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Trump Given A Subpoena For All Documents Relating To Assault Allegations — A woman who said Donald Trump groped her has subpoenaed his campaign for documents about “any woman alleging that Donald J. Trump touched her inappropriately.” Trump has denied her accusations and is fighting the subpoena.
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Trump accuser subpoenas campaign for documents on other allegations: report — A woman who has accused President Trump of groping her in 2007 is subpoenaing his campaign for any documents on “any woman alleging that Donald J. Trump touched her inappropriately,” BuzzFeed News reported Sunday.
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BBC:
Harvey Weinstein: Woody Allen ‘sad’ for producer over sexual assault allegations — Woody Allen has said he is “sad” for Harvey Weinstein as the producer faces numerous allegations of sexual assault. — The filmmaker said he had heard rumours but not “these horror stories” …
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ThinkProgress, Refinery29, ABC News, Deadline and Instapundit, more at Mediagazer »
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Andrew R. Chow / New York Times:
Woody Allen Warns of ‘Witch Hunt’ After Weinstein Allegations — In an interview with the BBC published early Sunday, the director Woody Allen addressed the wave of allegations against Harvey Weinstein, calling it “tragic for the poor women” but also warning against a “witch hunt atmosphere.”
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The Daily Caller, The Buffalo News, The Guardian, Gothamist, Mashable and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, more at Mediagazer »
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood's Oldest Horror Story — In her autobiography, “Child Star,” Shirley Temple described going with her mother to see her new bosses at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer after leaving Fox. — Louis B. Mayer spirited away Gertrude Temple. The curly-haired superstar …
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Althouse and The Last Tradition
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The '70s and Us — “I came of age in the '60s and '70s …
The '70s and Us — “I came of age in the '60s and '70s …
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No More Mister Nice Blog and Business Insider
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Clinton: We made a person who committed sexual assault president
Clinton: We made a person who committed sexual assault president
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Channel 4 News and Washington Post
Josh Rottenberg / Los Angeles Times:
Harvey Weinstein expelled from motion picture academy
Harvey Weinstein expelled from motion picture academy
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Refinery29, AOL, NBC News, Mediaite, neo-neocon and KTLA, more at Mediagazer »
Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Goes After NYT Reporter By Name In Latest Round Of Morning Tweets — President Donald Trump on Sunday attacked a New York Times reporter by name for not mentioning enough of what Trump cited as his own accomplishments in an article evaluating whether the President is working to fulfill his campaign promises.
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The Daily Caller, Hullabaloo and IJR
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Jacqueline Klimas / Politico:
Collins and Pelosi disappointed that Trump ended Obamacare subsidies
Collins and Pelosi disappointed that Trump ended Obamacare subsidies
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ABC News
Washington Post:
The drug industry's triumph over the DEA — Amid a targeted lobbying effort, Congress weakened the DEA's ability to go after drug distributors, even as opioid-related deaths continue to rise, a Washington Post and ‘60 Minutes’ investigation finds. — In April 2016, at the height …
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The Daily Caller and Axios
Christina Anderson / New York Times:
‘Allah’ Is Found on Viking Funeral Clothes — ENKOPING, Sweden — The discovery of Arabic characters that spell “Allah” and “Ali” on Viking funeral costumes in boat graves in Sweden has raised questions about the influence of Islam in Scandinavia. — The grave where the costumes …
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Why I Went to North Korea — Since my five-day visit to North Korea recently, I've encountered pushback from critics who ask, “Why go?” … Frankly, these are legitimate arguments. So let's seize the moment for an honest discussion — and, in the process, let me offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse of reporting there.
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Political Wire and Axios
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New York Post:
Shrinks take to streets to demand ‘narcissistic’ Trump's ouster … They're not nuts about Trump. — Some 125 psychologists and other mental health professionals marched along lower Broadway Saturday to demand that President Trump be thrown out of office, based on a constitutional clause allowing presidents …
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RedState, Raw Story and twitchy.com
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Psychologists march through NY to call for Trump's removal
Psychologists march through NY to call for Trump's removal
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RedState
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Kellyanne Conway is a terrifyingly quotable Pennywise the Clown in SNL's biting sketch — “Saturday Night Live” may have found its most uncharitable caricature of someone in President Trump's orbit this weekend, featuring Kellyanne Conway as the scary clown from Stephen King's recently revitalized film “It.”
Mary Orlin / Mercury News:
Six more wineries destroyed by Wine Country fires, bringing total to 16 — Updated 4:13 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6: Six more wineries were confirmed destroyed Friday, as a sixth day dawned with fires still burning throughout Northern California. — Paras Vineyard, Roy Estate, Pulido-Walker's Estate Vineyard …
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Trump governs by disruption — and overloads all the circuits — Nine months into his first term, President Trump is perfecting a style of leadership commensurate with his campaign promise to disrupt business as usual in Washington. Call it governing by cattle prod.
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Politico
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Timothy Meads / Townhall.com:
A “Terrified” Paul Krugman Wakes Each Morning in a “State of Existential Dread” — New York Times Keynesian economics columnist Paul Krugman as has been having a hard time ever since Donald J. Trump was elected President in November 2016. — However, the “conscience of liberalism” …