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New York Times:
Brett Kavanaugh Fit In With the Privileged Kids. She Did Not. — Deborah Ramirez's Yale experience says much about the college's efforts to diversify its student body in the 1980s. — Deborah Ramirez had the grades to go to Yale in 1983. But she wasn't prepared for what she'd find there.
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NYT Reporters Say They Uncovered New Sexual Misconduct Claim Against Kavanaugh — Two New York Times reporters said they learned of the unreported claim while investigating Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh for an upcoming book. — Two New York Times reporters say they've uncovered …
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Breitbart, The Week, twitchy.com, Law & Crime, New York Post and Raw Story
Tucker Higgins / CNBC:
Trump says Justice Brett Kavanaugh should ‘start suing people’ after new report of sexual misconduct — KEY POINTS — President Donald Trump said that Justice Brett Kavanaugh should “start suing people” or the Department of Justice “should come to his rescue” on Sunday.
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Raw Story, The Daily Caller and POLITICUSUSA
David Cohen / Politico:
Trump stands up for Brett Kavanaugh over ‘liable’
Trump stands up for Brett Kavanaugh over ‘liable’
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Vox, Political Wire, Breitbart, Splinter and The Daily Caller
Audrey McNamara / The Daily Beast:
New Sexual Misconduct Allegation Against Brett Kavanaugh Emerges: NYT
New Sexual Misconduct Allegation Against Brett Kavanaugh Emerges: NYT
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The Daily Beast, The Week, Mediaite and Breitbart
Hanna Rosin / New York Times:
‘The Education of Brett Kavanaugh’ Takes a Hard Look at the Supreme Court Justice and His Accusers
‘The Education of Brett Kavanaugh’ Takes a Hard Look at the Supreme Court Justice and His Accusers
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Vox and Washington Post
New York Times:
‘People Actively Hate Us’: Inside the Border Patrol's Morale Crisis — Overwhelmed by desperate migrants and criticized for mistreating the people in their care, many agents have grown defensive, insular and bitter. — One Border Patrol agent in Tucson said he had been called a “sellout” and a “kid killer.”
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Axios
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Biden allies attack Warren's electability — As Elizabeth Warren climbs in the polls, Joe Biden's Massachusetts allies are warning that her home-state election history suggests she runs weakest among the types of voters Democrats need to win over to capture the White House.
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Let's Debate: Are Democrats Doomed? — Trump changed the game forever. — WASHINGTON — He's in our heads. — Even more than we knew. — It isn't just that he hovered over the Democratic debate on Thursday night: Should the candidates attack him or leave him to self-destruct?
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Althouse
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Texas congressman switches endorsement from Castro to Biden
Texas congressman switches endorsement from Castro to Biden
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Breitbart
Robert Reich / The Guardian:
Trump is seriously, frighteningly unstable - the world is in danger — It is almost too late for impeachment. The 25th amendment is untested. The ballot box offers our only remaining hope — In retrospect, what's most disturbing about “Sharpiegate” isn't Trump's clumsy effort to doctor …
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Althouse
Amir Vera / CNN:
Minnesota police charge man with arson in connection with fire that destroyed a 119-year-old synagogue — (CNN)A man was arrested Friday in connection with a fire that destroyed a 119-year-old synagogue, Minnesota authorities said. — Adas Israel Synagogue in Duluth …
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New York Times
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Brady Slater / duluthnewstribune.com:
Suspect arrested in Duluth synagogue fire
Suspect arrested in Duluth synagogue fire
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Wall Street Journal:
Iran Rejects U.S. Accusations Over Saudi Oil-Facility Attacks — Saudis race to repair the damage from the strikes, which forced the suspension of more than half of the kingdom's output — Iran denied American accusations that it was behind Saturday's debilitating strikes on Saudi oil facilities …
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Breitbart, Foreign Policy, Spectator USA, The American Conservative, Outside the Beltway and NPR
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Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
Attack on Saudi oil sites raises risks amid US-Iran tension
Attack on Saudi oil sites raises risks amid US-Iran tension
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Wall Street Journal and Progress Pond
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Kellyanne Conway: It's unconstitutional for Democrats to ‘embarrass this president’ with impeachment — White House aide Kellyanne Conway on Sunday insisted that Democrats do not have a “constitutional basis” to embarrass President Donald Trump by conducting an impeachment inquiry.
Chris Bumbaca / USA Today:
VP Mike Pence says Triple Crown winner American Pharoah bit him during visit to Kentucky farm — American Pharoah has it all these days. By becoming the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years in 2015, the horse secured a life of pampering and mating at Coolmore's Ashford Stud Farm in Versailles, Kentucky.
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Kamala Harris Was Ready to Brawl From the Beginning — In her first race, she defied her old boss, a fund-raising pledge — and the implication that she owed her career to her ex-boyfriend. — SAN FRANCISCO — The rebuttal sounded something like a threat. That seemed to be Kamala Harris's point.
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Althouse
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Despite Turning Down Inauguration Gig, Elton John Has a Recurring Role in Trump's Presidency — The email was cordial, warm and deferential. — “Thank you so much for the extremely kind invitation to play at your inauguration,” wrote one of President Trump's favorite musicians, Sir Elton John.
Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
Back Off from the ‘Resist’ Nonsense — Perhaps we should back off from the Third Reich analogies and begin to take our duties as citizens seriously. — When Donald Trump was elected president of these United States — or, more properly, president of the federal government of the United States of America …
Kansas City Star:
Kris Kobach sent names of Nebraska residents to ICE while running for Kansas governor — Kris Kobach was in the middle of running for Kansas governor in December 2017, but he had unfinished business in Nebraska. — The former Kansas secretary of state helped write an ordinance in 2010 for Fremont …
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Politico
Kalina Oroschakoff / Politico:
David Cameron: Boris Johnson 'didn't believe' in Brexit — David Cameron has accused Boris Johnson of not believing in Brexit but backing it anyway during the referendum campaign on Britain's EU membership to advance his political career. — In an extract from his forthcoming memoir …
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The Times & The Sunday Times
San Francisco Chronicle:
Democrats are and should be conducting an impeachment inquiry — From the moment Democrats became a majority in a divided Congress under a compromised presidency, the foremost question facing them has been whether to impeach the president. So what's their answer? — Don't ask them.
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Caroline Kelly / CNN:
Holder cautions against potentially prosecuting Trump post presidency
Holder cautions against potentially prosecuting Trump post presidency
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USA Today, BizPac Review, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Washington Times and Washington Monthly
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
'I'm going to kill myself:' A veteran tells Sanders he's drowning in medical debt — John Weigel, a 58-year-old Navy veteran, was desperate to tell Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) his story. — So on Friday afternoon, he folded his $139,000 hospital bill into his pants pocket and took …
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Fox News
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Reed Richardson / Mediaite:
CNN's Mark McKinnon Praises Bernie Sanders' ‘Humanity’ For Response to Veteran Who Threatened Suicide at Town Hall
CNN's Mark McKinnon Praises Bernie Sanders' ‘Humanity’ For Response to Veteran Who Threatened Suicide at Town Hall
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Breitbart, CNN and Reno Gazette-Journal