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5:05 PM ET, December 5, 2021

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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Bob Dole, Old Soldier and Stalwart of the Senate, Dies at 98  —  Mr. Dole, a son of the Kansas prairie who was left for dead on a World War II battlefield, became one of the longest-serving Republican leaders.  —  Bob Dole, the plain-spoken son of the prairie who overcame Dust Bowl deprivation …
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The White House:
Statement of President Joe Biden on the Passing of Senator Bob Dole  —  A month after being sworn in as President, one of the first conversations I had with anyone outside the White House was with our dear friends, Bob and Elizabeth Dole, at their home in Washington.
Discussion: Fox News
Associated Press:
Memorable moments from Bob Dole's life and political career  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Bob Dole's political career began in 1950 with election to the Kansas Legislature and officially ended nearly five decades later, one step short of the White House.  In retirement, Dole kept working into his 90s for the causes he cherished.
Tevi Troy / City Journal:   Senator and War Hero
Grayce McCormick / Washington Examiner:
Bob Dole, former Republican presidential candidate and longtime senator, dies at 98
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Former Sen. Bob Dole dies at 98
Daniel Wood / NPR:
Pro-Trump counties now have far higher COVID death rates.  Misinformation is to blame  —  Since May 2021, people living in counties that voted heavily for Donald Trump during the 2020 presidential election have been nearly three times as likely to die from COVID-19 as those who live in areas that went for now-President Biden.
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Charles Gaba / ACA Signups:
In which 2 NPR reporters pick my brain for over 2 hours, then fail to mention that.  (update) … Throughout the piece, I see quotes from:  — Liz Hamel, vice president of public opinion and survey research at the Kaiser Family Foundation  — Peter Hotez, dean of the National School …
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: David Perdue plans to run for governor in 2022  —  Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue plans to challenge Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in the Republican primary next year, according to multiple people with knowledge of his decision, setting up a divisive contest between two of the state's …
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Trump-backed former Sen. David Perdue will announce primary bid against Georgia governor this week  —  Former Sen. David Perdue plans to announce he'll challenge Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, setting up an epic Republican Party primary clash in one of the nation's top battleground states.
David Siders / Politico:
Why the threat to Roe may not save Democrats in 2022  —  The quick-setting gospel in Washington, D.C. last week was that any rollback of Roe v. Wade next year would trigger a Democratic revolt, placing abortion rights at the center of the midterm elections and sparking unprecedented turnout on the left.
Discussion: RedState and Washington Examiner
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Politico:
Supreme Court justices on abortion, during confirmation and from the bench
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
3 words America forgot that explain gun insanity, vaccine denial, student debt, and more  —  In the middle of a crazy week signaling another long American winter of discontent, the former Montana governor Steve Bullock — that rare Democrat who could win an election in a blood-red rural state — published an op-ed in the New York Times.
Michael M. Phillips / Wall Street Journal:
China Seeks First Military Base on Africa's Atlantic Coast, U.S. Intelligence Finds  —  Alarmed officials at the White House and Pentagon urge Equatorial Guinea to rebuff Beijing's overtures  —  BATA, Equatorial Guinea—Classified American intelligence reports suggest China intends to establish …
The Daily Beast:
White Supremacists Stage Bizarro Rally in Downtown D.C., Find Themselves Stranded  —  Though they intended to “reclaim America,” members of Patriot Front had more than enough trouble reclaiming their own ride.  —  WASHINGTON, D.C.—A group of white supremacists stormed through downtown Washington …
Discussion: Raw Story, Twitchy, Insider and Althouse
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
The Dangers of the Democratic Doom Loop  —  Despite controlling the House, Senate, and White House for the first time in a dozen years and being on the cusp of passing historic legislation, Democrats are in a sour mood.  I get it.  The pandemic rages on, the Republicans are getting worse, and Trump lurks in the background.
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Rep. Ilhan Omar says Pelosi will take ‘decisive action’ on Boebert's anti-Muslim rhetoric this week  —  Omar also called House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy “a liar and a coward” for refusing to publicly condemn Boebert's remarks  —  Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said she is confident House …
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CNN:
Fact check: Biden tells inaccurate story about his 1973 meeting with Israeli prime minister  —  Washington (CNN)President Joe Biden has a favorite story about his long relationship with Israel.  For decades, he has been publicly recounting his 1973 meeting with then-Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir …
Discussion: Twitchy and The Western Journal
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Epidemic of smash-and-grab crime is definitely man-made  —  Crime is raging across the country, from violent attacks to brazen shoplifting to mob “smash and grab” attacks.  The White House this week had a simple answer for the cause of this rising lawlessness: It was not “defund the police” …
David French / The Dispatch:
Don't Denigrate Adoption to Defend Roe  —  America's adoptive families are instruments of love.  —  From the moment I listened to the oral argument in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, I had a sinking feeling that we were about to have a cultural argument about adoption.
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Gretchen Sisson / Washington Post:
Barrett is wrong: Adoption doesn't ‘take care of’ the burden of motherhood
Discussion: Althouse
 
 
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New York Times:
How Can You Destroy a Person's Life and Only Get a Slap on the Wrist?
David Smith / The Guardian:
Congressman Jamie Raskin: 'I'll never forget the terrible sound of them trying to barrel into the chamber'
Liza Featherstone / New York Times:
Josh Hawley and the Republican Obsession With Manliness
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Cuomo's final straw
Discussion: Political Wire
vatican.va:
[Multimedia]  —  Thank you for your kind words.  I am grateful to you, Madam President, for your presence and your words.
Discussion: Politico and Breitbart
Dan Primack / Axios:
Trump social media group raises $1 billion from undisclosed investors
 Earlier Items: 
United States Department of State:
Briefing With Senior State Department Official On the Seventh Round of the JCPOA Talks
Allahpundit / HotAir:
Sunday morning talking heads
Discussion: BizPac Review, Politico and UPI
Jesse O'Neill / New York Post:
Sexual misconduct allegation leveled against fired CNN anchor Chris Cuomo
Noah Kirsch / The Daily Beast:
Why Is Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts Acting Extra Crazy?
Discussion: Raw Story
Jon Levine / New York Post:
Woke New Jersey Dem fooled by fake rabbi's parody Twitter account
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump Accidentally Posts Statement Blasting His Own ‘Stupid’ Election Lies
Discussion: The Guardian and Slate
Idrees Ali / Reuters:
U.S. congressman posts family Christmas picture with guns, days after school shooting
Discussion: WEB OF EVIL, Slate and Mother Jones
 

 
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT reports Q3 digital subscribers hit 260K, for 11.9M in total, digital ad revenue rose 8.8% YoY to $81.6M, and The Athletic turned its first profit

Porter Anderson / Publishing Perspectives:
PEN America: 10,046 school books bans across 29 states were recorded from July 2023 to June 2024, up ~200% YoY; Florida had 4,500+ bans and Iowa had 3,600+ bans

Ross Raihala / Twin Cities:
Q&A with Aaron Rupar on leaving Vox to start Public Notice on Substack, watching ~400 Trump rallies to share clips with his 989K followers on X, and more

 
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