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New York Times:
A Fifth Woman Accuses Senate Candidate Roy Moore of Sexual Misconduct — WASHINGTON — A fifth woman accused Roy S. Moore, the Republican Senate candidate in Alabama, on Monday of making sexual or romantic advances toward her when she was a teenager, as senior Republicans in Washington called …
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Senate GOP campaign chair: Moore should be expelled if elected — Senate Republicans escalated their calls for embattled Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore to leave the race — with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell saying he believes the women who have accused Moore of sexual misconduct …
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David Zurawik / Baltimore Sun:
How Sinclair compromised the news on an Alabama station it owns to support Roy Moore — I have been writing a lot lately about the way Sinclair Broadcast Group has become a leading player in the right-wing echo chamber that includes Fox News and Breitbart. — This is a dangerous development …
Leada Gore / al.com:
50 pastors sign letter of support for Roy Moore — Kayla Moore, wife of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, shared a letter on Facebook indicating support from more than 50 Alabama pastors. — Moore's wife Kayla posted the letter to her Facebook page Sunday after days of controversy surrounding …
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National Review
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Ignore the spin. Trump and the GOP have made a devil's bargain with Roy Moore. — THE MORNING PLUM: — Top White House officials have now made President Trump's position on Roy Moore absolutely clear: Trump does not believe that the allegations that Moore initiated sexual contact with a 14-year-old …
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
'There's more to come from this creep': MSNBC panel disturbed by Roy Moore's remarks to Sean Hannity
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Roy Moore is an embarrassment. Doug Jones deserves to win.
Roy Moore is an embarrassment. Doug Jones deserves to win.
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NPR, The Daily Caller, IJR and New York Times
Associated Press:
Moore threatens lawsuit over story that threatens campaign
Moore threatens lawsuit over story that threatens campaign
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Ashley Remkus / al.com:
New Roy Moore accuser to disclose sexual assault allegations, Gloria Allred says
New Roy Moore accuser to disclose sexual assault allegations, Gloria Allred says
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Washington Post, The Gateway Pundit, Political Wire, New Republic and Business Insider
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on allegations against Roy Moore: ‘I believe the women, yes’
Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on allegations against Roy Moore: ‘I believe the women, yes’
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New Republic, Axios, Politico, Washington Monthly and Political Insider
New York Times:
Trump Judicial Pick Did Not Disclose He Is Married to a White House Lawyer — WASHINGTON — One of President Trump's most controversial judicial nominees did not disclose on publicly available congressional documents that he is married to a senior lawyer in the White House Counsel's Office.
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
News photographer who protested White House restrictions on access gets revenge with revealing shot of Trump — MANILA — The fight over access between reporters and any White House can sometimes seem more like an exercise in First Amendment theory than practical reality …
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Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
In Asia, Trump briefly baffled by group handshake
In Asia, Trump briefly baffled by group handshake
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Politico, The Gateway Pundit and Los Angeles Times
Aric Jenkins / TIME:
Woman Says George H.W. Bush Groped Her When She Was 16: ‘I Was a Child’ — Roslyn Corrigan was sixteen years old when she got a chance to meet George H.W. Bush, excited to be introduced to a former president having grown up dreaming of going into politics. — But Corrigan was crushed …
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Elaina Plott / The Daily Beast:
No One Knows What Omarosa Is Doing in the White House—Even Omarosa … It's nearly 9 a.m. in the West Wing lobby. The room is quiet save for two staff assistants whispering about weekend plans, and me, waiting on an over-firm red sofa to meet with Omarosa Manigault.
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Raw Story
GQ:
Colin Kaepernick Will Not Be Silenced — He's been vilified by millions and locked out of the NFL—all because he took a knee to protest police brutality. But Colin Kaepernick's determined stand puts him in rare company in sports history: Muhammad Ali, Jackie Robinson—athletes who risked everything to make a difference.
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GQ:
Colin Kaepernick Is GQ's 2017 Citizen of the Year
Colin Kaepernick Is GQ's 2017 Citizen of the Year
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New Jersey Online:
Menendez trial in turmoil as jurors admit hearing explosive comments — Gallery: The trial of U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. — NJ Advance Media for NJ.com — NEWARK — Seven of the 16 jurors and alternates in the trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez raised their hands …
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Political Wire
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Keurig CEO: Tweet regarding ‘Hannity’ created an ‘unacceptable situation’ — Ring up any social-media expert, and you'll get the same advice: Engage with people on Twitter and Facebook and etc. — Over the weekend, Keurig Green Mountain, that mainstay of water-cooler proximity, did just that.
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Kansas City Star:
‘One of the most secretive, dark states’: What is Kansas trying to hide? — The statement was simple. Factual. — A Kansas spokesperson was acknowledging that the state highway department didn't have the money to rebuild a dangerous stretch of Interstate 70 that had been the scene …
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Axios and Political Wire
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Trump personally asked Xi Jinping to help resolve case of UCLA basketball players arrested in China — MANILA — President Trump personally asked his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to help resolve the case of three UCLA men's basketball players who were arrested for shoplifting while in Hangzhou …
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Nikki Ekstein / Bloomberg:
Coming Soon to Washington: An Anti-Trump Hotel for Liberals — Expect counter-cultural art, progressive fireside chats, and craft materials for your next great protest poster. — The first thing you'll see when you walk into Eaton Workshop, a hotel opening in late spring 2018 in Washington …
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Axios, Washington Free Beacon and Washingtonian
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Brandon Moseley / Alabama Political Reporter:
GOP chair warns Republican office-holders against supporting write-in candidates — Sunday, Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan told the Alabama Political Reporter that she has not even heard of any GOP elected official or candidate that is even considering running as a write-in candidate …
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USA Today, Daily Kos, Political Wire and Change Research
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The Daily Beast:
Green Beret Discovered SEALs' Illicit Cash. Then He Was Killed. … Logan Melgar hadn't had a drink on June 4. — The Green Beret sergeant's dry day became a key to unraveling the narrative spun by the elite Navy commandos whom military investigators now suspect killed him, officials familiar with the case said.
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Tegna / 10NEWS:
‘Transracial’ man born white feels like he is Filipino … TAMPA, Fla. — Riding in a flamboyant purple vehicle, Ja Du shows up to a coffee shop to open up about his new identity. — Ja Du, born a white male named Adam, now considers himself a Filipino. Turns out the purple ride …
Rebecca Traister / thecut:
We Are All Implicated in the Post-Weinstein Reckoning … The anger window is open. For decades, centuries, it was closed: Something bad happened to you, you shoved it down, you maybe told someone but probably didn't get much satisfaction — emotional or practical — from the confession.
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Unfogged
Amazon.com:
Amazon to Adapt J.R.R. Tolkien's Globally Renowned Fantasy Novels, The Lord of the Rings, for Television with a Multi Season Production Commitment — Television adaptation, exploring new storylines preceding J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring, slated to debut exclusively on Prime Video
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Caitlin Flanagan / The Atlantic:
Bill Clinton: A Reckoning — The most remarkable thing about the current tide of sexual assault and harassment accusations is not their number. If every woman in America started talking about the things that happen during the course of an ordinary female life, it would never end.
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Power Line
Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
'They Want to Know If Trump's Crazy' — Subscribe to The Global POLITICO on Apple Podcasts here. Subscribe via Stitcher here. — “They want to know if he's crazy,” said Suzanne DiMaggio, “or if this is just an act.” — “They” is North Korean officials. And “he” is Donald Trump.
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