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src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181130092547im_/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/yAFxThroW-CI5t-yu8Q6FsF7kHI=/1x1/www.washingtonpost.com/pb/resources/img/spacer.gif" data-hi-res-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181130092547/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/ud1q4fus2FmGXEgUXfViwPcqZ4Q=/60x60/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/WTAQ3THRXII6RGOCZ7FG7T3BBQ.jpg" data-low-res-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181130092547/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/ud1q4fus2FmGXEgUXfViwPcqZ4Q=/60x60/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/WTAQ3THRXII6RGOCZ7FG7T3BBQ.jpg" data-raw-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181130092547/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/LR7IrZ0_IOIuLTVPdINigv_omi8=/1484x0/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/WTAQ3THRXII6RGOCZ7FG7T3BBQ.jpg" data-threshold="60" class="unprocessed _1-to-1 placeholder photo right big-img"> <div class="headline "> <span class="transparency-label"> Opinion </span> Trump won’t go down without a fight </div> <div class="clear"></div> </a> </li> <li class="pm-content "> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181130092547/http://washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2018/11/29/trump-should-be-freaked-out-right-about-now/?tid=pm_opinions_pop"> <div class="number left totalShown"> 2 </div> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181130092547im_/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/yAFxThroW-CI5t-yu8Q6FsF7kHI=/1x1/www.washingtonpost.com/pb/resources/img/spacer.gif" data-hi-res-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181130092547/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/8ALlugWZw5venPYLfHn-L_DIcB8=/60x60/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/NQSPVB3X6I2B7CUSBPMGGFZTHA.jpg" data-low-res-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181130092547/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/8ALlugWZw5venPYLfHn-L_DIcB8=/60x60/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/NQSPVB3X6I2B7CUSBPMGGFZTHA.jpg" data-raw-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181130092547/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/kOlqtO7awDHwcFh2FUHMPrAl070=/1484x0/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/NQSPVB3X6I2B7CUSBPMGGFZTHA.jpg" data-threshold="60" class="unprocessed _1-to-1 placeholder photo right big-img"> <div class="headline "> <span class="transparency-label"> Opinion </span> Trump should be freaked out right about now </div> <div class="clear"></div> </a> </li> <li class="pm-content "> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181130092547/http://washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/the-khashoggi-killing-had-roots-in-a-cutthroat-saudi-family-feud/2018/11/27/6d79880c-f17b-11e8-bc79-68604ed88993_story.html?tid=pm_opinions_pop"> <div class="number left totalShown"> 3 </div> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181130092547im_/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/yAFxThroW-CI5t-yu8Q6FsF7kHI=/1x1/www.washingtonpost.com/pb/resources/img/spacer.gif" data-hi-res-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181130092547/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/ClJbbE4S0eUs0Oi7_gIXm-70aGo=/60x60/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/SFYJQHHRVYI6RPDZNBQE5WEJSM.jpg" data-low-res-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181130092547/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/ClJbbE4S0eUs0Oi7_gIXm-70aGo=/60x60/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/SFYJQHHRVYI6RPDZNBQE5WEJSM.jpg" data-raw-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181130092547/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/tXf7fUEmDU5AMt-4By-6J41obR4=/1484x0/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/SFYJQHHRVYI6RPDZNBQE5WEJSM.jpg" data-threshold="60" class="unprocessed _1-to-1 placeholder photo right big-img"> <div class="headline "> <span class="transparency-label"> Opinion </span> The Khashoggi killing had roots in a cutthroat Saudi family feud </div> <div class="clear"></div> </a> </li> <li class="pm-content "> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181130092547/http://washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-denials-about-his-business-ties-in-russia-are-not-credible/2018/11/29/99b50446-f41e-11e8-aeea-b85fd44449f5_story.html?tid=pm_opinions_pop"> <div class="number left totalShown"> 4 </div> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181130092547im_/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/yAFxThroW-CI5t-yu8Q6FsF7kHI=/1x1/www.washingtonpost.com/pb/resources/img/spacer.gif" data-hi-res-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181130092547/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/bkwlWz1vSJRhHK21pegYJD95Mgo=/60x60/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/YNB2POHUFAI6RPDZNBQE5WEJSM.jpg" data-low-res-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181130092547/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/bkwlWz1vSJRhHK21pegYJD95Mgo=/60x60/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/YNB2POHUFAI6RPDZNBQE5WEJSM.jpg" data-raw-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181130092547/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/VnrpmyE1FaSYTLV6kp9T6V1J01s=/1484x0/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/YNB2POHUFAI6RPDZNBQE5WEJSM.jpg" data-threshold="60" class="unprocessed _1-to-1 placeholder photo right big-img"> <div class="headline "> <span class="transparency-label"> Opinion </span> Trump’s denials about his business ties in Russia are not credible </div> <div class="clear"></div> </a> </li> <li class="pm-content last"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181130092547/http://washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-krauthammer-the-enduring-miracle-of-the-american-constitution/2018/11/29/fb8879d2-f405-11e8-aeea-b85fd44449f5_story.html?tid=pm_opinions_pop"> <div class="number left totalShown"> 5 </div> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181130092547im_/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/yAFxThroW-CI5t-yu8Q6FsF7kHI=/1x1/www.washingtonpost.com/pb/resources/img/spacer.gif" data-hi-res-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181130092547/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/Tn0yMUJs2zZWh24306JmVSL0Jcg=/60x60/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/JS5LYPDLIEI6RPVHZDVSRPCSWE.jpg" data-low-res-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181130092547/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/Tn0yMUJs2zZWh24306JmVSL0Jcg=/60x60/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/JS5LYPDLIEI6RPVHZDVSRPCSWE.jpg" data-raw-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181130092547/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/G1iwyYWwfA4tnlMz1iEq1Y5psak=/1484x0/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/JS5LYPDLIEI6RPVHZDVSRPCSWE.jpg" data-threshold="60" class="unprocessed _1-to-1 placeholder photo right big-img"> <div class="headline "> <span class="transparency-label"> Opinion </span> Charles Krauthammer: The enduring miracle of the American Constitution </div> <div class="clear"></div> </a> </li> </ul> <wp-ad id="slug_mostread" 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