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Dylan Byers / Puck:
Inside the CNN Newsroom's Clash with Jason Kilar  —  Fear, anger, profound loyalty to Jeff Zucker and full-blown resentment for Jason Kilar dominated a confidential meeting in CNN's D.C. newsroom on the night of Zucker's February surprise.  —  Just after 7 p.m. ET last night …
New York Post:
Zucker, Gollust's cozy ties with Andrew Cuomo included coaching him on COVID briefings  —  Ousted CNN honcho Jeff Zucker and his paramour Allison Gollust made personal calls to Andrew Cuomo in 2020 in a bid to lure the governor to make more flattering appearances on his brother Chris Cuomo's show, The Post has learned.
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Jeff Zucker's legacy is defined by his promotion of Donald Trump  —  Many questions still swirl around Wednesday's startling announcement that, after nine years, Jeff Zucker's reign as CNN president was over.  —  Was his ouster really all about his failure to disclose to his corporate bosses …
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
More CNN: Critics wondering why Stelter still has a job after Zucker scandal
Kayla Brantley / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Brian Stelter should start looking for another job.’ …
Tiana Lowe / Washington Examiner:
CNN and Brian Stelter forget how Jeff Zucker turned their network into Trump TV in 2016
Discussion: HotAir, The Ankler and New York Post
Allahpundit / HotAir:
Cuomo News Network: Zucker, Gollust reportedly coached Andrew Cuomo on COVID briefings
Discussion: New York Post and Twitchy
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
U.S. Exposes What It Says Is Russian Effort to Fabricate Pretext for Invasion  —  Officials said Russia was planning a fake video showing an attack by Ukrainians on Russian territory or Russian speakers in eastern Ukraine.  —  WASHINGTON — The United States has acquired intelligence …
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
What Does Putin Really Want?  —  There are questions about troop numbers, questions about diplomacy.  There are questions about the Ukrainian military, its weapons, and its soldiers.  There are questions about Germany and France: How will they react?  There are questions about America …
Discussion: Bloomberg
Washington Post:
U.S. to allege Russian plot to stage attack as pretext for Ukraine invasion
The White House:
Statement by President Joe Biden  —  Last night at my direction, U.S. military forces in the northwest Syria successfully undertook a counterterrorism operation to protect the American people and our Allies, and make the world a safer place.  Thanks to the skill and bravery of our Armed Forces …
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Associated Press:
Biden: US raid in Syria killed top Islamic State leader  —  ATMEH, Syria (AP) — A U.S. special forces raid in northwestern Syria early Thursday killed the top leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, President Joe Biden said.  —  “Thanks to the skill and bravery …
Washington Post:
Memo circulated among Trump allies advocated using NSA data in attempt to prove stolen election  —  The proposal to seize and analyze “NSA unprocessed raw signals data” raises legal and ethical concerns that set it apart from other attempts that have come to light.
Politico:
Opening statements in Palin's libel case against the New York Times  —  NEW YORK — Attorneys for former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Thursday argued there was “no link” between their client and a 2011 shooting that left six people dead and an Arizona congresswoman injured …
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Genevieve Lakier / Washington Post:
Is the legal standard for libel outdated? Sarah Palin could help answer.
Discussion: Reason and Bloomberg
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Whoopi Goldberg's American Idea of Race  —  It made sense, to the New York Daily News sports editor, that these guys dominated basketball.  After all, “the game places a premium on an alert, scheming mind and flashy trickiness, artful dodging and general smartalecness,” not to mention their “God-given better balance and speed.”
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Fox News is filling its editor positions with GOP operatives and Trump staffers  —  Since the start of President Joe Biden's term, Fox News has hired at least nine editors who previously worked for former President Donald Trump's administration, Republican campaign offices, or Republican politicians.
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Riley Snyder / The Nevada Independent:
Before death, Reid emptied campaign accounts  —  The day before he died, federal campaign accounts affiliated with former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) reported doling out more than $133,000 in donations to a broad swath of federal, state and local-level Democratic candidates in Nevada.
