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Lois Beckett / The Guardian:
Yemeni bodegas boycott New York Post over attacks on Ilhan Omar — Murdoch-owned paper published front page that Yemeni American Merchants Association says ‘provoked hatred’ — A group of New York corner-store owners has announced a boycott on the sale of the New York Post …
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
Ilhan Omar Falls Victim to the Outrage Exhibitionists — When the ideological left engages in what is variously denigrated as “political correctness,” virtue-signaling, performative wokeness, or “social-justice warrior” cry-bullying, many on the right find it easy to spot the flaws in those modes of discourse.
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Townhall, Mother Jones, Business Insider and No More Mister Nice Blog
Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Now Outraged, Trump Boasted On 9/11 That His Building Was Tallest After Attack — Appallingly insensitive — and false, Democratic strategist Paul Begala recalls after the president tries to bash Rep. Ilhan Omar using images of the terrorist strike. — President Donald Trump is expressing outrage …
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CBS News, Slate, New York Times, Washington Press and ThinkProgress
Rowaida Abdelaziz / HuffPost:
Latest Attacks On Ilhan Omar Show That Anti-Muslim Hate Isn't A Partisan Issue
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RedState, Washington Post and Axios
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Dems rip Nunes' plan for private huddle with Barr to discuss criminal allegations — House Democrats are crying foul over a plan by the Intelligence Committee's top Republican, Rep. Devin Nunes, to meet privately with Attorney General William Barr to push the Justice Department …
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Hullabaloo, Bipartisan Report and Raw Story
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Stone cites Barr, Kavanaugh writings in last-ditch effort to dismiss Mueller indictment
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Roger Stone connected to matters still under investigation, Justice Dept. says
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Raw Story
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
The Many Reasons to Run for President When You Probably Don't Stand a Chance — There is no discernible mass groundswell for an Eric Swalwell presidential campaign. — The case against: He is a 38-year-old California congressman of little legislative distinction.
Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
Trump's plan to send migrant detainees to sanctuary cities draws concerns about cost, legality — Should President Trump follow through on a proposal to release migrants in U.S. “sanctuary cities,” it would be a major departure from the way federal agencies are handling detainees.
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The Moderate Voice, Talking Points Memo, Wall Street Journal, Conservative News Today, Axios and Shareblue Media
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Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
How to Resist Validating President Trump's View of Sanctuary Cities — On Thursday, the Washington Post reported that the Trump Administration has tried to pressure Immigration and Customs Enforcement to transport detained immigrants to sanctuary cities and release them there.
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Althouse, Washington Post, The Colorado Independent, IJR and CNN
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
House Democrats give IRS hard deadline of April 23 to turn over Trump tax returns, say administration's concerns ‘lack merit’ — House Democrats are giving the Trump administration a hard-deadline of April 23 to turn over President Trump's tax returns, pushing back against Treasury Secretary …
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Associated Press, Slate, The Guardian, Raw Story and New York Post
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Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
Democrats, Please Take Whatever Precautions Are Necessary To Prevent This Terrible Disaster — All of this has happened before. — I'm a Republican and I'm here to help. — I want to help because we live in the same country and while our politics may diverge, our future is inextricably bound together.
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Raw Story
Jennifer Valentino-DeVries / New York Times:
Tracking Phones, Google Is a Dragnet for the Police — The tech giant records people's locations worldwide. Now, investigators are using it to find suspects and witnesses near crimes, running the risk of snaring the innocent. — When detectives in a Phoenix suburb arrested a warehouse worker …
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Trump and the Annihilation of Shame — Charles Van Doren's death marks the end of an era. — I had never heard of Charles Van Doren until, in college, I saw the movie “Quiz Show,” and I probably never thought of him again until I read his obituary this week in The Times.
Radio Free Asia:
North Korea Stages Public Executions to Strengthen ‘Social Order’ — North Korean authorities staged a public trial and shot two female fortune tellers to death last month, forcing tens of thousands of people to watch, in what appeared to be a resumption of public executions.
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Hullabaloo
New York Times:
As Ecuador Harbored Assange, It Was Subjected to Threats and Leaks — The secrets came directly from the phones of President Lenín Moreno of Ecuador: intimate pictures of him and his family on vacation, text messages from his wife, even a photograph of the president himself in a posh bedroom, eating a lobster in bed.
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Politico
David R. Lurie / Slate:
William Barr Obliterated the DOJ's Standard for Defending Laws Because Donald Trump Asked — Attorney General William Barr has faced harsh criticism for his problematic treatment of the Mueller report, which some have suggested appeared to be calculated to benefit the president.
The Babylon Bee:
Ocasio-Cortez Appears On ‘The Price Is Right,’ Guesses Everything Is Free — HOLLYWOOD, CA—Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was pumped to attend a taping of The Price Is Right in Hollywood this week. The special guest introduced herself as a U.S. representative and rising star of the Democratic Party.
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