memeorandum: Read the letter Christine Blasey Ford sent accusing Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct (CNN)

9:05 PM ET, September 16, 2018

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California professor, writer of confidential Brett Kavanaugh letter, speaks out about her allegation of sexual assault — Earlier this summer, Christine Blasey Ford wrote a confidential letter to a senior Democratic lawmaker alleging that Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh sexually assaulted …

Burgess Everett / Politico:

Flake opposes quick vote on Kavanaugh, putting confirmation in doubt — Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court hit a serious roadblock Sunday night, as GOP Senate Judiciary Committee member Jeff Flake said he is uncomfortable voting to advance Kavanaugh's nomination later this week …

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CNN:

Read the letter Christine Blasey Ford sent accusing Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct — Washington (CNN)The following is the text of the letter Christine Blasey Ford wrote to Sen. Dianne Feinstein detailing an event in which she accuses Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct.

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Robby Soave / Hit & Run:

Brett Kavanaugh's Sexual Assault Accuser Has Come Forward, and Her #MeToo Story Might Disqualify Him — The anonymous woman who accused Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault has come forward. Her name is Christine Blasey Ford, and her allegation deserves to be taken seriously.

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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:

GOP senator: Hold off on Kavanaugh vote until accuser is heard — The White House on Sunday stood by Brett M. Kavanaugh after a woman publicly accused him of sexual assault decades ago, an allegation that triggered the most concrete signs yet of Republican resistance to President Trump's Supreme Court nominee.

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David Frum / The Atlantic:

Delay the Kavanaugh Vote — This Senate is singularly ill-equipped to assess the allegations against Trump's Supreme Court nominee. — Staff writer at The Atlantic — I worked for a president who was arrested for driving under the influence at age 30.

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Emily Stewart / Vox:

Brett Kavanaugh's accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, comes forward in the Washington Post — “Now I feel like my civic responsibility is outweighing my anguish and terror about retaliation.” — The woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of forcing himself …

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John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Woman Alleging Misconduct by Kavanaugh in High School Steps Forward

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Wall Street Journal:
Brett Kavanaugh Accuser Comes Forward About Alleged Sexual Assault

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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Kavanaugh faces his #MeToo test to reach Supreme Court

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Brett Kavanaugh's Nomination in Turmoil as Accuser Comes Forward

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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Kennedy says Kavanaugh vote will continue as planned on Thursday

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Dianne Feinstein / Los Angeles Times:
Why I'm voting ‘no’ on Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination

Discussion: Washington Times

Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Bill Maher dismisses Kavanaugh sexual misconduct allegation: ‘I think it makes us look bad’

Discussion: Associated Press, Breitbart and RedState

Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:

Time Magazine Sold to Salesforce Founder Marc Benioff for $190 Million — Benioffs won't have day-to-day operational role at Time Magazine — Time magazine will have a new home. — Nearly eight months after Meredith Corp. MDP -0.57% completed its purchase of Time Inc. …

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Associated Press:

Grim warnings for White House, Republicans ahead of election — WASHINGTON (AP) — The prognosis for President Donald Trump and his party was grim. — In a post-Labor Day briefing at the White House, a top Republican pollster told senior staff that the determining factor in the election …

Tovah Lazaroff / Jerusalem Post:

ARI FULD, ISRAELI-AMERICAN TERROR VICTIM, ‘LIVED AND DIED A HERO’ — Fuld was assistant director of Standing Together, an organization that supports IDF soldiers, according to his personal website. — Ari Fuld, who was murdered by a Palestinian terrorist in a stabbing attack …

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Ari Fuld / Arutz Sheva:
Man murdered in Gush Etzion attack

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Associated Press:
Palestinian stabs American-Israeli man to death in West Bank

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Nikki Schwab / New York Post:

Biden: I wish I had spoken out against Trump sooner … Former Vice President Joe Biden Saturday night told the audience at the Human Rights Campaign's National Dinner that he wished he trashed President Trump sooner. — “Barack and I agreed we would be quiet for the first year …

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Nikki Schwab / New York Post:
Anne Hathaway denounces white privilege in award speech

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Washington Post:

Alarm grows inside FEMA as administrator Brock Long fights for his job — As the Federal Emergency Management Agency heads into peak hurricane season, an internal investigation has imperiled its top official, sparking a growing backlash within the agency where career officials …

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Meridith McGraw / ABC News:
FEMA administrator defends President Trump's comments about Puerto Rico death toll …

Discussion: Politico

John Solomon / The Hill:

Lisa Page bombshell: FBI couldn't prove Trump-Russia collusion before Mueller appointment — To date, Lisa Page's infamy has been driven mostly by the anti-Donald Trump text messages she exchanged with fellow FBI agent Peter Strzok as the two engaged in an affair while investigating the president …

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Quinn Scanlan / ABC News:

Manafort deal with Mueller ‘really good for the country,’ Ken Starr says: ‘We should want the truth’ — Former Independent Counsel Ken Starr, who led federal investigations of President Clinton, said special counsel Robert Mueller's striking a deal to win the cooperation …

Discussion: Politico, Joe.My.God., Breitbart and Political Wire

emptywheel:
Paul Manafort's Modus Operandi: Accuse the Female Politician of Crimes She Didn't Commit, Then Dodge Sanctions

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Daily Mail:

Britain's oldest person is celebrating her 112th birthday, she said secret to long life is whisky — Mrs Jones, a Liverpudlian by birth, was born on September 16, 1906 - only five years after the death of Queen Victoria. — She has lived through 26 prime ministers and survived both world wars.

Chloe Melas / CNN:

Michael Moore believes ‘evil genius’ Trump will be a two-term president — (CNN)Michael Moore believes President Donald Trump is an “evil genius” who will be re-elected. — The documentary filmmaker spoke to CNN while promoting his upcoming film about the impact of Trump's 2016 victory, “Fahrenheit 11/9.”

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Jackson Diehl / Washington Post:

Trump's foreign policy has devolved into chaos — It sounds unlikely, but the record shows that the most effective foreign policy adviser to President Trump since his election has been Barack Obama. — In their sole meeting, on Nov. 10, 2016, Obama managed to focus Trump …

Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:

House Intel Committee To Release Transcripts Of Trump-Russia Witness Interviews — House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes said Sunday that he plans to release transcripts of interviews with around 70 witnesses in the Trump-Russia probe within the next few weeks.