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Jim Sciutto / CNN:
Senior US officials say there is widespread opposition within the Trump administration to targeting cultural sites in Iran — Washington (CNN)Two senior US officials on Sunday described widespread opposition within the administration to targeting cultural sites in Iran should the United …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Threatens Iranian Cultural Sites, and Warns of Sanctions on Iraq — The president threatened Iran over potential retaliation for the death of a top general, and Iraq over the potential expulsion of United States troops. — WASHINGTON — President Trump on Sunday evening doubled …
New York Times:
Iran Shifts on a Landmark Nuclear Deal: Live Updates — The announcement followed a vote in Iraq's Parliament to expel American troops, in response to the killing of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, a top Iranian commander, in Baghdad. — RIGHT NOW Tehran said in a statement that its nuclear program would …
Washington Post:
Killing of Soleimani follows long push from Pompeo for aggressive action against Iran, but airstrike brings serious risks — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo woke on Tuesday to a 4 a.m. call alerting him to a large protest outside the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
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Raw Story, New York Times and The Independent
Murtaza Hussain / The Intercept:
Secret Iranian Spy Cables Show How Qassim Suleimani Wielded His Enormous Power in Iraq — In the four decades since the 1979 Iranian Revolution, few Iranian leaders have achieved the global profile attained by Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, the military commander killed in an American airstrike on Thursday.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump officials tried to stop Iraqi expulsion vote — The Trump administration tried, unsuccessfully, to persuade top Iraqi officials to kill a parliamentary effort to force the U.S. military out of Iraq, according to two U.S. officials and an Iraqi government official familiar with the situation.
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Associated Press:
Pompeo: US military would only hit lawful targets in Iran
Pompeo: US military would only hit lawful targets in Iran
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One America News Network, Politico, The Hill and Axios
New York Times:
U.S.-Led Coalition Halts ISIS Fight as It Steels for Iranian Attacks
U.S.-Led Coalition Halts ISIS Fight as It Steels for Iranian Attacks
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Washington Post, The Hill, Wall Street Journal, The Daily Caller, NBC News, New York Post and Mother Jones
Peter Baker / New York Times:
For Trump, the Burden May Be Proving This Is Not the Moment His Critics Predicted
For Trump, the Burden May Be Proving This Is Not the Moment His Critics Predicted
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Washington Post and HuffPost
Lara Jakes / New York Times:
Defenders of History Take Aim at Trump's Threat to Strike Iran's Cultural Sites
Defenders of History Take Aim at Trump's Threat to Strike Iran's Cultural Sites
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Trump faces Iran crisis with fewer experienced advisers and strained relations with traditional allies
Trump faces Iran crisis with fewer experienced advisers and strained relations with traditional allies
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Hullabaloo and Raw Story
New York Times:
Iran Challenges Trump, Announcing End of Nuclear Restrictions
Iran Challenges Trump, Announcing End of Nuclear Restrictions
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Associated Press:
Iraq vote, Hezbollah threat leveled at US troops in Mideast
Iraq vote, Hezbollah threat leveled at US troops in Mideast
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Florida Politics and Slate
Frank Miles / Fox News:
Trump notifies Congress of warning after lawmakers said they weren't informed about Soleimani strike in advance
Trump notifies Congress of warning after lawmakers said they weren't informed about Soleimani strike in advance
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Politico, HuffPost and One America News Network
Representative Ilhan Omar:
Reps. Ilhan Omar and Barbara Lee Announce War Powers Resolution To Prevent War With Iran
Reps. Ilhan Omar and Barbara Lee Announce War Powers Resolution To Prevent War With Iran
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The Hill
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The folks who lied about Iraq and Afghanistan are lying about Iran. We must stop a new war
The folks who lied about Iraq and Afghanistan are lying about Iran. We must stop a new war
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CNN, Unprecedented, The Root and Common Dreams
Sam Adams / Slate:
Ricky Gervais' Golden Globes Jokes, Ranked In Order of Dickishness — Going into the Golden Globes, the biggest question was not who will win the night's biggest awards but how much of a jerk Ricky Gervais would be. Over the course of his four previous hosting gigs, Gervais has cultivated …
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Katie Kilkenny / Hollywood Reporter:
Ricky Gervais Tells Hollywood to “F*** Off” in Expletive-Filled Golden Globes Monologue — During his monologue, the ‘Office’ creator also took shots at Felicity Huffman and Jeffrey Epstein. — Ricky Gervais, once again, did not shy away from hot-button topics in his Golden Globes monologue …
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Fox News, The Daily Beast and New York Times
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
A Democrat Who Can Beat Trump — Why Amy Klobuchar still has a chance. — If you're like a lot of Democrats, you worry that Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are too liberal — or at least that other voters think so. You're also not buying the Pete Buttigieg hype.
