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10:30 AM ET, February 12, 2017

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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Kellyanne Conway's dangerous game  —  Kellyanne Conway once again put herself at the center of controversy this week when she went on national television and declared she was doing a “free commercial” for Ivanka Trump's clothing line, ethics laws be damned.  Media snarked, ethics watchdogs barked …
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Reuters:
Defections by Sears, Kmart cap week of controversy for Trump brands  —  Trump-branded consumer products have suffered new blows, with U.S. retailers Sears Holdings Corp and Kmart Corp discontinuing online sales of 31 Trump Home items, while new details emerged showing sales of Ivanka Trump's brand fell …
Discussion: Political Wire, ABC News and The Week
Associated Press:
A Family Thing: Don't Mess With Political Dads and Daughters
Discussion: Politico
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Report: 72 convicted of terrorism from ‘Trump 7’ mostly Muslim countries  —  Since 9/11, 72 individuals from the seven mostly Muslim countries covered by President Trump's “extreme vetting” executive order have been convicted of terrorism, bolstering the administration's immigration ban.
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Jessica Vaughan / Center for Immigration Studies:
Study Reveals 72 Terrorists Came From Countries Covered by Trump Vetting Order  —  A review of information compiled by a Senate committee in 2016 reveals that 72 individuals from the seven countries covered in President Trump's vetting executive order have been convicted in terror cases since the 9/11 attacks.
Chadwick Moore / New York Post:
I'm a gay New Yorker — and I'm coming out as a conservative  —  Chadwick Moore in his East Williamsburg home … When Out magazine assigned me an interview with the Breitbart.com rabble-rouser Milo Yiannopoulos, I knew it would be controversial.  In the gay and liberal communities in particular …
Discussion: Towleroad and BizPac Review
David Weigel / Washington Post:
GOP official in viral town hall video is known for sharing misleading stories, bigoted jokes  —  As news networks have scrambled to put cameras in congressional town hall meetings, a few of their attendees and speakers have earned short bursts of fame — or infamy.
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Karoli Kuns / Latest from Crooks and Liars:   VIDEO: GOP Official Shouted Down For ‘Death Panel’ Claim At Town Hall
Helaine Olen / Slate:   Meet the Teacher Whose Powerful, Christian Defense of Obamacare Made a GOP Town Hall Go Viral
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Gillibrand: I'm not running for president in 2020  —  (D-N.Y.) is denying rumors that she will run for president in 2020.  —  “No, I am running for Senate.  I'm running for Senate in 2018,” she said during an interview Sunday with radio host John Catsimatidis on AM 970 in New York.
Discussion: Politico, RedState and Politicker
Sopan Deb / New York Times:
Meryl Streep Pledges to Stand Up to ‘Brownshirts’ in Tirade Against Trump  —  Meryl Streep, in a fiery speech criticizing President Trump on Saturday night, pledged to stand up against “brownshirts and bots” at a time when she and others are increasingly denouncing his administration's policies and the president himself.
Discussion: Washington Post
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Fox News:
Actress Meryl Streep renews harsh criticism of Trump in emotional speech
Discussion: twitchy.com
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Pelosi: Flynn should be suspended  —  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is calling for national security advisor Michael Flynn to be suspended and for his intelligence clearance to be revoked until U.S. officials fully review his contacts with Russia's ambassador.
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Washington Post:
A gift and a challenge for Democrats: A restive, active and aggressive base  —  A super PAC formed to reelect Barack Obama in 2012 is driving activists to congressional town halls.  Veterans of Bill Clinton's administration are joining marches and plotting bigger ones for the spring.
Discussion: Hot Air
Paul Sperry / New York Post:
How Obama is scheming to sabotage Trump's presidency  —  MORE FROM:  —  When former President Barack Obama said he was “heartened” by anti-Trump protests, he was sending a message of approval to his troops.  Troops?  Yes, Obama has an army of agitators — numbering more than 30,000 …
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Trump impeached?  You can bet on it  —  There's already talk of impeachment, just three weeks into Donald Trump's turbulent presidency.  In fact, many are already betting on it.  —  Gambling houses all over the world are taking in action on whether Trump, inaugurated just last month, will resign or be impeached.
Aaron Short / New York Post:
Trump's White House eyes potential foes in 2020 election  —  The White House is already tracking which Democrats could challenge President Trump in 2020 and Gov. Cuomo and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand aren't on the list, sources told The Post.  —  Trump's chief strategist, Steve Bannon …
Discussion: Political Wire
Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
GOP senator: Physical border wall ‘would rate very low’ among Texans  —  (R-Texas), the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, believes that constructing a physical wall on the U.S.-Mexico border would not rate high among Texans.  —  “I think people would say, if you are talking about a physical wall, it would rate very low.
Discussion: Political Wire
Herb Jackson / USA Today:
Congressman: Rarely used law could make Trump tax returns public  —  A New Jersey congressman says a rarely invoked 1924 law could be used to examine President Donald Trump's tax returns for possible conflicts of interest and Constitutional violations.  —  Rep. Bill Pascrell …
Associated Press:
FREEDOM GRANTED TO MAN WHO BEHEADED BUS PASSENGER IN CANADA  —  WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — A Canadian man who was found not criminally responsible for beheading and cannibalizing a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus has been granted his freedom.  —  Manitoba's Criminal Code Review Board announced Friday …
Matt Latimer / Politico:
Hillary Clinton Is Running Again  —  Hillary Clinton will run for president.  Again.  —  No inside information informs this prediction.  No argument is advanced as to whether her run is a good or a bad idea—there are many ways to make a case either way.
Steve Almasy / CNN:
North Korea test-fires ballistic missile, South Korea says  —  (CNN)North Korea on Sunday test-fired a ballistic missile, an official in the South Korean Ministry of Defense told CNN.  —  It is the first missile test conducted by North Korea since US President Donald Trump took office.
Discussion: Politico and The Week
Wall Street Journal:
Gary Cohn Has Emerged as an Economic-Policy Powerhouse in Trump Administration  —  Gary Cohn, a former Goldman Sachs executive and commodities trader, is emerging as President Donald Trump's most powerful economic policy maker during the early days of the administration, capitalizing on a vacuum created while other top posts sit vacant.
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Kate Kelly / New York Times:
Trump's Economic Cabinet Is Mostly Bare. This Man Fills the Void.
Discussion: Axios
 
