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Avi Selk / Washington Post:
MSNBC host's conspiracy theory: What if Putin planned the Syrian chemical attack to help Trump? — A volley of U.S. cruise missiles had barely been launched into Syria before the Internet filled up with fact-free theories about the real reason for an international crisis.
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Syria strikes: Site of chemical attack hit again — (CNN)New airstrikes have targeted a town in northwest Syria that was hit by a deadly chemical attack earlier this week, activists said. — It wasn't immediately clear who conducted the strikes on Khan Sheikhoun, which hit on Friday and Saturday …
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Sophie Tatum / CNN:
Haley: No political solution in Syria with Assad in power — Haley: US was fully justified to strike Syria — “If he needs to do more, he will do more,” Haley said when asked if Trump would order more strikes — (CNN)US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said in an interview airing Sunday …
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Washington Post:
Warplanes return to Syrian town devastated by chemical attack
Warplanes return to Syrian town devastated by chemical attack
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Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson: ‘No change’ to US military position on Syria after strike
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson: ‘No change’ to US military position on Syria after strike
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Tom Cotton / New York Times:
A Strike in Syria Restores Our Credibility in the World
A Strike in Syria Restores Our Credibility in the World
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Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
Syrian jets take off from air base hit by US
Syrian jets take off from air base hit by US
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
WATCH: Ex-Breitbart executive warns that if Kushner forces out Bannon it will be ‘open warfare’ on Trump — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — During a panel discussion on the civil war being waged in the White House between Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner and senior Trump adviser Steve Bannon …
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld / Politico:
Trump's White House Is a Family Business. That's Not a Bad Thing. — When Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, made a surprise trip to Iraq earlier this week, the ensuing freak-out was all premised on one glaring rhetorical question: Is the Trump White House being run like a family business?
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Warren rips Trump over Syrian airstrikes — (D-Mass.) on Saturday hit President Trump after he sent a letter to Congress explaining his reasoning for an airstrike on Syria, saying she had seen “no compelling strategic justification” for the strike. — “We need a plan to hold Assad accountable.
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Ryan Pickrell / The Daily Caller:
Obama Admin May Have Known Syria Still Had Chemical Weapons
Obama Admin May Have Known Syria Still Had Chemical Weapons
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Republicans on Capitol Hill leave town with most of their agenda stuck in limbo — Congress limped into its spring break with little to demonstrate that much has changed from its previous dysfunctional gridlock — despite Republicans control of both Capitol Hill and the White House.
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Inside the failed secret mission to save the filibuster
Inside the failed secret mission to save the filibuster
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Mitch McConnell, the man who broke America
Mitch McConnell, the man who broke America
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Ian Simpson / Reuters:
Alabama Supreme Court allows impeachment of governor to proceed — The Alabama Supreme Court on Saturday allowed the impeachment of Governor Robert Bentley to start next week, staying a temporary restraining order from a lower court that had blocked hearings, court documents showed.
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Bannon's Views Can Be Traced to a Book That Warns, ‘Winter Is Coming’ — WASHINGTON — Stephen K. Bannon has read the book three times. He still keeps a copy of it — one that's creased and copiously underlined — in a library with the rest of his favorites at his father's house in Richmond, Va.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump has visited a Trump-branded property every 2.8 days of his presidency — For the 10th weekend in a row, President Trump is visiting a Trump-branded property — every weekend except the first two after his inauguration. — For the sixth weekend in a row, he's golfing at one of those properties …
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
To Charm Trump, Paul Manafort Sold Himself as an Affordable Outsider — WASHINGTON — Paul Manafort is the rarest of professional pitchmen: one who knows how to sell to a salesman. — That was evident by the effort he made last year to gain a foothold in President Trump's campaign …
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Awr Hawkins / Breitbart:
Fresno State Lecturer: ‘Trump Must Hang’ to Save Democracy — Tweets from a Fresno State lecturer Lars Maischak not only demonstrate stark disagreement with capitalism, Christianity, and the GOP, but also a declaration that President Trump “must hang” to save democracy.
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Rob Shimshock / The Daily Caller:
Professor: ‘Trump Must Hang,’ Republicans Should Be Executed For Each Immigrant Deported
Professor: ‘Trump Must Hang,’ Republicans Should Be Executed For Each Immigrant Deported
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TheBlaze and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Charlie Nash / Breitbart:
PolitiFact Pulls 2014 ‘Mostly True’ Rating of John Kerry's Claim of Eliminating Syrian Chemical Weapons — PolitiFact has pulled a 2014 fact-check on remarks about Syria by former Secretary of State John Kerry after the claim the Obama administration “got ‘100 percent’ of chemical weapons out of Syria” turned out to be false.
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Mark Hemingway / Weekly Standard:
Obama Administration Knew Syria Still Had Chemical Weapons, Despite Saying Otherwise
Obama Administration Knew Syria Still Had Chemical Weapons, Despite Saying Otherwise
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Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
How Jeff Sessions wants to bring back the war on drugs — When the Obama administration launched a sweeping policy to reduce harsh prison sentences for nonviolent drug offenders, rave reviews came from across the political spectrum. Civil rights groups and the Koch brothers praised Obama for his efforts …
Scott Jaschik / Inside Higher Ed:
New York Adopts Free Tuition — SUNY and CUNY students from families with incomes up to $125,000 will not pay tuition. But some aid experts are alarmed by requirement that graduates stay in state for same number of years they receive the benefit. — In what proponents are calling a historic move …
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Michael Todd / Santa Cruz Sentinel:
Shark stranded near Pleasure Point — SANTA CRUZ >> Survival isn't likely for the 10-foot shark that thrashed at bystanders trying to photograph the stranded fish near Pleasure Point Friday afternoon, according to the Pelagic Research Shark Foundation. — While trying to rescue the fish …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The media loved Trump's show of military might. Are we really doing this again? — The cruise missiles struck, and many in the mainstream media fawned. — “I think Donald Trump became president of the United States last night,” declared Fareed Zakaria on CNN, after firing of 59 missiles …
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