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Media must ‘fight their own DNA’ to properly cover the redacted Mueller report. — It's certainly possible that the news media will do a nuanced, accurate job Thursday of helping citizens understand the redacted version of the Mueller report. — It's possible they will do a better job …
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Judge: Barr sowing public mistrust with Mueller report handling — ‘The attorney general has created an environment that has caused a significant part of the public ... to be concerned,’ a district court judge said Tuesday. — Attorney General William Barr has created public distrust …
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Who's Afraid of the Mueller Report? — On Thursday, Robert Mueller's highly anticipated 400-page report on the Russia investigation is slated to drop. But as far as Donald Trump and his associates are concerned, it will be just another weekday. Even as speculation has built that Team Mueller …
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Impeachment should be a no-brainer, no matter what the Mueller report says
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Mueller Report ‘Is Pure Mischief,’ Trump's Former Lawyer Says
Mueller Report ‘Is Pure Mischief,’ Trump's Former Lawyer Says
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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and Contemptor
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Judge in FOIA case says he may want to review DOJ redactions of Mueller report after release
Judge in FOIA case says he may want to review DOJ redactions of Mueller report after release
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Washington Post, Raw Story and Shareblue Media

POLITICO Playbook: Buttigieg storms Iowa, shrugs off hecklers — DRIVING THE DAY — ON THE TRAIL ... NATASHA KORECKI in Iowa: BUTTIGIEG SHRUGS OFF ANTI-GAY HECKLERS: “South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg swept into Iowa on Tuesday, drawing some of the biggest crowds of the 2020 race so far in the first-in-the-nation caucus state.
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Lack of progress tests the limits of Trump's immigration strategy — First Read is your briefing from “Meet the Press” and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter. — WASHINGTON — In the Trump era, there's been a tendency to think about immigration policy as a political football.
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Talking Points Memo, Townhall and Joe.My.God.

This Just In! Waiting for Mueller, Trump Passes Time Commenting on the News
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Nicole Radzievich / Morning Call:
Fox News' Martha MacCallum talks about why Bernie Sanders Town Hall is coming to Bethlehem
Fox News' Martha MacCallum talks about why Bernie Sanders Town Hall is coming to Bethlehem
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Politico, CNN and The Daily Beast
Michael Burke / The Hill:
Trump claims supporters were kept out of Fox News's Bernie Sanders town hall
Trump claims supporters were kept out of Fox News's Bernie Sanders town hall
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Washington Post, Breitbart and Rolling Stone

Trump's Notre-Dame advice ‘risible’, says fire chief — by Isabelle TOURN� with Olivier LUCAZEAU in Marseille — As Notre-Dame in Paris burned, US President Donald Trump tweeted some advice to French firefighters. — “Perhaps flying water tankers could be used to put it out.
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In New Effort to Deter Migrants, Barr Withholds Bail to Asylum Seekers — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Tuesday took another drastic step to discourage migrants from seeking asylum, issuing an order that could keep thousands of them in jail indefinitely while they wait for a resolution of their asylum request.
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A President of the People or a President of His People? — WASHINGTON — In the last couple of weeks, President Trump repeatedly called his enemies “treasonous.” He threatened to punish Democrats by dumping migrants in their districts. He promoted a video tying a Muslim congresswoman …

AP Exclusive: Undercover spy targeted Kaspersky critics — LONDON (AP) — Keir Giles' first thought was that the man's cheap-looking suit didn't seem right for a private equity executive. The man seated in front of him at the London hotel claimed to live in Hong Kong, but didn't seem overly familiar with the city.

