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12:40 PM ET, November 22, 2017

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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Alabama ex-cop says she was tasked with keeping Roy Moore away from cheerleaders at high school games  —  A retired Alabama police officer told MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell on Tuesday that she had to keep an eye on Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore in the 1980s at local high school football games …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump privately doubted Moore's female accusers
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Half think Franken should resign
Discussion: The Hill, Axios and Mediaite
KSTP-TV:
KSTP/SurveyUSA: Franken Job Approval Plummets, Many Say He Should Resign
Discussion: RedState and National Review
Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:   The Republican Case for Doug Jones
Rick Journey / WBRC-TV:
EXCLUSIVE: New poll shows Roy Moore and Doug Jones in statistical tie
Charles Hurt / Washington Times:   Trump proves his warrior spirit by defending Moore
CNN:
How Sarah Sanders humiliated the press  — Sarah Sanders encouraged reporters to say what they're thankful for before she'd answer questions on Monday  — John Kirby: Her aw-shucks stunt was part of administration's effort to undermine credibility, stature of a free press
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Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
The Degrading Ritual of Sarah Huckabee Sanders's Pre-Thanksgiving Press Briefing  —  The President of the United States is a bully who makes a mockery of his office, democratic institutions, and the English language.  So is his press secretary.  On Monday, during the last briefing …
Discussion: Washington Post
Detroit Free Press:
U.S Rep. John Conyers must resign  —  John Conyers Jr. has a long and complicated legacy in southeast Michigan and the U.S. Congress.  —  He has been an undisputed hero of the civil rights movement, a legislator of uncommon influence and power, and an aging icon whose felonious wife …
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
GOP rep: Taxpayer money should not pay for settlements
Paul McLeod / BuzzFeed:
Another Woman Accused Rep. John Conyers Of Sexual Harassment In Court Filings This Year
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Charlie Rose accused of sexual harassment by three CBS employees  —  Three CBS employees are accusing Charlie Rose of sexual harassment.  —  The new allegations come after Rose was fired from CBS News and PBS following a report in The Washington Post in which eight women accused Rose of sexual misconduct.
Discussion: RedState
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Dan Diamond / Politico:
Murkowski says she backs Obamacare mandate repeal  —  Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she supports GOP efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate, the Alaska Republican wrote in an op-ed for a local newspaper Tuesday.  —  “I have always supported the freedom to choose,” …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Splinter
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski / www.newsminer.com:
Alaskan senator supports free choice for health care  —  FAIRBANKS —I have always supported the freedom to choose.  I believe that the federal government should not force anyone to buy something they do not wish to buy in order to avoid being taxed.  That is the fundamental reason why I opposed …
Kelley Paul / CNN:
Since the attack, my husband Rand Paul hasn't taken a single breath without pain  —  Kelley Paul is the wife of Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky.  The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers.  —  (CNN)The average person takes 20,000 breaths a day.  Since November 3, my husband, Rand Paul, has not taken a single one without pain.
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Kelly Has Clipped his Wings”: Jared Kushner's Horizons Are Collapsing within the West Wing  —  The West Wing princeling's portfolio had been shrunk largely to the Middle East—but then his Saudi Arabia trip caused problems for the chief of staff.  —  When Donald Trump appointed John Kelly …
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Wall Street Journal:
Special Counsel Mueller Probes Jared Kushner's Contacts With Foreign Leaders
Mark Bauerlein / Politico:
This Is What It's Like to Be the Only Trump Fan at Thanksgiving Dinner  —  In my household, when the holidays come, the usual family members plus a friend or two gather.  We have three generations at the table: two female 80-year-olds, some 50-year-olds and the millennials.  Only one of us is a Trump supporter.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Joe Berkowitz / GQ:
It's Your Civic Duty to Ruin Thanksgiving by Bringing Up Trump  —  This Turkey Day, consider making life HELL for a few of your relatives.  —  It's late-November 2017, and you know what that means: Every man you've ever seen on TV for any reason has just been unmasked as a woman-hating sewer ghoul.
Geoffrey Rowland / The Hill:
Trump lashes out at Ball, says he is an ‘Ungrateful fool!’  —  President Trump early Wednesday morning lashed out at the father of one of three UCLA basketball players arrested for shoplifting earlier this month, referring to LaVar Ball a “poor man's version of Don King” and an “Ungrateful fool!”
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
LaVar Ball fires back at Trump: 'If you help, you shouldn't have to say anything'
Discussion: IJR, Raw Story and CNBC
J. Freedom du Lac / Washington Post:
'Poor man's version of Don King': Trump continues his war of words with LaVar Ball
Meg Kelly / Washington Post:
President Trump and accusations of sexual misconduct: The complete list  —  “Women are very special.  I think it's a very special time, a lot of things are coming out and I think that's good for our society and I think it's very, very good for women and I'm very happy a lot of these things are coming out.
David McCabe / Axios:
Facebook will tell users if they followed Russian pages  —  Facebook will tell users whether they followed pages set up by Russian operatives as part of a broad campaign to interfere in the 2016 election.  The company, along with Twitter and Google, have faced pressure from lawmakers …
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Ali Breland / The Hill:   Facebook will let users see Russian content they've interacted with
Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet:
Eight Personnel Recovered from C2-A Aircraft Crash in Philippine Sea  —  PHILIPPINE SEA - Search and rescue operations recovered eight personnel following a C2-A Greyhound aircraft crash southeast of Okinawa at approximately 3:23 p.m. today.  —  All personnel were transferred to USS Ronald Reagan …
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ProPublica:
Here Are the White House Visitor Records the Trump Administration Didn't Want You to See  —  The Trump White House tried to block public access to visitor logs of five federal offices working directly for the president even though they were subject to public disclosure through the Freedom of Information Act.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg:
Uber Concealed Cyberattack That Exposed 57 Million People's Data  —  Company paid hackers $100,000 to delete info, keep quiet  —  Chief Security Officer Joe Sullivan and another exec ousted  —  Hackers stole the personal data of 57 million customers and drivers from Uber Technologies Inc. …
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Uber Newsroom:
2016 Data Security Incident
Jeremy Gorner / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago cop faces discipline for insensitive, threatening posts on Facebook  —  Chicago police Officer Brian J. Hansen was cited by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability for more than 60 rule violations, including inflammatory Facebook posts.  (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Discussion: New York Post and The Daily Caller
Avi Selk / Washington Post:
This man is about to launch himself in his homemade rocket to prove the Earth is flat  —  Seeking to prove that a conspiracy of astronauts fabricated the shape of the Earth, a California man intends to launch himself 1,800 feet high on Saturday in a rocket he built from scrap metal.
 
 
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Mariko Paulson / Issues:
The Senate Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Amended (11/15/17): The Byrd Rule
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New York Times:
Ms. Merkel Struggles to Hold Germany Together
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Jason Zengerle / New York Times:
The Voices in Blue America's Head
Rex W. Tillerson / US Department of State:
Efforts To Address Burma's Rakhine State Crisis
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Walt Hickey / FiveThirtyEight:
Don't Mention Trump On Thanksgiving
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: 2018 could be the ‘Year of the Woman’ …
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
2 Minnesota Lawmakers Accused of Sexual Harassment Step Down
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Martin Wolf / Financial Times:
A Republican tax plan built for plutocrats
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Washington Post:
How Trump is building a border wall that no one can see
Discussion: National Review
Antonio Olivo / Washington Post:
After Roem's election, Va. GOP leader wants to do away with ‘Gentlewoman’ title
Washington Post:
White House military personnel removed amid investigation into contacts with foreign women during Trump's Asia trip
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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