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12:20 PM ET, February 11, 2022

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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Follow the Science?  —  If only it were so easy.  —  The C.D.C. describes medium-rare hamburgers as “undercooked” and dangerous.  The agency also directs Americans to avoid raw cookie dough and not to eat more than a teaspoon or so of salt every day.  And the C.D.C. tells sexually active women …
Washington Post:
Some Trump records taken to Mar-a-Lago clearly marked as classified, including documents at ‘top secret’ level  —  The existence of documents officially labeled as classified in the trove — which has not previously been reported — raises new questions about why the materials were taken out of the White House.
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New York Times:
Republicans Who Railed About Clinton Emails Are Quiet on Trump's Records  —  Republicans once attacked Hillary Clinton for her handling of government records.  But few showed outrage over news about former President Donald J. Trump's White House records.  —  Donald J. Trump once thundered …
CNN:
Assessing Trump's risk if he mishandled White House documents  —  (CNN)Reports of former President Donald Trump's possible mishandling of federal documents found at his Mar-a-Lago resort have prompted legal experts this week to handicap: Could Trump be charged with a crime?
JONATHAN TURLEY:
Trump Accused of Taking Top Secret Material To Mar-A-Lago
Seth Stevenson / Slate:
The Moment Sarah Palin's Testimony Fell Apart  —  At the New York Times trial, the former governor was impressive at first.  It didn't last.  —  Sarah Palin took the stand this morning—on day six of her libel trial against the New York Times—clad in a black pencil skirt, cream boucle blazer, and megawatt smile.
Discussion: Vanity Fair
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The existential dread of journalists watching the Sarah Palin trial  —  Every journalist knows the feeling.  Your story — or the story you've edited — has been published, maybe on a tight deadline, and you realize too late that it contains a mistake.  Cue the stages of grief: Defensive disbelief.
Discussion: The New Neo and New York Post
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Spurning Demand by the Taliban, Biden Moves to Split $7 Billion in Frozen Afghan Funds  —  The president intends to use the Afghan central bank's assets to fund humanitarian relief and other needs in Afghanistan, and compensate victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
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Wall Street Journal:
Taliban Are Holding Westerners in Afghanistan, Including One American  —  Militant group that governs the country have held some of them for weeks, including British nationals, damaging relations with foreign capitals  —  Taliban authorities are holding at least nine foreigners in custody in Kabul …
Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Biden: 'I'm rejecting' military's firsthand account of White House failures in Afghanistan evacuation
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon:
Wyden and Heinrich: Newly Declassified Documents Reveal Previously Secret CIA Bulk Collection, Problems With CIA Handling of Americans' Information  —  Senators Call for Critically Needed Transparency About CIA Bulk Collection; Documents Declassified at Wyden and Heinrich's Request
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New York Times:
I Used Apple AirTags, Tiles and a GPS Tracker to Watch My Husband's Every Move  —  A vast location-tracking network is being built around us so we don't lose our keys: One couple's adventures in the consumer tech surveillance state.  —  In mid-January, my husband and I were having an argument.
Hayes Brown / MSNBC:
Fox News' ‘Biden crack pipe’ freakout is going to kill people  —  Conservatives outraged over Biden's funding for safe drug use kits  —  For the past week, conservative media has been yelling about the Biden administration supposedly spending $30 million on “crack pipes” for poor Black neighborhoods.
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Jennifer A. Kingson / Axios:
Shoplifting reaches crisis proportions  —  Shoplifting has gotten so bad nationally that chains like Rite Aid are closing hard-hit stores, sending terrified employees home in Ubers and locking up aisles of seemingly mundane items like deodorant and toothpaste.
Cameron Jenkins / The Hill:
Anthony Weiner to host radio show with ex-NYC GOP mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa  —  Former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) is set to host a radio show with former New York City mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa (R).  —  The two will co-host a weekly program on WABC radio, “The Left vs. The Right …
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Karen Matthews / Associated Press:   Ex-rep Anthony Weiner to host radio show with Curtis Sliwa
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
White House aides weigh deficit reduction as way to revamp economic plan for Manchin  —  Administration officials rethink approach as West Virginia senator renews push for tax bill to reduce federal deficit.  —  White House aides have in recent days discussed revamping President Biden's economic package …
Discussion: New York Magazine
Teaganne Finn / NBC News:
Biden warns Americans in Ukraine to leave, says sending troops to evacuate would be ‘world war’  —  Biden on Supreme Court nominee: he's done a ‘deep dive’ on ‘about four people’  —  President Joe Biden issued a warning Thursday to any Americans who remain in Ukraine as Russia continues to threaten an invasion: Leave.
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William Saletan / The Bulwark:
Here's How Republicans Have Been Justifying the Censure of Cheney and Kinzinger  —  With hypocrisy, insinuations, and excuses.  —  As the Republican party continues to degenerate into a cult, its leaders are stepping forward to do what they do best: rationalize the party's mounting corruption.
Discussion: Alternet.org and Raw Story
NBC News:
Congress is passing a wave of bipartisan bills as Biden's big plans stall  —  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's signature Build Back Better Act has stalled and his voting rights ambitions have fizzled.  But Congress is suddenly racking up modest yet consequential victories …
Globe and Mail:
Ontario prepares fines, possible seizure of trucks to end Ambassador Bridge blockade, sources say  —  The Ontario government is preparing a series of measures in an effort to break the logjam at the Ambassador Bridge and reopen the most important trade link between Canada and the U.S. …
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Reuters:
U.S. urges Canada to use federal powers to ease border protest disruption
 
 
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Chris Truax / The Bulwark:
Remember When Trump World Wanted to Prosecute Nancy Pelosi for Destruction of Official Documents?
Politico:
California to debate mandating Covid vaccines at all workplaces
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Republicans, Stand Against Excess
American Greatness:
Time to Cashier McConnell  —  The Senate Republican leader is positioning his party …
Rebecca C. Lewis / City & State New York:
Cuomo attorney denies impact of COVID-19 nursing home deaths on impeachment talks
Lisa Miller / New York Magazine:
Adrift, Broke, and Disillusioned
Discussion: BizPac Review
 Earlier Items: 
Los Angeles Times:
L.A. voters are angry, think elected officials aren't equipped to solve homelessness
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
MyPillow Guy Mike Lindell's Own Allies Say He's Being ‘Played’
Discussion: Raw Story
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Wait, Now the Right Loves Traffic-Blocking Protesters?
Discussion: Raw Story, Daily Kos and Tangle
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Inside the totally legal, fairly macabre, classically political world of the true Zombie PACs
kommersant.ru:
Глав а МИД Велик обрит ании …
Discussion: GOV.UK and Politico
Yahoo News:
U.S. intelligence report details ‘indirect’ Russian government support for Western neofascist groups
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

 
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