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10:15 AM ET, December 1, 2019

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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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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Case for Bernie  —  The Democrats need a unifier.
Discussion: Fox News and Outside the Beltway
Mary Kay Linge / New York Post:
Joe Biden munches wife Jill's finger at Iowa campaign stop
Discussion: Twitchy
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
The Democratic presidential campaign has produced confusion rather than clarity
Discussion: NBC News, Althouse, The Hill and Fox News
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
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and The Hill
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.
Discussion: 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
Discussion: Jihad Watch
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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.
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.
Discussion: 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.
Discussion: 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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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Ella Nilsen / Vox:
House Democrats have passed nearly 400 bills. Trump and Republicans are ignoring them.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and POLITICUSUSA
 
 
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Rick Pearson / Chicago Tribune:
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German government in doubt after shock SPD vote
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
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New York Times:
Why Progressive Candidates Should Invoke Conservative Values
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 Earlier Items: 
Neal Rothschild / Axios:
Bloomberg has already gotten the attention that most of the 2020 field has been desperate for
Discussion: Breitbart
Lauren Zanolli / The Guardian:
Whistleblower in New Orleans hotel collapse is deported to Honduras
Discussion: Fox News
Anthony Adragna / Politico:
Rick Perry dances toward the exits
Grace Segers / CBS News:
Pelosi to lead delegation to climate summit amid U.S. withdrawal from Paris climate deal
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