memeorandum: Republican official ‘would have shot’ Guardian reporter attacked by Gianforte (Amanda Holpuch/The Guardian)

9:45 PM ET, October 21, 2017

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O'Reilly Settled New Harassment Claims, Then Fox Renewed His Contract — In January, the Fox News host was said to have agreed to a $32 million settlement with a former network analyst, the largest of his known payouts. — Last January, six months after Fox News ousted its chairman amid …

Amanda Holpuch / The Guardian:

Republican official ‘would have shot’ Guardian reporter attacked by Gianforte — Montana Republican official Karen Marshall told radio program she would have shot reporter Ben Jacobs if ‘that kid had done to me what he did to Greg’ … A Montana Republican party official “would have shot” …

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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:

Jimmy Carter Lusts for a Trump Posting — PLAINS, Ga. — Most people would run away screaming at the thought of working for a boss who humiliates subordinates in public, throttles them in private, demands constant flattery, spends all day watching cable TV and behaves in a wildly unpredictable way.

John Bowden / The Hill:

Carter volunteers to help solve tensions with North Korea — Former President Jimmy Carter says he is open to working with President Trump to solve the growing tensions between the U.S. and North Korea. — In an interview with The New York Times' Maureen Dowd, Carter said he would go to the country to work on negotiations.

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James Massola / Sydney Morning Herald:
Julie Bishop reveals ‘unprecedented’ letter from North Korea, says pressure is working

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Jonathan Swan / Axios:

Scoop: Trump pledges to personally pay some legal bills of WH staff and associates — President Trump has promised to spend at least $430,000 of his own money to defray legal costs incurred by campaign associates and White House staff due to the Russia investigations, a White House official tells Axios.

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John Wagner / Washington Post: Trump pledges at least $430,000 of his own money to help cover aides' legal costs related to Russia probes

Bob Brigham / Raw Story:

‘Pick up the phone and say I apologize’: Medal of Honor recipient rips Kelly and Trump over fallen soldier response — MSNBC anchor Joy Reid brought together a panel of guests for “AM Joy” Saturday to examine the ongoing feud President Donald Trump and his administration have been waging …

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Linley Sanders / Newsweek:

WHAT DOES ‘EMPTY BARREL’ MEAN AND WHERE DOES IT COME FROM? — One day after White House Chief of Staff John Kelly insulted a member of Congress be calling her an “empty barrel,” the world has been asking one question: What the hell is an “empty barrel,” anyway?

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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Maxine Waters calls on Kelly to apologize for lashing out at Dem congresswoman

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Lena Felton / The Atlantic:

Donald Trump Is Rush-Shipping Condolences to Military Families — The Trump administration is scrambling to defend the president's characterization of his communications with grieving military families, including rush-delivering letters from the president to the families of servicemembers killed months ago.

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Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:

Trump viciously lashes out as Gold Star family lays Sgt. La David Johnson to rest — Army Sgt. La David Johnson will be laid to rest today in Hollywood, Florida, more than two weeks after he was killed in an ISIS-led ambush in Niger. He was one of four Army Special Forces troops killed on Oct. 4 …

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Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Trump arrives at golf resort as Gold Star family buries soldier he sent on doomed mission

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Herman Wong / Washington Post:
Here are the four-star generals Donald Trump has publicly bashed

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Fox News:

Bannon slams former President Bush as most ‘destructive’ president in ongoing attack to GOP establishment — Former White House adviser Steve Bannon widened his assault on the Republican establishment Friday night, saying former GOP President George W. Bush had the most “destructive” presidency in U.S. history.

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Maeve Reston / CNN:
Steve Bannon delivers blistering attack on former President George W. Bush

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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Stephen Bannon takes fierce aim at George W. Bush in wake of speech seen as critical of President Trump

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E.A. Crunden / ThinkProgress:

Five former presidents are raising money for hurricane relief. Trump is playing golf. — Your friendly reminder that most of Puerto Rico is still without power. — All five living former U.S. presidents are set to participate in a fundraiser for hurricane relief efforts on Saturday …

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Caroline Kenny / CNN:
Five former US presidents to appear at hurricane relief concert

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Yonette Joseph / New York Times:

After Making Mugabe a ‘Good-Will Ambassador,’ W.H.O. Chief Is ‘Rethinking’ It — The World Health Organization's decision to name President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe a “good-will ambassador” has provoked outrage from medical professionals, rights groups, opposition leaders and others who took …

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BBC:
Robert Mugabe's WHO appointment condemned as ‘an insult’

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CNN:

Weinstein's fall grew from rage over Trump — Liberal celebrities would have looked like hypocrites after being so enraged at Trump's treatment of women, she writes — Sally Kohn is an activist, columnist and television commentator. Follow her on Twitter: @sallykohn.

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Thomas Frank / The Guardian:
What Harvey Weinstein tells us about the liberal world

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Ian Shapira / Washington Post:

Trump plans to release JFK assassination documents despite concerns from federal agencies — President Trump announced Saturday morning that he planned to release the tens of thousands of never-before-seen documents left in the files related to President John F. Kennedy's assassination held …

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Yvonne Abraham / BostonGlobe.com:

How rage over a woman's anti-cop Facebook post killed a Lynn coffee shop — LYNN — So this is how the world works now. — It's not enough to just disagree with somebody who says something some find odious. No, angry mobs must be set upon them, to terrify them and destroy their lives.

Ryan Grim / The Intercept:

Democratic Party Drama Puts Deputy Chair Keith Ellison in a Tough Spot — A purge of party officials loyal to Keith Ellison is putting the deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee in a difficult position, calling into question his ability to shape DNC decision-making.

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Josh Saul / Newsweek:

STEPHANIE MCKELLOP, TEACHER WHO CALLS ON BLACK WOMEN, NOT MALE STUDENTS, BECOMES LATEST CULTURE WAR BATTLE — After a teaching assistant at the prestigious University of Pennsylvania tweeted about a strategy to encourage classroom participation by minority students, the tweets sparked …

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Brent Solomon / KSLA-TV:

Police investigate video showing MS students simulating sex, yelling racist rants — Henrico police are now investigating a video posted on social media showing middle school students simulating sex and shouting racially insensitive remarks. Parents are angry over the video.

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