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2:50 PM ET, November 2, 2017

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Donna Brazile / Politico:
Inside Hillary Clinton's Secret Takeover of the DNC  —  Before I called Bernie Sanders, I lit a candle in my living room and put on some gospel music.  I wanted to center myself for what I knew would be an emotional phone call.  —  I had promised Bernie when I took the helm …
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New Yorker:
The Democratic Civil War Is Getting Nasty, Even if No One Is Paying Attention
Discussion: Politicus USA and RedState
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Republicans Stick With Big Corporate Tax Cuts in House Bill  —  The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act seeks the biggest transformation of tax code in more than 30 years; leaves top individual tax rate at 39.6%  —  WASHINGTON—House Republicans, seeking the biggest transformation of the U.S. tax code …
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New York Times:
Republican Plan Delivers Permanent Corporate Tax Cut  —  WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers unveiled the most sweeping rewrite of the tax code in decades on Thursday, outlining a $1.51 trillion plan to cut taxes for corporations, reduce them for some middle-class families and tilt the United States closer …
Brian Faler / Politico:
House GOP releases sweeping tax overhaul plan  —  House Republicans unveiled plans Thursday for a sweeping overhaul of the tax system calling for fundamental changes in business and individual taxes, including big cuts in rates and new breaks for families.  —  It also includes provisions sure …
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Senate Democrats falsely claim GOP tax plan will raise taxes for most working-class families
Washington Post:
GOP tax plan would shrink mortgage interest benefit, slash corporate tax rate
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Sam Clovis, Trump's nominee for USDA's top scientist, confirms he has no hard science credentials  —  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientist nominee, Sam Clovis, who now serves as the agency's senior White House adviser, confirmed in an Oct. 17 letter obtained by The Washington Post …
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Washington Post:
Sam Clovis withdraws from consideration for Agriculture post after his name surfaced in Russia probe  —  BY WASHINGTON POST STAFF November 2 at 11:19 AM  —  The nomination of Sam Clovis to be the Agriculture Department's chief scientist was controversial both because of questions about his lack …
Discussion: Mother Jones
Avery Anapol / The Hill:
Trump nominee in danger of being pulled after Russia revelations: report
Discussion: CNN
Helena Bottemiller Evich / Politico:
Trump USDA pick, linked to Russia probe, withdraws from consideration
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Salon, Daily Kos and The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
Prosecutors Consider Bringing Charges in DNC Hacking Case  —  At least six Russian government officials are identified as part of ongoing investigation  —  The Justice Department has identified more than six members of the Russian government involved in hacking the Democratic National Committee's computers …
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Weighs Suit Against AT&T's Deal for Time Warner
Discussion: Bloomberg, CNBC, Splinter and Engadget
Washington Post:
Post-ABC poll: Most Americans approve of Trump-Russia probe, and nearly half think Trump committed a crime  —  More than twice as many Americans approve as disapprove of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation of possible coordination between Donald Trump's 2016 campaign …
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Conrad Black / New York Sun:   Mueller at a Time for Truth: Focus of Russia Probe Needs To Be on Clintons
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Matthew Goldstein / New York Times:
Robert Mercer to Step Down as Head of Renaissance Technologies  —  Robert Mercer, a billionaire investor who is a big backer of many conservative causes and a patron of former White House adviser Steve Bannon, is stepping down as co-chief executive of Renaissance Technologies, the giant hedge fund.
Bloomberg:
Rentech's Robert Mercer to Resign as Co-CEO
Discussion: Politico, Axios and New York Magazine
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
The Trumpification of Ed Gillespie  —  It would be hard to find a better example of the “corrupt Washington establishment” that President Trump calls “the swamp” than Ed Gillespie.  —  The Republican nominee in Virginia's gubernatorial election, Gillespie is an insider's insider …
Discussion: Mother Jones and The Week
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The Roanoke Times:   Why the Latino Victory Fund ad is so damaging
Suffolk University:   Suffolk Poll of Virginia Governor's Race Shows Democrat Northam with an Edge over Republican …
Seth Barron / City Journal:   Right Truck, Wrong Driver
Avery Anapol / The Hill:
Rick Perry suggests fossil fuels help prevent sexual assault  —  suggested Thursday that expanding the use of fossil fuels could help prevent sexual assault.  —  Speaking during an energy policy discussion about energy policy with “Meet the Press'” Chuck Todd and Axios CEO and founder Jim VandeHei …
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Darius Dixon / Politico:
Perry: Fossil fuels help prevent sexual assault in Africa
Shannon Vavra / Axios:
Rick Perry: “science is out” on man-made climate change
Discussion: Mother Jones and AOL
Associated Press:
Russia hackers had targets worldwide, beyond US election  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The hackers who upended the U.S. presidential election had ambitions well beyond Hillary Clinton's campaign, targeting the emails of Ukrainian officers, Russian opposition figures, U.S. defense contractors …
Associated Press:
Trump announces company's return to US  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A $100 billion semiconductor company based in Singapore will legally relocate its home address to the United States, President Donald Trump announced Thursday.  —  Broadcom Limited, which manufactures communications chips around the world …
The Daily Beast:
Michael Flynn Followed Russian Troll Accounts, Pushed Their Messages in Days Before Election … Former White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn followed five Twitter accounts based out of the Russian-backed “troll factory” in St. Petersburg—and pushed their messages at least three times …
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Mueller Reveals New Manafort Link to Organized Crime … Buried deep in Robert Mueller's indictment of Paul Manafort is a new link between Donald Trump's former campaign and Russian organized crime.  —  The indictment (PDF), unsealed on Monday, includes an extensive look into Paul Manafort's byzantine financial dealings.
Julia Horowitz / CNNMoney:
Goldman Sachs CEO to join Trump in China  —  Corporate America is making a point.  Is anyone listening?  —  Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein is joining President Trump on his trip to China.  —  Goldman (GS) confirmed that Blankfein is one of a number of business leaders …
Valerie Volcovici / Reuters:
Awaiting Trump's coal comeback, miners reject retraining  —  WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - When Mike Sylvester entered a career training center earlier this year in southwestern Pennsylvania, he found more than one hundred federally funded courses covering everything from computer programming to nursing.
Sarah Zhang / The Atlantic:
An Unknown ‘Void’ Found in the Great Pyramid Using Cosmic Rays  —  On the Giza Plateau in Egypt rise three large pyramids—the tallest and oldest of which is the Pyramid of Khufu.  It is also known as simply the Great Pyramid of Giza.  You know what it looks like.  It's one of the seven great wonders of the world.
Discussion: NPR, The Verge, WIRED UK and AOL
 