James Kirchick / Tablet Magazine:
When the Pope Hits Your Eye Like a Big Pizza Pie, That's Ahmari  —  From neoconservatism to integralist cosplay to active worship of China and Russia, the ‘post-liberal’ right has had a giddy five years  —  I first met Sohrab Ahmari, one of the most influential and controversial writers …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Why are Democrats struggling with working class voters?  Don't blame ‘wokeness.’  —  With President Biden set to meet New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday, pundits will spin this as a sign of profound political failure on Democrats' part, an act of ritual penitence for failing to treat rising crime as a serious issue.
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John F. Harris / Politico:
Take The Hint, John Roberts — It's Time For You To Retire, Too  —  “Judges are like umpires,” John Roberts famously said at his confirmation hearing as Chief Justice.  “Umpires don't make the rules, they apply them ... They make sure everybody plays by the rules, but it is a limited role.
Discussion: HotAir, The Bulwark and Raw Story
Alan I. Abramowitz / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Why Voter Suppression Probably Won't Work  —  Voting procedures, turnout, and vote margins in the 2020 election  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — In the aftermath of the high-turnout 2020 election, many Republican-controlled state governments have passed legislation that Democrats believe will harm their party's voter turnout.
Liam Stack / New York Times:
A Jewish Teacher Criticized Israel.  She Was Fired.  —  Jessie Sander had just started a job at a synagogue in Scarsdale.  But then a blog post she had written was found.  —  Last summer, Jessie Sander had been on the job at a Jewish school in Westchester County for less than a month …
Discussion: americandigest.org
Mike Memoli / NBC News:
Biden greenlights $15 million infusion to Democratic campaign committees  —  White House looks to ease Democratic tensions amid ‘strained’ relationship with DNC  —  With his party facing stiff political headwinds, President Joe Biden has authorized a transfer of $15 million …
Discussion: The Hill, CNN and Politico
Molly Minta / Mississippi Today:
Inside Mississippi's only class on critical race theory  —  Brittany Murphree was born and raised in Rankin County, Mississippi, one of the most Republican counties in one of the most Republican states.  —  She went to Northwest Rankin High School where she was the president of the school's chapter …
Discussion: Carl Beijer
Trisha Powell Crain / al.com:
Alabama officials receive complaints about Black History Month as state debates CRT legislation  —  1,214  —  As Alabama lawmakers look to take up multiple bills in the coming weeks that would ban divisive concepts associated with critical race theory, Alabama Superintendent Eric Mackey …
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and Daily Kos
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
‘I am doing the devils work’ — Staff at Dem firm revolt over work for Sinema  —  Since the beginning of 2020, Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's reelection campaign has paid the Democratic consulting firm Authentic nearly a half million dollars for digital work and list acquisition.
CNN:
Pence aides declined to talk about direct conversations with Trump even as they answer other questions  —  (CNN)Top aides to Vice President Mike Pence did not discuss direct conversations with former President Donald Trump over several hours of questioning in recent interviews …
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
Jan. 6 Defendants Keep Losing Challenges To A Felony Charged In Hundreds Of Cases  —  Obstructing an official proceeding carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.  Judges are united so far in greenlighting it in Jan. 6 cases.  —  Reporting From  —  Copy
Discussion: Raw Story
FOX13 News Memphis:
Katrina Robinson expelled from Tennessee Senate  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Katrina Robinson has been expelled from her position in the Tennessee Senate.  —  The state's full Senate voted Feb. 2 on whether to expel her from office.  —  A Senate Ethics Committee recommended the expulsion …
Reuters:
EXCLUSIVE iPhone flaw exploited by second Israeli spy firm-sources … A flaw in Apple's software exploited by Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group to break into iPhones in 2021 was simultaneously abused by a competing company, according to five people familiar with the matter.
Amy Maxmen / Nature:
South African scientists copy Moderna's COVID vaccine … You can also search for this author in  —  PubMed Google Scholar  —  Researchers at a South African biotechnology company say they have nearly created a copy of Moderna's messenger-RNA-based vaccine against COVID-19, without Moderna's involvement.
Discussion: Al Jazeera
 
 
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