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Roger Sollenberger / Salon:
Who is Rudy Giuliani's friend “Charles”? An accidental text may have outed his identity — Rudy Giuliani's new fixer seems to connect a lot of dots — At the end of September, a journalist friend gave me Rudy Giuliani's phone number. When I called, he picked up on the second ring …
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Bloomberg Is Top Choice for 4% of Democratic Primary Voters — Former NYC mayor would enter presidential race in 6th place — Michael Bloomberg speaks onstage during the Hudson River Park Annual Gala at Cipriani South Street on Oct. 17 in New York City. A new Morning Consult poll finds …
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Sanders blasts Bloomberg: 'You ain't gonna buy this election' — CORALVILLE, Iowa — Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders let loose a volley of sharp attacks against Michael Bloomberg on Saturday night, accusing the former New York mayor in his bluntest language yet of positioning himself …
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Fox News, OZY, Political Wire and Axios
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Sanders Rebukes Bloomberg: 'Sorry, You Ain't Going to Buy This Election'
Sanders Rebukes Bloomberg: 'Sorry, You Ain't Going to Buy This Election'
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The Week
David Siders / Politico:
Poll: Bloomberg's potential run is a flop with voters so far
Poll: Bloomberg's potential run is a flop with voters so far
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Political Wire
Nick Coltrain / Des Moines Register:
Bernie Sanders laughs at idea of Jeff Bezos floating Michael Bloomberg's presidential run
Bernie Sanders laughs at idea of Jeff Bezos floating Michael Bloomberg's presidential run
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Washington Post, Slate, The Hill, Fox News and Vox
New York Times:
In Seeking to Join Suit Over Subpoena Power, Mulvaney Goes Up Against the President — In effect, the acting chief of staff hopes the court will tell him whether to listen to his own boss, who wants him to remain silent, or to comply with a subpoena from the House, which wants his testimony.
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Kim Chandler / Associated Press:
‘Baby Trump’ balloon slashed at Alabama appearance — TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — A towering “Baby Trump” protest balloon was knifed and deflated by someone unhappy with its appearance during President Donald Trump's Saturday trip to Alabama, organizers said. — The incident occurred during …
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Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Man arrested after ‘Baby Trump’ protest balloon stabbed, deflated at Alabama-LSU game — A suspect was taken into custody Saturday after he allegedly stabbed a “Baby Trump” protest balloon on display near the University of Alabama, where President Trump was attending the Crimson Tide's football game against LSU.
Stephanie Taylor / Tuscaloosa News:
Suspect accused of stabbing Baby Trump balloon
Suspect accused of stabbing Baby Trump balloon
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Washington Post, The Gateway Pundit and HuffPost
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Rand Paul: Trump has “every right” to use quid pro quo with Ukraine — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said on NBC's “Meet the Press” Sunday that he thinks it's a mistake for the White House to argue there was no quid pro quo with Ukraine to investigate President Trump's political rivals …
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New York Times:
Republicans Argue Impeachment Case Falls Short of Proving Trump Misconduct — The release of House Republicans' witness list signaled that the president's favorite unsubstantiated theories will be a centerpiece of their strategy. — WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Saturday offered …
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The Times & The Sunday Times:
Russian Tory donors named in secret report — Intelligence agencies are ‘furious’ over No 10's block on publication — Nine Russian business people who gave money to the Conservative Party are named in a secret intelligence report on the threats posed to UK democracy which was suppressed last week by Downing Street.
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Political Wire
Associated Press:
AP investigation: Aging US dams pose risk to thousands — On a cold morning last March, Kenny Angel got a frantic knock on his door. Two workers from a utility company in northern Nebraska had come with a stark warning: Get out of your house. — Just a little over a quarter-mile upstream …
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Adia Robinson / ABC News:
‘This is a very strong case of bribery’ : Rep. Jackie Speier on impeachment — A Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee defended the Democrats' strategy in the impeachment inquiry and responded on Sunday to the Republican witness requests in an interview on ABC's “This Week.”
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
'I'm gonna lose everything' — A farm family struggles to recover after rising debt pushes a husband to suicide — PLATTE, S.D. — Amber Dykshorn stood at her kitchen window and watched the storm come in. — It was a very dark Saturday night in the middle of the summer in the middle …
Bloomberg:
Viral Tweet About Apple Card Leads to Goldman Sachs Probe — Tech entrepreneur alleged inherent bias in algorithms for card — The card is part of Goldman's new main street business lines — A Wall Street regulator is opening a probe into Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s credit card practices …
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Bloomberg:
Richest 1% of Americans Close to Surpassing Wealth of Middle Class — Historic low interest rates boosting riches of top households — Poorest have 35.7% of liabilities and just 6.1% of assets — Explore what's moving the global economy in the new season of the Stephanomics podcast.
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Evan Sernoffsky / San Francisco Chronicle:
Chesa Boudin, reformer public defender, wins election as San Francisco's new DA — Chesa Boudin won the race to become the city's next district attorney Saturday on a campaign promising to confront mass incarceration and racial disparities in the criminal justice system …
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Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
Warren Would Take Billionaires Down a Few Billion Pegs — Elizabeth Warren's tax proposals would significantly curb the gigantic fortunes of America's richest families over time. — “Yes, billionaires will have to pay a little more,” Senator Elizabeth Warren said of the revised tax package …
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Breitbart and The National Interest
Asser Khattab / Washington Post:
‘Filled with hatred and a lust for blood’: Turkey's proxy army in northern Syria accused of abusing civilians — BEIRUT — In the month since Turkey intervened to drive U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish fighters from a broad swath of northern Syria, proxy forces backed by Ankara have been blamed …
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Inside the 2020 campaign with the potential First Gentlemen — When Amy Klobuchar was first breaking into politics two decades ago, a TV news crew in Minneapolis asked if they could film her family at their house one morning getting ready for the day. But Klobuchar, who started …