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Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Everyone Knew Roy Moore Dated High School Girls, Says Former Colleague — And they thought it was “weird,” according to former deputy district attorney. — A former prosecutor who worked in Alabama with GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore in the early 1980s told CNN on Saturday that it was …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Breitbart aims to discredit Roy Moore's accusers — Steve Bannon has sent two of Breitbart News' top reporters, Matt Boyle and Aaron Klein, to Alabama. Their mission: to discredit the Washington Post's reporting on Roy Moore's alleged sexual misconduct with teenagers.
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Alabama Polls: Judge Roy Moore Maintains Double Digit Lead Over Democrat Doug Jones …
Exclusive — Alabama Polls: Judge Roy Moore Maintains Double Digit Lead Over Democrat Doug Jones …
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Power Line, Change Research, al.com, Politico and The Gateway Pundit
Aaron Klein / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE - Mother of Roy Moore Accuser Contradicts Key Detail of Daughter's Sexual Misconduct Story
EXCLUSIVE - Mother of Roy Moore Accuser Contradicts Key Detail of Daughter's Sexual Misconduct Story
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Power Line, New York Times, RedState, ThinkProgress, WTVR-TV, Hullabaloo and The Gateway Pundit
Mike Allen / Axios:
GOP fears Roy Moore will cost them a Senate seat
GOP fears Roy Moore will cost them a Senate seat
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Associated Press, Raw Story and Politico
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
In Alabama, Republican Voters Stand by Roy Moore
In Alabama, Republican Voters Stand by Roy Moore
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NBC News, Breitbart and The Last Tradition
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Moore backers stand by their man
Moore backers stand by their man
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The Guardian, Raw Story, The Hill and Washington Post
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Democrat: Effort to delay Alabama Senate election like a ‘dictatorship’
Democrat: Effort to delay Alabama Senate election like a ‘dictatorship’
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Washington Monthly and Daily Kos
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Trump dominates the GOP base. Party leaders live with the consequences.
Trump dominates the GOP base. Party leaders live with the consequences.
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Politico
Noah Bierman / Los Angeles Times:
Trump's chief of staff: ‘I do not follow the tweets’ — Hours after President Trump provoked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Twitter, suggesting he is “short and fat,” the White House chief of staff said he tells aides not to react to Trump's comments on social media.
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The Hill, Politicus USA, ThinkProgress, Mediaite, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, IJR, Joe.My.God. and Washington Free Beacon
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Former U.S. intelligence officials: Trump being ‘played’ by Putin — Two top former U.S. intelligence officials said Sunday that President Trump is being “played” by President Vladimir Putin on Russia's interference in the 2016 election and accused him of being susceptible to foreign leaders who stroke his ego.
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Daily Kos, CNN, Vox and The Daily Caller
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Trump clarifies Putin comments: 'I'm with our agencies' on election meddling … President Trump clarified his comments Sunday on whether he believes Russia meddled in the U.S. 2016 presidential election, saying, “I believe in our intel agencies.” — Trump had told reporters on Air Force …
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The Atlantic
Mark Landler / New York Times:
After a Disciplined Week in Asia, Trump Unloads on Critics
After a Disciplined Week in Asia, Trump Unloads on Critics
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Refinery29 and Washington Post
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump on Russia sanctions: ‘Having Russia in a friendly posture’ is an asset
Trump on Russia sanctions: ‘Having Russia in a friendly posture’ is an asset
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Shareblue Media and RedState
Josh Delk / The Hill:
Trump: When will ‘haters and fools’ realize relationship with Russia is good
Trump: When will ‘haters and fools’ realize relationship with Russia is good
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Slate, Business Insider, CNN, bizpacreview.com, Vox, Outside the Beltway, Shareblue Media, The Guardian, Towleroad, Axios and RedState
Jay Rosen / PressThink:
Pricing access to the Trump White House: the strange case of the Times social media policy — Follow these events with me. Then I will share my view of what is going on here. — On Sep. 17, Glenn Thrush, White House reporter for the New York Times, posted this on Twitter:
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Scott Shane / New York Times:
In ‘Watershed Moment,’ YouTube Blocks Extremist Cleric's Message — WASHINGTON — For eight years, the jihadist propaganda of Anwar al-Awlaki has helped shape a generation of American terrorists, including the Fort Hood gunman, the Boston Marathon bombers and the perpetrators of massacres in San Bernardino, Calif., and Orlando, Fla.
Frances Robles / New York Times:
The Lineman Got $63 an Hour. The Utility Was Billed $319 an Hour. — SAN JUAN — The small energy outfit from Montana that won a $300 million contract to help rebuild Puerto Rico's tattered power grid had few employees of its own, so it did what the Puerto Rican authorities could have done: It turned to Florida for workers.
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ThinkProgress
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
How the ex-DNC chair ruined Clinton's chance at 2020 — MORE FROM: … Who's afraid of the Clintons? Not Donna Brazile. — The explosive book by the former head of the Democratic National Committee is rocking the political world with its tales of Hillary Clinton's brazen corruption and tawdry deceits.
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The Gateway Pundit, Breitbart and Instapundit
New York Times:
Security Breach and Spilled Secrets Have Shaken the N.S.A. to Its Core — A serial leak of the agency's cyberweapons has damaged morale, slowed intelligence operations and resulted in hacking attacks on businesses and civilians worldwide. — WASHINGTON — Jake Williams awoke last April in an Orlando …
Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:
Army lifts ban on waivers for recruits with history of some mental health issues — WASHINGTON - People with a history of “self-mutilation,” bipolar disorder, depression and drug and alcohol abuse can now seek waivers to join the Army under an unannounced policy enacted in August, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY.
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The Daily Caller
ESPN:
Sources: Committee to talk Roger Goodell contract; last commish proposal included $49.5M salary, private jet — The NFL's Compensation Committee will hold a conference call Monday to discuss and further push ahead the proposed extension for commissioner Roger Goodell, sources confirmed to ESPN.
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NBCSports.com, Axios, The Daily Caller, Deadspin and IJR
Ekow N. Yankah / New York Times:
Can My Children Be Friends With White People? — My oldest son, wrestling with a 4-year-old's happy struggles, is trying to clarify how many people can be his best friend. “My best friends are you and Mama and my brother and ...” But even a child's joy is not immune to this ominous political period.
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Douglas Jacobs / New York Times:
We're Sick of Racism, Literally
Josh Kimbrell / RedState:
Since When Did Chuck Todd Give a Dang About the Deficit? — I do not know why I watch Meet The Press; I suppose that I have some latent sense of self-loathing that emerges every Sunday morning when I sit down with a cup of coffee. Chuck Todd is the most liberally biased major news anchor in America …
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Tom Perez: ‘I am not talking about impeachment’ — Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Tom Perez — said Sunday he's not focusing on impeaching President Trump despite a $10 million ad campaign from a Democratic mega-donor. — “I am not talking about impeachment,” Perez said on ABC's “This Week.”
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Nicki Zink / ABC News:
Democrats can ‘compete and win everywhere,’ DNC chair says
Democrats can ‘compete and win everywhere,’ DNC chair says
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Politico