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Milo Yiannopoulos / Facebook:
I am a gay man, and a child abuse victim. — I would like to restate my utter disgust at adults who sexually abuse minors. I am horrified by pedophilia and I have devoted large portions of my career as a journalist to exposing child abusers. I've outed three of them, in fact -\-\ three more than most of my critics.
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USA Today:
Could Milo Yiannopoulos now lose his lucrative book deal? — If you troll a black comedian on Twitter, attack feminists and liberal Democrats in toxic terms and trash women who use birth control, you can get a lucrative book deal. If you seem to condone sex between men and boys — and it's on tape — could you lose your book deal?
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New York Times, Joe.My.God., Mediaite, TheBlaze and RedState
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Milo Yiannopoulos disinvited from CPAC slot amid tape controversy — Milo Yiannopoulos lost his keynote speaking slot at the Conservative Political Action Conference after tapes surfaced of the right wing provocateur and senior Breitbart editor advocating for sexual relationships between “younger boys and older men.”
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ABC News, Media Matters for America and The Week
Milo Yiannopoulos / Facebook:
A note for idiots (UPDATED): — I do not support pedophilia. Period. It is a vile and disgusting crime, perhaps the very worst. There are selectively edited videos doing the rounds, as part of a co-ordinated effort to discredit me from establishment Republicans, that suggest I am soft on the subject.
J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:
BREAKING: Milo Yiannopoulos Disinvited From CPAC Over Pedophilia Commentary
BREAKING: Milo Yiannopoulos Disinvited From CPAC Over Pedophilia Commentary
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Breitbart employees threaten to leave over Yiannopoulos
Breitbart employees threaten to leave over Yiannopoulos
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Washingtonian
The Daily Beast:
CPAC Disinvites Milo Yiannopoulos, Despite His Attempt at Contrition
CPAC Disinvites Milo Yiannopoulos, Despite His Attempt at Contrition
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Daily Kos, Joe.My.God., Morning Consult, The Resurgent and BizPac Review
Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
CPAC Blasted for Milo Yiannopoulos Invite After Pedophilia Remarks Resurface
CPAC Blasted for Milo Yiannopoulos Invite After Pedophilia Remarks Resurface
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Thomas E. Ricks / Foreign Policy:
Last man standing: McMaster for NSA? — I think Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster will be the next national security advisor. Like Vice Adm. Bob Harward, General David Petraeus reportedly has withdrawn over the issue of being able to bring in his own staff. And Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg …
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Heavy.com, Washington Post and Axios
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Chooses H.R. McMaster as National Security Adviser — WASHINGTON — President Trump picked Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, a widely respected military strategist, as his new national security adviser on Monday, calling him “a man of tremendous talent and tremendous experience.”
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Trump picks Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster to be national security adviser
Trump picks Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster to be national security adviser
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Washington Post, The Daily Caller and Washington Free Beacon
DN.SE:
Swedish police featured in Fox News segment: Filmmaker is a madman — Trump's comments about Sweden during his rally in Melbourne, Florida, spawned headlines in newspapers all around the world. The American president later clarified on Twitter, saying that he was referring to a segment …
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Fox News:
Trump may have been unclear, but Sweden experiencing a migrant crime wave — Police investigator Peter Springare isn't likely to be among those mocking President Trump for his remarks about refugees in Sweden. — Trump's comments during a Florida campaign rally on Saturday …
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New York Times:
Trump Pursues His Attack on Sweden, With Scant Evidence
Trump Pursues His Attack on Sweden, With Scant Evidence
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Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
Former Swedish PM: More murders in Florida where Trump spoke than in Sweden last year
Former Swedish PM: More murders in Florida where Trump spoke than in Sweden last year
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The Guardian, RedState and Joe.My.God.
Bill Neely / NBC News:
Russia Compiles Psychological Dossier on Trump for Putin — MOSCOW — A dossier on Donald Trump's psychological makeup is being prepared for Russian President Vladimir Putin. — Among its preliminary conclusions is that the new American leader is a risk-taker who can be naïve, according to a senior Kremlin adviser.
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
33 questions about Donald Trump and Russia
33 questions about Donald Trump and Russia
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Taylor Marsh and New York Times
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
White House reverses on Trump's golf game — President Donald Trump played a full round of golf Sunday, enjoying once again a habit he regularly assailed Barack Obama for. After initially saying Trump had only played a few holes, the White House reversed itself Monday after professional …
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ABC News and Political Wire
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Trump's Former Aide Concedes There Was No Voter Fraud In New Hampshire — Corey Lewandowski is not reading from the same script. — In a rare bit of message contradiction within the ranks, Donald Trump's first campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, conceded there was no evidence …
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
'I Don't Know What You're Referring To': NBC's Katy Tur Doesn't Remember Obama Promising Putin ‘Flexibility’ — When a Republican congressman on MSNBC brought up a 2012 incident where President Barack Obama was caught on a hot mic promising to give Russia's Vladimir Putin a little more …
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Jamie Schram / New York Post:
Russian ambassador to UN rushed to hospital — Russia's ambassador to the United Nations was rushed to a Manhattan hospital Monday morning after suffering heart problems, sources told The Post. — Vitaly Churkin was at the Russian embassy on East 67th Street when he became sick with a …
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Joe.My.God. and The Week
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Lindsay Ellis / Houston Chronicle:
Jewish community center evacuated after bomb threat — A non-credible bomb threat called into Houston's Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center jolted staff and students on Monday morning. — The call was part of the latest wave of threats targeting these schools and gathering places this year …
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Jeb Lund / Esquire:
Dispatches from the Saturday night Trump rally. — If people told you that MAGA hats come 25 percent off when you look peevish and 50 percent off when you're already wearing a sneer, the line snaking out of the airport hangar and a quarter mile down S. Apollo Blvd. in Melbourne, Florida …
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Bloomberg:
Le Pen Gains in French Polls as Security Concerns Win Voters — Macron trips up with comments on France's colonial past — French risk premium rises as Le Pen's chances improve — Marine Le Pen gained ground on her rivals for the French election as she benefits from concerns about security …
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Hot Air, Political Wire and France 24
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Joe Piscopo Considers Running for Governor of New Jersey. No Joke. — He found fame in the 1980s impersonating Frank Sinatra, President Ronald Reagan and countless others on “Saturday Night Live,” followed by numerous Hollywood gigs, stand-up routines and a drive-time radio show.
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No More Mister Nice Blog and The Daily Caller
Patricia Sullivan / Washington Post:
Va. Democrats to challenge GOP state lawmakers in each district Clinton won — Buoyed by a wave of progressive activism that began after the election of President Trump, Virginia Democrats plan to challenge 45 GOP incumbents in the deep-red House of Delegates this November …
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Political Wire and Balloon Juice