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What We’re Reading This Weekend: Banning Balloons, Clinton’s Emails, Tarantino Stands Up To China … And More

Some headlines that caught our eye.

Impeachment Follies

Trump campaign to sue CNN over pro-impeachment bias, demands โ€˜substantial paymentโ€™ — Washington Examiner

The Trivialization of Impeachment — Andrew McCarthy, National Review

Real Scandals

State Department Concludes Clinton Email Review, Says It Found Nearly 600 Security Violationsย  โ€”ย ย Daily Caller

Oh, Syria

Withdrawing from Syria is a grave mistakeย  โ€”ย ย Sen. MItch McConnell, Washington Post

Dumb and Dumber

Michael Moore joining AOC at Bernie Sanders rally in NYC to announce endorsementย ย — Fox News

Media Bias

Media praise Nancy Pelosi for mimicking Jan Brewer’s ‘racist’ gesture — Washington Free Beacon

Verizon seeks buyer for HuffPost website — Financial Times

Warrenโ€™s Folly

Supreme Court will decide constitutionality of consumer watchdog bureau — Washington Post

Quentin Unchained

Quentin Tarantino Holds Firm, Wonโ€™t Recut โ€˜Once Upon a Timeโ€™ for China.— Variety

Redfaced

Justin Trudeau is in trouble and progressives are nervous — Hot Air

Spot the Satire

Hillary Clinton Asked To Leave Costco After Repeatedly Accusing Sample Lady Of Being A Russian Asset — Babylon Bee

Massachusetts Lawmakers Consider Banning Balloons — Legal Insurrection


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