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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.
al.com:
Roy Moore's full statement on teen sex encounter allegation — The Roy Moore campaign this afternoon released this statement in response to an article from The Washington Post claiming the U.S. Senate candidate had a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old girl in 1979 when Moore was 32.
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ThinkProgress, Washington Post and Raw Story
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.
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WHNT-TV, Joe.My.God. and twitchy.com
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.
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Washington Post and Mediaite
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 …
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Axios, Washington Post, The Atlantic, TheBlaze, viraltop1 and The Week
New York Times:
Senate G.O.P. Leader Says Roy Moore Should Exit Race if Claims Are True
Senate G.O.P. Leader Says Roy Moore Should Exit Race if Claims Are True
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Politico, Washington Post, Business Insider, Vox, Mother Jones, The Daily Caller and WHNT-TV
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Mitch McConnell calls on Roy Moore to exit Alabama Senate race ‘if these allegations are true’
Mitch McConnell calls on Roy Moore to exit Alabama Senate race ‘if these allegations are true’
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USA Today and Political Wire
Cameron Joseph / Talking Points Memo:
Top Alabama GOPers Blast McConnell, Defend Roy Moore After Underage Sex Allegations
Top Alabama GOPers Blast McConnell, Defend Roy Moore After Underage Sex Allegations
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The Atlantic, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Raw Story
Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost:
Here's What Could Happen With Roy Moore And The Alabama Senate Ballot
Here's What Could Happen With Roy Moore And The Alabama Senate Ballot
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ThinkProgress, Mother Jones and Business Insider
Erica Pandey / Axios:
GOP leaders say Moore should quit if sexual assault allegations true
GOP leaders say Moore should quit if sexual assault allegations true
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New Republic, Political Wire and viraltop1
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.
Jezebel:
On Rumors — The revelation in Thursday's New York Times that comedian Louis CK acted sexually inappropriate with two women comedians was not a revelation to us here at Jezebel. In 2012, Jezebel's sibling site, Gawker, ran a blind item about a “critically cherished sitcom auteur” …
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The Daily Caller and Washington Post
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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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 …
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ABC News, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Raw Story and Mediaite
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Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Trump associates are getting buried in massive legal fees, and Roger Stone says his are more than $450,000
Trump associates are getting buried in massive legal fees, and Roger Stone says his are more than $450,000
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IJR
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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Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Senate Tax Plan Differs From House on Individual Rates, Timing of Corporate Rate Cut
Senate Tax Plan Differs From House on Individual Rates, Timing of Corporate Rate Cut
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Mother Jones and CNBC
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 …
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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 …
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:
Rand Paul and his neighbor haven't talked in years — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)It's a case so mysterious that it borders on preposterous: A US senator allegedly tackled by a neighbor while mowing his lawn, an attack so vicious that Rand Paul ended up with six fractured ribs and bruises to his lungs that made it hard to breathe.
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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.
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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 …
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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
Asian leaders roll out the red carpet for Trump — and he loves it
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The White House
Mike Allen / Axios:
Sean Parker unloads on Facebook: “God only knows what it's doing to our children's brains” — Sean Parker, the founding president of Facebook, gave me a candid insider's look at how social networks purposely hook and potentially hurt our brains. — Be smart: Parker's I-was-there account …
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Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
Trump, Clinton camps both offered slice of dossier firm's work: sources — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The same political research firm that prepared a dossier on Trump campaign ties to Russia had unrelated information on Clinton Foundation donors that a Russian lawyer obtained and offered …
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RedState
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.
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bradford-delong.com and The Guardian
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.
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The Daily Caller