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7:45 AM ET, January 29, 2019

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CNN:
Former Obama aide joins Howard Schultz's team.  Democrats aren't happy.  —  (CNN)Bill Burton, a former adviser to President Barack Obama, defended his decision to join Howard Schultz's team as the former Starbucks CEO considers an independent presidential bid in 2020, pushing back against suggestions that Schultz could be a spoiler.
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Mike Bloomberg:
Mike Bloomberg Statement on Independent Run  —  Last fall I spent over $100 million of my own money to elect Democrats to the House because I believed it was absolutely imperative to ensure a congressional counterweight to President Trump.  Thankfully, we were successful.
Jessica Taylor / NPR:
Ex-Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Says He Wouldn't Be A Spoiler In Race For White House  —  Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says he is seriously considering a White House bid in 2020 as a “centrist independent,” but many Democrats are increasingly alarmed that a third-party run could split …
Armando Garcia / ABC News:
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz heckled during book tour after teasing independent run for president  —  Billionaire and former CEO of Starbucks, Howard Schultz, launched his book tour in New York City on Monday, but it's his presidential ambitions that caused a stir at the sold out event inside a Barnes & Noble.
Discussion: Axios and One America News Network
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Schultz camp: Ex-Starbucks chief could save Democrats from far-left nominee
Discussion: Washington Post
Jon Lovett / Crooked Media:
An Open Letter to Howard Schultz
Discussion: New York Magazine, Eater and Politico
CNN:
Mueller team signals to Stone associate another indictment may be in the works  —  Washington (CNN)A defense attorney for Andrew Miller, who's fighting a subpoena from Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, learned Monday afternoon that the special …
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:   Trump AG pick says he's discussed Mueller probe with Pence
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Impeachment cries cloud Democrats' vow to leave Mueller alone
Discussion: ABC News
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Mueller investigation is ‘close to being completed,’ acting attorney general says
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and The Week
Washington Post:
Democrats' 2020 presidential contest is wide open as danger mounts for Trump, new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows  —  Amid new signs of danger for President Trump's reelection hopes, the opposition race to replace him is wide open, with most Democratic voters not able to name their favorite candidate …
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Sofi Sinozich / ABC News:   Welcome to 2020: Obstacles for Trump and a wide-open Democratic race
Politico:
Republicans may block Trump from another shutdown
Discussion: Political Wire
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump campaign says president bolstered by shutdown
Discussion: Hot Air and Raw Story
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Heather Kelly / CNN:
iPhone FaceTime bug lets you eavesdrop on other people  —  San Francisco (CNN Business)A newly discovered bug in Apple's FaceTime software lets Apple users listen in on the people they are calling, and even see through their front-facing camera, without them picking-up the call.
Todd Haselton / CNBC:
Apple FaceTime bug lets you listen in on people you call, even if they haven't picked up their iPhone
Discussion: WQAD-TV and 9to5Mac
Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman / Jerusalem Post:
A cure for cancer?  Israeli scientists say they think they found one  —  “We believe we will offer in a year's time a complete cure for cancer.”  —  A small team of Israeli scientists think they might have found the first complete cure for cancer.  —  “We believe we will offer in a year's …
Discussion: New York Post and Daily Wire
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Bolton: ‘All options are on the table’ for Trump in Venezuela  —  The U.S. announced sanctions Monday against Venezuela's state-owned oil company amid a constitutional power struggle in that nation.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is leaving open the possibility of a U.S. military intervention …
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Washington Post:
Trump administration announces sanctions targeting Venezuela's oil industry
Joan Walsh / The Nation:
Kamala Harris Deserves Better Than Sexist Criticism About Her Personal Life  —  The 2020 presidential candidate has faced down creepy gossip about a past relationship for 20 years.  It should stop—now.  —  Democratic women had a lot to celebrate this weekend.
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CNN:
Kamala Harris' big challenge
Discussion: Breitbart, Raw Story and WQAD-TV
Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:   Kamala Harris has what it takes
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
Rashida Tlaib's Ties To Anti-Semitism Run Deeper Than Previously Known  —  One of Rep. Rashida Tlaib's key fundraisers, Maher Abdel-qader, has repeatedly promoted anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.  —  The Michigan Democrat is a member of a Facebook group where Abdel-qader and other members have shared anti-Semitic content.
The Daily Beast:
Trump Does the Unthinkable in Response to Latest Wave of Tell-All Books: He Shuts Up  —  Jared Kushner and Kellyanne Conway, two of the senior officials portrayed as villains in new books, were among the aides advise the president to hold his peace about them.
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Trump calls Bible literacy classes in schools ‘great’  —  President Donald Trump on Monday cheered on the controversial push to introduce Bible literacy classes to public schools.  —  “Numerous states introducing Bible Literacy classes, giving students the option of studying the Bible.
Adam Sabes / Campus Reform:
EXCLUSIVE: Calif. board of trustees scraps Pledge of Allegiance over ‘white nationalism’ history  — Robert Miller, president of the Santa Barbara City College Board of Trustees, said that the board would no longer be reciting the pledge, claiming that it was “steeped in expressions of nativism and white nationalism.”
Emily Crockett / Shareblue Media:
Americans don't trust Trump, and women hate his guts  —  Women hate Trump more than ever, according to new polls.  —  Most Americans think Trump is a lousy dealmaker who can't be trusted and doesn't understand the problems of ordinary people — and women especially think so.
Matthew Perpetua / Fluxblog:
How Laid Off Are You?  —  I have been laid off from BuzzFeed after working there for six and a half years.  I started there as the music editor, but the majority of my time there has been serving as the company's Director of Quizzes.  (Here is a page collecting my favorite quizzes, reviews, interviews, and miscellaneous funny posts.)
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Wall Street Journal:
Wynn Resorts to Settle Nevada Regulator's Probe  —  Wynn Resorts executives turned a blind eye as Steve Wynn over more than a decade was accused of sexually assaulting or harassing cocktail servers, salon workers and flight attendants employed by his casino empire, according to allegations contained in a regulator's report.
Jenny Singer / The Forward:
Footage Of Shirtless Bernie Sanders Drunkenly Singing With Soviets In '88 Surfaces  —  Na Zdorovye and welcome to another round of Attempted Smear of Political Candidate Via Videos Of Their Youth Only Serves To Make Candidate More Appealing.  —  Forget dancing queen AOC or bangin' Beto …
Fenit Nirappil / Washington Post:
On patrol with the enforcer of D.C.'s plastic-straw ban  —  Warning letters in hand, Zach Rybarczyk patrolled the food court at Union Station, looking for offenders.  —  Past Auntie Anne's, past Johnny Rockets.  At Lotus Express, a Chinese food joint, Rybarczyk peeled the wrapper …
Bill Chappell / NPR:
After Hearing U.S. Veteran Had No Family, Huge Crowd Attends His Funeral In Texas  —  Hundreds of people turned up for Joseph Walker's funeral Monday — not because they knew him, but because they knew the Vietnam-era veteran was at risk of being buried without anyone in attendance.
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Top GOP senators propose repealing estate tax, which is expected to be paid by fewer than 2,000 Americans a year  —  Three Republican Senators introduced a plan Monday to repeal the federal estate tax, moving to eliminate a tax on a small number of the wealthiest households just as leading Democrats ramp …
David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
Addiego switches parties  —  Burlington Senator bolts GOP to join Team Sweeney  —  State Sen. Dawn Addiego will switch parties and become a Democrat, giving Senate President Steve Sweeney and South Jersey Democratic leader George Norcross a major political victory.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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