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Two more women describe unwanted overtures by Roy Moore at Alabama mall — Kayla McLaughlin, left, and Gena Richardson worked together at Sears in the late 1970s. The pair is seen in this image from 1977. Richardson says Roy Moore, then in his 30s, visited her at Sears and that Moore later called her school to ask her out.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
NRSC poll: Moore trails Jones by 12 — Republican Roy Moore is trailing Democrat Doug Jones by 12 points in the Alabama special Senate election, according to a poll conducted by the National Republican Senatorial Committee after five women accused Moore of pursuing them as teenagers.
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Bannon sticking by Moore ‘through thick and thin’ — Steve Bannon is not backing away from Roy Moore, the controversial Alabama Senate candidate facing a slew of accusations that he had inappropriate sexual contact with teenagers. — Two sources close to the former White House chief strategist …
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Toi Thornton / WALA-TV:
Local pastor calls GOP “sissies” for asking Moore to “step aside” — A local pastor who supports Roy Moore is lashing out at the Republican Party tonight. The pastor is upset because some of Moore's fellow Republicans are calling for him to drop out of the Senate race.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Bannon not backing down on Moore because he believes denials
Bannon not backing down on Moore because he believes denials
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Moore lawyer: Canadian MSNBC host's ‘background’ could help him understand dating minors
Moore lawyer: Canadian MSNBC host's ‘background’ could help him understand dating minors
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Leada Gore / al.com:
Roy Moore removes all endorsements from website; pastor letter remains
Roy Moore removes all endorsements from website; pastor letter remains
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
MSNBC segment goes off the rails when Roy Moore attorney suggests Canadian Muslim host would date 14-year-old
William S. Brewbaker III / New York Times:
Roy Moore and the Sorry State of Evangelical Politics
Roy Moore and the Sorry State of Evangelical Politics
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Douglas Schoen / The Hill:
Jeff Sessions can save Republicans from Roy Moore mess in Alabama
Jeff Sessions can save Republicans from Roy Moore mess in Alabama
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Anna Claire Vollers / al.com:
New Roy Moore accuser: 'He didn't pinch it; he grabbed it' — A Gadsden woman says Roy Moore groped her while she was in his law office on legal business with her mother in 1991. Moore was married at that time. — In the past week, Moore has been accused by five other women of a range …
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Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson Opposes GOP Senate Tax Package — Wisconsin Republican says plan unfairly benefits corporations over other businesses, says he finds bill's process ‘offensive’ — WASHINGTON—Sen. Ron Johnson (R., Wis.) said he opposes the Senate Republican tax package …
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
The GOP tax plan will be a massive political nightmare for Republicans — The Republicans' theory about their tax-cut bill goes like this. We absolutely have to pass it, or else our base will be disgusted and our donors will abandon us. The substance doesn't matter …
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
How Cotton brought Obamacare repeal back from the dead
How Cotton brought Obamacare repeal back from the dead
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Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
GOP tax plan in trouble after Republican senator says he won't back it
GOP tax plan in trouble after Republican senator says he won't back it
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Alice Ollstein / Talking Points Memo:
Collins Warns GOP That Mandate Repeal Will Hike Premiums, Slam Middle Class
Collins Warns GOP That Mandate Repeal Will Hike Premiums, Slam Middle Class
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New York Magazine
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
The day tax reform became Obamacare repeal
The day tax reform became Obamacare repeal
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Julian Borger / The Guardian:
Christopher Steele believes his dossier on Trump-Russia is 70-90% accurate — The respected ex-MI6 officer told Guardian journalist and author Luke Harding that his FBI contacts greeted his intelligence report with ‘shock and horror’ … Christopher Steele, the former British intelligence officer …
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Luke Harding / The Guardian:
How Trump walked into Putin's web — oscow, summer 1991. Mikhail Gorbachev is in power. Official relations with the west have softened, but the KGB still assumes all western embassy workers are spooks. The KGB agents assigned to them are easy to spot. They have a method.
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Catherine Lucey / Associated Press:
Ivanka Trump says child tax credit ‘not a pet project’ — BAYVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Yes, it turns out, there is something that chafes at the unflappable Ivanka Trump. — The presidential daughter and adviser, in a “full-blown sprint” as she sells the Republican tax overhaul plan and juggles …
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Betsy Klein / CNN:
Ivanka Trump slams Roy Moore: 'There's a special place in hell for people who prey on children'
Ivanka Trump slams Roy Moore: 'There's a special place in hell for people who prey on children'
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Raw Story
Josh Delk / The Hill:
Graham wants names of lawmakers accused of harassment
Graham wants names of lawmakers accused of harassment
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
What Donald Trump's UCLA tweet reveals about him — Washington (CNN)Think about this: You've just spent nearly two weeks halfway around the world. You've spent most of the last 24 hours on a plane. Your body clock is somewhere between 12-14 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. You are 71 years old.
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Inside the Breitbart Embassy, Where Steve Bannon Entertains Elites and Plots His Populist Takeover — When Steve Bannon was the chief strategist and senior counselor to President Donald Trump, he spent his days and often long into his nights in an office on the first floor of the West Wing …
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Bill Clinton should have resigned — What he did to Monica Lewinsky was wrong, and he should have paid the price. — Many years ago, when I was a high school student making my first visit to Washington for a two-week summer camp for weird politics dorks, the dominant news story …
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Bill Chappell / NPR:
Death Toll In California Shooting Rises To 6 After Police Find Body Of Gunman's Wife — Authorities in Northern California say a fifth person was killed by a man who went on a shooting rampage Tuesday. Police have discovered the dead body of the gunman's wife hidden beneath the floor at their rural home 120 miles north of Sacramento.
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Paige St. John / Los Angeles Times:
Rancho Tehama gunman killed his wife and hid her body under their home, authorities say
Rancho Tehama gunman killed his wife and hid her body under their home, authorities say
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Brandy Zadrozny / The Daily Beast:
‘Unsafe and Just Plain Dirty’: Women Accuse Vice of ‘Toxic’ Sexual-Harassment Culture … In the summer of 2015, Phoebe Barghouty was 23 years old and had a new master's degree in journalism from Stanford—but little other experience—when she landed what most of her peers would consider a dream job …
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Trump asks South Korea's president: ‘Do you have to reunify?’ — While drinking tea with South Korean President Moon Jae-in before their bilateral meeting last week in Seoul, President Trump posed an unusual question about North Korea-South Korea relations to his host: “Do you have to reunify?”
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Robert Mackey / The Intercept:
We Knew Julian Assange Hated Clinton. We Didn't Know He Was Secretly Advising Trump. — The revelation that WikiLeaks secretly offered help to Donald Trump's campaign, in a series of private Twitter messages sent to the candidate's son Donald Trump Jr., gave ammunition to the group's …
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Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
Fox News's Shepard Smith debunks his network's favorite Hillary Clinton ‘scandal,’ infuriates viewers — Fox News anchor Shepard Smith debunked what his own network has called the Hillary Clinton uranium “scandal,” infuriating Fox viewers, some of whom suggested that he ought to work for CNN or MSNBC.
Elena Schneider / Politico:
GOP strategists worry incumbents aren't ready for a blue wave — Republican strategists are warning that some of the party's veteran House incumbents aren't adequately preparing for the 2018 election, putting the GOP majority at risk by their failure to recognize the dangerous conditions facing them.
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Three Former Colleagues Sue Secretary Of Commerce Wilbur Ross — Three longtime colleagues of Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross filed a lawsuit against him and his old private equity shop WL Ross & Co. on Wednesday, accusing Ross and the firm of charging millions in improper fees and taking the money for themselves.