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2:45 PM ET, January 4, 2020

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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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Gerrard Kaonga / Daily Express:
WATCH Terrifying moment Iran unveils red flag at Mosque warning of severe battle to come  —  IRAN has issued a terrifying warning to the US as it raised a red flag over the Holy Dome Jamkarān Mosque as a symbol of a severe battle to come.  —  Iran and US tensions are at an all-time high following …
Washington Post:
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 …
Public Radio International:
Gen. Petraeus on Qasem Soleimani's killing: 'It's impossible to overstate the significance'  —  Listen to the story.  —  The United States is sending nearly 3,000 additional troops to the Middle East from the 82nd Airborne Division as a precaution amid rising threats to American forces in the region, the Pentagon said on Friday.
Associated Press:
Iran general steps out of Soleimani's shadow to lead proxies  —  This undated photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, shows Maj. Gen. Esmail Ghaani.  Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei later on Friday appointed Qassem Soleimani's deputy …
Rodney Jefferson / Yahoo Finance:
Fear Hits Tehran Over What Might Come Next  —  (Bloomberg) — Their supreme leader promised revenge and thousands gathered in Tehran to watch American flags burn, but any show of defiance after the assassination of their most prominent military man is laced with anguish for many Iranians.
Discussion: Bloomberg
Vanessa Allen / Daily Mail:   Tracked for years...wiped out by a drone: How Qassem Soleimani was targeted by 230mph laser …
Grace Hauck / USA Today:
Protests planned across US to condemn Trump administration actions in Iraq, Iran
Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
On foreign policy, Trump flouts risks that gave others pause
Discussion: DNyuz and KTLA
David S. Cloud / Los Angeles Times:
How Trump made the decision to kill Suleimani
Christopher Bedford / The Federalist:   Killing Soleimani Was The Right Move, And Shows Precisely Why It's Time To Leave Iraq
Washington Post:   Trump plunges toward the kind of Middle Eastern conflict he pledged to avoid
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Trump Kills Iran's Most Overrated Warrior
Ross Ibbetson / Daily Mail:   Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with family members of the killed general
John Daniszewski / Associated Press:
Was the drone attack on Iranian general an assassination?
Discussion: Althouse
Curtis Houck / NB Blog:
Embarrassing: ‘NBC Nightly News’ Turns Itself into Infomercial for Iranian Regime
Discussion: TASS
Washington Post:
Trump endorses tweet comparing top Senate Democrat to Iranians
Melissa Etehad / Los Angeles Times:
Pence falsely links Iranian general to 9/11 attacks  —  On Friday afternoon, Vice President Mike Pence took to Twitter to justify the targeted U.S. attack that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Suleimani.  —  But scholars say his tweets contain several inaccuracies, including an allegation …
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Dexter Filkins / New Yorker:
The Dangers Posed by the Killing of Qassem Suleimani  —  The killing of Qassem Suleimani, the Iranian commander targeted by an American strike Thursday night, is the most consequential act taken against the regime in Tehran in thirty years—even if we don't know what those consequences will be.
Discussion: Quartz, New York Times and The Guardian
Yahoo Finance:
U.S. Killing of Soleimani Leaves Trump ‘Totally Unpredictable’
Discussion: DNyuz
Neal Rothschild / Axios:
Trump children are 2 of the top 4 choices for Republicans in 2024  —  Ready to skip 2020 and go straight to 2024?  In a new SurveyMonkey poll, Republican voters chose children of President Trump — Don Jr. and Ivanka — as two of the top four picks for president in five years.
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Donald Trump Jr and Ivanka Trump among top Republican picks for 2024  —  Twenty-nine per cent of poll responders want president's son to be nominee in future election, while 16% support first daughter  —  Donald Trump Jr and Ivanka Trump are among Republican voters' top picks …
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
QAnon Believer Teamed Up With Conspiracy Theorists to Plot Kidnapping, Police Say  —  Conspiracy theorist Cynthia Abcug allegedly predicted that “Satan worshipers” would be killed in a raid by QAnon believers.  —  Colorado mother Cynthia Abcug became an unlikely star on the fringe right …
Jimmy Vielkind / Wall Street Journal:
New York Dangled Extra Incentives in Initial Bid to Lure Amazon HQ2  —  E-commerce retailer was offered $800 million more in tax credits and grants than previously known
Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
The Other Reason Republicans Won't Cross Trump  —  If President Donald Trump is booted from office, the catalyst looks certain to be the November election, not impeachment.  The Senate has yet to convene an impeachment trial, and the recent killing of an Iranian general could further complicate lawmakers' timing.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump briefed Graham on airstrike, but kept Dems in the dark
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and HuffPost
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 …
Carole Cadwalladr / The Guardian:
Fresh Cambridge Analytica leak ‘shows global manipulation is out of control’  —  Company's work in 68 countries laid bare with release of more than 100,000 documents  —  An explosive leak of tens of thousands of documents from the defunct data firm Cambridge Analytica is set to expose …
Jacob Stolworthy / The Independent:
Meat Loaf says Greta Thunberg has been brainwashed into thinking climate change is real  —  The singer thinks the activist has ‘been forced’ into her beliefs  —  Rock musician Meat Loaf thinks Greta Thunberg has been brainwashed into thinking climate change is real.
Chloe Melas / CNN:
Harvey Weinstein addresses his pending criminal trial  —  Harvey Weinstein's attorney on his defense  —  (CNN)Days away from the start of a criminal trial at the center of the #MeToo movement and a potential conviction that could send him to prison for decades, Harvey Weinstein is addressing …
Discussion: Variety and VICE
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
Democrats battle White House over executive power and congressional oversight  —  WASHINGTON — Attorneys for House Democrats on Friday challenged the Trump administration on its claims of executive powers, in two court hearings that, while not directly related to the
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Brent Kendall / Wall Street Journal:   Trump Administration Subpoena Case Gets Mixed Reaction from Court Panel
 
 
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Jonathan M. Katz / The Long Version:
Disarm the lifeboats  —  In this week's Long Version I cite …
Katie Kilkenny / Hollywood Reporter:
Time's Up Reveals Safety Guide for Entertainment Industry Employees
Discussion: Deadline
Keith Bradsher / New York Times:
China Replaces Its Top Representative in Hong Kong With an Enforcer
Discussion: UPI
Emily Birnbaum / The Hill:
Twitter won't delete misleading Biden clip implying white nationalism
Discussion: The Root and Axios
Houston Chronicle:
Venezuela's opposition -and Juan Guaidó - face a critical test in Sunday's National Assembly vote
Sam Tabachnik / Denver Post:
A night on the plains: Chasing the mysterious drones of eastern Colorado
Discussion: abc7NY and CBS Denver
Yahoo News:
Gervais back to roast Hollywood in ‘final’ Globes role
Steve Doughty Social Affairs / Daily Mail:
The Muslim population of England has passed the three million mark for the first time (file image)
Discussion: Breitbart and The Gateway Pundit
 Earlier Items: 
Fred Fleitz / New York Post:
As a former whistleblower, I think the Ukraine complaint is cowardly crock
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Democrats shouldn't let Republicans off the impeachment hook so early
Discussion: IJR
Thomas J. Wood / Politico:
No, We're Not Living in a Post-Fact World
CNN:
A US Army officer's mom just got deported. He says he feels betrayed
Discussion: The Root and KTLA
Erik Larson / Bloomberg:
Trump Says Alleged Rape Victim Can't Sue Him in New York
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
When will Bernie Sanders get the scrutiny that top-tier candidates deserve?
Discussion: Fox News and Washington Times