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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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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.
Cameron Joseph / Talking Points Memo:
Alabama GOP Moves Toward Deciding Roy Moore's Fate Later This Week
Alabama GOP Moves Toward Deciding Roy Moore's Fate Later This Week
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Jennifer E. Duffy / The Cook Political Report:
Alabama Senate: One Hot Mess Moves to Toss Up
Alabama Senate: One Hot Mess Moves to Toss Up
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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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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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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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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Gingrich on Roy Moore: Amazing how fast ‘lynch mob’ can form
Gingrich on Roy Moore: Amazing how fast ‘lynch mob’ can form
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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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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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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 says he never lied, has ‘no clear recollection’ of proposed Trump-Putin meeting
Sessions says he never lied, has ‘no clear recollection’ of proposed Trump-Putin meeting
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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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The Daily Beast:
Before He Was Tapped By Donald Trump, Controversial Judicial Nominee Brett J. Talley Investigated Paranormal Activity … Brett J. Talley, nominated by President Donald Trump to the Federal District Court in Montgomery, Alabama, has never tried a case, is married to a White House lawyer …
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump judicial nominee wrote about paranormal activities: report
Trump judicial nominee wrote about paranormal activities: report
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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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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.
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 …
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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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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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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