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3:40 PM ET, January 9, 2020

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Newsweek:
Iranian missile system shot down Ukraine flight, probably by mistake, sources say  —  The Ukrainian flight that crashed just outside the Iranian capital of Tehran was struck by an anti-aircraft missile system, a Pentagon official, a senior U.S. intelligence official and an Iraqi intelligence official told Newsweek.
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New York Times:
Video Shows Ukrainian Airliner Being Hit Over Iran  —  The New York Times has obtained video that shows the moment a Ukrainian airliner was hit minutes after takeoff from Tehran.  —  Video verified by The New York Times appears to show an Iranian missile hitting a plane above Parand …
Discussion: New York Post
Wall Street Journal:
Boeing Jet Was on Fire Before Crash, Iran Says; Investigators Consider Hostile Act  —  Ukrainian officials arrive in Tehran to help determine the cause of the crash that killed 176 people  —  The Ukraine International Airlines flight that crashed after takeoff from Tehran was on fire …
New York Times:
U.S. Believes Iranian Missile Accidentally Shot Down Ukrainian Jet, Officials Say  —  The airliner had turned back toward the airport before it crashed, minutes after takeoff, Iranian officials reported.  The flight data recorders were recovered but said to be damaged.
Associated Press:
US officials: ‘Highly likely’ Iran downed Ukrainian jetliner
Washington Post:
‘High confidence’ that Ukraine plane hit by Iranian air-defense missile, U.S. official says
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
U.S. Issued No-Fly Order Over Iran, Iraq Hours Before Ukrainian Plane Downed
Tom Costello / NBC News:
Ukrainian jet crash that killed 176: Evidence suggests plane shot by Iranian missiles, sources say
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, UPI and MSNBC
BBC:
Iran plane crash: Evidence suggests missile downed jet - Trudeau
Discussion: New York Times and CBS News
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Iran missiles appear to have shot down Ukraine-bound Boeing airliner, US sources tell NBC News
Discussion: JustOneMinute
Molly Ball / TIME:
'We've Upped the Ante.' Why Nancy Pelosi Is Going All in Against Trump  —  Nancy Pelosi isn't wild about the question.  The impeachment of President Donald Trump is under way, and I've asked the Speaker of the House if she thinks it's the most important thing she'll ever do.
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Rep. Stefanik tweets altered photo of Pelosi in GOP fundraising appeal  —  Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) tweeted a petition and fundraising appeal that included what appeared to be an altered photo of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, drawing a retweet Thursday morning from President Trump.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell tells Republicans he expects impeachment trial next week  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday told Republican senators that he expects Speaker Nancy Pelosi to transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate as soon as Friday, setting up an impeachment trial that begins early next week.
Susan Page / USA Today:
Exclusive: Americans say Soleimani's killing made US less safe, Trump ‘reckless’ on Iran  —  Americans by more than 2-1 say the killing of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani has made the United States less safe, a nationwide USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll finds, amid broad concerns about the potential consequences ahead.
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Devan Cole / CNN:
‘I left parts of my body in Iraq’: Duckworth rips into GOP rep who said Democrats ‘love’ terrorists  —  Trump: Soleimani was looking to blow up US embassy  —  Washington (CNN)Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who lost both of her legs serving in the Iraq War, on Thursday ripped into the top Republican …
CBS News:   Iranian commander vows “harsher revenge” against U.S.
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
GOP senator: 'Trump's stock level is at an all-time high'
Discussion: Spectator USA
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Four-Way Fight in Dem Primary  —  Granite State voters divided on whether all Dems have equal voice in nomination  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Support for former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has grown while backing for Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren …
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Bernie emerges as growing threat to Biden  —  CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — When Bernie Sanders attacked Joe Biden recently, the former vice president dismissed his former Senate colleague with a contemptuous brush-off.  —  “You guys expect me to take Bernie's comments seriously?
Des Moines Register:
New Iowa Poll to be released Friday, could help determine which Democratic candidates get on the January debate stage  —  Results of a new Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom Iowa Poll on Democratic presidential candidates will be released online at 5 p.m. CST Friday.
