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PROBLEM: Even with a deadly car bombing and other mayhem marring the day -- the deadline for the American troop pullback under a Jan. 1 agreement -- Prime Minister Nouri Kamal al-Maliki seized on the occasion to position himself as a proud leader of a country independent at last  looking ahead to the next milestone of parliamentary elections in January.
 He made no mention of American troops in a nationally televised speech  even though nearly 130 000 remain in the country; most had already pulled back from Iraq's cities before Tuesday's deadline.
 In a national address  al-Maliki focused his praise on Iraqi troops and security forces for their role in fighting the insurgency. "The national united government succeeded in putting down the sectarian war that was threatening the unity and the sovereignty of Iraq " he said  as if the United States had played no role.
 President Barack Obama  who ran for office on a pledge to end the war  marked the occasion with minimal fanfare  declaring it "an important milestone" even as he warned of "difficult days ahead."
 "The Iraqi people are rightly treating this day as cause for celebration " he said.
 The withdrawal did not command its own presidential appearance -- his brief remarks were delivered at a ceremony honoring entrepreneurs -- a marked contrast with his predecessor  who rarely missed an opportunity to celebrate milestones in Iraq.
 Military experts anticipate more violence in the days ahead. Maliki's effort to capitalize on Iraq's latent anti-Americanism and to extol the abilities of his troops is a risky strategy. If it turns out that Iraqi troops cannot control the violence  al-Maliki will be vulnerable to criticism from rivals -- both if he has to ask the Americans to return but also if he fails to enforce security without them.
 Some American commanders have said they were taken aback by al-Malikial-Maliki's insistence on taking credit for all the security successes in Iraq  but they also see the importance of having him and Iraqi troops appear strong  especially in the face of multiple insurgent factions intent on destabilizing the government.
 Gen. Raymond T. Odierno brushed aside the dismissive tone of Iraqi leaders' public remarks about the Americans  saying that al-Maliki had personally thanked him on Monday night and again on Tuesday for the sacrifices American troops have made.

SOLUTION: IRAQ-ART-1STLD-WRITETHRU-680

PROBLEM: "My voice and what I do in my community and what I stand for -- I do n't think that I have to show you guys more getting on the knee or doing something else or trying to create something else ," James told reporters ." 
LeBron James does n't plan to take a knee during the national anthem when the NBA season opens . 
That said , James took time during his media day press conference Monday to bemoan Colin Kaepernick 's ongoing unemployment and offer his support . 
"I salute Colin Kaepernick for being as powerful as he was and being the one that he had to fall on his sword , unfortunately -- and I hate that ," James told reporters . 
James said he does not feel player protests are about disrespecting the military or the flag but that he does not plan on joining the movement .

SOLUTION: LeBron James Says He 'd Sign Colin Kaepernick If He Owned NFL Team . 

PROBLEM: The footage takes place in an Iowa fire station and features two different camera angles. Back in September  video was leaked of fellow MSNBC star  Lawrence O'Donnell  launching into profanity-laced tirades at  his  staff during a taping of  his  show.  He  complained about "insanity in my earpiece" and begging someone to "stop the hammering!"
 O'Donnell 's tirades were first reported by Mediaite  which posted a stitched-together video of the outbursts that lasted more than eight minutes  resulted in the liberal host becoming a punchline for  his  outburst. While the footage of  O'Donnell  was embarrassing  itâs far from making a joke about alleged serial rapist Bill Cosby â and it appears  Matthews  is aware of  his  wrongdoing.
 Matthews  issued a statement to The Cut: âThis was a terrible comment I made in poor taste during the height of the Bill Cosby headlines. I realize thatâs no excuse. I deeply regret it and Iâm sorry.â
The Cut said  Matthews  has a long history of derogatory comments about Clinton  and  he  once called her witchy " "anti-male" and "uppity " according to Jezebel.
MSNBC recently admitted that  Matthews  had settled with a former producer who accused  him  of sexual harassment. In fact  NBC News and MSNBC have dealt with a variety of other high-profile issues lately.

SOLUTION:
MSNBC's Chris Matthews mocks Hillary Clinton makes Bill Cosby pill joke in unearthed footage