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10:50 AM ET, April 17, 2017

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CNN:
On North Korean border, Pence tells CNN US will drop ‘failed policy’  —  Panmunjom, South Korea (CNN)With North Korean soldiers standing less than 100 feet behind him at the Korean Demilitarized Zone, Vice President Mike Pence told CNN that Pyongyang should understand that the Trump …
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New York Times:
A ‘Cuban Missile Crisis in Slow Motion’ in North Korea  —  WASHINGTON — All the elements of the North Korean nuclear crisis — the relentless drive by Kim Jong-un to assemble an arsenal, the propaganda and deception swirling around his progress, the hints of a covert war by the United States …
Claudia Rosett / The Hill:
Trump juggles the foreign policy balls Obama dropped  —  The Trump administration is taking heat for striking a Syrian air base with Tomahawk missiles and hitting ISIS terrorists in Afghanistan with a MOAB, a conventional bomb so big that it has been dubbed the “Mother of All Bombs.”
The Salt Lake / Associated Press:
China, Russia send ships after U.S. aircraft carrier  —  FILE - In this March 15, 2017 file photo, U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, the USS Carl Vinson approaches to participate in the annual joint military exercise called Foal Eagle between South Korea and the United States, at Busan port in Busan, South Korea.
Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
Pence tells North Korea not to test American resolve, offering Syria and Afghanistan strikes as examples
Discussion: Hot Air, Political Wire and The Root
New York Times:
President Trump's Loose Talk on North Korea
Discussion: Washington Post
mystatesman:
In Travis County custody case, jury will search for real Alex Jones  —  Highlights  —  Alex Jones and his ex-wife, Kelly, will be locked in a child custody trial the next two weeks in Austin.  —  Alex Jones' lawyers will make the case that their client should not be judged by his on-air persona.
Tegna / KHOU-TV:
Bride and groom booted off United flight in Houston  —  A bride and groom headed to Costa Rica for their wedding got kicked off their United flight out of Houston on Saturday afternoon. … A bride and groom headed to Costa Rica for their wedding got kicked off their United flight out of Houston on Saturday afternoon.
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Trump Voters in a Swing District Wonder When the ‘Winning’ Will Start  —  BENSALEM, Pa. — One after another, the gamblers totter along the twisting walkway, bathed in artificial purple light — burdened, at least occasionally, by the instinct that they should have known better.
Discussion: Raw Story
Clevelandpolice / Cleveland Division of Police:
Homicide Suspect - Armed and Dangerous Steve Stephens  —  Cleveland Police are currently investigating a homicide at 635 E. 93.  —  Suspect did broadcast the killing on Facebook Live and has claimed to have committed multiple other homicides which are yet to be verified.
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Thomas Wood / Washington Post:
Racism motivated Trump voters more than authoritarianism or income inequality  —  During the 2016 presidential campaign, many observers wondered exactly what motivated voters most: Was it income?  Authoritarianism?  Racial attitudes?  —  Let the analyses begin.
Washington Times:
Haitians get word of Trump crackdown, slow flow to border by 97%  —  Sometime around November, word began to trickle back down the spine of Latin America: The U.S. was getting stricter about letting in Haitians at the border.  —  Not only had the Obama administration begun deporting Haitians …
Benjamin Harvey / Bloomberg:
Erdogan Follows Slim Referendum Win by Warning Opponents  —  Turks narrowly approved constitutional changes by 51.4%  —  EU Turkey rapporteur warns accession talks may be suspended  —  An emboldened Recep Tayyip Erdogan followed his win in a referendum that ratified the supremacy of his rule …
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Steven A. Cook / Foreign Policy:
RIP Turkey, 1921 - 2017  —  Recep Tayyip Erdogan didn't just win …
Discussion: The Guardian
Jim Norman / Gallup:
Majority in US No Longer Thinks Trump Keeps His Promises  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump's image among Americans as someone who keeps his promises has faded in the first two months of his presidency, falling from 62% in February to 45%.  The public is also less likely to see him as a …
Discussion: The Hill, RedState and Politicus USA
Jennifer Smith / Daily Mail:
A picture perfect moment!  Barack and Michelle Obama pose on billionaire David Geffen's superyacht during day out with Oprah, Bruce Springsteen and Tom Hanks in French Polynesia  — Since leaving the White House, they have also visited Palm Springs, Hawaii and toured the Caribbean
Discussion: Althouse and The Gateway Pundit
Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
‘Machiavelli Would Approve’  —  He's been called “the leading conservative intellectual to make the case for Donald Trump,” his work dubbed “the intellectual source code for Trumpism,” and many other names besides.  —  During the 2016 campaign, Michael Anton was an anonymous pamphleteer making …
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Trump learning to love Bush aides  —  Throughout his presidential campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly declared that “the last thing we need is another Bush,” as he vowed to take on two political dynasties — the Bushes and the Clintons.  —  But as president, Trump has been increasingly dipping …
Discussion: Washington Post
Natasha Lennard / Esquire:
The Violent Clashes In Berkeley Weren't ‘Pro-Trump’ Versus ‘Anti-Trump’  —  The media's oversimplification of what happened during Saturday's rally risks obscuring a long-brewing and fast-escalating conflict between the far left and the far right.  —  According to reports in mainstream news outlets …
patribotics:
Carter Page Went to Moscow With a Tape of Donald Trump Offering Treason For Hacking  —  Sources with links to the intelligence community say it is believed that Carter Page went to Moscow in early July carrying with him a pre-recorded tape of Donald Trump offering to change American policy …
Discussion: Raw Story
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Trump Won't Be Punked By Foreign Dirtbags Like Obama Was  —  After eight years of Barack Obama's pathetic fecklessness, America has got its feck back.  —  And the whiny progressives who prefer our woman-enslaving, gay-tossing, toddler-crucifying enemies to the guy who beat their designated heir to the Crown (Royal) are in a tizzy.
Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
ICE immigration arrests of noncriminals double under Trump  —  Immigration arrests rose 32.6 percent in the first weeks of the Trump administration, with newly empowered federal agents intensifying their pursuit of not just undocumented immigrants with criminal records, but also thousands …
Benjamin Freed / Washingtonian:
How a Tiny Florida Newspaper Became a Must-Read in the Trump Era  —  The Washington-based media doesn't fit in so naturally in Palm Beach.  That's why out-of-town reporters devour the Palm Beach Daily News.  —  The dinner services at Mar-a-Lago on a recent April weekend were a groaning table …
Discussion: New York Times
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump plugs ‘Reasons to Vote for Democrats’ book filled with blank pages  —  President Trump took to Twitter on Monday to offer some recommended reading: a book that suggests Democrats have no ideas.  —  The book, by Michael J. Knowles, carries the title “Reasons to Vote for Democrats.”
 
