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New York Times:
Trump Once Said the ‘Access Hollywood’ Tape Was Real.  Now He's Not Sure.  —  WASHINGTON — Shortly after his victory last year, Donald J. Trump began revisiting one of his deepest public humiliations: the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape of him making vulgar comments about women.
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Washington Post:
From ‘Access Hollywood’ to Russia, Trump seeks to paint the rosiest picture … President Trump has expressed certainty that the special-counsel probe into his campaign's possible collusion with Russia will be finished by the end of the year, complete with an exoneration from Robert S. Mueller III …
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Conservative media critic: O'Keefe is ‘hurting the conservative movement’  —  Conservative writer Brent Bozell slammed conservative activist James O'Keefe on Tuesday after his botched undercover sting on The Washington Post, saying O'Keefe should be “condemned” for trying to plant a fake story …
Discussion: ABC News, RedState and Joe.My.God.
Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
North Korea's latest missile launch appears to put U.S. capital in range  —  TOKYO — North Korea claimed the entire United States mainland was within reach after “successfully” testing a new kind of intercontinental ballistic missile, which it called the Hwasong-15, and said could carry a “super large heavy warhead.”
Discussion: The Week and Instapundit
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David Wright / All Things Nuclear:
North Korea's Longest Missile Test Yet
Christine Hauser / New York Times:
Hawaii Brings Back a Cold War-Era Nuclear Warning System
Discussion: Gizmodo
Amna Nawaz / ABC News:
North Korea expert says ‘global catastrophe’ looms
Discussion: Axios
Jason Schwartz / Politico:
CNN to boycott White House Christmas party  —  Adding fuel to its growing feud with President Donald Trump, CNN told POLITICO it will be boycotting the White House Christmas party for the media this year.  —  “CNN will not be attending this year's White House Christmas party,” a CNN spokesperson said.
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Billy House / Bloomberg:   Translator From Trump Tower Meeting Meets With House Panel
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
NBC Fires Matt Lauer Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations  —  NBC has fired its leading morning news anchor Matt Lauer over sexual harassment allegations, the network's president for news said in a memo to staff on Wednesday.  —  “On Monday night, we received a detailed complaint from a colleague …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
NBC fires Matt Lauer after complaint about ‘inappropriate sexual behavior’  —  Matt Lauer was fired from NBC News on Wednesday after an employee filed a complaint about “inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace,” the network announced.  —  Savannah Guthrie made the announcement at the top of the “Today” show.
New York Times:
Republicans Clear Major Hurdle as Tax Bill Advances  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans took a significant step toward passing a sweeping tax overhaul on Tuesday, with a key panel giving its approval and several wavering senators indicating they would support the tax package …
Discussion: New Republic and The Week
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Associated Press:
House to vote on mandatory sexual harassment training  —  Rocked by allegations of sexual misconduct, the House is moving ahead on legislation to require anti-sexual harassment training for all members and their staffs.  —  The vote comes amid a wave of accusations against lawmakers …
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Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Conyers faces new pressure to resign after fourth accuser alleges harassment
BuzzFeed:
Former Congresswoman Who Oversaw Complaints Against Members Says She Didn't Sign Off …
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Lorraine Woellert / Politico:
Victorious Trump moves to reshape consumer bureau
Discussion: The Atlantic
Toluse Olorunnipa / Bloomberg:
Trump's Tax Promises Undercut by CEO Plans to Reward Investors  —  Corporate leaders say tax cut proceeds will go to shareholders  —  President has said corporate tax cut will boost hiring, wages  —  Major companies including Cisco Systems Inc., Pfizer Inc. and Coca-Cola Co. say they'll turn …
Discussion: Political Wire
Shane Savitsky / Axios:
Trump retweets anti-Islam videos from far-right British politician  —  This morning, President Trump retweeted a series of three anti-Islam videos from Jayda Fransen, the deputy leader of the far-right ultranationalist U.K. political party Britain First.  —  The titles of the videos: “Muslim migrant beats up Dutch boy on crutches!”...
Discussion: Business Insider and Joe.My.God.
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Nico Hines / The Daily Beast:
President Trump Tweets Out ISIS ‘Snuff Film’
Discussion: Politico and Mashable
Stuart Rothenberg / sturothenberg.com:
Why Evangelicals Stick with Donald Trump & Roy Moore  —  Nobody should be surprised that evangelical voters are sticking with the GOP.  —  I've been watching evangelical voting behavior since I worked for Paul Weyrich's Free Congress Foundation in the 1980s, and I've come to believe that …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Wall Street Journal:
Mike Flynn's Promotion of Nuclear-Plant Project Went Deep Into the White House  —  Project backers drafted memos for President Trump and Flynn allies continued to push the plan after the Trump security adviser was ousted  —  Private-sector backers of a controversial Middle East nuclear plan worked …
Discussion: Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
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Washington Post:
Inside the White House, Michael Flynn pushed proposal from company he had advised
Discussion: The Week, Salon and Hullabaloo
BuzzFeed:
Mueller's Russia Probe May Now Include Flynn's DIA Tenure  —  BuzzFeed News requested documents relating to Michael Flynn from the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2014.  The agency denied the request this month, citing ongoing “law enforcement investigative activities.”  —  Reporting From Washington, DC
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Caller
Rebecca Lurye / Hartford Courant:
Lucian Wintrich, White House Correspondent For Gateway Pundit, Arrested After Altercation At UConn Talk  —  Lucian Wintrich, a writer for Gateway Pundit, spoke at UConn Tuesday night.  (Handout)  —  Lucian Wintrich, White House correspondent for the far-right, pro-Trump website Gateway Pundit …
Associated Press:
AP EXCLUSIVE: Big contracts, no storm tarps for Puerto Rico  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — After Hurricane Maria damaged tens of thousands of homes in Puerto Rico, a newly created Florida company with an unproven record won more than $30 million in contracts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency …
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Democratic group will invest $4 million to train 50k candidates in 2018  —  The National Democratic Training Committee (NDTC), which makes a free online candidate training program, plans to spend $4 million in 2018 in the hopes of getting 50,000 Dems to use their services to run for office.
Discussion: Political Wire
 
 
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Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:
No, The Bible Doesn't Say You Should Vote For Roy Moore Just Because God Uses Bad People To Do Good Things
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Rebecca Berg / CNN:
First on CNN: Bannon to campaign with Roy Moore next week
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Associated Press:
Senate gives Trump another victory on judges
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This Beijing-Linked Billionaire Is Funding Policy Research at Washington's Most Influential Institutions
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Trump Is Selling New Merchandise Made in China and Bangladesh
Discussion: Mediaite
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Reality scores a win over the perverse drive to discredit honest reporting
Thomas Burr / Salt Lake Tribune:
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