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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Jeff Zucker's legacy is defined by his promotion of Donald Trump — Many questions still swirl around Wednesday's startling announcement that, after nine years, Jeff Zucker's reign as CNN president was over. — Was his ouster really all about his failure to disclose to his corporate bosses …
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Michael Graham / NH Journal:
Lewandowski's New Gig: Get Rid of Gov. Sununu — On the Howie Carr radio show Wednesday, Trump advisor Corey Lewandowski said his old boss has given him a new job: Get rid of Gov. Chris Sununu. — “When we spoke earlier in the day, you told me that [President Trump] assigned you a couple …
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Dylan Byers / Puck:
Inside the CNN Newsroom's Clash with Jason Kilar — Fear, anger, profound loyalty to Jeff Zucker and full-blown resentment for Jason Kilar dominated a confidential meeting in CNN's D.C. newsroom on the night of Zucker's February surprise. — Just after 7 p.m. ET last night …
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
More CNN: Critics wondering why Stelter still has a job after Zucker scandal — Seems like others are beginning to ask the question I raised yesterday about Reliable Sources host Brian Stelter. It hardly seems reliable that Stelter failed to report on the “open secret” …
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Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
CNN insider says network ‘needs to step up and fire Brian Stelter’ for not exposing Jeff Zucker affair: report
CNN insider says network ‘needs to step up and fire Brian Stelter’ for not exposing Jeff Zucker affair: report
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
What Ails CNN — On the menu today: The sudden departure of Jeff Zucker from CNN helps illuminate …
What Ails CNN — On the menu today: The sudden departure of Jeff Zucker from CNN helps illuminate …
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New York Times, New York Post and The Wrap, more at Mediagazer »
Tiana Lowe / Washington Examiner:
CNN and Brian Stelter forget how Jeff Zucker turned their network into Trump TV in 2016
CNN and Brian Stelter forget how Jeff Zucker turned their network into Trump TV in 2016
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HotAir, The Ankler and New York Post
The White House:
Statement by President Joe Biden — Last night at my direction, U.S. military forces in the northwest Syria successfully undertook a counterterrorism operation to protect the American people and our Allies, and make the world a safer place. Thanks to the skill and bravery of our Armed Forces …
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Associated Press:
Biden: US raid in Syria killed top Islamic State leader — ATMEH, Syria (AP) — A U.S. special forces raid in northwestern Syria early Thursday killed the top leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, President Joe Biden said. — “Thanks to the skill and bravery …
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Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
US commandos kill ISIS leader, successor of al-Baghdadi, in Syria raid — The U.S. military killed the leader of ISIS in an early-morning operation in northwest Syria early Thursday morning, President Biden said. — Abu Ibrahim al Hahimi al Qurayshi, who took control of the terror group …
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Syria Civil Defence, CNN, ABC News, The Syrian Observatory …, RedState, CBS News and National Review
Associated Press:
US forces launch raid in Syria, civilians also reported dead
US forces launch raid in Syria, civilians also reported dead
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Washington Post:
At least a dozen killed, including children, after U.S. raid in northern Syria, first responders say
At least a dozen killed, including children, after U.S. raid in northern Syria, first responders say
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Al Jazeera, Metro.co.uk and Insider
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Special Forces Raid Syrian Site in Search of Terrorist Leader
U.S. Special Forces Raid Syrian Site in Search of Terrorist Leader
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U.S. Department of Defense, KRON4, Outside the Beltway and Forbes
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Did a US raid take out the leader of ISIS? UPDATE: Biden says yes
Did a US raid take out the leader of ISIS? UPDATE: Biden says yes
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CBS News, New York Times, Washington Post, Washington Times, Human Events, Jihad Watch, Al Jazeera and UPI
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
U.S. Exposes What It Says Is Russian Effort to Fabricate Pretext for Invasion — Officials said Russia was planning a fake video showing an attack by Ukrainians on Russian territory or Russian speakers in eastern Ukraine. — WASHINGTON — The United States has acquired intelligence …
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Washington Post:
U.S. to allege Russian plot to stage attack as pretext for Ukraine invasion — U.S. officials say they have evidence that Russia has developed a plan, approved at high levels in Moscow, to create a pretext for invading Ukraine by falsely pinning an attack on Ukrainian forces …
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USA Today, The National Interest and Al Jazeera
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Josh Hawley seeks to be Putin's new favorite pet
Josh Hawley seeks to be Putin's new favorite pet
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
America is in Europe to stay — thanks to Putin
America is in Europe to stay — thanks to Putin
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Foreign Policy, Washington Examiner and Florida Politics
Washington Post:
Memo circulated among Trump allies advocated using NSA data in attempt to prove stolen election — The proposal to seize and analyze “NSA unprocessed raw signals data” raises legal and ethical concerns that set it apart from other attempts that have come to light.
