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10:20 AM ET, September 2, 2022

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The White House:
REMARKS BY PRESIDENT BIDEN ON THE CONTINUED BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF THE NATION  —  THE PRESIDENT: My fellow Americans, please, if you have a seat, take it.  I speak to you tonight from sacred ground in America: Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Hypocrite Biden's speech was about one thing only — trying to bait Trump  —  MORE FROM:  —  Joe Biden has become America's leading troll — and he's trolling Donald Trump.  The president's supposedly grand speech in “defense of democracy” under attack by “Trump and the MAGA Republicans” …
Rich Lowry / Politico:
The Trump Show Is Good for Trump — and Biden  —  Even in our tribal age, politics is not necessarily a zero-sum proposition.  —  For proof, look no further than the symbiotic relationship between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, both of whom clearly benefit whenever Trump is a focus of attention and topic of conversation.
Steven Nelson / New York Post:   Heckler chants ‘F-k Joe Biden’ throughout primetime speech
Washington Post:
Biden warns ‘equality and democracy are under assault,’ calls out Trump by name
New York Times:
In Speech, Biden Plans to Address Trump-Led Extremism
Discussion: rbc.ru and Reuters
Victor I. Nava / Washington Examiner:
Putin declines to honor Gorbachev with state funeral  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's funeral and will not designate it a state funeral, the Kremlin announced on Thursday.  —  The Kremlin's top spokesman said that Putin's …
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Paul Kirby / BBC:
Ravil Maganov: Russian Lukoil chief dies in ‘fall from hospital window’  —  The chairman of Russia's Lukoil oil giant, Ravil Maganov, has died after falling from a hospital window in Moscow, reports say.  —  The company confirmed his death but said only that Maganov, 67, had “passed away following a severe illness”.
Andrew Osborn / Reuters:   Gorbachev died shocked and bewildered by Ukraine conflict - interpreter
Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Labor market added 315,000 jobs in August, a bright spot in the economy  —  A stellar 20 consecutive months of sustained job growth more than recovered the millions of jobs lost during the pandemic  —  The U.S. labor market added 315,000 jobs in August, hitting a 20-month streak …
Discussion: CNBC and HotAir
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Zachary Halaschak / Washington Examiner:
Economy beat expectations with 315,000 jobs in August, unemployment rises to 3.7%
Discussion: National Review
Anna Bower / Lawfare:
A Mar-a-Lago Showdown in Federal Court  —  It is 1:07 p.m. ET at the federal courthouse in Palm Beach, Florida, and it's time for the first big courtroom showdown between former President Trump and federal prosecutors over the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago.  —  Judge Aileen Cannon enters the courtroom …
Discussion: CNBC and Insider
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Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
Scattered Pictures of the Files He Left Behind
Discussion: Politico and Law & Crime
New York Times:
Trump's Tastes in Intelligence: Power and Leverage  —  President Donald J. Trump's interests during classified briefings have a new resonance amid the Justice Department's criminal investigation into his handling of sensitive documents.  —  WASHINGTON — As president, Donald J. Trump showed …
Discussion: Insider, Raw Story and HuffPost
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Trump-aligned Pa. governor nominee Mastriano sues Jan. 6 committee  —  State Sen. Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for governor in Pennsylvania, is suing the Jan. 6 select committee, setting up a legal fight between one of the most prominent congressional investigations in recent memory …
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Prophets, ‘Pizzagaters,’ and an Oath Keeper: A field guide to Doug Mastriano World
Discussion: BizPac Review
New York Times:
Ex-N.Y.P.D. Officer Gets 10 Years for Jan. 6 Attack, Longest Sentence to Date  —  “I think you were caught up in a moment,” a federal judge said as he sentenced Thomas Webster, an ex-Marine who once served on the protective detail of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.
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John F. Harris / Politico:
How Trump Taught Everybody to Be Obnoxious and Cruel  —  The closing days of summer have yielded a crop of new contenders for the next edition of the Anthology of American Insult.  —  There was the Arizona Republican Party, in a Twitter post apparently intended to be humorous …
Discussion: Mediaite
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The Guardian:
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: arrest after attempted shooting of Argentina vice-president  —  Fernández de Kirchner was greeting supporters when man approached her and raised handgun to her face  —  A man has been arrested after a handgun was aimed at point-blank range …
WPLG-TV:
In abortion remarks, Rubio says unborn child's rights should prevail over mother's  —  DAVIE, Fla. - Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, brought his re-election campaign back to South Florida Thursday, speaking to a group of Christian clergy in Davie.  —  The incumbent senator …
Discussion: Fox News and WSVN-TV
Annie Martin / Orlando Sentinel:
Jury finds Seminole GOP chair guilty in ‘ghost’ candidate case  —  A jury of six people found Seminole County GOP Chairman Ben Paris guilty on Thursday of a misdemeanor charge that he arranged to put his cousin's name on independent “ghost” candidate Jestine Iannotti's campaign contribution forms in 2020.
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
The nation's poorest state used welfare money to pay Brett Favre for speeches he never made  —  Brett Favre earned nearly $140 million as a star NFL quarterback over two decades and millions more in product endorsements.  —  But that didn't stop the state of Mississippi from paying Favre $1.1 million …
Dan Papscun / Bloomberg Law:
Justice Nabs First No-Poach Criminal Win Against Staffing Firm  —  The Justice Department, nearing its first-ever criminal victory in a no-poach case, secured a guilty plea from health-care staffing provider VDA that was accused of violating antitrust law by agreeing not to hire a competitor's nurses.
Jon Cohen / publication:
Anthony Fauci, loved and hated, plots his next move: 'I'm not going to sit in my house'  —  In a candid exit interview, the NIAID head reflects on the seven presidents he served, controversial decisions, and feuding with Rand Paul  —  In 1984, when Anthony Fauci took over as head …
Discussion: UPI
 
 
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Jerod MacDonald-Evoy / Arizona Mirror:
Blake Masters has hired two ‘fake electors’ as campaign staffers
Discussion: National Review
Isaac Schorr / National Review:
Top Med Schools Weed Out DEI-Skeptical Applicants, New Report Finds
Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
The Green Surrender  —  Column: How Progressive energy policy weakens America
Phil Rosen / Insider:
US wholesale gas prices drop to lowest point since before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but prices at the pump remain 21% higher than last year
Dr Jack Watling / RUSI:
The Ukrainian Offensive Must Come in Stages
Discussion: Washington Post and The Guardian
Jonathan Britton / NRSC:
NRSC Calls on Fetterman to Fire Convicted Murderers on Campaign
New York Times:
In California's Housing Fight, It's Newsom vs. NIMBY
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Jan. 6 committee asks former speaker Newt Gingrich to sit for interview
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Republicans rage against ranked choice voting after Alaska election
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Biden is disgracing the institution of the prime-time presidential address
Discussion: Daily Kos and HotAir
Media Matters for America:
Fox's Jeanine Pirro warns of violent “retaliation” from Republicans in reaction to Joe Biden's speech
CNN:
'Where's J.D.?:' Vance's Ohio Senate campaign prompts GOP concerns
Discussion: Fox News and FOX News Radio
Washington Post:
In GOP ads, ‘invasion’ language is everywhere
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Trump should fill Christians with rage. How come he doesn't?
Discussion: Rolling Stone
 

 
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