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10:40 AM ET, November 19, 2017

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al.com:
Our view: Alabama voters must reject Roy Moore; we endorse Doug Jones for U.S. Senate  —  There is only one candidate left in this race who has proven worthy of the task of representing Alabama.  He is Doug Jones.  —  A vote for Roy Moore sends the worst kind of message to Alabamians struggling with abuse.
Discussion: CNNMoney, Raw Story and Mediaite
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Moore harassment scandal spreads to 2018 battle for Congress  —  Roy Moore's sexual misconduct scandal is metastasizing beyond Alabama into the 2018 battle for Congress.  —  Democrats have quickly seized on accusations that the Republican Senate hopeful assaulted and harassed teenage girls …
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
The Latest: Church leaders who oppose Roy Moore hold rally  —  The Latest on U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore of Alabama (all times local):  —  A leading figure among religious liberals is speaking out against Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore.  —  The Rev. William J. Barber led …
Discussion: Breitbart
Julian E. Zelizer / The Atlantic:   Will the Senate Expel Roy Moore If He's Elected?
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
‘We dare defend our rights’: Alabama Republicans standing by Moore reflect state's tradition of defiance
Discussion: Politico and Booman Tribune
KNXV:
Sen. Jeff Flake says Republicans may be ‘toast’, citing ‘the party of Roy Moore and Donald Trump’
Jeffrey Moyo / New York Times:
Robert Mugabe Is Ousted From His Ruling Party in Zimbabwe  —  President Robert Mugabe's own party voted to oust him as its leader on Sunday, a day after thousands of Zimbabweans took to the streets to celebrate his stunning fall from power after a military takeover.
Los Angeles Times:
Russell Simmons and Brett Ratner face new allegations of sexual misconduct  —  Keri Claussen Khalighi was a 17-year-old fashion model from a farm town in Nebraska when she met Brett Ratner and Russell Simmons at a casting call.  —  Ratner was an up-and-coming music video director and a protege of Simmons, the Def Jam Recordings mogul.
Discussion: JustOneMinute and Refinery29
Salena Zito / New York Post:
Why no one is talking about Trump's game-changing deal  —  President Trump's vow of job growth during the campaign won him strong support in West Virginia.  —  MORE FROM: … Glen Dale, W. Va. — Bad news travels fast.  Good news, meanwhile, doesn't seem to travel at all.
Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
‘He Was Masturbating... I Felt Like Crying’: What Housekeepers Endure To Clean Hotel Rooms  —  Low-wage workers have been fighting sexual harassment for years.  The national conversation is finally catching up with them.  —  Cecilia was working as a minibar attendant at a Chicago hotel …
CBS News:
Top general says he would resist “illegal” nuke order from Trump  —  The top U.S. nuclear commander said Saturday he would push back against President Trump if he ordered a nuclear launch the general believed to be “illegal,” saying he would hope to find another solution.
New York Times:
For Roy Moore, a Long History of Combat and Controversy  —  The current furor surrounding the Senate candidate has played out like a concentrated version of his battle-filled career.  —  GADSDEN, Ala. — It was 1982, and four circuit judges from rural Etowah County, Ala. …
Discussion: Shareblue Media
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Mar-a-Lago's new winter season: The Red Cross Ball is out, the Trumpettes are in  —  Toni Holt Kramer, a Mar-a-Lago member who calls herself the leader of the Trumpettes, at her home in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Scott McIntyre/For The Washington Post)  —  In years past, the Mar-a-Lago Club's White …
Discussion: Raw Story
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mypalmbeachpost:
NEW: Russian yacht docks in port; Will Putin friend pay Trump a visit?
Discussion: The Hill, RedState and AOL
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Alabama pastor supporting Moore: ‘More women are sexual predators than men’  —  An Alabama pastor who supports Senate candidate Roy Moore (R) blasted the allegations of sexual harassment against Moore, saying they're part of a “war on men.”  —  “More women are sexual predators than men,” Pastor Franklin Raddish told AL.com.
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Christopher Harress / al.com:
Some Alabama pastors stand behind Roy Moore, cite “war on men”
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
Lance Dixon / miamiherald:
Former vice president Joe Biden talks politics, family and Trump at Miami Book Fair  —  In the midst of a tumultuous political climate, Joe Biden stepped onto the Miami Book Fair stage at the Adrienne Arsht Center and offered a message of hope and encouragement to a crowd that cheered nearly every word.
Discussion: Political Wire and AOL
Arkansas Online:
At Little Rock reunion, Bill and Hillary Clinton, allies look back at '92  —  Hillary and Bill Clinton reminisced about the former president's White House run and their shared time in public office in front of supporters, past staff members and Democratic Party legacies in downtown Little Rock on Saturday.
Discussion: Political Wire
Mark Townsend / The Guardian:
Harvey Weinstein had secret hitlist of names to quash sex scandal  —  Producer hired team to investigate 91 film industry figures in attempt to stop harassment claims going public  —  The Observer has gained access to a secret hitlist of almost 100 prominent individuals targeted by Harvey Weinstein …
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Ohio Gov candidate apologizes for bragging about sexual history  —  Ohio Supreme Court Justice Bill O'Neill apologized on Saturday for posting on Facebook a day earlier bragging about his sexual exploits.  —  O'Neill, who is running for Ohio governor as a Democrat, received massive backlash Friday …
Discussion: Raw Story and Bill O'Neill
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Blue States Practice the Family Values Red States Preach
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
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