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Thomas Erdbrink / New York Times:
Iranians Protest Across Country, Defying a Crackdown — TEHRAN — Iranian security forces clamped down on Tehran on Monday after demonstrators across the country ignored calls for calm by President Hassan Rouhani in the most significant venting of pent-up economic and political frustrations in years.
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Washington Post:
The West should support the protesters in Iran — FIVE DAYS of street protests in cities across Iran have underlined the fundamental weakness of a regime sometimes portrayed in Washington as a regional juggernaut. Despite the lifting of most Western economic sanctions after 2015 …
Raf Sanchez / Telegraph:
Defiant Iran protesters steal Revolutionary Guard's trousers even as death toll mounts
Defiant Iran protesters steal Revolutionary Guard's trousers even as death toll mounts
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Daniel Serwer / peacefare.net:
Unwise — In response to protests in Iran, President Trump is calling for regime change:
Unwise — In response to protests in Iran, President Trump is calling for regime change:
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Associated Press:
Iran protests have violent night; at least 12 dead overall
Iran protests have violent night; at least 12 dead overall
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Daniel B. Shapiro / Politico:
Where We Can Agree on Iran — Imagine a free, democratic …
Where We Can Agree on Iran — Imagine a free, democratic …
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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Anthony Scaramucci Is Telling Pals That Donald Trump Wants Him Back … Losing your job in a fit of self-immolation after a mere ten days may seem like the type of professional stumble that doesn't lend itself to a comeback. But Anthony Scaramucci, a.k.a. the Mooch, appears to be positioning himself to give politics another go.
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
White House aides already anxious about 2018 — President Donald Trump returned to Washington from his sunny holiday break in Florida in an upbeat mood, relaxed and rested — but many of his top aides are dreading what's to come in 2018. — After ending their first year on a high …
Bwittes / Lawfare:
Why Trump's War on the Deep State Is Failing—So Far — In May of 2016, when Donald Trump was still a long-shot candidate for president, I warned with some specificity about what he would try to do to the U.S. Department of Justice and the law enforcement apparatus of the United States:
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Colorado shooting suspect was an Iraq War vet who posted alt-right ‘Pepe’ memes on social media — Matthew Riehl, the man accused of killing a suburban Denver sheriff's deputy and wounding four others, is a veteran of the Iraq War who is also fond of posting alt-right memes on his Facebook account.
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
GOP lawmakers surprised to learn no black soldiers served under Confederacy in South Carolina — The justification for building a monument to black Confederate soldiers is crumbling as historians point out there's no evidence such combatants ever existed. — State Rep. Bill Chumley …
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Records show no black armed Confederates — COLUMBIA — Two South Carolina lawmakers want to build a monument at the Statehouse to honor black Confederate veterans, but pension records show the state never recognized armed African-American soldiers during the Civil War.
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
As the Dossier Scandal Looms, the New York Times Struggles to Save Its Collusion Tale — The totality of the evidence undermines the Times' collusion narrative. — rump Adviser's Visit to Moscow Got the F.B.I.'s Attention. " That was the page-one headline the New York Times ran on April 20 …
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A. G. Sulzberger / New York Times:
A Note From Our New Publisher — IN 1896 my great-great-grandfather left his hometown, Chattanooga, and traveled north to purchase a small, fading newspaper in New York. — The moment was not unlike our own. Technological, economic and social turmoil were upending the traditions of the country.
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Report: Australian officials frustrated by FBI-Russia leak — Australian officials are reportedly frustrated that one of the country's diplomats was revealed to be the source of information that may have sparked an FBI investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.
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David Wroe / Sydney Morning Herald:
Joe Hockey discussed Alexander Downer's Russia revelations with FBI
Joe Hockey discussed Alexander Downer's Russia revelations with FBI
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Kelly Heyboer / New Jersey Online:
Teen killed parents, sister, family friend with semi-automatic rifle, cops say — Gallery: Investigators at crime scene, teen accused of killing parents, sister, family friend with semi-automatic — A 16-year-old armed with a semi-automatic rifle shot and killed his parents …
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Chris Swendeman / Office of the Monmouth …:
Four Dead Following Shooting Inside Long Branch Home
Four Dead Following Shooting Inside Long Branch Home
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette / Arkansas Online:
Arkansas woman who declared her gun range a ‘Muslim Free Zone’ enters governor's race — A Hot Springs Republican has entered the governor's race and will challenge Gov. Asa Hutchinson in the GOP primary in May. — Jan Morgan, 54, announced her candidacy in a new release sent Sunday night and at an event in Hot Springs.
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David M. Halbfinger / New York Times:
Emboldened Israeli Right Presses Moves to Doom 2-State Solution — JERUSALEM — An emboldened Israeli right wing is moving quickly in the new year to make it far more difficult to create a Palestinian state, signaling its intention to doom hopes for a two-state solution to the conflict.
Cara Buckley / New York Times:
Powerful Hollywood Women Unveil Anti-Harassment Action Plan — Driven by outrage and a resolve to correct a power imbalance that seemed intractable just months ago, 300 prominent actresses and female agents, writers, directors, producers and entertainment executives have formed an ambitious …
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Sue Surkes / The Times of Israel:
Kuwaiti report: US gives Israel go-ahead to kill powerful Iranian general — Newspaper says Washington and Jerusalem have overcome the differences that saw Americans tipping off Tehran about Israeli attempt to kill Qassem Soleimani 3 years ago — Iranian Revolutionary Guards al-Quds Force commander …
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Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
I Predict That 2018 Will Either Be a Disaster or It Won't Be — As Senator Roy Moore is sworn in among the smoking ruins of the failed GOP tax reform bill ... wait, neither of those is a thing. But I predicted them both just over a month ago though, pretty much making me Dick Morris …
New York Times:
With Disney Deal Looming, Murdoch's Empire Is Fractured — LOS ANGELES — In late summer, Verizon Communications came to Rupert Murdoch with a surprise acquisition offer. — Verizon — locked in battle with AT&T, which was then finalizing its $85.4 billion takeover of Time Warner …