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Andy Metzger / WBUR:
Baker Backing Democrat Jones In Alabama Senate Race — Gov. Charlie Baker supports the Democrat running for U.S. Senate in Alabama against Roy Moore, the controversial Republican who has been dogged by multiple accounts that he made sexual advances towards teenage women well into his adult years.
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CANNONFIRE and Balloon Juice
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Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
‘How is my daughter a pervert?’: Alabama dad's plain-spoken rebuke of Roy Moore strikes a nerve — Perhaps it was the man's strong but plain-spoken rebuke outside a Roy Moore rally on the campaign's final night, condemning the candidate's past comments lambasting homosexuality.
Jeremy Gray / al.com:
Condoleezza Rice: Alabama Senate election one of history's most significant — Former U.S. Secretary of State and Birmingham native Condoleezza Rice today urged Alabamians to vote in tomorrow's special Senate election. — “This week's special election will be one of the most significant in Alabama's history.
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The Daily Beast, The Hill, Business Insider, TheBlaze, Splinter, Mother Jones and Talking Points Memo
David French / National Review:
The Comprehensive Case against Roy Moore — There is no good reason for a faithful conservative to support this man. — Partisan politics does strange things to human minds. I continue to see Twitter, Facebook, and my email inbox light up with the most bizarre comparisons.
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NBC News, The Federalist, The Week and CNN
Karma Allen / ABC News:
Moore tells accusers to ‘tell the truth’ while making final appeal to voters
Moore tells accusers to ‘tell the truth’ while making final appeal to voters
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Associated Press, Politico and The Daily Beast
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Secret super PAC backing Jones in Alabama exposed
Secret super PAC backing Jones in Alabama exposed
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Associated Press, Vox, NewsBusters and The Gateway Pundit
CNN:
GOP senators won't commit to giving Roy Moore committee seats
GOP senators won't commit to giving Roy Moore committee seats
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NPR, ThinkProgress, Weekly Standard and Vox
Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
MeToo spotlight increasingly pointed at past Trump conduct — NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump sailed past a raft of allegations of sexual misconduct in last year's presidential election. — Now the national #MeToo spotlight is turning back to Trump and his past conduct.
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Weekly Standard, Washington Post, The Week, ThinkProgress, Axios, Raw Story and Mediaite
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Trump angered by Haley saying his accusers ‘should be heard’: report — is reportedly furious with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley — for saying that the women who have accused him of sexual misconduct “should be heard.” — The Associated Press reported Monday …
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RedState
Mick Krever / CNN:
CNN exclusive: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand calls on Trump to resign — (CNN)Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York told CNN on Monday that President Donald Trump should resign over allegations of sexual misconduct. — “President Trump should resign,” Gillibrand told CNN's Christiane Amanpour in an exclusive interview.
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The Hill, Axios, Shareblue Media, CNBC, Talking Points Memo, IJR, The Atlantic, RedState, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times, The Guardian, Politico and The Daily Beast
Eric Boehlert / Shareblue Media:
Hold Trump to “same standard as Harvey Weinstein”: Accusers demand Congress investigate
Dan Merica / CNN:
Women detail sexual allegations against Trump
Women detail sexual allegations against Trump
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ThinkProgress, The Hill, KTLA, RedState, Media Matters for America, Vox, VICE News, FOX2now.com, Business Insider, FOX6Now.com, FOX31 Denver, Mediaite and New Republic
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
What The Hell Is Happening With These Alabama Polls? — Somebody's going to be wrong in Alabama. — We've already urged caution when interpreting polls of Alabama's special election to the U.S. Senate, which will be held on Tuesday. Some of that is because of the media's usual tendency …
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Weekly Standard, The Atlantic, Change Research, Monmouth University, The Moderate Voice, The Gateway Pundit, Politico, New York Magazine, Washington Post, Axios, No More Mister Nice Blog, ThinkProgress, National Review, Washington Monthly, New York Times, The Daily Caller, The Mahablog, WHNT-TV, Political Wire and The Week
Washington Post:
‘Journalism for rent’: Inside the secretive firm behind the Trump dossier … Fusion GPS bills itself as a corporate research firm, but in many ways it operates with the secrecy of a spy agency. No sign marks its headquarters above a coffee shop in Northwest Washington.
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Erick on the Radio and ABC News, more at Mediagazer »
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Tawdry Tales Depict a Texas Congressman's Frat House on the Hill — WASHINGTON — When Lauren Greene, a former communications director for Representative Blake Farenthold, sued him claiming sexual harassment, among her complaints was that he “disclosed that a female lobbyist had propositioned him for ‘a threesome.’”