New York Times:
U.S. Stops Dozens of Iranian-Americans Returning From Canada — More than 60 people were held for additional questioning in Washington State, according to advocacy groups and accounts from travelers. — WASHINGTON — Dozens of Iranians and Iranian-Americans were held for hours …
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BuzzFeed News:
US Citizens From Iran Were Stopped And Questioned At The US Border While Returning From Canada
US Citizens From Iran Were Stopped And Questioned At The US Border While Returning From Canada
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The Daily Caller
Andy Blatchford / Politico:
Border stops for people of Iranian descent spark outrage
Border stops for people of Iranian descent spark outrage
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Law & Crime
Ibrahim Hooper / CAIR:
BREAKING: CAIR-WA Assisting Iranian-Americans Detained at U.S. Border
BREAKING: CAIR-WA Assisting Iranian-Americans Detained at U.S. Border
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CNN, HuffPost, Quartz, Common Dreams, Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
Deceased GOP Strategist's Daughter Makes Files Public That Republicans Wanted Sealed — More than a year after his death, a cache of computer files saved on the hard drives of Thomas Hofeller, a prominent Republican redistricting strategist, is becoming public.
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CBS News:
60 Minutes investigates the death of Jeffrey Epstein — Jeffrey Epstein was a convicted sex offender and a wealthy financier with powerful friends. 60 Minutes examines the circumstances surrounding his death in a Manhattan federal jail cell. Warning: This report contains graphic images.
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Law & Crime, Mediaite and CBS New York
Ted Nesi / WPRI-TV:
Chafee files to run for president again — PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Former Gov. Lincoln Chafee is taking steps to make a second run for president, this time under a different party banner. — Chafee filed paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission on Sunday creating a Lincoln Chafee …
Associated Press:
Extremists attack Kenya military base, 3 Americans killed — NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Al-Shabab extremists overran a key military base used by U.S. counterterror forces in Kenya before dawn Sunday, killing three American Department of Defense personnel and destroying several U.S. aircraft …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Nike, an Anti-American Company — After the U.S. killed arch-terrorist Qasem Soleimani, ex-quarterback Colin Kaepernick took to Twitter to express his opinions: … This is the kind of ignorant twaddle you expect from a radical teenager. Kaepernick has never grown up.
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Agence France-Presse:
Iran ex-Guards chief vows to turn Tel Aviv ‘to dust’ — Tehran (AFP) - A former head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards threatened on Sunday to turn the Israeli cities of Haifa and Tel Aviv “to dust” if the US attacks targets in Iran. — “If America takes any measures after our military response …
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Milo Boyd / Mirror.co.uk:
Iran 'offers $80million bounty for Donald Trump's head' after death of general
Iran 'offers $80million bounty for Donald Trump's head' after death of general
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Raw Story, Redstate, Al Arabiya and NBC News
Bloomberg:
Gulf States Move to Prevent Escalation After Soleimani's Killing — Key Saudi prince heads to Washington, London to urge restraint — Gulf states would be ‘first to pay the price’ of Iran-U.S. war — Gulf Arab states, potential targets for retaliation after the U.S. assassinated Iran's top general …
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
A Typical Trump Vacation, With a Momentous Result — For three years, President Trump's winter visits to Mar-a-Lago, his private club, have allowed him time to combine his personal and presidential business. But the juxtaposition this year was something quite different.
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Raw Story
CBS News:
Sanders starts 2020 in strong position in Iowa and New Hampshire — CBS News Battleground Tracker — The New Year opens with Bernie Sanders in his best standing yet against the field in Iowa and New Hampshire. He's in a first-place tie with Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg in Iowa.
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Deadline:
Golden Globes Security On “High Alert” As Tensions Rise Over Iranian General Drone Strike Death — In the wake of Donald Trump's drone strike on Iran's top general Qasem Soleimani, safety concerns and security are high at today's Golden Globes, very high. — “We are in a state of high alert …
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