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9:45 AM ET, November 1, 2017

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Washington Post:
Trump and allies gin up a new culprit for New York terrorist attack: Chuck Schumer  —  President Trump and some of his allies on the extreme right have found a new culprit in Tuesday's deadly terrorist attack in Manhattan: Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.).
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New York Times:
Manhattan Terror Attack Kills 8 and Injures 11  —  A driver plowed a pickup truck down a crowded bike path along the Hudson River in Manhattan on Tuesday, killing eight people and injuring 11 before being shot by a police officer in what officials are calling the deadliest terrorist attack on New York City since Sept. 11, 2001.
Neil Munro / Breitbart:   NY Sen. Schumer Created Diversity Visas Which Invited Alleged Killer to NY
CNN:
Truck attack in Manhattan being investigated as terrorism, sources say
NorthJersey.com:
NYC terror attack: Suspect lives in Paterson, sources say
Discussion: Fox News and 105.9 FM and AM 630
Bloomberg:
Papadopoulos Claimed Trump Campaign Approved Russia Meeting  —  Former Trump adviser George Papadopoulos made a significant claim in an email: Top Trump campaign officials agreed to a pre-election meeting with representatives of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Bloomberg News reports.
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CNN:
Trump didn't dismiss idea when foreign policy adviser suggested setting up Putin meeting  —  Washington (CNN)Candidate Donald Trump did not dismiss the idea of arranging a meeting with Russia's president when it was suggested in a meeting with his campaign foreign policy advisers last year, according to a person in the room.
Shane Harris / Wall Street Journal:
Disclosure of Papadopoulos's Email Hunt Sheds Light on Quest for Clinton ‘Dirt’  —  Former Trump campaign adviser was apparently among the first people to get a hint that Russians sought to steal emails  —  Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos was discussing the possibility …
NBC News:
Top Trump Campaign Aide Clovis Spoke to Mueller Team, Grand Jury  —  WASHINGTON — Sam Clovis, the former top Trump campaign official who supervised a man now cooperating with the FBI's Russia investigation, was questioned last week by special counsel Robert Mueller's team and testified …
Diana Stancy Correll / Washington Examiner:
FBI affidavit: George Papadopoulos said Trump campaign OK'd meeting with Russians
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
DNC chair: Rot went all the way to the top in Trump campaign
Los Angeles Times:
Six women accuse filmmaker Brett Ratner of sexual harassment or misconduct  —  Natasha Henstridge was watching a movie on Brett Ratner's couch when she fell asleep.  She was a 19-year-old fashion model; he was an up-and-coming music video director in his early 20s.
Wall Street Journal:
GOP Tax Plan Won't Cut Rate for Highest Earners  —  Proposal also drops the corporate tax rate to 20%, and it delays a planned repeal of the estate tax  —  WASHINGTON—The House Republican tax plan will preserve a top individual tax rate of 39.6%, according to people familiar with the matter …
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Vox:   The real cost of the Republican tax cuts
New York Times:
Republicans Delay Releasing Tax Bill, Signaling Trouble for Party
Discussion: The Week
Associated Press:
GOP tax writers delay rollout as Trump sets rapid timetable
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
‘I want to quit’: Fox News employees say their network's Russia coverage was ‘an embarrassment’  —  Some employees at Fox News were left embarrassed and humiliated by their network's coverage of the latest revelations in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling …
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Russia Inquiry Fails to Unite a Nation
Brad Reed / Raw Story:   ‘An embarrassment’: Disgruntled Fox News employees lash out at network's ‘absurd’ Trump-Russia coverage
Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
The real John Kelly slowly revealing himself at White House  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — In his three months on the job, John Kelly has been credited with bringing order to a chaotic West Wing, but don't call him a moderate.  President Donald Trump's chief of staff was the enforcer …
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John Sides / Washington Post:
Lots of Americans don't think slavery caused the Civil War
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Negative ads are helping Ed Gillespie win over Trump supporters in the Virginia governor's race  —  THE BIG IDEA: The dirty little secret about attack ads is that they usually work.  That's why campaigns run them, even though voters constantly complain about how much they hate negativity.
Discussion: CBS Miami, The Root and NewsBusters
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Polling techniques may account for erratic predictions in Virginia
Discussion: The Hill and Hot Air
Washington Post:   A week before Election Day, new poll finds tightening race for Va. governor
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Special counsel: Manafort's stated wealth fluctuated wildly; he keeps 3 passports  —  Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort leaves federal court, October 30 (Keith Lane/Getty Images)  —  Onetime Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort keeps three U.S. passports with different identification numbers …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Mueller schedules interview with Hope Hicks  —  The White House communications director is due to speak with prosecutors in the Russia probe after Trump returns from his Asia trip.  —  President Donald Trump's longtime aide and current communications director, Hope Hicks …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
White House signals Trump will stay out of Mueller's way
Discussion: Mother Jones
Elizabeth Warren / Politico:
The Supreme Court Has An Ethics Problem  —  A few days before the Supreme Court returned from its summer break, Justice Neil Gorsuch, the court's newest member, attended a luncheon at the Trump International Hotel, where he was to give the keynote address.  The location of the speech attracted …
Discussion: Raw Story
Tim Alberta / Politico:
The Education of Betsy DeVos  —  KANSAS CITY, Missouri—It is strange, if a bit unsettling, to see U.S. Marshals constantly hovering near the U.S. secretary of education, a 59-year-old evangelical Christian grandmother whose hobbies are bike riding, yoga and visiting grade schools.
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
NPR's top editor placed on leave after accusations of sexual harassment  —  NPR is investigating allegations by two women who said the head of its news department made unwanted physical contact with them while he was employed by another news organization nearly two decades ago.
New York Times:
Manafort's Spending Fails to Impress in Wealthy Enclaves  —  WASHINGTON — Look closely enough, and the document charging Paul Manafort with money laundering, tax evasion and foreign lobbying reads less like a 12-count federal indictment and more like the ultimate spendthrift whodunit.
 
 
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 Earlier Items: 
Paul Starr / American Prospect:
An American Way for America Now  —  Many of the efforts promoting …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Pro-Trump group plans 8-figure ad campaign for tax cuts
Discussion: Political Wire
Rebecca / Hollywood Reporter:
Half of Latino Immigrant Characters on TV Are Portrayed as Criminals, Study Finds (Exclusive)
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Trump Hotels and Ivanka Trump rank near bottom in brand survey
Discussion: Raw Story and The Week
Natasha Bach / Fortune:
Billionaire Tom Steyer's Petition to Impeach Trump Has Collected Over 1 Million Signatures
Discussion: RedState and MichelleMalkin.com
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John McCain's Unapologetic Message to the Naval Academy
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John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

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