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Paul McLeod / BuzzFeed:
She Said That A Powerful Congressman Harassed Her. Here's Why You Didn't Hear Her Story. — “When you make private settlements, it doesn't warn the next woman or the next person going into that situation.” — Lissandra Villa — Michigan Rep. John Conyers, a Democrat and the longest-serving member …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Conyers denies sexual harassment settlements — FILE- In this April 4, 2017, file photo, Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., speaks during a hearing of the House Judiciary subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Buzzfeed, a news website, is reporting that Conyers settled a complaint …
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Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Pelosi calls for ethics investigation into alleged Conyers sexual harassment
Pelosi calls for ethics investigation into alleged Conyers sexual harassment
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Political Wire
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
This is the elaborate system Congress created to protect sexual predators on Capitol Hill
This is the elaborate system Congress created to protect sexual predators on Capitol Hill
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Washington Post, AOL, IJR and The Gateway Pundit
Corey Williams / Associated Press:
Michigan Rep. Conyers denies sexual harassment settlements
Michigan Rep. Conyers denies sexual harassment settlements
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Business Insider
Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
F.C.C. Announces Plan to Repeal Net Neutrality — The Federal Communications Commission announced on Tuesday that it planned to dismantle landmark regulations that ensure equal access to the internet, clearing the way for companies to charge more and block access to some websites.
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Ajit Pai / Wall Street Journal:
How the FCC Can Save the Open Internet — We should undo the Obama administration's rules that regulate the web like a 1930s utility. — As millions flocked to the web for the first time in the 1990s, President Clinton and a Republican Congress decided “to preserve the vibrant …
Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
The FCC's craven net neutrality vote announcement makes no mention of the 22 million comments filed
The FCC's craven net neutrality vote announcement makes no mention of the 22 million comments filed
Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
F.C.C. Is Said to Plan Repeal of Net Neutrality Rules
F.C.C. Is Said to Plan Repeal of Net Neutrality Rules
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Common Dreams, Motherboard, Politico, Joe.My.God. and Shakesville
Kyle Whitmire / al.com:
Don't believe Roy Moore's accusers? Then listen to Moore — Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore leaves after he speaks at a church revival, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, in Jackson, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) (Brynn Anderson) — For some it is too much to ask to believe the women.
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Daily Kos and National Review
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Ashley Remkus / al.com:
Alabama police chief suspended for making ‘sarcastic’ sex abuse statements on Facebook
Alabama police chief suspended for making ‘sarcastic’ sex abuse statements on Facebook
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Talking Points Memo, WHNT-TV, Joe.My.God. and RedState
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Ivanka Trump and Jeff Sessions take center stage in Doug Jones ad in Alabama
Ivanka Trump and Jeff Sessions take center stage in Doug Jones ad in Alabama
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Talking Points Memo
Reuters:
Exclusive - State Dept. revolt: Tillerson accused of violating U.S. law on child soldiers — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of about a dozen U.S. State Department officials have taken the unusual step of formally accusing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson of violating a federal law designed …
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New Yorker:
Harvey Weinstein's Secret Settlements — The mogul used money from his brother and elaborate legal agreements to hide allegations of predation for decades. — On April 20, 2015, the Filipina-Italian model Ambra Battilana Gutierrez sat in an office in midtown Manhattan with an eighteen-page legal agreement in front of her.
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Deadline, Mashable, AOL, IndieWire and The Daily Caller, more at Mediagazer »
Elizabeth McLaughlin / ABC News:
Additional remains of Sgt. La David Johnson found in Niger — Additional remains of U.S. soldier Sgt. La David Johnson were found on Nov. 12 at the site in Niger where his body was recovered, a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News. — Johnson and three other U.S. Army soldiers were killed …
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Charlie Rose fired by CBS over sexual harassment allegations — Charlie Rose's CBS News career came to an unceremonious end Tuesday when the network fired him over allegations of sexual harassment. — Charlie Rose's CBS News career came to an unceremonious end Tuesday when the network fired him over allegations of sexual harassment.