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Politico and Houston Chronicle
Avi Selk / Washington Post:
They made her put out her cigarette. She then threatened to kill everyone on the plane. — Southwest Airlines says it all started with a cigarette. — A passenger was smoking in the bathroom somewhere between Portland and Sacramento on Saturday, according to the airline, and had gone so far as to tamper with the smoke detector.
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KOIN-TV, AOL, Hollywood Life and TheBlaze
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Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
Sarah Sanders Completely Rattled as Jim Acosta and WH Reporters Grill Her On Fake News Claims — Over the weekend, President Donald Trump took aim at both CNN and Washington Post reporter Dave Weigel over corrections they made made. Trump called on Weigel to be fired for tweeting out …
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Axios, Talking Points Memo, Fox News and The Daily Beast
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Speaker at Moore event says he accidentally went with Moore to a brothel with child prostitutes — “There were certainly pretty girls. And they were girls. They were young. Some were very young.” — Roy Moore, who is running for U.S. Senate in Tuesday's special election, is facing multiple allegations of child sex abuse.
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New York Magazine and Associated Press
Bloomberg:
NFL Harassment Suit Alleges Groping by Top Executive, Ex-Players — Former employee says ex-producer sent several nude photos — NFL Network says employees suspended pending investigation — A former executive producer at the National Football League's TV network and ex-players including Marshall Faulk …
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CBS Boston, ProFootballTalk, NBC News and New York Times, more at Mediagazer »
The Guardian:
Macron awards US scientists grants to move to France in defiance of Trump — France's president awards millions of euros to 18 American scientists to relocate in effort to counter Donald Trump on the climate change front … Eighteen climate scientists from the US and elsewhere have hit …
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Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
Promising to ‘Make Our Planet Great Again,’ Macron lures 13 U.S. climate scientists to France
Promising to ‘Make Our Planet Great Again,’ Macron lures 13 U.S. climate scientists to France
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NPR and Power Line
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Will the Senate Still Protect Robert Mueller From Donald Trump's Ax? … Remember the first round of gossip about whether President Trump would fire special prosecutor Robert Mueller, back during the summer? Republican senators were quick to say what a grave error this would be.
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Politico, Hullabaloo, Salon and Washington Post
Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
The New Yorker Fires Star Reporter Ryan Lizza Over ‘Improper Sexual Conduct’ … The New Yorker has let go of its star reporter Ryan Lizza amid allegations of sexual misconduct, the magazine confirmed Monday. — “The New Yorker recently learned that Ryan Lizza engaged in what we believe was improper sexual conduct.
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Politico, The Week, NBC News, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Post, IJR, TheBlaze, Deadline, TVNewser, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Politicus USA, more at Mediagazer »
Zephyr Teachout / New York Times:
I'm Not Convinced Franken Should Quit — I care passionately about #MeToo. Women are routinely demeaned, dismissed, discouraged and assaulted. Too many women's careers are stymied or ended because of harassment and abuse. In politics, where I have worked much of my adult life, this behavior is rampant.
Susan Scutti / CNN:
A 12 Diet Cokes-a-day habit like Trump's is worth changing — Drinking artificially sweetened beverages is associated with a higher risk of stroke and dementia — (CNN)President Donald Trump downs a dozen Diet Cokes each day, The New York Times reported this weekend.
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Raw Story, The Daily Beast, MichelleMalkin.com, grubstreet, Washington Free Beacon, The Root, SPLICETODAY.com, NewsBusters and IJR
Piers Morgan / Daily Mail:
It's true, we've NEVER had a president like Trump - he actually keeps his promises. No wonder the liberal media can't stand him — Donald Trump, according to his many critics, is the single most divisive, stupid, bigoted and unpopular president in American history.
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Washington Times
Washington Post:
Judge rules transgender people can enlist in military, denying Trump bid to delay deadline — A federal judge on Monday denied the Trump administration's request to delay an order requiring the military to begin accepting transgender recruits starting Jan. 1, saying the argument for more time seemed based on “vague claims.”
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TheBlaze, IJR, Politicus USA, Vox, Daily Kos and Washington Blade
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Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Transgender people can enlist in military Jan 1
APNewsBreak: Transgender people can enlist in military Jan 1
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Washington Blade, New York Times, Washington Free Beacon, Mashable and Axios