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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.
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dailyrushbo.com and The Rush Limbaugh Show
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.
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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, Politico, Axios, 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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Raw Story, Political Wire, bizpacreview.com and Joe.My.God.
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Media Matters for America:
Fox News' Shepard Smith debunks Uranium One lie peddled by his own network
Fox News' Shepard Smith debunks Uranium One lie peddled by his own network
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CANNONFIRE and Politicus USA
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, Patterico's Pontifications and The Root
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
What Is the Uranium One Deal and Why Does the Trump Administration Care So Much?
What Is the Uranium One Deal and Why Does the Trump Administration Care So Much?
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Politico, BuzzFeed, Fox News, Mediaite, NewsBusters, The Daily Signal and New York Magazine
Devin Henry / The Hill:
Trump officials defend fossil fuels, nuclear power at UN climate conference
Trump officials defend fossil fuels, nuclear power at UN climate conference
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The Daily Caller
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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RT, AOL, Washington Post, RedState, Mashable, Business Insider, Axios, Mediaite and Raw Story
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:
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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Just Security, TalkLeft, Balloon Juice and Joe.My.God.
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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, Media Matters for America, CNN and CBS News
Eric Boehlert / Shareblue Media:
Sessions admits GOP's phony Clinton scandal doesn't meet “factual basis” for special counsel
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
Peter Baker / New York Times:
‘Lock Her Up’ Becomes More Than a Slogan
‘Lock Her Up’ Becomes More Than a Slogan
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Washington Post, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Townhall.com, Althouse, Business Insider, The Resurgent, Vox, The Daily Caller, ThinkProgress, Mediaite, Hullabaloo and RedState
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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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.
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Raw Story, RedState and Media Matters for America, more at Mediagazer »
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.
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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.
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Indianapolis Star, Mother Jones, AOL, CNN 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 …
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The Hill, Business Insider and Gizmodo
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Shaun Walker / The Guardian:
Russia's ‘irrefutable evidence’ of US help for Isis appears to be video game still
Russia's ‘irrefutable evidence’ of US help for Isis appears to be video game still
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Conflict Intelligence Team, Washington Free Beacon, IJR and Meduza.io
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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Scared Monkeys and The Daily Caller, more at Mediagazer »
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Chris Ariens / TVNewser:
NBC News Fires Senior VP Following Sexual Harassment Allegations
NBC News Fires Senior VP Following Sexual Harassment Allegations
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The Wrap, Talking Points Memo, TheBlaze and Washington Free Beacon
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 »
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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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
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 and ThinkProgress
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
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
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 …
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 …