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Politico:
White House communications director Hope Hicks retains lawyer in Russia probe — White House communications director Hope Hicks has retained a personal attorney, as the special counsel's investigation into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia is expected to heat up this fall.
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New York Times:
New White House Chief of Staff Has an Enforcer — Lost in the scramble to cope with Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, the response to North Korea's nuclear provocations and the shock at President Trump's instant alliance with Democrats was a little-noticed bureaucratic earthquake that shook the White House this week.
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Political Wire, Business Insider and Politicus USA
Jason Samenow / Washington Post:
Extreme Hurricane Irma closing in on Florida, posing dire threat — (This story will be updated throughout Friday. It was last updated to incorporate the 8 p.m. National Hurricane Center advisory; some more information about storm surge was added in section on Florida effects.)
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CNN:
Forecasters: Hurricane Irma to regain Category 5 strength — (CNN)Hurricane Irma battered parts of Cuba and the central Bahamas, and forecasters predicted Friday evening the massive storm will strengthen into a Category 5 storm again before it slams into the Florida Keys.
Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Rush Limbaugh evacuates Florida home after floating unfounded theories about Hurricane Irma
Rush Limbaugh evacuates Florida home after floating unfounded theories about Hurricane Irma
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Salon, Mediaite, AOL and The Moderate Voice
Associated Press:
Caribbean residents left reeling over Irma's destruction
Caribbean residents left reeling over Irma's destruction
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FOX6Now.com, Mediaite and fox8.com
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Fox News Will Part Ways With Eric Bolling After Harassment Investigation — Fox News Channel will part ways with host Eric Bolling, a host and contributor whose on-air presence at the 21st Century Fox-owned network had been growing in recent months, after allegations surfaced …
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Raw Story, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Media Matters for America, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite and RedState
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Yashar Ali / HuffPost:
Eric Bolling Out At Fox News — The news comes a month after HuffPost reported the host sent unsolicited lewd texts to female colleagues. — Fox News has parted ways with host Eric Bolling, the network confirmed Friday, just over a month after an exclusive HuffPost report revealed Bolling …
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Eric Bolling is out at Fox News over sex pictures, while Charles Payne returns to Fox Business
Eric Bolling is out at Fox News over sex pictures, while Charles Payne returns to Fox Business
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American Thinker, AOL, Deadline, Talking Points Memo, IJR and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
FEMA.gov:
Hurricane Irma Rumor Control — Rumor: Pets in Shelters and Hotels — There are reports emergency shelters are required to accommodate pets and service animals belonging to people who have evacuated. This is TRUE. (September 8) — There are also reports hotels are required to accommodate pets for people who have evacuated.
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The Daily Caller
Brian Fung / Washington Post:
Equifax finally responds to swirling concerns over consumers' legal rights — Update: Equifax issued a statement Friday evening. “In response to consumer inquiries, we have made it clear that the arbitration clause and class action waiver included in the Equifax and TrustedID Premier terms …
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Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
Seriously, Equifax? This Is a Breach No One Should Get Away With — Equifax, you had one job. Your only purpose as a corporation, the reason you were created and remain a going concern, is to collect and maintain people's most private financial data. — Now you have fallen down on your only job — and spectacularly so.
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Mashable, more at Techmeme »
Ira Madison III / The Daily Beast:
Maria Sharapova's Vile, Racially Tinged Treatment of Serena Williams … To understand Maria Sharapova is to know that she had the gall to name her forthcoming memoir Unstoppable after she could not beat rival Serena Williams 18 times in a row, even with the aid of performance-enhancing drugs.
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East Bay Times and The Root
Gail Schontzler / Bozeman Daily Chronicle Audio:
Baucus backs single-payer health system — It's time for America to consider seriously a single-payer, government-run health system, says Max Baucus, Montana's longest serving U.S. senator, former ambassador to China and one of the chief architects of Obamacare.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Holy Crap. Max Baucus Now Supports Single Payer?