Discussion: CNN
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
GOP senator who erupted over Iran briefing shares awful new details  —  If President Trump made the decision to assassinate the supreme leader of Iran, would he need to come to Congress to get authorization for it?  —  The Trump administration won't say.  —  That remarkable claim …
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Jonathan Bernstein / Yahoo News:
Why Utah's Mike Lee Might Actually Vote to Remove Trump  —  (Bloomberg Opinion) — Get Jonathan Bernstein's newsletter every morning in your inbox.  Click here to subscribe.  —  I had a Twitter discussion awhile ago in which I argued that Utah Senator Mike Lee was one of the three or four …
ABC News:
Defense Secretary Esper privately warned lawmakers against debating war powers  —  The suggestion enraged GOP Sen. Mike Lee who called it “insane.”  —  On the eve of a House vote Thursday, Defense Secretary Mark Esper urged Congress not to debate limits to President Donald Trump's power …
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Beast
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Maybe Nominating Bloomberg for President Isn't a Crazy Idea  —  Not long ago, my teenaged kids and one of their friends asked me what I thought about Michael Bloomberg's presidential campaign.  The question momentarily took me aback, since even though I spend hours a day following campaign coverage …
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Around the Country in 17 Hours With Michael Bloomberg  —  There is a way that people generally run for president.  And there is whatever Mr. Bloomberg is doing.  —  WELLS, Minn. — Michael R. Bloomberg walked among the silos, bundled and reddening in the nine-degree air …
Discussion: Axios
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Who Will Win The 2020 Democratic Nomination?  —  Our latest forecast for how many pledged delegates each candidate will win after all states have voted  —  FiveThirtyEight's model simulates the primary season thousands of times to find the most likely outcome for each candidate.
Stephen Rex Brown / New York Daily News:
Surveillance video of Jeffrey Epstein's cell during suicide attempt was destroyed: prosecutors  —  Surveillance footage from outside Jeffrey Epstein's cell during his suicide attempt was destroyed, prosecutors revealed Thursday.  —  The revelation in a letter filed by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Maurene Comey …
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Tom Winter / NBC News:   Surveillance video from Jeffrey Epstein's first apparent suicide attempt ‘no longer exists’
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Facebook Says It Won't Back Down From Allowing Lies in Political Ads  —  The company was under intense pressure to adjust its policies.  But in this presidential election year, no big changes are planned.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook said on Thursday that it would not make any major changes …
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Roger Kimball / Spectator USA:
Eliminating Qasem Soleimani was Donald Trump's Middle East farewell letter … In July 55 BC, in the midst of his campaigns to civilize Gaul, Julius Caesar was troubled by the Germans.  They would cross the Rhine, wreak havoc, and then disappear back across the mighty river …
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
‘NATO plus ME’: Trump proposes NATO expansion into Middle East
Discussion: Associated Press
Rebecca English / Daily Mail:
Harry and Meghan to step back as senior royals  —  Harry and Meghan quit as senior Royals, announcing they will split their time between the UK and North America, and are understood to have done so without discussing the matter with other Royals.
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ABC News:
Bloomberg won't release women who sued him from secrecy agreements  —  Bloomberg was sued several times over the years.  The cases were resolved.  —  Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg told ABC News this week he will not take any steps to release women who have signed …
Greg Farrell / Bloomberg:
NYC Bar Association Asks Congress to Investigate AG Barr for Bias  — A rare rebuke of a U.S. attorney general by a bar association  — Group says Barr has ‘disregarded’ his duty to be impartial  —  The New York City Bar Association has asked Congress to investigate U.S. Attorney …
Discussion: The Hill, Alternet.org, Axios and Raw Story
Molly Jong-Fast / The Daily Beast:
Was This Ex-Fox News Anchor Benched for Accusing Trump?  —  Courtney Friel appeared in none of her regularly scheduled KTLA anchoring slots the weekend after publicly accusing the president of making a pass at her.  —  Last Friday, KTLA weekend anchor Courtney Friel gave a revealing interview with the New York Daily News.
Ali Zerdin / Associated Press:
Statue mocking Donald Trump torched in Slovenia  —  LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — A wooden statue mocking U.S. President Donald Trump was burned to the ground Thursday in Slovenia, the birthplace of his wife Melania, authorities said.  —  The nearly eight-meter (26-foot) high construction …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 
 
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 Earlier Items: 
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Discussion: Axios and Washington Post
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Yuval Levin / The Dispatch:
Don't Panic, Just Worry  —  As a presidential election year dawns …
Discussion: PJ Media Home
John F. Harris / Politico:
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Discussion: Raw Story
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