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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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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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Political Wire, Raw Story and Breitbart
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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Politico, Political Wire, The Daily Caller, twitchy.com, The Week, Roll Call and thenewcivilrightsmovement.com
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, The Week, Raw Story, The Diplomat, Shareblue Media, Mediaite, Bustle, CNBC, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Bloomberg, Boing Boing, Hit & Run, The Root and The Gateway Pundit
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
Matt Bai / Yahoo:
What Kavanaugh deserves — and what we deserve from him — “We want to make sure everything is perfect,” President Trump said the other day about the delay in confirming Brett Kavanaugh, as if he were throwing the judge a surprise birthday party or sending him off on a Carnival cruise.
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CNN, The Hill and Crooks and Liars
David Marcus / The Federalist:
Whatever Happens To Kavanaugh, Feinstein Got Exactly What She Wanted — Dianne Feinstein, who rose to the Senate in the original ‘Year of the Woman,’ just pulled off a cynical political masterpiece. — The leading Democratic figures during Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearings …
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twitchy.com
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
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, Breitbart and Washington Post
NBC News:
Can the FBI investigate the allegation against Brett Kavanaugh?
Can the FBI investigate the allegation against Brett Kavanaugh?
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twitchy.com, Associated Press, CANNONFIRE, The Intercept, The Mahablog, Axios 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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Wall Street Journal, 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, CNN and Louder With Crowder
Caleb Howe / Mediaite:
Napolitano: If GOP Rushes Vote, There Will Be ‘Taint’ on Kavanaugh ‘That Will Never Go Away’
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
The FBI did investigate Anita Hill's accusation, and it took 3 days
The FBI did investigate Anita Hill's accusation, and it took 3 days
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The Daily Beast
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 …
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NBC News:
Accuser's schoolmate says she recalls hearing of alleged Kavanaugh incident — Cristina King Miranda says she recalls it being discussed at their school, but has no first-hand knowledge of the alleged assault by Brett Kavanaugh. — WASHINGTON — A former schoolmate of Brett Kavanaugh's accuser wrote …
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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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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The Guardian, Washington Post and thenewcivilrightsmovement.com
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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Raw Story
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 and Hullabaloo
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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Geoff Edgers / San Francisco Chronicle:
Chevy Chase can't change
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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Hot Air, Florida Politics, The Capitolist, Shareblue Media and POLITICUSUSA
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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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
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Nearly half in top 5 U.S. cities don't speak English at home, record 67 million — Nearly half of the residents in the nation's five biggest cities do not speak English at home, choosing instead their native language, according to the latest Census Bureau data that details the impact of a decade of soft immigration policies.
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The New Neo
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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
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
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, CNBC and VICE News
New York Post:
De Blasio has secret meeting with Red Sox management … Red Alert! — Mayor Bill de Blasio met secretly with Red Sox brass for a 90-minute lunch on Wednesday at the downtown offices of Goldman Sachs, The Post has learned. — Hizzoner, a lifelong Red Sox fan, met with the team's GM Dave Dombrowski …
Aaron Bracamontes / KTSM-TV:
Child pornography reason behind Sunspot Observatory closure, according to court documents — A federal search warrant reveals that Sunspot Solar Observatory was shut down as FBI agents conducted computer forensic searches for child pornography. — The source of child pornography was traced …
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.
Jillian D'Onfro / CNBC:
Alibaba's Jack Ma backs down from promise to Trump to bring 1 million jobs to the US — Jack Ma, founder of Chinese retail giant Alibaba, has recanted his promise to Donald Trump to create 1 million U.S. jobs. — Experts have said that Ma's vow to create 1 million jobs linked …
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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.
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Once ‘99 Percent Against Trump,’ Dean Heller Calls Him ‘Great Leader’ — Senator Dean Heller on Wednesday called President Trump “a great leader” who had revived Nevada's economy, a striking departure from the arm's-length approach Mr. Heller took with Mr. Trump in the 2016 campaign and in the first months of his presidency.