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Bob Woodward / Washington Post:
'Don't feel sorry for me,' Powell said as the end approached  —  As death approached, Colin L. Powell was still in fighting form.  —  “I've got multiple myeloma cancer, and I've got Parkinson's disease.  But otherwise I'm fine,” he said in a July interview.  —  And he rejected expressions of sorrow at his condition.
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Right-wing media figures dishonestly use Colin Powell's death to question Covid vaccines  —  (CNN Business)Some prominent conservative media figures on Monday dishonestly used the death of former US Secretary of State Colin Powell, who died of Covid-19 complications, to cast doubt on the effectiveness of the coronavirus vaccines.
Spencer Ackerman / Forever Wars:
The Only Man Who Could Have Stopped The Iraq War Is Dead
Kori Schake / The Atlantic:   What Working For Colin Powell Taught Me
Summer Concepcion / Talking Points Memo:
Fox News Anchor Thoroughly Dragged For Boosting Anti-Vax Talk After Powell's Death
Politico:
Trump sues Jan. 6 committee, National Archives  —  Donald Trump is suing the Jan. 6 select committee and the National Archives to block the release of his White House's records related to the Capitol attack.  —  The former president's lawyers filed the 26-page suit in D.C. district court on Monday …
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Justin Klawans / Newsweek:
Psaki Says Trump ‘Incited Insurrection,’ Pressured DOJ to ‘Propagate Lies’
Discussion: WITF, WAVY-TV and RedState
Select Committee to Investigate …:
Thompson & Cheney Statement on the Former President's Lawsuit
Discussion: Insider
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump files lawsuit to block release of Jan. 6 documents
Washington Post:
Jan. 6 committee lays out legal arguments against Bannon's subpoena defiance in private letter to his attorney
New York Post:
Midnight runs: Biden secretly flying underage migrants into NY in dead of night  —  Planeloads of underage migrants are being flown secretly into suburban New York in an effort by President Biden's administration to quietly resettle them across the region, The Post has learned.
Discussion: HotAir and Townhall
Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘History of the World Part II’ Variety Series Ordered at Hulu, Mel Brooks to Write and Executive Produce (EXCLUSIVE) … “History of the World, Part I” is finally getting a Part II, with Hulu ordering a variety series followup to the classic Mel Brooks comedy film, Variety has learned exclusively.
Chuck Culpepper / Washington Post:
Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich fired after failing to comply with vaccine mandate  —  In perhaps the most striking case to date of a public employee being terminated because of a coronavirus vaccine mandate, Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich was dismissed Monday …
Discussion: USA Today and Fox News
Washington Post:
Russia allows methane leaks at planet's peril  —  On the morning of Friday, June 4, an underground gas pipeline running through the ancient state of Tatarstan sprang a leak.  And not a small one.  —  In a different era, the massive leak might have gone unnoticed.  —  Blank slide
Charlie Warzel / Galaxy Brain:
JOE ROGAN DESTROYSSSSSS CNN YOU WONT BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT  —  (We all lose) … The Least Productive Conversation  —  Today, I want to talk about a way that our media ecosystems can take even relatively boring exchanges and turn them into internet chum that helps basically nobody.
Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Dennis Prager Announces He Has COVID After Hugging ‘Thousands’ to Get It  —  The right-wing personality offered dangerous advice to his audience about achieving natural immunity, which can kill a person in the process.  —  Right-wing personality and talk radio host Dennis Prager, who once …
Discussion: Mediaite and TheBlaze
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Conservative pundit Dan Bongino threatens to quit radio giant over vaccination mandate  —  “I don't see this going forward as a workable arrangement,” Bongino said of his radio distributor's vaccination requirement.  —  In late May, the massively influential radio network Westwood One debuted …
Julie Ray / Gallup:
U.S. Ratings at Record Low as Trump Exited, Rally Under Biden  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Six months into Joe Biden's presidency, approval ratings of U.S. leadership around the world had largely rebounded from the record-low ratings observed during the Trump administration.
New York Times:
F.D.A. to Allow ‘Mix and Match’ Approach for Covid Booster Shots  —  The agency may act this week, when it is expected to authorize booster shots for recipients of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.  —  WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is planning to allow Americans …
Huma Abedin / Vogue:
Huma Abedin on the Moment Her Private Life Went Public  —  To listen to this excerpt, click the play button below: … When I awoke in Buckingham Palace, it was as if I were still in a dream.  I turned my head to the tall, narrow windows, where sunlight was just beginning to peek through the gray clouds.
Robert Kuttner / American Prospect:
Jerome Powell Sold More Than a Million Dollars of Stock as the Market Was Tanking  —  Disclosure documents reveal that the spectacle of Fed officials personally trading stocks extended to the chair himself.  —  Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell sold between $1 million and $5 million worth …
Brian Stieglitz / Daily Mail:
Beginning at 10pm on Tuesday, the mob ran amok through the streets and shattered windows, setting fires, spraying graffiti messages like ‘anarchy means attack,’ ‘riots work,’ and ‘breaking windows is good’  —  The exception to the new law is when the circumstances constitute a riot …
C. Ryan Barber / Insider:
Senate Republicans have put a ‘hold’ on Biden's pick to oversee the January 6 prosecutions  — Senate Republicans have put a “hold” on Biden's pick for US attorney in Washington, DC.  — Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton confirmed the block on the nominee but declined to provide details.
Gary Fineout / Politico:
Race for Hastings' Florida seat turns into 11-candidate pileup  —  TALLAHASSEE — The late Alcee Hastings held on to his South Florida congressional seat for more than 28 years.  His successor may not last 12 months.  —  The death of the 84-year-old lawmaker in April created a rare opportunity …
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
McAuliffe rolls out ad invoking Charlottesville riots in latest effort to tie Youngkin to Trump  —  Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe rolled out an ad on Tuesday invoking his response as governor to the 2017 far-right riots in Charlottesville, Va. in his latest effort …
Washington Post:
Emanuel touts support among Black leaders ahead of confirmation hearing for ambassador job.  But senators have questions.  —  At least one member of Laquan McDonald's family is backing the former mayor,  —  Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is touting his support among Black organizations …
Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
Special elections show how much the parties have changed  —  IOWA — There is always a bit of unchecked hubris in politics ahead of a big midterm election.  Special elections, at times, lull strategists into believing their party will safely hold on to its majority or snatch it away from the other side.
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
No gold coffins or public funerals for officer Dylan Harrison  —  Alamo, Georgia, police officer Dylan Harrison just had his funeral.  Harrison was ambushed outside the Alamo Police Department on Oct. 8.  Although WGXA streamed the funeral service on Facebook, Harrison did not get a public funeral.
J.D. Capelouto / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Atlanta could appoint a ‘night mayor’ dedicated to after-hours life, economy  —  Atlanta is set to study whether it should create a new office focused on life, business and public safety in the city during overnight hours.The City Council passed a resolution Monday that calls for a study …
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Trump goes after Cassidy after saying he wouldn't support him for president in 2024  —  Former President Trump blasted Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Monday after the senator said in an interview he would not vote for the real estate mogul if he ran for president again in 2024.
Politico:
State IG launches investigations into end of Afghanistan operations  —  The State Department's inspector general is launching a series of investigations into the end of the Biden administration's diplomatic operations in Afghanistan, according to State Department and congressional officials, as well as documents viewed by POLITICO.
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Democrats to scale back Treasury's IRS bank reporting plan amid GOP uproar  —  Business groups and Republicans had blasted the White House proposal alleging government overreach.  —  Senate Democrats on Tuesday will unveil a scaled-back version of a Biden administration proposal to crack …
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Hill
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Supreme Court will consider fast track appeal of Texas abortion law  — The Supreme Court agreed to a request from abortion-rights advocates and providers to quickly consider taking up their challenge of a restrictive Texas law that bans most abortions after as early as six weeks of pregnancy.
 
