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6:20 PM ET, November 9, 2017

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Washington Post:
Woman says Roy Moore initiated sexual encounter when she was 14, he was 32  —  Leigh Corfman says she was 14 years old when an older man approached her outside a courtroom in Etowah County, Ala. She was sitting on a wooden bench with her mother, they both recall, when the man introduced himself as Roy Moore.
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Philip Wegmann / Washington Examiner:
Alabama state auditor defends Roy Moore against sexual allegations, invokes Mary and Joseph  —  Judge Roy Moore, the Republican candidate for Alabama's upcoming special Senate election, denies allegations that he romantically pursued teenagers as young as 14 when he was in his 30s.
Aaron Klein / Breitbart:
After Endorsing Democrat in Alabama, Bezos's Washington Post Plans to Hit Roy Moore with Allegations of Inappropriate Relations with Teenagers; Judge Claims Smear Campaign  —  The Washington Post is imminently planning to run a piece targeting Judge Roy Moore, claiming that he engaged …
Elana Schor / Politico:
McConnell calls on Moore to step aside if report on relations with teenagers is true  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) called on the party's nominee for Senate in Alabama, Roy Moore, to withdraw from the race if a new report that he pursued teenage girls in his 30's is confirmed.
The Daily Beast:
GOP Senators Run Away From Accused Child Molester Roy Moore … Senate Republicans moved swiftly to distance themselves from their party's nominee for Senate in Alabama on Thursday after multiple women accused him of inappropriate sexual conduct when they were minors—including one who said he molested her at the age of 14 year.
CNN:
Roy Moore was removed from 1990s divorce case after he barred lesbian from seeing her children unsupervised  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Roy Moore, the Republican nominee for Senate in Alabama, ruled in a 1990s divorce case that a woman who had a lesbian affair couldn't visit …
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Roy Moore declines to debate Dem opponent  —  Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore (R) has turned down an opportunity to debate his opponent, Doug Jones (D), because the differences between the two candidates are “crystal clear,” according to Moore's campaign.
Discussion: WHNT-TV, Joe.My.God. and twitchy.com
al.com:
Roy Moore's full statement on teen sex encounter allegation
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Washington Post
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Mitch McConnell calls on Roy Moore to exit Alabama Senate race ‘if these allegations are true’
Cameron Joseph / Talking Points Memo:
Top Alabama GOPers Blast McConnell, Defend Roy Moore After Underage Sex Allegations
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Republicans might be stuck with Roy Moore
Discussion: Jezebel
Erica Pandey / Axios:
GOP leaders say Moore should quit if sexual assault allegations true
New York Times:
Louis C.K. Crossed a Line Into Sexual Misconduct, 5 Women Say  —  In 2002, a Chicago comedy duo, Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov, landed their big break: a chance to perform at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colo. When Louis C.K. invited them to hang out in his hotel room for a nightcap …
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Katherine Schaffstall / Hollywood Reporter:
Louis C.K.'s Movie Premiere Canceled in Advance of N.Y. Times Story  —  The ‘I Love You, Daddy’ screening was abruptly axed just hours before it was set to take place.  —  The New York premiere of Louis C.K.'s upcoming film, I Love You, Daddy, set for Thursday, has been canceled.
Discussion: Axios, Jezebel and AOL
NBC News:
Trump Bodyguard Keith Schiller Testifies Russian Offered Trump Women, Was Turned Down  —  WASHINGTON — After a business meeting before the Miss Universe Pageant in 2013, a Russian participant offered to “send five women” to Donald Trump's hotel room in Moscow, his longtime bodyguard told Congress this week …
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Sam Thielman / Talking Points Memo:
Report: Russians Offered To ‘Send Five Women’ to Trump's Moscow Hotel Room
Discussion: Hullabaloo and IJR
CNN:
Ex-Trump security chief testifies he rejected 2013 Russian offer of women for Trump in Moscow
Discussion: theGrio
CNN:
Mueller interviews top White House aide  —  Washington (CNN)White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller has been interviewed as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, according to sources familiar with the investigation.  —  The interview brings the special counsel investigation …
John Harwood / CNBC:
Gary Cohn: Trickle-down is good for the economy  — Gary Cohn says, “I don't believe that we've set out to create a tax cut for the wealthy.  If someone's getting a tax cut, I'm not upset that they're getting a tax cut.”  —  Gary Cohn, 57, was in some ways an unlikely choice for Donald Trump's White House.
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The Hill:
Senate to delay corporate tax cut, breaking with Trump and House
Discussion: ABC News and IJR
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Gary Cohn: ‘The Most Excited Group Out There Are Big CEOs, About Our Tax Plan’
Discussion: Washington Post
Associated Press:
The Latest: House about-face on deduction for adoption
Discussion: Politico and Axios
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
White House chief of staff tried to pressure acting DHS secretary to expel thousands of Hondurans, officials say  —  Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Elaine Duke meets with Britain's Home Secretary on Oct. 20.  Duke refused to bow to pressure from White House Chief …
