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Jennifer Brooks / Star Tribune:
‘Ashamed’ Franken says he'll return to work on Monday — Breaking an eight-day silence, the Minnesota senator tells the Star Tribune that he needs to regain trust of those he's let down. — Sen. Al Franken broke his eight-day silence Sunday, reaching out to Minnesota media outlets to talk …
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mprnews.org:
Sen. Al Franken: ‘This has been a shock to me’ … A week-and-a-half after the first of four allegations of sexual misconduct against DFL Sen. Al Franken surfaced, Franken told MPR News he has felt shocked, embarrassed and ashamed but that he will not leave the Senate.
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Franken says he's ‘ashamed’ by allegations, will return to work Monday
Franken says he's ‘ashamed’ by allegations, will return to work Monday
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Marc Lacey / New York Times:
Readers Accuse Us of Normalizing a Nazi Sympathizer; We Respond — The Reader Center is a newsroom initiative that is helping The Times build deeper ties with our audience. — We have asked our national editor, Marc Lacey, to respond to feedback on our recent profile of a white nationalist.
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Pelosi Chokes, Won't Say That “Icon” Conyers Should Resign Over Settlement Of Harassment Allegations; Update: Conyers Quits Top Spot On Judiciary Committee — An astounding performance, in which the first woman Speaker in American history goes to bat for a credibly accused harasser in the midst …
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Maegan Vazquez / CNN:
Conyers steps down as ranking member of Judiciary Committee amid sexual harassment investigation — Washington (CNN)Rep. John Conyers, D-Michigan, has stepped down as ranking member of House Judiciary Committee amid a congressional investigation into sexual harassment and workplace abuse allegations by his former staffers.
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New York Times:
John Conyers Steps Aside From Judiciary Post Amid Sex Harassment Inquiry
John Conyers Steps Aside From Judiciary Post Amid Sex Harassment Inquiry
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Kailani Koenig / NBC News:
Rep. John Conyers steps down from committee leadership position amid harassment accusations
Rep. John Conyers steps down from committee leadership position amid harassment accusations
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The Hill:
Conyers stepping aside as ranking Dem on House Judiciary Committee
Conyers stepping aside as ranking Dem on House Judiciary Committee
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Conyers allegations put Pelosi in tight spot
Conyers allegations put Pelosi in tight spot
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Bharara compares Trump to Jan Brady after Russia tweet — For U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara invoked the classic sitcom “The Brady Bunch” after President Trump lamented coverage of the Russia investigation, comparing Trump's “Russia, Russia, Russia” comment to Jan Brady's famous “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia” line.
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Associated Press:
FBI didn't tell US targets as Russian hackers hunted emails — WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI failed to notify scores of U.S. officials that Russian hackers were trying to break into their personal Gmail accounts despite having evidence for at least a year that the targets were in the Kremlin's crosshairs, The Associated Press has found.
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Emma Brockes / The Guardian:
Susan Sarandon: 'I thought Hillary was very dangerous. If she'd won, we'd be at war' — She talks about Hollywood sexism, female empowerment and playing Bette Davis — usan Sarandon at 71 is bright-eyed and airy, and perhaps shyer than she can publicly seem.
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William Saletan / Slate:
Republicans offer a sham defense of Roy Moore. — The battle within the Republican Party has come down to this: Is it OK for a 32-year-old man to seduce a 14-year-old girl? — Will Saletan writes about politics, science, technology, and other stuff for Slate. He's the author of Bearing Right.
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New York Times:
Time Inc. Is Said to Near Sale in Deal Backed by Koch Brothers — Time Inc. is nearing an agreement to sell itself to the Meredith Corporation in a deal backed by Charles G. and David H. Koch, the billionaire brothers known for using their wealth and political connections to advance conservative causes.
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Congress stares down shutdown amid December deluge — December is shaping up to be the cruelest month for Republicans who control Capitol Hill. — Under enormous pressure for a legislative achievement, GOP senators will attempt to follow their House counterparts this week by passing …
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Ivana Trump: Donald Trump ‘missing a little bit of his old life’ … President Trump's first wife Ivana Trump said she believed the president is missing his life prior to entering the White House, when asked whether she thinks he will run for reelection. — “I think he's missing a little bit …
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Raquel Laneri / New York Post:
I went to jail for leaving my baby outside a restaurant — Twenty years after going to jail for leaving her baby in a stroller outside a New York City restaurant, Anette Sørensen is ready to set the record straight. — In 2012, she published a novel based on the “traumatizing” …
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The Guardian
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Pentagon tried to block independent report on child sex among Afghan forces, Senate office says — The Pentagon tried to block an independent assessment of child sex abuse crimes committed by Afghan soldiers and police, instead insisting on the creation of its own report offering …
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The Gateway Pundit
Paul Schwartzman / Washington Post:
Why a historically conservative county in Virginia is making national Republicans nervous — (Julia Rendleman/For The Washington Post) — CHESTERFIELD, Va. — In this bastion of Virginia-brand conservatism, dozens of Democratic women roared on a recent night as their organization's leader crowed …
Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
Trump Tweets Link to Conspiracy Theory Website — Meet MAGAPILL. — President Trump tweeted Saturday night a link to a sycophantic website that traffics in conspiracy theories and has aligned itself to the alt-right and white nationalist movements. Here's the Trump tweet …
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Republicans fret over White House sales job on taxes — When photos of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and his wife, Louise Linton, posing with freshly printed sheets of money ricocheted across the internet earlier this month, Democrats fighting the GOP tax bill saw an opportunity to whack it.
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Jake Novak / CNBC:
Congress has handed Trump a historic presidential victory — Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is giving President Trump yet another major victory on judicial nominations. — President Donald Trump should give special thanks to two U.S. Senators this Thanksgiving weekend.
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Isabel Vincent / New York Post:
Pentagon battles college trying to sell art by ‘terrorists’ — A New York City college is at war with the Pentagon over exhibiting and helping to hawk artwork created by suspected al Qaeda terrorists at Guantanamo Bay. — Thirty-six paintings and sculptures by Gitmo detainees have been on display …
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Indianapolis Star:
IU Health investigates after controversial tweet traced to nurse — Indiana University Health is investigating a controversial tweet allegedly sent by a nurse who works for the organization. — The tweet, from an account named Night Nurse that has been linked to an employee named Taiyesha Baker …
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