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Wednesday October 16, 2019

2020 Democrats Pile on Warren
Axios | Mike Allen | 10/16/19

The rest of the field clearly thinks that Elizabeth Warren has passed Joe Biden as the Democrats' 2020 frontrunner, and the attacks rained in on her at last night's 12-pack debate outside Columbus, Ohio.

The state of play: Even Biden piled on Warren, over Medicare for All. Every conversation about whether taxes would go up under Medicare for All, and every dodge, threatened to eat away at Warren's image as a truth-teller. ... Read more

Homewreckers: How a Gang of Wall Street Kingpins, Hedge Fund Magnates, Crooked Banks, and Vulture Capitalists Suckered Millions Out of Their Homes and Demolished the American Dream by Aaron Glantz

In the spirit of Evicted, Bait and Switch, and The Big Short, a shocking, heart-wrenching investigation into America's housing crisis and the modern-day robber barons who are making a fortune off the backs of the disenfranchised working and middle class--among them, Donald Trump and his inner circle.

Two years before the housing market collapsed in 2008, Donald Trump looked forward to a crash: "I sort of hope that happens because then people like me would go in and buy," he said. But our future president wasn't alone. While millions of Americans suffered financial loss, tycoons pounced to heartlessly seize thousands of homes -- their profiteering made even easier because, as prize-winning investigative reporter Aaron Glantz reveals in Homewreckers, they often used taxpayer money -- and the Obama administration's promise to cover their losses.

In Homewreckers, Glantz recounts the transformation of straightforward lending into a morass of slivered and combined mortgage "products" that could be bought and sold, accompanied by a shift in priorities and a loosening of regulations and laws that made it good business to lend money to those who wouldn't be able to repay. Among the men who laughed their way to the bank: Trump cabinet members Steve Mnuchin and Wilbur Ross, Trump pal and confidant Tom Barrack, and billionaire Republican cash cow Steve Schwarzman. Homewreckers also brilliantly weaves together the stories of those most ravaged by the housing crisis. The result is an eye-opening expose of the greed that decimated millions and enriched a gluttonous few.
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Democratic Debate in Ohio, Oct 15, 2019
Ohio #DemDebate Biggest Winners and Losers | TYT | 10/16/19 | 9:22
Democratic Debate 2019 analysis: Pre & Post show coverage of the Ohio debate | ABC News | ABC News | 10/15/19 | 4:48:42

Sen. Elizabeth Warren assailed by rivals in 4th Democratic debate
ABCNews | Kendall Karson and Elizabeth Thomas | 10/15/19

The Democratic presidential contenders were in Westerville, Ohio, for the fourth primary matchup of the season.

The pivotal debate, held on the campus of Otterbein University, came as the Democratic field is sparring -- over health care, immigration, climate change, criminal justice reform, among other topics -- and as an ongoing impeachment inquiry battle pulls the contest into Washington's orbit despite efforts to keep kitchen table issues at the forefront.

... That new front-runner took the harshest attacks Tuesday night. Yet Sen. Elizabeth Warren was targeted mostly over old disagreements -- with fireworks that illuminated familiar ground, or that created what Sen. Cory Booker called "déjà vu all over again." Read Rick Klein's analysis here. ... Read more

Trump tries new defense in Syria furor: Insult the Kurds
Politico | Quint Forgey | 10/16/19

President Donald Trump on Wednesday minimized Turkey's invasion of northeastern Syria as a land skirmish that does not warrant American intervention, and repeatedly insulted the Kurdish fighters who battled alongside U.S. forces to quash the Islamic State in the region.

During a pair of appearances alongside the Italian president, Trump glossed over the campaign against the Middle East terror group and instead mounted a vigorous defense of his widely condemned decision to allow Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's forces to push into Syria -- where they have slaughtered the U.S.-allied Kurds and wreaked havoc that has resulted in the escape of hundreds of ISIS adherents from a detention camp.

