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6:45 PM ET, September 23, 2017

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Lindsey Adler / Deadspin:
Teresa Kaepernick On Trump Calling Injustice Protesters Sons Of Bitches: “It's What Most Of Us Have Come To Expect From Him”  —  President Donald Trump has made something of a hobby out of attacking private citizens, Colin Kaepernick among them.  During a rally held in Alabama last night …
Discussion: Raw Story and IJR
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Lee Moran / HuffPost:
NFL Stars Erupt In Anger Over Donald Trump's ‘Son Of A Bitch’ Speech  —  “I can't take anything our Celebrity in Chief says seriously.  He's a real life clown/troll.”  —  National Football League stars past and present are expressing outrage after President Donald Trump used an address in Huntsville …
Discussion: Raw Story, CNN, Politicus USA and The Week
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
With ‘son of a bitch’ comments, Trump tried to divide NFL and its players  —  Trump: I wish NFL owners respected US flag  —  The Trump presidency is a test.  Institutions like the courts, the news media and the business community have all been tested.  Now it's the NFL and the NBA's turn.
New York Times:
Trump Attacks Warriors' Curry.  LeBron James's Retort: ‘U Bum.’  —  President Trump took aim at two of the world's most powerful sports leagues and some of their most popular athletes, directly inserting himself into an already fiery debate over race, social justice and the role athletes have played in highlighting those issues.
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
NFL's Goodell: Trump's ‘divisive comments’ show a ‘lack of respect’  —  NFL commissioner Roger Goodell fired back at President Trump on Saturday for encouraging league owners to remove players who take a knee during the national anthem, saying Trump's “divisive comments” show “an unfortunate lack of respect for the NFL.”
Miranda Green / CNN:
NFL commissioner, LeBron James blast Trump for tweets against athletes
Washington Post:
Trump turns sports into a political battleground with comments on NFL and Steph Curry
Henry C. Jackson / Politico:
Trump sparks war with NFL — and LeBron
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Trump touts 'Big Luther's' loyalty, electability at Alabama rally
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Steve Bannon to headline Roy Moore rally in Alabama  —  Steve Bannon is heading to Alabama Sunday night to rally for Judge Roy Moore on Monday night with Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty.  —  Why it matters: This rally is three days after President Trump, Bannon's former boss …
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
As Trump campaigns for Strange in Alabama, he expresses some doubts: ‘I might have made a mistake’  —  HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — President Trump campaigned on Friday night for Alabama Senate candidate Luther Strange, in a race that has pitted him against his most loyal supporters and that holds …
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
'I love Alabama — it's special': At rally for Sen. Luther Strange, Trump vents frustrations in rambling speech
Discussion: Fox News and Talking Points Memo
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:   Hannity to interview Bannon at Moore rally on eve of Alabama Senate run-off
Politico:
Republicans continue Obamacare repeal work despite opposition  —  Some Senate Republicans are continuing to work on their last-minute Obamacare repeal plan, according to sources familiar with the matter, even as the odds of success appear impossibly long.  —  Sens. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana …
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Here's The Simplest Reason Lisa Murkowski Likely Won't Support This ACA Repeal Bill  —  It's just math.  —  WASHINGTON Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has all but killed Obamacare repeal, but there's still one senator in particular who could make it a done deal and nobody knows where she stands: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska).
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Clinton: Some women ‘disrespected themselves’ at Trump campaign rallies … said Saturday that some women are “publicly disrespecting themselves” in their support of President Trump.  —  “When I see women doing that, I think why are they publicly disrespecting themselves?
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Clark Mindock / The Independent:
‘Inevitable’ that North Korean missiles will hit US mainland after Donald Trump's insults, says Pyongyang foreign minister at UN  —  North Korea's foreign minister says that it is inevitable that missiles from his country will hit the United States after the American military flew bombers further north …
Discussion: IJR
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Associated Press:
The Latest: US showing North Korea its military might
Discussion: Politico
CBS Miami:
Nursing Home Voicemail to Governor Deleted  —  Hollywood - The voicemail messages left on Gov. Rick Scott's personal cellphone by a Hollywood nursing home where at least 11 people have died following Hurricane Irma, were deleted, according to the governor's office.
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John Bowden / The Hill:   Florida governor under fire over nursing home voicemails left during hurricane
Dan Diamond / Politico:
Tom Price to halt taxpayer-funded travel on private jets pending review  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price told Fox News on Saturday that he'll stop his taxpayer-funded travel on private jets, pending a formal review by his department's inspector general.  —  “We've heard the criticism.
Discussion: Axios and Fox News
ESPN:
Steve Kerr: No decision on White House visit until we discuss as team  —  The Golden State Warriors plan to meet as a team this fall to discuss whether they'll celebrate their NBA championship at the White House, team and league officials told ESPN.  —  “We will meet as a team to discuss …
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Alicia Cohn / The Hill:
Trump says NBA player Stephen Curry no longer invited to White House
Lois Beckett / The Guardian:
‘Junk science’: experts cast doubt on widely cited college free speech survey  —  Survey saying 20% of US college students believe it's appropriate to use violence against offensive speech was administered to an opt-in online panel … Polling experts are raising concerns …
Fox News:
Doomsday is not on Saturday after all, writer says after predicting end of the world  —  The end is still nigh — just not as nigh as it was earlier this week, a Doomsday writer says.  —  David Meade, who claimed the world is ending Saturday when a mysterious planet collides with Earth, is now backtracking on the calamitous claim.
 
 
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Jacob J. Lew / New York Times:
Four Rules for the Coming Tax Reform Debate
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Alan Durning / Sightline Institute:
Yes, You Can Build Your Way to Affordable Housing
Discussion: Grist
Phil Galewitz / CNNMoney:
Plan to shut Obamacare site during open enrollment draws critics
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
USA Today:
School choice is crucial for African-American students' success
Reuters:
Saudi cleric suspended over ‘quarter-brain’ women drivers quip
Discussion: Daily Wire and The Daily Caller
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Showdown looms over Trump dossier; FBI misses third deadline to turn over subpoenaed documents
Discussion: Power Line
Politico:
Corey Lewandowski appears to be working with another lobbying firm
Asha Rangappa / Just Security:
What the FISA Warrants Against Paul Manafort Tell Us About Mueller's Investigation
Discussion: Politico
Marcella Baietto / USA Today:
Travelers warned about meth-laced soda in Mexico
Discussion: Snopes.com and East Bay Times
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Gets Blunt at the United Nations
 

 
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