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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump privately doubted Moore's female accusers  —  President Donald Trump's near-endorsement of Alabama Republican Roy Moore followed days of behind-the-scenes talks in which he vented about Moore's accusers and expressed skepticism about their accounts.  —  During animated conversations …
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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 …
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
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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J. Freedom du Lac / Washington Post:
'Poor man's version of Don King': Trump continues his war of words with LaVar Ball
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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Laura Nahmias / Politico:
De Blasio and his administration had a warm relationship with Kushner, emails show
Discussion: Political Wire
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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Paul McLeod / BuzzFeed:
Another Woman Accused Rep. John Conyers Of Sexual Harassment In Court Filings This Year
James Hohmann / Washington Post:   The Daily 202: 2018 could be the ‘Year of the Woman’ …
New York Times:
Democrats Move Swiftly Against Conyers Amid Latest Harassment Charges
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Why BuzzFeed teamed with a far-right figure to break the John Conyers scandal
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
Discussion: Washington Post
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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2016 Data Security Incident
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 …
Discussion: New York Magazine, Daily Kos and Axios
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Dan Diamond / Politico:
Murkowski says she backs Obamacare mandate repeal
Discussion: Splinter and ThinkProgress
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.
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
He's a Member of Congress.  The Kremlin Likes Him So Much It Gave Him a Code Name.  —  WASHINGTON — For two decades, Representative Dana Rohrabacher has been of value to the Kremlin, so valuable in recent years that the F.B.I. warned him in 2012 that Russia regarded him as an intelligence source worthy of a Kremlin code name.
Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter:
John Lasseter's Pattern of Alleged Misconduct Detailed by Disney/Pixar Insiders  —  One longtime Pixar employee says Lasseter was known for “grabbing, kissing, making comments about physical attributes.”  —  Rashida Jones is still credited as a writer on Toy Story 4, the next installment in the beloved franchise.
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Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter:
John Lasseter Taking Leave of Absence From Pixar Amid “Missteps”
Roll Call:
Opinion: Stop the Next Internet Power Grab  —  FCC should establish a strong deregulatory federal framework for broadband regulations  —  True Cybersecurity Requires Accountability An “All of the Above” Approach to Rural Broadband Connected Vehicle Technology Must Lead to Safer, Less Congested Roads
Discussion: Politico and New York Times
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Variety:
David Cassidy, ‘Partridge Family’ Star, Dies at 67  —  David Cassidy, pop culture idol of the 1970s, died Tuesday in a Florida hospital.  The musician and actor was 67.  —  His publicist JoAnn Geffen confirmed his death, with a statement from his family.  “On behalf of the entire Cassidy family …
Washington Post:
White House military personnel removed amid investigation into contacts with foreign women during Trump's Asia trip  —  Three military personnel have been reassigned from their White House jobs amid allegations that they had improper contact with foreign women while traveling with President Trump …
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.
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Gizmodo
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: CNBC
Todd Shepherd / Washington Examiner:
Fusion GPS paid journalists, court papers confirm  —  Newly filed court documents confirm that Fusion GPS, the company mostly responsible for the controversial “Trump dossier” on presidential candidate Donald Trump, made payments to three journalists between June 2016 until February 2017.
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
UNSEALED: Fusion GPS Bank Records Show Russia-Related Payments
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
 
 
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Maggie Astor / New York Times:
2 Minnesota Lawmakers Accused of Sexual Harassment Step Down
Discussion: Star Tribune and Political Wire
Tennessean.com:
Tennessee judge reprimanded for order proposing less jail time for inmates who received vasectomies
Discussion: The Root and Associated Press
Mark Bauerlein / Politico:
This Is What It's Like to Be the Only Trump Fan at Thanksgiving Dinner
Discussion: Raw Story
Martin Wolf / Financial Times:
A Republican tax plan built for plutocrats
Discussion: bradford-delong.com
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A report shows the Senate GOP tax bill ultimately raises taxes on 50 percent of people.  That's a problem.
Washington Post:
How Trump is building a border wall that no one can see
Discussion: National Review
Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
U.S. Navy plane carrying 11 crashes into Pacific Ocean off Japan, 8 rescued
New York Times:
How Trump's Hands-Off Approach to Policing Is Frustrating Some Chiefs
Discussion: Common Dreams
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Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet:
Eight Personnel Recovered from C2-A Aircraft Crash in Philippine Sea
James Elliott / The Nation:
Alex Azar, Trump's HHS Pick, Has Already Been a Disaster for People with Diabetes
Antonio Olivo / Washington Post:
After Roem's election, Va. GOP leader wants to do away with ‘Gentlewoman’ title
Discussion: Washington Blade
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Appeals court skeptical of privacy-focused suit against Trump voter fraud panel
Jamie Grierson / The Guardian:
Mel Gibson: Weinstein scandal is a ‘precursor to change’
Discussion: IndieWire and Mediaite
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January

 
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