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8:10 AM ET, September 17, 2018

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Emma Brown / Washington Post:
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 …
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Believes There Is a ‘Conspiracy’ to Torpedo the Kavanaugh Nomination  —  The president and his team are not deterred by the sexual assault allegations being made against their Supreme Court nominee.  If anything, their back is up even more.  —  In the hours after a 51-year-old …
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 …
David French / National Review:
Weighing the Allegations against Brett Kavanaugh  —  They're serious but not solid.  —  The allegations against Brett Kavanaugh — outlined now on the record in the Washington Post by Palo Alto University professor Christine Blasey Ford — are substantial and serious.
Axios:
Scoop: GOP plans to play hardball on Kavanaugh  —  Strategists advising Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh plan to use aggressive tactics this week in response to the public accusation of a “stumbling drunk” sexual assault in high school that instantly imperiled his confirmation, top sources tell Jonathan Swan:
Discussion: CBS News, CNN, Mediaite and Raw Story
David Lat / New York Times:
Delay the Vote — for Kavanaugh, for His Accuser and for the Court  —  Christine Blasey Ford deserves to be heard.  And the judge deserves a chance to clear his name.  —  Mr. Lat is a former federal law clerk and prosecutor.  —  In many ways, Judge Brett Kavanaugh is the perfect Supreme Court nominee.
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.
Politico:   POLITICO Playbook: Can Kavanaugh hang on?
Axios:
Kavanaugh accuser willing to testify before Senate Judiciary Committee
Discussion: Political Wire
Sarah Quinlan / RedState:
The Supreme Court Is Too Important to Rush a Confirmation Vote for Brett Kavanaugh
Discussion: Towleroad Gay News
Stephen Collinson / CNN:   The power of a named accuser: Kavanaugh's future now hangs in the balance
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Brett Kavanaugh's Confirmation at Risk After Accusation by Christine Blasey Ford
John Fund / National Review:   Democrats Want Their Pound of Kavanaugh Flesh
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Woman Alleging Misconduct by Kavanaugh in High School Steps Forward
Discussion: Washington Post and Politico
Bloomberg:
Key Republicans Want Kavanaugh Charge Probed as Trump Backs Pick
Sasha Ingber / NPR:
Calls Grow To Delay Kavanaugh Vote After Accuser Goes Public
Hillary Rodham Clinton / The Atlantic:
American Democracy Is in Crisis  —  It's been nearly two years since Donald Trump won enough Electoral College votes to become president of the United States.  On the day after, in my concession speech, I said, “We owe him an open mind and the chance to lead.”  I hoped that my fears for our future were overblown.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Behind the scenes: Republican fears and opportunities  —  A source who has seen recent polling, conducted by the Republican National Committee, told me the data show that a majority of Trump voters don't believe the mountain of evidence that Democrats will win back the House in November.
Discussion: RedState
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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 …
Daphne Merkin / Vulture:
Introducing Soon-Yi Previn As controversies tumbled around her, the daughter of Mia Farrow and wife of Woody Allen stayed silent for decades.  No more.  —  Once, she was seen as a victim, her youth and relative innocence taken advantage of by a powerful, much older man who sucked her into his vortex.
Raphael Satter / Associated Press:
New leak shows Julian Assange sought Russian visa in 2010  —  LONDON (AP) — Julian Assange had just pulled off one of the biggest scoops in journalistic history, splaying the innards of American diplomacy across the web.  But technology firms were cutting ties to his website, WikiLeaks …
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. …
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 …
Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
The Picture of Anderson Cooper is Real.  The Claims About the Picture Are False.  —  A viral picture of Anderson Cooper in waist high water is real.  But it is not from Hurricane Florence.  —  I note that even a post here at The Resurgent fell for the claims attacking Anderson Cooper.
 
 
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