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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 …
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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.
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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The Independent and Politico
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Trump faces Iran crisis with fewer experienced advisers and strained relations with traditional allies — Presidents on the brink of war tend to rely on an array of Oval Office assets: teams of experienced advisers, trusted sources of intelligence, strong ties with U.S. allies and credibility with the broad American public.
Discussion:
Hullabaloo and Raw Story
Erin Cunningham / Washington Post:
Iraq's prime minister says ‘urgent measures’ should be taken to remove foreign forces — ISTANBUL — Iraq's prime minister Sunday urged parliament to take “urgent measures” to force the withdrawal of foreign forces following a U.S. drone strike that killed a senior Iranian commander and key Iraqi militia leader in Baghdad last week.
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Talking Points Memo, Reuters, The Mahablog, Politico, Slate, Breitbart, IRNA English, Outside the Beltway, Raw Story, Axios and YouTube
New York Times:
Iran Ends Nuclear Limits as Killing of Iranian General Upends Mideast — The consequences of the American assassination of a senior Iranian commander are mounting. — BEIRUT — The consequences of the American assassination of a top Iranian general rippled across the Middle East and beyond on Sunday …
New York Times:
U.S.-Led Coalition Halts ISIS Fight as It Steels for Iranian Attacks — American forces in Iraq and Syria will now focus on protecting themselves. — WASHINGTON — The American-led coalition in Iraq and Syria has halted its yearslong mission of attacking the Islamic State and training local forces …
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The Mainichi, The Hill, NBC News, The Daily Caller, Washington Post and New York Post
Associated Press:
The Latest: Iraq parliament votes to expel US military
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Al Jazeera, Politico, Washington Times, Daily Kos, The Hill, Mediaite and The Week
Murtaza Hussain / The Intercept:
Secret Iranian Spy Cables Show How Qassim Suleimani Wielded His Enormous Power in Iraq
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Bloomberg, CNN and New York Magazine, more at Mediagazer »
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The folks who lied about Iraq and Afghanistan are lying about Iran. We must stop a new war
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CNN, The Root, Unprecedented and Common Dreams
Lara Seligman / Foreign Policy:
Pentagon Chief Kept Tight Circle on Suleimani Strike
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The Hill
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
HUGE — BREAKING NEWS: Iranian Regime Offers $80 MILLION for President Trump's Head! —VIDEO
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PJ Media Home, New York Times and Jihad Watch
CNN:
Exclusive: Supreme Leader's military adviser says Iran's response will be ‘against military sites’
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NBC News, Talking Points Memo, Vox, The Hill, Axios, KTLA, Alternet.org, The Week, Balloon Juice, Associated Press and New York Times
Wesley Morgan / Politico:
Special operations troops add to Middle East buildup
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NBC News, One America News Network, The Hill, Task & Purpose and New York Post
Isabel Coles / Wall Street Journal:
Iraqi Parliament Votes in Favor of Expelling U.S. Troops
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CNBC, Mother Jones, Townhall and New York Times
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 Reiterates Threat to Target Iranian Cultural Sites — Such a move could be a war crime, but the president argued: “They're allowed to use roadside bombs and blow up our people. And we're not allowed to touch their cultural site? It doesn't work that way.”
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Human Rights Watch, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, Breitbart, Radio Free Europe, Slate and The Verge
Associated Press:
Pompeo: US military would only hit lawful targets in Iran
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Politico, The Hill, One America News Network and Axios
Aya Batrawy / Associated Press:
Trump's threats draw Iran's cultural sites into tensions
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KTLA
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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Raw Story
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Graham gives Pelosi ultimatum, proposes Senate rule change to remove her from impeachment process — Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., insists that if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi does not deliver articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate by the end of the week, the Senate should “take matters in our own hands.”
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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.
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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Washington Post, Politico, The Guardian, The Hill, Common Dreams, Axios, The Week and No More Mister Nice Blog
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
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Raw Story, Redstate, Al Arabiya and NBC News
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.
Discussion:
Law & Crime and Mediaite
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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Redstate, Slate, Washington Post, WGN-TV and Townhall
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Yahoo Finance:
Iran's Cyber Attack on Billionaire Adelson Provides Lesson on Strategy — Alyza Sebenius, Kartikay Mehrotra and William Turton — (Bloomberg) — As the U.S. awaits possible retribution over a recent airstrike that killed a top general, there's at least one American businessman who can attest …
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Vanity Fair
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
The unsinkable Joe Biden? Many months and many gaffes later, Biden is still ahead — Biden has held steady atop a crowded field when other candidates who have climbed quickly have found it difficult to maintain momentum. — WASHINGTON — Joe Biden is beginning 2020 the same way he began 2019 …
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Breitbart
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Biden secures backing from several swing-state Democrats
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Blue Delaware
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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