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8:55 AM ET, February 11, 2022

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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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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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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
C.I.A. Is Collecting in Bulk Certain Data Affecting Americans, Senators Warn  —  A partly declassified letter from two senators, Ron Wyden and Martin Heinrich, does not say what the data is.  —  WASHINGTON — The Central Intelligence Agency has for years been collecting in bulk …
Discussion: Bangor Daily News, Fox News and Gizmodo
Nomaan Merchant / Associated Press:
Senators: CIA has secret program that collects American data  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA has a secret, undisclosed data repository that includes information collected about Americans, two Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee said Thursday.  While neither the agency nor lawmakers …
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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
Seth Stevenson / Slate:
The Moment Sarah Palin's Testimony Fell Apart
Discussion: Vanity Fair
Reuters:
U.S. urges Canada to use federal powers to ease border protest disruption … Canada should use federal powers to ease the growing economic disruption caused by the blockage of a vital U.S.-Canada trade route by protesters opposed to coronavirus mandates, U.S. President Joe Biden's administration said on Thursday.
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Globe and Mail:
Ontario prepares fines, possible seizure of trucks to end Ambassador Bridge blockade, sources say
Associated Press:
US urges Canada to use federal powers to end bridge blockade
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 …
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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Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Biden talks Supreme Court timing with Democratic senators  —  The president huddled with Judiciary Committee members as a nomination fight looms.  —  Democratic senators urged President Biden on Thursday to announce his Supreme Court nomination as soon as possible, and Biden signaled he was moving quickly …
Discussion: Althouse and Supercreator
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Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Deputy Va. attorney general resigns after revelation of Facebook posts praising Jan. 6 rioters, claiming Trump won election  —  A top deputy overseeing election issues for Virginia's new Republican attorney general resigned Thursday after The Washington Post questioned the office about Facebook posts …
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.
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 …
Mara Siegler / Page Six:
Anthony Weiner to co-host radio show with Curtis Sliwa, is ready for ‘tough questions’  —  In what may be the oddest coupling in radio history, former Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner will be co-hosting a New York show with Guardian Angels founder and former Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa.
Discussion: Fox News
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Wait, Now the Right Loves Traffic-Blocking Protesters?  —  Conservatives rallying behind the Canadian trucker blockade were passing laws a year ago allowing motorists to run over protesters. … “What are these protesters protesting other than their own incompetence?” asked the famous person.
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
MyPillow Guy Mike Lindell's Own Allies Say He's Being ‘Played’  —  ‘DECEIVER OF DECEIVERS’  —  Some of Mike Lindell's closest allies alleging fraud in the 2020 election, including pro-Trump lawyer Lin Wood and former professor turned self-fashioned election expert David Clements, believe the MyPillow CEO has been duped.
Discussion: Raw Story
The Daily Beast:
Republicans Admit: MTG's Blessing Is the Next Best Thing to Trump's in 2022  —  “Actually, it can be good for the candidate, and I don't know if I would have predicted that a year ago,” one Republican source said.  —  At the violent, historically disgraceful conclusion of Donald Trump's presidency …
Discussion: Associated Press and Raw Story
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Inside the totally legal, fairly macabre, classically political world of the true Zombie PACs  —  In the latter half of 2021, Rep. Jerry Lewis' campaign account-turned-PAC spent about $1,350 on PAC campaign compliance — a fairly small amount for a mundane task that would have been utterly boring if not for one curious fact.
Liz Cheney / Wall Street Journal:
The Jan. 6 Committee Won't Be Intimidated  —  We are focused on facts, not rhetoric, and will present them no matter what our critics say.  —  I keep on my desk a copy of the oath my great-great-grandfather signed when he re-enlisted in the Union Army in 1863.
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New York Times:
Trump's Missing Call Logs Present a Challenge for Jan. 6 Investigators
New York Times:
How Republicans Saw Inflation Coming  —  The White House has been slow to recognize the political potency of rising prices.  But Republicans had a plan, and they think the issue can help realign the American electorate.  —  If Democrats lose control of Congress in November …
Discussion: HotAir
CNN:
CNN Poll: Most Biden detractors say he's done nothing they like since becoming president  —  (CNN)Nearly 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of how Joe Biden is handling his presidency, with most of that group saying there's literally nothing Biden has done since taking office that they approve of.
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CNN:
CNN Poll: A growing number of Americans don't think today's elections reflect the will of the people
Discussion: NH Journal and HotAir
 
 
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Los Angeles Times:
L.A. voters are angry, think elected officials aren't equipped to solve homelessness
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
kommersant.ru:
Глав а МИД Велик обрит ании …
Discussion: GOV.UK and Politico
Washington Post:
With watchers on the ground and spy drones overhead, U.S. zeroed in on Islamic State leader's hideout
Discussion: New York Times
Yahoo News:
U.S. intelligence report details ‘indirect’ Russian government support for Western neofascist groups
Carol Rosenberg / New York Times:
Panel Approves Transfer of Saudi Engineer From Guantánamo Bay
Bill Mahoney / Politico:
Cuomo to file complaint against James with entity that can disbar New York lawyers
Discussion: New York Post
 Earlier Items: 
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
‘Free Crack Pipes’ Myth Rooted in False Free Beacon Report
Brian Slodysko / Associated Press:
Police records complicate Herschel Walker's recovery story
Discussion: Associated Press and Raw Story
 

 
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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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