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8:15 AM ET, November 15, 2017

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Bill Riales / WKRG-TV:
LISTEN: Curious Robocall Seeks ‘Damaging’ Information on Moore  —  UPDATE 3:31 p.m. (WKRG) — The Executive Editor, Marty Baron, of the Washington Post released the following statement:  —  “The Post has just learned that at least one person in Alabama has received a call from someone falsely claiming to be from The Washington Post.
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The Daily Beast:
Steve Bannon And Allies Have Second Thoughts About Roy Moore, Sources Say … Donald Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon is keeping the door open to ditching Roy Moore as the sexual-assault allegations against the Alabama Republican Senate candidate continue to pile up.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
RNC cuts off Moore  —  The national party pulls out of a fundraising pact with the Alabama candidate, further isolating him.  —  The Republican National Committee is withdrawing its support for besieged Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, leaving him increasingly isolated as he confronts charges of sexual misconduct with teenagers.
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Limbaugh: Moore was a Democrat at time of sexual misconduct allegations  —  Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh on Tuesday criticized Republicans for distancing themselves from Alabama GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore, while saying that Moore was a Democrat at the time he allegedly engaged in sexual misconduct with teenage girls.
Bob Grip / WALA-TV:
Exclusive FOX10 Poll: Undecided voters may hold key to Moore/Jones race  —  Undecided voters may decide the Alabama U.S. Senate race between Democrat Doug Jones and Republican Roy Moore.  The FOX10 News/Strategy Research statewide poll of 3,000 likely voters, taken on November 13, shows Moore leading Jones 49% to 43% with 8% undecided.
Brandon Conradis / The Hill:
Moore: 'I'm being harassed by media'
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Attorney General Jeff Sessions Doesn't Recall  —  The House Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, at which Attorney General Jeff Sessions faced more than five hours of questions, was supposed to be about oversight of the Justice Department.  —  The committee's Republicans appeared to have missed that memo.
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Media Matters for America:
Fox News' Shepard Smith debunks Uranium One lie peddled by his own network  —  SHEPARD SMITH (HOST): What is Uranium One?  Uranium One is the name of a South African-based mining company.  Back in 2007, it merged with Eurasia Energy, based in Canada.  And in 2010, the mining arm …
Discussion: CANNONFIRE and Politicus USA
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Appointing a second special counsel could rattle Justice Department
Washington Post:
There are no grounds for a special counsel to investigate Hillary Clinton
Associated Press:
Sessions denies lying on Russia, pleads hazy memory
Discussion: IJR
Jason Leopold / BuzzFeed:
Secret Finding: 60 Russian Payments “To Finance Election Campaign Of 2016”  —  The FBI is scrutinizing more than 60 money transfers sent by the Russian foreign ministry to its embassies across the globe, most of them bearing a note that said the money was to be used “to finance election campaign of 2016.”
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
'It's a Disgrace': New York G.O.P. Fund-Raiser Quits Over Tax Bill  —  Steve Louro, a Republican donor who hosted an event for Donald J. Trump at his Long Island home last year, abruptly quit his post as regional finance chairman for the state's Republican Party on Tuesday over objections …
Discussion: The Hill and New York Magazine
New York Times:
Zimbabwe's Military, in Apparent Takeover, Says It Has Custody of Mugabe  —  HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe's military said early Wednesday that it had taken custody of President Robert Mugabe, the world's oldest head of state and one of Africa's longest-serving leaders, in what increasingly appeared …
Discussion: twitchy.com
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The Daily Beast:
Troll Smearing Roy Moore's Accuser Stole Dead SEAL's Identity … The rightwing blog The Gateway Pundit pushed a single-sourced rumor from the anonymous Twitter account @Umpire43 that claimed one of Roy Moore's accusers was offered $1,000 by The Washington Post to go public with her claims.
Associated Press:
Senate GOP intent on scrapping health mandate in tax bill  —  Senate Republicans are intent on scrapping the Affordable Care Act's requirement that Americans get health insurance, targeting a repeal of the individual mandate to help finance deep tax cuts in their tax overhaul.
Discussion: Axios and Politico
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The Hill:
Senate GOP tax bill will include repeal of ObamaCare mandate
New Yorker:
Donald Trump's Trump, Jr., Problem  —  With his Fifth Avenue-redneck persona and his affinity for the alt-right, Donald Trump, Jr., has sometimes been described as a chip off the old block.  But his relationship with his father hasn't always been a smooth one.
Discussion: Mother Jones, AOL, CNN, The Atlantic and TalkLeft
BBC:
Russia posts video game screenshot as ‘proof’ of US helping IS  —  Russia's Ministry of Defence has posted what it called “irrefutable proof” of the US aiding so-called Islamic State - but one of the images was actually taken from a video game.  —  The ministry claimed the image showed …
Discussion: The Hill, Business Insider and Gizmodo
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Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
EXCLUSIVE: Voice of America Reporter Posts Racist Reddit Memes While Receiving Taxpayer Money  —  While posting on his Reddit account UncleSam4200, Voice of America reporter Josh Fatzick bragged on the infamous pro-Trump subreddit r/The_Donald that he worked in Washington media …
Bethany Mandel / New York Times:
Roy Moore Reminds Me of My Rabbi  —  In 2014, on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, Rabbi Barry Freundel led the congregation of his Washington synagogue in pursuit of humble repentance before God.  Ten days later, he was arrested and charged with dozens of counts of voyeurism.
Discussion: Mashable and ThinkProgress
Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
NBC News Booker Matt Zimmerman Fired Amid Misconduct Claims  —  The allegations of inappropriate conduct were recently brought to the attention of human resources.  —  Matt Zimmerman, a veteran of NBC News, has been fired amid allegations of inappropriate conduct with two women at the news division.
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Redding Record Searchlight:
Five people confirmed dead in Rancho Tehama shooting  —  Five people have been killed, including the shooter, in a small community about 15 miles southwest of Red Bluff.  —  Undersheriff Phil Johnston with the Tehama County Sheriff's Office said there were seven shooting scenes and there may be more victims.
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Washington Post:
At least 4 dead after gunman ‘randomly picking targets’ shoots at California school and other locations, police say
Rick Stengel / Politico:
What Hillary Knew About Putin's Propaganda Machine  —  I was a magazine guy.  —  After eight years as managing editor of Time, I left at the end of 2013 to become under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs.  It's a fancy title, but that job is one of the few …
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
China Could Sell Trump the Brooklyn Bridge  —  There is a saying — “When you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there” — and it perfectly sums up the contrast between China's President Xi Jinping and President Trump.  —  Xi has been brilliant at playing Trump …
Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Roy Moore challenged Alabama law that protects rape victims, documents reveal  —  Cases were among 10 where Moore, as Alabama's top judge, dissented from court's majority view and sided with alleged offenders, Guardian review finds … Roy Moore challenged the scope of an Alabama law …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
New York Post:
De Blasio's former press secretary says she's lucky to be alive … Mayor Bill de Blasio's former press secretary says she's lucky to be alive after suffering a severe brain injury in April from falling off a treadmill.  —  Karen Hinton was put in a medically induced coma for 10 days …
Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times:
Advertisers Delete Tweets Around Calls to Boycott Sean Hannity  —  Advertisers are sending mixed messages in response to calls for a boycott of Sean Hannity.  —  An effort to pressure companies that advertise on Mr. Hannity's program on Fox News appeared to gain momentum in recent days based …
Discussion: Vox, The Hill and American Thinker
 
