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Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept:
Four Years Ago, Trump Had No Clue Who Iran's Suleimani Was. Now He May Have Kicked Off WWIII. — President Donald Trump makes a video call to the troops stationed worldwide at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 24, 2019. — Photo: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Statement on Airstrike in Iraq Against High-Level Iranian Military Officials — Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the Trump Administration conducted a deadly airstrike targeting Iranians and Iraqis at the Baghdad International Airport:
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New York Times:
U.S. Strike in Iraq Kills Qassim Suleimani, Commander of Iranian Forces — Suleimani was planning attacks on Americans across the region, leading to an airstrike in Baghdad, the Pentagon statement said. Iran's supreme leader called for vengeance. — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. …
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Mohammad Ali Shabani / The Guardian:
Donald Trump's assassination of Qassem Suleimani will come back to haunt him — The Quds force leader had the status of national hero even among secular Iranians. His death could act as a rallying cry — The US has assassinated Qassem Suleimani, the famed leader of Iran's Quds force …
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Washington Post:
Airstrike at Baghdad airport kills Iran's most revered military leader, Qassem Soleimani, Iraqi state television reports — BREAKING: It was not clear who carried out the strike, but the death of Soleimani, the Iranian Quds Force commander, seems certain to send tensions soaring between the United States and Iran.
Ray Takeyh / Politico:
Iran Loses Its Imperial Strategist — After years of striding across the Middle East seemingly in command of the region, General Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's Quds Brigade, was finally killed by American airstrikes early Friday morning. History will not mourn one of the great mass murderers …
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Axios:
The U.S. takes a war footing against Iran after Soleimani strike — President Trump, after warning three days ago that Iran would pay “a very BIG PRICE,” authorized a drone strike at Baghdad International Airport that killed Iran's top general and second most powerful official, Qasem Soleimani.
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Michael Doran / New York Times:
Trump's Ground Game Against Iran — The assassination of Qassim Suleimani is a seismic event in the Middle East. — Mr. Doran is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and served in the departments of State and Defense, and on the National Security Council.
Ryan C. Brooks / BuzzFeed News:
Trump's Strike Has Drawn A Sharp Line Between The Democrats Running For President — The Democratic presidential candidates have split into an anti-war camp, led by Bernie Sanders, and a set of more nuanced responses to the killing of a key Iranian official, a rare and sharp contrast inside …
Stanley McChrystal / Foreign Policy:
Iran's Deadly Puppet Master — Gen. Stanley McChrystal explains exactly why Qassem Suleimani is so dangerous. — The decision not to act is often the hardest one to make—and it isn't always right. In 2007, I watched a string of vehicles pass from Iran into northern Iraq.
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Andrew Exum / The Atlantic:
Iran Loses Its Indispensable Man — The United States has killed Major General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's Quds Force. The United States is now in a hot war with Iran after having waged war via proxies for the past several decades.
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE:
Statement by the Department of Defense — At the direction of the President, the U.S. military has taken decisive defensive action to protect U.S. personnel abroad by killing Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force, a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization.
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Qassim Abdul-zahra / Associated Press:
Iran's Gen. Soleimani killed in airstrike at Baghdad airport
Iran's Gen. Soleimani killed in airstrike at Baghdad airport
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HuffPost:
Top Senate Democrat Received No Advance Notice Of U.S. Strike On Iran General
Top Senate Democrat Received No Advance Notice Of U.S. Strike On Iran General
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's Iran strike demands a serious response from Democrats
Trump's Iran strike demands a serious response from Democrats
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Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
Trump Calls the Ayatollah's Bluff
Trump Calls the Ayatollah's Bluff
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Steve Hayes / The Dispatch:
The Morning Dispatch: Qassem Suleimani Is Dead
The Morning Dispatch: Qassem Suleimani Is Dead
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Tom Rogan / Washington Examiner:
What Qassim Soleimani's killing means
New York Times:
Qassim Suleimani, Master of Iran's Intrigue, Built a Shiite Axis of Power in Mideast
Qassim Suleimani, Master of Iran's Intrigue, Built a Shiite Axis of Power in Mideast
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Jake Novak / CNBC:
Op-Ed: America just took out a man many consider the world's No. 1 bad guy
Op-Ed: America just took out a man many consider the world's No. 1 bad guy
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
What Trump said about Obama going to war with Iran, and what it means now
What Trump said about Obama going to war with Iran, and what it means now
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Heather Hurlburt / New York Magazine:
What Comes Next After the Killing of Qasem Suleimani
What Comes Next After the Killing of Qasem Suleimani
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CNN:
Pompeo: Strike on Soleimani disrupted an ‘imminent attack’ and ‘saved American lives’
Pompeo: Strike on Soleimani disrupted an ‘imminent attack’ and ‘saved American lives’
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Republicans celebrate death of Qasem Soleimani
Republicans celebrate death of Qasem Soleimani
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Daniel Byman / Vox:
Killing Iran's Qassem Suleimani changes the game in the Middle East
Killing Iran's Qassem Suleimani changes the game in the Middle East
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The Moscow Times:
Russian Senator Calls U.S. Killing of Top Iranian General ‘Worst Case Scenario,’ Expects New U.S.-Iran Clashes
Russian Senator Calls U.S. Killing of Top Iranian General ‘Worst Case Scenario,’ Expects New U.S.-Iran Clashes
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Marc Thiessen / Fox News:
Trump's Iran strategy is working. Pompeo right to call out ex-Obama team members
Trump's Iran strategy is working. Pompeo right to call out ex-Obama team members
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New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren's Fourth-Quarter Total Is $21.2 Million, Her Campaign Says — Ms. Warren's fund-raising haul for the last three months of the year represented a slight dip and placed her behind three top rivals. — Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts raised $21.2 million …
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Washington Post:
Trump and the RNC raised almost half a billion dollars last year — and still had nearly $200 million heading into 2020
Trump and the RNC raised almost half a billion dollars last year — and still had nearly $200 million heading into 2020
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Klobuchar posts personal-best $11.4 million fundraising quarter
Klobuchar posts personal-best $11.4 million fundraising quarter
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FiveThirtyEight:
Our Poll Finds A Majority Of Americans Think The Evidence Supports Trump's Removal — After the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump on Dec. 18, the president's fate is in the Senate's hands. The process for the trial still isn't clear, but there are signs that it will likely …
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Richard Flanagan / New York Times:
Australia Is Committing Climate Suicide — As record fires rage, the country's leaders seem intent on sending it to its doom. — Mr. Flanagan is an Australian novelist. — BRUNY ISLAND, Tasmania — Australia today is ground zero for the climate catastrophe.
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Jason Leopold / BuzzFeed News:
Robert Mueller's Secret Memos, Part 3: The Documents The Justice Department Didn't Want Congress To See — BuzzFeed News sued the US government for the right to see all the work that Robert Mueller's team kept secret. Today we are publishing the third installment of the FBI's summaries of interviews with key witnesses.
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Preston Ayres / WCYB:
Roe Retiring: Congressman won't seek another term — Tennessee Congressman Phil Roe is not running for re-election. The six-term Republican announced Friday morning he will not seek a seventh term in 2020. Roe was first elected to Congress in 2008 by defeating incumbent David Davis in the Republican primary.
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