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4:00 PM ET, November 4, 2017

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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Donna Brazile: I considered replacing Clinton with Biden as 2016 Democratic nominee  —  Former Democratic National Committee head Donna Brazile writes in a new book that she seriously contemplated replacing Hillary Clinton as the party's 2016 presidential nominee with then-Vice President Biden …
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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.
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Memo Reveals Details of Hillary Clinton-DNC Deal
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Both Bush Presidents Worry Trump Is Blowing Up the G.O.P.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump is not a favorite in the extended Bush household.  Former President George Bush considers him a “blowhard,” only interested in feeding his own ego.  Former President George W. Bush, his son …
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CNN:
George H.W. Bush labels Trump a ‘blowhard’ in new book  —  (CNN)Former President George H.W. Bush has a blunt assessment of Donald Trump: “He's a blowhard.”  And his son, former President George W. Bush, has harsh words for his Republican successor as well: “This guy doesn't know what it means to be president.”
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
White House strikes back at Bushes over weak legacy  —  The White House fired back at former Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush on Saturday, attacking their legacies after both Bushes expressed their displeasure with President Trump in a new book.
Discussion: RedState, CNBC, Politicus USA, TheBlaze and Axios
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
George H.W. Bush on Trump: He's a ‘blowhard’
Discussion: bizpacreview.com
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump's year of anger, disruption and scandal  —  It was after midnight on Nov. 9, 2016, and Donald Trump was sitting at the kitchen table of his Trump Tower penthouse.  —  His win in the presidential race was so unexpected that his chief speechwriter, Stephen Miller, had only begun writing …
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
House committee to question former Trump bodyguard over Russia dossier: report
Discussion: RedState and Washington Post
Washington Post:
Longtime Trump bodyguard to face questions about 2013 Moscow trip
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Mueller braces for challenges to his authority  —  Robert Mueller is on an early winning streak.  —  Stacked with some of the country's premier prosecutors, the special counsel has beaten back a pair of preliminary attempts to block his subpoena power and limit who he can question as a potential witness.
Gregory Wallace / CNN:
CIA memo: Oswald link ‘totally unfounded’  —  Panel slams JFK assassination records dump  —  (CNN)The CIA concluded in the weeks after President John F. Kennedy's assassination that allegations that Lee Harvey Oswald worked for the agency were “totally unfounded.”
Washington Post:
Ed Gillespie wages war on his own principles  —  AS VIRGINIA'S gubernatorial campaign intensified just after Labor Day, we published an editorial criticizing Ed Gillespie, the Republican candidate once known as a fixture of the GOP establishment, for flirting with the electorate's …
Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
McConnell: No need to pass bills to protect Mueller  —  The Senate majority leader also expressed skepticism of legislation requiring social media companies to disclose the buyers of political ads.  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Saturday that special counsel Robert Mueller …
Discussion: The Week and Shareblue Media
Brad Plumer / New York Times:
A Climate Science Report That Changes Minds?  Don't Bet on It  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration published a report Friday on climate change from its own scientists that left no doubt about its grim reality and its causes.  —  So now what?  —  With every new authoritative scientific study …
CNN:
Trump opened the floodgates.  Now Democratic women are running for office in record-breaking numbers  —  Virginia Beach, Virginia (CNN)Kimberly Anne Tucker wanted to be part of a movement.  To fight against the Donald Trump presidency that she saw as full of hateful rhetoric, much of it misogynistic.
Discussion: Axios
Adam B. Vary / BuzzFeed:
A Pattern Of Abuse: How Kevin Spacey Used The Closet To Silence His Victims  —  Three new accusers shed light on the Oscar winner's history of abuse.  “Being closeted has ... enabled him to use this privacy claim as a shield,” one of the men told BuzzFeed News.
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BuzzFeed:
Netflix Is Cutting Ties With Kevin Spacey After Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Courtney Crowder / Des Moines Register:
Mother says justice was served in Kedarie Johnson murder trial  —  KEOKUK, Ia.  — It took a jury just 90 minutes Friday to return a guilty verdict in the murder of Burlington High School junior Kedarie Johnson, a gender-fluid teenager whose case attracted national attention.
Discussion: The Root
Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
Daily Caller EIC Defends Milo Column By Comparing Him to ‘Putin and a Hamas Terrorist’  —  Earlier this week, The Daily Caller decided to publish an op-ed from disgraced former Breitbart tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos.  The column was related to the recent sexual harassment and assault revelations …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Week
Hazel Cills / Jezebel:
Former ‘Male Feminist’ Columnist Faces Multiple Allegations of Assault  —  On October 6, Helen Donahue, who previously worked as a social media editor for Vice and also wrote for the website, posted photos of bruises on her upper body, neck, and face to Twitter. “sux men in media hate women …
Merrit Kennedy / NPR:
ICC Prosecutor Calls For Afghanistan War Crimes Investigation  —  The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is calling for an investigation into possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan.  —  The scope of such an investigation isn't clear, but it has the potential to involve U.S. troops.
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Inga Sarda-Sorensen / ACLU:
Government Releases 10-Year-Old Rosa Maria Hernandez After ACLU Files Lawsuit
Discussion: Splinter and CBS Los Angeles
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Totalitarian ideologies never die. Not even in America.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
myajc:
Suwanee council candidate defends tweets about Jews, Israel
Discussion: Raw Story
Kieren McCarthy / The Register:
Tesla share crash amid Republican bid to kill off electric car tax break
New York Times:
How Silicon Valley Plans to Conquer the Classroom
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
The Sleazy Case Against Mueller's Probe
New York Times:
Lobbying Frenzy Begins on Tax Bill
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Bowe Bergdahl, the former hostage who pleaded guilty to desertion, avoids prison
 Earlier Items: 
The Hill:
GOP predicts few defections on tax vote
Discussion: Instapundit, Daily Kos and Bloomberg
Associated Press:
On eve of Asia trip, Trump pays visit to Pearl Harbor
Discussion: The Hill, Washington Post and ABC News
Variety:
WME's Adam Venit on Leave Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations Involving Actor Terry Crews (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: twitchy.com and The Root
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Corker knocks Trump over ‘totally inappropriate’ Justice Department remarks
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
One of US soldiers killed in Niger may have been kidnapped: report
Discussion: AOL
Eric Kelderman / Associated Press:
Republican Tax Proposal Gets Failing Grade From Higher-Ed Groups
Discussion: Daily Kos