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1:05 PM ET, December 2, 2018

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Kris Schneider / ABC News:
Top House Intel committee Democrat says Trump and his business was ‘compromised’  —  The leading Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said Sunday on “This Week” that there is now a witness in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, President Donald Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen …
Discussion: Politico, Political Wire and Breitbart
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NBC News:
Russian spokesman says there were contacts on Trump Tower, but they ‘disappeared’  —  The guilty plea by former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen raised new questions about the pursuit of a Trump Tower in Moscow.  —  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A spokesman for Russia's government said Saturday …
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Cohen cooperation is proof of Russian ‘leverage’ over Trump, incoming House Judiciary chairman says  —  “The time that he can get away with lying to the American people all the time and evading accountability is coming to an end,” Rep. Nadler said.  —  WASHINGTON — New York Democrat Jerry Nadler …
Discussion: Contemptor
Kelsey Tamborrino / Politico:
Blunt: Lying to Senate panel ‘a big mistake’  —  Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) called lying to the Senate Intelligence Committee “a big mistake” Sunday, following an admission by President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer that he made false statements to Congress.
Discussion: Breitbart
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Robert Mueller's Plan
Discussion: Crooked Timber
David R. Lurie / Slate:
How Devin Nunes Helped Robert Mueller
Discussion: Mediaite, Raw Story and CNN
New York Times:
He's Built an Empire, With Detained Migrant Children as the Bricks  —  The founder of Southwest Key made millions off of housing migrant children.  His nonprofit has stockpiled taxpayer dollars and possibly engaged in self-dealing with top executives.  —  Juan Sanchez grew up along …
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Curtains for the Clintons  —  TORONTO — The snow is falling lightly.  —  My thoughts are racing darkly.  —  I'm feeling something foreign, something I've never felt before.  It takes me a moment to identify it.  —  I'm feeling sorry for the Clintons.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
ABC News:
Emails about WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange being ‘mischaracterized’: Roger Stone  —  President Donald Trump's longtime ally, veteran political operative Roger Stone, said his emails about WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange during the 2016 presidential election, which special counsel Robert Mueller …
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ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 12-2-18: James Baker, Colin Powell, Rep. Adam Schiff and Roger Stone
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Thomas Boswell / Washington Post:
George H.W. Bush had a love of sports and an affinity for at least one sportswriter  —  One day nearly 30 years ago, I got a call at home from the sports department of The Washington Post.  —  “You said not to give your home phone number to anybody,” a young news aide said.  “But can I give it to the president?”
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Carlos Lozada / Washington Post:
The memoir I wish George H.W. Bush had written
Discussion: Advocate
Dana Perino / Fox News:
Knowing George Bush and his family has been one of the greatest honors of my life
Discussion: Mediaite
Politico:
Trump assents to shutdown delay  —  ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Donald Trump and congressional leaders are getting ready to punt on a major shutdown fight over Trump's border wall for at least a week.  —  The president said he would back a two-week delay of a government shutdown battle …
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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Congress, White House on the brink of another government shutdown
Discussion: Politico
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Congress considers measure to postpone shutdown deadline until after Bush services
Ruth Eglash / Washington Post:
Israeli police recommend charging Netanyahu in third corruption case  —  JERUSALEM — Israeli police on Sunday recommended indicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of bribery and corruption in a third case — this time on suspicion that the leader eased business regulations …
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Haaretz:
Police: Charge Benjamin and Sara Netanyahu With Bribery in Telecom Case
Discussion: Common Dreams
CBS News:
U.S. Navy admiral Scott Stearney found dead in apparent suicide  —  Vice Adm. Scott Stearney, who oversaw U.S. naval forces in the Middle East, was found dead Saturday in his residence in Bahrain, officials said.  Defense officials told CBS News they are calling it an “apparent suicide.”
Discussion: AOL, Al Jazeera and Navy Times
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Adam Behsudi / Politico:
Trump says he will withdraw from NAFTA, pressuring Congress to approve new trade deal  —  ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Donald Trump said Saturday he intends to formally notify Canada and Mexico of his intention to withdraw from the nearly 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement in six months.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:   Trump's new NAFTA faces uphill battle in Congress
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
'He's going through a pretty rough time': Avenatti crashes and burns  —  Michael Avenatti's cable TV bookings have dwindled.  He was uninvited from one prominent Democratic event and skipped out on another.  Now his highest-profile client is bringing new allegations against him.
Discussion: Law & Crime
Washington Post:
Shooting reported inside Whole Foods Market in Northeast D.C.  —  D.C. police are investigating a shooting Sunday morning inside a Whole Foods Market in a busy commercial strip of H Street NE.  —  Police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck said one person was shot during what appeared …
The White House:
Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding the President's Working Dinner with China  —  The President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, and President Xi Jinping of China, have just concluded what both have said was a “highly successful meeting” between themselves and their most senior representatives in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Comey Strikes Deal Regarding Congressional Testimony  —  Former FBI Director James Comey ended a legal battle with House Republicans on Sunday, announcing that he will testify behind closed doors on Capitol Hill this week after receiving assurances that a transcript of his interview will be released to the public.
Discussion: CNBC, ABC News and Axios
Leslie McCrae Dowless / Popular Information:
Man at center of North Carolina election scandal was convicted of felony fraud  —  The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted unanimously to not certify the results of the congressional race between Republican Mark Harris and Democrat Dan McCready.  The unofficial tally has Harris ahead by just 905 votes.
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Sarah Jones / New York Magazine:
North Carolina Race Roiled by Claims Voter Fraud — But Not the Kind the GOP Worries About
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
The Patrician President and the Reporterette: a Screwball Story  —  My faithful correspondent, Poppy Bush, scribbling and typing notes through decades of history.  —  Nobody understood our relationship — least of all us.  —  It was, admittedly, odd.  —  “I like you,” the first President Bush wrote …
Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
These swing elections may not really be wave elections  —  BEAVER FALLS, Pa. — Mike Mikus speculates there are a fairly decent number of voters around here who have voted over the past 20 years in turn for Ron Klink, Melissa Hart, Jason Altmire, Mark Critz, Keith Rothfus, and Conor Lamb.
 
 
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Temple University Chairman Rips Marc Lamont Hill Amid Calls To Fire Him: Hate Speech Isn't Free Speech
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Osita Nwanevu / New Yorker:
With H.R. 1, Democrats Announce a New Program for Electoral Reform
Politico:
World leaders shy away from confrontation over Khashoggi killing
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Melissa Klein / New York Post:
Al Sharpton sells his life story rights for $531,000 — to his own charity
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Peter S. Goodman / New York Times:
Global Growth Cools, Leaving Scars of '08 Unhealed
Philly.com:
Marc Lamont Hill: I'm sorry my word choices caused harm | Opinion
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Neil Degrasse Tyson / Facebook:
On Being Accused  —  For a variety of reasons, most justified …
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