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Luis Martinez / ABC News:
Trump says Iranian shootdown of US military drone may have been a ‘mistake’ — President Donald Trump said Thursday that the Iranian shootdown of an American drone may have not have been intentional, but a “mistake” by someone “stupid.” — Trump spoke following a meeting …
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Trump invites congressional leaders to White House to discuss Iran after Revolutionary Guard shoots down U.S. drone — DUBAI — Iran shot down a U.S. naval surveillance drone with the wingspan of an airliner near the Strait of Hormuz early Thursday, escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf region …
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
Bolton Keeps Trying to Goad Iran Into War
Bolton Keeps Trying to Goad Iran Into War
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Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Trump says Iran's US drone shoot-down may have been ‘mistake,’ but ‘country will not stand for it’
Trump says Iran's US drone shoot-down may have been ‘mistake,’ but ‘country will not stand for it’
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Associated Press:
Iran says Revolutionary Guard shoots down US drone
Iran says Revolutionary Guard shoots down US drone
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Kathy Gilsinan / The Atlantic:
Trump Might Not Want War, but the Military Is Steering His Iran Policy
Trump Might Not Want War, but the Military Is Steering His Iran Policy
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Kim Chandler / Associated Press:
Alabama's Roy Moore Set to Announce Another Senate Run Over President Trump's Objection — (MONTGOMERY, Ala.) — Alabama Republican Roy Moore will announce Thursday whether he will make another run for U.S. Senate after failing to win the seat two years ago amid sexual misconduct accusations.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
‘This place has enough creepy old men’: GOP vows to crush Roy Moore
‘This place has enough creepy old men’: GOP vows to crush Roy Moore
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Roy Moore, who fell short with 2017 Senate bid, says he will run again for Alabama seat
Roy Moore, who fell short with 2017 Senate bid, says he will run again for Alabama seat
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Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Roy Moore, Polarizing Republican, Will Again Run for Senate in Alabama
Roy Moore, Polarizing Republican, Will Again Run for Senate in Alabama
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Bulletpoint: How To Tell When Biden Has Committed A Real Gaffe — It's usually been smart to be skeptical when someone alleges that a new campaign trail incident or another daily controversy will cause voters to turn away from Joe Biden. While he has seen his numbers decline …
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Brandon Morse / RedState:
Rush Limbaugh Has a Nasty Reality Check for Joe Biden
Rush Limbaugh Has a Nasty Reality Check for Joe Biden
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Why Joe Biden is so defensive over his remarks about segregationists
Why Joe Biden is so defensive over his remarks about segregationists
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Addy Baird / BuzzFeed News:
Nancy Pelosi Defended Joe Biden's Comments About Working With Segregationists, Calling …
Nancy Pelosi Defended Joe Biden's Comments About Working With Segregationists, Calling …
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Sister Toldjah / RedState:
Tom Cotton Provides a Necessary “History Lesson” After MSNBC Mislabels Segregationist Democratic Senators “Republicans”
Tom Cotton Provides a Necessary “History Lesson” After MSNBC Mislabels Segregationist Democratic Senators “Republicans”
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Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Horns are growing on young people's skulls. Phone use is to blame, research suggests. — Mobile technology has transformed the way we live — how we read, work, communicate, shop and date. — But we already know this. — What we have not yet grasped is the way the tiny machines …
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Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
'These People Aren't Coming From Norway': Refugees in a Minnesota City Face a Backlash — As more Somali refugees arrive in St. Cloud, white anti-immigration activists have pressed an increasingly explicit anti-Muslim agenda. — ST. CLOUD, Minn. — John Palmer, a former university professor, has always had a cause.
Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren Had a Secret Nonaggression Agreement. Is It Falling Apart? — When Elizabeth Warren hosted Bernie Sanders at her place in Washington for a private meeting late on the second Wednesday of December, both senators finally came clean with what was, by that point, obvious but unspoken.
