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Marwa Eltagouri / Washington Post:
James O'Keefe tweeted about his ‘confrontation’ with a Post reporter. Here's what really happened. — The Washington Post on Monday published a report about a woman who falsely claimed Roy Moore sexually assaulted her as a teenager — and who appeared to work with Project Veritas …
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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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George Hunter / Detroit News:
Second ex-staffer accuses Conyers of sexual harassment — A former staffer of U.S. Rep. John Conyers said the veteran lawmaker made unwanted sexual advances toward her, including inappropriate touching, adding to allegations by other unnamed former employees that have prompted a congressional investigation.
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Christine Rousselle / Townhall.com:
Cokie Roberts: Oh, We All Knew To Avoid Getting in An Elevator With Rep. Conyers
Cokie Roberts: Oh, We All Knew To Avoid Getting in An Elevator With Rep. Conyers
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Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Here's the deal with Elizabeth Warren's Native American heritage — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)From “Lyin' Ted” Cruz and “Lil' Marco” Rubio to “Crooked Hillary” Clinton, Donald Trump has consistently conjured up demeaning nicknames for his campaign foes. — Which brings us to Elizabeth Warren.
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Navajo Nation president calls Trump's ‘Pocahontas’ quip an ethnic slur
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Navajo Nation delegate rips Trump: Code talkers aren't ‘pawns to advance a personal grudge’
Navajo Nation delegate rips Trump: Code talkers aren't ‘pawns to advance a personal grudge’
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Jerry Iannelli / Miami New Times:
Rick Scott Consultant Denies He Used Ice Penis to Hump Mannequin … Joshua Cooper, a Tallahassee political consultant paid more than $500,000 by Florida Gov. Rick Scott to dig up dirt on Scott's enemies over the years, swears the photo above was simply a snapshot taken at an unfortunate angle.
Change Research:
Moore Opens Up 49-44 Lead in Alabama; Just 9% of Trump Voters Believe Allegations Against Moore — Alabama Republican Roy Moore has reopened a 49-44 lead over Democrat Doug Jones in the race for U.S. Senate. In Change Research's third poll since the sexual misconduct allegations against Moore …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: WH says Dems should ‘put aside their pettiness’ — The Latest on President Trump's discussions with lawmakers on taxes and the budget (all times local): — The White House says it is “disappointing” that congressional Democratic leaders are pulling out of a meeting …
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Schumer, Pelosi cancel meeting with Trump after Twitter attack
Schumer, Pelosi cancel meeting with Trump after Twitter attack
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Pelosi, Schumer pull out of White House meeting over spending
Pelosi, Schumer pull out of White House meeting over spending
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Edmund DeMarche / Fox News:
Roy Moore campaign staff push, shove Fox News camera crew at rally — Campaign staffers for Senate candidate Roy Moore late Monday night got into a scuffle with two Fox News camera crews prior to a rally in the town of Henagar, Ala. — Organizers told the media that Moore was expected …
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New York Times:
Dismantling the Foreign Service — The Foreign Service, our country's irreplaceable asset for understanding and interacting with a complex and dangerous world, is facing perhaps its greatest crisis. President Trump's draconian budget cuts for the State Department and his dismissive attitude toward …
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Nick Wadhams / Bloomberg:
Tillerson's Redesign Chief Quits After Three Months
Tillerson's Redesign Chief Quits After Three Months
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Walter Russell Mead / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Brings Foreign Policy Back to Earth
Trump Brings Foreign Policy Back to Earth
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Mike Allen / Axios:
The Senate tax bill's “seesaw” trap — With administration and leadership aides frantically negotiating with holdout senators, the Senate's tax vote scheduled for late this week could lapse into next week. — That would raise everyone's blood pressure: Everything is fragile.
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
What Lankford, Flake and Corker want before voting on the tax bill
What Lankford, Flake and Corker want before voting on the tax bill
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Associated Press:
Illinois Rep. Gutierrez to retire after 13 House terms — FILE - In this July 25, 2016 file photo, Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill. during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Gutierrez will announce he is retiring and won't seek re-election next year.
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Chicago Tribune:
Gutierrez won't run for re-election, sources say, as Garcia preps bid to succeed him in Congress
Gutierrez won't run for re-election, sources say, as Garcia preps bid to succeed him in Congress
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Gutiérrez won't seek reelection
Gutiérrez won't seek reelection
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Odds Are, Russia Owns Trump — Three months ago, The Washington Post reported that even as Donald Trump ran for president, he pursued plans to build a Trump Tower in Moscow. The next day, The New York Times published excerpts from emails between Felix Sater, a felon with ties to Russian organized crime …
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CBS News:
Uzbekistan incident raises suspicions of Russian involvement in Cuba attacks — A newly revealed incident reported by a USAID officer who is based at the American embassy in Uzbekistan is raising suspicions Russia may have been involved and could have had a hand in bizarre attacks targeting U.S. diplomats …
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Bari Weiss / New York Times:
The Limits of ‘Believe All Women’ — Ever since Eve gave Adam that forbidden fruit, demonizing and disbelieving women has been the planet-wide policy. You don't need to reach back to the Pleistocene to see the truth of that. — “You're just a child,” Roy Moore is accused of saying …
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Matthew Shaer / New York Times:
How Far Will Sean Hannity Go? — The Fox News host is willing to defend Trump at all costs — and is reaching more than 13 million people a day. — When he finally went to bed early in the morning on Oct. 2, Sean Hannity had a good sense, as he typically does, of how he would structure that night's Fox News Channel broadcast.
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Luke Rosiak / The Daily Caller:
Congressman Slept With And Then Sued Allegedly Drug-Addicted Staffer — Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green had sex with staffer who he said was a drug addict and then sued her when she threatened to go public with claims she suffered a hostile work environment, saying he “will not be extorted or blackmailed.”
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Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Rep. Green issues unprompted statement on ‘settled’ allegations
Rep. Green issues unprompted statement on ‘settled’ allegations
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Star Tribune:
Franken's apology fails the full candor test — He seems to be saying, 'I'm sorry for what you think I did.' — U.S. Sen. Al Franken broke his self-imposed silence over the weekend, submitting to a series of media interviews on the sexual misconduct allegations against him, professing his shame and embarrassment.
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Bloomberg:
Manafort Bankers, Associates Summoned to Talk to Manhattan D.A. — Investigators want to know how Manafort used money from loans — Ex-Trump campaign chairman already charged in separate probe — Manhattan prosecutors investigating Paul Manafort's New York business activities …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Biggest Tax Scam in History — Donald Trump likes to declare that every good thing that happens while he's in office — job growth, rising stock prices, whatever — is the biggest, greatest, best ever. Then the fact-checkers weigh in and quickly determine that the claim is false.
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Charles V. Bagli / New York Times:
Trump Paid Over $1 Million in Labor Settlement, Documents Reveal — In 1980, under pressure to begin construction on what would become his signature project, Donald J. Trump employed a crew of 200 undocumented Polish workers who worked in 12-hour shifts, without gloves, hard hats or masks …
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Natisha Lance / WXIA-TV:
Woman feels she was profiled after being mistaken for human trafficking victim on Delta flight — Stephanie Ung says she and a friend were greeted by federal agents after stepping off the plane from vacation, and made to feel more like criminals than victims of sex trafficking.
S.A. Miller / Washington Times:
Rep. Raul M. Grijalva quietly arranged a “severance package” in 2015 for one of his top staffers who threatened a lawsuit claiming the Arizona Democrat was frequently drunk and created a hostile workplace environment, revealing yet another way that lawmakers can use taxpayer dollars to hide their misbehavior on Capitol Hill.