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9:15 AM ET, September 25, 2022

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New York Times:
Why Iranians Are Protesting Once Again  —  Amid growing repression, a sickly economy and bleak prospects, the death of one young woman was all it took.  —  The 22-year-old woman emerged from the Tehran subway, her dark hair covered with a black head scarf and the lines of her body obscured …
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Karim Sadjadpour / Washington Post:
What the West should learn from the protests in Iran
Washington Post:
With Kalashnikov rifles, Russia drives the staged vote in Ukraine  —  KYIV, Ukraine — Officials in Russian-occupied territories in eastern and southern Ukraine were forcing people to vote “under a gun barrel,” residents said on Saturday as staged referendums — intended to validate Moscow's annexation …
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Mary Ilyushina / Washington Post:
Anger flares as Russia mobilization hits minority regions and protesters
Maggie Haberman / The Atlantic:
Three Conversations With Donald Trump  —  The former president tried to sell his preferred version of himself, but said much more than he intended.  —  About the author: Maggie Haberman is a White House correspondent for The New York Times.  She is the author of Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America.
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Annie Grayer / CNN:
Liz Cheney says she will not remain a Republican if Donald Trump is GOP nominee in 2024  —  Wyoming GOP Rep. Liz Cheney said at The Texas Tribune festival Saturday that if former President Donald Trump becomes the Republican Party's nominee for president in 2024, she will not remain a Republican.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
4 charts that show the GOP's 2022 popularity gap  —  A month ago, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said out loud what many Republicans were undoubtedly feeling.  Effectively, the message was: We've got a shot at a good 2022 midterm election, but some of these Trump candidates could screw it all up for us.
Discussion: Vox and Financial Times
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Washington Post:
GOP strategy elevates clashes over crime, race in midterm battlegrounds  —  Republicans are increasingly centering their pitch to voters in the midterms on crime, prompting growing accusations of racism from some Democrats, but also worries that the attacks could resonate
Discussion: The Hill and Politico
Washington Post:
Voters divided amid intense fight for control of Congress, poll finds  —  With six weeks to go, Republicans hold a firm lead on the economy, inflation and crime, but Democrats have the advantage on abortion and climate change  —  Heading into the final weeks of the midterm election campaign …
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CBS News:
Full transcript: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on “Face the Nation,” Sept. 25, 2022  —  The following is the full transcript of an interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy airing Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, on “Face the Nation.”  —  MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn now to the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ben Dreyfuss / Calm Down:
It's Somehow Been 6 Years Since I Cracked Up And Went To A Mental Institution  —  Time flies when you're heavily medicated!  —  On September 21st, 2016, I woke up in the Beth Israel psychiatric ward on a suicide hold.  I didn't immediately remember what had happened but I had some vague flashes.
CNN:
Democrats are warming to a Biden 2024 campaign.  They're just not sure if he'll run.  —  Many Democratic leaders, operatives and officials are cautiously warming to the idea of President Joe Biden running for reelection in 2024, dozens of high-ranking Democrats told CNN.
Discussion: Mother Jones and The Hill
Anthony Olivieri / ESPN:
Brett Favre pressed for facility funding despite being told legality in question, court filing says  —  NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre continued to press Mississippi state officials for help in paying for new sports facilities at the University of Southern Mississippi months after being told …
Maeve Reston / CNN:
Gov. Gavin Newsom calls on Democrats to go on offense  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom warned members of his party Saturday that the GOP is “winning right now” as that party controls the national conversation - arguing that Democrats' failure to offer a “compelling alternative narrative” …
Washington Post:
Ex-staffer's unauthorized book about Jan. 6 committee rankles members  —  Former Rep. Denver Riggleman is set to publish his book Tuesday, just one day before the final public hearing of the Jan. 6 panel.  —  News that a former adviser to the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 …
Patrick Delaney / LifeSite:
FBI raids home of Catholic pro-life speaker, author with guns drawn as his terrified kids watch  —  ‘The kids were all just screaming.  It was all just very scary and traumatic,’ Ryan-Marie Houck described.  —  BUCKS COUNTY, Pennsylvania (LifeSiteNews) - A well-known pro-life author …
Josie Huang / LAist:
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Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Jonathan J. Cooper / Associated Press:
GOP quiet as Arizona Democrats condemn abortion ruling  —  Arizona Democrats vowed Saturday to fight for women's rights after a court reinstated a law first enacted during the Civil War that bans abortion in nearly all circumstances, looking to capitalize on an issue they hope will have a major impact on the midterm elections.
Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
Students Say They Were ‘Duped’ Into Attending Twisted Religious Event  —  They thought they were attending a college fair.  Then things took a dark turn as girls were allegedly separated and “advised to forgive men who rape and assault them.”  —  The East Baton Rouge school system in Louisiana …
Discussion: WBRZ
 
 
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
On multiple fronts, House GOP leaders trip over agenda rollout
Giacomo Tognini / Forbes:
Exclusive: Bill Gates Reveals The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Aims To Run For 25 More Years
Discussion: Insider
Bloomberg:
Powell Says Economy May Be Entering ‘New Normal’ After Pandemic
Discussion: Washington Post and The Hill
Peter Aitken / Fox News:
US border needs ‘record’ funding for ‘advanced’ protection: National Security spokesman
Discussion: Washington Examiner
New York Times:
How a Hospital Chain Used a Poor Neighborhood to Turn Huge Profits
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
NBC News:
Puerto Ricans from town in ‘terrible destruction’ after Hurricane Fiona despair over town's initial exclusion from aid
Discussion: NPR
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Propaganda newspapers show how Russia promoted annexation in Kharkiv
Discussion: Reuters and The Hill
New York Times:
How Paul LePage, Running to Lead Maine, Benefited From Florida Tax Breaks
Discussion: Bangor Daily News and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Is the pandemic over? Pre-covid activities Americans are (and are not) resuming.
Financial Times:
US and Philippines increase military ties over China threat
Jon Levine / New York Post:
Hillary Clinton likens Trump supporters to Nazis
Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
‘Fat Leonard’ had life of leisure, relaxed security before escape, capture
Discussion: Daily Herald
Washington Post:
NFL owners' attitudes harden toward Commanders' Daniel Snyder
 

 
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