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10:30 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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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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: HotAir and Louder With Crowder
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
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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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Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Biden: 'I'm rejecting' military's firsthand account of White House failures in Afghanistan evacuation  —  President Joe Biden denied the firsthand accounts made by multiple U.S. military leaders who were on the ground in Afghanistan during the final days of the mission back in August.
Discussion: Washington Post and The Hill
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
Karen Matthews / Associated Press:
Ex-rep Anthony Weiner to host radio show with Curtis Sliwa  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced former Congress member and ex-convict Anthony Weiner will host a weekly radio show with Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa, WABC-AM radio officials announced.  —  The pair, who both have run losing campaigns …
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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.
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: 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 …
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: Slate
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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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.
Discussion: Raw Story, Tangle, Daily Kos and VTDigger
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
Rebecca C. Lewis / City & State New York:
Cuomo attorney denies impact of COVID-19 nursing home deaths on impeachment talks  —  Rita Glavin hasn't directly addressed the major scandals Cuomo faced aside from sexual harassment allegations.  —  Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's attorney, Rita Glavin, once again held a briefing with reporters Thursday …
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Bill Mahoney / Politico:
Cuomo to file complaint against James with entity that can disbar New York lawyers
Discussion: New York Post
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: Fox News, NPR, Althouse and Supercreator
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American Greatness:
Time to Cashier McConnell  —  The Senate Republican leader is positioning his party …
Lisa Miller / New York Magazine:
Adrift, Broke, and Disillusioned
Discussion: BizPac Review
Los Angeles Times:
L.A. voters are angry, think elected officials aren't equipped to solve homelessness
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
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
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
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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
New York Times:
How Republicans Saw Inflation Coming
Discussion: HotAir
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January

 
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