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Davis Richardson / The New York Observer:
Michael Steele Responds to Racial Insult Hurled by CPAC Communications Director — Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) communication director Ian Walters sparked controversy with a racially charged insult hurled at former RNC chair Michael Steele on Friday night.
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Michael Steele addresses CPAC official's ‘painfully stupid’ comment about race — Former Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman Michael Steele on Friday blasted a comment from a Conservative Political Action Conference spokesman in which the CPAC official said that the RNC picked Steele …
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Eliza Relman / Business Insider:
Parkland shooting survivor's family shops doctored emails with CNN to media outlets — The family of Colton Haab, a student at the Florida high school where a gunman killed 17 people last week, provided a doctored email between Haab's father, Glenn Haab, and a CNN producer to media outlets.
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Jake Tapper / CNN:
Sources: Coral Springs police upset at some Broward deputies for not entering school — (CNN)When Coral Springs police officers arrived at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on February 14 in the midst of the school shooting crisis, many officers were surprised to find …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
‘Scripted’ controversy: CNN releases emails of correspondence with Florida student … CNN appears to have had enough. — On Friday afternoon, the network released email correspondence between one of its producers, Carrie Stevenson, and a student from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School …
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Emily Witt / New Yorker:
Urgency and Frustration: The Never Again Movement Gathers Momentum
Urgency and Frustration: The Never Again Movement Gathers Momentum
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Joseph A. Wulfsohn / Mediaite:
Tucker Carlson Accuses CNN of ‘Questioning the Integrity of a Survivor’ Over Alleged ‘Scripted’ Question
Tucker Carlson Accuses CNN of ‘Questioning the Integrity of a Survivor’ Over Alleged ‘Scripted’ Question
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New York Times:
How Skadden, the Giant Law Firm, Got Entangled in the Mueller Investigation — WASHINGTON — For much of its 70-year history, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has been a go-to firm for Wall Street, representing corporations like Pfizer and DuPont in acquisitions and becoming the first law firm …
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Bloomberg:
Meeting That Gates Admits Lying About Matches Rohrabacher Dinner — Former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates just admitted to lying to U.S. investigators about a March 19, 2013, meeting between his boss, Paul Manafort, and an unidentified U.S. congressman. Public filings show a meeting …
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New York Times:
‘The Hapsburg Group’: Mueller Says Manafort Secretly Paid European Leaders
‘The Hapsburg Group’: Mueller Says Manafort Secretly Paid European Leaders
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Jacob Brogan / Slate:
Manafort Left an Incriminating Paper Trail Because He Couldn't Figure Out How to Convert PDFs to Word Files
Manafort Left an Incriminating Paper Trail Because He Couldn't Figure Out How to Convert PDFs to Word Files
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New York Times:
More than 100 charges. 19 people. 3 companies: The Mueller Inquiry, Explained.
More than 100 charges. 19 people. 3 companies: The Mueller Inquiry, Explained.
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Garrett M. Graff / Wired:
What Rick Gates' Guilty Plea Means For Mueller's Probe
What Rick Gates' Guilty Plea Means For Mueller's Probe
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Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Top Homeland Security official, who clashed with White House over immigration policy, to step down … Elaine Duke, the second-highest-ranking official at the Department of Homeland Security, announced Friday that she will step down after serving less than a year in the job.
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David Brennan / Newsweek:
‘A TOTAL F***-UP’: RUSSIAN MERCENARIES IN SYRIA LAMENT U.S. STRIKE THAT KILLED DOZENS — Recordings have emerged in which Russian mercenaries subjected to a joint U.S. strike that killed dozens of their comrades describe the incident as “a total fuck-up.” — Polygraph.info …
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Delta and United abruptly reverse course, sever contracts with the NRA — Delta and United Airlines announced Saturday morning that they are terminating contracts with the NRA to provide discounted flights to the organization's annual convention in May. — The airlines previously advertised discounts …
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Jackie Wattles / CNNMoney:
These companies have cut ties with the NRA
These companies have cut ties with the NRA
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Matthew Chapman / Shareblue Media:
Six companies dump the NRA in just 24 hours
Six companies dump the NRA in just 24 hours
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Brian Faler / Politico:
‘This is not normal’: Glitches mar new tax law — The glitches in the new tax law are starting to pile up. — One inadvertently denies restaurants, retailers and others generous new write-offs for things like remodeling. — Another would allow wealthy money managers to sidestep a crackdown …
Sonam Sheth / Business Insider:
Susan Rice documented a January 2017 meeting with Obama and senior officials because they were ‘justifiably concerned’ about Trump-Russia ties — Susan Rice, the former national security adviser, said through her attorney Friday that she documented a controversial January 2017 meeting …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Lawyer for Susan Rice: Obama administration ‘justifiably concerned’ about sharing intel with Trump team
Lawyer for Susan Rice: Obama administration ‘justifiably concerned’ about sharing intel with Trump team
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
A conservative Democrat in Illinois feels the ire of his liberal base — PALOS HILLS, Ill. — After 30 minutes of hissing and heckling — and cheers for his opponent — Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.) had heard enough. After Marie Newman, the liberal activist running against him …
Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed:
This Man Helped Peter Thiel Demolish Gawker — Billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel did not come up with the idea to covertly fund lawsuits against Gawker Media. That credit belongs to an Oxford-educated man who Thiel's inner circle calls “Mr. A.” — Peter Thiel's campaign …
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Liesl Schillinger / Foreign Policy:
McMaster Gives a Belated Russian Lesson — It's time for Americans to add a new Russian word to their strategic lexicon. — In the lead-up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and ever since, thousands of English words written by Russians pretending to be Americans have infiltrated social media in the United States.
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Trump: If North Korea Doesn't Obey Me, I Might Punish the Whole World — On Friday, president Trump announced that his administration would be hitting North Korea with the “heaviest sanctions ever imposed on a country before.” The new penalties target dozens of ships and shipping companies that have …
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Axios:
Scoop: Bank of America to review relationships with gunmakers — Beginning what could become a widespread financial squeeze on gun manufacturers, Bank of America says in a statement to Axios that it is reexamining its relationship with banking clients who make AR-15s.
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CNN:
Putin's ‘chef’ accused of trying to cover his tracks — Exclusive: Putin's ‘chef,’ the man behind the troll factory — Moscow (CNN)The oligarch whose company is linked to the Russian mercenary group believed to be behind an attack on US and allied forces in Syria earlier this month …
KTUL-TV:
GRAPHIC VIDEO: Liquor store clerks shoot armed robbery suspect, fight over gun — Liquor store clerks shoot armed robbery suspect (KTUL) — WARNING: This story contains graphic video. — TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The owner of Forest Acres Liquor Store has released graphic surveillance video showing …
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New York Times:
Facebook and Google Struggle to Squelch ‘Crisis Actor’ Posts — SAN FRANCISCO — On Wednesday, one week after the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., Facebook and YouTube vowed to crack down on the trolls. — Thousands of posts and videos had popped up on the sites, falsely claiming …