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Dem Gains in CD18 Special — Voters divided on steel tariffs, but negligible impact on vote — West Long Branch, NJ - Democrat Conor Lamb has taken a lead over Republican Rick Saccone in the special election for Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District.
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Pennsylvania GOP chairman says Tuesday special election is in ‘Democrat district’ — The chairman of Pennsylvania's Republican Party said Monday the special election in which Democrat Conor Lamb is running neck-and-neck with Republican Rick Saccone is in a “Democrat district,” …
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Bloomberg:
Mueller Weighs Putting Off Trump Obstruction Decision — Delay would let him wrap up less explosive parts of inquiry — Obstruction decision might undercut probe, one way or another — Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump is about to get some very bad news … THE MORNING PLUM: — Prediction: If Republican Rick Saccone scrapes out a close win in tomorrow's special election for a House seat in southwestern Pennsylvania, Donald Trump will claim it was all because of Donald Trump.
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CNN:
White House officials alarmed at education secretary's ‘60 Minutes’ performance — DeVos: Haven't visited underperforming schools — (CNN)White House officials were alarmed by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' struggle to answer basic questions about the nation's schools and failure to defend …
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Lesley Stahl / CBS News:
Betsy DeVos on guns, school choice and why people don't like her — The secretary of education has been one of the most criticized members of President Trump's Cabinet, but DeVos says she's “more misunderstood than anything” — Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is a devout Christian grandmother …
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Stormy Daniels Offers to Return Payment to End Deal for Her Silence — The pornographic film actress who says she had an affair with President Trump offered on Monday to return $130,000 she received from Mr. Trump's personal lawyer in 2016 for agreeing not to discuss the alleged relationship.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Is The Stormy Story More Damaging Than We Thought? — We just finished recording this week's episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast. We had a special guest, Joan Walsh. We talked about the Stormy Daniels' story among other topics, including the 2016 election.
CBS News:
Police: “Similarities” indicate link in deadly Austin package explosions — AUSTIN, Texas — Police in Austin say “similarities” between two deadly package explosions in Texas' capital city this month lead them to believe the incidents are related. The latest incident, reported Monday morning …
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Travis Fedschun / Fox News:
Austin package explosions leave teen dead, women hurt after three blasts in 2 weeks
Austin package explosions leave teen dead, women hurt after three blasts in 2 weeks
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Mark D. Wilson / Austin American-Statesman:
Woman injured in 2nd explosion in Austin on Monday, EMS says
Woman injured in 2nd explosion in Austin on Monday, EMS says
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CBS Austin / KEYE:
Police: Deadly package explosion in East Austin looks to be related to previous bomb death
Police: Deadly package explosion in East Austin looks to be related to previous bomb death
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BBC:
Russian spy: Highly likely Moscow behind attack, says Theresa May — Former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter were poisoned by a military-grade nerve agent of a type developed by Russia, Theresa May has told MPs. — The PM said the government concluded it was “highly likely” Russia was responsible for the Salisbury attack.
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Britain Accuses Russia of Poisoning—Trump Won't Agree
Britain Accuses Russia of Poisoning—Trump Won't Agree
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Anita Kumar / mcclatchydc:
Ivanka Trump never cut ties with the Trump Organization. That's turned into a problem. — WASHINGTON Donald Trump isn't the only Trump with potential conflicts of interest in the White House. — Ivanka Trump — a senior White House adviser who is doing everything from lobbying the Senate …
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BuzzFeed:
How A Player In The Trump-Russia Scandal Led A Double Life As An American Spy — Felix Sater has been cast as a Russian mafioso, a career criminal, and a key business associate of President Donald Trump — but he spent more than two decades as an intelligence asset who helped the US government track terrorists and mobsters.
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Jake Pearson / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Trump Jr. partners with donor who pitched gov't — NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. has a previously undisclosed business relationship with a longtime hunting buddy who helped raise millions of dollars for his father's 2016 presidential campaign and has had special access …
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Des Moines Register:
Iowa Senate leader Bill Dix resigns after video of him kissing woman in Des Moines bar is posted — UPDATE, 1:25 P.M.: Sen. Bill Dix has resigned. — ORIGINAL STORY: A video posted online Monday appears to show Iowa Senate Majority Leader Bill Dix kissing a female lobbyist in a Des Moines tavern.
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Arianna Huffington / CBS News:
Expert warns of “terrifying” potential of digitally-altered video — Alec Baldwin is to some a perfect stand-in for President Donald Trump. But in a digitally-altered video online, the president's face has been digitally stamped onto Baldwin's performance. — It's part of a wave of doctored audio and video now spreading online.
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Fran Brennan / NTK Network:
Clinton: White Women Voted for Trump Because Their Husbands Told Them To
Clinton: White Women Voted for Trump Because Their Husbands Told Them To
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Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton says ‘follow the money’ in the Trump-Putin relationship
Hillary Clinton says ‘follow the money’ in the Trump-Putin relationship
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NBC News:
Qataris opted not to give info on Kushner, secret meetings to Mueller — WASHINGTON — Qatari officials gathered evidence of what they claim is illicit influence by the United Arab Emirates on Jared Kushner and other Trump associates, including details of secret meetings …
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Susan Goldberg / National Geographic Magazine:
For Decades, Our Coverage Was Racist. To Rise Above Our Past, We Must Acknowledge It — We asked a preeminent historian to investigate our coverage of people of color in the U.S. and abroad. Here's what he found. — It is November 2, 1930, and National Geographic has sent a reporter …
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Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
House Intelligence Panel Wraps Up Russia Probe Interviews — The House Intelligence Committee has finished interviewing witnesses in its yearlong probe into Russian election interference, signaling the end is near of a contentious investigation that has revealed deep partisan divisions.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Schwarzenegger to Sue Big Oil for ‘First Degree Murder’ — AUSTIN, Texas — Arnold Schwarzenegger's next mission: taking oil companies to court “for knowingly killing people all over the world.” — The former California governor and global environmental activist announced the move Sunday …
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New York Times:
Saudis Said to Use Coercion and Abuse to Seize Billions — RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Businessmen once considered giants of the Saudi economy now wear ankle bracelets that track their movements. Princes who led military forces and appeared in glossy magazines are monitored by guards they do not command.
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Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Trump's abuses of power may not matter … The charges range widely, from relatively trivial abuses of privilege to completely unprecedented breaches of ethical laws and norms. The president and his son-in-law may be using American foreign policy to enrich themselves.
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