 
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Are Democrats Falling Into Trump's Trap?
Matthew Rozsa / Salon:
“There's anti-Semitism in the White House”: What made the Anne Frank Center get political on Twitter
Discussion: alan.com
Claire Cain Miller / New York Times:
More Women in Their 60s and 70s Are Having ‘Way Too Much Fun’ to Retire
John Amato / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
New Poll: Trump Supporters Believe ‘Bowling Green Massacre’ Was Real
New York Times:
Stephen Miller Is a ‘True Believer’ Behind Core Trump Policies
Bob Price / Breitbart:
ICE Rounds Up 44 Criminal Aliens in Texas Capital
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Rod Dreher / The American Conservative:
Georgetown Prof Defends Islamic Slavery
Discussion: Power Line
 Earlier Items: 
Tobias Holden / New York Times:
Get My Racist Ancestor's Name Off of Yale's Campus
Stefanie Marsh / The Guardian:
'It's the breaking of a taboo': the parents who regret having children
Discussion: Althouse
Andy Campbell / The Huffington Post:
Justice Department Begins Rollback Of Transgender Students' Bathroom Rights
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Washington Post
New York Times:
State G.O.P. Leaders Move Swiftly as Party Bickers in Congress
Michael Wines / New York Times:
Illegal Voting Gets Texas Woman 8 Years in Prison, and Certain Deportation
Discussion: Washington Post
Raw Story:
Trump's surprise cost-cutting target: The first lady's staff
 

 
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Filing: Trump asks SCOTUS to pause the law that could ban TikTok, saying the court should give him time to “pursue a political resolution” of the dispute

CBS News:
Greg Gumbel, a CBS Sports anchor and commentator who covered the NFL and college basketball for more than 20 years, died at 78 of cancer

Youkyung Lee / Bloomberg:
Shares of South Korean entertainment companies related to Squid Game drop 20%+ following a less-than-perfect debut for the new season of the series on Netflix

 
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