Holy Crap. Max Baucus Now Supports Single Payer?
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Joseph Lawler / Washington Examiner:
GOP outraged after Trump refuses to consider Lois Lerner prosecution … The Department of Justice told members of Congress Friday that it wouldn't reconsider the question of whether to prosecute former IRS official Lois Lerner for her role in the tax agency's targeting of conservative groups, eliciting criticism from House Republicans.
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Fox News, Power Line, The Resurgent, The Gateway Pundit and RedState
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John Bowden / The Hill:
GOP lawmakers furious after DOJ declines to prosecute ex-IRS official Lois Lerner
GOP lawmakers furious after DOJ declines to prosecute ex-IRS official Lois Lerner
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Associated Press and IJR
Azwar Shakeel / The Daily Californian:
ASUC Senate fails to pass resolution denouncing UC Berkeley subsidization of Ben Shapiro event — ASUC Senate convened Wednesday to discuss a highly contentious senate resolution that was pulled from last week's agenda for legal reconsideration. After some minor amendments …
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The Daily Caller and Daily Wire
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James Barrett / Daily Wire:
Berkeley Announces EXTREME Security Measures For Shapiro Event
Berkeley Announces EXTREME Security Measures For Shapiro Event
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Berkeleyside, Washington Free Beacon, The Daily Caller and Lone Conservative
Public Affairs / Berkeley News:
Ben Shapiro visit: Campus details logistics and resources
Ben Shapiro visit: Campus details logistics and resources
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Daily Wire, The Daily Signal, Townhall.com, MichelleMalkin.com and Lone Conservative
Siva Vaidhyanathan / New York Times:
Facebook Wins, Democracy Loses — CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — On Wednesday, Facebook revealed that hundreds of Russia-based accounts had run anti-Hillary Clinton ads precisely aimed at Facebook users whose demographic profiles implied a vulnerability to political propaganda.
Rosemary Feitelberg / WWD:
Will Joe Biden Run in 2020? His Designer Daughter Ashley Sure Hopes So — Livelihood founder Ashley Biden is all about American manufacturing, a commitment she shares with her father Joe, who may run for president in 2020. — Ashley Biden and former Vice President Joe Biden
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Washington Free Beacon, Business Insider, The Hill, Politicus USA and IJR
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Jennifer Hansler / CNN:
Joe Biden's daughter says ex-VP considering 2020 run
Dean Obeidallah / The Daily Beast:
Meet the Man Turning Anti-Muslim Hate Into Law … Sixteen years after the 9/11 attacks and anti-Muslim bigotry is not only alive, it's thriving. In fact, Donald Trump would likely not be president without it because his demonization of Muslims during the GOP primaries played a big role in securing the nomination.
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Raw Story
Michael Grunwald / Politico:
A Requiem for Florida, the Paradise That Should Never Have Been — ORLANDO, Fla.—The first Americans to spend much time in South Florida were the U.S. Army men who chased the Seminole Indians around the peninsula in the 1830s. And they hated it. Today, their letters read like Yelp reviews …
Naples Daily News:
Worried about being fired? Some in FL have few job protections if they evacuate — During emergencies, such as when a Category 5 hurricane is bearing down on South Florida, Naples government considers all of its employees as essential personnel. — In addition to police and firefighters …
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Washington Post
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Conservatives Seethe As House Passes Debt Deal Trump Struck With Dems — House conservatives were fuming Friday morning as the Republican conference voted on a deal President Donald Trump struck with Democrats to fund aid for Hurricane Harvey alongside measures to fund the government and raise the debt ceiling through mid-December.
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German Lopez / Vox:
Study: Trump fans are much angrier about housing assistance when they see an image of a black man — In contrast, Clinton supporters seemed relatively unmoved by racial cues. — All it takes to reduce support for housing assistance among Donald Trump supporters is exposure to an image of a black man.
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The Root, Raw Story and Politicus USA