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Lucas Aulbach / Courier-Journal:
Video shows man forcibly removed from United flight from Chicago to Louisville — A video posted on Facebook late Sunday evening shows a passenger on a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Louisville being forcibly removed from the plane before takeoff at O'Hare International Airport.
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New York Times:
United Passenger Dragged From Overbooked Flight — A man on an overbooked United Airlines flight was forcibly removed from his seat and dragged through the aisle on Sunday, and video of the anguished protests by him and other passengers spread rapidly on Monday as people criticized the airline's tactics.
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Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Officer who dragged bloodied passenger off flight placed on leave — One of the officers who dragged a passenger off a United Airlines flight did not follow standard operating procedures and has been placed on leave, according to the Chicago Aviation Department. — SEE ALSO
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Dem wants hearing after United passenger dragged off flight
Dem wants hearing after United passenger dragged off flight
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Brian Doherty / Hit & Run:
Why Should Police Help United Airlines Cheat Its Customers?
NBC News:
United Airlines CEO Apologizes After Video Shows Man Dragged Off Flight
United Airlines CEO Apologizes After Video Shows Man Dragged Off Flight
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John Archibald / al.com:
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley resigns amid sex scandal — Embattled Gov. Robert Bentley this afternoon agreed to a deal that forced him to resign the office of governor, plead guilty to two misdemeanors and agree to never again hold public office. — The extraordinary agreement …
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
5 Of The Wildest Details In Report On Alabama Guv's Efforts To Hide Affair
5 Of The Wildest Details In Report On Alabama Guv's Efforts To Hide Affair
John Archibald / al.com:
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley expected to resign this week
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley expected to resign this week
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Eric Velasco / Politico:
How Alabama's ‘Luv Guv’ Broke New Ground in a Scandal-Plagued State
How Alabama's ‘Luv Guv’ Broke New Ground in a Scandal-Plagued State
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Alabama governor resigns, pleads guilty to charges tied to allegations he tried to cover up affair with a top aide
Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Robert Bentley, Alabama Governor, Resigns Amid Scandal
Robert Bentley, Alabama Governor, Resigns Amid Scandal
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Claire Aiello / WHNT-TV:
Gov. Robert Bentley resigns from office: “It is time for me to step down”
Gov. Robert Bentley resigns from office: “It is time for me to step down”
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Reuters:
Kremlin, angry at Syria missile strike, says Putin won't meet Tillerson — The Kremlin said on Monday that U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will not meet President Vladimir Putin when he visits Moscow on Wednesday, a move that could point to tensions over a U.S. missile attack on a Syrian air base last week.
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Susan Rice's claim that Obama got Syria to ‘verifiably give up its chemical weapons stockpile’ — “We were able to find a solution that didn't necessitate the use of force that actually removed the chemical weapons that were known from Syria, in a way that the use of force would never have accomplished.
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Associated Press:
Official: Russia knew in advance of Syrian chemical attack — WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has concluded Russia knew in advance of Syria's chemical weapons attack last week, a senior U.S. official said Monday. — The official said a drone operated by Russians was flying over a hospital …
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Simon Johnson / Telegraph:
Donald Trump's action in Syria proves he is not in league with Putin, says his son Eric
Donald Trump's action in Syria proves he is not in league with Putin, says his son Eric
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Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
Breitbart editors tell staffers to stop writing stories critical of Jared Kushner, sources say — Employees at Breitbart News have been asked by senior editors to refrain from writing stories critical of Jared Kushner, two people familiar with the matter told Business Insider.
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Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
The Trouble With Trump's White House Is Donald Trump — It took Donald Trump 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles to buy himself one day of kind coverage at the end of another otherwise terrible week. But what the president himself described as an impulsive reaction to heartrending photos …
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
White House on edge as 100-day judgment nears
White House on edge as 100-day judgment nears
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Jonathan Lloyd / NBC Southern California:
2 Adults and 1 Child Dead, 1 Student Critically Injured in Shooting at San Bernardino Elementary School — The shooting appeared to stem from a domestic violence dispute involving the shooter and teacher, Garcia said — A teacher and a student were shot dead and another child …
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Tracybloomktla / KTLA:
San Bernardino School Shooting: Man Kills Wife Then Himself; 1 of 2 Students Wounded Has Died
San Bernardino School Shooting: Man Kills Wife Then Himself; 1 of 2 Students Wounded Has Died
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New York Times:
Trump Tops Obama, Bush and Clinton in Golfing and Private Getaways So Far — After years of criticizing former President Barack Obama for playing golf and going on private getaways, President Trump has already done more of both in his first 81 days than Mr. Obama, as well as former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
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Tom LoBianco / CNN:
Liberal leaders call for challenge to Gabbard over Syria skepticism
Liberal leaders call for challenge to Gabbard over Syria skepticism
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Kelly Mclaughlin / Reuters:
China 'deploys 150,000 troops to deal with possible North Korean refugees over fears Trump may strike Kim Jong-un following missile attack on Syria' — China, which was left shocked by the air strikes, has deployed medical and backup units from the People's Liberation Army forces to the Yalu River
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Bryan Lowry / Kansas City Star:
Republicans sweat surprisingly close Kansas congressional race — Kansas has been reliably Republican in federal elections, but GOP operatives head into Tuesday uncertain of an easy victory when the deep-red state holds the first congressional election since President Donald Trump's inauguration.
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David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
KS-04 Moves to Lean Republican, GA-06 to Toss Up
Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Markey: Dems Will Reinstate SCOTUS Filibuster If We Control Senate And WH (VIDEO) — Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) said Monday that, if Democrats regain control of the Senate and the White House, they will reverse Republicans' change to the filibuster rules for Supreme Court nominees.
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Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Gorsuch sworn in as Supreme Court justice
Gorsuch sworn in as Supreme Court justice
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Trump on pace to surpass 8 years of Obama's travel spending in 1 year — Washington (CNN)Donald Trump's travel to his private club in Florida has cost over an estimated $20 million in his first 80 days as president, putting the president on pace in his first year of office …
Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:
Cops: Woman, 23, Charged In Sex Attack On Cabbie — Ohioan is jailed on rape and aggravated robbery counts — An Ohio woman has been charged with raping and robbing a male taxi driver while an accomplice held the victim at knifepoint, according to investigators.
Mary Emily O'Hara / NBC News:
New York Becomes Only State to Offer Free Four-Year College — New York will be the only state in the country to offer universal public college tuition coverage for working- and middle-class residents after the program was included in the budget package approved Sunday night.
New York Times:
California Moves to Become ‘Sanctuary State,’ and Others Look to Follow — A 42-year-old immigrant was on her way to church in Mendota, a small city in California's Central Valley, one afternoon last month when the police stopped her because the tinted windows on her 2006 Nissan were too dark.
Nathalie Baptiste / Mother Jones:
There's Racist. And Then There's Stunningly Racist. Then There's This GOP Fundraising Email. — Last week, a fundraising email was circulated in support of David Clarke, Milwaukee's infamous conservative sheriff. The email was made to look like it came from Rudy Giuliani.