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Linette Lopez / Business Insider:
Stephen Miller had to be escorted off CNN's set after his interview with Jake Tapper went off the rails — Stephen Miller needed to be escorted off a CNN set on Sunday. — His appearance on “State of the Union” ended abruptly after host Jake Tapper pressed him on damaging claims about President Donald Trump.
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David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
Don't Let ‘Fire And Fury’ Normalize ‘Fake But Accurate’ — Michael Wolff has given the media a convenient excuse to repeat unverified stories about the Trump administration — “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” Michael Wolff's entertaining new book, is a mix of wishful falsehoods …
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
WikiLeaks shares full text of Wolff's Trump book — WikiLeaks posted the full text of Michael Wolff's explosive new book about President Trump — on Sunday. — The website's official account tweeted a link to a Google Drive containing the full text of the book. — “New Trump book ‘Fire and Fury’ by Michael Wolff.
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NBC News:
Initial talks underway about Trump interview in Mueller Russia probe — WASHINGTON — Anticipating that Special Counsel Robert Mueller will ask to interview President Donald Trump, the president's legal team is discussing a range of potential options for the format, including written responses …
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Libby Hill / Los Angeles Times:
Oprah at the Golden Globes: Is she running for president? She should! — Oprah Winfrey for president was something of a running theme throughout the Golden Globes on Sunday, beginning with Seth Meyers' opening monologue. He jokingly forbade Winfrey from considering the presidency.
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Anousha Sakoui / Bloomberg:
Oprah Denies Presidential Ambition After Golden Globes Speech — Minutes after giving a rousing speech at the Golden Globes Awards that promised “a new day” for women, minorities and the downtrodden, Oprah Winfrey said she has no ambitions to run for president.
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Megan Friedman / Esquire:
Oprah Continues a 63-Year Streak of Living Up to the Hype
Oprah Continues a 63-Year Streak of Living Up to the Hype
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McKenna Aiello / E! Online:
Connie Britton Wears “Poverty Is Sexist” Shirt to 2018 Golden Globes: What It Means
Connie Britton Wears “Poverty Is Sexist” Shirt to 2018 Golden Globes: What It Means
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Cara Buckley / New York Times:
Golden Globes 2018: Stars Will Take Activists to the Red Carpet
Golden Globes 2018: Stars Will Take Activists to the Red Carpet
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump's secret, shrinking schedule — President Trump is starting his official day much later than he did in the early days of his presidency, often around 11am, and holding far fewer meetings, according to copies of his private schedule shown to Axios.
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
We're still better off with Trump than Clinton — Now that Steve Bannon has carried his political jihad to its logical conclusion, martyrdom never looked so meaningless. A bright and talented man has sacrificed himself over nothing more significant than anger and vanity.
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Bannon finds his regrets aren't good enough for Trump — Steve Bannon, like his onetime brother-in-arms President Donald Trump, is known as someone whose instinct is to double down, not kiss up. — That made his belated attempt on Sunday to de-escalate mounting tension with the commander-in-chief …
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Mixed signals on infrastructure plan emerge from Trump retreat
Mixed signals on infrastructure plan emerge from Trump retreat
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Derek Hunter / Townhall.com:
We Live in Stupid Times
We Live in Stupid Times
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Exclusive: Bannon apologizes
Exclusive: Bannon apologizes
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Shaun King / The Intercept:
ACLU Says New Jersey Prisons' Banning of “The New Jim Crow” Is Unconstitutional — America's jails and prisons have long since banned and censored books that the institutions determined posed a material danger to the safety of inmates and employees. There is a logic, at least …
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Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Acclaimed book The New Jim Crow banned in some New Jersey prisons — ACLU writes to state after finding influential 2010 work on ‘mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness’ by Michelle Alexander is banned at two jails … An acclaimed book about discrimination against African Americans …
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Sarah Stillman / New Yorker:
When Deportation Is a Death Sentence — Hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the U.S. may face violence and murder in their home countries. What happens when they are forced to return? — On June 9, 2009, just after 2 a.m., Laura S. left the restaurant where she waitressed, in Pharr, Texas, and drove off in her white Chevy.
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Maureen Callahan / New York Post:
The post-Weinstein Golden Globes was an exercise in hypocrisy — And the award for ultimate hypocrisy goes to . . . the Hollywood class of 2018. — This year's Golden Globes were meant to be a defiant, vibrant celebration of a post-Weinstein industry, an awards ceremony about so much more than meaningless awards.
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Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Seth Meyers Savages Sexual Predators Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey in Golden Globes Monologue
Seth Meyers Savages Sexual Predators Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey in Golden Globes Monologue
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John Hudson / BuzzFeed:
Trump Administration Set for Broad Engagement with Russia in Early 2018 — Ending an Obama policy of isolating Moscow, the top military leaders of NATO and Russia are planning to meet in Azerbaijan later this month. — Reporting From Washington, DC — The Trump administration is beginning …
BBC:
BBC China editor Carrie Gracie quits post in equal pay row — The BBC's China editor Carrie Gracie has resigned from her post, citing pay inequality with male colleagues. — In an open letter, Ms Gracie - who has been at the BBC for more than 30 years - accused the corporation of having a “secretive and illegal pay culture”.
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Jasper Craven / VTDigger:
UPDATED: Grand jury takes sworn testimony in Burlington College case — Editor's note: This story has been updated with a quote from Jeff Weaver, a spokesman for the Sanders family. — The federal probe into a 2010 land deal orchestrated by former Burlington College president Jane Sanders …
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