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Mike Bloomberg:
Mike Bloomberg Statement on Independent Runs — Last fall I spent over $100 million of my own money to elect Democrats to the House because I believed it was absolutely imperative to ensure a congressional counterweight to President Trump. Thankfully, we were successful.
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CNN:
Former Obama aide joins Howard Schultz's team. Democrats aren't happy. — (CNN)Bill Burton, a former adviser to President Barack Obama, defended his decision to join Howard Schultz's team as the former Starbucks CEO considers an independent presidential bid in 2020, pushing back against suggestions that Schultz could be a spoiler.
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Jessica Taylor / NPR:
Ex-Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Says He Wouldn't Be A Spoiler In Race For White House — Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says he is seriously considering a White House bid in 2020 as a “centrist independent,” but many Democrats are increasingly alarmed that a third-party run could split …
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Ethics watchdog calls out Trump for threatening Starbucks to ‘keep putting money in his pocket’ — An ethics watchdog flagged a tweet from President Donald Trump that appeared to threaten Starbucks over a possible political challenge from its former CEO. — Trump responded in his customary form …
Armando Garcia / ABC News:
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz heckled during book tour after teasing independent run for president
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz heckled during book tour after teasing independent run for president
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Howard Schultz Might Reelect Trump Because He Doesn't Understand How Politics Works
Howard Schultz Might Reelect Trump Because He Doesn't Understand How Politics Works
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Schultz camp: Ex-Starbucks chief could save Democrats from far-left nominee
CBS News:
Howard Schultz makes political hires as he mulls 2020 bid
Howard Schultz makes political hires as he mulls 2020 bid
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Howard Schultz May Save the Democratic Party From Itself
Howard Schultz May Save the Democratic Party From Itself
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CNN:
Mueller team signals to Stone associate another indictment may be in the works — Washington (CNN)A defense attorney for Andrew Miller, who's fighting a subpoena from Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, learned Monday afternoon that the special …
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Mueller investigation is ‘close to being completed,’ acting attorney general says
Mueller investigation is ‘close to being completed,’ acting attorney general says
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Joe.My.God. and The Week
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Impeachment cries cloud Democrats' vow to leave Mueller alone
Impeachment cries cloud Democrats' vow to leave Mueller alone
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Bolton: ‘All options are on the table’ for Trump in Venezuela — The U.S. announced sanctions Monday against Venezuela's state-owned oil company amid a constitutional power struggle in that nation. — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is leaving open the possibility of a U.S. military intervention …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: White House won't elaborate on note about troops — CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local): — The White House is not elaborating on the phrase “5,000 troops to Colombia” that could be seen on a notepad held …
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Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Major iPhone FaceTime bug lets you hear the audio of the person you are calling ... before they pick up — A significant bug has been discovered in FaceTime and is currently spreading virally over social media. The bug lets you call anyone with FaceTime, and immediately hear the audio coming …
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Heather Kelly / CNN:
iPhone FaceTime bug lets you eavesdrop on other people
iPhone FaceTime bug lets you eavesdrop on other people
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Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman / Jerusalem Post:
A cure for cancer? Israeli scientists say they think they found one — “We believe we will offer in a year's time a complete cure for cancer.” — A small team of Israeli scientists think they might have found the first complete cure for cancer. — “We believe we will offer in a year's …
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Daily Wire
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump ‘very pissed off’ at former White House aide's tell-all — President Donald Trump is “very pissed off” and “really hopping mad” at former aide Cliff Sims' new book that reveals firsthand the chaos and infighting that is ever present in his White House, according to several current and former White House officials.
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CNN:
Kamala Harris' big challenge — Kamala Harris: America, we are better than this — David Axelrod, a CNN commentator, was senior adviser to President Barack Obama and chief strategist for the 2008 and 2012 Obama presidential campaigns. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his.
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Joan Walsh / The Nation:
Kamala Harris Deserves Better Than Sexist Criticism About Her Personal Life
Kamala Harris Deserves Better Than Sexist Criticism About Her Personal Life
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Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:
Kamala Harris has what it takes
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
Rashida Tlaib's Ties To Anti-Semitism Run Deeper Than Previously Known — One of Rep. Rashida Tlaib's key fundraisers, Maher Abdel-qader, has repeatedly promoted anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. — The Michigan Democrat is a member of a Facebook group where Abdel-qader and other members have shared anti-Semitic content.
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Trump calls Bible literacy classes in schools ‘great’ — President Donald Trump on Monday cheered on the controversial push to introduce Bible literacy classes to public schools. — “Numerous states introducing Bible Literacy classes, giving students the option of studying the Bible.
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Matthew Perpetua / Fluxblog:
How Laid Off Are You? — I have been laid off from BuzzFeed after working there for six and a half years. I started there as the music editor, but the majority of my time there has been serving as the company's Director of Quizzes. (Here is a page collecting my favorite quizzes, reviews, interviews, and miscellaneous funny posts.)
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Emily Crockett / Shareblue Media:
Americans don't trust Trump, and women hate his guts — Women hate Trump more than ever, according to new polls. — Most Americans think Trump is a lousy dealmaker who can't be trusted and doesn't understand the problems of ordinary people — and women especially think so.
Jenny Singer / The Forward:
Footage Of Shirtless Bernie Sanders Drunkenly Singing With Soviets In '88 Surfaces — Na Zdorovye and welcome to another round of Attempted Smear of Political Candidate Via Videos Of Their Youth Only Serves To Make Candidate More Appealing. — Forget dancing queen AOC or bangin' Beto …
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Wall Street Journal:
Wynn Resorts to Settle Nevada Regulator's Probe — Wynn Resorts executives turned a blind eye as Steve Wynn over more than a decade was accused of sexually assaulting or harassing cocktail servers, salon workers and flight attendants employed by his casino empire, according to allegations contained in a regulator's report.
David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
Addiego switches parties — Burlington Senator bolts GOP to join Team Sweeney — State Sen. Dawn Addiego will switch parties and become a Democrat, giving Senate President Steve Sweeney and South Jersey Democratic leader George Norcross a major political victory.
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New York Times:
Spy vs. Spy: Watchdog Group Turns the Tables on an Undercover Agent — Citizen Lab, a cybersecurity watchdog organization at the University of Toronto, has published hard-hitting research on powerful targets in recent years: Chinese government censorship, Silicon Valley's invasion of customers' privacy …
New York Times:
Woman Stuck in Elevator of Manhattan Townhouse for Entire Weekend — [What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] — The owners of a Manhattan townhouse arrived home Monday morning after a weekend away to discover that a female employee had been stuck …
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New York Post, Conservative Daily News, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times and The Week
Jason Sweeten / BuzzFeed:
Do You Still Have A Job At BuzzFeed? — “As you know, the company is going thru a reorganization...” — This post has not been vetted or endorsed by BuzzFeed's editorial staff. BuzzFeed Community is a place where anyone create a post. Learn more or post your buzz!
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David Byler / Washington Post:
Want to know which Democrats can actually beat Trump? We don't have to guess. — In the 2020 primary, Democrats face the same task that every party does in every race: to nominate someone who both represents them and can win. At this crossroads for the party, polling, demographic data …
Bill Chappell / NPR:
After Hearing U.S. Veteran Had No Family, Huge Crowd Attends His Funeral In Texas — Hundreds of people turned up for Joseph Walker's funeral Monday — not because they knew him, but because they knew the Vietnam-era veteran was at risk of being buried without anyone in attendance.
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