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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Enthused Democrats give Jones lead over Moore in Alabama — Democrat Doug Jones holds a 10-point lead over Republican Roy Moore among likely voters in deep red Alabama. — Greater party loyalty plus higher interest in the election among Democrats combined …
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Jeff Zeleny / CNN:
First on CNN: Obama tells Alabama voters to reject Roy Moore — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)Former President Barack Obama is adding his voice to the Alabama Senate race, imploring voters to go to the polls Tuesday to reject the candidacy of Roy Moore as part of an aggressive effort by Democrats …
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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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Monmouth University:
Monmouth University Polling Institute — Alabama — Turnout Big Question in Senate Race — Voters' fundamental partisanship helps Moore — West Long Branch, NJ - Slight differences in turnout could change the outcome of tomorrow's special U.S. Senate election in Alabama.
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Rise of the Roypublicans — If Alabama voters on Tuesday elect Roy Moore to the Senate, the Donald Trump-diseased party once known as the Republicans may as well call themselves Roypublicans. — There will be no way to shake the stench of this homophobic, Islamophobic, sexist, racist apologist and accused pedophile.
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Scott Douglas / New York Times:
The Alabama Senate Race May Have Already Been Decided — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Senate election in Alabama on Tuesday is not just about the choice between Doug Jones and Roy Moore. It's also about a voter suppression campaign that may well sway the result of a close race.
Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
The Doug Jones Coalition
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New York Post:
Suspected bomber in custody after explosion at Port Authority — A suicide bomber set off a device at the Port Authority bus terminal Monday morning, law enforcement sources said. — The suspected bomber - who had wires attached to him - was armed with a pipe bomb and a battery pack, sources said.
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New York Times:
Pipe Bomb Explodes in New York Subway Walkway — A 27-year-old man set off a pipe bomb strapped to his body during the morning rush hour on Monday, deep inside one of Manhattan's busiest commuter corridors, the police said. — The blast echoed through the subway tunnels just off Times Square …
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Washington Post:
Explosion reported in Manhattan; New York police say one person is in custody
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Eliott C. McLaughlin / CNN:
New York explosion: 1 in custody after blast at Port Authority bus station
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NBC News:
18 crucial days: What did the president know and when did he know it? — WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller is trying to piece together what happened inside the White House over a critical 18-day period that began when senior officials were told that National Security Adviser Michael Flynn …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
This big development in the Mueller probe could put Trump in danger — THE MORNING PLUM: — On Jan. 24, President Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, lied to the FBI about his contacts with the Russian ambassador during the transition.
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
As Russia probes progress, one name is missing: Bannon's
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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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Mark Berman / Washington Post:
Trump accusers say it was ‘heartbreaking’ to see him elected despite sexual misconduct allegations
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Irene Plagianos / Eater NY:
Mario Batali Steps Away From Restaurant Empire Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations — Four women accuse the chef of inappropriate touching in a pattern of behavior that spans at least two decades, according to dozens of Eater interviews — About 10 years ago, at the after-party …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
How Trump came around to an accused child molester — Mitch McConnell had publicly disavowed Roy Moore when the Senate majority leader received one of several phone calls from President Donald Trump. McConnell wanted Trump's help to push Moore out of the Alabama Senate race after he'd been accused …
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Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
How Steve Bannon Rescued Roy Moore's Campaign Against All Odds
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Bloomberg:
Trump Takes Credit for Killing Hundreds of Regulations That Were Already Dead — As the Trump administration nears its one-year mark, White House officials are touting cuts to regulations as one of their top achievements. — “In the history of our country, no president, during their entire term …
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Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Transgender people can enlist in military Jan 1 — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is allowing transgender people to enlist in the military beginning Jan. 1, despite President Donald Trump's opposition. — The new policy reflects growing legal pressure on the issue …
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Julia Ioffe / The Atlantic:
What Putin Really Wants — I. The Hack — The large, sunny room at Volgograd State University smelled like its contents: 45 college students, all but one of them male, hunched over keyboards, whispering and quietly clacking away among empty cans of Juicy energy drink.
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Richard L. Hasen / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed Is the Supreme Court finally ready to tackle partisan gerrymandering? Signs suggest yes — The Supreme Court in Washington. (Olivier Douliery / TNS) — Is the Supreme Court about to cause great political upheaval by getting into the business of policing the worst partisan gerrymanders?
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Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:
Four thoughts on the story that almost broke the #ToddlerinChief thread — Regarding the sixty-source New York Times story confirming that the president has the emotional maturity of a four-year old. — The hard-working staff here at Spoiler Alerts has taken great pains to curate …
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Helena Bottemiller Evich / Politico:
Behind Trump's plan to target the federal safety net — The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress are hoping to make the most sweeping changes to federal safety net programs in a generation, using legislation and executive actions to target recipients of food stamps, Medicaid and housing benefits.
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Washington Post:
New CDC head faces questions about financial conflicts of interest — ATLANTA — After five months in office, President Trump's new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been unable to divest financial holdings that pose potential conflicts of interest, hindering her ability to fully perform her job.
James Vincent / The Verge:
Former Facebook exec says social media is ripping apart society — ‘No civil discourse, no cooperation; misinformation, mistruth.’ — Another former Facebook executive has spoken out about the harm the social network is doing to civil society around the world.
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