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Bernie Sanders Says Elizabeth Warren Catching Up to Him Because People ‘Would Like To See A Woman Elected’
Bernie Sanders Says Elizabeth Warren Catching Up to Him Because People ‘Would Like To See A Woman Elected’
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Marie Solis / VICE:
Bernie Sanders Says He'd Consider Decriminalizing Sex Work
Bernie Sanders Says He'd Consider Decriminalizing Sex Work
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Brian Bennett / TIME:
‘My Whole Life Is a Bet.’ Inside President Trump's Gamble on an Untested Re-Election Strategy — ‘My whole life is a bet,’ the President of the United States says, resting his forearms on the edge of the Resolute desk in the Oval Office. — It's a steamy evening in mid-June …
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: Rays to explore playing in Montreal — The Tampa Bay Rays received permission from Major League Baseball's executive council to explore a plan in which they would play early-season home games in the Tampa Bay area and the remainder of the year in Montreal, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN.
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Jennifer Kabbany / The College Fix:
Mural of George Washington that ‘traumatizes students’ to be covered up — There's plans in the works to cover a mural of George Washington from the halls of George Washington High School in San Francisco due to complaints that it's offensive and demeaning to Native Americans and African Americans.
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Robby Soave / Reason:
Activists Want a Problematic Mural of George Washington Destroyed. It Will Cost a High School $600,000.
Activists Want a Problematic Mural of George Washington Destroyed. It Will Cost a High School $600,000.
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Senate rebukes Trump with vote to block arms sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE — The Senate voted to block arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, rebuking President Donald Trump's foreign policy in the aftermath of the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Danny Hakim / New York Times:
N.R.A. Suspends Second-in-Command, Implicating Him in Coup Attempt — The palace intrigue at the National Rifle Association deepened on Thursday as the gun group suspended its second-in-command and top lobbyist, accusing him of complicity in the recent failed coup against its chief executive, Wayne LaPierre.
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Jared Keller / Task & Purpose:
This is a real slide from an Air Force brief on the real threat of incels — At least one Air Force base is on the lookout for a sinister new threat: angry men who can't get laid. — Personnel at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland were recently treated to a threat brief regarding an …
Associated Press:
Lawyers claim dangerous situation at border detention site — EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A legal team that recently interviewed over 60 children at a Border Patrol station in Texas says a traumatic and dangerous situation is unfolding for some 250 infants, children and teens locked …
Hillary Borrud / Oregonian:
Oregon Republican senator threatens state troopers, warns them to ‘come heavily armed’ — Tensions were already smoldering in the Oregon Senate Wednesday, when Sen. Brian Boquist, R-Dallas, poured gasoline on the situation, suggesting he would shoot and potentially kill any state trooper sent …
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Hillary Borrud / Oregonian:
Oregon Senate Republicans leave the state to avoid climate bill vote
Oregon Senate Republicans leave the state to avoid climate bill vote
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Gillian Brockell / Washington Post:
A gay first lady? Yes, we've already had one, and here are her love letters. — In the summer of 1910, Evangeline Simpson Whipple told the caretaker of her home not to move anything in her absence. The wealthy widow was going on a trip, but would be back soon, she said. — She never returned.
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Appeals court says Trump family planning restrictions can take effect — A federal appeals court this morning said the Trump administration's family planning rules can take effect nationwide while several lawsuits play out, delivering a major blow to Planned Parenthood and states challenging the overhaul.
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Ariana Eunjung Cha / Washington Post:
Trump administration's abortion ‘gag rule’ can take effect, court rules
Trump administration's abortion ‘gag rule’ can take effect, court rules
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The Biggest Obstacle to Trump's Victory in 2020 — In his campaign kickoff this week, President Donald Trump demonstrated once again that he is determined to solve a problem he doesn't have—even at the expense of exacerbating the greatest obstacle to his reelection.
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Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Marianne Williamson apologizes, says she misspoke in calling vaccines ‘draconian’ — Williamson explains her qualifications for President — Washington (CNN)Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson is apologizing and claiming that she “misspoke” after reportedly referring …
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theepochtimes.com:
Our Response to NBC News' Inappropriate Questions — Last week, we were contacted by two NBC reporters who posed a series of highly inappropriate questions. — The NBC reporters questioned the religious beliefs of some of our staff members, sought to discredit their beliefs …
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Frank E. Lockwood / Arkansas Online:
Paternity suit in state lists Joe Biden's son, 49 — An Arkansas woman is suing the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, alleging that he is the father of her baby. — Thus far, she's been unable to serve him with the papers, her attorney said. — Lunden Alexis Roberts filed a petition …
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