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4:10 PM ET, November 3, 2017

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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.
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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Nick Merrill:
The following is by Charlie Baker, former Hillary for America Chief Administrative Officer …
Discussion: The Week and Shakesville
Addy Baird / ThinkProgress:   There are many good reasons to criticize Sarah Huckabee Sanders. This isn't one of them.
Jeff Stein / Vox:
Donna Brazile's bombshell about the DNC and Hillary Clinton, explained
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  —  FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was dishonorably discharged from the Army by a military judge on Friday, but received no prison time, for desertion and endangering troops …
Christi Lowe / ABC News:
Bowe Bergdahl will receive no prison time, judge rules
Discussion: twitchy.com
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.
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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Bloomberg:
Cyprus Gave Manafort's Bank Records to Mueller Team, Sources Say
Discussion: The Hill
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Paul Manafort plans to file motion to suppress evidence ‘improperly obtained’ by search warrant or subpoena
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
Mueller estimates 3-week trial for Manafort: Court records
Discussion: Politico
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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Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
‘Major, Major’ Tax Cut May Not Be in Store for Middle Class
David Kamin:   How a Tax Cut Turns Into a Tax Increase
Jessica Dickler / CNBC:
GOP bill will kill the estate tax, after 6 years
Discussion: Hyperallergic
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
Kim Janssen / Chicago Tribune:
Carl Bernstein: Russia probe feels ‘worse than Watergate’
Discussion: The Hill and Talking Points Memo
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Network newscasts don't mention Brazile Clinton-DNC revelations
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
Discussion: Mediaite
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.”
Nashville Scene:
CMA Awards to Press: Don't Talk About Las Vegas, Guns, Politics  —  In their media guidelines, CMA Awards organizers threaten to revoke press credentials for anyone who asks about sensitive subjects  —  Earlier today, the Country Music Association sent out its media guidelines for covering the 51st Annual CMA Awards ceremony.
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Jericka Duncan / CBS News:
HBO star Paz de la Huerta alleges Harvey Weinstein raped her — twice  —  NEW YORK — Sources tell CBS News that New York City police have brought prosecutors new rape allegations against Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.  —  Actress Paz de la Huerta says that in October of 2010 …
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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 …
CNN:
Exclusive: Carter Page testifies he told Sessions about Russia trip  —  Who is Carter Page?  —  (CNN)Former Trump foreign policy adviser Carter Page privately testified Thursday that he mentioned to Jeff Sessions he was traveling to Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign …
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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.
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 …
David Brooks / New York Times:
Lovers, Prospectors and Predators  —  The world seems full of sexual predators these days.  But I don't think good men wake up one morning and suddenly start thrusting their tongue down the throats of women they barely know.  You've got to walk through a certain number of doors before you're capable of that kind of behavior.
Tony Romm / Recode:
The Washington Post, Miami Herald, InfoWars and other U.S. sites spread Russian propaganda from Twitter  —  Tweets from 2,752 fake Twitter accounts created by Russian government trolls found their way into U.S. news stories.  —  The tweet that opened a story in the Washington Post on Feb. 11 …
 
 
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Conservatives push to repeal Obamacare mandate in tax package
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
How Bill de Blasio Overcame the Haters
Robby Soave / Hit & Run:
Students Were Offended By a Play That Mocks Political Correctness, So Brandeis Cancelled It
Jessie Singer / BuzzFeed:
We Should Ban Cars From Big Cities. Seriously.
Bloomberg:
Five Big Sticking Points in the Republican Tax Plan
John Bowden / The Hill:
Mila Kunis set up monthly donation to Planned Parenthood in Pence's name
Discussion: RedState
Moriah Balingit / Washington Post:
Teachers spend nearly $1,000 a year on supplies.  Under the GOP tax bill, they will no longer get a tax deduction.
Discussion: Shareblue Media
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The Guardian:
Revealed: male rape used systematically in Libya as instrument of war
Discussion: Sputnik International
The Daily Beast:
Trump Offered Corey Lewandowski a New Job. Corey Turned It Down Because It Was ‘Chump Change.’
Discussion: Bloomberg and Talking Points Memo
Shawn Snow / Marine Corps Times:
Marine artillery barrage of Raqqa was so intense two howitzers burned out
Discussion: The Daily Caller and IJR
John Bowden / The Hill:
Ethics watchdog: Trump contacts with Bannon could lead to obstruction of justice
Discussion: RedState
Michael Kruse / Politico:
The Mystery of Mary Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
Rebecca Rosenberg / New York Post:
Portfolio manager accused of raping, beating women in penthouse dungeon
Discussion: Occidental Dissent and Vox Popoli
Washpostpr / Washington Post:
Josh Dawsey joins The Washington Post as a White House reporter
Chris Bodenner / The Atlantic:
The Surprising Revolt at the Most Liberal College in the Country
 

 
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
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Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January

 
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