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New York Times:
Sean Spicer Says He Regrets Berating Reporters Over Inauguration Crowds — During his surprise comedy skit at the Emmys on Sunday, Sean Spicer may have made light of his six-month tenure as the White House press secretary, but a message was also embedded in his performance.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Sean Spicer's yucky cameo at the Emmys — Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer got a turn on one of Hollywood's glitziest stages Sunday night. And he used it to laugh about the falsehoods he told the American people in an attempt to rehabilitate his image. — I'm all for a good laugh.
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Emmy Awards Match All-Time Low Of 2016 With 11.4M Viewers; Hits Demo Low
Emmy Awards Match All-Time Low Of 2016 With 11.4M Viewers; Hits Demo Low
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Why did the Emmys help Sean Spicer rebrand?
Why did the Emmys help Sean Spicer rebrand?
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Christina Cauterucci / Slate:
Sean Spicer's Emmy Awards Cameo Was a Sickening, Cynical Laugh Grab
Sean Spicer's Emmy Awards Cameo Was a Sickening, Cynical Laugh Grab
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Chris Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Sean Spicer on His Wild Emmys Night: “I Thought It Was Kinda Funny”
Sean Spicer on His Wild Emmys Night: “I Thought It Was Kinda Funny”
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New York Times:
Trump Lawyers Clash Over How Much to Cooperate With Russia Inquiry — WASHINGTON — President Trump's legal team is wrestling with how much to cooperate with the special counsel looking into Russian election interference, an internal debate that led to an angry confrontation last week between …
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Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
Trump lawyers spill beans thanks to terrible choice of restaurant — next door to the New York Times — It is every Washington reporter's dream to sit down at a restaurant, overhear secret stuff, and get a scoop. It rarely happens. — Still, everyone in town important enough …
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
WH officials fear colleagues wearing wires for Mueller: report
WH officials fear colleagues wearing wires for Mueller: report
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Dems demand full CBO analysis of Obamacare repeal plan — Democratic congressional leaders are demanding a full budget analysis of the latest Republican effort to repeal Obamacare, a move that threatens to stall the legislation ahead of a critical Sept. 30 deadline.
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Paige Winfield Cunningham / Washington Post:
The Health 202: The new GOP Obamacare repeal effort faces the same old math
The Health 202: The new GOP Obamacare repeal effort faces the same old math
Sean Moran / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Lindsey Graham Drives Obamacare Repeal Bill on Breitbart Radio: Melt Phone Lines …
Exclusive — Lindsey Graham Drives Obamacare Repeal Bill on Breitbart Radio: Melt Phone Lines …
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Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
Trump's claim there were long gas lines in North Korea has residents puzzled — TOKYO — In his latest Twitter outburst against North Korea, President Trump said that “long gas lines [are] forming in North Korea,” adding an exclamatory “Too bad!” (In the same tweet, he bestowed a new nickname on Kim Jong Un: “Rocket Man.")
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David Siders / Politico:
Jerry Brown compares Trump supporters to ignorant cave dwellers — California Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday called President Donald Trump's approach to climate change and North Korea “stupid and dangerous and silly,” sharpening his criticism of the president and comparing his supporters to ignorant cave dwellers.
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Trump's team gunning for potential 2020 reelection rivals
Trump's team gunning for potential 2020 reelection rivals
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Max Abelson / Bloomberg:
Obama Goes From White House to Wall Street in Less Than One Year — Ex-president speaks to Carlyle, Cantor, Northern Trust — ‘If someone is willing to pay him to give a speech, God bless’ — Follow @bpolitics for all the latest news, and sign up for our daily Balance of Power newsletter.
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Moore laments racial division between ‘reds and yellows’ — Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, one of two Republicans competing in a primary runoff next week, appeared to use racially insensitive terms to describe Native Americans and Asians during a campaign speech on Sunday.
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
McConnell's mortal enemy might soon be in his caucus
McConnell's mortal enemy might soon be in his caucus
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CNNMoney:
Meghan McCain in talks to join 'The View" — Meghan McCain is in late-stage talks to join ABC's “The View,” three sources familiar with the matter told CNN. — McCain, who did not immediately respond to a request for comment, announced last week that she was leaving Fox News.
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Mara Siegler / Page Six:
Did Jedediah Bila exit ‘The View’ because of Hillary Clinton?
Did Jedediah Bila exit ‘The View’ because of Hillary Clinton?
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Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
Jedediah Bila leaving ‘The View’
Jedediah Bila leaving ‘The View’
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Ryan Broderick / BuzzFeed:
Anti-Fascists Used Twitter To Find A Neo-Nazi Walking Around Seattle And Beat Him Up — On Sunday afternoon, a Twitter account called @bigotbasher posted a photo of a man apparently riding Seattle's D line while wearing a swastika armband. — Around the same time, the photo was posted to Reddit's Seattle subreddit.
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Susan Hogan / Washington Post:
St. Louis officers chant ‘whose streets, our streets’ while arresting protesters — St. Louis police arrested more than 80 people Sunday after a peaceful protest turned violent as night fell. In a concentrated area downtown, some protesters smashed windows and overturned trash cans …
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
St. Louis police officers chant ‘whose street, our street’ during protests
St. Louis police officers chant ‘whose street, our street’ during protests
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Susannah Cullinane / CNN:
More than 80 arrested in third night of St. Louis protests
More than 80 arrested in third night of St. Louis protests
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Sewell Chan / New York Times:
Stanislav Petrov, Soviet Officer Who Helped Avert Nuclear War, Is Dead at 77 — Early on the morning of Sept. 26, 1983, Stanislav Petrov helped prevent the outbreak of nuclear war. — A 44-year-old lieutenant colonel in the Soviet Air Defense Forces, he had begun his shift as the duty officer …
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Dan Helmer / YouTube:
Helmer Zone — Virginians in the 10th Congressional District and around the state need a representative who is willing to sit down with them and hear about the problems they face. — We need a strong Representative who is willing to be a “wingman” to the people of VA-10.
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CBS San Francisco:
Demonstrators Shout Down Pelosi At San Francisco DREAM Act Event — SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A vocal group of undocumented youths and their supporters drowned out House Minority Nancy Pelosi Monday at a news conference where she was calling on the Trump administration to immediately pass the DREAM Act.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Over DACA, an acute case of Trump Panic Syndrome
Over DACA, an acute case of Trump Panic Syndrome
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Terry Gross / NPR:
Hillary Clinton Says She's ‘Optimistic About Our Country, But I Am Not Naive’ — Ten months after her surprising loss in the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton is back with a new memoir. In What Happened, Clinton reflects on the tumultuous campaign and her devastating defeat …
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Samantha Phillips / WKBN-TV:
Boardman man wears clown mask to scare daughter, gunshot is fired — BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) - A father decided to prank his daughter by wearing a clown mask and chasing her, which resulted in a gunshot and charges against two Boardman men. — Vernon Barrett Jr. wore a clown mask and chased …
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Shrink at least 4 national monuments and modify a half-dozen others, Zinke tells Trump — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has recommended that President Trump modify 10 national monuments created by his immediate predecessors, including shrinking the boundaries of at least four western sites …
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