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12:50 PM ET, November 10, 2017

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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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Emily McFarlan Miller / Religion News Service:
Conservatives defend Roy Moore — invoking Joseph, Mary and the Ten Commandments  —  RNS) — Conservative Christian supporters of Roy Moore are defending the U.S. Senate candidate against allegations of molesting a teenager decades ago — and one of them used the biblical story of Mary …
Nancy French / Washington Post:
What it's like to watch men like Roy Moore as a conservative and as a sex abuse survivor  —  I used to admire men like Roy Moore, because I loved everything about church — the off-key a cappella rendition of “Onward, Christian Soldiers,” the typos in the bulletin, the ladies who smelled …
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.
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Axios
New York Times:
Sex Allegations Against Roy Moore Send Republicans Reeling
Philip Wegmann / Washington Examiner:
Alabama state auditor defends Roy Moore against sexual allegations, invokes Mary and Joseph
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Mike Lee wants Roy Moore to stop using his image on fundraising ads
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Saving Roy Moore Isn't Worth It
Brad Reed / Raw Story:   Alabama GOP lawmaker: Roy Moore accusers should be prosecuted for not coming forward sooner
David French / National Review:
Conservatives, Don't Dismiss the Sexual Misconduct Claims Against Roy Moore
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 …
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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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.
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.
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Bannon compares Moore accusations to infamous Trump Access Hollywood tape
Discussion: New York Times
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
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)
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 …
Discussion: ABC News and Political Wire
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.
Discussion: thecut
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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.
Discussion: NPR, KTLA, NBC News, Mashable and IJR
Craig Gilbert / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Rural Wisconsin voters swung for Trump and change, but found frustration  —  Rural counties in western Wisconsin have become difficult to predict politically.  Richland County is one of 19 counties in the U.S. to vote for every winning president since 1980.  Rick Wood and Craig Gilbert / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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.
Los Angeles Times:
Kevin Spacey's unprecedented fall from grace tests a stunned Hollywood  —  No other scandal has affected so many entertainment projects with such immediacy as the fall of Kevin Spacey (Nov. 10, 2017)  —  In early October, Kevin Spacey was right where he wanted to be: singing and hamming it up in front of an admiring crowd.
Discussion: Mashable and KTLA
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Wall Street Journal:
When Hollywood Decided Mel Gibson Was Safe Again
Discussion: JustOneMinute
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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CNN:   There is a wave of Republicans leaving Congress
 
 
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Danielle Furfaro / New York Post:
MTA takes political correctness to ridiculous heights
Discussion: IJR and Washington Free Beacon
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Lifting the Steele Curtain
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
AT&T Deal Puts Trump's Antitrust Cop at Center of a Political Storm
Luke Nozicka / New Jersey Online:
Menendez juror: ‘They are just trying to throw a good man under the bus’
Melissa Quinn / Washington Examiner:
White House invites reporters to ‘holiday reception’ after vowing to bring ‘Merry Christmas’ back
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 Earlier Items: 
Theodoric Meyer / Politico:
Podesta Group CEO quits to start her own firm
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Biden sees one Democrat who can beat Trump in 2020: Joe Biden
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and IJR
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Republican panic boosts tax cut chances
Don Lee / Los Angeles Times:
Trump's Asia trip shows U.S. at risk of being sidelined in the region's economic future
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Romney moves toward Senate bid
Discussion: Axios
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Thoughts and Prayers for Anti-Gun Freaks Grieving Over Death of The Narrative
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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