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2:20 PM ET, November 29, 2017

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Angie Andresen / Minnesota Public Radio:
STATEMENT FROM MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO REGARDING GARRISON KEILLOR AND A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION  —  ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) is terminating its contracts with Garrison Keillor and his private media companies after recently learning of allegations of his inappropriate behavior with an individual who worked with him.
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Garrison Keillor / Washington Post:
Al Franken should resign?  That's absurd.  —  My friend Pastor B.D. Christensen said something so good Sunday morning that I woke up and wrote it down: “[something something] . . . about making peace with the mistakes of the past [blah blah blah] and learning from them.
Jeff Baenen / Associated Press:
Garrison Keillor fired over alleged ‘improper behavior’  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Garrison Keillor, the former host of “A Prairie Home Companion,” said Wednesday he has been fired by Minnesota Public Radio over allegations of improper behavior.  —  Keillor told The Associated Press of his firing in an email.
Associated Press:
Garrison Keillor says fired over alleged improper behavior  —  FILE - In this July 26, 2017 file photo, Garrison Keillor, creator and former host of, “A Prairie Home Companion,” talks at his St. Paul, Minn., office.  Keillor said Wednesday, Nov. 29, he's been fired by Minnesota Public Radio over allegations of improper behavior.
Tim Nelson / mprnews.org:
MPR cuts ties with Keillor over inappropriate conduct
Discussion: KTLA and Consequence of Sound
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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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Matt Lauer allegedly sexually assaulted staffer during Olympics  —  Matt Lauer allegedly sexually assaulted a female NBC staffer during the Rio Olympics, sources told Page Six.  —  The staffer, who has not been named and wishes to remain anonymous, complained to NBC News bosses yesterday, prompting them to move fast and fire him.
TMZ.com:
Katie Couric in 2012 said Matt Lauer Pinched Me on the Ass a Lot  —  Katie Couric straight-up said Matt Lauer pinched her on the ass a lot during their 9-year run on the “Today” show.  —  Katie appeared on Andy Cohen's “Watch What Happens Live” back in 2012, and during a segment …
Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
NBC News fires ‘Today’ anchor Matt Lauer after sexual misconduct review  —  Matt Lauer, the anchor of “Today” for two decades, was fired by NBC News after a detailed complaint about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.  —  “Today” co-anchors Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb announced …
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
NBC fires Matt Lauer after complaint about ‘inappropriate sexual behavior’
Business Insider:
Theresa May condemns Donald Trump for retweeting anti-Muslim hate videos from the British far-right  — Theresa May condemns Donald Trump after he retweets anti-Muslim videos posted by a leader of the far-right group Britain First.  —  LONDON — Theresa May has condemned U.S. President Donald Trump …
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Dan Merica / CNN:
White House defends anti-Muslim Trump tweets, says it doesn't matter if videos are real  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)White House press secretary Sarah Sanders defended President Donald Trump's decision to retweet a series of anti-Muslim videos from a British far-right account …
Discussion: Axios and Shareblue Media
Mikey Smith / Mirror.co.uk:
At least one of the Britain First videos shared by Donald Trump this morning is fake news
CNN:
Trump retweets anti-Muslim videos
Piers Morgan / Daily Mail:
Endorsing a bunch of Muslim-hating fascists is the very WORST thing Trump has done as President and …
Discussion: IJR
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders just tacitly endorsed using anti-Muslim propaganda
Discussion: Politicus USA
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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Paul Gattis / al.com:
Exclusive: Accuser to Roy Moore, ‘Where does your immorality end?’  —  In an impassioned letter released exclusively today to AL.com, Leigh Corfman, who accused Roy Moore of undressing her when she was 14 and he was 32, demanded the Republican Senate candidate stop calling her a liar …
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Paul Gattis / al.com:
Roy Moore leads Doug Jones in another new Senate poll
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 …
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Business Insider:
An open letter to Congress from over 100 economists: Pass tax reform and watch the economy roar
Discussion: bradford-delong.com
James Ball / BuzzFeed:
The Far-Right Group Retweeted By Donald Trump Deleted A Bunch Of Pro-Putin Posts From Its Website  —  Deleted posts included “GO PUTIN!  Russian president's popularity on rise in Czech Republic!” and “VIDEO: Putin backs our Brexit”.  —  The far-right political party Britain First removed …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Two new reports suggest Trump has come unhinged. The truth is worse.
Discussion: The Week
Ella Nilsen / Vox:
“I've had no calls from Republican senators”: red-state Democrats were shut out of the tax bill  —  Senate Republicans don't need Democrats to pass their tax bill.  And they've been acting like it.  —  Senate Republicans inched closer to the 51 votes needed to pass their sweeping tax bill on Tuesday.
Discussion: Politico and The Hill
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New York Times:
Republicans Clear Major Hurdle as Tax Bill Advances
Discussion: New Republic and The Week
Erica Werner / Washington Post:
No feeling of party loyalty for Johnson, a key Senate holdout for the GOP tax bill
Discussion: Reuters
Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
BuzzFeed Plans Job Cuts, Business Reorganization After Revenue Miss  —  CEO Jonah Peretti aims to diversify revenue sources beyond native advertising  —  Facing a significant revenue shortfall this year, BuzzFeed is laying off about 100 employees and reorganizing its advertising sales …
Alene Tchekmedyian / Los Angeles Times:
As a teen, he savagely beat a classmate.  The attack was forgotten, until he went into politics  —  Rupert Tarsey was elected secretary of the Broward County Republican Party in May, replacing Dolly Rump after she resigned.  The two were together at the party's March membership meeting.  (Sun Sentinel)
Manu Raju / CNN:
Donald Trump Jr. to talk to House Intelligence Committee behind closed doors  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Donald Trump Jr. has agreed to meet with the House Intelligence Committee as soon as next week, giving lawmakers their first opportunity to question President Donald Trump's eldest son …
WCHS-TV:
Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship to run for U.S. Senate  —  Eyewitness News has learned that former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship plans to run for U.S. Senate.  (WCHS/WVAH)  —  AA  —  CHARLESTON, WV (WCHS/WVAH) —  Eyewitness News has learned that former Massey Energy …
Steve LeVine / Axios:
McKinsey: automation may wipe out 1/3 of America's workforce by 2030  —  In a new study that is optimistic about automation yet stark in its appraisal of the challenge ahead, McKinsey says massive government intervention will be required to hold societies together against the ravages of labor disruption over the next 13 years.
Discussion: Shakesville and The Week
NBC News:
Millennial poll: Strong majority want a third political party  —  A strong majority of millennials — 71 percent — say the Republican and Democratic parties do such a poor job of representing the American people that a third major party is needed, according to the results of a new NBC News/GenForward poll.
Discussion: Hit & Run
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
House GOP to Propose Sweeping Changes to Higher Education
Discussion: Axios and The Week
Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
The GOP Tax Cuts Are Even More Unpopular Than Past Tax Hikes
Charlotte Triggs / People.com:
Senator John McCain Opens Up About Seeing Daughter Meghan Get Married as He Battles Cancer
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
Can Time Inc. Survive the Kochs?
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
The Senate's tax bill is a sweeping change to every part of federal health care
Alan M. Dershowitz / New York Times:
When Politics Is Criminalized
Owen Bowcott Legal affairs / The Guardian:
Bosnian Croat war criminal dies after drinking poison in UN courtroom
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Anna Palmer / Politico:
CONYERS spotted on flight to Detroit …
Discussion: American Banker
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Kansans beg Sen. Jerry Moran: ‘Why take this failed experiment nationwide?’
Discussion: bradford-delong.com and The Week
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