 
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New York Times:
Why Public Health Faces a Crisis Across the U.S.
Brian Klaas / Washington Post:
Republican ‘election audits’ have been used before — by dictators
Discussion: HotAir
Joshua Yaffa / New Yorker:
A Black Communist's Disappearance in Stalin's Russia
Neil Weare / Slate:
Biden Made a Promise to End Discrimination Against Puerto Ricans. He's About to Break It.
Ross Ibbetson / Daily Mail:
The Taliban will help America get US citizens and Afghans at risk out of Kabul as evacuation flights are set to resume before the end of the year
Discussion: HotAir and National Review
Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
University of North Carolina Can Keep Affirmative Action, Judge Rules
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Alex Tabarrok / Marginal REVOLUTION:
Be Green: Buy a Coal Mine!
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Calls to end Wisconsin Republicans' review of 2020 election grow amid investigator's blunders
Discussion: Raw Story
Aaron Keller / Law & Crime:
Capitol Siege Defendant Who Admitted Tasing Michael Fanone Files Court Documents Suggesting He Was ‘Acting Upon’ Donald Trump's ‘Authorization’
Discussion: Raw Story
Seth Hettena / Rolling Stone:
Steve Bannon Thought Jeffrey Epstein Was a Spy
New York Times:
Jefferson Statue Will Be Removed From N.Y.C. Council Chambers
 

 
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Porter Anderson / Publishing Perspectives:
PEN America: 10,046 school books bans across 29 states were recorded from July 2023 to June 2024, up ~200% YoY; Florida had 4,500+ bans and Iowa had 3,600+ bans

Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
The US says it believes Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh, who once worked for US-funded broadcaster Radio Farda, has been detained for months by Iran

Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
James Ledbetter, a former media critic who wrote for The Village Voice, was Inc. magazine EIC, and started fintech newsletter FIN, died on October 28 at age 60

 
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