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Julia Prodis Sulek / Mercury News:
MeToo spurred Christine Blasey Ford to open up about alleged attack year before Kavanaugh nomination, friends say — 'I've been trying to forget this all my life,' she told friend, 'and now I'm supposed to remember every little detail' — PALO ALTO — The fog was just lifting at Capitola beach …
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Anita Hill / New York Times:
How to Get the Kavanaugh Hearings Right — The Senate Judiciary Committee has a chance to do better by the country than it did nearly three decades ago. — Ms. Hill is a professor at Brandeis University. — There is no way to redo 1991, but there are ways to do better.
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Caitlin Flanagan / The Atlantic:
I Believe Her — “Dear Caitlin,” an inscription in my 12th-grade yearbook begins. “I'm really very sorry that our friendship plummeted straight downhill after the first few months of school. Really, the blame rests totally on my shoulders. To tell you the truth, I've wanted to say this all year.
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The Daily Beast:
Team Trump: If We Ditch Kavanaugh, We're Signing Our Own ‘Death Warrant’ — It's Judge Kavanaugh or bust. — For Donald Trump's White House, Brett Kavanaugh is increasingly irrelevant to the politics of his own Supreme Court nomination. Instead, those close to the president view …
Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
No, Brett Kavanaugh's mother didn't foreclose on his accuser's parents' house — Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman, Christine Blasey Ford, when they were both in high school in the early 1980s. Kavanaugh has now twice denied the allegations …
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Kavanaugh accuser, a Palo Alto professor, is respected among academic colleagues — A Palo Alto professor who is expected to testify next week about her accusation of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is widely respected for her professional integrity and commitment to students, colleagues said Monday.
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Politico:
McConnell works feverishly behind the scenes to save Kavanaugh — The Senate leader's legacy on the judiciary is on the line. — Mitch McConnell, preeminent cut-throat political tactician, is going with a softer touch to salvage Brett Kavanaugh's suddenly endangered Supreme Court confirmation.
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Talia Lavin / HuffPost:
Brett Kavanaugh Defenders Are Sending A Message: Women Aren't People — Sometimes it feels as if the last two years have been an unending litany of stories about the trauma of sexual assault and its aftereffects. The litany didn't start with the emergence of the #MeToo hashtag; it began earlier …
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Russ Feingold / HuffPost:
We Know Brett Kavanaugh Has Lied Already — This nation is suffering a significant breakdown of civility, bipartisanship and ethical behavior. For the Trump administration and the Republican leaders who enable it, truth is no longer a cherished value. To them, lying seems to be part of the strategy …
Axios:
Monday's hearing of a lifetime
Monday's hearing of a lifetime
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Wendy R. Sherman / USA Today:
Don't repeat Anita Hill nightmare with Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford
Don't repeat Anita Hill nightmare with Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford
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Fox News Insider, CNBC and DCist
Deanna Paul / Washington Post:
A former sex-crimes prosecutor analyzed Ford's allegations against Kavanaugh. Here's her take.
A former sex-crimes prosecutor analyzed Ford's allegations against Kavanaugh. Here's her take.
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CNN, The Guardian and Politico
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump sticks with Kavanaugh as scandal escalates
Trump sticks with Kavanaugh as scandal escalates
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Investor's Business Daily, Talking Points Memo, Vox and Breitbart
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Republicans fear reversals in November due to accusation against Supreme Court nominee
Republicans fear reversals in November due to accusation against Supreme Court nominee
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Politico, Political Wire, Breitbart, ABC News and Axios
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Attorney Sent Letter to Chuck Grassley and Dianne Feinstein Claiming Federal Court Employees Willing …
Attorney Sent Letter to Chuck Grassley and Dianne Feinstein Claiming Federal Court Employees Willing …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
With Trump muted, White House leans on Kavanaugh to defend himself
With Trump muted, White House leans on Kavanaugh to defend himself
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Wall Street Journal:
The #MeToo Kavanaugh Ambush
The #MeToo Kavanaugh Ambush
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Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
Every man should be worried. At least, I'm worried.
Every man should be worried. At least, I'm worried.
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Tom McCarthy / The Guardian:
Stormy Daniels' tell-all book on Trump: salacious detail and claims of cheating — Exclusive: pornographic actor says Trump 'didn't want to be president' in her book Full Disclosure — In a tell-all memoir, the pornographic actor Stormy Daniels details salacious descriptions of her time with Donald Trump …
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The Daily Beast:
Trump's Penis Looks Like Toad From Mario Kart, Says Stormy Daniels — Ever since Stormy Daniels said she was writing a tell-all book, there has been feverish anticipation about what dirt she'd reveal about Donald Trump—but it's safe to say no one predicted this.
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New York Times:
Trump's Growing Legal Team Has a Problem: It's Operating Partly in the Dark — WASHINGTON — Nearly a dozen lawyers now assist President Trump in contending with two federal investigations, one in Washington and one in New York, that could pose serious threats to his presidency and his businesses.
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Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
Internal RNC Poll: Complacent Trump Voters May Cost GOP Control of Congress — A private survey shows many Republican voters “don't believe there is anything at stake” in the midterm elections. — A private survey conducted for the Republican National Committee and obtained …
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Deepti Hajela / Associated Press:
Man caught shaving on train in viral video says don't judge — NEW YORK (AP) — A man who was mocked online after he was recorded shaving at his seat on a commuter train headed out of New York City said he was just trying to clean up after days spent in a homeless shelter.
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Politico:
Trump orders declassification of surveillance application, release of Comey texts — President Donald Trump has moved to immediately declassify 20 pages of the surveillance application that authorized the FBI to monitor former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Trump could play Scrooge this holiday season — For years, Donald Trump and right-wing pundits warned us about the War on Christmas. We should have listened. — Yes, they were mistaken about who would wage the assault. The anti-yuletide antagonist turns out to be neither Starbucks nor gay people nor …
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Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
Probe of FEMA Chief Brock Long Referred to Prosecutors — Investigators asked U.S. attorney's office to look into whether criminal statutes were violated by Long and two aides — WASHINGTON—An investigation targeting President Trump's top emergency-management official has been referred …
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Associated Press:
Russia blames Israel for plane shot down by Syrian missile — MOSCOW — A Russian reconnaissance aircraft was shot down by a Syrian missile over the Mediterranean Sea, killing all 15 people on board, the Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday. It blamed Israel for the crash …
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
GOP Edge in CD39 — Kim seen as more in touch, better liked than Cisneros — West Long Branch, NJ - Republican Young Kim holds a slight edge over Democrat Gil Cisneros in the open seat contest for California's 39th Congressional District, according to the Monmouth University Poll.
Project Veritas:
Deep State Unmasked: State Department on Hidden Cam, “Resist Everything,” “I Have Nothing to Lose” — [This post contains video, click to play] — Federal Employee for State Department: “Resist everything... Every level. F**k sh*t up.” — Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) …
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