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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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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.
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RedState, dailyrushbo.com and The Rush Limbaugh Show
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.
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Inside Scott Walker's comeback strategy — (Matthew DeFour/Wisconsin State Journal/AP) — THE BIG IDEA: — GREEN BAY, Wis. — Scott Walker hit political rock bottom in September 2015, soon after his presidential campaign flamed out. It was depressing to be one of the first candidates …
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Bob Grip / WALA-TV:
Exclusive FOX10 Poll: Undecided voters may hold key to Moore/Jones race
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The Daily Caller, bizpacreview.com, Mediaite, Politicus USA and New York Magazine
Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
Even Sean Hannity has had it with Roy Moore, gives candidate 24 hours to explain ‘inconsistencies’
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HuffPost, Salon and New York Times
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump faces wrenching call on Moore
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Balloon Juice and Breitbart
Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
McConnell Says Roy Moore Should Abandon ‘Collapsing’ Senate Bid
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Talking Points Memo, Instapundit, Axios, Politico, Democrats.com, NPR and Business Insider
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.
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Alvin Chang / Vox:
Sean Hannity has become the media's top conspiracy theorist
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IJR, Washington Post and Business Insider
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Appointing a second special counsel could rattle Justice Department
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Shareblue Media, Raw Story, The Atlantic, The Root and Patterico's Pontifications
Sam Baker / Axios:
The GOP makes another run at repealing the individual mandate — Senate Republicans' latest tax proposal includes a proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate. It's a risky maneuver, but one that GOP leaders waded into with at least an outward projection of confidence …
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
Ivanka Trump scores win with Senate plan to double child tax credit
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Axios, Tampa Bay Times and ThinkProgress
The United States Senate Committee on Finance:
Hatch Releases Modifications to Senate Tax Plan
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Business Insider, Axios and Washington Post
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg:
Obamacare Noses Into the Tax Debate, Bringing Along Baggage
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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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Washington Post:
There are no grounds for a special counsel to investigate Hillary Clinton
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Vox, Media Matters for America, New York Times and CNN
Eric Boehlert / Shareblue Media:
Sessions admits GOP's phony Clinton scandal doesn't meet “factual basis” for special counsel
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IJR, CNN, Washington Monthly and Business Insider
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
How Roy Moore's Misdeeds Are Forcing an Awakening on the Left — Are liberals having a moral awakening? Watching the political contortions of Republicans to defend a candidate accused of sexually molesting teenage girls, Democrats and liberal pundits are reckoning publicly with their own history …
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The Federalist, twitchy.com and Axios
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Kennedy, Clinton, and Weinstein: A Convenient Reckoning — Now it's safe to denounce the worst acts of serial abusers on the left side of the aisle. — In April, the historical drama Chappaquiddick will arrive in theaters. Variety declared the film “a tense, scrupulous …
Kyle Swenson / Washington Post:
His brother died mysteriously when they were toddlers. Years later, a Facebook photo changed everything. — It was an old photo, the original sharp black and white tones worn down into the same muddy gray as television static. — The young man, David Dearlove, sits against a brick wall …
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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.
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Raw Story, RedState and Media Matters for America, more at Mediagazer »
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 …
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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 …
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Townhall.com and twitchy.com
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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.
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Mashable
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.”
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US Food and Drug Administration:
Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. on FDA advisory about deadly risks associated with kratom — For Immediate Release — The FDA has issued a public health advisory related to mounting concerns regarding risks associated with the use of kratom.
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Associated Press:
Democrats add to win column in deep-red Oklahoma — FILE- In this June 8, 2017, file photo, Anna Langthorn, chair of the Oklahoma Democratic Party, speaks during an interview at state party headquarters in Oklahoma City. The recent success of Democrats in deep-red Oklahoma amid continuing …
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Balloon Juice
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 …
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Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »
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 …
New York Times:
The Upstart Saudi Prince Who's Throwing Caution to the Winds — RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — With the tacit backing of his father, Saudi Arabia's 32-year-old crown prince has established himself as the most powerful figure in the Arab world, rushing into confrontations on all sides at once.
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 …
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