memeorandum: Singapore deputy PM Wong to lead ruling party before general election

1:05 AM ET, November 5, 2023

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Obama Urges Americans to Take in ‘Whole Truth’ of Israel-Gaza War — The former president said everyone was “complicit to some degree” in the current bloodshed and acknowledged the points of view on both sides of the conflict. — Barack Obama offered a complex analysis of the conflict between Israel …

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Olivia Alafriz / Politico:

Scott: ‘Obama is dead wrong’ on Israel-Hamas conflict — “From Obama to Biden, Democrats have a problem: supporting Israel always has an asterisk,” the South Carolina senator and presidential contender said in a statement. — Tim Scott on Saturday slammed Barack Obama as “dead wrong” …

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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:

Barring Trump from office could bring closure for Jan. 6 riots, former officer says — Former U.S. Capitol Police Sergeant Aquilino Gonell said he thinks former President Trump being barred from office could bring closure for the Jan. 6 riots. — “What is closure for me?

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Shruti Rajkumar / HuffPost:

Asa Hutchinson Booed After Predicting ‘Significant Likelihood’ Of Trump Conviction — “There is a significant likelihood that Donald Trump will be found guilty by a jury on a felony offense,” said the former Arkansas governor and 2024 hopeful. — LOADING

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Marc Caputo / The Messenger:

Boos Rain Down on Chris Christie During Florida GOP Speech — JWPlayer — Another Republican event. Another round of boos for Chris Christie. — The boos rained down on the former New Jersey governor Saturday almost as soon as he took the stage at the Republican Party …

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William Lewis named publisher and CEO of The Washington Post — The veteran media executive, previously the publisher of the Wall Street Journal, was tapped by Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos to replace Fred Ryan, who stepped down in August. — William Lewis, a reporter-turned-executive …

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Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:

All The Ways Republicans Tried To Game The Ohio Abortion Vote — The future of abortion access in Ohio will be decided on Tuesday, when voters thumbs up or down a ballot proposal to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. — The abortion rights supporters have money …

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Jon Levine / New York Post:

Kamala Harris' stepdaughter Ella Emhoff is promoting an $8M Gaza fundraising campaign: ‘Abhorrent’ — The stepdaughter of Vice President Harris is publicly raising money for Gaza, The Post has learned. — Ella Emhoff, 24 — whose father, First Gentleman Doug Emhoff, is Jewish …

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Faris Tanyos / CBS News:

Hit-and-run which injured Stanford Arab-Muslim student investigated as possible hate crime — California authorities are investigating a hit-and-run Friday afternoon which injured an Arab-Muslim student on the campus of Stanford University as a possible hate crime.

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Chen Lin / Reuters:

Singapore deputy PM Wong to lead ruling party before general election - PM — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday that Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will take over from him as leader of the ruling People's Action Party before the next general election due by November 2025.

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Scoop: Biden's 2024 team roiled by Israel-Hamas war … - Those divisions are chiefly between older pro-Israel Democrats and younger progressives who are more sympathetic to the plight of Palestinians. — Their differences have been exposed by the war in Gaza that began Oct. 7 …

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Peter Eliopoulos / WCVB:

Injury in Massachusetts field hockey game renews debate about co-ed sports — DIGHTON, Mass. — A student-athlete suffered a significant injury during a field hockey game played Thursday between two Massachusetts high schools, and the incident is renewing a debate about co-ed sports.

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Katie Robertson / New York Times:

New York Times Writer Resigns After Signing Letter Protesting the Israel-Gaza War — The writer, Jazmine Hughes, who has won awards for her work, had signed another letter of protest this year. — Jazmine Hughes, an award-winning New York Times Magazine staff writer …

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Washington Post:

How Speaker Mike Johnson's plans for a Christian law school unraveled — Johnson vouched for the school — and agreed to serve as its dean — without seeing a key feasibility study, he would ultimately admit — In February 2012, Mike Johnson sent an aide on an urgent mission at the college …

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