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Ed Rendell / Washington Post:
I like Elizabeth Warren. Too bad she's a hypocrite. — Ed Rendell, a Democrat, is the former governor of Pennsylvania. — I like Elizabeth Warren. I like her a lot. Too bad she's a hypocrite. — I think Warren (D-Mass.) has been a great senator, and her work in setting …
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Neal Rothschild / Axios:
Elizabeth Warren has been the only big winner in polling after 2 debates
Elizabeth Warren has been the only big winner in polling after 2 debates
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Breitbart
Charles Gasparino / New York Post:
Wall Street is freaking out at the thought of President Liz Warren
Wall Street is freaking out at the thought of President Liz Warren
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Elizabeth Warren leads Joe Biden in ranked-choice poll
Elizabeth Warren leads Joe Biden in ranked-choice poll
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Political Wire
David Lauter / Los Angeles Times:
Democrats see Biden, Warren as close fits ideologically, view Sanders as more extreme
Democrats see Biden, Warren as close fits ideologically, view Sanders as more extreme
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Flirts With $15 Billion Bailout for Iran, Sources Say — Trump says he hates the Obama-era nuclear deal with Iran. But he's toying with a French proposal to get the Iranians to comply with it: a $15 billion line of credit to Tehran. — President Donald Trump has left the impression …
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John Solomon / The Hill:
Two names who would give Trump an all-star security team after Bolton — Love him or hate him, Donald Trump knows exactly what he wants when it comes to foreign policy. He wants a clear definition of the American strategic interest across the globe and a commitment that war is always a tool of last resort.
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Breitbart
Andrew Ross Sorkin / New York Times:
‘Simply Unacceptable’: 145 Executives Demand Senate Action on Gun Violence — “Doing nothing about America's gun violence crisis is simply unacceptable,” the corporate chiefs urged senators in a letter. — In a direct and urgent call to address gun violence in America …
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Rachel Siegel / Washington Post:
145 CEOs implore Senate to act on gun violence, saying doing nothing is ‘simply unacceptable’
145 CEOs implore Senate to act on gun violence, saying doing nothing is ‘simply unacceptable’
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Roll Call, The Daily Beast and The Trace
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Israel accused of planting mysterious spy devices near the White House — The U.S. government concluded within the past two years that Israel was most likely behind the placement of cellphone surveillance devices that were found near the White House and other sensitive locations around Washington …
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Warren Plan Would Close Tax Loophole Joe Biden Uses — Biden makes use of the “Gingrich-Edwards” loophole to avoid payroll taxes. — Earlier today I reported on Elizabeth Warren's plan to expand Social Security benefits by the widest margin in a half-century.
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Elizabeth Warren / Medium:
Expanding Social Security
Expanding Social Security
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Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
House Panel Approves Procedures for Trump Impeachment Probe — The resolution authorizes Chairman Jerrold Nadler to designate certain hearings as part of the continuing investigation into President Trump — WASHINGTON—The House Judiciary Committee formalized procedures for its investigation …
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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Why Are Democrats in Disarray Over Impeachment?
Why Are Democrats in Disarray Over Impeachment?
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Power Line
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Trump Administration to Finalize Rollback of Clean Water Protections — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday is expected to complete the legal repeal of a major Obama-era clean water regulation, which had placed limits on polluting chemicals that could be used near streams, wetlands and water bodies.
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Washington Post:
Trump officials tour unused FAA facility in California in search for place to relocate homeless people — A team of Trump administration officials toured a California facility once used by the Federal Aviation Administration this week as they searched for a potential site to relocate homeless people …
Alex Thompson / Politico:
‘Why Are You Pissing In Our Face?’: Inside Warren's War With the Obama Team — Elizabeth Warren was in the president's head. — From the summer of 2010 through summer of 2011, the usually unflappable Barack Obama spent long hours agonizing over the then-Harvard Law professor …
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The Week
Theodore Schleifer / Vox:
The FBI is investigating a venture capital fund started by Peter Thiel for financial misconduct — Mithril Capital raised over $1 billion on the name of Thiel, one of Silicon Valley's biggest celebrities. Now federal investigators are looking under the hood.
