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CNN:
Flynn worries about son in special counsel probe — Washington (CNN)Former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn has expressed concern about the potential legal exposure of his son, Michael Flynn Jr., who, like his father, is under scrutiny by special counsel Robert Mueller …
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker calls for Mueller to be fired in speech on House floor … In a speech on the House floor Wednesday, Rep. Matt Gaetz — (R-Fla.) called for special counsel Robert Mueller to resign or be fired over his “indisputable conflicts of interest.” — “We are at risk of a coup d'état …
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Anthony Zurcher / BBC:
George Papadopoulos meeting with UK during Trump campaign revealed
George Papadopoulos meeting with UK during Trump campaign revealed
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Financial Times:
US regulators demand CNN sale to approve AT&T-Time Warner deal … AT&T has been told by the US Department of Justice that it needs to sell CNN, Time Warner's cable news channel, to get its $84.5bn acquisition of the media company approved, according to three people with direct knowledge of the negotiations.
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New York Times:
U.S. Said to Seek Sale of CNN or DirecTV in AT&T-Time Warner Deal — By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED, EMILY STEEL and ANDREW ROSS SORKINNovember 8, 2017 — The Justice Department has called on AT&T and Time Warner to sell Turner Broadcasting, the group of cable channels that includes CNN …
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Peter Kafka / Recode:
Trump wants to punish CNN by breaking up the AT&T/Time Warner deal
Trump wants to punish CNN by breaking up the AT&T/Time Warner deal
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Jane Lytvynenko / BuzzFeed:
InfoWars Has Republished More Than 1,000 Articles From RT Without Permission — The conspiracy site also copied content from many other mainstream publications. — Over the past three years, conspiracy site InfoWars has copied more than 1,000 articles produced by Russian state-sponsored broadcaster RT …
New York Times:
Suburbs Rebel Against Trump, Threatening Republicans in Congress — RICHMOND, Va. — The American suburbs appear to be in revolt against President Trump after a muscular coalition of college-educated voters and racial and ethnic minorities on Tuesday dealt the Republican Party a thumping rejection …
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Democrats' Narrow Path to Winning the House
Democrats' Narrow Path to Winning the House
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
‘Canary in the coal mine’: Republicans fear Democratic wins mean more losses to come
‘Canary in the coal mine’: Republicans fear Democratic wins mean more losses to come
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Political Wire
Mary Jordan / Washington Post:
Women racked up victories across the country Tuesday. It may be only the beginning.
Women racked up victories across the country Tuesday. It may be only the beginning.
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National Enquirer:
HIV Charlie Sheen Raped 13-Year-Old Corey Haim — Shocking Claim — Dying child star named monster who assaulted him on ‘Lucas’ film set! — HIV-infected Charlie Sheen is finally being unmasked by The National ENQUIRER as a twisted child molester — the ruthless adult rapist …
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Amanda House / Breitbart:
Exclusive: Rand Paul's Neighbors Say Reports Blaming Savage Assault on ‘Landscaping Dispute’ Are Fake News — Rand Paul's neighbors are calling into question reports suggesting the Kentucky senator's character and libertarianism contributed to one member of their community allegedly attacking …
Rich Lowry / Politico:
There Is No ‘Without Trump’ — Ed Gillespie went from potential vindicator of Trumpism to cuckservative in the space of a couple of hours. — The Virginia Republican, campaigning in a treacherous political environment defined by an unpopular president of his own party, ran the only race he reasonably could.
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Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
Fox News Went 100 Minutes Tuesday Night Without Discussing the Republican Loss in Virginia
Fox News Went 100 Minutes Tuesday Night Without Discussing the Republican Loss in Virginia
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Tom Roeder / Gazette:
Air Force Academy finds cadet candidate responsible for racist messages — An Air Force Academy cadet candidate once thought the victim of racial slurs at the preparatory school on campus was actually the vandal who scrawled the threatening messages across the note boards outside his room and the dwellings of classmates.
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Eli Stokols / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says Democrats Will Like Senate Tax Plan More Than House Version — President dialed into meeting of Senate Democrats from Asia trip and may have muddied the issue — WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump moved to assuage centrist Democratic senators' concerns about the House Republican tax overhaul …
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Associated Press:
New Jersey politician who joked about women's march defeated — MAYS LANDING, N.J. — A New Jersey politician who shared a meme on Facebook during January's Women's March in Washington asking whether the protest would be “over in time for them to cook dinner” is eating his words.
