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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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NBC News, AOL, The Daily Caller, New York Magazine, CANNONFIRE, Hullabaloo, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Trump accuser subpoenas campaign for documents on other allegations: report
Trump accuser subpoenas campaign for documents on other allegations: report
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RedState
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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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 Buffalo News, twitchy.com, Refinery29, The Daily Caller, Gothamist, The Guardian and Mashable
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
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood's Oldest Horror Story
Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood's Oldest Horror Story
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Althouse and The Last Tradition
Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
Aiding Transgender Case, Sessions Defies His Image on Civil Rights — In an unusual move, the attorney general has sent a federal hate crimes lawyer to Iowa to help prosecute a man charged with murdering a transgender high school student. — October 15, 2017
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Axios and Political Wire
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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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IJR, Hullabaloo and The Daily Caller
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.”
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USA Today:
Trump campaign spends more than $1 million on legal fees in last quarter — WASHINGTON — President Trump's campaign spent more than $1 million on legal fees between July 1 and Sept. 30, as special counsel Robert Mueller and congressional committees intensified their probes into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump campaign spent more than $1M in legal fees during third quarter — President Trump's campaign spent $1.1 million on legal fees over the past three months as the probe into alleged ties between the campaign and Russian election meddling intensifies, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings.
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Raw Story
Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Jimmy Kimmel on Health Care, National Tragedies and Twitter Feuds — In the up-and-down landscape of late-night television, Jimmy Kimmel has lately found himself at the top of a crowded field. In his 15th season at ABC's “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” he has gained new visibility as a result …
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Mediaite, Raw Story, EW.com and Conservative News Today
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San Francisco Chronicle:
California burns: Where's the president? — As raging wildfires devour the lives, homes and dreams of Californians in an unprecedented scale, one voice has been conspicuously mute through day after day of crisis: President Trump. — This is not a man who is reticent to let Americans know what is foremost on his mind.
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Raw Story
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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Mother Jones, 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 …
Rob Goldberg / Bleacher Report:
Colin Kaepernick Reportedly Files Grievance Against NFL Owners for Collusion — After remaining unsigned through six weeks of the 2017 NFL season, Colin Kaepernick claims the league is participating in collusion. — According to Bleacher Report's Mike Freeman, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback …
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The Root, twitchy.com, IJR and The Guardian
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
Jacqueline Klimas / Politico:
Collins and Pelosi disappointed that Trump ended Obamacare subsidies — A pair of key lawmakers on each side of the aisle criticized President Donald Trump on Sunday for ending subsidies that help low-income Americans afford health care under the Affordable Care Act.
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ABC News
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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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