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4:40 PM ET, September 29, 2017

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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Trump's Deadly Narcissism  —  According to a new Quinnipiac poll, a majority of Americans believe that Donald Trump is unfit to be president.  That's pretty remarkable.  But you have to wonder how much higher the number would be if people really knew what's going on.
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Daniella Diaz / CNN:
San Juan mayor: ‘Dammit, this is not a good news story’  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz reacted with shock and anger to acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke on Friday, saying Puerto Rico's recovery is “not a good news story.”
Washington Post:
U.S. response in Puerto Rico pales next to actions after Haiti quake … After an earthquake shattered Haiti's capital on Jan. 12, 2010, the U.S. military mobilized as if it were going to war.  —  Before dawn the next morning, an Army unit was airborne, on its way to seize control of the main airport in Port-au-Prince.
Louis Nelson / Politico:
San Juan mayor hits back at Elaine Duke: ‘This is not a good news story.  This is a people are dying story.’  —  The mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, lashed out at acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke's comment that the Hurricane Maria relief efforts are a “good news story,” …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Shakesville
taxpolicycenter.org:
A Preliminary Analysis of the Unified Framework  —  ABSTRACT  —  The Tax Policy Center has produced preliminary estimates of the potential impact proposals included in the “Unified Framework for Fixing our Broken Tax Code.”  We find they would reduce federal revenue by $2.4 trillion …
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Carolyn Y. Johnson / Washington Post:
GOP tax plan would provide major gains for richest 1%, uneven benefits for the middle class, report says  —  The Republican tax plan would deliver a major benefit to the top 1 percent of Americans, according to a new analysis by a leading group of nonpartisan tax experts that challenges the White House's portrayal of its effects.
Discussion: The Week
New York Times:
Trump Could Save More Than $1 Billion Under His New Tax Plan
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Some manufacturers are already acting on Trump's tax plan
Discussion: Politico
Washington Post:
VA chief took in Wimbledon, river cruise on European work trip; wife's expenses covered  —  Nearly three days into a trip to Europe this past July, Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin had attended a Wimbledon championship tennis match, toured Westminster Abbey and taken a cruise on the Thames.
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Melania Trump fires back at librarian who rejected gift of Dr. Seuss books as ‘racist’  —  First lady Melania Trump fired back Friday at a Massachusetts elementary school librarian who rejected her donation of Dr. Seuss books, claiming their illustrations are examples of “racist propaganda.”
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Rachel Chason / Washington Post:
‘Racist propaganda’: Librarian rejects Melania Trump's gift of Dr. Seuss books  —  One of Melania Trump's favorite books is Dr. Seuss's “Oh, the Places You'll Go!,” which she read with her son, Barron, “over and over” when he was younger.  —  The first lady, who is increasingly carving …
Axios:
USAFA superintendent: “Grab your phones”  —  Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria, superintendent of the Air Force Academy, yesterday “stood all of his 4,000 cadets at attention ...  [c]hins in and chests out ... to deliver a message on racial slurs found written on message boards at the academy's preparatory school …
Discussion: YouTube, Gazette and The Daily Caller
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Katherine Schafer / United States Air Force Academy:
Superintendent addresses racial slurs at USAFA  —  U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. —  The Air Force Academy superintendent addressed cadets, faculty, staff and cadet candidates today in the wake of racial slurs found Monday written on the dormitory message boards of five African American cadets at the Academy's Preparatory School.
ddhq.io:
Alabama Senate Special Election Poll  —  Immediately after the runoff Tuesday, we commissioned Opinion Savvy to conduct a poll of the upcoming special U.S. Senate general election in Alabama.  Opinion Savvy contacted 590 voters through landline and mobile devices on September 27th and 28th.
Discussion: TheBlaze and Politicus USA
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CNN:
CNN poll: Americans split on anthem protests  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)Americans are sharply divided over whether NFL players taking a knee during the National Anthem are doing the right thing to express their views, but a majority agree that President Donald Trump …
Discussion: FOX2now.com
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Bernie backers give Dem incumbents a pass in 2018  —  Democrats have long been terrified that the Sanders-Clinton slugfest of 2016 would set off a prolonged civil war in the party, forcing incumbents to fight off primary challengers from the left in Senate and gubernatorial races.  —  It hasn't happened.
