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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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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 …
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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 …
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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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.
Deanna Paul / Washington Post:
A former sex-crimes prosecutor analyzed Ford's allegations against Kavanaugh. Here's her take. — Soon after Christine Blasey Ford was revealed as the author of a letter alleging that Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her decades ago, the responses ran along predictable lines.
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Politico:
McConnell works feverishly behind the scenes to save Kavanaugh
McConnell works feverishly behind the scenes to save Kavanaugh
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Politico:
Kavanaugh accuser has not yet agreed to attend hearing
Kavanaugh accuser has not yet agreed to attend hearing
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Alex Pappas / Fox News:
Kavanaugh accuser has not yet accepted invitation to testify before Congress
Kavanaugh accuser has not yet accepted invitation to testify before Congress
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Talia Lavin / HuffPost:
Brett Kavanaugh Defenders Are Sending A Message: Women Aren't People
Brett Kavanaugh Defenders Are Sending A Message: Women Aren't People
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Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairmn Chuck Grassley On Next Monday's Hearing
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairmn Chuck Grassley On Next Monday's Hearing
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Lukas Mikelionis / Fox News:
Keith Ellison domestic violence accuser says Democratic party doesn't believe her story
Keith Ellison domestic violence accuser says Democratic party doesn't believe her story
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Avi Selk / Washington Post:
What the man accused of being part of Kavanaugh's alleged sexual assault had to say about women's sexuality
What the man accused of being part of Kavanaugh's alleged sexual assault had to say about women's sexuality
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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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Lance Morrow / Wall Street Journal:
A Spectral Witness Materializes
A Spectral Witness Materializes
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Axios:
Monday's hearing of a lifetime
Monday's hearing of a lifetime
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Grassley says Monday's hearing will be limited to two witnesses: Kavanaugh and his accuser
Grassley says Monday's hearing will be limited to two witnesses: Kavanaugh and his accuser
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Russ Feingold / HuffPost:
We Know Brett Kavanaugh Has Lied Already
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
Trump's Penis Looks Like Toad From Mario Kart, Says Stormy Daniels
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Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Hope you aren't eating when you read this, because Stormy Daniels went there
Hope you aren't eating when you read this, because Stormy Daniels went there
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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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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Ted Cruz and the Death of Conservatism — Ted Cruz is running for reelection in Texas trying to humanize himself by talking about basketball, and accusing his opponent, Beto O'Rourke, of liking tofu, hating the national anthem, and plotting to ban barbecue.
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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
RNC internal poll finds GOP in danger due to complacent Trump voters: report
RNC internal poll finds GOP in danger due to complacent Trump voters: report
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Joe.My.God.
New York Times:
Trump's Growing Legal Team Has a Problem: It's Operating Partly in the Dark — The president's lawyers are struggling to understand where the investigations surrounding him are going, and the extent of his legal exposure. — 2018 EMMY AWARDS — ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Win Top Awards
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Joe McDonald / Associated Press:
China raises tariffs on $60B of US goods in technology fight — BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday announced a tariff hike on $60 billion of U.S. products in response to President Donald Trump's latest duty increase in a dispute over Beijing's technology policy.
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Danielle Paquette / Washington Post:
China says it will immediately retaliate when Trump tariffs take effect
China says it will immediately retaliate when Trump tariffs take effect
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Keith Bradsher / New York Times:
China Once Looked Tough on Trade. Now Its Options Are Dwindling.
China Once Looked Tough on Trade. Now Its Options Are Dwindling.
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Trump could play Scrooge this holiday season
Trump could play Scrooge this holiday season
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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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Jordan Uhl / gofundme.com:
Anthony Torres Assistance Fund
Anthony Torres Assistance Fund
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump-proof aspects of Manafort deal rankle lawyers — Robert Mueller seems to have built in safeguards to discourage the president from pardoning Manafort. — Special counsel Robert Mueller's plea agreement with Paul Manafort on Friday took unusual and possibly unprecedented steps …
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Chelsea Curtis / Today's News Herald:
Kelli Ward's next act? ‘Mamma Mia!’ — Mamma Mia, here she goes again. — After losing her bid for United States Senate last month, Kelli Ward plans to hit the stage this November — and it won't be to discuss politics. — The Lake Havasu City resident has been cast in Grace Arts Live's production of …
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Leaked NPR Emails: Don't Call Kermit Gosnell an ‘Abortion Doctor’ — National Public Radio's own past reporting called Kermit Gosnell an ‘abortion doctor.’ But when the makers of a new documentary wanted to pay to use the phrase on air, no dice. — Early last month, John Sullivan …
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Bloomberg:
Tesla Faces U.S. Criminal Probe Over Musk Statements — Tesla is under investigation by the Justice Department over public statements made by the company and Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, according to two people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg News' Tom Schoenberg and Matt Robinson report.
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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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Ethan Epstein / Weekly Standard:
Senators Shouldn't Harass Their Constituents on Twitter — That means you, Marco Rubio. — Paging @jack. Florida Senator Marco Rubio on Monday night took to Twitter to engage in what looked dangerously close to online harassment. — The target of Rubio's ire was so-called “Salt Bae …
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Carlos Frías / miamiherald:
First he praised Castro. Now ‘Salt Bae’ chef lavishes Venezuela's Maduro with steak dinner
First he praised Castro. Now ‘Salt Bae’ chef lavishes Venezuela's Maduro with steak dinner
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Hunter Woodall / Kansas City Star:
GOP stalwart Nancy Kassebaum picks Democrat Laura Kelly over Kris Kobach — A titan of Kansas Republican politics is shunning Kris Kobach, her party's nominee, in his run for governor. — Nancy Kassebaum, who represented Kansas for three terms in the U.S. Senate, said Tuesday …
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Jesse Barron / GQ:
How Puerto Rico Became the Newest Tax Haven for the Super Rich — A year after the tragedy of Hurricane Maria, the 51st state has become the favorite playground for extremely wealthy Americans looking to keep their money from the taxman. The only catch? They have to cut all ties to the mainland (wink, wink).
NBC News:
In stunning move, Trump declassifies documents related to Russia probe — The move covers about 20 pages of the warrant obtained to monitor former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page and FBI interviews. — WASHINGTON — In an unprecedented move that stunned current and former intelligence officials …
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