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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Kavanaugh Accuser Classmate: ‘That It Happened Or Not, I Have No Idea’ — A former classmate of Christine Blasey Ford tells NPR that she does not know if an alleged sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh took place as she first suggested on social media.
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Emily Peck / HuffPost:
Brett Kavanaugh Liked Female Clerks Who Looked A ‘Certain Way,’ Yale Student Was Told — Yale professor and “Tiger Mom” Amy Chua, who's a Kavanaugh cheerleader, told the young woman to look “outgoing.” — A few years ago, as she was prepping to interview for a judicial clerkship …
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Talking Points Memo, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Daily Caller and Raw Story
Axios:
Dems plot massive campaign if Kavanaugh falls — If Brett Kavanaugh's nomination sinks, Democrats would turn the midterms into a referendum not just on President Trump but also women's rights, abortion and the future of the Supreme Court, sources tell Axios.
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Washington Post, Politico, Hullabaloo, Political Wire, Raw Story, Breitbart, The Week and Wall Street Journal
Joe Heim / Washington Post:
‘These are the stories of our lives’: Prep school alumni hear echoes in assault claim — Bettina Lanyi remembers. It was 1986, and she was in eighth grade. She and a friend went to a house in Washington's Tenleytown neighborhood packed with high school kids, including a throng of boys …
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Republicans push to confirm Kavanaugh amid fears it will come at a political cost — President Trump and Senate Republicans on Wednesday took a hard line: full-speed ahead on Brett M. Kavanaugh's nomination for the Supreme Court despite an allegation of sexual assault decades ago.
Sohrab Ahmari / New York Post:
The drive to sink Kavanaugh is liberal totalitarianism … If Senate Democrats and their media allies manage to destroy Brett Kavanaugh, they will bring America one step closer to a new, liberal style of totalitarianism. — I don't use the “T"-word lightly.
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The Last Tradition
Washington Post:
Trump feels angry, unprotected amid mounting crises — President Trump's declaration that “I don't have an attorney general” was not merely the cry of an executive feeling betrayed by a subordinate. — It was also a raw expression of vulnerability and anger from a president who associates …
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Townhall, Raw Story, The Week, The Diplomat, Shareblue Media, Bustle, Mediaite, CNBC, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Boing Boing, Hit & Run, New Republic, The Root, The Gateway Pundit, Bloomberg and New York Times
Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Bredesen backs Senate vote if Kavanaugh accuser won't appear
Bredesen backs Senate vote if Kavanaugh accuser won't appear
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Tennessean.com and Instapundit
Matt Bai / Yahoo:
What Kavanaugh deserves — and what we deserve from him
What Kavanaugh deserves — and what we deserve from him
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CNN, The Hill and Daily Wire
David Marcus / The Federalist:
Whatever Happens To Kavanaugh, Feinstein Got Exactly What She Wanted
Whatever Happens To Kavanaugh, Feinstein Got Exactly What She Wanted
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twitchy.com
Kevin Roose / New York Times:
Debunking 5 Viral Rumors About Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh's Accuser
Debunking 5 Viral Rumors About Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh's Accuser
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Washington Post, Mashable, HuffPost, Friendly Atheist, The Gateway Pundit, Bustle, The Daily Beast, Politico and VICE
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Kavanaugh saga sets Washington rumor mill on fire
Kavanaugh saga sets Washington rumor mill on fire
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Power Line, twitchy.com and Talking Points Memo
Associated Press:
How 65 women came to Kavanaugh's defense in matter of hours
How 65 women came to Kavanaugh's defense in matter of hours
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Washington Post, Law & Crime, ABC News and twitchy.com
Sarah Kendzior / Globe and Mail:
Kavanaugh hearing: When you're a well-connected judge, can you do anything?
Kavanaugh hearing: When you're a well-connected judge, can you do anything?
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American Greatness, CNSNews and Common Dreams
Nancy Cook / Politico:
'We're very confident:' Trump, GOP growing more bullish about Kavanaugh's survival
'We're very confident:' Trump, GOP growing more bullish about Kavanaugh's survival
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Talking Points Memo, Daily Wire, Breitbart, Hot Air and Washington Post
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
The most infuriating aspect of the Kavanaugh conversation
The most infuriating aspect of the Kavanaugh conversation
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TYT Network, Bangor Daily News and Informed Comment
Riley Snyder / The Nevada Independent:
Heller predicts Kavanaugh confirmation to Supreme Court despite ‘hiccup’
Heller predicts Kavanaugh confirmation to Supreme Court despite ‘hiccup’
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Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, Weekly Standard, The Week, Bustle, Shareblue Media, Washington Free Beacon, Fox News and USA Today
Carol Kuruvilla / HuffPost:
Preacher Franklin Graham Claims Brett Kavanaugh Abuse Allegation Is Irrelevant
Preacher Franklin Graham Claims Brett Kavanaugh Abuse Allegation Is Irrelevant
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National Review, The Guardian and Raw Story
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump claim that FBI can't probe Kavanaugh allegations is wrong, ex-officials say
Trump claim that FBI can't probe Kavanaugh allegations is wrong, ex-officials say
New York Times:
Unraveling the Russia Story So Far … On an October afternoon before the 2016 election, a huge banner was unfurled from the Manhattan Bridge in New York City: Vladimir V. Putin against a Russian-flag background, and the unlikely word “Peacemaker” below. It was a daredevil happy birthday to the Russian president, who was turning 64.