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:   Why Retirements May Hold the Key in Whether Republicans Can Keep the House
The Cook Political Report:
Why Virginia's Delegate Races Could Be the Most Telling 2017 Elections
Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
Right-to-Lifers Look for a New Hostage for Their Demands  —  Republicans frustrated by their Senate conference's serial failure to repeal and replace Obamacare are beginning to back away from threats to extend the battle right on into the autumn.  Lindsey Graham and Ron Johnson …
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Anti-abortion groups fuming over GOP failure to defund Planned Parenthood
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Niv Elis / The Hill:
Senate unveils 2018 budget resolution
Discussion: TheStreet and IJR
Michelle Broder Van Dyke / BuzzFeed:
People Are Sharing This Fake Photo Of NFL Players Burning The American Flag  —  Conservative social media accounts are sharing a photoshopped image that makes it look like an NFL player is burning the US flag while his teammates cheer him on.  —  The fake picture is being used …
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Rubio: US should kick out Cuban diplomats  —  (R-Fla.) on Friday called for Cuban diplomats in the U.S. to be expelled after the Trump administration ordered over half of its diplomatic staff to leave Havana in the wake of mysterious health attacks.  —  “In light of these harmful attacks …
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Willa Frej / HuffPost:
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Stuck Taxpayers For $12,000 Charter Flight  —  Commercial travel didn't fit his schedule, a spokeswoman said.  —  Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and several staffers chartered an oil company plane for a flight from Las Vegas to Zinke's home state of Montana in June …
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Allan Smith / Business Insider:
In private dinner, George W. Bush criticizes Trump's decision to add North Korea to travel ban  —  In a private dinner Thursday night, the former President George W. Bush was critical of President Donald Trump's decision to place added travel restrictions on North Korea as part …
Discussion: Axios, Raw Story and AOL
Jessica Schneider / CNN:
DOJ demands Facebook information from ‘anti-administration activists’  —  Washington (CNN)Trump administration lawyers are demanding the private account information of potentially thousands of Facebook users in three separate search warrants served on the social media giant, according to court documents obtained by CNN.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Berniecrats Have an Obama Problem  —  The ideological vanguard of the Bernie Sanders movement emerged from the 2016 election overflowing with dialectical certainty.  Hillary Clinton's narrow win in the primary was the last gasp of a dying neoliberal order, the overthrow of which is now preordained.
Jason Schwartz / Politico:
Hannity beats Maddow in first week of 9 p.m. showdown  —  In the first week of the head-to-head battle between Sean Hannity and Rachel Maddow, the conservative heavyweight drew significantly higher ratings than his liberal counterpart.  —  Fox News moved Hannity's show from 10 p.m. to 9 p.m …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Jennifer E. Duffy / The Cook Political Report:
Arizona Senate: Sinema's Candidacy Puts Race in Toss Up  —  Republican U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake is getting challenged from both the right and the left in his bid for a second term.  The first hurdle will be a competitive primary.  If he clears that obstacle, he will likely face a competitive challenge …
 
 
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David Brooks / New York Times:
What Sincerity Looks Like  —  Sometimes pop culture seems …
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Jeremy C. Fox / BostonGlobe.com:
50 immigrants arrested in Mass. as part of ICE operation
Steven L. Hall / Washington Post:
Russian intelligence would have seen Paul Manafort as the perfect mark
Discussion: Raw Story
Nick Wadhams / Bloomberg:
Trump Goes Rogue on Iran
Discussion: Vox
Avery Anapol / The Hill:
Packers quarterback: Protests are about unity in the face of Trump's divisiveness
Discussion: IJR
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Lottery visa case could unmoot SCOTUS fight on travel ban
Discussion: Axios
Washington Times:
Colin Kaepernick donated $25,000 to group honoring convicted cop-killer
 Earlier Items: 
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Judge: Black Lives Matter is a movement that can't be sued
Washington Post:
Losing the part  —  How Darrell Hammond, SNL's best impressionist …
Discussion: Business Insider
Meghan Linsey / Washington Post:
I'm a white country singer. I still took a knee after I sang the national anthem at an NFL game.
Discussion: Splinter
Jim Treacher / The Daily Caller:
This Is My Last Blog Post At The Daily Caller Dot Com
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Citizens United For Conservative Patrick Morrisey Over Mitch McConnell-Backed Evan Jenkins …
Scott Allen / Washington Post:
A kid walked into a GameStop wearing a Kaepernick jersey. Two NFL players bought him an Xbox.
John Whitesides / Reuters:
Beyond the daily drama and Twitter battles, Trump begins to alter American life
Discussion: BillMoyers.com