"They're not angels, if you take a look," the president told reporters in the Oval Office of the Syrian Kurdish militias. "You have to go back and take a look. But they fought with us, and we paid a lot of money for them to fight with us, and that's OK," he continued. "They did well when they fought with us. They didn't do so well when they didn't fight with us."... Read more

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Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Wednesday, October 16 [13:12]
Democrats Talk Healthcare, Foreign Policy, Impeachment & More at 4th Presidential Candidate Debate | DN | 10/16/19 | 42:24
**Homewreckers: How Wall Street, Banks & Trump's Inner Circle Used the 2008 Housing Crash to Get Rich | DN | 10/15/19 | 18:19
Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Wednesday, October 16 (FULL) | 59:02
Note: on the full 59:02 video look for small white (or black) circles on the Progressbar they denote the different news stories. You can move the pointer on the Progressbar to jump to each story, and around the video.
  1. Headlines
  2. Mehdi Hasan: "There Should Only Be Two Front-Runners Right Now: Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren"
  3. Warren and Sanders: A Wealth Tax Is Needed to Address Staggering Inequality
  4. Dem Debate: "Disingenuous" Attacks on Medicare for All Distract from Cost of Today's Broken System
  5. Democrats Decry Trump's Syria Policy But Fail to Address Palestine, Yemen, China & Other Issues
  6. It Was the Longest Debate So Far, But CNN & NYT Asked No Questions on Climate Crisis & Immigration
What Happens When the FBI Chooses Sides | TRNN |10/16/19 | 15:21
The1a.org
Twelve Democrats Debate In Ohio | 1a.org | 10/16/19 | 1hr
Here are the Democratic candidates for president on stage for Tuesday's debate.
  1. Former Vice President Joe Biden
  2. New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker
  3. South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg
  4. Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro
  5. Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard
  6. California Sen. Kamala Harris
  7. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar
  8. Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke
  9. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders
  10. Billionaire investor and activist Tom Steyer
  11. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren
  12. Entrepreneur Andrew Yang
What A Week Of Depositions Tells Us About The Impeachment Inquiry | 1a.org | 10/16/19 | 1hr
Yesterday, George P. Kent, a State Department official overseeing Ukraine policy became the latest person to come before a House committee during the impeachment investigation.

Earlier this week, it was Fiona Hill, the former White House adviser for Russia and Eurasia affairs who headed up to Capitol Hill.

Lost track of all the people yet? BuzzFeed put together a "cast of characters" guide to all the people involved in the investigation.
**October 15, 2019 PBS NewsHour full episode | PBS | 10/15/19 | 1hr
    Segments From This Episode
  1. As Giuliani defies subpoena, testimony reveals officials raised concern about his conduct - 5 min
  2. News Wrap: Hundreds charged in Barcelona protests - 5 min
  3. This Syrian city embodies the consequences of Trump's decision - 3 min
  4. How a 'lens of fear' can make officers more likely to use deadly force - 7 min
  5. Bipartisan sanctions are 'next best' way to influence Turkey now, Van Hollen says - 7 min
  6. The hot topics 2020 Democrats could debate tonight - 6 min
  7. Why the founders let Congress define impeachment-worthy crimes - 6 min
  8. Soaring housing costs stretch already-strapped college students - 7 min
  9. How fiction draws Pulitzer-winner Elizabeth Strout home to Maine - 6 min
1 Big Thing: Rudy, Rudy, Rudy | Axios | MSNBC | 10/16/19 | 2:54
**Schiff, Pelosi say House will not yet call for formal Trump impeachment vote | PBS | 10/15/19 | 13:57
Trump Impeachment Inquiry Banks Evidence As Witnesses Testify | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC | 10/16/19 | 17:05
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Trump's Mideast Move Creates Mayhem | The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | 10/14/19 | 5:58
Jimmy Kimmel
Donald Trump Has Lied 13,000 Times as President | Jimmy Kimmel | 10/16/19 | 4:35

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