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9:55 AM ET, December 2, 2018

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Peter Baker / New York Times:
‘Where Are We Going?’:  George Bush's Final Days  —  BUENOS AIRES — George Bush had been fading in the last few days.  He had not gotten out of bed, he had stopped eating and he was mostly sleeping.  For a man who had defied death multiple times over the years, it seemed that the moment might finally be arriving.
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Thomas Boswell / Washington Post:
George H.W. Bush had a love of sports and an affinity for at least one sportswriter  —  One day nearly 30 years ago, I got a call at home from the sports department of The Washington Post.  —  “You said not to give your home phone number to anybody,” a young news aide said.  “But can I give it to the president?”
Carlos Lozada / Washington Post:
The memoir I wish George H.W. Bush had written
Discussion: Advocate
David Greenberg / Politico:
Is History Being Too Kind to George H.W. Bush?
Discussion: Breitbart and Slate
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Pragmatist vs. pugilist: Bush death highlights Trump's isolation on world stage
Discussion: HuffPost and Sputnik International
USA Today:
Former president George H.W. Bush to lie in state at U.S. Capitol
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
David R. Lurie / Slate:
How Devin Nunes Helped Robert Mueller  —  Michael Cohen's guilty plea to a single felony count of lying to Senate and House committees will not appreciably add to his criminal liability.  As Ken White observed, the panoply of serious felonies to which Cohen previously pleaded guilty carry …
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NBC News:
Russian spokesman says there were contacts on Trump Tower, but they ‘disappeared’  —  The guilty plea by former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen raised new questions about the pursuit of a Trump Tower in Moscow.  —  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A spokesman for Russia's government said Saturday …
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Robert Mueller's Plan
Discussion: Crooked Timber
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Trump aides caught in web of deception over Russia contacts
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Congress, White House on the brink of another government shutdown  —  It all comes down to the wall.  —  Washington is on the brink of another government shutdown, with Democrats and Republicans sparring over funding President Donald Trump's signature (and unfulfilled) campaign promise …
Discussion: Politico
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Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Congress considers measure to postpone shutdown deadline until after Bush services
Discussion: @thebudgetguy, CNN and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Trump pulls punches at global summit, making nice with foes and avoiding feuds  —  BUENOS AIRES — President Trump managed to spend two days in the company of world leaders he has long antagonized without any visible eruptions.  —  There were no feuds, at least none publicly detected …
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Zhou Xin / South China Morning Post:
Xi Jinping and Donald Trump agree to trade truce, no additional tariffs, China state media says
Discussion: Breitbart
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump considering 2-week US funding extension
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Philly.com:
Marc Lamont Hill: I'm sorry my word choices caused harm |  Opinion  —  Over the past week, I have been embroiled in a controversy regarding my speech at the United Nations regarding the plight of Palestinian people.  My remarks have sparked heavy controversy, around the nation and right here in Philadelphia.
Discussion: Front Page Magazine
Neil Degrasse Tyson / Facebook:
On Being Accused  —  For a variety of reasons, most justified, some unjustified, men accused of sexual impropriety in today's “me-too” climate are presumed to be guilty by the court of public opinion.  Emotions bypass due-process, people choose sides, and the social media wars begin.
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
'He's going through a pretty rough time': Avenatti crashes and burns  —  Michael Avenatti's cable TV bookings have dwindled.  He was uninvited from one prominent Democratic event and skipped out on another.  Now his highest-profile client is bringing new allegations against him.
Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
These swing elections may not really be wave elections  —  BEAVER FALLS, Pa. — Mike Mikus speculates there are a fairly decent number of voters around here who have voted over the past 20 years in turn for Ron Klink, Melissa Hart, Jason Altmire, Mark Critz, Keith Rothfus, and Conor Lamb.
New York Times:
He's Built an Empire, With Detained Migrant Children as the Bricks  —  The founder of Southwest Key made millions off of housing migrant children.  His nonprofit has stockpiled taxpayer dollars and possibly engaged in self-dealing with top executives.  —  Juan Sanchez grew up along …
Ryan Browne / CNN:
Top US naval commander in Middle East found dead  —  (CNN)The top admiral overseeing US Naval forces in the Middle East, Vice Adm. Scott Stearney, was found dead in his residence in Bahrain on Saturday, the Navy said in a statement.  —  While his death is being investigated …
Discussion: Military.com, Navy Times and RT
Haaretz:
Police: Charge Benjamin and Sara Netanyahu With Bribery in Telecom Case  —  Police conclude investigation into third graft case involving the prime minister, recommend also indicting media mogul, wife  —  The police and Israel Securities Authority on Sunday recommended indicting Prime …
Sarah Jones / New York Magazine:
North Carolina Race Roiled by Claims Voter Fraud — But Not the Kind the GOP Worries About  —  North Carolina Republicans are very concerned about voter fraud.  “Committing voter fraud is easy in our state,” the state's Republican lieutenant governor, Dan Forest, said in a video released in October.
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Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
North Carolina elections board chairman resigns, says he doesn't want his partisan views …
Megan Sheets / Daily Mail:
Black college lacrosse player, 21, is arrested for spraying N-word and swastika graffiti targeting HIMSELF and other minority students in two incidents that terrorized the campus  — Fynn Ajani Arthur, 21, was charged with two counts of malicious destruction of property on Thursday night in Baltimore County, Maryland
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Instapundit
Melissa Klein / New York Post:
Al Sharpton sells his life story rights for $531,000 — to his own charity … The Rev. Al Sharpton has found an eager buyer for the rights to his life story — his own charity.  —  The National Action Network agreed to pay the activist preacher $531,000 for his “life story rights for a 10-year period …
 
 
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Michael R. Pompeo / US Department of State:
Iran Test Launches Ballistic Missile Violating UN Security Council Ban
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Curtains for the Clintons  —  TORONTO — The snow is falling lightly.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Politico:
World leaders shy away from confrontation over Khashoggi killing
Discussion: Political Wire and CityLab
Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost:
Democrats Have Their Package Of Reform Bills In Hand. Here's How It All Came Together.
Discussion: Splinter
Amber Jamieson / BuzzFeed News:
A High School Newspaper Was Suspended For Publishing An Investigation Into Football Players' Transfers
Peter S. Goodman / New York Times:
Global Growth Cools, Leaving Scars of '08 Unhealed
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Under Trump, the Swamp Is Draining
Discussion: Raw Story
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A Generation of Widows, Raising Children Who Will Be Forged by Loss
BuzzFeed News:
This Document Is Some Of The Research Facebook Commissioned On George Soros
Discussion: RT and The Verge
Laura McGann / Vox:
Eight women say George HW Bush groped them.  Their claims deserve to be remembered as we assess his legacy.
Discussion: Splinter
David Mack / BuzzFeed News:
She Thought She Was In Bed With Her Boyfriend, Until She Saw His Face
Discussion: Althouse
 

 
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