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NewsHound Ellen / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Fox News ‘Democrat’ Helps Network Attack Kamala Harris  —  If Jessica Tarlov claims to be a Democrat, she should start by refusing to help Fox News launch an unwarranted, baseless attack on Senator Kamala Harris.  —  We know why Fox News began attacking Sen. Kamala Harris after her breakout performance …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Kamala Harris Raises $2 Million in 24 Hours After Debate  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Kamala Harris of California raised $2 million online in the first 24 hours following the start of Thursday's presidential primary debate, a total that suggests her performance resonated with many Democratic donors.
Discussion: Axios and Breitbart
CNN:
Kamala Harris raises $2 million in 24 hours after breakout debate  —  Harris explains why she got personal with Biden  —  (CNN)California Sen. Kamala Harris' presidential campaign announced Saturday that it raised $2 million in 24 hours following her breakout moment in Thursday's 2020 Democratic debate.
The Daily Beast:
Kamala Harris Is Surging and Birtherism Is Back  —  The 2020 candidate is facing a play straight out of the racist birther playbook used against Barack Obama when he ran for president.  —  Kamala Harris broke out from the other nine Democrats onstage during the second Democratic presidential primary debate …
Manuel Roig-Franzia / Washington Post:   Biden's spin doctors, Beto's flop, a sea of sweat: The madness after the Miami debates.
New York Times:
Donald Trump Jr. Shares, Then Deletes, a Tweet Questioning Kamala Harris's Race
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and The Wrap
Kevin Robillard / HuffPost:
Kamala Harris Set To Raise Money With Former Wells Fargo Executive
Discussion: Breitbart and Politico
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's apparent ignorance of basic political terms is on full display overseas  —  Liberal democracy appears increasingly in the balance around the Western world, but the president of the United States doesn't seem to even know what it is.  Neither does he seem to grasp what “busing” means.
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Rebekah Entralg / ThinkProgress:
Trump just publicly proved he couldn't pass a middle-school civics test  —  He thinks “Western liberalism” literally means liberals on the west coast.  —  President Donald Trump embarrassed the country yet again on the international stage this past week during the G20 summit.
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:   Trump joking with Putin over eliminating journalists is a betrayal of America. So is ignoring it.
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
In Japan, Trump calls Jimmy Carter a ‘terrible president’ and says Kamala Harris got ‘too much credit’ in debate
Anita Kumar / Politico:
Trump escalates spat with ‘forgotten president’ Jimmy Carter
Mariam Khan / ABC News:
Trump wraps G-20 summit, says he may cross into North Korean territory
Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:
Trump Consultant Is Trolling Democrats With Biden Site That Isn't Biden's  —  AUSTIN, Tex. — For much of the last three months, the most popular Joseph R. Biden Jr. website has been a slick little piece of disinformation that is designed to look like the former vice president's official campaign page …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
A Wretched Start for Democrats  —  The party seems interested in helping everyone except the voters it needs. … Translation for the linguistically benighted: “Democratic friends, if you go on like this, you're going to lose the elections.  And you'll deserve it.”
Kate Cronin-Furman / New York Times:
The Treatment of Migrants Likely ‘Meets the Definition of a Mass Atrocity’  —  Children are suffering and dying.  The fastest way to stop it is to make sure those responsible, including the foot soldiers, face consequences.  —  Dr. Cronin-Furman is an assistant professor of human rights.
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Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
Judge Orders Swift Action to Improve Conditions for Migrant Children in Texas  —  LOS ANGELES — A federal judge has ordered a mediator to move swiftly to improve health and sanitation at Border Patrol facilities in Texas, where observers reported migrant children were subject to filthy conditions that imperiled their health.
Discussion: Axios and UPI
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:   NYT Op-Ed Calls For Public Shaming Of Border Protection Agents
Gordon G. Chang / The Daily Beast:
Trump Bows to Xi Jinping's Huawei Demands at G20  —  Selling American chips to a company branded as a security risk was only one of the areas where Trump gave ground.  —  The United States will resume sales of products to Huawei Technologies, the Chinese telecom equipment manufacturer …
Discussion: Breitbart, Foreign Policy and Fox News
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Washington Post:
Trump to allow U.S. firms to sell technology to Huawei and promises farmers they would win …
Discussion: Splinter, The Week, Mashable and Bloomberg
Stephanie Wilkinson / Washington Post:
When it comes to high-profile collisions in restaurants, new rules apply  —  Stephanie Wilkinson is the co-owner of the Red Hen in Lexington, Va.  —  In recent weeks, we've witnessed two high-profile collisions between the food service industry and an unwelcome potential patron.
