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8:20 AM ET, February 6, 2018

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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Nunes: Fine, the FBI Didn't Lie, But Its Font Was Too Small  —  The central, and most damaging, accusation in the memo published Friday by House Republicans is that the FBI failed to disclose the bias of one of its sources when it applied to wiretap Carter Page.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Republicans concede key FBI ‘footnote’ in Carter Page warrant  —  Republican leaders are acknowledging that the FBI disclosed the political origins of a private dossier the bureau cited in an application to surveil former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, undermining a controversial GOP memo released Friday …
New York Times:
The Times Asks Court to Unseal Documents on Surveillance of Carter Page  —  WASHINGTON — The New York Times notified the Justice Department on Monday that it is asking the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to unseal secret documents related to the wiretapping of Carter Page …
Fox News:
Carter Page: Who is he and how is he linked to Trump?
Discussion: Just Security
Patterico / RedState:   Well, Well, Well: Nunes Admits the Partisan Origins of the Dossier *Had* Been Disclosed After All
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Committee Votes to Release Democratic Rebuttal to G.O.P. Russia Memo
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:   The FISA-Gate Boomerangs  —  Many questions remain, but Democrats …
New York Times:
Trump's Lawyers Want Him to Refuse an Interview in Russia Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — Lawyers for President Trump have advised him against sitting down for a wide-ranging interview with the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, according to four people briefed on the matter …
CNN:
Source: Bannon not expected to appear before House Intel Tuesday despite subpoena  —  Rep. Collins: Bannon should answer questions  —  (CNN)Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is not expected to appear before the House Intelligence Committee Tuesday, risking being held in contempt …
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Wall Street Journal:
House Panel Agrees to Release Democratic Memo on Surveillance of Trump Associate
Discussion: Mother Jones
Justin Baragona / Mediaite:   Bannon Reportedly Expected to Skip House Intel Committee Appearance Despite Subpoena
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Bannon subpoenaed by House intelligence panel, but will he show?
Discussion: The Week and Raw Story
Matt Egan / CNNMoney:
Dow falls over 1,000 points  —  The Dow had its worst week in two years.  Why?  —  The markets plunged Monday, with the Dow falling nearly 1,600 points in the largest intraday point decline ever.  —  The selloff knocked the Dow down as much as 6.3%.  —  At its worst levels …
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Patti Domm / CNBC:   Dow futures point to a more than 1,200-point fall at the open
John Cassidy / New Yorker:
Trump Goes Quiet as the Stock Market Slumps
Discussion: Daily Kos and New York Times
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Pennsylvania Republican launches effort to impeach state supreme court to save GOP gerrymander  —  Turning and turning in the widening gyre, the falcon cannot hear the falconer.  —  In a direct attack on the rule of law, Pennsylvania state Rep. Cris Dush (R) sent a memo …
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Wall Street Journal:
Supreme Court Denies Bid to Keep GOP-Friendly Districts in Pennsylvania
Kaili Joy Gray / Shareblue Media:
Pennsylvania GOP lawmaker: Impeach justices for ruling against gerrymander scheme
Associated Press:
Court allows Pennsylvania to redraw GOP-favored district map
Discussion: IJR
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
White House Official Called Trump ‘a Deplorable’  —  The White House principal deputy press secretary, Raj Shah, called President Donald Trump “a deplorable” and referred to the release of the Access Hollywood tape as “some justice,” according to private messages independently obtained and verified by New York.
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Ali Vitali / NBC News:
Trump: Democrats' muted State of Union reaction ‘treasonous’  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday called Democrats' stone-faced reaction to his State of the Union address last week “treasonous” and “un-American” during a visit to a manufacturing plant in Cincinnati.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Root
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Dan McLaughlin / National Review:
Is Trump Serious About “Treasonous” Democrats?  —  By now, we're all familiar with President Trump's remarkable gift for saying outrageous things that create controversy entirely for its own sake.  These controversies generally feature his liberal critics overreacting by many orders of magnitude …
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump Accuses Democrats of ‘Treason’ Amid Market Rout
Discussion: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
Garrett M. Graff / Wired:
Bob Mueller's Investigation Is Larger—and Further Along—Than You Think  —  PRESIDENT TRUMP CLAIMED in a tweet over the weekend that the controversial Nunes memo “totally vindicates” him, clearing him of the cloud of the Russia investigation that has hung over his administration for a year now.
National Journal:
The GOP's Misguided Midterm Optimism  —  Recent polls have made some Republicans feel better about November.  They shouldn't.  —  All of our national elections are important, but there is always a special significance to the last midterm elections before the congressional and state-legislative redistricting processes take place.
Discussion: NBC News
TMZ.com:
‘Frasier’ Star John Mahoney Dead at 77  —  John Mahoney, the beloved dad on “Frasier,” has died in Chicago ... TMZ has learned.  —  According to John's publicist ... he passed away Sunday in hospice care.  —  The British-born actor famously played Martin Crane, the father of Kelsey Grammer …
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Chris Jones / Chicago Tribune:
John Mahoney, Steppenwolf and ‘Frasier’ actor, dead at 77
Discussion: NPR
Danielle Tcholakian / Longreads:
Journalists Shouldn't Be Fired for Investigating Their Own Publications  —  In 1896, a Tennessee publisher named Adolph Ochs became the majority stockholder of The New York Times, and in a short few paragraphs under the heading “Business Announcement,” he outlined his plans for the paper.
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Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Quentin Tarantino Explains Everything: Uma Thurman, The ‘Kill Bill’ Crash & Harvey Weinstein  —  EXCLUSIVE: Since Saturday morning when The New York Times published Uma Thurman's depiction of assault at the hands of Harvey Weinstein, the writer/director most closely associated with her biggest successes …
Discussion: Mashable and The Guardian
Lukas Mikelionis / Fox News:
After defeat of ISIS, US redeploying forces from Iraq to Afghanistan  —  Jennifer Griffin reports on the ongoing conflict and the State Department's suspension of security aid to Pakistan.  —  The U.S. military is pulling its forces from an American-led coalition base in Iraq and shifting …
Sarah Pulliam Bailey / Washington Post:
'I wasn't hearing any call from God': Michele Bachmann opts out of running for Al Franken's Senate seat … Former U.S. representative Michele Bachmann has decided not to run for the U.S. Senate seat recently vacated by Al Franken, just weeks after she told a televangelist she was mulling the decision.
Discussion: Right Wing Watch and Raw Story
Kate O'Keeffe / Wall Street Journal:
Steve Wynn Set Up LLC to Pay His Accuser  —  The casino mogul and his legal representatives took steps to conceal $7.5 million settlement  —  Steve Wynn and his legal representatives set up a company separate from his Wynn Resorts Ltd. WYNN -0.65% , according to public records …
Discussion: Politico, Mediaite and Splinter
Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
Trump Evangelical Adviser Says You Don't Need Flu Shots When You Have Jesus  —  “Inoculate yourself with the word of God,” says Gloria Copeland.  —  A controversial minister linked to President Donald Trump said flu shots aren't necessary when you have Jesus.
Discussion: Political Wire
 
