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Monica Hesse / Washington Post:
Violence. Threats. Begging. Harvey Weinstein's 30-year pattern of abuse in Hollywood. — In 1984, Harvey Weinstein was 32 years old and making one of his first real feature films, on location outside of Scranton, Pa. It was a comedy called “Playing for Keeps,” featuring a not-yet-famous Marisa Tomei …
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TMZ.com:
Courtney Love Warned Actresses in 2005 to Stay Clear of Harvey Weinstein (UPDATE) — Courtney Love — Warned Actresses in 2005 Stay Clear of Weinstein — EXCLUSIVE — 11:45 AM PT — Courtney has responded to our story, saying ... “Although I wasn't one of his victims …
Claudia Rosenbaum / BuzzFeed:
Lisa Bloom Knows She Made “A Colossal Mistake” In Harvey Weinstein
Lisa Bloom Knows She Made “A Colossal Mistake” In Harvey Weinstein
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BuzzFeed:
Watching Harvey Weinstein Fall, Trump's Accusers Feel Frustrated — “When he won, I felt like I lost.” — For all the women who have cheered as accusations against the producer Harvey Weinstein force a public conversation about sexual misconduct, one small group of women has watched with frustration.
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Hollywood Reporter:
Bob Weinstein Gets Emotional on “Depraved” Harvey, Saving the Company and His “Waking Nightmare” (Exclusive) — The Weinstein Co. exec insists he had no idea about “the type of predator that he was” and is sickened by Harvey's seeming lack of remorse. “I want him to get the justice that he deserves.”
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Gregg Kilday / Hollywood Reporter:
Academy Expels Harvey Weinstein — The Oscar winner, accused of sexual harrassment and assult, “does not merit the respect of his colleagues,” the Academy said in immediately revoking his membership. — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has expelled disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein from its ranks.
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Harvey Weinstein Ousted From Motion Picture Academy
Harvey Weinstein Ousted From Motion Picture Academy
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Sarah Polley / New York Times:
The Men You Meet Making Movies — One day, when I was 19 years old, I was in the middle of a photo shoot for a Miramax film when I was suddenly told it was time to leave. I was wearing a little black dress, showing a lot of cleavage, lying seductively on my side and looking slyly at the camera.
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Josh Delk / The Hill:
Bannon: Trump will win reelection with ‘400 electoral votes’ … Former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon said Saturday that President Trump will “win with 400 electoral votes in 2020,” following reports that he had lost faith in the president's ability to complete his current term.
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Bannon promises ‘season of war’ against McConnell, GOP establishment
Bannon promises ‘season of war’ against McConnell, GOP establishment
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Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
An intern at the Trump campaign data firm, Cambridge Analytica, appears to have left sensitive voter targeting tools online for nearly a year — An intern at the data mining and analysis firm Cambridge Analytica left online for nearly a year what appears to be programming instructions …
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Alana Goodman / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea Clinton runs from questions about handing back Harvey Weinstein's tainted $250,000 donations - and her father deploys security to keep the Press away — Chelsea Clinton fled to her car to avoid answering questions from a DailyMail.com reporter about if the Clinton Foundation will return Weinstein's donations
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NBC News:
Manafort Had $60 Million Relationship With a Russian Oligarch — LONDON — Paul Manafort, a former campaign manager for President Donald Trump, has much stronger financial ties to a Russian oligarch than have been previously reported. — An NBC News investigation reveals that $26 million changed hands …
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump voter fraud commission researcher arrested on child pornography charges — A Maryland man arrested this week after authorities said they found child pornography on his cellphone worked for President Trump's voter fraud commission, according to a senior administration official.
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Clinton: We made a person who committed sexual assault president — Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton — discussed the culture of sexual assault following a myriad of new sexual harassment and assault allegations against Hollywood film producer and longtime Democratic donor Harvey Weinstein.
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Daily Mail:
‘I will destroy you’: Weinstein told Bond Girl Eva Green that she would never work again when she fought him off in a Paris hotel room as more women reveal how they were groped by the mogul — Harvey Weinsein allegedly sexually harassed French star Eva Green during a meeting at his suite in Paris.
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Mara Siegler / Page Six:
George Lopez booed off stage after Trump jokes flop at gala … Comic George Lopez was booed off stage at a gala for juvenile diabetes in Denver last week, over an anti-Donald Trump routine that fell flat with the crowd. — We're told the flap began when Trump backer and Liberty Media CEO …
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Karen Nelson / Sun Herald:
Why did Biloxi pull ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ from the 8th grade lesson plan? — BILOXI — The Biloxi School District got complaints about the wording in “To Kill A Mockingbird” — an American classic being taught in 8th grade English Language Arts classes — and pulled it from the curriculum.
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John Harwood / CNBC:
Trump's missteps are giving Democrats a better shot at winning back the House — Donald Trump has been battling both parties and remains historically unpopular for a president this early in his tenure. — Analysis suggests that Democrats may stand a better chance in midterm elections than previously thought.
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David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
House: Ratings Changes in 12 Districts as Democrats Gain Momentum
House: Ratings Changes in 12 Districts as Democrats Gain Momentum
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Victoria McGrane GLOBE / BostonGlobe.com:
Trump health care attacks worry GOP — WASHINGTON — President Trump lit a fuse this week that will blow a hole in the Affordable Care Act, but the collateral damage could very well include fellow Republicans. — In his latest attack on the health care law, Trump moved Thursday night …
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Trump Faithfully Executes Obamacare; Media, Democrats Go Nuts
Trump Faithfully Executes Obamacare; Media, Democrats Go Nuts
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