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Shawn Boburg / Washington Post:
A woman approached The Post with dramatic — and false — tale about Roy Moore. She appears to be part of undercover sting operation. — A woman who falsely claimed to The Washington Post that Roy Moore, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Alabama, impregnated her as a teenager appears …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Conservative Tries to Prove the Washington Post Is Fake News, Proves Opposite by Mistake — James O'Keefe is a celebrated right-wing pseudo-journalist whose job consists largely of attempting to prove various conservative conspiracy theories but, instead, accidentally disproving them.
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Retired Marine colonel to launch Senate write-in campaign in Alabama — A retired Marine colonel who once served as a top aide to White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly plans to launch a long-shot write-in campaign Monday afternoon to become Alabama's next senator, with just 15 days left in the campaign.
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James LaPorta / The Daily Beast:
Marine Colonel Announces Run Against Roy Moore: ‘Hold My Beer’ … When retired Marine Col. Lee Busby read it was too late for a write-in candidate for the Alabama senate race, he said, “Hold my beer, we will just see about that.” — Busby told The Daily Beast on Monday he is launching …
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Scott Bland / Politico:
Moore buried under TV ad barrage — The Alabama airwaves are flooded with ads — and the embattled Republican can't keep pace. — Doug Jones and Roy Moore both released new television ads on Monday. But many Alabama voters will only see one of them. — That's because of the massive disparity …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Alabama GOP senator: I voted for a write-in instead of Moore — said on Monday that he did not vote for Republican nominee Roy Moore in the state's Senate special election. — “No, no, no, I voted absentee. I didn't vote for him. I voted for a distinguished Republican write-in,” …
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Paul Gattis / al.com:
Roy Moore says allegations ‘completely false,’ gets standing ovations at north Alabama rally
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Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
The Latest: Moore pushes back on allegations in new TV ad
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The Hill:
Two Budget Committee GOP senators threaten to vote against tax bill — (Tenn.), are threatening to vote against the GOP tax reform bill in the Senate Budget Committee on Tuesday unless changes are made to address their concerns. — Corker's and Johnson's primary issues with the legislation are different …
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Sen. Rand Paul / Fox News:
Here's why I plan to vote for the Senate tax bill (and my colleagues should step up) — One of the fundamental problems in Washington is the attitude that the money that people make belongs to the government. That's why you hear arguments about how much a tax cut “costs,” …
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Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Senate Tax Bill's Potential Hurdle: Republicans
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Bloomberg:
Here's Where the GOP Tax Plan Stands Right Now
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Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
Montana Republican is second to oppose current Senate tax bill
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Mother Jones
Bernie Becker / Politico:
Senate GOP making last-ditch changes to tax plan
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Matthew Mosk / ABC News:
Michael Flynn's lawyer meets with members of special counsel's team, raising specter of plea deal — The lawyer for President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn met Monday morning with members of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team, the latest indication …
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
2 Bosses Show Up to Lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — WASHINGTON — On Monday, Mick Mulvaney, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, brought in doughnuts. Around the same time, Leandra English, the agency's other acting director, sent an all-staff email thanking employees for their service.
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Shannen W. Coffin / Weekly Standard:
The Definitive Explanation of Why Trump Is Right on Mulvaney, English, and the CFPB
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David Dayen / The Intercept:
White House Memo Justifying CFPB Takeover Was Written by Payday Lender Attorney
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump calls Warren ‘Pocahontas’ at event honoring Native American veterans — President Trump on Monday referred to Sen. Elizabeth Warren — (D-Mass.) as “Pocahontas” at an event honoring Native American “code talkers” who served in World War II. — “You were here long before any of us were here …
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Ali Vitali / NBC News:
Trump calls Warren ‘Pocahontas’ at event honoring Native Americans
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Gutierrez won't seek reelection — Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) a leading national voice on immigration reform, will not seek reelection and is expected to announce his decision on Tuesday morning, three Democratic sources with knowledge of the decision told POLITICO.
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Bloomberg:
White House Weighs Personal Mobile Phone Ban for Staff — The White House may ban its employees from using personal mobile phones while at work, raising concerns among staff including that they'll be cut off from family and friends, according to five administration officials.
Gordon Rayner / Telegraph:
Meghan Markle's title expected to be the Duchess of Sussex - and the controversial name the Queen will probably reject — Meghan Markle is tipped to become the first Duchess of Sussex when she marries Prince Harry next year. By tradition, male members of the Royal family receive a title …
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Alyssa Rosenberg / Washington Post:
Enjoying Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's romance doesn't make you a bad American
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Sarah Ellison / Vanity Fair:
“She Didn't Want This Come Hell or High Water”: Inside Melania Trump's Secretive East Wing — Understanding the most enigmatic First Lady—and unusual marriage—in modern political history. — I. “NOT MY THING” — Back in 2014, when Donald Trump was considering yet again a run for president …
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Nick Wadhams / Bloomberg:
Tillerson's Redesign Chief Quits After Three Months — Maliz Beams had been overseeing Tillerson's signature effort — Redesign plan has run into stiff opposition from Congress — The senior State Department official charged with overseeing U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's effort …
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German Lopez / Vox:
“We are friends”: Rep. Al Green's bizarre attempt to get ahead of sexual misconduct allegations — The statement apparently goes back to an accusation over a 2007 incident. — Rep. Al Green (D-TX) really wants the world to know that he and Lucinda Daniels, a former staffer, are friends. — Really.
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New York Times:
Macron to make ‘gender-based insults’ a legal offense in France — As part of a broad initiative to combat sexual harassment and assault, French President Emmanuelle Macron promised to make “gender-based insults” punishable by law. — As France24 reports, Macron outlined his plans …
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Alan Suderman / Associated Press:
Chaos Erupts In VA House Weeks After Wrong Ballots Given To Crucial District — RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Democratic tidal wave on Election Day in Virginia three weeks ago has left chaos in its wake, with control of the House of Delegates still undecided and no end in sight to the dispute.
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Patrick Lawrence / Salon:
American policy totally failed in Syria — let's be thankful — Despite media obfuscation, last week's meeting between Putin and Assad suggests a new order in the Middle East — I kept hearing National Public Radio programs this week to the effect that liberals and “progressives,” …
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