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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.
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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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Axios, New York Magazine, Political Wire and CNBC
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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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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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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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
GOP senator asks to be taken off Moore fundraising appeals
GOP senator asks to be taken off Moore fundraising appeals
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Joe.My.God. and Axios
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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New Republic, Common Dreams and Patterico's Pontifications
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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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
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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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Kaili Joy Gray / Shareblue Media:
Breitbart editor: It's OK if Roy Moore is a pedophile because he was single at the time
Breitbart editor: It's OK if Roy Moore is a pedophile because he was single at the time
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AOL, CNN and Washington Post
The Hill:
GOP scrambles to respond to Moore allegations
GOP scrambles to respond to Moore allegations
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Shakesville, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Lawyers, Guns & Money and IJR
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Trump believes Roy Moore will ‘step aside’ if allegations true, White House says
Trump believes Roy Moore will ‘step aside’ if allegations true, White House says
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Shareblue Media and New York Magazine
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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NBC News:
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 …
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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CANNONFIRE, ABC News and Raw Story
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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Sandra Gonzalez / CNNMoney:
Louis CK allegations prompt action by HBO, FX
Louis CK allegations prompt action by HBO, FX
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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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CNN:
Mueller interviews top White House aide
Mueller interviews top White House aide
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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.
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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Luke Nozicka / New Jersey Online:
Menendez juror: ‘They are just trying to throw a good man under the bus’ — Dismissed juror from Menendez trial speaks — HILLSIDE — The juror dismissed from Sen. Robert Menendez's bribery case said they began deliberations on Monday with nine of them — including herself …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Romney moves toward Senate bid — Mitt Romney is edging closer to a 2018 Senate run. — The former GOP presidential nominee is huddling with Utah's class of GOP power brokers, contacting the state's major political donors, and hitting the trail for candidates running in local races amid …
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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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