 
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Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:
MSNBC: Border Wall Even More Problematic Because Birds and Bats Might Not Be Able To Fly Over It
Discussion: Hot Air
Sophia A. McClennen / Salon:
Trump's millennial problem: The snowflakes are becoming a blizzard
Discussion: Red Alert Politics
Emanuella Grinberg / CNN:
1st woman to officially run Boston Marathon to do it again, 50 years later
Discussion: CBS Boston
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump's Beyoncé-free Easter Egg Roll
Discussion: Raw Story
Elyssa Cherney / Chicago Tribune:
29 people shot in less than 18 hours in Chicago
Discussion: Breitbart
The Huffington Post:
Hillary Clinton's Campaign Turns Over Email List To DNC
Discussion: Political Wire
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
EPA emerges as major target after Trump solicits policy advice from industry
Joel Kotkin / Orange County Register:
Trump's choice: populism or corporatism
Discussion: Instapundit
 Earlier Items: 
James McAuley / Washington Post:
Against all odds, a communist soars in French election polls
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Why Gorsuch May Not Be So Genteel on the Bench
Sam Levine / The Huffington Post:
Elizabeth Warren Says Mitch McConnell Won't Even Say Hello To Her
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Balloon Juice
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Recalling Hillary's seance
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Renewed Focus on Health Bill Vexes GOP Tax Overhaul Strategy
Discussion: Axios
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
The “candy option” for tax reform
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Instant recall  —  Facebook's Instant Articles promised …
Hannah Furness / Telegraph:
Prince Harry: I sought counselling after death of mother led to two years of 'total chaos …
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

 
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