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David Palmer / The Cullman Times:
Ed Henry on Moore accusations: I'm not buying it — State Rep. Ed Henry lashed out at Roy Moore's accusers and Republicans who said the U.S. Senate candidate should back out of the special election in an interview Thursday evening with The Times. — Henry, R-Hartselle …
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Key Takeaways From Steve Bannon's Interview With The Times — Stephen K. Bannon, the executive chairman of Breitbart News and the former White House chief strategist, spoke with Jeremy W. Peters, a reporter for The New York Times, in a wide-ranging interview on Wednesday.
The Daily Beast:
Steve Bannon Advised Mark Cuban to Run in 2020 as a Democrat … As he publicly flirts with a run for the presidency in 2020, Mark Cuban has also privately been in touch with potential allies and strategists to plot out a campaign. — The Dallas Mavericks owner confirmed that he has corresponded …
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
GOP senator asks to be taken off Moore fundraising appeals — (R-Utah) has requested to be removed from Alabama GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore's fundraising pitches after a Thursday report from the Washington Post detailed accusations of inappropriate sexual conduct between a 32-year-old Moore and a minor from decades ago.
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New York Times:
Sex Allegations Against Roy Moore Send Republicans Reeling — ATLANTA — Republicans in Washington seemed near panic Thursday in the light of a news report in which four women said Roy S. Moore, the Republican nominee for a United States Senate seat in Alabama and an evangelical Christian …
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Jacqueline Alemany / CBS News:
Bannon compares Moore report to Trump Access Hollywood tape — MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE—At a speech in New Hampshire Thursday night, GOP strategist Steve Bannon compared the accusations against Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore to the release of President Trump's infamous “Access Hollywood” video during the 2016 election.
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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.
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Nancy French / Washington Post:
What it's like to watch men like Roy Moore as a conservative and as a sex abuse survivor
What it's like to watch men like Roy Moore as a conservative and as a sex abuse survivor
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David French / National Review:
Conservatives, Don't Dismiss the Sexual Misconduct Claims Against Roy Moore
Conservatives, Don't Dismiss the Sexual Misconduct Claims Against Roy Moore
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Mike Lee wants Roy Moore to stop using his image on fundraising ads
Mike Lee wants Roy Moore to stop using his image on fundraising ads
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Emily McFarlan Miller / Religion News Service:
Conservatives defend Roy Moore — invoking Joseph, Mary and the Ten Commandments
Conservatives defend Roy Moore — invoking Joseph, Mary and the Ten Commandments
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Moore allegations threaten to spark a GOP Senate crisis
Moore allegations threaten to spark a GOP Senate crisis
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Saving Roy Moore Isn't Worth It
Saving Roy Moore Isn't Worth It
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: As Roy Moore declines to step aside, a tale of two Republican parties emerges
The Daily 202: As Roy Moore declines to step aside, a tale of two Republican parties emerges
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Bannon compares Moore accusations to infamous Trump Access Hollywood tape
Bannon compares Moore accusations to infamous Trump Access Hollywood tape
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Wall Street Journal:
Mueller Probes Flynn's Role in Alleged Plan to Deliver Cleric to Turkey — Under alleged plan, ex-Trump adviser and his son were to be paid millions to forcibly remove Fethullah Gulen from U.S. and deliver him to Turkish custody — WASHINGTON—Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating …
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Mueller Probing Possible Deal Between Turks, Flynn During Presidential Transition — WASHINGTON — Federal investigators are examining whether former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn met with senior Turkish officials just weeks before President Donald Trump's inauguration …
CNN:
Mueller interviews top White House aide
Mueller interviews top White House aide
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Flynn worried about son in Russia probe: CNN
Flynn worried about son in Russia probe: CNN
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Brian Ross / ABC News:
Trump adviser claims he lied to FBI out of loyalty to Trump: Source — George Papadopoulos, the Trump foreign policy aide who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, initially misled agents out of what he claimed was loyalty to President Donald Trump, according to a person with direct knowledge of the investigation.
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Ali Watkins / Politico:
Mysterious Putin ‘niece’ has a name
Mysterious Putin ‘niece’ has a name
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Matt Zoller Seitz / Vulture:
Louis C.K. Is Done — Louis C.K. is done. — A New York Times investigation published today put names and specifics to unsourced stories that had been circulating for years, alleging that the filmmaker-performer pressured five female colleagues to watch or listen to him masturbate.
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New York Times:
Louis C.K. Crossed a Line Into Sexual Misconduct, 5 Women Say
Louis C.K. Crossed a Line Into Sexual Misconduct, 5 Women Say
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
White House bracing for another staff shakeup — Deputy chief of staff Rick Dearborn is expected to be reassigned to the Commerce Department or another federal agency. — The White House is bracing for another staff shakeup upon President Donald Trump's return from Asia …
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Lindsey Adler / Deadspin:
Teen Girl Posed For 8 Years As Married Man To Write About Baseball And Harass Women — For the last eight years, baseball fan-turned-writer Becca Schultz has presented herself online as Ryan Schultz, a false identity she assumed when she was 13 years old, duping and harassing women on Twitter along the way.
CBS News:
Aly Raisman says she was sexually abused by U.S. national team doctor — In an interview with 60 Minutes, the Olympic gold medalist says she spoke with FBI investigators after the Rio games — One of America's biggest Olympic stars has come forward to accuse the former U.S. women's gymnastics team doctor of sexual abuse.
David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Trump judge nominee, 36, who has never tried a case, wins approval of Senate panel — Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles E. Grassley discusses his panel's plans to move forward on President Trump's judicial nominees. (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press)
The Hill:
Mounting GOP retirements threaten House majority — A retirement wave has hit House Republicans, emboldening Democrats who have become increasingly bullish about their prospects of winning back a majority in 2018. — House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte
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John Bacon / USA Today:
Texas church, site of deadly massacre, to be demolished — The pastor of the Texas church where a gunman killed 25 people says he plans on demolishing the building, a spokesman for the Southern Baptist Convention said Thursday. — Frank Pomeroy told convention leaders that conducting services …
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Heather Wilhelm / National Review:
Gun Control and Magical Thinking
Don Lee / Los Angeles Times:
Trump's Asia trip shows U.S. at risk of being sidelined in the region's economic future — President Trump speaks at a business meeting Nov. 9 with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Fred Dufour / AFP/Getty Images) — For all of President Trump's efforts …
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Heather Timmons / Quartz:
Beijing is playing Trump “like a fiddle,” an ex-ambassador to China says
Beijing is playing Trump “like a fiddle,” an ex-ambassador to China says
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