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3:35 PM ET, October 9, 2017

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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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Lee Smith / Weekly Standard:
The Human Stain: Why the Harvey Weinstein Story Is Worse Than You Think  —  It goes much deeper than one big creep.  —  The New York Times last week broke the story of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's long record of sexual harassment.  Actresses including Rose McGowan and Ashley Judd came forward …
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Harvey Weinstein To Be Taken Off TWC TV & Movie Credits As Company Explores Overall Name Change
Discussion: IndieWire and Gothamist
Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:   Strange Bedfellows  —  Donald Trump's acolytes are pissed off …
Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
‘S.N.L.’ Prepped Jokes About Harvey Weinstein, Then Shelved Them
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Harvey Weinstein Is the (Whispered) Talk of Hollywood
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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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.
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
Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times:   Google Finds Accounts Connected to Russia Bought Election Ads
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Katie Kindelan / Yahoo:
Ivana Trump says she is ‘first lady’
Discussion: Axios, Mediaite and Joe.My.God.
Michael Riedel / Page Six:
Ivana Trump: I raised the kids — not Donald
Discussion: AOL
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Ivana Trump jokes that she's ‘first lady’
Discussion: RedState
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.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Corker's Blast at Trump Has Other Republicans Nodding in Agreement  —  WASHINGTON — For nearly nine months, Senate Republicans have watched their new president with a mix of aggravation and alarm.  But it took Senator Bob Corker to take those concerns public and confront President Trump …
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:   Republicans privately admit defeat on Obamacare repeal
Bloomberg:
Bannon Plans to Back Challengers to Most GOP Senators
Discussion: Reuters and Washington Post
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Bob Corker tirade encapsulates five reasons why Trump has failed at governing
James Fallows / The Atlantic:
It's What Bob Corker Does Next That Counts
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.
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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Peter King / SI.com:
Pence, Powder and a Packer ‘Miracle’ in Dallas: NFL Week 5 Had It All, and Then Some
The Hill:
Bill O'Reilly: Killing Columbus and never learning your history  —  BY BILL O'REILLY AND MARTIN DUGARD, OPINION CONTRIBUTORS — 10/09/17 10:35 AM EDT THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL  —  In Los Angeles County, the holiday of Columbus Day will soon vanish.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Steven W. Hackel / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed Why L.A. is right to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day
Discussion: TIME and Mashable
Christopher Columbus XX / USA Today:
Hey America, my ancestor didn't cause your failings
Discussion: Splinter
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.
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
GOP megadonor Foster Friess exploring a run for U.S. Senate in Wyoming  —  Longtime Republican donor Foster S. Friess said Monday that he is exploring a 2018 bid for U.S. Senate in Wyoming, making him the latest conservative figure to consider challenging Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), a low-key member of the leadership.
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Political Wire and Axios
Mike Allen / Axios:
The Trump staff crisis  —  The biggest threat to the Trump presidency, the markets and our ability to deal with future crises is the coming staff exodus.  We cannot stress enough how many essential staff and officials want out — if not this quarter, then soon after the new year:
Discussion: Political Wire
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.
 
 
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Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Wolff Given Great White House Access To Write Trump Book
Seton Motley / RedState:
83% Bots: We Told You the Power Grab ‘Comment Period’ is Titanically Stupid
Discussion: FileHippo News and Instapundit
Nidhi Prakash / BuzzFeed:
Funeral Homes In Puerto Rico Say They Have a Lot More Dead People Than The Government Has Counted
Discussion: Washington Post
Craig Timberg / Washington Post:
Russian operatives used Twitter and Facebook to target veterans and military personnel, study says
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Monica Lewinsky / CBS News:
Sen. Feinstein says no law could have stopped Las Vegas gunman
Discussion: Daily Wire and Reuters
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Kathy Frankovic / YouGov US Opinion Center News:
Americans disagree with Trump on kneeling football players
Discussion: Political Wire
Todd ArcherESPN / ESPN:
Jerry Jones: Cowboys will bench any player who ‘disrespects’ flag
Discussion: The Root and AOL
Lesley Stahl / CBS News:
Facebook “embeds,” Russia and the Trump campaign's secret weapon
Discussion: CNBC and Washington Post
Alan Greenblatt / Politico:
Are Democrats Headed for a McGovern Redux?
New York Times:
The Republican's Guide to Presidential Etiquette
Natasha Salmon / The Independent:
Frank Sinatra told Donald Trump to “go f*** himself”, new book reveals
Discussion: Daily Kos and Political Wire
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

 
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