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Dave Philipps / New York Times:
Trump May Be Preparing Pardons for Servicemen Accused of War Crimes — President Trump has indicated that he is considering pardons for several American military members accused or convicted of war crimes, including high-profile cases of murder, attempted murder and desecration of a corpse, according to two United States officials.
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Eli Watkins / CNN:
New York Times: Trump requests paperwork to pardon accused US war criminals
New York Times: Trump requests paperwork to pardon accused US war criminals
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
GOP lawmaker says Trump's conduct meets ‘threshold for impeachment’ — Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.), a critic of President Trump who has entertained a run against him in 2020, became the first Republican congressman to say the president “engaged in impeachable conduct” based on the Mueller report.
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Breaking With Party, G.O.P. Lawmaker Says Trump's Conduct Reaches ‘Threshold of Impeachment’ — WASHINGTON — Representative Justin Amash, an iconoclastic Republican of Michigan who has considered a run against President Trump in 2020, became the first member of his party serving in Congress …
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CNN:
GOP Rep. Amash becomes first Republican to call for Trump's impeachment — Washington (CNN)Michigan GOP Rep. Justin Amash said Saturday he had concluded President Donald Trump committed “impeachable conduct” and accused Attorney General William Barr of intentionally misleading the public.
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Michigan GOP congressman says Trump's conduct impeachable
Michigan GOP congressman says Trump's conduct impeachable
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Rolling Stone, Townhall and Raw Story
Adam Forrest / The Independent:
Right-wing Australian politician who blamed Muslims for Christchurch mosque attack loses seat — 'Fraser Anning goes back to where he came from ... he won't be in the Parliament' — The anti-immigration politician egged by a teenage boy earlier this year has lost his seat …
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Damien Cave / New York Times:
Australia Election Results: Prime Minister Scott Morrison Seizes a Stunning Win
Australia Election Results: Prime Minister Scott Morrison Seizes a Stunning Win
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Washington Post, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Fox News and Sara A. Carter
BBC:
2019 Australia election: Morrison celebrates ‘miracle’ win
2019 Australia election: Morrison celebrates ‘miracle’ win
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Jihad Watch, The Gateway Pundit, The Week and New York Times
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Breaking: Big Election Upset in Australia
Breaking: Big Election Upset in Australia
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Washington Post and Agence France-Presse
New York Times:
Austrian Leader Calls for Snap Election After Far-Right Vice Chancellor Resigns — BERLIN — Austria's chancellor called for snap elections after the country's far-right vice chancellor resigned on Saturday over a secretly filmed video from 2017 that showed him promising government contracts …
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Matthew Karnitschnig / Politico:
Austrian government collapses over Russia scandal
Austrian government collapses over Russia scandal
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Kirsti Knolle / Reuters:
Austrian government collapses after far right leader caught in video sting
Austrian government collapses after far right leader caught in video sting
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Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli / Politico:
Salvini rally rumbled by Austrian far-right scandal
Salvini rally rumbled by Austrian far-right scandal
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One America News Network
Yashar Ali / CNN:
In San Francisco, an attack on press freedoms and echoes of autocracy — PEN America president optimistic in face of press arrests — Yashar Ali is a contributor to HuffPost and New York Magazine. Follow him @yashar. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.
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Golfweek:
President Trump's golf scores hacked; USGA confirms it's looking into the matter — President Trump is at the center of another hacking incident, but this one doesn't involve Wikileaks. — Four scores were posted to Trump's USGA-administered GHIN handicap system on Friday …
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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
USGA investigates after golf scores ‘erroneously’ recorded for Trump
USGA investigates after golf scores ‘erroneously’ recorded for Trump
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Golfweek, Lawyers, Guns & Money and CNN
Matthew Aguilar / Comic Book:
DC Comics Sent Cease And Desist Over Cover Depicting Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez As Wonder Woman — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is making waves in Washington DC, but she's also making waves in the comics world too, though for different reasons. Ocasio-Cortez is the subject of a new comic …
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NBC News:
Trump administration identifies at least 1,700 additional children it may have separated — The children were separated from their parents before the government's “zero tolerance” policy went into effect in May 2018. — The Trump administration has identified at least 1,712 migrant children …
Just Security:
The Balance Has Shifted: The Data on Impeachment Favor Moving Ahead — [Editor's note: Just Security is publishing a series in conversation with Sidney Blumenthal's “An Open Memo: Comparison of Clinton Impeachment, Nixon Impeachment and Trump Pre-Impeachment.”
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Raw Story
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
‘I get the same intel:’ Iran threat exaggerated by GOP hawks, Rep. Gallego says — Intelligence information bent to justify war in the Middle East is eerily familiar ground to Rep. Ruben Gallego. The Arizona Democrat served as a Marine infantryman in Iraq in 2005, after the George W. Bush administration's …
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One America News Network, Common Dreams and Defense One
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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
U.S. Officials Say Iran Has Removed Missile Threat From Some Boats
U.S. Officials Say Iran Has Removed Missile Threat From Some Boats
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Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Biden Delivers Call for National Unity at Philadelphia Rally — PHILADELPHIA — Joseph R. Biden Jr., sometimes known to Democrats in this city as Pennsylvania's “third senator,” returned to the state of his birth on Saturday to deliver a forceful call for national unity …
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UPI, The Gateway Pundit and Politico
Errin Haines Whack / Associated Press:
Warren building unlikely connection with black female voters — HOUSTON (AP) — Elizabeth Warren was the last of eight presidential candidates to take the stage at Texas Southern University last month when she was pressed for a solution to black women dying during childbirth at far higher rates than white women.
Martin Vassolo / Miami Herald:
Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, will run for Miami-Dade County Commission — Thrust into the national spotlight and a life of activism after the shooting of her teenage son, Sybrina Fulton has spent the better part of the last seven years advocating for an end to gun violence and promoting social justice.
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Axios and New York Post
Washington Post:
Trump's sanctions on Iran are hitting Hezbollah, and it hurts — BEIRUT — The powerful Lebanese Hezbollah militia has thrived for decades on generous cash handouts from Iran, spending lavishly on benefits for its fighters, funding social services for its constituents and accumulating …
BuzzFeed News:
Bernie Sanders Has A Plan To Fix Racial Segregation In American Schools — ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Sen. Bernie Sanders released a plan Saturday to repair the American public education system that focuses on ending school segregation and racial discrimination against students …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Bernie Sanders Wants to Destroy the Best Schools Poor Urban Kids Have
Bernie Sanders Wants to Destroy the Best Schools Poor Urban Kids Have
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