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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Roy Moore in 2011: Getting rid of amendments after 10th would ‘eliminate many problems’ — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore appeared on a conspiracy-driven radio show twice in 2011, where he told the hosts in an interview that getting rid …
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Did Roy Moore spend the final weekend of the campaign in Philly? — MOBILE, Ala. — In the last weekend of Alabama's wild special Senate election, Doug Jones barnstormed the state with A-list Democrats in a bid to turn out black voters he desperately needs to win in the deep-red state.
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Alexandra Jaffe / VICE News:
Trump should resign over sexual harassment allegations, Booker says — MONTGOMERY, Ala. — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker called on President Donald Trump to resign Saturday night over the allegations of sexual harassment that have dogged him since the presidential campaign.
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Roll Call, Washington Post and Business Insider
New York Times:
Liberal Outsiders Pour Into Alabama Senate Race, Treading Lightly — SELMA, Ala. — In the poinsettia-trimmed pulpit of Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday morning, the Rev. James Perkins Jr., the first black mayor of a city where the right to vote was won in blood …
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / VICE News:
He's disappeared the weekend before Alabama's special election
He's disappeared the weekend before Alabama's special election
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New York Magazine
Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed:
Roy Moore Was Nowhere To Be Found On The Last Weekend Of The Alabama Senate Race
Roy Moore Was Nowhere To Be Found On The Last Weekend Of The Alabama Senate Race
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Washington Monthly and IJR
Washington Post:
As Alabama prepares to vote, Republican Sen. Richard Shelby says state ‘deserves better’ than Moore
As Alabama prepares to vote, Republican Sen. Richard Shelby says state ‘deserves better’ than Moore
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NBC News, Washington Free Beacon and New York Times
Ellie Smith / ABC News:
Roy Moore win would ‘harken us back to days of segregation’: Alabama congresswoman
Roy Moore win would ‘harken us back to days of segregation’: Alabama congresswoman
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Associated Press and The Daily Caller
Maegan Vazquez / CNN:
Alabama Sen. Shelby: 'I couldn't vote for Roy Moore'
Alabama Sen. Shelby: 'I couldn't vote for Roy Moore'
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Washington Monthly, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Guardian, RedState, Daily Kos and The Week, more at Mediagazer »
Kim Chandler / Associated Press:
Most Alabama GOP leaders say they are voting for Roy Moore
Most Alabama GOP leaders say they are voting for Roy Moore
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New York Magazine
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Shelby: My state of Alabama ‘deserves better’ than Moore
Shelby: My state of Alabama ‘deserves better’ than Moore
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No More Mister Nice Blog
Amy Davidson Sorkin / New Yorker:
Donald Trump, Roy Moore, and the Degradation of the G.O.P.
Donald Trump, Roy Moore, and the Degradation of the G.O.P.
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Hullabaloo
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Nikki Haley Says Women Who Accuse Trump of Misconduct ‘Should Be Heard’ — WASHINGTON — Nikki R. Haley, the American ambassador to the United Nations, said on Sunday that women who have accused President Trump of sexual misconduct “should be heard,” a surprising break from the administration's …
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David / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Trump UN Ambassador Nikki Haley Wishes Jewish Host Jake Tapper A ‘Merry Christmas’ — One of the Trump administration's top diplomats, U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, wished CNN host Jake Tapper a “Merry Christmas” on Sunday — even though he is Jewish. — At the end of an interview with Haley …
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Emily Tillett / CBS News:
Nikki Haley on Trump accusers: Women who accuse anyone “should be heard” and “dealt with”
Nikki Haley on Trump accusers: Women who accuse anyone “should be heard” and “dealt with”
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FOX6Now.com, KTLA, twitchy.com and CBS New York
Albert R. Hunt / Bloomberg:
The Trump-Russia Probe Is About to Get Uglier — Unpleasant facts are spilling out. Republicans don't want to know them. — Here are two certainties about the Trump-Russia investigation. It won't end soon. It will get uglier. — A new shoe drops almost daily in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe.
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Schiff: Evidence of coordination between Trump campaign and Russia ‘pretty damning’ — (D-Calif.) said Sunday the evidence of coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia is “pretty damning.” — “The Russians offered help. The campaign accepted help. The Russians gave help.
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
The Taxman Cometh: Senate Bill's Marginal Rates Could Top 100% for Some — Certain high-income business owners would face backwards incentives; lawmakers work to bridge gap — WASHINGTON—Some high-income business owners could face marginal tax rates exceeding 100% under the Senate's tax bill …
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Yonhap News Agency:
Trump nominates Cha as U.S. ambassador to S. Korea: sources … U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated former White House official Victor Cha as Washington's ambassador to South Korea and requested the approval of the Asian country's government, sources said Sunday.
New Yorker:
In Memory of Otis Redding and His Revolution — Fifty years ago, on December 10, 1967, a private plane carrying Otis Redding and the members of his touring band stalled on its final approach to the municipal airport in Madison, Wisconsin, and crashed into the waters of Lake Monona, killing all but one of the eight people onboard.
Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: Most Americans doubt GOP bill will cut their taxes or boost the economy — WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans are poised to pass the biggest tax overhaul in a generation, but Americans remain unconvinced that the measure will cut their own taxes or significantly boost the economy.
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New York Magazine and Mediaite
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Republicans step up defense of ‘not qualified’ judicial nominees — Senate Republicans have declared war on the American Bar Association. — Since 1953, the venerable legal organization has played a critical, behind-the-scenes role in assessing judicial nominees and their fitness to serve on the bench.
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