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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Trump Data Guru: I Tried to Team Up With Julian Assange … Alexander Nix, who heads a controversial data analytics firm that worked for President Donald Trump's campaign, wrote in an email last year that he reached out to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange about Hillary Clinton's missing 33,000 emails.
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Washington Post:
Clinton campaign, DNC paid for research that led to Russia dossier — The Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee helped fund research that resulted in a now-famous dossier containing allegations about Donald Trump's connections to Russia and possible coordination between …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
After Trump dossier revelation, FBI is next … Investigators looking into the so-called “Trump dossier” were not surprised when news broke Tuesday night that the Hillary Clinton campaign and the DNC, working through the Democrats' law firm, Perkins Coie, financed the “salacious and unverified” …
The Daily Beast:
Republicans on House's Trump-Russia Probe Not That Interested in Trump or Russia
Republicans on House's Trump-Russia Probe Not That Interested in Trump or Russia
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The Clinton camp and DNC funded what became the Trump-Russia dossier: Here's what it means
The Clinton camp and DNC funded what became the Trump-Russia dossier: Here's what it means
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Matthew Mosk / ABC News:
Trump-Russia investigators gathering documents from estate of GOP operative, sources say
Trump-Russia investigators gathering documents from estate of GOP operative, sources say
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Jessica Finn / Daily Mail:
Former US president George HW Bush apologises after actress claims he ‘sexually assaulted’ her from his WHEELCHAIR in this photograph - with his wife Barbara standing by his side — Actress Heather Lind made allegations Tuesday claiming when she met former President George H.W. Bush, 93 …
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Alexia Fernandez / People.com:
George H. W. Bush Apologizes to Actress After She Claims He ‘Sexually Assaulted’ Her During a Photo Shoot — George H. W. Bush has apologized to an actress who accused him of sexually assaulting her while they posed for a photograph together four years ago.
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Kate Feldman / New York Daily News:
Actress Heather Lind accuses former President George H.W. Bush of sexual assault
Actress Heather Lind accuses former President George H.W. Bush of sexual assault
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Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
George H.W. Bush Apologizes After Actress Says He Sexually Assaulted Her
George H.W. Bush Apologizes After Actress Says He Sexually Assaulted Her
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Tom Porter / Newsweek:
GEORGE H.W. BUSH APOLOGIZES AFTER ACTRESS HEATHER LIND ACCUSES HIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
GEORGE H.W. BUSH APOLOGIZES AFTER ACTRESS HEATHER LIND ACCUSES HIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
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Fox News:
George HW Bush apologizes after ‘sexual assault’ allegation
George HW Bush apologizes after ‘sexual assault’ allegation
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
George H.W. Bush apologizes after actress accuses him of sexual assault
Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Tax Cuts Are the Glue Holding a Fractured Republican Party Together — WASHINGTON — The Republican tax plan is a bit like having a baby to save a failing marriage. — With divisions roiling the party, the prospect of a once-in-a-generation bill to cut taxes on businesses …
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Jeff Flake's Defiant Surrender — In 1911, in the midst of a debate about whether Britain's House of Lords should willingly give up its veto power over legislation or fight a doomed battle to retain its privileges, a British peer, Lord Selborne, framed the debate for his fellow lords this way …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Virtually every Republican now a Trump Republican
Virtually every Republican now a Trump Republican
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David Dayen / The Intercept:
After Day of Feuding, Jeff Flake and Bob Corker Join Trump to Upend a Major Consumer Protection
After Day of Feuding, Jeff Flake and Bob Corker Join Trump to Upend a Major Consumer Protection
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Ben Domenech / The Federalist:
Jeff Flake Authenticates The Party Of Trump
Jeff Flake Authenticates The Party Of Trump
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Flake and Corker feel liberated to speak their minds. That should terrify Trump.
The Daily 202: Flake and Corker feel liberated to speak their minds. That should terrify Trump.
