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Associated Press:
Inside story: How Russians hacked the Democrats' emails — WASHINGTON (AP) — It was just before noon in Moscow on March 10, 2016, when the first volley of malicious messages hit the Hillary Clinton campaign. — The first 29 phishing emails were almost all misfires.
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David Horsey / Los Angeles Times:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders is the right mouthpiece for a truth-twisting president — Top of the Ticket cartoon ((David Horsey / Los Angeles Times)) … Donald Trump is lucky to have Sarah Huckabee Sanders as his chief spokesperson. — I wouldn't have said that when she first got the job.
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
How one word from Elizabeth Warren exposed the massive split in the Democratic Party — (CNN)"Yes." — That was Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren's response to a simple question asked by CNN's Jake Tapper Thursday night: “Senator, do you agree with the notion that (the 2016 Democratic primary) was rigged?”
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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Conservative Republicans demand Mueller recuse himself over uranium deal — Three conservative House Republicans are expected to file a resolution Friday calling on special counsel Robert S. Mueller III to recuse himself from his probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, accusing him of conflicts of interest.
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Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Paul Manafort plans to file motion to suppress evidence ‘improperly obtained’ by search warrant or subpoena
Paul Manafort plans to file motion to suppress evidence ‘improperly obtained’ by search warrant or subpoena
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Raw Story
Associated Press:
Female lawmakers allege harassment by colleagues in House — WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, Republican Rep. Mary Bono endured the increasingly suggestive comments from a fellow lawmaker in the House. But when the congressman approached her on the House floor and told her he'd been thinking about her in the shower, she'd had enough.
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New York Times:
Police Building Case to Arrest Harvey Weinstein in Sexual Assault Case — The police in New York on Friday said that they are investigating the claims of an actress who said Harvey Weinstein sexually attacked her seven years ago, and that they have developed a strong criminal case against him.
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Rebecca Keegan / Vanity Fair:
Paz de la Huerta Says Harvey Weinstein Raped Her Twice. Will That Bring Him to Justice?
Paz de la Huerta Says Harvey Weinstein Raped Her Twice. Will That Bring Him to Justice?
Jericka Duncan / CBS News:
HBO star Paz de la Huerta alleges Harvey Weinstein raped her — twice
HBO star Paz de la Huerta alleges Harvey Weinstein raped her — twice
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Tclaiborne / 105.9 FM and AM 630:
LISTEN: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP To LARRY O'CONNOR: I'm Very Unhappy the Justice Department Isn't Going After Hillary Clinton — Listen as Larry spoke with President Donald Trump about his relationship with the media, the new tax bill, and his frustration with the Justice Department on investigating Hillary Clinton.
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Dara Lind / Vox:
Trump finally discovered he can't force the feds to prosecute Clinton — and he's not happy
Trump finally discovered he can't force the feds to prosecute Clinton — and he's not happy
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Kim Janssen / Chicago Tribune:
Carl Bernstein: Russia probe feels ‘worse than Watergate’
Carl Bernstein: Russia probe feels ‘worse than Watergate’
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Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
Trump pushes DOJ on Clinton, won't rule out firing Sessions
Trump pushes DOJ on Clinton, won't rule out firing Sessions
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Washington Post, Daily Kos and New York Times
CNN:
Bowe Bergdahl receives dishonorable discharge, avoids jail time — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Fort Bragg, North Carolina (CNN)[Breaking news update, posted at 11:48 a.m.] — US Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has received a dishonorable discharge but will avoid prison time for desertion and misbehavior …
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Richard A. Oppel Jr / New York Times:
Bowe Bergdahl Is Dishonorably Discharged, but Avoids Prison for Desertion in Afghanistan
Bowe Bergdahl Is Dishonorably Discharged, but Avoids Prison for Desertion in Afghanistan
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Outside the Beltway, New York Magazine and Washington Free Beacon
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
President Trump slams Bowe Bergdahl's sentence: ‘Complete disgrace’
President Trump slams Bowe Bergdahl's sentence: ‘Complete disgrace’
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Republican Tax Plan Is Political Suicide — It is a testament to the power of self-delusion that Republicans have convinced themselves that their political self-interest demands that they pass a deeply unpopular tax-cut plan. The House has designed a proposal that not only violates Senate budget rules …
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Washington Post:
Trump administration releases report finding ‘no convincing alternative explanation’ for climate change — The Trump administration released a dire scientific report Friday detailing the growing threats of climate change. The report stands in stark contrast to the administration's efforts …
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New York Times, The Slot and The Daily Caller
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Steven E. Koonin / Wall Street Journal:
A Deceptive New Report on Climate
A Deceptive New Report on Climate
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Hit & Run, NPR and The Daily Caller
Erik Wasson / Bloomberg:
House Tax-Cut Plan Hurtles Toward Senate Roadblock — ‘Byrd Rule’ would require changes to meet deficit target — Senate Republicans to release their version of bill next week — The draft House tax plan is going nowhere in the Senate as written. — The legislation to enact $1.41 trillion worth …
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Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Person Who Deleted Trump's Twitter Account Said to Be Contractor — Twitter blamed the deletion of President Trump's Twitter account on Thursday night on a rogue customer support employee. That employee has since been hailed in social media as a hero and as a scourge for acting against the president …
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Selina Wang / Bloomberg:
Former Twitter Employee Says Fake Russian Accounts Were Not Taken Seriously
Former Twitter Employee Says Fake Russian Accounts Were Not Taken Seriously
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Daniel C. Drabik / The Harvard Crimson:
The Secret Harvard Fellowship of Sean Spicer — “Welcome everyone, just a reminder, our class today will be off the record.” — “Good morning, welcome to this invite-only breakfast, this event will be off the record.” — “Today's private forum will be off the record.” — “This lunch is off the record.”
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CBS News:
Source who is being examined by special counsel: “It's every man for himself” — Less than a week after two top former Trump campaign officials were indicted and another adviser to the campaign had already pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, the pressure on others under scrutiny appears to be growing.
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Raw Story
David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
Olbermann: I Probably Owe an Apology to George W. Bush — Far-left commentator Keith Olbermann said Friday on “The View” he probably owed George W. Bush an apology based on what the country has comparatively endured with the political rise of President Donald Trump.
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Bloomberg:
Broadcom Explores Deal to Buy Chipmaker Qualcomm — Cash-and-stock bid of about $70 per share expected in days — Broadcom offer would be biggest-ever takeover of a chipmaker — Broadcom Ltd. is considering a bid of more than $100 billion for Qualcomm Inc., according to people familiar with the matter …
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Alexander Nazaryan / Newsweek:
Trump is leading the most corrupt administration in U.S. history, one of first-class kleptocrats — He'd promised to build the wall. To make America great again. To lock her up. Now, in the last weeks of his campaign for president, Donald J. Trump needed one more stirring slogan.
Twitter:
Clarifying The Twitter Rules — Online behavior continues to evolve and change, and at Twitter, we have to ensure those changes are reflected in our rules in a way that's easy to adhere to and understand. Today, we're publishing a new version of the Twitter Rules to clarify our policies and how we enforce them.
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Republicans should admit to themselves they mostly don't want big change — It's a cranky old person party, not a policy visionary party. — Republicans are struggling to make headway on their plan for an ambitious rewrite of the American tax code for the same reason they struggled …
ESPN:
NFL owners called for depositions, cellphone records in Colin Kaepernick collusion case — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and Houston Texans owner Bob McNair, among others, will be deposed and asked to turn over all cellphone records and emails …