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Yashar Ali / HuffPost:
EXCLUSIVE: Meryl Streep Speaks Out Against Harvey Weinstein  —  She said the women who have spoken out against him are “heroes.”  —  Academy Award winner Meryl Streep called the alleged sexual harassment by Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein “disgraceful,” “inexcusable,” and an “abuse of power.”
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Sharon Waxman / The Wrap:
'Harvey Weinstein's Media Enablers'?  The New York Times Is One of Them  —  The paper had a story on mogul's sexual misconduct back in 2004 — but gutted it under pressure … He apologized and took an immediate leave of absence from the company he co-founded, but that wasn't enough.
Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
Strange Bedfellows  —  Donald Trump's acolytes are pissed off about Harvey Weinstein's abusiveness and misogyny.  —  Yes you read that right.  —  Weinstein dared sully the White House grounds, shrieked Breitbart, the Pravda of the Trump campaign.  The media must give more coverage …
Discussion: Mediaite
Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
‘S.N.L.’ Prepped Jokes About Harvey Weinstein, Then Shelved Them
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Hollywood is America's Conscience or Something
Rene Marsh / CNN:
The price tag for Pence's trip to Indianapolis  —  (CNN)How much did Vice President Mike Pence's trip to Indianapolis to watch — and then abruptly leave — a football game Sunday between the Indianapolis Colts and San Francisco 49ers cost?  —  Here is an estimate of just the air costs …
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Paola Chavez / ABC News:
The Note: What's dangerously serious about Trump's feud with Corker  —  What happened to the calm part?  The storms have begun, and just might spill over into real wars before they're done.  Sen. Bob Corker's public feud with President Trump is no mere war of words, even in the Trumpian insult era.
New York Times:
Bob Corker Says Trump's Recklessness Threatens ‘World War III’
Bloomberg:
Bannon Plans to Back Challengers to Most GOP Senators
Discussion: Washington Post
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Bob Corker tirade encapsulates five reasons why Trump has failed at governing
The Daily Beast:
Russia Recruited YouTubers to Bash ‘Racist B*tch’ Hillary Clinton Over Rap Beats … According to the YouTube page for “Williams and Kalvin,” the Clintons are “serial killers who are going to rape the whole nation.”  Donald Trump can't be racist because he's a “businessman.”
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CNN:
Russians' lawyer says new documents show Trump Tower meeting not about dirt on Clinton  —  (CNN)An attorney for the Russian billionaire who allegedly pushed for the June 2016 meeting between senior members of Trump's team and a Russian lawyer says he has documents showing the meeting wasn't really about dirt on Hillary Clinton.
Discussion: Raw Story
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Newly disclosed email sheds light on Trump Jr. meeting with Russian lawyer  —  A newly disclosed email sent on the morning of a Trump Tower meeting held during last year's presidential campaign between Donald Trump Jr. and a Russian lawyer raises new questions about how the key session came together.
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Feinstein says she is running for reelection  —  (D-Calif.) announced on Monday morning that she will run for reelection in 2018.  —  “I am running for reelection to the Senate.  Lots more to do: ending gun violence, combating climate change, access to healthcare.  I'm all in!”  Feinstein said in a tweet.
Discussion: Vox, Fox News and Joe.My.God.
Washington Post:
Google uncovers Russian-bought ads on YouTube, Gmail and other platforms  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Google for the first time has uncovered evidence that Russian operatives exploited the company's platforms in an attempt to interfere in the 2016 election, according to people familiar with the company's investigation.
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Lesley Stahl / CBS News:
Facebook “embeds,” Russia and the Trump campaign's secret weapon
Discussion: Washington Post
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Stephen Miller, the Powerful Survivor on the President's Right Flank  —  Mr. Miller, who was a conservative trapped in a liberal California high school, has rocketed to the upper reaches of White House influence, especially on immigration.  —  SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Stephen Miller had their attention.
Discussion: Raw Story
Todd ArcherESPN / ESPN:
Jerry Jones: Cowboys will bench any player who ‘disrespects’ flag  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said emphatically that his players will stand for the national anthem and not disrespect the flag, and if they do, the player or players will not play.
Discussion: The Root and AOL
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Eli Watkins / CNN:
Pence leaves Colts game after protest during anthem
Reuters:
Trump's popularity is slipping in rural America: poll  —  (Reuters) - Outside the Morgan County fair in McConnelsville, in a rural swath of Ohio that fervently backed U.S. President Donald Trump in last year's election, ticket seller John Wilson quietly counts off a handful of disappointments with the man he helped elect.
Discussion: Political Wire
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Republicans privately admit defeat on Obamacare repeal  —  For the first time, rank-and-file Republicans are acknowledging Obamacare may never be repealed.  —  After multiple failures to repeal the law, the White House and many GOP lawmakers are publicly promising to try again in early 2018.
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Eric Bradner / CNN:   Bannon expands his list of Senate Republican targets for 2018
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Ivana Trump: The president ‘for sure’ wouldn't be who he is without me  —  Ivana Trump said President Trump would not be the person he is today without her.  —  During an interview on CBS News that aired Sunday, she was asked: “He wouldn't be who he is without you?”  —  “That's for sure,” Ivana Trump replied.
Discussion: RedState
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Monica Lewinsky / CBS News:
“First Ex” Ivana Trump on parenting and the president's tweets
Discussion: Mediaite
New York Times:
The Republican's Guide to Presidential Etiquette  —  Illustrations by Oliver Munday  —  Republicans used to care a whole lot about how a president comported himself, and whether he acted at all times with the dignity his station demands.  —  “Is President Obama Disrespecting the Oval Office?”
Richard H. Thaler / Nobelprize.org:
The Prize in Economic Sciences 2017  —  The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2017 to  —  “for his contributions to behavioural economics”  —  Integrating economics with psychology
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Tyler Cowen / Marginal REVOLUTION:
Nobel Prize awarded to Richard Thaler
Discussion: Washington Post
IAVA:
POLL: IAVA Veterans And Troops Respond To NFL Protests » Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans Of America (IAVA)  —  For the past few weeks, many in America, including our President and Vice President, have been discussing protests in the NFL.  And many people on all sides are claiming to speak on behalf of veterans and servicemembers.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 
 
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Peter King / SI.com:
Pence, Powder and a Packer ‘Miracle’ in Dallas: NFL Week 5 Had It All, and Then Some
Amanda Woods / New York Post:
NYPD cop pummels teen in disturbing video
Discussion: Gothamist and Blue Lives Matter
Marcus Ryu / New York Times:
Why Corporate Tax Cuts Won't Create Jobs
WWBT-TV:
Ahead of final debate, Northam leads Gillespie by 7 points in poll
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Pressure on North Korea's Global Ties Bears Fruit
Alan Greenblatt / Politico:
Are Democrats Headed for a McGovern Redux?
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Gary Cohn and Steven Mnuchin Risk Their Reputations
 Earlier Items: 
Natasha Salmon / The Independent:
Frank Sinatra told Donald Trump to “go f*** himself”, new book reveals
Discussion: Political Wire
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
The League of Extraordinary Candidates: Economic Nationalist Leaders Plan for Anti-Establishment …
Discussion: Axios, RedState, Shareblue, IJR and CNBC
Jaclyn Peiser / New York Times:
Anti-Semitism's Rise Gives The Forward New Resolve
Washington Post:
Traveling in style: Trump's White House wrestles with Cabinet costs
Discussion: Political Wire and Axios
Tim Johnson / miamiherald:
As some Puerto Rico mayors stumble, U.S. militarizes relief campaign.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Without archives on site, how will Obama Center benefit area students, scholars?
 

 
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