Deutsche Bank faces action over $20bn Russian money-laundering scheme — Exclusive: in confidential internal report seen by the Guardian, bank says scandal has hurt global brand — Germany's troubled Deutsche Bank faces fines, legal action and the possible prosecution of “senior management” …
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Trump moves to resist House inquiries, setting up fight over congressional subpoena powers — President Trump's attorneys and the White House are moving to resist a growing number of congressional requests for information, increasing the likelihood of a protracted legal fight that could test the power of congressional subpoenas.
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New Jeffrey Epstein accuser goes public; defamation lawsuit targets Dershowitz — A new victim has gone public in the Jeffrey Epstein case, filing a sworn affidavit in federal court in New York Tuesday, saying that she was sexually assaulted and her then-15-year-old sister molested by Epstein …
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D.C. housed the homeless in upscale apartments. It hasn't gone as planned. — The SWAT team, the overdose, the complaints of pot smoke in the air and feces in the stairwell — it would be hard to pinpoint a moment when things took a turn for the worse at Sedgwick Gardens, a stately apartment building in Northwest Washington.

Wall Street and finance execs spread their donations across the 2020 Democratic field in the first quarter — Wall Street and finance executives place their early 2020 bets on a variety of Democratic presidential candidates, from Pete Buttigieg to Kamala Harris, even as the contenders try to distance themselves from big-money donors.
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Why is Pete Buttigieg so popular? Here are some theories.
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Establishment Dems freak out over Sanders
Establishment Dems freak out over Sanders
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National Journal, The Federalist and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

Trump vetoes resolution to end U.S. participation in Yemen's civil war — President Trump on Tuesday vetoed a resolution that would have ended U.S. support for the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen. — The move, which had been expected, marks the second veto of Trump's presidency.
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JACK DORSEY IS CAPTAIN OF THE TWITTANIC AT TED 2019 — ON TUESDAY, JACK Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, came to TED 2019 to answer for the sins of his platform. In his signature black hoodie and jeans, unkempt facial hair, and black beanie, he sat with TED head Chris Anderson and Whitney Pennington Rodgers …
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The high cost of William Barr's spying allegations — David Kris, former assistant attorney general for national security from 2009 to 2011, is co-founder of the consulting firm Culper Partners. Michael Morell, a Post contributing columnist, is a former deputy director and twice acting director of the CIA.
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Schools across Denver area closed as “massive manhunt” continues for armed woman “infatuated with Columbine” — Districts across the Denver metro area ordered their schools closed Wednesday as the FBI and local police continue a “massive manhunt” for an 18-year-old Florida woman they say is …
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Mnuchin Plans to Hire Fox's Monica Crowley as Spokeswoman, Sources Say — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin plans to hire Fox News commentator Monica Crowley as his top spokeswoman, according to people familiar with the matter, as he seeks to tout the GOP's tax cuts and navigate Democrats' demands for the president's tax returns.
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Whiteness as Collections — I had this interesting mini-eureka moment a few weeks ago that I wanted to share for a few reasons. One, I don't usually reflect on the connections that help me understand how I learn something new or what goes into coming up with some new concept.
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Power Line and The American Conservative

Ocasio-Cortez backs boycott of New York Post over cover attacking Ilhan Omar — While President Trump repeatedly attacks the New York Times and other purveyors of “fake news,” New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is targeting her own media foe: the New York Post. — In a Sunday interview with the
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Republicans reject Democratic attempts to tighten vaccine laws — Most Republicans are rejecting Democrat-led state bills to tighten childhood immunization laws in the midst of the worst measles outbreak in two decades, alarming public health experts who fear the nation could become as divided …
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Raw Story, Splinter, Eschaton and Joe.My.God.

Coast Guard Officer Isn't Facing Terrorism Charges, Attorney Says — A Coast Guard lieutenant accused of stockpiling guns and compiling a hit list of prominent Democrats and network TV journalists is seeking his release from federal custody since prosecutors haven't charged him with any terrorism-related offenses.

Andrew Yang is the candidate for the end of the world — He's a fringe presidential hopeful who thinks automation is the country's greatest threat — and the answer is to give every American human $1,000 a month — Andrew Yang can't quite believe he's running for president.
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Anti-vaxxers sue city over mandatory measles vaccination — Lawsuit filed on behalf of Williamsburg parents — An anti-vaxxer organization representing the parents of five unvaccinated children in Williamsburg filed a lawsuit against the city on Monday, asking a judge to vacate a mandate put …