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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
The Daily 202: Inside Scott Walker's comeback strategy
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump faces wrenching call on Moore
Trump faces wrenching call on Moore
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Balloon Juice and Breitbart
Steve Deace:
Judge Roy Moore initiates first legal action against media …
Judge Roy Moore initiates first legal action against media …
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The Gateway Pundit and The Resurgent
Bob Grip / WALA-TV:
Exclusive FOX10 Poll: Undecided voters may hold key to Moore/Jones race
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
Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
McConnell Says Roy Moore Should Abandon ‘Collapsing’ Senate Bid
McConnell Says Roy Moore Should Abandon ‘Collapsing’ Senate Bid
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Talking Points Memo, Instapundit, Axios, Democrats.com, Politico, Business Insider and NPR
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 — How far he's gone down the rabbit hole. — A few days ago, Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore was accused of initiating sexual encounters with four girls between the ages of 14 and 18 decades ago, including one encounter with a 14-year-old girl when he was 32.
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IJR, Washington Post and Business Insider
Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
Even Sean Hannity has had it with Roy Moore, gives candidate 24 hours to explain ‘inconsistencies’ — Fox News host Sean Hannity has given up defending Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore of Alabama, telling viewers Tuesday night the judge has “24 hours” to explain conflicting answers to the sexual misconduct allegations against him.
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HuffPost, Salon and New York Times
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 …
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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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THE WARREN (HENRY) REPORT, Mediaite and Washington Free Beacon
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
How Roy Moore's Misdeeds Are Forcing an Awakening on the Left
How Roy Moore's Misdeeds Are Forcing an Awakening on the Left
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The Federalist, twitchy.com and Axios
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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Hullabaloo, Just Security, TalkLeft, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Althouse, Business Insider and Balloon Juice
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Washington Post:
There are no grounds for a special counsel to investigate Hillary Clinton
There are no grounds for a special counsel to investigate Hillary Clinton
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Vox, Shakesville, Media Matters for America and CNN
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Appointing a second special counsel could rattle Justice Department
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
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Ivanka Trump scores win with Senate plan to double child tax credit — Ivanka Trump notched a policy victory late Tuesday night when the latest revisions to the Senate tax bill proposed doubling the child tax credit. — Trump, the president's older daughter and a top White House adviser …
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Axios, Tampa Bay Times and ThinkProgress
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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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Telegraph
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 »
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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CNBC, NPR, WQAD-TV, The Verge, Hit & Run, CBS Boston, Snopes.com and STAT
Cleve R. Wootson Jr. / Washington Post:
‘Who are they gonna believe you or me?’: Texas prosecutor fired after drunken Uber tirade — In what is probably Exhibit A for a one-star passenger rating, a Dallas assistant district attorney was fired after she drunkenly insulted and threatened an Uber driver, then said police officers …
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The Daily Caller, ABC News and WCTX-TV
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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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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
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
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
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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VICE News, Washington Post and Conflict Intelligence Team
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 …
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.
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 …
Courtney Kube / NBC News:
Pentagon to Pay for Surgery for Transgender Soldier — WASHINGTON — An active-duty service member underwent gender transition surgery Tuesday in the first such procedure approved under a waiver allowing the Pentagon to pay for the operation. — The patient is an infantry soldier …
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New York Times, Washington Free Beacon, The Daily Caller, Towleroad, Axios and Vox