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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Kavanaugh Accuser's 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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Howard Koplowitz / al.com:
Roy Moore calls on GOP to ‘take a stand’ and support Kavanaugh amid sex abuse allegation — Former Alabama U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore called on Republicans to “take a stand” and support suggested U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh following the sexual misconduct allegations levied against him …
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ThinkProgress, Shareblue Media, YouTube, Joe.My.God., Political Wire and Raw Story
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Republicans, be forewarned: Kavanaugh's accuser has options — The Post reports: … Trump, whom a flock of women has accused of harassment and assault, and the all-male Republican contingent on the Senate Judiciary Committee might think they have Ford cornered.
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Vox, Breitbart, Raw Story, Outside the Beltway and Common Dreams
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Kavanaugh saga sets Washington rumor mill on fire — Activists, reporters, and White House officials are consumed with a barrage of rumors, hearsay and tantalizing tips about a Supreme Court nominee and his accuser. — It is the tweet that launched a thousand rumors.
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, Shareblue Media, The Week, Hullabaloo, Raw Story, Political Wire and Breitbart
Aris Folley / The Hill:
Collins: My office has gotten ‘pretty ugly voicemails, threats’ over Kavanaugh
Collins: My office has gotten ‘pretty ugly voicemails, threats’ over Kavanaugh
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Townhall, Breitbart, Mediaite, HuffPost, Talking Points Memo, IJR, twitchy.com, Hot Air, Daily Caller News Foundation, Betsy's Page, Washington Free Beacon and archive.is
Sohrab Ahmari / New York Post:
The drive to sink Kavanaugh is liberal totalitarianism
The drive to sink Kavanaugh is liberal totalitarianism
Discussion:
Outside the Beltway and The Last Tradition
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 New York Times
Washington Post:
Trump feels angry, unprotected amid mounting crises
Trump feels angry, unprotected amid mounting crises
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Consequence of Sound, The Week, Raw Story, Townhall, The Diplomat, Shareblue Media, Bustle, CNBC, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, New Republic, Boing Boing and Hit & Run
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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The New Neo, Politico, twitchy.com and Common Dreams
Cokie Roberts / ABC News:
Christine Blasey Ford made her choice. Now she needs to tell her story to the Senate: COLUMN
Christine Blasey Ford made her choice. Now she needs to tell her story to the Senate: COLUMN
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Instapundit, Breitbart and Common Dreams
The Guardian:
‘No accident’ Brett Kavanaugh's female law clerks ‘looked like models’, Yale professor told students — Guardian learns Amy Chua said she would advise students on their physical look to help win post in Kavanaugh's chambers — A top professor at Yale Law School who strongly endorsed supreme …
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Above the Law and Balloon Juice
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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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The Slot, Talking Points Memo, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Daily Caller and Raw Story
NBC News:
Aberdeen, Maryland shooting: Three dead after woman opens fire at Rite Aid facility — Harford County sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the scene at 9:09 a.m. ET, authorities tweeted. — At least three people were killed after a woman opened fire at a Rite Aid facility in Maryland on Thursday morning …
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Vox, New York Times, CBS Denver and CBS Baltimore
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Dana Hedgpeth / Washington Post:
Multiple people killed in shooting at Rite Aid distribution facility near Aberdeen, Md.
Multiple people killed in shooting at Rite Aid distribution facility near Aberdeen, Md.
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Vox, Mother Jones and Townhall
Doug Stanglin / USA Today:
‘Multiple fatalities’ reported at shooting in business park in Aberdeen, Maryland
‘Multiple fatalities’ reported at shooting in business park in Aberdeen, Maryland
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Baltimore Sun and RedState
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
CULT OF THE 1ST AMENDMENT:
WHY CHRISTINE BLASEY FORD'S HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOKS WERE SCRUBBED: Faculty Approved Racism, Binge Drinking and Promiscuity — On Monday Sept. 17th, Christine Blasey Ford's high school yearbooks suddenly disappeared from the web. I read them days before, knew they would be scrubbed, and saved them.
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The Federalist, ThinkProgress, The Atlantic, Washington Post, American Greatness, Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
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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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theGrio, CBS Miami, Raw Story, Splinter, Joe.My.God., Hot Air, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite and Florida Politics
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 …
Discussion:
Raw Story and The Atlantic
Reuters:
French court orders Le Pen to submit to psychiatric evaluation — PARIS (Reuters) - A French court ordered Marine Le Pen to submit to a psychiatric evaluation as part of its investigation into her decision to post images of Islamic State executions on Twitter, the far right leader said on Thursday and denounced the order.
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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, The Daily Caller, Splinter, Defense One, CNN and Axios
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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Townhall, Boston Globe, The Daily Caller, National Review, Political Wire and Washington Free Beacon
Scott Daugherty / Virginian-Pilot:
Racist, offensive behavior “rife” in Norfolk Homeland Security office, EEOC rules — The Department of Homeland Security's investigative office in Hampton Roads is “clearly rife with offensive and racially hostile behavior,” the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in a decision obtained by The Virginian-Pilot.
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Source: Nellie Ohr Is Refusing To Appear For Congressional Deposition — Nellie Ohr, the wife of Justice Department official Bruce Ohr, is refusing to appear before Congress for a closed-door hearing that was scheduled to take place this Friday, sources tell The Daily Caller News Foundation.
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Last Refuge and The Gateway Pundit
OpenSecrets.org:
Member dues plummet, leaving the NRA in the red for second straight year — The National Rifle Association is traditionally one of the most powerful and financially intimidating interest groups in Washington. But a new third-party audit of the group's finances obtained by OpenSecrets raises questions …
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New Republic
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.
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.
Wall Street Journal:
Google Says It Continues to Allow Apps to Scan Data From Gmail Accounts — Lawmakers had asked company to explain policy in wake of WSJ report — WASHINGTON—Google Inc. told lawmakers it continues to allow other companies to scan and share data from Gmail accounts, responding to questions raised …
bellingcat:
Skripal Suspects Confirmed as GRU Operatives: Prior European Operations Disclosed — In the previous part of a joint investigation, Bellingcat and The Insider - Russia established that: — Alexander Petrov - a fake cover persona for a yet unidentified Russian individual …
Andy Kroll / Rolling Stone:
New Documents Reveal Yet Another California Democratic Cyberattack — A third California congressional campaign was the subject of a successful hack earlier this year — WASHINGTON — It was a nightmare scenario for a scrappy congressional candidate. A few hours before the biggest debate …
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Raw Story
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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CNBC and Political Wire
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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LifeZette, Washington Free Beacon, IJR and Daily Wire
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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The Guardian and Telegraph
Juan Forero / Wall Street Journal:
Colombia Struggles to Control Border Overrun by Desperate Venezuelans — Police commander admits stopping refugees is futile: ‘How are you going to control people when the issue is that they are hungry?’ — VILLA DEL ROSARIO, Colombia—To escape Venezuela on a recent day …
Shawna Kwan / BloombergQuint:
Four-Bedroom Home Goes on Sale in Hong Kong for $446 Million — (Bloomberg) — There's expensive, and then there's Hong Kong property expensive. — A four-bedroom house in the exclusive Peak neighborhood has hit the market for an eye-watering HK$3.5 billion ($446 million) …