 
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Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
How Roy Moore's Misdeeds Are Forcing an Awakening on the Left
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Associated Press:
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World Energy Outlook 2017
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Devin Henry / The Hill:
Trump officials defend fossil fuels, nuclear power at UN climate conference
Discussion: The Daily Caller
CNBC:
White House considering nomination of Mohamed El-Erian for Federal Reserve vice chair
Discussion: Business Insider
Tom Fitzgerald / WTTG-TV:
Congresswoman says at least 2 current members of Congress have sexually harassed staffers
 Earlier Items: 
Tim Elfrink / Miami New Times:
Founder of Florida's Biggest Megachurch Accused of Molesting a 4-Year-Old
Discussion: Raw Story
Los Angeles Times:
USC had many warnings about medical school dean's behavior but took little action
BBC:
Bryan Cranston: ‘There may be a way back for Weinstein’
Discussion: Mediaite, IndieWire and TheBlaze
Andy Blatchford / Canadian Press:
‘It is a personal and official insult’: Duterte lashes out at Trudeau over drug war criticism
Associated Press:
Trump in Asia: A break from the past but uncertain results
Matt Friedman / Politico:
Menendez attorney, judge quarrel as jurors go back into deliberations
Melanie Ehrenkranz / Gizmodo:
Arianna Huffington Ignored Sexual Misconduct at The Huffington Post
Discussion: RedState and The Daily Caller
Boston Herald:
College to name school for late journalist Gwen Ifill
Discussion: The Root
 

 
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