#The absurd ‘Russiagate’ Pulitzer of the NY Times and Washington Post

#The absurd ‘Russiagate’ Pulitzer of the NY Times and Washington Post

“#The absurd ‘Russiagate’ Pulitzer of the NY Times and Washington Post” “For deeply sourced, relentlessly reported coverage in the public interest,” the citation from the Pulitzer Prize board begins, “that dramatically furthered the nation’s understanding of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and its connections to the Trump campaign, the president-elect’s transition team and…

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#Biden names Samantha Power to lead international aid agency

#Biden names Samantha Power to lead international aid agency

“#Biden names Samantha Power to lead international aid agency” President-elect Joe Biden nominated Samantha Power, the US ambassador to the United Nations during the Obama administration, to head up the US agency tasked with providing civilian foreign aid, calling her a “voice of conscience and moral clarity.” Biden will also elevate the position of administrator…

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#NYC is in need of a great leader: Goodwin

#NYC is in need of a great leader: Goodwin

“#NYC is in need of a great leader: Goodwin” Another day, another candidate for New York City mayor. If only quantity could substitute for quality. We’re approaching a dozen already and it’s worrisome that there’s little evidence the candidates have learned much from Mayor de Blasio’s numerous and critical failings. Wary of offending his supporters…

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#’I must have put the fear of god’ into Obama

#’I must have put the fear of god’ into Obama

“#’I must have put the fear of god’ into Obama” Pardoned former national security adviser Michael Flynn said he must have “put the fear of god” into President Barack Obama because he warned President Trump not to hire him in 2016. Flynn, who was pardoned by Trump last month for lying to the FBI about…

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#’Buy local’ is just nonsense and other commentary

#’Buy local’ is just nonsense and other commentary

“#’Buy local’ is just nonsense and other commentary” Econ desk: ‘Buy Local’ Is Just Nonsense The holiday-shopping injunction to “buy local or buy from small businesses . . . is pure nonsense,” opines Kevin D. Williamson at National ­Review. The idea is that if you patronize, “say, your locally owned coffee shop over Starbucks, then…

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#Michael Flynn praises Trump for ‘Pardon of Innocence’

#Michael Flynn praises Trump for ‘Pardon of Innocence’

“#Michael Flynn praises Trump for ‘Pardon of Innocence’” Michael Flynn, who received a full pardon from President Trump on Wednesday, described it as a “Pardon of Innocence,” while the former Army lieutenant general’s family praised the commander-in-chief and said the move proves “tyranny” will not prevail. “This ‘Pardon of Innocence’ is historic, sincerely appreciated &…

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#Roots of stolen-election claims and other commentary

#Roots of stolen-election claims and other commentary

“#Roots of stolen-election claims and other commentary” From the right: Roots of Stolen-Election Claims Wherever would President Trump’s supporters get the idea that Joe Biden “hasn’t been legitimately elected?” The Wall Street Journal’s William McGurn asks sarcastically. “Maybe from those who spent the past four years undermining” Trump’s legitimacy. Hillary Clinton and Jimmy Carter called…

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#At last, FBI’s reckless bungling of Russia probe exposed

#At last, FBI’s reckless bungling of Russia probe exposed

“#At last, FBI’s reckless bungling of Russia probe exposed” After years of investigations, we finally have proof that a 2016 presidential candidate colluded with a Russian agent to help win the election — and that candidate was Hillary Clinton. Since 2017, we’ve known that the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee were spreading a…

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