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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
‘Their undoing will inevitably come’: Rev. William Barber explains why Trump-loving evangelicals are doomed
Washington Post:
Live updates: More than a dozen missiles hit U.S. bases in Iraq; Iran claims they caused heavy casualties
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump to make statement on Iranian missile strikes, assures nation ‘All is well’
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Washington Post:
U.S. officials knew Iranian missiles were coming hours in advance
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ABC News:
Iran missile attacks live updates: Trump addresses nation, de-escalates crisis
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USA Today:
US knew Iranian missiles were coming ahead of strike on Iraq bases housing American troops
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Transcript of Trump's Iran speech, annotated
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Reverend William Barber / The Guardian:
Evangelicals using religion for political gain is nothing new. It is a US tradition
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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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Trump is a war president now
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
A Strategy for the Mideast That Has Even Trump's Allies Scratching Their Heads
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Jacqueline Feldscher / Politico:
'It's terrible': Fears grow that Trump is kneecapping the Pentagon
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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 …
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Dear Colleague on Senator McConnell's Untrue Claims Regarding Impeachment
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Some Democratic senators say it's time for Pelosi to submit Trump impeachment articles
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell's win on impeachment trial procedure was months in the making
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Charles E. Schumer / USA Today:
The case for witnesses at Trump Senate impeachment trial gets stronger every day
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Garrett M. Graff / Wired:
Did Donald Trump and Iran Use Twitter to Prevent a War? — Tweets from US president Donald Trump and Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif Tuesday offered a fascinating glimpse at how world leaders can communicate more quickly and directly than ever in times of crisis.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump's war-mongering with Iran won't be a political winner
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Raw Story
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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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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Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
How Elizabeth Warren Is Being Squeezed by the Left and Center — Ms. Warren is figuring out what candidates like Beto O'Rourke, Kamala Harris and Kirsten Gillibrand have already learned: It's hard to appeal to the two main factions of the Democratic Party. — DAVENPORT, Iowa …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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.”
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?
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 …
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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).
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.
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CNN:
How Ruth Bader Ginsburg is trying to check the conservative majority — Washington (CNN)Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is in the liberal minority on the Supreme Court but has a way of steering the debate on a case. — Ginsburg spoke to CNN in a rare interview in her chambers this week.
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