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
Ominous signs could sink Republicans' chances of retaking the House — A parade of Republican retirements. Red flags about the economy. President Donald Trump's approval ratings under water. A nail-biter race in a GOP stronghold. — House Republicans are grappling with a string …
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Falwell blasted Liberty student as ‘retarded,’ police chief as ‘half-wit’ in emails — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In emails to his colleagues over the years, Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr has denigrated students and staff at the Christian university he runs …
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Political Wire and Raw Story
Dahlia Scheindlin / Washington Post:
Here's what the Israeli public thinks about Netanyahu's campaign promise to annex parts of the West Bank. — Hint: the voters he's courting are very supportive. — On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced, just a week before a hotly contested election …
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Gordon Witkin / Center for Public Integrity:
You donated to kids with cancer. This Vegas telemarketer cashed in. — Inside his machine that turns charitable and political contributions into paydays. — TAMPA, Fla. — The telemarketer asked Eric Thomas a question: Would he consider donating money to the Children's Leukemia Support Network?
Bloomberg:
Trump Advisers Consider Interim China Trade Deal to Delay Tariffs — Trump administration officials have discussed offering a limited trade agreement to China that would delay and even roll back some U.S. tariffs for the first time in exchange for Chinese commitments on intellectual property …
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Pence's Doonbeg detour cost nearly $600K in ground transportation fees — Pence's stay at Trump's Irish golf resort has reinvigorated the debate about whether the president is using his position to enrich himself. — Ground transportation for Vice President Mike Pence's stay …
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Washington Post:
'You're a prop in the back': Advisers struggle to obey Trump's Kafkaesque rules — In President Trump's renegade orbit, there are unspoken rules he expects his advisers to follow. He tolerates a modicum of dissent, so long as it remains private; expects advisers to fall in line and defend his decisions …
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Reed Richardson / Mediaite:
Lou Dobbs Ominously Warns of George Soros' Financial ‘Tentacles’ Spreading Around the World — Fox Business' Lou Dobbs bemoaned the “pervasive” funding efforts of George Soros and warned that the “tentacles” of the Jewish billionaire “work against sovereignty, work against our laws.”
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BizPac Review and The Daily Beast
Benjamin Wallace-Wells / New Yorker:
David French, Sohrab Ahmari, and the Battle for the Future of Conservatism — One evening in early September, the Catholic University of America, in Washington, D.C., hosted a debate between Sohrab Ahmari, the op-ed editor of the New York Post, and David French, a constitutional lawyer …
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
'I don't blame Kim Jong Un': In dismissing Bolton, Trump sides with North Korean leader — again — The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights — Having ousted John Bolton from the White House, President Trump delivered a kick to his former national security adviser …
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Informed Comment, CNN, Politico and The Guardian
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Top Democrat attempts to block Trump from paying farm bailout money, setting up battle over trade war tactics — House Appropriations Committee Chair Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) is proposing to block the White House request over its farm bailout program, according to a draft of legislation reviewed …
Philippe Reines / Politico:
Why Only a Woman Can Win a Debate Against Trump — As Hillary Clinton's sparring partner in her 2016 general election debate prep, I was part of the team that helped get her ready for both the predictable and the unthinkable. And despite what happened on Election Night, to most of America there was no question she won those debates.
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USA Today
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Girls who appeared to be 11 to 12 seen with Jeffrey Epstein getting off his plane in 2018 as authorities eyed his travel abroad — KEY POINTS — An air traffic controller saw financier Jeffrey Epstein getting off his private plane in the U.S. Virgin Islands with girls who appeared to be 11 to 12 years old in 2018.
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