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New York Times:
Flynn Said Russian Sanctions Would be ‘Ripped Up,’ Whistle-Blower Says — WASHINGTON — Michael T. Flynn, President Trump's former national security adviser, told a former business associate that economic sanctions against Russia would be “ripped up” as one of the Trump administration's first acts …
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Read the Letter That Cummings Sent on Flynn Whistle-Blower — Representative Elijiah E. Cummings, Democrat of Maryland, wrote a letter on Wednesday to Representative Trey Gowdy, Republican of South Carolina and the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee …
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Bloomberg:
Deutsche Bank Records Said to Be Subpoenaed by Mueller — Corrects Dec. 5 story that said subpoena ‘zeroed in’ on Trumps — Subpoena is said to seek information on affiliated people — Deutsche Bank AG provided records to special prosecutor Robert Mueller's investigation after receiving …
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Paul Sperry / New York Post:
Double-crossing FBI agent must be held accountable
Double-crossing FBI agent must be held accountable
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Flynn texted partners about nuclear plan during inauguration, whistleblower says
Flynn texted partners about nuclear plan during inauguration, whistleblower says
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Another woman says Franken tried to forcibly kiss her — A former Democratic congressional aide said Al Franken tried to forcibly kiss her after a taping of his radio show in 2006, three years before he became a U.S. senator. — The aide, whose name POLITICO is withholding to protect her identity …
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Kirsten Gillibrand:
Senator Franken Should Step Aside — I have been shocked and disappointed to learn over the last few weeks that a colleague I am fond of personally has engaged in behavior towards women that is unacceptable. I consider Senator Franken to be a friend and have enjoyed working with him in the Senate …
James Pindell / BostonGlobe.com:
Aide says Warren told Franken he should resign
Aide says Warren told Franken he should resign
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Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Democrats line up to call for Al Franken's resignation; senator plans ‘announcement’ Thursday
Democrats line up to call for Al Franken's resignation; senator plans ‘announcement’ Thursday
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Two dozen Democratic senators call on Franken to resign
Two dozen Democratic senators call on Franken to resign
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German Lopez / Vox:
Several Senate Democratic women to Al Franken: resign
Several Senate Democratic women to Al Franken: resign
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MJ Lee / CNN:
Democratic senators to Al Franken: Resign
Democratic senators to Al Franken: Resign
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Maegan Vazquez / CNN:
Bannon on Romney: ‘You hid behind your religion’ to avoid Vietnam — Bannon hits Romney for avoiding Vietnam — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)Steve Bannon bashed Mitt Romney Tuesday night for, as he put it, hiding behind his religion to avoid getting drafted into the Vietnam War.
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Eliot Nelson / HuffPost:
Steve Bannon Glosses Over Racist Past In Speech To Black Republicans
Steve Bannon Glosses Over Racist Past In Speech To Black Republicans
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Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Utah senators defend Romney after Bannon attack
Utah senators defend Romney after Bannon attack
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Brian Faler / Politico:
‘Holy crap’: Experts find tax plan riddled with glitches — Republicans' tax-rewrite plans are riddled with bugs, loopholes and other potential problems that could plague lawmakers long after their legislation is signed into law. — Some of the provisions could be easily gamed, tax lawyers say.
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
NYT's Bret Stephens says he can never vote Republican again — New York Times columnist Bret Stephens declared he can never vote Republican again because of the party's backing of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore. — “Until last year, I voted Republican in every single election,” Stephens told MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle.
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Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Trump Has Privately Decided the Sexual-Assault Allegations Against Roy Moore Are Bunk … President Donald Trump has privately told confidants over the past week that he firmly believes Roy Moore's innocence and feels no hesitation at all about endorsing the embattled Alabama Senate candidate …
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Conway defends Trump's Moore endorsement: ‘The president has tremendous moral standards’
Conway defends Trump's Moore endorsement: ‘The president has tremendous moral standards’
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CNN:
Trump recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital on Wednesday and announced plans to relocate the US Embassy there, a move expected to inflame tensions in the region and unsettle the prospects for peace.
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Josh Delk / The Hill:
Schumer says he advised Trump to declare Jerusalem Israel's ‘undivided’ capital
Schumer says he advised Trump to declare Jerusalem Israel's ‘undivided’ capital
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Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
The Silence Breakers are TIME's 2017 Person of the Year — TIME has named The Silence Breakers, the individuals who set off a national reckoning over the prevalence of sexual harassment, as its 2017 Person of the Year. — The magazine's editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal revealed …
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Los Angeles Times:
Several homes burning in Bel-Air as fire closes the 405 Freeway and forces evacuations — Several homes in Los Angeles' Bel-Air neighborhood were burning Wednesday morning as a wind-driven wildfire prompted a full closure of the 405 Freeway as well as mandatory evacuations in an area of multimillion-dollar homes.
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Washington Examiner:
Court records suggest Roy Moore dated wife while she was still married — Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore's account of when he began dating his wife Kayla would place the start of their courtship before her divorce from her first husband, according to court documents.
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Linda Blackford / Lexington Herald-Leader:
Kim Davis denied him a marriage license. Now he wants to take her job. — MOREHEAD — David Ermold, one of the men denied a same-sex marriage license by Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis in 2015, hopes to challenge her for the clerk's seat next year, he announced Wednesday.
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Kimberly Kindy / Washington Post:
Conyers faced mounting sexual misconduct allegations as he weighed his future — As Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) this week weighed calls for his resignation from a Michigan hospital bed, more women were coming forward with accounts of sexual misconduct by the lawmaker.
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Accuser: Conyers brought up Chandra Levy when I turned down his advances
Accuser: Conyers brought up Chandra Levy when I turned down his advances
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump says government shutdown ‘could happen’ — President Trump said Wednesday a government shutdown could happen and argued that Democrats should shoulder the blame if Congress fails to pass a funding bill. — “It could happen,” Trump said when asked about the chances of a shutdown.
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Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
Doctors identify brain abnormalities in Cuba attack patients — WASHINGTON (AP) — Doctors treating the U.S. Embassy victims of mysterious, invisible attacks in Cuba have discovered brain abnormalities as they search for clues to explain the hearing, vision, balance and memory damage, The Associated Press has learned.
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Diana Falzone / Fox News:
Corey Feldman's 1993 audio files naming alleged sexual predators found by Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office — Has Corey Feldman been vindicated? — The former child actor claimed in October that he had given the names of sexual predators in Hollywood to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office …
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Charlotte Alter / TIME:
Republicans Are Less Likely Than Democrats to Believe Women Who Make Sexual Assault Accusations: Survey — In the two months since Harvey Weinstein was felled by a wave of allegations, American attitudes on sexual harassment and assault have shifted dramatically.
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Eliana Dockterman / TIME:
‘I Was Angry.’ Taylor Swift on What Powered Her Sexual Assault Testimony
‘I Was Angry.’ Taylor Swift on What Powered Her Sexual Assault Testimony
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New York Times:
Weinstein's Complicity Machine — HARVEY WEINSTEIN BUILT his complicity machine out of the witting, the unwitting and those in between. He commanded enablers, silencers and spies, warning others who discovered his secrets to say nothing. He courted those who could provide the money …
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CNNMoney:
How a joke, and Mike Cernovich, got Sam Seder booted from MSNBC — In 2009, Sam Seder told a vulgar joke on Twitter that would eventually cost him a job he didn't yet have — and make him a target of a movement that didn't yet exist. — MSNBC said Monday that it will not renew Seder's contract …
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