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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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Lauren King / ABC News:
Bob Dole, longtime public servant and WWII veteran, dies — In a memoir, Dole wrote that his experiences in World War II defined his life. — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole, who will be remembered for the tenacity that defined his career and his work on behalf of fellow military veterans, died Sunday morning.
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James Gerstenzang / Washington Post:
Robert J. Dole, longtime GOP leader who sought presidency 3 times, dies at 98 — Former U.S. senator Robert J. Dole, who overcame the hardships of dust bowl Kansas during the Depression and devastating injuries in World War II to run three times for the presidency and serve more than a decade …
Kansas City Star:
Bob Dole, former Kansas senator, dead at 98
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Former Sen. Bob Dole dies at 98
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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.
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Jessica Chasmar / Fox News:
Mississippi Gov. Reeves: ‘No guaranteed right to an abortion’ in Constitution
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Supreme Court justices on abortion, during confirmation and from the bench
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Critical Moment for Roe, and the Supreme Court's Legitimacy
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RedState
Jesse O'Neill / New York Post:
Sexual misconduct allegation leveled against fired CNN anchor Chris Cuomo — A former co-worker of Chris Cuomo made a sexual misconduct allegation against the former CNN anchor, who was fired Saturday for misleading the cable network about the extent of the role he played trying to mitigate …
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New York Times:
Chris Cuomo Faced Sexual Misconduct Accusation Before CNN Fired Him — The network said it had “terminated him, effective immediately,” a move that came days after a lawyer for a former colleague accused the host of sexual misconduct. — The star anchor Chris Cuomo was fired by CNN on Saturday …
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
CNN fires Chris Cuomo after law firm probes involvement in brother's harassment scandal
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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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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 …
Idrees Ali / Reuters:
U.S. congressman posts family Christmas picture with guns, days after school shooting … A U.S. congressman on Saturday posted a Christmas picture of himself and what appeared to be his family, smiling and posing with an assortment of guns, just days after four teenagers were killed in a shooting at a Michigan high school.
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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
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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.
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Dan Primack / Axios:
Trump social media group raises $1 billion from undisclosed investors — Donald Trump's social media startup on Saturday announced that it secured $1 billion in new investment as part of its ongoing efforts to become publicly traded via a blank check company.
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Cuomo's final straw — DRIVING THE DAY — In the past couple of years, CHRIS CUOMO has delivered some solid ratings for CNN, but also constant aggravation for the network. — Just to name a few: — He bizarrely denied allegations of sexual misconduct during …
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Political Wire
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump Accidentally Posts Statement Blasting His Own ‘Stupid’ Election Lies — WHOOPS — Twice-impeached former President Donald Trump blasted out a brief statement on Saturday night that appeared to unintentionally refute his own long-running (and bogus) claim that the 2020 election was stolen from him.
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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 …
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Twitchy and The Western Journal
Christina Goldbaum / New York Times:
Facing Economic Collapse, Afghanistan Is Gripped by Starvation — An estimated 22.8 million people — more than half the country's population — are expected to face potentially life-threatening food insecurity this winter. Many are already on the brink of catastrophe.
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