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8:10 PM ET, November 29, 2017

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Variety:
Matt Lauer Accused of Sexual Harassment by Multiple Women (EXCLUSIVE)  —  As the co-host of NBC's “Today,” Matt Lauer once gave a colleague a sex toy as a present.  It included an explicit note about how he wanted to use it on her, which left her mortified.
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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 …
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Matt Lauer allegedly sexually assaulted staffer during Olympics
Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
NBC News fires ‘Today’ anchor Matt Lauer after sexual misconduct review
Jaclyn Hendricks / Page Six:
Katie Couric in 2012: Lauer ‘pinches me on the ass a lot’
Discussion: Refinery29
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.
Maya Salam / New York Times:
Minnesota Public Radio Drops Garrison Keillor Over Allegations of Improper Conduct
Editorials / New York Daily News:
Donald Trump is a madman: The President's Wednesday Twitter spasm confirms what many Americans have long suspected  —  After his latest spasm of deranged tweets, only those completely under his spell can deny what growing numbers of Americans have long suspected: The President of the United States is profoundly unstable.
Discussion: CNN and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
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CNN:
Special counsel delays grand jury testimony amid signs of Flynn deal talks  —  Flynn lawyers cut off talks with Trump team  —  (CNN)Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team has postponed an anticipated grand jury testimony linked to his investigation into Michael Flynn amid growing indications of possible plea deal discussions.
Discussion: The Hill, Axios, IJR and Raw Story
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
The Senate's tax bill is a sweeping change to every part of federal health care  —  It slashes Medicare by billions and will leave millions without insurance.  —  The Senate tax bill is really a health care bill with major implications for more than 100 million Americans who rely on the federal government for their health insurance.
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AARP:   Senate Bill: Millions of Older Americans Could See Higher Tax Bills
The Hill:
Timing on tax vote slips amid intense talks
Discussion: New York Times and National Review
Dan Vergano / BuzzFeed:
Trump's Counselor Kellyanne Conway Is Now His Opioids Czar  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced pollster Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Donald Trump, will lead White House initiatives against the opioid overdose epidemic.  —  Reporting From Washington, DC
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Eric Boehlert / Shareblue Media:
Kellyanne Conway officially under investigation for endorsing alleged pedophile  —  Government employees, who draw their paychecks from taxpayer dollars, are barred from endorsing candidates, or using their paid positions to try to influence elections.  That law is outlined in the Hatch Act.
Discussion: The Hill
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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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Two new reports suggest Trump has come unhinged.  The truth is worse.  —  THE MORNING PLUM:  —  This morning, after the news broke that NBC News has fired veteran anchor Matt Lauer for inappropriate sexual behavior, President Trump mused that NBC executives should be fired for putting out …
BuzzFeed:
Donald Trump Just Retweeted Anti-Muslim Videos Posted By Far-Right Group Britain First
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Meet the man who deactivated Trump's Twitter account  —  s Twitter tries to figure out how to lock down the parts of its platform that enable harassment, as well as the spread of misleading information and illicit content, there have been a number of moments that highlight how the service …
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Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed:
This Is The Man Who Deactivated The President's Twitter Account
Discussion: Raw Story
Chris Massie / CNN:
Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks: Roy Moore accuser forged yearbook inscription, is ‘clearly a liar’  —  Allred: To get yearbook, Moore must testify  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  — Brooks said in a radio interview the yearbook inscription was forged and that the accusations against Moore were political attacks …
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Paul Gattis / al.com:
Roy Moore leads Doug Jones in another new Senate poll  —  A third Alabama Senate poll released this week has Republican Roy Moore leading Democrat Doug Jones as his base appears to be solidifying as the distance grows since the initial allegations against Moore.
CNN:
New York radio personality was Roger Stone's WikiLeaks contact  —  (CNN)President Trump's longtime associate Roger Stone was in contact with a New York radio personality who had conversations with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange during the 2016 campaign season, according to sources familiar with the situation.
Discussion: Business Insider and Raw Story
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Russia Investigators Subpoena a Comedian. No, Seriously.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Addy Baird / ThinkProgress:
Textbook co-authored by Roy Moore in 2011 says women shouldn't run for office  —  Alabama Republican Senate Candidate Roy Moore co-authored a study course, published in 2011 and recently obtained by ThinkProgress, that instructs students that women should not be permitted to run for elected office.
Discussion: Political Wire
Mary Schlangenstein / Bloomberg:
American Air Accidentally Gave Too Many Pilots Christmas Off  —  Carrier is offering premium pay for pilots to work on days off  —  Union files grievance on airline's proposed staffing solution  —  American Airlines Group Inc. is rushing to resolve a scheduling fault that gave time off …
Kashmir Hill / Gizmodo:
People Are Getting Robocalls About Their “Derogatory” Trump Posts  —  Brett Vanderbrook was driving for Uber last week when he got a call from an unfamiliar number.  He let it go to voicemail and when he listened to it later, he got a shock: It was a recorded message telling him to stop making …
Discussion: New York Magazine
 
 
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Conor Finnegan / ABC News:
After North Korean missile launch, Trump looks to strengthen ‘peaceful pressure’ campaign
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Hadas Gold / CNNMoney:
Congressional press office yanks RT's credentials
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
The true cost of Trump's basketball intervention in China
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Paul Ryan Nixes Fund-raiser for Lee Zeldin Over Tax Bill Vote
Discussion: Political Wire
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Gutiérrez eyes 2020 presidential run
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Matt Friedman / Politico:
Judge allows DNC to depose Spicer on election night activities
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JTA Today / The Times of Israel:
Jewish groups demand Poland explain naked game of tag in Nazi gas chamber
Discussion: RedState and The Daily Caller
 Earlier Items: 
Taryn Asher / WJBK-TV:
Man tries to pay ticket with pennies, gets choked by guard and defecates self: attorney
Discussion: Raw Story and Hit & Run
Wall Street Journal:
House GOP to Propose Sweeping Changes to Higher Education
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Axios and The Week
Business Insider:
An open letter to Congress from over 100 economists: Pass tax reform and watch the economy roar
Discussion: AOL and bradford-delong.com
Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
BuzzFeed Plans Job Cuts, Business Reorganization After Revenue Miss
Steve LeVine / Axios:
McKinsey: automation may wipe out 1/3 of America's workforce by 2030
Discussion: The Week and Shakesville
Alene Tchekmedyian / Los Angeles Times:
As a teen, he savagely beat a classmate. The attack was forgotten, until he went into politics
 

 
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