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Sr. White House Correspondent for Bloomberg, CNN Political Analyst, Fall 2018 Fellow Proud supporter of mtalev@bloomberg.net

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    21 hours ago

    2018 was a deadly year for the press and the worst since 2015 with 53 journalists killed in relation to their work. 34 of those were singled out for murder. Murders nearly doubled from 2017.

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    13 hours ago

    Joining us now for the final reporters' roundtable of 2018 - It's of , of and of ! They're here to talk about the final news stories of this week, this year and help us prepare for 2019 by saying goodbye to 2018

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    Dec 27

    Worldwide, the number of reporters murdered for their work nearly doubled in 2018. Read CPj's report on journalists' killings: CC:

    Murders of Journalists Rose Sharply in 2018
    Killings of journalists climbed upwards in 2018, including a sharp rise in the number of murders.
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    Dec 27

    . calls us suckers for what we spend on defense, but it has been a bargain. We spend just over 3% of GDP on defense, maybe 1/2 the Cold War average-a period in which the economy grew at record pace. One reason: global stability is a prerequisite of eco growth.

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    Dec 27

    Foreign Policy staffers review some of their favorite book titles of 2018.

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    Dec 27

    The good people at share their favorites from the books they read this year, including by and by :

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    Dec 27

    At least 53 journalists have been killed in line of duty so far in 2018: Afghanistan 13 Syria 9 India 5 Mexico 4 USA 4 CAR 3 Yemen 3 Brazil 2 Colombia 2 IOPT 2 Saudi Arabia 1 Libya 1 Nicaragua 1 Pakistan 1 Slovakia 1 Somalia 1

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    Dec 26

    But the damage has been done: several lawmakers critical of the US presence in Iraq have called for parliament to expedite a bill calling for the expulsion of US troops — others want the US Ambassador summoned over Trump’s visit (and apparent snub of Iraq’s PM)

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    Dec 26

    In a statement, Iraqi PM Adel Abdul Mahdi’s office says US informed them about Trump’s plans and it was supposed to include a formal reception btw the leaders but a “divergence of views” over the meeting lead it to be downgraded to a phone call.

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    Dec 26

    BREAKING: becomes the first to cross Antartica solo, unsupported and un-aided by wind with a remarkable 32+ hour, 77 mile push. My story:

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  11. Dec 26

    What an absolutely incredible, inspiring feat! (And a great read!)

    That had himself a Christmas! Wow. My latest for .
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    Dec 26

    President Trump just finished addressing members of the military at Al Abad Air Base in Iraq. joined him on the trip.

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    Dec 26

    Trump used his visit to Iraq to defend pulling U.S. forces from Syria. “It’s time for us to start using our head. We don’t want to be taken advantage of anymore.”

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    Dec 26

    How long will the government shutdown last? “Whatever it takes. We’re going to have a wall. We’re going to have safety,” Trump says in Iraq. Won’t say if he’d accept $2 billion for now.

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    Dec 26

    Did Trump have concerns about coming to Iraq? "Absolutely ... I had concerns about the institution of the presidency. Not for myself personally. I had concerns for the First Lady, I will tell you. If you would have see what we had to go through" for security...

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    Dec 26

    Trump told us he has "no plans at all" to pull U.S. forces out of Iraq, says it can be used as a base for remaining ISIS in Syria. 
"If we see something happening with ISIS that we don't like, we can hit them so fast and so hard they really won't know what the hell happened."

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    Dec 26

    Here are the president and first lady a few hours ago with members of the Army, Navy and Air Force at Al Asad Airbase in Iraq

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    Dec 26

    “Everybody understands we’re not going to get Medicare for All enacted in January. But it’s a marker about where we want to land,” says , who backs MFA and a Medicaid buy-in. “This is about moving the so-called Overton window.”

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    Dec 26

    My run through of the three-plus hours President Trump spend on the ground in Iraq during his first trip to visit combat troops

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  20. Dec 26

    Visit gives crucial stage to differentiate between what he did in Syria and his intentions on Iraq

    JUST IN: President Trump and the First Lady traveled to Iraq on Christmas night to visit American troops
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