Beth Breeding / U.S. Congressman Bob Goodlatte:
Goodlatte: It's An Honor to Serve You  —  f t # e  —  Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the following letter today announcing that he will not seek re-election in 2018:  —  Dear Friend,  —  When I first decided to run for Congress there were several things I wanted to achieve …
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CNN:
House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte announces he's not running for re-election
Discussion: KTLA
Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Russia Twitter trolls deflected Trump bad news  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Disguised Russian agents on Twitter rushed to deflect scandalous news about Donald Trump just before last year's presidential election while straining to refocus criticism on the mainstream media …
Discussion: RedState and Towleroad
Lauren McGaughy / Dallas Morning News:
Dear Sutherland Springs, you deserve an apology from the news media  —  When I drove into town Sunday afternoon, it was still quiet.  Just a few hours had passed since the massacre at First Baptist, and only a handful of local journalists were there.  By day's end, dozens more had descended.
Discussion: NBC News
Wall Street Journal:
Prosecutors Seek Plea Deal With Manafort's Former Son-in Law  —  Jeffrey Yohai, who worked with his father-in-law on real-estate deals, hasn't been charged with any crime  —  The Justice Department is seeking to reach a plea deal in its criminal investigation of the former son-in-law of Paul Manafort …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
CNN:
Trump: 'I don't blame China' for taking advantage of US on trade  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Beijing (CNN)President Donald Trump lavished praise on China for the very trade practices he once lambasted as unfair during a remarkable morning session in Beijing.  —  Emerging after two hours …
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Asian leaders roll out the red carpet for Trump — and he loves it
Discussion: The White House
TMZ.com:
O.J. Simpson Thrown Out of Vegas Cosmopolitan Hotel for Belligerence  —  O.J. Simpson was booted from the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas Wednesday night after allegedly getting wasted and then being extremely unruly.  —  Simpson had been frequenting bars at the hotel since his release from prison.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Big Lead
Sarah Wildman / Vox:
I was harassed at the New Republic.  I spoke up.  Nothing happened.  —  Leon Wieseltier, The New Republic, and the myth of silence.  —  In my mid-20s, I was an assistant editor toiling on the lower rungs of the New Republic, working late nights and long shifts.  One evening, most of the staff went to a bar after work.
Gregg Re / Fox News:
More layoffs planned at Carrier plant Trump promised to save  —  Carrier Corp., the HVAC manufacturer that had planned to move its operations to Mexico before President Trump staged a much-heralded intervention, said Tuesday it is gearing up for yet another round of layoffs.
Hollywood Reporter:
Christopher Plummer to Replace Kevin Spacey in ‘All the Money in the World’  —  As of now, director Ridley Scott plans to keep the film's Dec. 22 release date.  —  In a monumental and expensive move, Ridley Scott will remove embattled actor Kevin Spacey from his finished thriller All the Money …
Laura M. Holson / New York Times:
André Balazs, Celebrity Hotelier, Is Accused of Groping  —  In November 2014, the married actors Jason Bateman and Amanda Anka attended a dinner party at the Chiltern Firehouse after the London premiere of “Horrible Bosses 2,” in which Mr. Bateman starred.
German Lopez / Vox:
Ta-Nehisi Coates has an incredibly clear explanation for why white people shouldn't use the n-word  —  He said that white people could learn something from not being able to use the word.  —  It's a question that comes up again and again in discussions of race: Why can't white people use the n-word …
Discussion: bradford-delong.com
Elaina Plott / Washingtonian:
The Leaks.  The Frustrations.  Omarosa's Shoes.  Mike Dubke on His 103 Days in the White House  —  Trump's former communications director talks about his brief but eventful stint.  —  On the frigid morning of February 16, 2017, Mike Dubke sat in front of the Resolute desk, facing Donald Trump.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and AOL
 
 
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Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
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CBS News:
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Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
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Bloomberg:
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The resistance to Trump is blossoming - and building a movement to last
Discussion: Instapundit
The Intercept:
Leaked Documents Expose Stunning Plan to Wage Financial War on Qatar — and Steal the World Cup
Discussion: Bloomberg and Al Jazeera English
David Kamin / Whatever Source Derived:
Fixing the Loophole in the House Limit on Deductibility of State and Local Income Taxes
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Trump voters: We'd do it again
Discussion: Hullabaloo, RedState and AOL
Ezra Klein / Vox:
For elites, politics is driven by ideology. For voters, it's not.
Wall Street Journal:
The Anti-Trump Wave  —  Democrats come out in droves and the GOP …
Discussion: Weekly Standard
New York Times:
After Night of Drinking, F.B.I. Supervisor Wakes to Find a Woman Stole His Gun
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Instapundit
 

 
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