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Tracy Watkins / Stuff.co.nz:
US ambassador to New Zealand Scott Brown faced complaints over ‘cultural misunderstanding’ — U.S Ambassador Scott Brown explains his conduct during a Peace Corps function in Samoa. — US Ambassador Scott Brown has fronted over mounting “innuendo and rumour” about a State Department investigation into his behaviour.
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Eleanor Ainge Roy / The Guardian:
Scott Brown: US ambassador to New Zealand investigated over inappropriate comments
Scott Brown: US ambassador to New Zealand investigated over inappropriate comments
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Scott Brown admits investigation into inappropriate comments
Brandy Zadrozny / The Daily Beast:
YouTube Trumpkin and Former Milo Intern Kills His Own Dad for Calling Him a Nazi … Something had set Lane Davis off, but that wasn't unusual. — It was a clear summer afternoon on July 14, on Samish Island—a small, idyllic community off the northwest coast of Washington state—where Lane …
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NAACP:
NAACP Issues National Travel Advisory for American Airlines — Calls for Meeting with Airlines to Discuss Troublesome Issues — (October 24, 2017) - The NAACP, the nation's original and largest social justice advocacy organization, has released the following statement today announcing …
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Lydia Polgreen / Highline:
Four Quitters Walk Into a Bar... I have met Trump haters before, lots of them, the kind who seize upon every conspiracy theory and refuse to give him any benefit of any doubt. The four people I recently spent the morning with at Solly's Tavern in D.C. (sans booze, don't worry) were not Trump haters.
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Jeff Flake / Washington Post:
Enough — Jeff Flake, a Republican, is a U.S. senator from Arizona. — As I contemplate the Trump presidency, I cannot help but think of Joseph Welch. — On June 9, 1954, during the Army-McCarthy hearings, Welch, who was the chief counsel for the Army, famously asked the committee chairman …
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Justin McCarthy / Gallup:
Record-High Support for Legalizing Marijuana Use in U.S. — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans continue to warm to legalizing marijuana, with 64% now saying its use should be made legal. This is the highest level of public support Gallup has found for the proposal in nearly a half-century of measurement.
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Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
House GOP tax leader threatens to break Trump's promise not to change 401(k) rules — House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady on Wednesday suggested a tax bill he is preparing to introduce could force changes to 401(k) plans and other retirement accounts, potentially bucking …
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Brianna Keilar / CNN:
With my husband deployed, covering the news hits home — Gen. Kelly speaks at White House (full remarks) — A CNN correspondent whose husband is on his sixth deployment anchors a show and struggles to keep it together as the White House briefing turns to military deaths
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Sylvan Lane / The Hill:
Carson: Critics of Trump's call to Army widow are ‘just looking for something to complain about’ — on Wednesday defended President Trump's controversial call to the widow of fallen U.S. soldier, saying the president's critics are “just looking for something to complain about.”
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Voters see Trump as reckless, not honest
Poll: Voters see Trump as reckless, not honest
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Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Undocumented teen gets abortion that Trump administration tried to block — The undocumented teen in federal custody at the center of an abortion battle had the procedure Wednesday morning that the Trump administration had tried to block. — The American Civil Liberties Union tweeted that the 17-year-old …
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NBC News:
Breakdown in North Korea Talks Sounds Alarms on Capitol Hill — WASHINGTON — Diplomatic efforts between the United States and North Korea are in peril with Pyongyang shunning talks in response to President Donald Trump's increased public attacks on Kim Jong Un, according to multiple U.S. government and congressional officials.
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Madison Park / CNN:
You may have to pay $70 to visit the Grand Canyon and 16 other national parks … (CNN) — The National Park Service proposes more than doubling the entrance fees at 17 popular national parks, including Grand Canyon, Yosemite, and Yellowstone, to help pay for infrastructure improvements.
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Karma Allen / ABC News:
2 dead after campus shooting at Grambling State University — Two men were fatally shot early Wednesday morning on the campus of Grambling State University in northern Louisiana, authorities said. — The suspect fled the scene, according to the Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Department …
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