 
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Ryan Cooper / The Week:
Democrats: Stop rehabilitating George W. Bush
Discussion: Eschaton
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
House Democrats file lawsuit over access to Trump hotel documents
Discussion: ABC News and New York Times
Jeff Stein / Vox:
The Virginia elections will decide if 400,000 people get health care
Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
Condé Nast to Cease Teen Vogue in Print, Cut 80 Jobs and Lower Mag Frequencies
Micah White / The Guardian:
I started Occupy Wall Street. Russia tried to co-opt me
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Raw Story
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump super PAC launches $100 million blitz
Discussion: AOL
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Clinton ‘still ready’ to be president
Discussion: RedState
 Earlier Items: 
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Abandons Idea of Sending Terrorism Suspect to Guantánamo
Megan Twohey / New York Times:
Trump's Female Accusers Feel Forgotten. A Lawsuit May Change That.
Claire Allbright / The Texas Tribune:
A Russian Facebook page organized a protest in Texas.  A different Russian page launched the counter-protest.
Discussion: Axios and Talking Points Memo
Vince Cestone / KRON4.com:
FIRST ON 4: Girl violently assaulted on Dublin High School campus
Discussion: Raw Story and East Bay Times
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Nancy Pelosi Has Trump Right Where She Wants Him
Discussion: RedState
Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Hours after Trump calls US justice system ‘a laughingstock,’ White House denies he ever did
Discussion: The Week
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

 
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