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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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The Daily Beast:
Senate GOP Campaign Arm Severs Financial Ties To Roy Moore … A day after explosive allegations of sexual assault surfaced against Alabama senate candidate Roy Moore, the Republican Party's senate campaign arm has severed financial ties with the embattled former state supreme court justice.
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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 …
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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 — 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 …
Decision Desk HQ:
Opinion-Savvy/DDHQ #ALSen Poll: Roy Moore 46.4%, Doug Jones 46% — With the special election just weeks away, Republican Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones are essentially tied in the latest Opinion-Savvy poll of likely Alabama voters. In the previous survey, Moore lead Jones by 5.7%.
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Senate Republicans ditch fundraising pact with Moore — It's the most direct evidence yet that they're distancing themselves from besieged Alabama Senate candidate. — The Republican Party's Senate campaign wing on Friday severed its fundraising agreement with Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore.
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Alabama GOP lawmaker: Roy Moore accusers should be prosecuted for not coming forward sooner
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
This is what 44 seconds of GOP senators not responding to questions about Roy Moore sounds like
Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed:
Poll Shows Alabama Race Tied After Allegations Against Roy Moore
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Avery Anapol / The Hill:
Roy Moore's brother compares sexual conduct allegations to the persecution of Jesus: report
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New York Times:
Sex Allegations Against Roy Moore Send Republicans Reeling
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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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Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Mueller Probing Pre-Election Flynn Meeting with Pro-Russia Congressman — WASHINGTON — Investigators for Special Counsel Robert Mueller are questioning witnesses about an alleged September 2016 meeting between Mike Flynn, who later briefly served as President Donald Trump's national security adviser …
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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 …
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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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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
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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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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Louis C.K.'s Powerful Army of Celebrity Enablers
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Sandra Gonzalez / CNNMoney:
Louis CK allegations prompt action by HBO, FX
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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)
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Ellen Page:
“You should f**k her to make her realize she's gay.” He said this about me during a cast and crew “meet and greet” before we began filming, X Men: The Last Stand. I was eighteen years old. He looked at a woman standing next to me, ten years my senior, pointed to me and said: “You should f**k her to make her realize she's gay.”
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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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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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.
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RT:
Washington orders RT America to register as foreign agent by Monday … Washington will apply its Foreign Agents Registration Act to RT America, the channel has announced. The Department of Justice has given the broadcaster until Monday to register as a foreign agent, otherwise …
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