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12:40 PM ET, November 11, 2017

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CNN:
Trump says he believes Putin's election meddling denials  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Da Nang, Vietnam (CNN)President Donald Trump suggested on Saturday he's done confronting Russian President Vladimir Putin over his country's election meddling since it's insulting to the Russian leader.
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Trump Says Putin ‘Means It’ About Not Meddling in U.S. Elections  —  DANANG, Vietnam — President Trump said on Saturday that he believed President Vladimir V. Putin was sincere in his denials of interference in the 2016 presidential elections, calling questions about Moscow's meddling a politically motivated …
Discussion: Towleroad
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump careens off script on Russia after Putin meeting  —  DANANG, Vietnam — President Donald Trump stayed on script for more than a week as he crisscrossed through Asia — and then Russian President Vladimir Putin showed up.  —  After chatting with Putin on the sidelines …
Discussion: ABC News
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Donald Trump says ‘people will die’ as a result of focus on Russia allegations  —  'Every time he sees me he says, “I didn't do that,” and I really believe, that when he tells me that, he means it,' Trump says after meeting Putin at Vietnam summit.  —  DANANG, Vietnam …
Discussion: Political Wire
Axios:
Trump sides with Putin over intelligence agencies on Russian meddling  —  President Trump told reporters on Air Force One that he believes Vladimir Putin's denials about election meddling, and doesn't want to press further because he thinks the U.S. and Russia can work together on issues that include North Korea, Syria and Ukraine.
Discussion: Mother Jones, ABC News and Raw Story
Politico:
Transcript: Trump's Air Force One gaggle: Putin, Russia probe, Asia trip, and Roy Moore
Discussion: ThinkProgress and CNN
Washington Post:   'He said he didn't meddle': Trump talks with Putin about U.S. elections and Syria in brief interactions
Washington Post:
'He said he didn't meddle': Trump talks with Putin about U.S. elections, Syria in brief interactions
Richard Fausset / New York Times:
For Alabama Women, Disgust, Fatigue and a Sense Moore Could Win Anyway  —  VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. — Sallie Gunter, 61, a freelance court reporter, was having breakfast with her friend Lisa Hicks, 44, a legal assistant, at Panera Bread when the subject of Roy S. Moore came up.
Discussion: Axios
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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 …
Discussion: ABC News, Axios and The Hill
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Two Republican Senators Rescind Endorsements Of Roy Moore
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and RedState
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Roy Moore's refusal to exit Alabama Senate race reflects diminished power of Washington
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:   Less Is Moore
Stephen B. Presser / American Greatness:   Sex, Politics, and the Judiciary: We've Seen This Movie Before
Fox News:
Roy Moore accuser worked for Clinton campaign as interpreter, reports say
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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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Trump: I don't watch much television ‘primarily because of documents’
Discussion: IJR and Joe.My.God.
John Bowden / The Hill:
Papadopoulos was in regular contact with Stephen Miller, helped edit Trump speech: report
Discussion: RedState
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Journalists locked out of Trump appearance at economic summit
Discussion: Washington Post
Jessica Toonkel / Reuters:
Exclusive: Rupert Murdoch twice discussed CNN with AT&T CEO - sources  —  Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video  —  (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch telephoned AT&T Inc (T.N) Chief Executive Randall Stephenson twice in the last six months and talked about cable network CNN, sources briefed on the matter told Reuters on Friday.
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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.
Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post:
U.S. soldier in Niger ambush was bound and apparently executed, villagers say  —  Troops salute the casket of U.S. Army Sgt. La David Johnson at his burial service in Hollywood, Fla., on Oct. 21.  Sgt. Johnson and three other American soldiers were killed in an ambush in Niger on Oct. 4.
Discussion: The Root, AOL, The Daily Caller and TheBlaze
Nancy Cook / Politico:
How Flynn — and the Russia scandal — landed in the West Wing  —  Michael Flynn wasn't even on the shortlist of potential national security advisers.  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, the early transition chief for a newly elected Donald Trump, and his team had deep reservations about Flynn …
CNN:
Podesta Group on the verge of shuttering amid ties to Mueller probe  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)One of Washington's most prominent lobbying firms is on the verge of shuttering after becoming ensnared by special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.  —  Kimberley Fritts …
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Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Russia Scandal Befalls Two Brothers: John and Tony Podesta
Discussion: Politico
Samantha Melamed / Philly.com:
Philly police officers on Facebook: Krasner is #notmyDA  —  Critics of the campaign run by District Attorney-elect Larry Krasner have expressed concerns over how the civil rights lawyer who made a career of suing the Police Department will now create a working relationship with current prosecutors and Philadelphia police.
Tim Molloy / The Wrap:
3 More Women Accuse ‘Atomic Blonde’ Producer David Guillod of Rape: ‘I Was Covered in Blood’  —  Guillod, also accused of drugging and assaulting “Ted” actress Jessica Barth, denies any nonconsensual sex  —  Three more women have come forward to say Hollywood manager and “Atomic Blonde” …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Cambridge Analytica Denies Working With Russia, Unconvincingly  —  There are several channels through which Donald Trump's campaign apparently cooperated with Russian efforts to help him win the presidency.  The first, and best known, is a Trump Tower meeting in June 2016 to pursue Russian promises of providing dirt on Hillary Clinton.
 
 
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