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Sean Penn / Rolling Stone:
El Chapo Speaks — A secret visit with the most wanted man in the world … It's September 28th, 2015. My head is swimming, labeling TracPhones (burners), one per contact, one per day, destroy, burn, buy, balancing levels of encryption, mirroring through Blackphones, anonymous e-mail addresses …
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Associated Press:
LATEST: MEXICAN OFFICIAL SAYS PENN MEETING HELPED IN CAPTURE — MEXICO CITY (AP) — The latest on Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman who was recaptured six months after he escaped from a maximum security prison: (all times local) — A Mexican law enforcement official …
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Rolling Stone:
Watch Two Minutes of El Chapo's Exclusive Interview, Just Before His Recapture — Sean Penn, who tracked down the fugitive kingpin, sent questions; Chapo videotaped his responses in his first-ever interview. — Sean Penn, who tracked down the fugitive kingpin, sent questions …
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Clinton's gamble on Muslims — Hillary Clinton is doubling down on slamming Republicans on their anti-Muslim rhetoric at campaign events in both Iowa and New Hampshire. — The attacks are mostly aimed at Donald Trump, the GOP frontrunner who has said he would impose a temporary ban …
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Anna Palmer / Politico:
Struggling GOP contenders relish moment to ignore Trump
Struggling GOP contenders relish moment to ignore Trump
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New York Times:
For Republicans, Mounting Fears of Lasting Split
For Republicans, Mounting Fears of Lasting Split
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Kristen East / Politico:
Clinton campaign ad targets Trump, Cruz on foreign policy
Clinton campaign ad targets Trump, Cruz on foreign policy
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Kelly House / Oregonian:
Heavily armed ‘security detail’ shows up at Oregon standoff encampment — Update at 2 p.m.: Armed members of the Pacific Patriot Network are leaving the occupied Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. — Joseph Rice, a spokesman for the network, told reporters that his group presented occupation …
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Luke Hammill / Oregonian:
Oregon standoff: Idaho group arrives to ‘secure perimeter, prevent Waco-style situation’
Oregon standoff: Idaho group arrives to ‘secure perimeter, prevent Waco-style situation’
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Brandon Wade / Los Angeles Times:
Roger Goodell calls NFL stadium proposals in Oakland, St. Louis and San Diego ‘unsatisfactory’ — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, addressing the media on Dec. 2, has cleared the way for a vote on possible relocation to Los Angeles. — The proposed stadium solutions in Oakland …
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John R. Schindler / The New York Observer:
Hillary's EmailGate Goes Nuclear — Does the latest release of Hillary's State Department emails include highly classified U.S. intelligence? — Back in October I told you that Hillary Clinton's email troubles were anything but over, and that the scandal over her misuse of communications …
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Germany on the Brink — ON New Year's Eve, in the shadow of Cologne's cathedral, crowds of North African and Middle Eastern men accosted women out for the night's festivities. They surrounded them, groped them, robbed them. Two women were reportedly raped.
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Mark Steyn / Steyn Online:
Notes on a Phenomenon — On Tuesday night, my daughter and her friends went down to Claremont, New Hampshire to see Donald Trump in action. She and her chums range from the not terribly political to those with the usual enthusiasms of youth, so they went mainly because Trump's a hot ticket …
Wolfgang Rattay / BuzzFeed:
This Is What Really Happened The Night Women Were Sexually Assaulted In Front Of Police — “My friend was groped - it was disgusting. The whole situation is disgusting.” BuzzFeed News' Rossalyn Warren reports from Cologne. — Reporting From — AFP / Getty Images
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BostonGlobe.com:
To the man I sat next to on the train: I am the gun owner you hate — TO THE man I sat next to on my way in to Boston: — When I boarded the commuter rail, you were already in the midst of a spirited phone conversation and didn't seem to care about how loud you were talking.
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No More Mister Nice Blog
Ollie Gillman For / Daily Mail:
Longest armed stand-off in American history ends: Grandfather who bit a cop then threatened to kill any officer who came to arrest him has charges dropped after 16 years meaning he is free to leave his home for first time since 1999 — John Joe Gray was arrested in December 1999 for biting …
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Spiegel Online:
How New Year's Eve in Cologne Has Changed Germany — New Year's Eve in Cologne rapidly descended into a chaotic free-for-all involving sexual assault and theft, most of it apparently committed by foreigners. It has launched a bitter debate over immigration and refugees in Germany — one that could change the country.
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