Susie Cagle / The Guardian:
Heatwave cooks mussels in their shells on California shore  —  Temperatures lead to what appears to be largest local die-off in 15 years, raising fears for broader ecosystem  —  In all her years working at Bodega Bay, the marine reserve research coordinator Jackie Sones had never seen anything like it …
Eileen AJ Connelly / New York Post:
Former NYPD detective and 9/11 first responder Luis Alvarez dead at 53  —  Luis Alvarez, the former NYPD detective who became a prominent fighter for the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund, has died, his family said Saturday.  He was 53.  —  “Please remember his words, 'Please take care …
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Robert Gearty / Fox News:
Hero 9/11 first responder with cancer dies at 53; testified to Congress with Jon Stewart
Discussion: Breitbart
Summer Concepcion / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Says He Found Census ‘Shocking’ Because Of The Price Tag  —  Just days after asking to “delay the census,” President Donald Trump harped on the costs behind conducting it during a press conference in Osaka Saturday.  —  “The census was shocking to me,” Trump said.
Gabriela Resto-Montero / Vox:
Federal judge blocks new stretch of the US-Mexico border wall  —  A 79 mile stretch of new wall in California and Arizona has been put indefinitely on hold.  —  A federal judge has ruled construction on a 79-mile stretch of the wall on the US-Mexico border cannot proceed.
Discussion: Washington Post
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Judge blocks Trump from using billions in military funds for border wall
CBS News:
Trump calls Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman a “friend of mine”  —  President Trump met with Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman on Saturday while they were in Osaka, Japan, calling the crown prince a “friend of mine.”  Mr. Trump called bin Salman “a man who has really done things …
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Washington Post:
Trump says he is ‘very angry’ over murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi …
Discussion: New York Times
Peter Robison / Bloomberg:
Boeing's 737 Max Software Outsourced to $9-an-Hour Engineers  — Planemaker and suppliers used lower-paid temporary workers  — Engineers feared the practice meant code wasn't done right  —  It remains the mystery at the heart of Boeing Co.'s 737 Max crisis: how a company renowned …
Ledyard King / USA Today:
Republicans start donating to Marianne Williamson to keep her in future Democratic debates  —  WASHINGTON — Author Marianne Williamson's quirky, love-conquers-all approach on the Democratic debate stage Thursday drew applause, ridicule and confusion.  —  On Friday, she was attracting donations.
Public Pool:
Subject: Remarks by President Trump in Press Conference |  Osaka, Japan  —  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE REMARKS BY PRESIDENT TRUMP IN PRESS CONFERENCE  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you.  Thank you very much.  Appreciate it.  It's been a really great period of time.  I'll be leaving now, as you know, for South Korea.
Discussion: UPI and Bloomberg
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New York Times:
Liberal Democrats Ruled the Debates. Will Moderates Regain Their Voices?
Discussion: New York Times
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Progressive Jewish group IfNotNow expands forces for 2020
Emma Brockes / The Guardian:
When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez met Greta Thunberg: ‘Hope is contagious’
Kirk Semple / New York Times:
'I Didn't Want Them to Go': Salvadoran Family Grieves for Father and Daughter Who Drowned
Discussion: NB Blog
New York Times:
American Missiles Found in Libyan Rebel Compound
Peter Stubley / The Independent:
Trump dismisses need for climate change action: 'We have the cleanest water we've ever had, we have the cleanest air'
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San Francisco Will Spend $600,000 to Erase History
Reuters:
Electoral map bias may worsen as U.S. gerrymandering battle shifts to states
Tarpley Hitt / The Daily Beast:
Report: Migrant Kids With PTSD, Depression Confined to Maximum Security Centers in California
Washington Post:
John Roberts said there are no Trump judges or Obama judges. Clarence Thomas didn't get the memo.
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No one left on NM's death row
 

 
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