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Mike Kelly / USA Today:
Kellyanne Conway suggests even wider surveillance of Trump campaign — ALPINE, N.J. — The White House is offering yet another wrinkle in its attempt to support President Trump's allegation — unfounded, so far — that his campaign headquarters in Manhattan was wiretapped by the Obama administration.
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Chris Cuomo refuses to let Kellyanne Conway wriggle away from Trump's bizarre wiretapping claims — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — CNN host Chris Cuomo wouldn't let Trump's senior adviser Kellyanne Conway get away with dodging his questions. — “I'm not going to discuss …
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The Daily Beast:
Conway: Magic Microwaves May Have Spied on Trump
Conway: Magic Microwaves May Have Spied on Trump
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Madeline Conway / Politico:
Spicer: Trump 'doesn't really think' Obama wiretapped him personally
Spicer: Trump 'doesn't really think' Obama wiretapped him personally
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Trump whines Obamacare looks ‘so great’ now: ‘Like President Obama — when he left, people liked him’
Michael Edison Hayden / ABC News:
Kellyanne Conway: 'I don't have any evidence' of latest speculations surrounding Trump wiretapping claim
Kellyanne Conway: 'I don't have any evidence' of latest speculations surrounding Trump wiretapping claim
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Shree:
Such a Great Country, Such Nasty Bigotry — The night of the election, my iPhone screen shattered. The joke I like to make is that there was glass shattering on November 8th but not the kind we wanted. — There's something symbolic about the shattered glass on my phone and it serves …
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Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Steve King Says Civilization Can't Be Restored With 'Somebody Else's Babies' — Representative Steve King, a Republican from Iowa who has a history of making inflammatory statements viewed by many as insensitive or outright racist, was roundly criticized on Sunday for his apparent endorsement of white nationalism.
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Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
King doubles down on controversial ‘babies’ tweet
King doubles down on controversial ‘babies’ tweet
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Josh Barro / Business Insider:
Why is the American far-right so obsessed with Europe?
Why is the American far-right so obsessed with Europe?
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Greg Toppo / Des Moines Register:
Rep. Steve King blasted for ‘our civilization’ tweet
Rep. Steve King blasted for ‘our civilization’ tweet
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Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Texas state rep. proposes fines for masturbation — A Texas state representative has introduced legislation that would fine men for masturbating and require them to undergo counseling before obtaining a prescription for Viagra, in an effort to highlight anti-abortion laws that place restrictions on women.
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Alex Samuels / The Texas Tribune:
With proposal to penalize men for masturbating, legislator aims to shake up health debate — State Rep. Jessica Farrar, a Houston Democrat, filed House Bill 4260 Friday, which would fine men $100 for masturbating. — When it comes to issues related to health, state Rep. Jessica Farrar …
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Bloomberg:
Kushners Set to Get $400 Million From Chinese on Marquee Tower — Family company of president's son-in-law in deal with Anbang — Plan is circulating among investors for more equity partners — A company owned by the family of Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser …
Andrew Marantz / New Yorker:
Is Trump Trolling the White House Press Corps? — At daily briefings, Sean Spicer calls on young journalists from far-right sites. The mainstream media sees them as an existential threat. — In normal times, White House press briefings make for boring television.
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Adelle Platon / Billboard:
Snoop Dogg on ‘Lavender’ Video Parodying Trump: 'Nobody's Dealing With the Real Issue With This F—king Clown as President' — The rapper's latest video features a Snoop Loops commercial, Michael Rapaport and a clown mocking president Donald Trump. — The concept for Snoop Dogg's new video for …
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Snoop Dogg shoots clown dressed as Trump in latest music video
Snoop Dogg shoots clown dressed as Trump in latest music video
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BBC:
Scottish independence: Nicola Sturgeon to seek second referendum — Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed she will ask for permission to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence. — Ms Sturgeon said she wanted a vote to be held between the autumn of 2018 and the spring of the following year.
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CNN:
New surveillance footage of Michael Brown sparks protests — (CNN)New video captured hours before Michael Brown was killed shows the 18-year-old exchanging marijuana for cigarillos with the clerks of a Ferguson, Missouri, store, a documentary director told CNN on Monday.
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Wall Street Journal:
GOP Health Plan Would Hit Rural Areas Hard — Poor, older Americans would see largest increase in insurance-coverage costs, analysis shows — The House Republican effort to overhaul the Affordable Care Act could hit many rural areas particularly hard, according to a new analysis …
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Alex Lockie / Business Insider:
SEAL Team 6 is reportedly training for a decapitation strike against North Korea's Kim regime — The annual Foal Eagle military drills between the US and South Korea will include some heavy hitters this year — the Navy SEAL team that took out Osama bin Laden, Army Special Forces, and F-35s — South Korea's Joon Gang Daily reports.
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Jordan Freiman / Death and Taxes:
Trump unfollows ‘Morning Joe’ hosts Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski on Twitter — At some point in the last 24 hours, President Trump unfollowed Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski of MSNBC's “Morning Joe” on Twitter. While the pair were some of Trump's earliest supporters when he first declared …
Axios:
The risks Republicans are taking with Trumpcare — It was never a secret that Republicans would take a risk by repealing Obamacare, as unpopular as it was, and taking ownership of what happens next. But it's striking just how many political dangers they're putting themselves in — and how they're ignoring pretty much all of them.
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Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Democrats Seek To Escape Their Whirlpool Of Failure And Fail At That Too — As Donald Trump triumphantly passed his 50th day as the President of the United States Who Is Not Hillary Clinton, Democrat leaders secretly gathered to survey the smoking wreckage of a party that was supposed …
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Shot in the Dark
Hadas Gold / Politico:
CNN hires Chris Cillizza — The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza is joining CNN Politics as a reporter and editor at large, with a digital presence and an on-air role. — Cillizza is leaving behind the blog known as The Fix he built at the Post over more than a decade.
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Ben Casselman / FiveThirtyEight:
The White House Takes Its Attacks On Jobs Data To A New (And Dangerous) Level — President Trump's budget director on Sunday accused the Obama administration of “manipulating” economic data to make the unemployment rate look lower than it really was. That claim isn't supported by evidence …
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Jennifer Kabbany / The College Fix:
University removes scale in gym: ‘Scales are very triggering’ — Carleton University officials have removed the scale inside its campus gym so students don't stress about their weight. — The scale was reportedly removed about two weeks ago in an effort to mesh with current health trends …
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