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11:45 PM ET, January 1, 2020

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New York Post:
Jewish man attacked by two women after trying to film anti-Semitic tirade  —  Two female attackers yelled “F— you Jew” and “I will kill you Jews” at a Brooklyn man before shoving him to the ground when he tried to film their anti-Semitic screed, law enforcement sources and witnesses said Wednesday.
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Joseph Berger / New York Times:   90,000 Jews Gather to Pray and Defy a Wave of Hate
Larry McShane / New York Daily News:   Family of anti-Semitic machete attack victim shares heartbreaking hospital photo of their Hasidic …
New York Post:   Jewish teen robbed at knife-point on Brooklyn bus: cops
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?
Discussion: Raw Story
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump Bet He Could Isolate Iran and Charm North Korea.  It's Not That Easy.  —  The president assumed economic levers would guide the countries' national interests.  Now, he confronts twin challenges in an election year.  —  President Trump entered the new year facing flare-ups …
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Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
The Embassy Attack Revealed Trump's Weakness  —  Over the past 18 months, Donald Trump has picked a fight with Iran that he won't end and can't win.  That fight has had horrifying consequences for the Iranian people, led Tehran to restart its nuclear program, and now left parts of the American embassy compound in Baghdad in flames.
Discussion: BBC, New York Times, Quartz and DNyuz
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Pelosi has McConnell over a a barrel as she delays impeachment trial: ‘This is working beautifully for her’  —  In a column for the Daily Beast, longtime political analyst Eleanor Clift stated that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has the upper hand as she deals with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell …
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Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:
How Long Can Nancy Pelosi Can Hold Back These Articles of Impeachment?  Longer Than You Think  —  The conventional wisdom is going to say that Pelosi needs to send the articles asap.  But there are four words to live by: Don't doubt Pelosi's instincts.  —  BEAST INSIDE
Rod Blagojevich / Newsmax:
House Democrats Would Have Impeached Lincoln  —  I, like most people from my home state of Illinois, am a great admirer of Abraham Lincoln.  —  Recently I've wondered what would have happened had Nancy Pelosi been the Speaker of the House when Abraham Lincoln was president.
Discussion: Fox News
Edward Wong / New York Times:
Pompeo Cancels Ukraine Trip Amid Protests at Embassy in Iraq  —  A meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine would have been the first for a top Trump official since the impeachment inquiry began.  —  WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday canceled a weeklong trip …
Discussion: DNyuz
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Juan Cole / Informed Comment:   US Embassy in Baghdad Invaded after SecState Pompeo Slashed Security Funding, Took no Preventive Steps …
Ammar Karim / Agence France-Presse:   Pro-Iran protesters leave US embassy in Baghdad
Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:
Emerging from the shadows: the U.S. chief justice who will preside over Trump's trial  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts will be a central figure in the ongoing drama of the Donald Trump presidency in coming months.  He is due to preside over a Senate impeachment trial …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:   Impeachment Trial Looming, Chief Justice Reflects on Judicial Independence
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Voter suppression, Iowa style  —  Here's a safe prediction for 2020.  The Iowa Democratic caucuses will dominate the news at the end of January and beginning of February.  My conservative cousin formerly from New York sees the caucuses as a “glaring example of voter suppression totally ignored …
Valerie Edwards / Daily Mail:
Survival of the richest!  Luxurious doomsday-proof bunkers are becoming more alluring to the ultra-wealthy as they fight to get their hands on the $4.5million post-apocalyptic homes fitted with swimming pools, shooting ranges and dog parks  — The rich and famous are preparing for the worst …
Discussion: Raw Story
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Tulsi Gabbard makes a splash — surfing in freezing New Hampshire  —  “History is being made!” someone in the group yelled.  —  Rep. Tulsi Gabbard tried to make a splash for her presidential campaign on New Year's Day by hitting the waves in freezing New Hampshire.
Julia Zappei / Agence France-Presse:
Austria's conservatives, Greens agree to form government  —  Vienna (AFP) - Austria's conservatives led by Sebastian Kurz on Wednesday agreed to form an unprecedented coalition government with the Greens, capping almost three months of negotiations.  —  “We have succeeded to unite the best …
Elvia Díaz / USA Today:
Armed, even in church: Texas shooting is about a lot more than Jack Wilson's heroism  —  Jack Wilson is a hero.  But why were so many other parishioners armed?  And how did the shooter get his gun, given his criminal history?  —  Jack Wilson is a hero alright.
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Ghislaine Maxwell's powerful contacts protecting her in safe houses  —  Ghislaine Maxwell — the British socialite who's long been accused of serving as Jeffrey Epstein's madam — is hiding in a series of safe houses and is being “protected because of the information she has on the world's most powerful people.”
Bill Bowden / Arkansas Online:
Judge abruptly exits Biden paternity case  —  The judge in Hunter Biden's Arkansas paternity case recused without explanation Tuesday, after men in Florida and Israel tried to intervene in the case in apparent attempts to get financial information on the former vice president's son.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle:
Assemblyman Brian Kolb charged with drunken driving in Victor on New Year's Eve  —  Assemblyman Brian Kolb was arrested and charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated following an Ontario County crash on New Year's Eve.  —  Deputies responded to a crash at 7980 County Route 41 …
Barbara Rodriguez / Des Moines Register:
‘I am one of the undecided’: With a month to go, many likely caucusgoers still unsure about their choice  —  The venue was packed with more than a thousand people waiting to see Pete Buttigieg, and a chant had broken out for the Democratic presidential candidate a few minutes before he took the stage.
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
Only You Can Prevent Dystopia  —  How to survive the internet in 2020.  (It's not going to be easy.)  —  The new year is here, and online, the forecast calls for several seasons of hell.  Tech giants and the media have scarcely figured out all that went wrong during the last presidential election …
Tyler Cowen / Marginal REVOLUTION:
What libertarianism has become and will become — State Capacity Libertarianism  —  Having tracked the libertarian “movement” for much of my life, I believe it is now pretty much hollowed out, at least in terms of flow.  One branch split off into Ron Paul-ism and less savory alt right directions …
 
 
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Los Angeles Times:
The Trump tax cut has amounted to nothing but broken promises for the middle class
Discussion: Raw Story
Marc Stein / New York Times:
David Stern, Transformative N.B.A. Commissioner, Dies at 77
Discussion: The Root
Golnaz Esfandiari / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Iran Had A Rough Year — And 2020 Is Likely To Be Equally Difficult
Thomas Wright / The Atlantic:
A Bigger Foreign-Policy Mess Than Anyone Predicted
Discussion: Washington Post
Dan Charles / NPR:
Farmers Got Billions From Taxpayers In 2019, And Hardly Anyone Objected
Isabel Kershner / New York Times:
Netanyahu Seeks Immunity From Israeli Corruption Charges
Discussion: DNyuz
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Bloomberg's business in China has grown.  That could create unprecedented entanglements if he is elected president.
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Isn't Talking Much About ‘Medicare for All’ Anymore
Discussion: DNyuz
Geoffrey A. Fowler / The Hour:
How we survive the surveillance apocalypse
Lucy Mangan / The Guardian:
Messiah review - it's Homeland ... with a divine twist
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Ranking the Democrats: Who has best chance of winning nomination?
David Wallace-Wells / New York Magazine:
Global Apathy Toward the Fires in Australia Is a Scary Portent for the Future
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump cuts loose with unpredictable characters at Mar-a-Lago
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

 
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