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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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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.
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Addy Baird / ThinkProgress:
Limbaugh evacuates South Florida after claiming Hurricane Irma was a liberal hoax
Limbaugh evacuates South Florida after claiming Hurricane Irma was a liberal hoax
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
Mark Osborne / ABC News:
Hurricane Irma threatens ‘to devastate the United States,’ FEMA chief says
Hurricane Irma threatens ‘to devastate the United States,’ FEMA chief says
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CNN, ROMPER, Snopes.com, TheBlaze, Gothamist, Raw Story and The Guardian
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Limbaugh to evacuate after calling Irma climate change ploy
Limbaugh to evacuate after calling Irma climate change ploy
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Metro and Washington Times
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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Politicus USA
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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, The Gateway Pundit, RedState, Media Matters for America and Mediaite
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Eric Bolling is out at Fox News over sex pictures, while Charles Payne returns to Fox Business — Charles Payne, shown on the air at the Fox Business Network studios in New York in April 2015, is returning to Fox Business. (John Lamparski / Getty Images) — Sexual harassment investigations …
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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 …
The Hill:
GOP bristles at Mnuchin's debt plea: Do it for me — House Republicans bristled Friday at Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin — 's pitch for them to vote for a three-month debt and spending extension “for me,” exacerbating divisions between Capitol Hill and the White House.
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CNN:
The White House tried to calm furious House Republicans. It didn't go well.
The White House tried to calm furious House Republicans. It didn't go well.
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FOX2now.com, FOX6Now.com and KFOR-TV
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Conservatives Seethe As House Passes Debt Deal Trump Struck With Dems
Conservatives Seethe As House Passes Debt Deal Trump Struck With Dems
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Politico, Washington Monthly and Balloon Juice
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
House Republicans lash Mnuchin, Mulvaney behind closed doors
House Republicans lash Mnuchin, Mulvaney behind closed doors
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The Atlantic, AOL and Business Insider
Washington Post:
Spicer, Priebus, Hicks among six current and former Trump aides Mueller has expressed interest in interviewing for Russia probe … Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has alerted the White House that his team will likely seek to interview six top current and former advisers to President Trump …
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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
CNNMoney:
Chris Christie in talks to be cable news contributor after leaving office — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's possible career as a sports broadcaster may not have panned out, but he might still have a shot at a television gig. Christie has had conversations with both MSNBC and CNN …
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Politico, New York Magazine, Washington Free Beacon, TVNewser, Political Wire and Mediaite
Tina Nguyen / Vanity Fair:
Trump Budget Deal Gives G.O.P. Full-Blown Stockholm Syndrome — Conservatives can't decide whether to praise the president for sidelining them or blame Paul Ryan for Trump's betrayal. — Donald Trump's unexpected capitulation to new best buds “Chuck and Nancy” has thrown the Grand Old Party …
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Richard Cowan / Reuters:
Trump DACA decision followed months of meetings involving senior Democrat
Trump DACA decision followed months of meetings involving senior Democrat
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The Daily Caller and RealClearPolitics
Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Nancy Pelosi isn't apologizing to Democrats for cutting a deal with Trump
Nancy Pelosi isn't apologizing to Democrats for cutting a deal with Trump
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Washington Free Beacon, Townhall.com, Politico and Talking Points Memo
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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The Hill, Business Insider, Washington Free Beacon, Politicus USA and IJR
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Jennifer Hansler / CNN:
Joe Biden's daughter says ex-VP considering 2020 run
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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Power Line, The Gateway Pundit, The Resurgent 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
CBS News:
Steve Bannon: Trump's leaked “Access Hollywood” tape was a “litmus test” — In his first extensive interview since leaving the Trump administration, former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon tells “60 Minutes” about the fallout after the leaked “Access Hollywood” tape.
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Bannon: Christie lost cabinet spot after ‘Access Hollywood’ tape release
Bannon: Christie lost cabinet spot after ‘Access Hollywood’ tape release
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IJR, Politico, RedState, Business Insider, Conservative News Today and 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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Ian Bogost / The Atlantic:
The Banality of the Equifax Breach
The Banality of the Equifax Breach
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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
CNN:
Document details scrapped deal for Trump Tower Moscow — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)Around the time presidential candidate Donald Trump was touting his real estate dealings at a Republican primary debate, a proposal was in the works to build a Trump Tower in Russia that would have given …
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James Barrett / Daily Wire:
Berkeley Announces EXTREME Security Measures For Shapiro Event — Shutting down multiple buildings, parking lots; imposing strict ID checks; providing alternative spaces for faculty, students... In what is a truly stunning response to the appearance of a single speaker …
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Azwar Shakeel / The Daily Californian:
ASUC Senate fails to pass resolution denouncing UC Berkeley subsidization of Ben Shapiro event
ASUC Senate fails to pass resolution denouncing UC Berkeley subsidization of Ben Shapiro event
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