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2:00 PM ET, November 14, 2017

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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.
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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.
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 …
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.
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 …
Maegan Vazquez / CNN:
Leading Alabama news site: Moore ‘grossly unfit for office’  —  Roy Moore: Allegations are completely false  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)A leading news website in Alabama is calling on the GOP to pull its support of Roy Moore, the Alabama Republican Senate candidate accused of sexual misconduct.
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” …
Tal Kopan / CNN:   Sessions on Moore: ‘I have no reason to doubt these young women’
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
GOP MULLS MOORE PROBLEM — TRUMP …
John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
Long Before Assault Allegations, Roy Moore Betrayed Conservatism
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Gingrich on Roy Moore: Amazing how fast ‘lynch mob’ can form
Discussion: IJR
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Whether Roy Moore wins or loses, there is no good outcome for Senate Republicans
Discussion: Daily Kos
David Weigel / Washington Post:
In new TV ad, Alabama Democrat hits Roy Moore over ‘awful’ allegations
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 …
Politico:
Sessions casts doubt on need for Hillary Clinton special counsel  —  Trump allies have been clamoring for a new investigation of a 2010 deal that transferred some U.S. uranium production capacity to a company with Kremlin links.  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions threw cold water Tuesday …
Discussion: RedState
Washington Post:
Sessions says he ‘always told the truth’ in describing Russia contacts
New York Times:
Jeff Sessions Displays Unsteady Recall on Trump-Russia Matters
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Mediaite
U.S. Department of Justice:
Opening Statement Of Attorney General Sessions Before the House Judiciary Committee
Discussion: Washington Post and IJR
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Sessions: ‘No clear recollection’ of proposed Trump-Putin meeting
Discussion: ABC News and Axios
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Elana Schor / Politico:
Members of Congress engaged in sexual harassment, lawmakers say
Discussion: ABC News
Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
Rand Paul to offer ObamaCare mandate repeal in Senate tax bill  —  (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that he will propose amending the Senate GOP tax bill to repeal ObamaCare's individual mandate and create a property-tax deduction similar to that in the House bill.  —  “Today I am announcing my intention …
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Bloomberg:
Thune: Senate Considering Individual Repeal (12:28 p.m.)
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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The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Has Nominated 480 People So Far in His Presidency. 80% of Them Are Men.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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.
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 …
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
‘The Simpsons’ compares Kellyanne Conway to Joseph Goebbels  —  “The Simpsons” compared White House adviser Kellyanne Conway to Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels during its most recent episode.  —  During Sunday's show, Marge Simpson is elected the first female mayor of Springfield …
Discussion: IJR
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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