 
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ComProp / The Computational Propaganda Project:
Polarization, Partisanship and Junk News Consumption over Social Media in the US
Discussion: Mother Jones
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Soon to Nominate Tax Lawyer Charles Rettig to Run IRS
Carl Zimmer / New York Times:
This Mutant Crayfish Clones Itself, and It's Taking Over Europe
Sarah Karlin-Smith / Politico:
Kellyanne Conway's ‘opioid cabinet’ sidelines drug czar's experts
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Caller
New York Times:
Stock Markets Sink, Suggesting Global Rout Will Last
Timothy Meads / Townhall.com:
Concealed Carry Holder Stops Attack on Police
Discussion: IJR
Julia Marsh / New York Post:
Comic sues Upright Citizens Brigade for reverse gender discrimination
Discussion: thecut
Rebecca Hersher / NPR:
Lethal Pneumonia Outbreak Caused By Low Chlorine In Flint Water
Discussion: The Week
 Earlier Items: 
Stuart Leavenworth / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Trump ripped this judge as ‘hater.’ Now he'll hear environmental case on border wall.
Discussion: Washington Post
Brett T. / twitchy.com:
This guy: Lawmaker who called Nunes memo ‘fake ketchup’ compares Democrat memo to milk and cookies
Discussion: The Daily Signal
New York Times:
The Dating Blues? #MeToo
Washington Post:
GOP-allied groups heavily outspend Democrats in special Pennsylvania election
Betsy Klein / CNN:
Exclusive: Ivanka Trump to attend Olympics closing ceremony
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Carol Rosenberg / miamiherald:
Secretary of Defense fires Guantánamo war court overseer
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Polls swing toward GOP, easing fears of midterm disaster
Discussion: bizpacreview.com and Power Line
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

 
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