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The Daily Beast:
Trump Told Mar-a-Lago Pals to Expect ‘Big’ Iran Action ‘Soon’ — Attendees of a closed-door Senate briefing didn't get much more clarity than the club guests did. Instead, officials spun Soleimani's slaying as a way to “de-escalate” tensions. — In the five days prior to launching …
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How Trump decided to kill a top Iranian general — On Sunday, President Trump's most senior national security advisers joined him at his Mar-a- — Lago resort in Florida, where Trump was beginning the second week of his holiday vacation. The officials told reporters that U.S. F-15 Strike Eagles …
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
How Trump decided to kill Iran's Soleimani — Hours before the U.S. military sent a Reaper drone to kill one of the most wanted men on the planet, President Donald Trump was relaxing at his palatial Florida properties. In the morning, he played 18 holes at Trump International, his West Palm Beach golf club.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Thinks Attacking Iran Will Get Him Reelected. He's Wrong. — Beginning in 2011, and continuing through the next year, Donald Trump began obsessively predicting that President Obama would start a war with Iran in order to be reelected. Trump stated it publicly, on at least a half-dozen occasions …
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JONATHAN TURLEY:
Trump Orders Defense Department To Publicly Confirm Assassination Of Iranian General — In a break from long-standing intelligence practices, President Donald Trump ordered the Defense Department to confirm that the United States was behind the missile strike that killed Qassem Soleimani …
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David S. Cloud / Los Angeles Times:
How Trump made the decision to kill Suleimani — When President Trump's national security team came to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Monday, they weren't expecting him to approve an operation to kill Gen. Qassem Suleimani. — Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo …
Mother Jones:
With a War Against Iran Brewing, Don't Listen to the Hawks Who Lied Us Into Iraq — Here we go again. — Shortly after the news broke that a US airstrike in Baghdad ordered by President Donald Trump had killed Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the leader of Iran's Quds Force …
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
For Trump, a Risky Gamble to Deter Iran — The goal was to prove American resolve in the face of Iranian attacks. Now, American officials have no doubt the Iranians will respond — but they don't know how quickly, or how furiously. — President Trump's decision to strike and kill …
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Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
Will There Be a Draft? Young People Worry After Military Strike — Interest in the draft and “World War III” surged online, stalling the government website where young men are required to register. Here's what you need to know. — For decades, American men over the age of 18 …
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Curtis Houck / NB Blog:
Embarrassing: ‘NBC Nightly News’ Turns Itself into Infomercial for Iranian Regime
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Wesley Clark / Washington Post:
Killing a top Iranian military leader was a whack-for-tat move
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New York Times, Washington Free Beacon, The Times of Israel and Esquire
Washington Post:
Trump endorses tweet comparing top Senate Democrat to Iranians
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Max Fisher / New York Times:
Is There a Risk of Wider War With Iran?
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Mother Jones, DNyuz and The Nation
Avi Selk / Washington Post:
Soleimani posted memes antagonizing Trump on social media
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Noga Tarnopolsky / Los Angeles Times:
Israel had advance notice of U.S. plan to kill Iranian general Suleimani, report says
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Raw Story
CBS News:
“There will be dead Americans” as a result of Iran general being killed, ex-CIA deputy director says
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Washington Post:
Yes, Soleimani was an enemy. That doesn't mean Trump made the right call.
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Jason Rezaian / Washington Post:
All Iranians can agree on one thing: No one wants a war
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New York Times:
For Trump, a Risky Decision Other Presidents Had Avoided
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NBC News:
Planned attacks against U.S. targets in Syria, Lebanon were reason for Soleimani strike, say officials
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Bloomberg:
Trump's Iran Strike Planned Swiftly With Tight Circle of Aides
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Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
In 1996 Interview, Biden Called Iranian Bombing ‘Act of War,’ Called for Tough Response
Barbara Slavin / New York Times:
Qassim Suleimani's Killing Will Unleash Chaos
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New York Times:
White House Withholds 20 Emails Between Two Trump Aides on Ukraine Aid — It contends the release of the documents sought by The Times, would “inhibit the frank and candid exchange of views” in government decision-making. — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration disclosed on Friday …
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Susan Smith Richardson / Center for Public Integrity:
Time for the Trump administration to release blacked-out Ukraine emails
Tess Bonn / The Hill:
Bloomberg rises to third place alongside Warren in national poll — Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg saw a 6-point bump in the latest Hill.TV survey of the Democratic presidential primary. — The nationwide poll, which was released Friday, shows Bloomberg up from 5 percent …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
When will Bernie Sanders get the scrutiny that top-tier candidates deserve? — Former vice president Joe Biden claims that the nearly year-long assault on his record has been entirely unsuccessful, showing that he can take a pummeling and keep fighting. Former South Bend, Ind. …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
D.N.C. Tells Pollsters to Do More Polls
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Washington Post:
Escalating U.S.-Iran tensions scramble the politics of Trump's impeachment — President Trump's order to kill an Iranian commander responsible for hundreds of American deaths has scrambled the politics of impeachment, putting Democrats on the defensive in their bid to remove Trump during a possible escalation into war.
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Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Trump Rule Would Exclude Climate Change in Infrastructure Planning — WASHINGTON — Federal agencies would no longer have to take climate change into account when they assess the environmental impacts of highways, pipelines and other major infrastructure projects, according to a Trump administration plan …
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Nick Wadhams / Bloomberg:
U.S. Official Central to Hawkish Iran Policies Departs NSC — Richard Goldberg pushed for tougher U.S. stance on Iran — John Bolton brought Goldberg to the National Security Council — Richard Goldberg, the U.S. National Security Council official who clashed with other members …
Politico:
The Hill's owner seeks potential buyers, investors — Under fire for its role in promoting alleged Ukraine conspiracy theories, the D.C.-based publication faces new questions about its future. — Jimmy Finkelstein in 2012. Jimmy Finkelstein, owner of The Hill, is shopping his publication …
Nancy Dillon / New York Daily News:
Ex-Fox News reporter Courtney Friel claims Donald Trump invited her to Trump Tower to ‘kiss’ — Former Fox News reporter Courtney Friel says Donald Trump called her with a creepy come-on before he became president — while they were both married. — Friel, who sometimes worked as a fill …
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Agence France-Presse:
Trump tells evangelical voters they have God on their side — Jim Watson with Jerome Cartillier in Washington — US President Donald Trump tells evangelical voters that God is ‘on our side’ — Miami (AFP) - US President Donald Trump wooed crucial evangelical voters Friday with a speech …
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Will Steakin / ABC News:
Trump to campaign for evangelical support amid escalating Iran conflict
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Sam Hodges / United Methodist News:
다양한 그룹 지도자들 의 교단 분리 제안 — Other Manual Translations: 한국어 — A diverse, 16-member group of United Methodist bishops and other leaders has offered a proposal …
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United States Department of State:
Senior State Department Officials On the Situation in Iraq — WASHINGTON, D.C. — MODERATOR: So I'm going to have [Senior State Department Official One] start out and just give a very - a very - we actually mostly want to make this Q&A, so [Senior State Department Official One] is just going to have a few remarks here.
Wall Street Journal:
Carlos Ghosn Sneaked Out of Japan in Box Used for Audio Gear — Two men, providing names matching those of private security contractors, flew with Ghosn to Turkey — A pair of men with names matching those of American security contractors accompanied former auto executive Carlos Ghosn …
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