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Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Michael Cohen case shines light on Sean Hannity's property empire  —  Fox News host who said Trump's fixer ‘knows real estate’ has a portfolio that includes support from Department of Housing and Urban Development, a fact he did not mention when interviewing secretary Ben Carson last year
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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
Sean Hannity linked to shell companies that spent $90M on property: report  —  Fox News host Sean Hannity is linked to a group of shell companies that have spent $90 million buying hundreds of homes across the U.S through the help of foreclosures and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Guardian reported Sunday.
Tennessean.com:
Four dead in Antioch Waffle House shooting … A 29-year-old man credited with saving numerous lives Sunday morning after he disarmed a man who opened fire on an Antioch Waffle House said he was just trying to stay alive.  —  James Shaw Jr., 29, said after feeling cornered he saw an opportunity …
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CNN:
Hero customer ambushes Waffle House killer and wrests away his assault-style rifle  —  (CNN)As soon as he heard the gunshots, James Shaw Jr. bolted and hid in a restroom.  But he didn't lose sight of the gunman.  —  And the moment the shooter paused, police said, Shaw decided to ambush him.
CNN:
4 killed at Tennessee Waffle House as police search for seminude suspect
New York Times:
Man Sought in Waffle House Shooting Had Been Arrested Near White House
Bill Hutchinson / ABC News:
Gunman on the run after killing 4 people at a Waffle House near Nashville
Discussion: 6abc.com, Raw Story and Tennessean.com
Simon Hattenstone / The Guardian:
Shania Twain on abuse, betrayal and finding her voice: ‘I wanted a break - but not for 15 years’  —  As she begins her first album tour since 2002, she talks about the violent childhood and devastating divorce that make her pop's great survivor  —  Shania Twain was at the peak of her powers when she lost her voice.
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Tyler McCarthy / Fox News:
Shania Twain says she would have voted for Trump despite his offensive comments
Discussion: RedState, The Guardian, twitchy.com and AOL
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Kellyanne Conway rises — again  —  Kellyanne Conway has never actually wanted the job of White House communications director, according to sources who've discussed it with her, but Axios has learned that she left many in the White House communications team this week with the impression that she'd be leading the team in some capacity.
Discussion: CNN
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Emily Stewart / Vox:
Kellyanne Conway lashes out on CNN over question about her husband's anti-Trump Twitter habit
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Political Wire
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Kellyanne Conway Goes Off on CNN's Dana Bash for Asking About Her Husband's Trump-Critical Tweets
Discussion: TheBlaze
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Will Tell Kim Jong Un That Dismantling Nukes Must Precede Economic Benefits  —  North Korea will have to ‘earn’ lifting of sanctions, senior Trump administration official says  —  President Donald Trump will urge North Korea to act quickly to dismantle its nuclear arsenal …
Discussion: CNN, WTVR-TV, Infowars, Shareblue Media and BBC
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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:   Trump says North Korea agreed to denuclearize. It hasn't.
Lesley Stahl / CBS News:
Aleksandr Kogan: The link between Cambridge Analytica and Facebook  —  Mark Zuckerberg has been the one testifying before Congress, but the scientist at the heart of the biggest privacy scandal on Earth has largely stayed out of the spotlight, until now  —  Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg …
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Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed:
Facebook Called This Cambridge Analytica Researcher A Liar. Now He Wants To Clear His Name.
Jackie Wattles / CNNMoney:
Watch President Trump repeat Fox News talking points  —  From Fox hosts' lips to the president's ears  —  President Donald Trump doesn't hide his feelings: He thinks Fox News is the “fairest” source of news.  He watches Fox all the time.  Fox talking points frequently show up in his tweets and speeches.
Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
Bernie Sanders Is Quietly Building a Digital Media Empire  —  For a brief moment in late October 2016, when Hillary Clinton was surfing on a six-point national lead over Donald Trump and James Comey had yet to dive-bomb the presidential race, the talk of the political class was a set …
Martin Cizmar / Raw Story:
‘Nazi scum get out!’:  Watch entire New York bar chant at Milo Yiannopoulos until he leaves  —  You can't tell from Twitter, but rightwing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos is in New York today.  —  He wanted to go out for a drink, and ended up picking the wrong bar—one where members …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
White House fears VA secretary will get denied  —  Senior administration officials and senators from both parties on the Veterans Affairs Committee are growing increasingly concerned about Ronny Jackson's prospects to be confirmed as Trump's Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Discussion: Political Wire
David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
Morris GOP nearly broke  —  Morris County Republicans lost money on their winter fundraiser at Trump National Golf Club and have a paltry $13,956 in their warchest, according to a report filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.  —  The money-losing event and the low cash …
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Press
Aurelien Breeden / New York Times:
No Handshake, No Citizenship, French Court Tells Algerian Woman  —  PARIS — An Algerian woman's refusal to shake hands with male officials at a French naturalization ceremony is sufficient grounds for denying her citizenship, France's top administrative court has ruled.
Discussion: Friendly Atheist and Coffee House
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New York Times:   Macron Takes a Risk in Courting Trump, but Has Little to Show for It
Frank Miles / Fox News:
Hillary Clinton, not on ballot, is star of GOP midterm plan  —  Hillary Clinton won't go away.  —  So conservatives are giving her a seat at the table.  —  Clinton is starring in the Republican Party's 2018 midterm strategy.  With no Democrat to attack in the White House for the first time in nearly …
Steve Cuozzo / New York Post:
Kushner Companies offers $250M for Park Ave. co-op  —  Kushner Companies, reeling from a cash hemorrhage at 666 Fifth Ave. and vexed by multiple governmental investigations, is audaciously trying to stake a claim on Park Avenue, The Post has learned.  —  The real estate giant previously run …
New York Times:
Inside One of America's Ugliest Political Feuds: Cuomo vs. de Blasio  —  It was, almost without question, the low point of Andrew M. Cuomo's political career.  —  The year was 2002 and Mr. Cuomo was badly trailing in the Democratic primary for governor and desperately seeking a graceful exit.
Discussion: New York Daily News
Jack Goldsmith / The Guardian:
The ‘deep state’ is real.  But are its leaks against Trump justified?  —  Even the most severe critics of the US president should worry about this subtle form of anti-democratic abuse … America doesn't have coups or tanks in the street.  But a deep state of sorts exists …
Discussion: Power Line
Ruth Graham / Politico:
Church of The Donald  —  HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — The Music City campus of the Trinity Broadcasting Network is about a half-hour drive from Music City itself, in a placid Nashville suburb on a bend in the Cumberland River where the main road through town is called the Johnny Cash Parkway.
Discussion: Friendly Atheist
Lenore Skenazy / Hit & Run:
Penn State's 98-Year-Old Outing Club Is No Longer Allowed to Go Outside  —  “Student safety in any activity is our primary focus.”  —  What's more dangerous: rugby, or a walk in the woods?  At Pennsylvania State University, the administrators apparently think it's the latter.
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
She created a document to warn women of sexual harassers.  It's haunted her ever since.  —  Moira Donegan readily admits that she didn't know what was coming last fall when she briefly posted a crowdsourced document identifying dozens of men in the publishing industry who reportedly had sexually harassed or assaulted women.
 
 
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
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Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
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Michael Tackett / New York Times:
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Dan Diamond / Politico:
Trump challenges Native Americans' historical standing
Discussion: Axios and New York Times
Loyd Brumfield / Dallas Morning News:
Sharing nude photos of current or ex-partners protected under First Amendment, court rules
Haaretz:
Natalie Portman's Boycott of Netanyahu Borders on anti-Semitism, Israeli Minister Says