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New York Times:
Republicans Try to Block Moore's Path as Candidate Denies Sexual Misconduct — WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans scrambled on Friday to find a way to block Roy S. Moore's path to the Senate, exploring extraordinary measures to rid themselves of their own Senate nominee in Alabama …
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Max Boot / USA Today:
Roy Moore response shows GOP deserves to die: Max Boot — This is the sorry culmination of two trends that have disfigured the conservative movement: contempt for the facts and desire to win at all costs. — You may have thought that Republicans had sunk as low as they could possibly …
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Allan Smith / Business Insider:
In a bizarre interview with Sean Hannity, Roy Moore says he didn't ‘generally’ remember dating teens when he was in his 30s — GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore spoke to Fox News personality Sean Hannity on Friday to respond to bombshell allegations of sexual misconduct published Thursday.
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Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
I Don't Blame Roy Moore Voters For Sticking With Him — Up front, here is what I think Roy Moore should do. If he continues to deny the allegations, he should hold a press conference and tell people he wants to clear his name. In the interests of helping the President and avoiding a Democrat …
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Fox News:
Roy Moore accuser worked for Clinton campaign as interpreter, reports say — One of the women accusing Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual impropriety reportedly worked as a sign language interpreter for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, a new report claims.
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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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 …
The Daily Beast:
Senate GOP Campaign Arm Severs Financial Ties To Roy Moore
Senate GOP Campaign Arm Severs Financial Ties To Roy Moore
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National Review:
Roy Moore Should Drop Out
Roy Moore Should Drop Out
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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
Decision Desk HQ:
Opinion-Savvy/DDHQ #ALSen Poll: Roy Moore 46.4%, Doug Jones 46%
Opinion-Savvy/DDHQ #ALSen Poll: Roy Moore 46.4%, Doug Jones 46%
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Denying Allegations, Moore Tells Hannity He Did ‘Not Generally’ Pursue Teens
Denying Allegations, Moore Tells Hannity He Did ‘Not Generally’ Pursue Teens
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Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
Bannon Says Moore Story Seeks to 'Destroy a Man's Life'
Bannon Says Moore Story Seeks to 'Destroy a Man's Life'
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Raw Story
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.”
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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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Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Devin Nunes attended a breakfast with Michael Flynn and Turkey's foreign minister just before the inauguration — Rep. Devin Nunes, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, attended a breakfast meeting at which Michael Flynn and Turkey's foreign minister were also present.
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New York Times:
A London Meeting of an Unlikely Group: How a Trump Adviser Came to Learn of Clinton ‘Dirt’ — WASHINGTON — At midday on March 24, 2016, an improbable group gathered in a London cafe to discuss setting up a meeting between Donald J. Trump, then a candidate, and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.
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Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
George Takei Accused of Sexually Assaulting Former Model in 1981 — Accuser Scott R. Brunton says he was groped by the ‘Star Trek’ icon at the actor's Los Angeles condo. — A former model and actor is accusing Star Trek icon George Takei of sexual assault in 1981.
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Amol Sharma / Wall Street Journal:
Snag in Media Merger Stirs Tensions Over Trump-CNN Feud — Uncertainty around AT&T deal arises after long stretch of hostility between network, administration — Early this year, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and aide, Jared Kushner, met a top executive at CNN parent Time Warner Inc. TWX 4.08% …
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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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Wall Street Journal:
Data Firm's WikiLeaks Outreach Came as It Joined Trump Campaign — Cambridge Analytica said it reached out to Julian Assange to share Hillary Clinton-related emails in ‘early June 2016,’ when the company had already started working for the campaign — The chief executive …
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David Conn / The Guardian:
Hope Solo accuses Sepp Blatter of sexual assault at awards ceremony — The former Fifa president Sepp Blatter has been accused by Hope Solo, the USA women's football team goalkeeper, of having sexually assaulted her at Fifa's Ballon d'Or awards ceremony in January 2013.
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
What Will Mitch McConnell Do About the Democrats' Disgraceful Senate Blockade? — Despite being in office for nearly a year, President Trump has been unable to staff his administration. In the early days, he was slow to make nominations-not surprisingly, given that he wasn't surrounded …
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Free Lance-Star:
Vote count in close Stafford races fuels criticism, concern — Questions are swirling around two close elections in the Fredericksburg region that appear destined for recounts. — In a conference call Friday, House Democratic Caucus Executive Director Trent Armitage said that 55 military ballots delivered …
CNN:
Power being restored after new outage in San Juan — Mom can't afford apartment after leaving PR — San Juan, Puerto Rico (CNN)Power was gradually returning to San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Thursday after a massive outage struck the city. — The problem was with a failure …
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Mary Ann Georgantopoulos / BuzzFeed:
This Writer Says Rolling Stone Founder Jann Wenner Offered Him Work In Exchange For Sex — Ben Ryan says the offer was made in the publisher's Upper West Side townhouse on Aug. 11, 2005. “There was that moment where it's like time stood still,” he recalled. “But that's not me. I would never do that.”
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Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Russia Scandal Befalls Two Brothers: John and Tony Podesta — WASHINGTON — One is a rail-thin liberal idealist who spent his career in government, on campaigns and at think tanks. The other is an overweight pragmatist who made a fortune lobbying for all manner of liberal boogeymen.
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Matt Harmon / Michigan Daily:
Interfraternity Council suspends all fraternity social activity in midst of hazing, assault allegations — The Interfraternity Council suspended social events in a meeting in Rackham Thursday evening. Buy this photo — Presidents of several University of Michigan fraternities convened …
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Heather Nauert / US Department of State:
Department Press Briefing — Washington, DC — MS NAUERT: Okay, good afternoon. Thanks, everybody, for coming today. — A couple announcements that I'd like to make at the top, and let's start in Venezuela right now. The Maduro regime's stranglehold on democracy tightens daily.
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Vincent Barone / AM New York:
MTA replaces ‘ladies and gentlemen’ subway, bus announcements with more inclusive terms — Prepare for more inclusive train delay announcements. — The MTA is banning the use of the phrase “ladies and gentlemen” in subway trains and on platforms in an attempt to be more sensitive to gender identity, according to a source.
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Rebekah L. Sanders / Arizona Republic:
WWII veteran's family wants military honors for his funeral, but will help come in time? — According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 522,188 veterans call Arizona home. Here is a little bit more about them. Wochit — CONNECT — Glenn Richard Cook taught airmen to drop …
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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