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New York Times:
A Split From Trump Indicates That Flynn Is Moving to Cooperate With Mueller  —  WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Michael T. Flynn, President Trump's former national security adviser, notified the president's legal team in recent days that they could no longer discuss the special counsel's investigation …
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
‘Keep coming at me guys!!!’:  Donald Trump Jr. meets Russia scrutiny with defiance  —  Donald Trump Jr. had just posted a batch of private messages he exchanged with WikiLeaks during last year's campaign, confirming reports that he communicated with the website that published stolen Democratic emails obtained …
Washington Post:
Flynn's lawyer shuts down communications with Trump's team, a sign he may be cooperating with Mueller probe
Discussion: ABC News, Daily Kos and Balloon Juice
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Saudi Arabia's Arab Spring, at Last  —  The crown prince has big plans to bring back a level of tolerance to his society.  —  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — I never thought I'd live long enough to write this sentence: The most significant reform process underway anywhere in the Middle East today is in Saudi Arabia.
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
How Dem insiders rank the 2020 contenders  —  Democrats predict that as many as 30 candidates will compete in their party's presidential primary in 2020.  —  And while it's still too early to say who might come out on top, buzz is building around some potential candidates, even as other hopefuls fade to the background.
Associated Press:
The Latest: Egypt says death toll in mosque attack up to 200  —  EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — The Latest on mosque attack in Egypt (all times local):  —  Egyptian state news agency MENA reports that 200 people have been killed in a bombing and shooting attack on a mosque in the volatile northern Sinai Peninsula …
Discussion: Axios and NPR
Michelle Robertson / San Francisco Chronicle:
Colin Kaepernick makes surprise appearance at ‘Unthanksgiving Day’ on Alcatraz  —  Colin Kaepernick made a surprise appearance at the Alcatraz Indigenous People's Sunrise Gathering on Thursday.  —  A tradition since 1975, the annual dawn festivities, also known as Unthanksgiving Day …
Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Ben Shapiro, a Provocative ‘Gladiator,’ Battles to Win Young Conservatives  —  SALT LAKE CITY — Benjamin Shapiro strode down the aisle of a packed auditorium at the University of Utah like a prizefighter walking toward a ring.  He was dressed in a dark suit jacket and a gray shirt and was followed closely by a bodyguard.
Matthew Rozsa / Salon:
Here's your leftover turkey: The case for Hillary Clinton 2020  —  Are you sick of Republicans?  Or just right-wingers in general?  Do you want to send a message to Washington that you aren't going to buy into their racist, sexist, xenophobic, homophobic and classist nonsense for one second longer?
Jennifer Brooks / Star Tribune:
Sen. Al Franken vows to regain trust of Minnesota after harassment allegations  —  'Let me say again that I'm sorry,' the senator wrote.  He apologized for embraces that ‘crossed a line.’  —  WASHINGTON - Sen. Al Franken said Thursday that he plans to stay in the U.S. Senate and try to win back Minnesotans' trust.
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Andrew Higgins / New York Times:
Why Putin's Foes Deplore U.S. Fixation on Election Meddling  —  MOSCOW — For months, President Vladimir V. Putin has predictably denied accusations of Russian interference in last year's American election, denouncing them as fake news fueled by Russophobic hysteria.
Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
Actor Billy Baldwin says President Trump hit on his wife during party at upscale Manhattan hotel  —  Actor Billy Baldwin claims President Trump hit on his wife during a ritzy hotel party in Manhattan over two decades ago, blasting the commander-in-chief as a “black belt” sexual harasser.
Discussion: The Daily Beast, The Hill, IJR and Raw Story
Tom Namako / BuzzFeed:
Here's What Trump Told The Coast Guard When He Visited Them On Thanksgiving  —  “I said, how good is this plane?  They said, well, sir, you can't see it.  I said but in a fight.  You know, in a fight, like I watch on the movies.”  —  President Trump visited and addressed the Coast Guard in Riviera Beach …
Discussion: Hullabaloo, IJR and Raw Story
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Miranda Green / CNN:
Trump touts his leadership during Thanksgiving teleconference with troops
Discussion: IJR, NPR and FOX59
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Ret. Lieutenant General calls Trump Thanksgiving remarks ‘insulting’
Shawn Cohen / New York Post:
Cops tried to intimidate rape accuser out of pressing charges: lawyer  —  A group of NYPD cops showed up at the hospital where an 18-year-old woman was seeking treatment after allegedly being raped by two Brooklyn detectives, in a bid to bully her out of bringing sex assault charges, her lawyer claims.
Discussion: RedState
Sarah Jaffe / New Republic:
There Are No Safe Spaces  —  If we have learned anything from the ongoing, seemingly endless tide of sexual harassment allegations against famous, powerful men, it is that there is no space that is truly safe.  —  Progressive magazines have not been safe.  Film sets and posh parties …
 
 
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Rand Paul and wife release Thanksgiving video following senator's attack
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Analyzing Comcast's spinoff of cable networks, purposefully structured with low debt: the move might be a signal to the industry that it's time to consolidate

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
James Harding says the Tortoise-Observer deal could create a profitable media group and there isn't a guaranteed future for the Observer with the Guardian

John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
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