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Geoff Brumfiel / NPR:
Satellite Photos Reveal Extent Of Damage From Iranian Strike On Air Base In Iraq  —  Satellite photos taken Wednesday show that an Iranian missile strike has caused extensive damage at the Ain al-Assad air base in Iraq, which hosts U.S. and coalition troops.
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USA Today:
President Donald Trump addresses nation after Iran's attack - latest updates  —  David Jackson John Fritze Courtney SubramanianUSA TODAY  —  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is addressing the nation from the Grand Foyer at White House just hours after Iran rained more than a dozen rockets …
Discussion: The Week
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
The Trump We Did Not Want to See  —  When are we going to stop trying to rationalize the irrational?  —  Much of the work of H.P. Lovecraft, an American horror and science fiction writer who worked during the first decades of the 20th century, is defined by individual encounters with the incomprehensible …
Matthew Dresch / Mirror.co.uk:
Satellite image shows US airbase hit by Iranian missiles in revenge attack  —  Iran launched missiles at the American Ain al-Assad airbase in retaliation over the US assassination of the Iranian general Qassam Soleimani  —  The first picture showing the damage caused to a US airbase by an Iran missile strike has been released.
CNN:
Some administration officials believe Iran intentionally missed areas with Americans  —  Washington (CNN)There is a growing belief among some Trump administration officials that Iran's missiles intentionally missed areas populated by Americans when they targeted two Iraqi bases housing US …
Brad Reed / Raw Story:   ‘Their undoing will inevitably come’: Rev. William Barber explains why Trump-loving evangelicals are doomed
Washington Post:
U.S. officials knew Iranian missiles were coming hours in advance
Discussion: Common Dreams
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Transcript of Trump's Iran speech, annotated
Reverend William Barber / The Guardian:   Evangelicals using religion for political gain is nothing new. It is a US tradition
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Senate Democrats break with Pelosi over impeachment trial  —  Democrats are finally acknowledging that their efforts to extract concessions from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on President Donald Trump's impeachment trial are coming to an end.  —  Though Speaker Nancy Pelosi …
Discussion: NBC News and ABC News
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell's win on impeachment trial procedure was months in the making
Charles E. Schumer / USA Today:
The case for witnesses at Trump Senate impeachment trial gets stronger every day
Discussion: CNN
Joanna Piacenza / Morning Consult:
Can You Locate Iran?  Few Voters Can.  —  A 47% plurality support the airstrike that killed Soleimani  —  Morning Consult Illustration by Vladimir Gorshkov  —  As tensions between the United States and Iran rise in the aftermath of the American drone strike that killed the country's …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Trump is a war president now
Geraldine Brooks / New York Times:
Iranian Blood Is on Our Hands, Too
Discussion: Reason and The Week
Associated Press:
Ukrainian airplane crashes near Iran's capital, killing 176  —  SHAHEDSHAHR, Iran (AP) — A Ukrainian passenger jet carrying 176 people crashed on Wednesday, just minutes after taking off from the Iranian capital's main airport, turning farmland on the outskirts of Tehran into fields of flaming debris and killing all on board.
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David Martosko / Daily Mail:   Was the Ukrainian jet brought down by an Iranian missile …
Dieter Bohn / The Verge:
Twitter will put options to limit replies directly on the compose screen  —  Several features inspired by Twitter's beta app are coming  —  Speaking today at a CES event in Las Vegas, Twitter's director of product management, Suzanne Xie, unveiled some new changes that are coming to the platform this year …
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Republican hawks won't push Trump to escalate Iran conflict  —  Capitol Hill breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday as President Donald Trump pulled the nation back from the brink of all-out war with Iran — with even some of the GOP's staunchest defense hawks applauding Trump's restrained response to the Iranian counter-attack.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump's war-mongering with Iran won't be a political winner
Discussion: Raw Story
Jacqueline Feldscher / Politico:
'It's terrible': Fears grow that Trump is kneecapping the Pentagon
Discussion: Raw Story
Public Policy Polling:
Democratic Unity Will Determine Trump's Fate  —  Over the last couple weeks PPP did polls testing the leading Democratic contenders for President against Donald Trump in both Arizona and Iowa.  —  On the surface the numbers are decent but not amazing for Democrats.  Donald Trump won Arizona by 4 points in 2016.
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Kyle Blaine / CNN:
CNN announces moderators for Iowa Democratic debate
Discussion: The Hill
Damien Cave / New York Times:
How Rupert Murdoch Is Influencing Australia's Bushfire Debate  —  Critics see a concerted effort to shift blame, protect conservative leaders and divert attention from climate change.  —  WOMBEYAN CAVES, Australia — Deep in the burning forests south of Sydney this week …
Ben Kesslen / NBC News:
Kentucky judge accused of courthouse threesome is suspended  —  Judge Dawn Gentry, who is facing nine counts of misconduct, denies engaging in sexual activity at the courthouse with two employees.  —  A Kentucky family court judge was suspended temporarily without pay after she was accused of misconduct …
Discussion: Above the Law
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Trump's ‘crappy’ Iran speech torn to shreds after he spent much of it attacking Obama  —  President Donald Trump's big speech about the situation in Iran is not getting strong early reviews, in no small part because he spent much of it blaming former President Barack Obama for the current tensions with Tehran.
Discussion: Alternet.org
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
As Trump claims a win on Iran, he accuses Obama of funding its attacks
Discussion: Fox News and @politifact
Craig Karmin / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Organization Sets Jan. 23 Deadline for Bids on Washington Hotel  —  Private equity, wealthy families, hotel operators expected to make offers  —  President Trump's real-estate business is telling potential bidders for its marquee Washington hotel that they have until Jan. 23 to make an offer …
Discussion: Alternet.org and The Hill
Dalmeet Singh Chawla / Science:
Russian journals retract more than 800 papers after ‘bombshell’ investigation  —  Academic journals in Russia are retracting more than 800 papers following a probe into unethical publication practices by a commission appointed by the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS).
CNN:
Glacier National Park is replacing signs that predicted its glaciers would be gone by 2020  —  (CNN)The signs at Glacier National Park warning that its signature glaciers would be gone by 2020 are being changed.  —  The signs in the Montana park were added more than a decade ago …
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
The Church of Scientology Says Danny Masterson Stalking Suit Must Go to “Religious Arbitration”  —  New court papers argue that four suing women consented to “ecclesiastical rule” and forever relinquished their right to sue.  —  Can the Church of Scientology escape the U.S. civil justice system?
Associated Press:
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle ‘to step back’ as senior members of royal family … In a stunning declaration, Britain's Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, said they are planning “to step back” as senior members of the royal family and “work to become financially independent.”
Declan Garvey / The Dispatch Fact Check:
Are Democratic Leaders and Presidential Candidates ‘Mourning’ Qassem Suleimani's Death?  —  Joining Sean Hannity's Fox News show on Monday night, former U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley discussed the response to the killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Suleimani, saying that …
Discussion: Washington Post and IJR
Michael Harriot / The Root:
Mayor Pete's Invisible Black Police  —  Given the choice of superpowers, would you rather have the ability to fly or the power of invisibility?  —  This comic book-based Rorschach test allegedly reveals deep-seated personality traits.  Supposedly, people who choose the gift of flight …
 
 
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A popular theory for Trump's popularity among Republicans appears to be wrong
Discussion: Gallup and National Review
Malachi Barrett / MLive.com:
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Discussion: The Daily Caller
Jonah Goldberg / The Dispatch:
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