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7:30 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 …
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 …
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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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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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Sarah Palin bombs on witness stand in New York Times trial  —  Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin's years as a conservative provocateur, TV personality and outspoken critic of the “lamestream media” have ill-prepared her for any venue in which the federal rules of evidence hold sway.
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 …
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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
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
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
These politicians died — but their political action committees are still living  —  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.
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
Michel Rose / Reuters:
Putin kept Macron at a distance for snubbing COVID demands: sources … French President Emmanuel Macron refused a Kremlin request that he take a Russian COVID-19 test when he arrived to see President Vladimir Putin this week, and was therefore kept at a distance from the Russian leader, two sources in Macron's entourage told Reuters.
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
kommersant.ru:
Глав а МИД Вел;икобр итани и усомн илась в сувер ени …
Discussion: GOV.UK and Politico
Carol Rosenberg / New York Times:
Panel Approves Transfer of Saudi Engineer From Guantánamo Bay  —  The decision means that a majority of detainees at the wartime prison are cleared for transfer if U.S. diplomats can forge security deals with countries to receive them  —  WASHINGTON — A U.S. government review panel …
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
Yahoo News:
U.S. intelligence report details ‘indirect’ Russian government support for Western neofascist groups  —  A U.S. intelligence community assessment obtained by Yahoo News concluded that the Russian government is providing “indirect and passive support” to neofascist groups operating in the U.S. and elsewhere …
 
 
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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
Bill Mahoney / Politico:
Cuomo to file complaint against James with entity that can disbar New York lawyers
Discussion: New York Post
 Earlier Items: 
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Spurned by Trump, GOP Rep. Mace stands outside Trump Tower in NYC to pledge fidelity to the former president
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
Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic:
Why It's So Hard to ‘Follow the Science’
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
The Times may publish documents about Project Veritas, a court says.
Louis Jacobson / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Ranking the States Demographically, from Most Republican-Friendly to Most Democratic-Friendly
Discussion: Capitol Fax.com