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Alumnae Of Christine Blasey Ford's High School Circulate Letter Of Support — Ford's allegations against Brett Kavanaugh are “all too consistent with stories we heard and lived while attending Holton,” they wrote. — A group of women who went to Christine Blasey Ford's high school …
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Brett Kavanaugh is willing to answer questions on allegations, has hired an attorney — (CNN)Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said Monday that he would be willing to speak with lawmakers to refute an allegation of physical and sexual assault by a woman who has come forward publicly with the accusation.
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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:
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 …
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Tasneem Nashrulla / BuzzFeed News:
Donald Trump Jr. Instagram Post Mocks Woman Who Says She Was Sexually Assaulted By Brett Kavanaugh — Donald Trump Jr. posted an image on his Instagram account that appeared to mock the woman who alleged she was sexually assaulted by the president's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh.
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Megyn Kelly makes case against Kavanaugh's accuser: ‘Maybe he blew her off and she had an axe to grind’ — NBC News host Megyn Kelly asserted on Monday that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh should be confirmed unless the woman who has accused him of sexual assault can prove that she's not lying.
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Billy Perrigo / TIME:
Donald Trump, Jr. Posts Instagram Apparently Mocking Kavanaugh's Accuser — Donald Trump, Jr., son of President Donald Trump, posted an image to his Instagram account on Sunday appearing to mock the woman who accused Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Collins knocks Democrats over handling of Kavanaugh assault allegation
Collins knocks Democrats over handling of Kavanaugh assault allegation
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Michael Judge / Washingtonian:
Kavanaugh's Character Witness Once Wrote About His Family for Washingtonian. …
Kavanaugh's Character Witness Once Wrote About His Family for Washingtonian. …
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Kavanaugh's Nomination in Turmoil as Accuser Says He Assaulted Her Decades Ago
Kavanaugh's Nomination in Turmoil as Accuser Says He Assaulted Her Decades Ago
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Politico:
What Should the Senate Do With Brett Kavanaugh?
What Should the Senate Do With Brett Kavanaugh?
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'Something's Wrong with Her': Christine Ford's Students Savage Her in Reviews
'Something's Wrong with Her': Christine Ford's Students Savage Her in Reviews
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David French / National Review:
Weighing the Allegations against Brett Kavanaugh
Weighing the Allegations against Brett Kavanaugh
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Kavanaugh accuser may testify ‘under oath,’ Conway says, as lawyer opens door
Kavanaugh accuser may testify ‘under oath,’ Conway says, as lawyer opens door
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Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
Brett Kavanaugh calls sexual assault claim ‘completely false ... this never happened’
Brett Kavanaugh calls sexual assault claim ‘completely false ... this never happened’
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Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
Kavanaugh's sexual assault accuser believes she could have been raped, her attorney says
Kavanaugh's sexual assault accuser believes she could have been raped, her attorney says
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Murkowski: Committee ‘might’ need to consider delaying Kavanaugh vote
Murkowski: Committee ‘might’ need to consider delaying Kavanaugh vote
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
The power of a named accuser: Kavanaugh's future now hangs in the balance
The power of a named accuser: Kavanaugh's future now hangs in the balance
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Can Kavanaugh hang on?
POLITICO Playbook: Can Kavanaugh hang on?
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New York Times:
Bloomberg May Run for President as a Democrat. His Views on Policing and #MeToo Could Be a Problem. — SEATTLE — Michael R. Bloomberg is actively considering a campaign for president as a Democrat in 2020, concluding that it would be his only path to the White House even as he voices stark disagreements …
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 …
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CNN:
CNN Polls: Democrats hold the upper hand in Arizona, Tennessee Senate races — WASHINGTON (CNN)Democrats hold an advantage in two states that are critical to the party's chances of taking control of the US Senate, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS.
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.
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
Noah's Ark except it's a school bus: Truck driver rescues 64 dogs and cats from floods of Hurricane Florence — There is nothing like a meal at the Waffle House after driving more than 60 animals from the South Carolina coast to southern Alabama inside of a school bus. Tony Alsup can attest.
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David Streitfeld / New York Times:
Marc Benioff Explains Why He Is Buying Time Magazine — While having a massage late Sunday, the West Coast-based tech billionaire discussed via text message why he was entering the East Coast-based media industry by acquiring Time Inc.'s flagship publication.
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Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Time Magazine Sold to Salesforce Founder Marc Benioff for $190 Million
Time Magazine Sold to Salesforce Founder Marc Benioff for $190 Million
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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.
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Uzra Zeya / Politico:
Trump Is Making American Diplomacy White Again — I worked at the State Department for 27 years and was proud to watch it become more diverse. Until President Trump. — When I joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1990, I used to joke that all my South Asian-American colleagues and I could fit comfortably at a table for four.
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Arshad Mohammed / Reuters:
Exclusive: Pompeo seeks rapprochement with alienated U.S. diplomats
Exclusive: Pompeo seeks rapprochement with alienated U.S. diplomats
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Paige Williams / New Yorker:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Trump's Battering Ram — What does the press secretary believe in—other than defending the President's every word? — Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, says that she never set out to be “the face of anything.”
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Roque Planas / HuffPost:
Bombshell Washington Post Story On Trump Passport Crackdown Withheld, Distorted Key Facts — State Department data shows passport denials in suspect midwife cases have dropped under Donald Trump. You wouldn't know from reading the Post. — AUSTIN, Texas On Aug. 29 …
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Tom Arnold and Mark Burnett in Physical Altercation at Evening Before Emmy Party — The tension between Tom Arnold and Mark Burnett boiled over into a physical altercation at Sunday's Evening Before Emmy party, a fundraiser for the Motion Picture Television Fund. — Details of the incident are still unclear.
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Kimberly Nordyke / Hollywood Reporter:
Tom Arnold and Mark Burnett Scuffled at Pre-Emmys Party
Tom Arnold and Mark Burnett Scuffled at Pre-Emmys Party
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Robert J. McCarthy / The Buffalo News:
Collins, under indictment, to remain on congressional ballot — Rep. Chris Collins will remain on the congressional ballot in November even though he remains under indictment on insider trading charges, according to four sources familiar with the situation.
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Windsor Mann / The Week:
You'll miss Trump one day — I'm going to miss President Trump when he's gone. If you want his presidency to end as badly as I do, you probably will, too. The day he leaves office, I will be overjoyed. The day after he leaves office, I will be bored. — The post-Trump era will be less frightening but more dull.
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