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5:00 PM ET, October 7, 2017

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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.
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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.
Yashar Ali / HuffPost:
TV Reporter Says Harvey Weinstein Masturbated In Front Of Her  —  The new revelation, which allegedly took place a decade ago, comes after an explosive New York Times report said Weinstein had previously settled eight sexual harassment claims.  —  Harvey Weinstein once trapped a woman …
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Angelina Chapin / HuffPost:
Attorney Lisa Bloom Drops Harvey Weinstein As Sexual Harassment Allegations Escalate  —  A Friday report alleged the media mogul trapped a woman in a hallway and masturbated in front of her.  —  The high-profile attorney Lisa Bloom is stepping down from her role as an adviser …
Sandra Gonzalez / CNN:
How Hollywood has reacted to Weinstein allegations
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  —  Incident, in which car mounted pavement and members of public apparently detained driver, being treated as traffic accident  —  Eleven people have been injured after a car struck pedestrians outside the Natural History Museum in west London.
Discussion: Mother Jones and The Week
Jon Sharman / The Independent:
Natural History Museum: Police incident after ‘car mounts pavement’, injuring number …
Discussion: SARAH PALIN, IJR and The Daily Caller
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
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Associated Press:   Expressing empathy remains a challenge for Trump
CNN:   Tillerson chaos lays bare Kelly's struggle to manage White House
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
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.
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 …
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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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Schumer: I told Trump that ObamaCare repeal was ‘off the table’  —  (D-N.Y.) said Saturday he told President Trump that Democrats would be open to stabilizing the health-care system, but that another push to repeal and replace ObamaCare was “off the table.”  —  “The president wanted …
Discussion: Liberal Values and RedState
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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'  —  Bill Maher couldn't help but note that the way Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock is being treated differently than other terrorists that have attacked Americans in the past.
Doug Sosnik / Washington Post:
Trump is on track to win reelection  —  Doug Sosnik, a Democratic political strategist, was a senior adviser to President Bill Clinton from 1994 to 2000.  —  More than half of Americans don't think Donald Trump is fit to serve as president, yet he has a clear path to winning reelection.
Alicia Cohn / The Hill:
Ivana Trump speculates Ivanka could run for president  —  The mother of Ivanka Trump is speculating her daughter could run for president someday.  —  President Trump's daughter, who is also an adviser to the president, has never run for office.  —  “Maybe in fifteen years,” …
Discussion: RedState and The Week
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Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:   In book, Ivana Trump relives divorce from future president
Caleb Parke / Fox News:
UC student who stole ‘MAGA’ hat in viral video could face felony charges  —  A college student in California who says he was assaulted by a classmate for wearing a ‘MAGA’ hat on campus said he plans to file criminal charges against his attacker.  —  Matthew Vitale, a member of the University of California …
Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
Debt Alone Won't Crush Puerto Rico.  Depopulation Is the Curse.  —  Erasing the island's bond obligations would not be sufficient, if migration continues.  —  “They owe a lot of money to your friends on Wall Street,” Donald Trump told Geraldo Rivera.  “We're going to have to wipe that out.
Discussion: Instapundit
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Michael Tackett / New York Times:   An Exodus From Puerto Rico Could Remake Florida Politics
 
 
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Foreign Policy:
As U.S. Retreats From World Organizations, China Steps in to Fill the Void
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Shock poll: NFL now least liked sport, core fans down 31%
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
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
The Supreme Court's Gerrymandering Case and Strategies for Winning Justice Kennedy's Vote
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Shifting attitudes among Democrats have big implications for 2020
Discussion: Political Wire
 Earlier Items: 
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
Jennifer Weiner / New York Times:
The Flagrant Sexual Hypocrisy of Conservative Men
Discussion: WNYC News
 

 
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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

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix will host NFL Christmas games, including Beyonce's Halftime show, for only three hours after streaming them live; replays will be available on NFL+

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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