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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Ranking the Democrats: Who has best chance of winning nomination? — The battle for the Democratic nomination is nearing crunch time with roughly one month left before the Iowa caucuses. — Some big-name candidates have dropped out — most notably Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) …
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Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Pete Buttigieg's Campaign Says It Raised $24.7 Million in the Fourth Quarter — Mr. Buttigieg, who appears in strong position in Iowa with a month until the caucuses, continues to show fund-raising strength. — WASHINGTON — Pete Buttigieg raised more than $24.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2019 …
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Fredreka Schouten / CNN:
Buttigieg announces $24.7 million fundraising haul in fourth quarter
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Buttigieg finishes year with $24.7 million haul in final quarter
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The Week
Ursula Perano / Axios:
Buttigieg's hand-picked successor to take over as South Bend mayor
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The Daily Caller and Washington Post
Washington Post:
Supporters of Iranian-backed militia start withdrawing from besieged U.S. Embassy in Baghdad following militia orders — BAGHDAD — Supporters of an Iranian-backed militia began to withdraw from the perimeter of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Wednesday, following an order from senior militia leaders to end their siege of the facility.
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Associated Press:
Militiamen withdraw from US Embassy but Iraq tensions linger — BAGHDAD (AP) — Iran-backed militiamen withdrew from the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Wednesday after two days of clashes with American security forces, but U.S.-Iran tensions remain high and could spill over into further violence.
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Politico, Townhall, Associated Press and Wall Street Journal
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
The Embassy Attack Revealed Trump's Weakness
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BBC, New York Times and DNyuz
Stuart Stevens / Washington Post:
Wake up, Republicans. Your party stands for all the wrong things now. — Stuart Stevens is a writer and GOP political consultant who is working with a political action committee that backs Bill Weld for president. — Here's a question: Does anybody have any idea what the Republican Party stands for in 2020?
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Giuliani says he'd testify at Trump Senate trial — The former New York City mayor added he'd “love to try the case” on Trump's behalf, but “I don't know if anyone would have the courage to give me the case.” — President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani says he'd be willing …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Impeachment Trial Looming, Chief Justice Reflects on Judicial Independence — Chief Justice John Roberts's year-end report on the judiciary praised civics education, but it was not hard to detect a timely subtext that appeared to be addressed to President Trump.
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Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Isn't Talking Much About ‘Medicare for All’ Anymore — There are signs her campaign is seeking to calm fears about her health care proposal, including having small meetings with rural Iowa voters to explain her financing and transition plans.
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump cuts loose with unpredictable characters at Mar-a-Lago — At Trump's luxury South Florida resort, the president is just another guy in the buffet line. — Guests wait for the arrival of President Donald Trump to his New Year's Eve party at his Mar-a-Lago property on Dec. 31, 2019.
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Raw Story
Dave Philipps / New York Times:
From the Brig to Mar-a-Lago, Former Navy SEAL Capitalizes on Newfound Fame — After receiving presidential clemency, Edward Gallagher has left the SEALs to become a pitchman and conservative activist. — A year ago, Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher was wearing drab prison scrubs …
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New York Post
David Wallace-Wells / New York Magazine:
Global Apathy Toward the Fires in Australia Is a Scary Portent for the Future — Right now, on the outskirts of a hyper modern first world megapolis, at the end of a year in which the public seemed finally to wake up to the dramatic threat from global warming, a climate disaster …
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Isabella Kwai / New York Times:
Thousands Flee to Shore as Australia Fires Turn Skies Blood Red
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Common Dreams, Raw Story and The Week
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Bloomberg's business in China has grown. That could create unprecedented entanglements if he is elected president. — Mike Bloomberg was presiding over his inaugural Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore in 2018 when, to the surprise of some in the audience, he gushed about one of China's top government officials.
Lucy Mangan / The Guardian:
Messiah review - it's Homeland ... with a divine twist — A young preacher wants to share his message of peace, love and fantastic cheekbones with the world in Netflix's potent new thriller. But the CIA have other ideas — Is he the messiah? Or is he a very naughty boy?
Geoffrey A. Fowler / The Hour:
How we survive the surveillance apocalypse — “Go, go gadgets” has long been the attitude in my house. Perhaps yours, too: A smartphone made it easier to stay in touch. A smart TV streamed a zillion more shows. A smart speaker let you talk to a smart thermostat without getting out of bed.
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