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BBC:
Prince Harry interviews Barack Obama — 2017 began with Barack Obama leaving the White House and handing over the baton of the presidency to Donald Trump. — Our guest editor today, Prince Harry, met President Obama, in Toronto in September during the Invictus Games to talk about his memories …
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Tom Sykes / The Daily Beast:
Prince Harry: ‘Royals Are the Family Meghan Never Had’
Prince Harry: ‘Royals Are the Family Meghan Never Had’
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Axios, RedState and Washington Monthly
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Mike Huckabee Says Trump Is Like Churchill. Historians Disagree. — Former Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas drew a swift and intense response with a provocative claim on Tuesday: President Trump, he wrote, is similar to Winston Churchill, one of history's most iconic leaders.
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Robert Mueller May Indict Paul Manafort Again … From its inception, two things about special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation were clear: first, the White House's biggest concern was that Mueller would follow the money; and second, Mueller is following the money.
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The Gateway Pundit and Raw Story
Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
A swastika was mowed into a field. Was it part of a chain of events that led to murder? — Neighbors said the display of hate in a Lorton, Va., community was as large as it was shocking: a swastika roughly 40 feet across mowed into the grass of a community field.
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The Root and The Stranger …
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Tied Virginia Race That Was Headed for Name-Drawing Gets Another Twist — RICHMOND — A race that would tip control of Virginia's House of Delegates, whose constant and nearly comic pendulums between candidates has attracted national attention, took one more twist on Tuesday when a drawing to break a tie was unexpectedly postponed.
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Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
Inspector general says mishandling of sexual harassment complaints at Justice Department is a ‘systemic’ problem — The Justice Department has “systemic” problems in how it handles sexual harassment complaints, with those found to have acted improperly often not receiving appropriate punishment …
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Splinter and Business Insider
Ruth Eglash / Washington Post:
Israel's transport minister wants to name a new Jerusalem train station after Trump — JERUSALEM — Israel's minister of transportation wants to name a new train station set to be built in the next few years in Jerusalem after President Trump. — And it's not just any station.
Associated Press:
13 Days in July: The Trump White House's crucible — WASHINGTON (AP) — They were the 13 days that transformed the White House. — Even for an administration that spent most of 2017 throwing off headlines at a dizzying pace, events in the second half of July unfolded at breakneck speed.
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Reuters:
U.S. lawmakers question businessman at 2016 Trump Tower meeting: sources — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Georgian-American businessman who met then-Miss Universe pageant owner Donald Trump in 2013, has been questioned by congressional investigators about whether he helped organize …
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
‘Never Trump’ Will Be the Only Faction Still Standing When He's Gone — As Donald Trump's first year in the White House ends observers are taking stock. Eugene Robinson speaks for many Democrats and disaffected independents: “Just a few more days,” he wrote, “and this awful, rotten …
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Washington Post
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Years of Attack Leave Obamacare a More Government-Focused Health Law — WASHINGTON — The Affordable Care Act was conceived as a mix of publicly funded health care and privately purchased insurance, but Republican attacks, culminating this month in the death of a mandate that most Americans have insurance …
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Who's Winning Trump's War With the Press? — The guy who said, “Never quarrel with a man who buys his ink by the barrel,” didn't anticipate Donald Trump. Since becoming president, Trump has argued the news media to a stalemate thanks to the power of his alliance with the Fox News Network …
Joe Tacopino / New York Post:
Michael Flynn's brother to Trump: It's ‘about time you pardoned’ him — Mike Flynn's younger brother told President Trump it's “about time” he pardoned “General Flynn” — in a tweet he sent to the president and deleted minutes later. — Joseph Flynn, the brother of Trump's ex-national security adviser …
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Brent Bozell / Townhall.com:
The Year of Media Freakouts — The year 2017 unfolded into a massive surprise to liberals, who fully expected that before Christmas we would (a) all die in a nuclear war over President Donald Trump's tweets or (b) be swearing in President Mike Pence after Trump was impeached or petulantly quit …
Annie Karni / Politico:
Pro-Trump singer files assault claim against Lewandowski over butt-slap incident — The woman accusing President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, of unwanted touching at a Trump International Hotel party last month has filed a sexual assault report …
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Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Singer files sex assault complaint against former Trump aide
Singer files sex assault complaint against former Trump aide
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William Barber II / New York Times:
Trump's Terrible Choice for Judge — GOLDSBORO, N.C. — Among President Trump's worrisome nominees to the judiciary, perhaps none is as alarming as Thomas Alvin Farr, a protégé of Jesse Helms, the former North Carolina senator, and a product of the modern white supremacist machine that Mr. Helms pioneered.
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Althouse
BuzzFeed:
The Man Who Gave White Nationalism A New Life — Fifty years ago, France lost a war while trying keep millions of Muslims French citizens. One French writer launched a movement to rethink “identity” in its aftermath, and helped reinvent nationalism for the 21st century. — Reporting From
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Raw Story
Craig Timberg / Washington Post:
Bitcoin's boom is a boon for extremist groups — After Charlottesville's bloody Unite the Right rally in August, technology companies tightened rules against hate speech and banned many extremists from using Web hosting services, social media platforms and online payment systems.
USA Today:
Smearing Robert Mueller — If Trump is innocent, why the effort to discredit the special counsel's findings?: Our view — When Robert Mueller was appointed in May to oversee the investigation into possible Russian interference in the 2016 campaign, he was universally praised as the perfect choice.
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Raw Story
Winnie Hu / New York Times:
Your Uber Car Creates Congestion. Should You Pay a Fee to Ride? — The sputtering traffic in Manhattan has long been blamed on cars and delivery trucks pouring onto the streets from the rest of the city and beyond. — Since at least the 1970s, New York City officials have proposed various toll systems …
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
How the Era of the Big-Name News Anchor Crashed to an End … The heyday of alpha anchor appears to be finished, along with the cherished belief of television executives that it's necessary to cater to coddled stars in the service of ratings and revenue. — The waning days of 2017 feature …
Lauren Linder / WCDC-TV:
Troy PD investigating quadruple homicide — TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Four people were found dead in the basement of a Troy apartment building Tuesday afternoon. — Troy Police Capt. Dan DeWolf said police were called to 158 2nd Ave. around 12:50 p.m. after the property manager reported finding …