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Charlie Rose on accusations: 'It's not wrongdoings' … Television journalist Charlie Rose said in the wake of numerous allegations of sexual misconduct against him that he was not involved in any “wrongdoings.” — A TMZ photojournalist asked Rose outside of his apartment in New York City …
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Talking Points Memo, RedState, Online NewsHour and Politico, more at Mediagazer »
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Leading Trump Census pick causes alarm — The Trump administration is leaning toward naming Thomas Brunell, a Texas professor with no government experience, to the top operational job at the U.S. Census Bureau, according to two people who have been briefed on the bureau's plans.
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Shareblue Media, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post and Raw Story
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The Trump tax plan is much worse than you thought. A new analysis confirms it. — THE MORNING PLUM: — The fate of the Senate GOP tax plan now rests in the hands of a few undecided Republican senators, and next week, they will make up their minds. But a new nonpartisan analysis …
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Zachary Mider / Bloomberg:
House Tax Bill Is Littered With Loopholes for Wall Street's Wealthiest — ‘Glitches’ in measure might benefit investors, fund managers — Senate is working on its own provisions; changes are likely — Lawmakers who sped a bill through the U.S. House last week may have handed a few …
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New York Times:
Robert Mugabe Resigns as Zimbabwe's President, Ending 37-Year Rule — HARARE, Zimbabwe — Robert Mugabe, who has ruled Zimbabwe since independence in 1980, resigned as president on Tuesday shortly after lawmakers began impeachment proceedings against him, according to the speaker of Parliament.
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Outside the Beltway
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Robert Mugabe / BBC:
Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe resigns, ending 37-year rule
Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe resigns, ending 37-year rule
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ThinkProgress and The Herald
Keith Collins / Quartz:
Google collects Android users' locations even when location services are disabled — Many people realize that smartphones track their locations. But what if you actively turn off location services, haven't used any apps, and haven't even inserted a carrier SIM card?
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The Verge, Gizmodo and Mashable, more at Techmeme »
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Newly surfaced pics show Al Franken grabbing Arianna Huffington's breasts and butt — Newly revealed pictures show Sen. Al Franken grabbing self-described feminist Arianna Huffington on her bottom and breasts. — The never-before-published images, taken for a magazine in 2000 …
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New York Times:
Trump Halted These Hunt Trophies. Elephant Lovers Will Never Forget It. — WASHINGTON — Maybe it was the memory of a long-ago childhood visit to the zoo. Maybe it was a sense of loyalty to the symbol of his political party. — But President Trump's surprise intervention to try to save …
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The Daily Caller and Washington Post
Yascha Mounk / Slate:
The End of German Stability — The collapse of coalition talks bodes badly for Angela Merkel, and for democratic governments everywhere. — It is astounding how quickly politics has descended into chaos on both sides of the Atlantic. — YASCHA MOUNK — Yascha Mounk, a lecturer …
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Power Line, BBC, The Guardian and NPR
Melissa Matthews / Newsweek:
HOW MURDERER CHARLES MANSON AND DONALD TRUMP USED LANGUAGE TO GAIN FOLLOWERS — The death of cult leader and convicted murderer Charles Manson resurfaces tales from his twisted family's killing spree after nearly four decades. Manson orchestrated the brutal deaths of actress Sharon Tate …
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Scott Huver / Hollywood Reporter:
Sarah Silverman on Hollywood Harassment, Jewish Representation On Screen — “It has to change, so that's why things have to be hard right now, and people should be afraid and think before they act. That's a good thing,” said the star of Hulu's ‘I Love You, America.’
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The Hill, Washington Times and IJR
Wall Street Journal:
Harvard Faces DOJ Probe Over Affirmative-Action Policies — Justice Department accuses university of failing to cooperate in investigation of whether its admission policies discriminate against Asian-Americans — The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the use …
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CNN, Axios, The Daily Caller, Law & Crime and New York Times
Dominic Holden / BuzzFeed:
The Justice Department Just Announced Millions Of Dollars For Police Who Promise To Report Undocumented Immigrants — The Trump administration is taking a carrot-and-stick approach to making local police department's crack down on illegal immigration. This was nearly $100 million in carrots.
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Common Dreams and Shareblue Media
USA Today:
Sexual harassment troubles mount in statehouses around the country … Since last year, at least 40 lawmakers - nearly all men - in 20 states have been publicly accused by more than 100 people of some form of sexual misconduct or harassment, a USA TODAY NETWORK analysis found.