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9:05 AM ET, October 4, 2021

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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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James Clayton / BBC:   Frances Haugen: Facebook whistleblower reveals identity
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Washington Post:
Key findings from the Pandora Papers investigation
Discussion: ICIJ, New York Post and Rolling Stone
OCCRP:
Massive Leak Exposes the Hidden Fortunes of World's Elite and Crooks
Discussion: OCCRP
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 …
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.
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Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
For Democrats and the Biden agenda, it's becoming a matter of trust  —  Many liberals don't trust moderates.  Key moderates no longer trust congressional leaders or the White House.  And few in the House trust the Senate.  —  As Democrats embark this week on their latest effort …
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.
Discussion: The Hill, Insider and Political Wire
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
Zachary Basu / Axios:
U.S. to warn China is not complying with Trump's Phase One trade deal  —  U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai will declare Monday that an extensive review found China isn't meeting its commitments under the Phase One trade deal — laying the groundwork for the Biden administration to keep …
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New York Times:
U.S. Signals Little Thaw in Trade Relations With China
Discussion: Nikkei Asia
Sarah D. Wire / Los Angeles Times:
Jan. 6 rioters exploited little-known Capitol weak spots: A handful of unreinforced windows  —  Four major access points that Jan. 6 rioters used to break into and overtake the U.S. Capitol had something unusual in common: They were among a dozen or so ground-floor windows and glass-paned doors that had not been recently reinforced.
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
Jeff Stein / SpyTalk:
Flynn Secretly Paid $200,000 in Middle East Nuclear Scheme—Report  —  Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad dug up internal audit documents revealing more unreported payments in wild scheme for Arab power plants  —  Disgraced former Donald Trump National Security Adviser and Army general Michael Flynn …
Discussion: Raw Story and Rolling Stone
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
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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
Washington Examiner:
Biden must reject using the PATRIOT Act to suppress angry parents' opinions  —  The coronavirus pandemic was obviously tragic in many ways, killing many of the most vulnerable, disrupting life, and causing job loss and economic hardship for millions.  But in other ways, the experience …
Sabrina Rodriguez / Politico:
Virginia Democrats attempt to claw back Trump's gains with Latinos  —  Flanked by six of Virginia's top Latino leaders, over pupusas and empanadas at a recent campaign-sponsored event, Terry McAuliffe met with a group of voters from countries like El Salvador, Peru and Venezuela to talk about his vision for his state.
Discussion: Townhall
 
 
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Exclusive: Afghan ambassador decries country's “betrayal”
Discussion: Insider and Fox News
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
U.S. Navy hit by another international bribery scandal
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
CNN:
Pro-Trump challenger's residency issues catch Murkowski's eye
The Daily Beast:
Trump's Sprawling Use of NDAs Now Threatens to Humiliate Him
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
Jeremy Egner / New York Times:
Damian Lewis Discusses the Future of ‘Billions’
Discussion: Variety
Telegraph:
The 2,000-year-old airborne disease theory that blinded Covid experts
 Earlier Items: 
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
Undefined / 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?
Jelani Cobb / New Yorker:
Why Republicans Are Still Recounting Votes
Discussion: The Guardian and Bloomberg
Mike Baker / New York Times:
In Alaska's Covid Crisis, Doctors Must Decide Who Lives and Who Dies
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Slate