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Mike Allen / Axios:
Why the Democratic nominee might ultimately be chosen at the July convention — Democrats say a very realistic scenario now calls for Pete Buttigieg to win Iowa, Elizabeth Warren to win New Hampshire, Joe Biden to win South Carolina and Bernie Sanders to win Nevada.
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Outside the Beltway, Political Wire, Fox News, The Hill and Washington Post
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Case for Bernie — The Democrats need a unifier.
The Case for Bernie — The Democrats need a unifier.
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Fox News and Outside the Beltway
Mary Kay Linge / New York Post:
Joe Biden munches wife Jill's finger at Iowa campaign stop
Joe Biden munches wife Jill's finger at Iowa campaign stop
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Twitchy
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Intelligence Committee to begin circulating draft Ukraine report Monday — Members of the House Intelligence Committee will begin reviewing a report Monday on the panel's investigation of President Donald Trump's efforts to press Ukraine to investigate his Democratic adversaries …
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Committee to meet Tuesday to approve release of Ukraine report
Committee to meet Tuesday to approve release of Ukraine report
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New York Times:
Trump's Intervention in SEALs Case Tests Pentagon's Tolerance — Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher's case pits a Pentagon hierarchy committed to enforcing longstanding rules of combat against a commander in chief with no military experience but a finely honed sense of grievance against authority.
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DownWithTyranny! and Raw Story
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Liberty University opens Falkirk Center to fight attacks on Jesus, Constitution — Growing concerns in conservative circles that liberals are trying to convert young Christians into socialists by distorting the Bible and U.S. Constitution have prompted Virginia's Liberty University to form …
Reuters:
UK Labour's Corbyn: Convicted terrorists should ‘not necessarily’ serve full sentences — LONDON (Reuters) - Convicted terrorists should “not necessarily” serve their full prison terms, the leader of Britain's main opposition Labour party said on Sunday, after a man freed early from a terrorism sentence killed two people in London.
Dan Coles / Mirror.co.uk:
London Bridge terrorist ‘preached with ISIS flags after being bullied at school’ — Usman Khan's former classmate said he became a recluse with only one friend at school - but just a year later preached about his hate ideologies on the streets of Stoke-on-Trent
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Laura Italiano / New York Post:
London Bridge stabber belonged to jihadist group that admired Hitler
London Bridge stabber belonged to jihadist group that admired Hitler
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Raphael Minder / New York Times:
Assange to Testify on Being Recorded in Embassy in London — Recordings have emerged of private conversations that Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, had while living in the Ecuadorean Embassy. He and a Spanish prosecutor blame the United States. — MADRID — This much has become clear …
Politico:
Iraqi lawmakers accept premier's resignation amid ongoing violence — Protesters also continued to close roads in mass demonstrations in southern Iraq. — Anti-government protesters gather in Iraq on Friday, as celebrations erupt following the announcement of Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi's upcoming resignation.
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Errin Haines / Associated Press:
'I know Joe's heart': Why black voters are backing Joe Biden — 1 of 4 — After Kamala Harris challenged Joe Biden's past opposition to school busing in a nationally televised Democratic presidential debate, the former vice president who prides himself on strong relationships …
New York Times:
How a Divided Left Is Losing the Battle on Abortion — Miscalculations, and an unexpected victory by President Trump, have put abortion access at its most vulnerable point in decades, and the left on the defensive. Now it is trying to recover. — ATLANTA — The pin was small, and rusted on the back.
Washington Post:
Trump isn't running in Britain's election. That hasn't stopped him from getting in the middle. — LONDON — Donald Trump just can't seem to stay away from British politics. He's fired off comments on topics including Brexit, his low opinion of a British ambassador, and how his Trump-branded golf course …
Jon Stone / The Independent:
Google bans eight different Tory election adverts as disinformation concerns mount — Conservatives accused of using ‘fake news’ and disinformation to win election — Google has banned eight different adverts paid for by the Conservatives over the last month because they broke its rules, The Independent can reveal.
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Raw Story
Aaron Reich / Jerusalem Post:
Senior London rabbi brutally attacked by antisemitic teenagers — According to reports, the two teenagers allegedly shouted “Kill Jews” and “F*** Jews” while beating the victim. — A rabbi in the Amhurst Park area of Stamford Hill, London was attacked by two unidentified teenagers and left bleeding on the ground over Shabbat.
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Jihad Watch
Simon Sebag Montefiore / The Guardian:
This antisemitism poisons any good Labour might do — It is possible to criticise Israel without being antisemitic but Corbynists are obsessed with the country's destruction — Last week Jeremy Corbyn made history in all the wrong ways. Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis attacked him for racism.
Michael Crowley / New York Times:
A Leak-Prone White House Finally Manages to Keep a Secret — President Trump's aides were delighted that news of his Thanksgiving Day visit to Afghanistan stayed under wraps. — BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan — It may be the leakiest White House in history.
Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Newsweek fires reporter who published inaccurate story on Trump's Thanksgiving Day plans — The Newsweek reporter who published an inaccurate story about President Trump's Thanksgiving Day plans has been fired. The outlet's original story claimed the president only planned on tweeting …
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Summer Concepcion / Talking Points Memo:
Report: Newsweek Reporter Fired After Inaccurate Report On Trump's Thanksgiving Plans
Report: Newsweek Reporter Fired After Inaccurate Report On Trump's Thanksgiving Plans
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Fox News, American Greatness and The Daily Caller
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
McConnell once called Biden ‘a real friend’ and a ‘trusted partner.’ Now he's quiet as Trump, GOP attack him. — Three years ago, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell paid tribute to a former colleague in the most personal of ways. Leading off tributes from the Senate floor …
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Raw Story
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Ella Nilsen / Vox:
House Democrats have passed nearly 400 bills. Trump and Republicans are ignoring them.
House Democrats have passed nearly 400 bills. Trump and Republicans are ignoring them.
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Hullabaloo and POLITICUSUSA