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10:10 PM ET, October 7, 2017

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New York Times:
Hoping to Have Trump Cleared, Legal Team Eases Resistance to Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — White House officials once debated a scorched-earth strategy of publicly criticizing and undercutting Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel investigating Russian efforts to disrupt last year's election.
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Collusion and the Trump Dossier  —  If the Trump dossier is a tissue of lies, why are the Justice Department and FBI, now controlled by Trump appointees, concealing information about it?  —  It is an article of faith among the president's most ardent supporters: The Trump dossier is a completely discredited piece of garbage.
New York Times:
Lisa Bloom, Lawyer Advising Harvey Weinstein, Resigns Amid Criticism From Board Members  —  The lawyer Lisa Bloom resigned on Saturday as an adviser to Harvey Weinstein, the high-powered film producer facing allegations of rampant sexual harassment, amid harsh criticism of her handling of his defense.
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Pigs of Liberalism  —  If you are surprised by the news that Harvey Weinstein of Miramax fame, a man well known for profane tirades and physical altercations and scrounging M&Ms off movie theater floors, is also the sort of charmer who loafs around semi-nude while asking subordinates for …
Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Trump on North Korea: ‘Only one thing will work’  —  President Donald Trump on Saturday lamented decades of “failed” foreign policy with North Korea, saying “only one thing” will work.  —  “Presidents and their administrations have been talking to North Korea for 25 years …
Discussion: Axios, TalkLeft and CANNONFIRE
Mike Martindale / Detroit News:
Michigan rapist gets joint custody  —  A Sanilac County Circuit judge has granted parenting time and joint legal custody of an 8-year-old boy to a convicted sex offender who allegedly raped the child's mother nine years ago.  —  Christopher Mirasolo, 27, of Brown City was awarded joint legal custody …
Discussion: Raw Story
Daily Mail:
Eleven injured as taxi driver ‘deliberately mows down pedestrians’ after mounting the pavement outside London's Natural History Museum before being pinned to the ground and arrested in front of stunned tourists  — Man arrested in the heart of capital's museum land after several pedestrians were mowed down by a vehicle
Discussion: The Last Refuge
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The Guardian:
Natural History Museum crash that injured 11 ‘not terror-related’ - police
Discussion: Mother Jones and The Week
Jon Sharman / The Independent:
Natural History Museum: Police incident after ‘car mounts pavement’, injuring number …
Discussion: IJR and SARAH PALIN
Washington Post:
Hurricane Nate strengthens on its path to Gulf Coast landfall Saturday evening  —  Hurricane Nate is approaching the northern Gulf Coast on Saturday afternoon, predicted to make landfall somewhere between New Orleans and Mobile on Saturday evening as a Category 2.
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Shock poll: NFL now least liked sport, core fans down 31%  —  Over just one month of player, coach, and owner protests of the flag and National Anthem, the National Football League has gone from America's sport to the least liked of top professional and college sports, according to a new poll.
Louise Radnofsky / Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Sign Order Easing Health Plan Rules, Official Says  —  Executive action expected next week would roll back some Obamacare requirements  —  WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump will sign an executive order next week to start lifting some insurance rules set by his predecessor's Affordable Care Act …
Discussion: New York Times
Christine Dunn / providencejournal.com:
James Woods to sell home in Exeter  —  PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Oscar-nominated actor James Woods is selling one of his four homes in Rhode Island, a property on Boone Lake in Exeter, for $1.39 million, according to the listing real-estate agent, Allen Gammons.  —  Gammons said the property …
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Watergate legend Carl Bernstein reveals GOP Congress has ‘lost confidence’ in Trump's fitness for office  —  Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Carl Bernstein described the Trump administration as “unlike anything I have seen in 50 years in Washington” while reporting that Republicans …
Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
The ‘Resistance,’ Raising Big Money, Upends Liberal Politics  —  WASHINGTON — It started as a scrappy grass-roots protest movement against President Trump, but now the so-called resistance is attracting six- and seven-figure checks from major liberal donors, posing an insurgent challenge …
TMZ.com:
Nelly — Arrested for Rape  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  9:25 AM PT — Nelly's lawyer tells TMZ, “Nelly is the victim of a completely fabricated allegation.  Our initial investigation, clearly establishes the allegation is devoid of credibility and is motivated by greed and vindictiveness.
Patrick McGreevy / Los Angeles Times:
Knowingly exposing others to HIV will no longer be a felony in California  —  Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Friday that lowers from a felony to a misdemeanor the crime of knowingly exposing a sexual partner to HIV without disclosing the infection.  —  The measure also applies …
Discussion: twitchy.com and National Review
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
In a switch, GOP deserts its budget-cutting mantra  —  The Republican Party has largely abandoned its platform of fiscal restraint, pivoting sharply in a way that could add trillions of dollars in federal debt over the next decade.  —  Cutting spending to balance the budget was almost religion …
Discussion: Political Wire
Franco Ordoñez / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Leadership fears Trump staff undermining president on Dreamers  —  WASHINGTON  —  Congressional leaders fear President Donald Trump's staff are exploiting the president's busy schedule to push their own agenda and undermine his pledge to protect Dreamers.  —  According to four political …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Political Wire
Michael Tackett / New York Times:
An Exodus From Puerto Rico Could Remake Florida Politics  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — Every day dozens of Puerto Ricans straggle into the Orlando area, fleeing their homes and lives ravaged by Hurricane Maria.  In the months to come, officials here said, that number could surge to more than 100,000.
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Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
Debt Alone Won't Crush Puerto Rico. Depopulation Is the Curse.
Discussion: Instapundit
Foreign Policy:
As U.S. Retreats From World Organizations, China Steps in to Fill the Void  —  Beijing is trying to repurpose abandoned international agencies like UNESCO to serve its strategic interests — such as controlling the internet.  —  China's latest bid to flex its diplomatic muscles …
 
 
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The Hill:
Critics see Trump sabotage on Obamacare
Discussion: RedState and Splinter
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
How Leftism Can Ruin a Once-Proud School District
Discussion: StarTribune.com
Todd Richmond / Associated Press:
University of Wisconsin approves protest punishment policy
Discussion: The Root
Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
In book, Ivana Trump relives divorce from future president
Discussion: The Week, The Hill and RedState
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
The Supreme Court's Gerrymandering Case and Strategies for Winning Justice Kennedy's Vote
 Earlier Items: 
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Shifting attitudes among Democrats have big implications for 2020
Discussion: Political Wire
Associated Press:
Expressing empathy remains a challenge for Trump
Yahoo:
64 hours in October: How one weekend blew up the rules of American politics
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Maher nails why only white people get away with gun violence: If you can't see it 'you're probably racist'
The Daily Beast:
A Steve Bannon Ally at the Broadcasting Board of Governors Believes There's a Massive Pro-Cuba Conspiracy at Foot
Discussion: Raw Story and CNNMoney
Doug Sosnik / Washington Post:
Trump is on track to win reelection
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

 
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