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Michael Kruse / Politico:
Johnstown Never Believed Trump Would Help. They Still Love Him Anyway. — JOHNSTOWN, Pa.—Pam Schilling is the reason Donald Trump is the president. — Schilling's personal story is in poignant miniature the story of this area of western Pennsylvania as a whole—one of the long-forgotten …
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Chicago Tribune:
Obama reports for jury duty at Daley Center but is dismissed a short time later — Former President Barack Obama arrives for jury duty at the Daley Center, Nov. 18. 2017. — The former leader of the free world reported for Cook County jury duty Wednesday morning at the Daley Center but ultimately was dismissed, officials said.
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RT:
‘Zero evidence’ for claims Russia hacked DNC, says NSA whistleblower (VIDEO) — FILE PHOTO © Adam Berry / Getty Images — NSA whistleblower William Binney spoke to RT about his recent meeting with CIA director Mike Pompeo, where they discussed accusations that Russia meddled …
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Travis Andersen / BostonGlobe.com:
Heather Unruh says Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted her son — Fighting back tears, former Channel 5 anchor Heather Unruh told reporters on Wednesday that actor Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted her teenage son during an encounter last year at a Nantucket bar.
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Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Fox News hires former Trump aide Sebastian Gorka — Fox News has hired Sebastian Gorka, the former Trump aide who left the administration earlier this year, two representatives for the network told POLITICO Wednesday. — The move was first announced by Fox News host Sean Hannity …
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Eddie Scarry / Washington Examiner:
Donna Brazile: Jake Tapper betrayed me after debate questions controversy — Former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile said she felt betrayed by CNN anchor Jake Tapper in the controversy over her decision to share Democratic debate questions with Hillary Clinton last year, an act she has since admitted.
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
How Brazile's book exposes liberal media's Hillary health coverup
How Brazile's book exposes liberal media's Hillary health coverup
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Maine.gov:
Governor LePage Issues Statement on Medicaid Expansion — Contact: Julie Rabinowitz, Press Secretary, 207-287-2531 — AUGUSTA - Governor Paul R. LePage has issued a statement in response to Mainers approving a referendum that will cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars to give …
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Ben Collins / The Daily Beast:
Twitter Verifies Charlottesville Rally Boss Jason Kessler, Who Called Slain Protester's Death ‘Payback Time’ … On Tuesday, Twitter gave its preferred status, a verified check mark, to Jason Kessler, the creator of the white supremacist Charlottesville rally in August that left one dead.
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Jeffrey Tambor Being Investigated By Amazon On Sexual Harassment Claims; Actor “Adamantly” Denies Allegations — by Dominic Patten and Nellie Andreeva tip — EXCLUSIVE: Three weeks after Amazon Studios boss Roy Price resigned over sexual harassment claims, the company is conducting …
Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian / Foreign Policy:
Top U.S. Diplomat Blasts Trump Administration for ‘Decapitation’ of State Department Leadership — Weakening State cedes diplomacy to U.S. adversaries, say current and former officials. — Two former ambassadors have rebuked the White House in an increasingly vocal backlash against its efforts to sideline the State Department.
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Ken Belson / New York Times:
Jerry Jones Is Said to Hire David Boies to Block Roger Goodell's Contract — Jerry Jones, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys and one of the N.F.L.'s most powerful figures, has escalated his feud with Commissioner Roger Goodell, threatening to sue the league and some fellow team owners …
Alexei Koseff / Sacramento Bee:
Remove ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ as national anthem, California NAACP urges — When California lawmakers return to the Capitol in January, the state chapter of the NAACP will be seeking their support for a campaign to remove “The Star-Spangled Banner” as the national anthem.
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HuffPost:
Emails Show Richard Spencer Bounced A $10,565 Check For Florida Event — Spencer wants a white ethno-state, but he can barely pull off a campus speech. — Richard Spencer and his band of white nationalist brothers see themselves as part of a superior race destined to create a utopian white ethno-state.
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Ohio mayor who left Dem Party to back Trump goes down in humiliating electoral defeat — A mayor in Ohio who left the Democratic Party last year to endorse Donald Trump for president has gone down in defeat. — Tom Coyne, who was elected as mayor Brook Park in 2013, lost his reelection bid …
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Christian Davenport / Washington Post:
Elon Musk's SpaceX suffers a rocket-engine failure during testing — This post has been updated. — SpaceX is investigating why one of its rocket engines exploded during a test earlier this week at the company's facility in Texas, the company confirmed Wednesday.
Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Fusion GPS co-founder strikes deal to talk about Trump dossier — Glenn Simpson, the co-founder of the firm that assembled the controversial “Steele dossier” on President Trump, has struck a deal to appear before the House Intelligence Committee for a voluntary closed-door interview next week, committee leaders announced Wednesday.
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