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emptywheel and Raw Story
Marc Caputo / Politico:
New racial controversy batters DeSantis — This is the fifth race-related issue concerning the Florida candidate, his gubernatorial campaign or one of its supporters. — MIAMI — A Republican activist who donated more than $20,000 to Ron DeSantis and lined up a speech for him at President Trump's Mar …
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Raw Story, Joe.My.God., Talking Points Memo, Hot Air, Florida Politics and The Capitolist
Geoff Edgers / Washington Post:
THE 74-YEAR-OLD COMEDY STAR IS SOBER AND READY TO WORK. THE PROBLEM IS NOBODY WANTS TO WORK WITH HIM. — Chevy Chase is sitting on the porch, outside his home in wooded Westchester County. He takes a drag off a Marlboro and casually mentions that he ran into Donald Glover backstage at “Saturday Night Live.”
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New York Daily News, Daily Wire, Hollywood Life, news.avclub.com, The Daily Caller, Consequence of Sound and Mediaite
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Geoff Edgers / San Francisco Chronicle:
Chevy Chase can't change
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Democrats fear Trump ‘October Surprise’ document dump — Democrats worry that Trump and his allies are teeing up a series of document releases meant to gin up GOP voters before the midterms. — Democratic operatives are growing anxious that Republicans working to undermine the FBI's Russia probe …
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The Atlantic
Katie Weston / Daily Express:
Huge 1000ft spider web appears overnight on a beach in Greece — AN ENORMOUS and terrifying spider web has sprung up in Greece overnight, covering everything from trees to shrubs near a lagoon. — A tranquil beachfront has been transformed by the starving spiders.
Alexandra Deabler / Fox News:
McDonald's customers who hung fake poster in restaurant for 51 days get $25G checks from fast-food chain — Two McDonald's customers who went viral for hanging a poster in a Pearland, Texas, restaurant have been awarded for their prank with a big payout from the fast-food chain.
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Despite Trump's ‘Great’ Cleanup, Puerto Rico Is Still Reeling — The president boasts of his response to Hurricane Maria, but people continue to struggle. — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A year ago, shortly after Hurricane Maria tore its way across Puerto Rico and upended Ana Rodriguez's small mountain town …
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VICE News
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Dylan Scott / Vox:
How a racist robocall and an FBI inquiry shook up the Florida governor's race
How a racist robocall and an FBI inquiry shook up the Florida governor's race
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Washington Post
Dion Nissenbaum / Wall Street Journal:
Top U.S. Diplomat Backed Continuing Support for Saudi War in Yemen Over Objections of Staff — Mike Pompeo made decision after being warned that a cutoff could jeopardize $2 billion in weapons sales to America's Gulf allies — WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Mike Pompeo backed continued U …
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The American Conservative and Axios
Neal Rothschild / Axios:
New data: Democrats crushing Republicans in 2018 elections — Note: The 2018 data is preliminary through Sept. 12 and excludes runoffs, special elections and candidates who ran unopposed. Prior data includes unopposed candidates if they were on the ballot.
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Political Wire and CNBC
Project Veritas:
BREAKING: Deep State Unmasked, U.S. GAO Auditor Admits “I Break Rules Every Day” — [This post contains video, click to play] — United States GAO (Government Accountability Office) Auditor Pushes Socialist Agenda During Work Hours: “No one knows I spent six hours yesterday doing social media for DSA.”
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twitchy.com, The Rush Limbaugh Show, Breitbart and RedState
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BostonGlobe.com:
Elizabeth Warren for president? New survey shows Mass. voters don't love that idea — She has the national profile. She has the money. What US Senator Elizabeth Warren may not have, should she decide to run for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, is the endorsement of Massachusetts voters.
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Political Wire
Abacus Data:
Election 2015 started as a three party race. Countdown to 2019 begins with the NDP well back. — A year from now, we will likely be in the middle of the 2019 federal election. Over the past 5 days, we polled 2,000 Canadian adults how they are seeing their political choices and how they feel about their political leaders.
BBC:
Donald Tusk: Theresa May's Brexit trade plan won't work — Theresa May's proposed new economic partnership with the EU “will not work”, the head of the European Council has said. — Donald Tusk said the plans risked undermining the EU's single market. — He was speaking at the end …
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Telegraph
Cristina Johnson / FOX News Radio:
Co-Founder Of March For Our Lives Cameron Kasky Explains The Mistakes He's Made & Why He Left March For Our Lives — Co-Founder of March For Our Lives Cameron Kasky joined Fox News Radio's Guy Benson and Marie Harf to talk about his decision to step away from March For Our Lives.
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Daily Wire
Washington Post:
North Korea's Kim wants new summit with Trump soon to continue denuclearization — TOKYO — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wants to hold a second summit meeting with President Trump soon to speed up the denuclearization process, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday.
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National Review, Politico, Gizmodo and The Daily Caller
Frances Stead Sellers / Washington Post:
FEMA chief considered quitting as feud with Homeland Security secretary boiled over — MORRISVILLE, N.C. — With his home state flooded and the death toll rising, FEMA Administrator William “Brock” Long was on the verge of quitting this week. — On Sunday, his bitter feud …
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Talking Points Memo and HuffPost