising page for his legal expense fund, Rep. Jeff Fortenberry …
Miles Himmel / Washington Examiner:
Elites think they're better than you  —  They think they're smarter than you.  They think they deserve more than you.  They think they're better than you.  —  Who are they, you ask?  Hollywood, Silicon Valley, athletes, politicians, entertainment, those who dine at the French Laundry …
Yelena Dzhanova / Insider:
A Connecticut doctor who gave patients blank, signed COVID-19 exemption forms has surrendered her medical license  — Sue McIntosh, a former Connecticut physician, has surrendered her medical degree after an investigation found she gave blank exemption waivers to patients.
Discussion: Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
New York Times:
U.S. Signals Little Thaw in Trade Relations With China  —  The Biden administration said it would not immediately remove the Trump administration's tariffs and would require that Beijing uphold its trade commitments.  —  WASHINGTON — The Biden administration offered its strongest signal yet …
Julie Luchetta / Arizona Republic:
Activists ambush Sen. Kyrsten Sinema at ASU over immigration, Build Back Better Act  —  Sen. Kyrsten Sinema was confronted by proponents of the democratic Build Back Better bill who followed her as she entered a public restroom on Sunday morning.  —  A video posted on the Twitter account …
 
 
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Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
U.S. Election Coups? Really? Let's All Take a Deep Breath
Susan J. Demas / Michigan Advance:
New: Whitmer vetoes GOP bills part of ‘calculated misinformation’ about the 2020 election
Washington Examiner:
Biden must reject using the PATRIOT Act to suppress angry parents' opinions
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
U.S. Navy hit by another international bribery scandal
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Sabrina Rodriguez / Politico:
Virginia Democrats attempt to claw back Trump's gains with Latinos
Discussion: Townhall
Jeremy Egner / New York Times:
Damian Lewis Discusses the Future of ‘Billions’
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Telegraph:
The 2,000-year-old airborne disease theory that blinded Covid experts
 Earlier Items: 
Jeff Stein / SpyTalk:
Flynn Secretly Paid $200,000 in Middle East Nuclear Scheme—Report
Discussion: Rolling Stone and Raw Story
Tracey Tully / New York Times:
Democratic Voters See Many Losers in Party Schism, and One Winner: Trump
Discussion: Common Dreams and Breitbart
Niha Masih / Washington Post:
Under fire from Hindu nationalist groups, U.S.-based scholars of South Asia worry about academic freedom
The Nevada Independent:
Independent Poll: Sisolak, Cortez Masto hold slim leads over likely GOP opponents
Todd Martens / Los Angeles Times:
Can the future of comedy be found in socialism?
Mike Baker / New York Times:
In Alaska's Covid Crisis, Doctors Must Decide Who Lives and Who Dies
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Slate