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New Yorker:
Locals Were Troubled by Roy Moore's Interactions with Teen Girls at the Gadsden Mall — Roy Moore, the Republican Senate candidate and former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, was born in Gadsden, a small city flanked by Interstate 59 and the Coosa River, an hour northeast of Birmingham.
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al.com:
Our view: Roy Moore grossly unfit for office — New sexual misconduct allegations against Roy Moore — Roy Moore simply cannot be a U.S. Senator. Even if his party and many of its adherents still think it possible, it is unthinkable — for his state, and his country.
Anna Claire Vollers / al.com:
Gadsden locals say Moore's predatory behavior at mall, restaurants not a secret — Roy Moore's penchant for flirting with teen girls was “common knowledge” and “not a big secret” around Gadsden, according to some area residents. — The Senate candidate has denied any wrongdoing in the wake …
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Howard Koplowitz / al.com:
Mo Brooks sticking by Moore: GOP agenda ‘vastly more important than contested sexual allegations’ — U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, is sticking with Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations, arguing Monday that the conservative agenda is …
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Volvo pulls its ads from Hannity after Moore coverage — Volvo has pulled its advertisements from Sean Hannity's show on Fox News after his coverage of sexual misconduct allegations made against Roy Moore. … Volvo is the latest advertiser to pull its ads from “Hannity” …
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Cameron Joseph / Talking Points Memo:
Alabama GOP Moves Toward Deciding Roy Moore's Fate Later This Week — As national Republicans ramp up the pressure to force Roy Moore to drop his Alabama Senate campaign, the small group of local GOP power players who will ultimately determine Moore's political fate are taking reluctant steps towards deciding whether to cut him loose.
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Jennifer E. Duffy / The Cook Political Report:
Alabama Senate: One Hot Mess Moves to Toss Up — It's been five days since a Washington Post report detailed the stories of four women who allege that Republican nominee Roy Moore engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with them when they were between the ages of 14 and 18 years old and Moore was in his 30s.
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Joshua Caplan / The Gateway Pundit:
IT'S A FAKE! Analyst Says Judge Roy Moore Signature Inside Gloria Allred Accuser's Yearbook Was FORGED — Known for his insightful take on politics, journalist and author Thomas Wictor believes Judge Roy Moore's signature in Gloria Allred accuser Beverly Young Nelson's yearbook is a forgery.
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Leada Gore / al.com:
Kayla Moore posts support from 50 pastors; 2 ask for their names to be removed
Kayla Moore posts support from 50 pastors; 2 ask for their names to be removed
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Maegan Vazquez / CNN:
Leading Alabama news site: Moore ‘grossly unfit for office’
Leading Alabama news site: Moore ‘grossly unfit for office’
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
In new TV ad, Alabama Democrat hits Roy Moore over ‘awful’ allegations
In new TV ad, Alabama Democrat hits Roy Moore over ‘awful’ allegations
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
GOP MULLS MOORE PROBLEM — TRUMP …
GOP MULLS MOORE PROBLEM — TRUMP …
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Cameron Easley / Morning Consult:
Poll Shows Many Voters Want Moore to Drop Out as NRSC Chair Warns of Expulsion
Poll Shows Many Voters Want Moore to Drop Out as NRSC Chair Warns of Expulsion
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Shaddi Abusaid / MDJOnline.com:
Sen. Johnny Isakson to crowd: Roy Moore should step down
Sen. Johnny Isakson to crowd: Roy Moore should step down
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Past Sex Scandals Show McConnell Is Willing to Take a Tough Line
Past Sex Scandals Show McConnell Is Willing to Take a Tough Line
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New York Times:
Justice Dept. to Weigh Inquiry Into Clinton Foundation — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Monday that prosecutors were looking into whether a special counsel should be appointed to investigate political rivals President Trump has singled out for scrutiny, including Hillary Clinton.
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Sessions considering second special counsel to investigate Republican concerns, letter shows — Attorney General Jeff Sessions is entertaining the idea of appointing a second special counsel to investigate a host of Republican concerns — including alleged wrongdoing by the Clinton Foundation …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Sessions faces grilling about Russia's outreach to Trump campaign
Sessions faces grilling about Russia's outreach to Trump campaign
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Julia Ioffe / The Atlantic:
The Secret Correspondence Between Donald Trump Jr. and WikiLeaks — Just before the stroke of midnight on September 20, 2016, at the height of last year's presidential election, the WikiLeaks Twitter account sent a private direct message to Donald Trump Jr., the Republican nominee's oldest son and campaign surrogate.
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emptywheel:
The Don Jr - WikiLeaks Emails Are Underwhelming
The Don Jr - WikiLeaks Emails Are Underwhelming
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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Donald Trump Jr. communicated with WikiLeaks during 2016 campaign
Donald Trump Jr. communicated with WikiLeaks during 2016 campaign
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Edward Kleinbard / Los Angeles Times:
Beware the fine print — a GOP tax cut for small businesses is more like a giveaway for the rich — The competing House and Senate tax bills differ in important respects, but they have this in common: a predilection to shower benefits on the very wealthy. The extraordinary reduction …
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
If the tax bill is so great, why does the GOP keep lying about it?
If the tax bill is so great, why does the GOP keep lying about it?
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CNN:
‘Nothing about it felt right’: More than 50 people describe sexual harassment on Capitol Hill — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)Be extra careful of the male lawmakers who sleep in their offices — they can be trouble. Avoid finding yourself alone with a congressman or senator in elevators …
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Max Jaeger / New York Post:
De Blasio staffer says pizza from Chicago is better than New York — This was clearly a half-baked idea. — The press secretary for the mayor of New York City — America's pizza epicenter — took to Twitter to claim that a Chicago pizzeria makes better pies than all of New York.
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Trump's Asia trip was mostly free of incidents — until it wasn't — MANILA — President Trump departed for a five-country, 12-day swing through Asia facing one overarching question: Could he avoid what The Onion satirical website jokingly predicted would be a “bizarre, easily avoidable international incident”?
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James T. Areddy / Wall Street Journal:
Three UCLA Basketball Players Set to Leave China — President Trump says he spoke to China's Xi about the players — SHANGHAI—Three UCLA basketball players detained for a week in China were set to fly back home late Tuesday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had requested assistance …
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US Food and Drug Administration:
FDA approves pill with sensor that digitally tracks if patients have ingested their medication — For Immediate Release — FDA approves Abilify MyCite, a pill with a sensor that digitally tracks if patients have ingested their medication — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved …
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
I Believe Juanita — On Friday evening the MSNBC host Chris Hayes sent out a tweet that electrified online conservatives: “As gross and cynical and hypocritical as the right's ‘what about Bill Clinton’ stuff is, it's also true that Democrats and the center left are overdue for a real reckoning with the allegations against him.”
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Union of Concerned Scientists:
1992 World Scientists' Warning to Humanity — World Scientists' Warning to Humanity (1992) — Some 1,700 of the world's leading scientists, including the majority of Nobel laureates in the sciences, issued this appeal in November 1992. The World Scientists' Warning to Humanity was written …
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William McGurn / Wall Street Journal:
The ABA Jumps the Shark — Why did the group ask where a judicial nominee's children went to school? — Looks as if the American Bar Association picked the wrong judicial nominee to play politics with. If Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee are smart, they will use …
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