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Insider, The Hill, Talking Points Memo, Forbes, Daily Kos, Rolling Stone, New York Magazine and Raw Story
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Andy Greenberg / Wired:
NORTH KOREA HACKED HIM. SO HE TOOK DOWN ITS INTERNET — Disappointed with the lack of US response to the Hermit Kingdom's attacks against US security researchers, one hacker took matters into his own hands. — For the past two weeks, observers of North Korea's strange and tightly restricted corner …
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Adam Cancryn / Politico:
So long, Omicron: White House eyes next phase of pandemic — The White House is preparing to move on from Omicron. — Emboldened by falling case counts, the Biden administration is plotting a new phase of the pandemic response aimed at containing the coronavirus and conditioning Americans to live with it.
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Daniel Henninger / Wall Street Journal:
End the Covid Panic Now
Alex Heath / The Verge:
Facebook lost daily users for the first time ever last quarter — A metaverse pivot isn't going to fix the social network's main problems: slowing user and ad growth — Since its inception, Facebook's user growth has essentially been up and to the right.
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John F. Harris / Politico:
Take The Hint, John Roberts — It's Time For You To Retire, Too — “Judges are like umpires,” John Roberts famously said at his confirmation hearing as Chief Justice. “Umpires don't make the rules, they apply them ... They make sure everybody plays by the rules, but it is a limited role.
James Kirchick / Tablet Magazine:
When the Pope Hits Your Eye Like a Big Pizza Pie, That's Ahmari — From neoconservatism to integralist cosplay to active worship of China and Russia, the ‘post-liberal’ right has had a giddy five years — I first met Sohrab Ahmari, one of the most influential and controversial writers …
Ruy Teixeira / The Liberal Patriot:
Crime, “Normie Voters” and the Return to Normal — What Joe Biden Could Learn from Eric Adams — It's been widely noted that Democrats' biggest problem is voters' thirst for a return to normalcy which they don't believe that Democrats have delivered. The biggest problems here are the economy …
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Molly Minta / Mississippi Today:
Inside Mississippi's only class on critical race theory — Brittany Murphree was born and raised in Rankin County, Mississippi, one of the most Republican counties in one of the most Republican states. — She went to Northwest Rankin High School where she was the president of the school's chapter …
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Tom Tapp / Deadline:
L.A. Mayor Garcetti Says He Held His Breath For Maskless Photo With Magic Johnson — Los Angeles Mayor — and Biden Administration ambassadorial nominee — Eric Garcetti today defended his actions after maskless photos surfaced of him and Lakers great Magic Johnson, along …
James Forsyth / Spectator:
Exclusive: No. 10 policy chief quits over Boris's Jimmy Savile slur — Munira Mirza's departure will be painful for the Prime Minister — Munira Mirza, the Downing Street head of policy, has resigned over Boris Johnson's Jimmy Savile attack on Keir Starmer.
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Alan I. Abramowitz / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Why Voter Suppression Probably Won't Work — Voting procedures, turnout, and vote margins in the 2020 election — KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — In the aftermath of the high-turnout 2020 election, many Republican-controlled state governments have passed legislation that Democrats believe will harm their party's voter turnout.
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Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Requiescat in Pace, Alma — Covid took my sister, a compassionate, tough soul who always put others first. — Tuesday morning, the hospital wouldn't let me say goodbye to my sister. Covid restrictions, they said. Only Alma's two daughters, masked and gowned, were allowed in with their mother …
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
‘I am doing the devils work’ — Staff at Dem firm revolt over work for Sinema — Since the beginning of 2020, Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's reelection campaign has paid the Democratic consulting firm Authentic nearly a half million dollars for digital work and list acquisition.