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Washington Post:
FBI reaches out to Deborah Ramirez, a woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct — The FBI has begun contacting people as part of an additional background investigation of Kavanaugh, according to people familiar with the unfolding investigation.
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ThinkProgress, The Hill, The Independent, Political Wire, ABC News, CNN and Breitbart
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Jeff Flake Explains Himself — Jeff Flake barely slept the night before he upended the battle for the Supreme Court. — The Arizona senator had spent days agonizing over what to do with the explosive allegation that Judge Brett Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted a young woman when he was in high school.
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Talking Points Memo, Mother Jones, Booman Tribune, IJR, Mediaite, Axios, Daily Kos, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Breitbart and CNN
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Christine Blasey Ford's friend is not refuting Ford's allegation, will cooperate with FBI, lawyer says — (CNN)Leland Ingham Keyser, a friend of the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault when they were at a party in high school, does not refute the veracity of the allegation …
Jim VandeHei / Axios:
The miscalculation haunting Trump, Kavanaugh — Imagine if Brett Kavanaugh had offered his emotional, tearful, you-ruined-my-life opening speech to the Judiciary Committee — and then called for a quick FBI probe to clear his name and perhaps find the true assailant.
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Politico and Hullabaloo
Sarah Hepola / New York Times:
Kavanaugh and the Blackout Theory — It is both easy and common to drink, act and then have no memory of it. — Ms. Hepola is the author of the best-selling memoir “Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget.” — One of the trickiest things about blackouts is that you don't necessarily know you're having one.
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The Intercept
New York Times:
At Times, Kavanaugh's Defense Misleads or Veers Off Point — On Thursday, the adolescent jottings of Brett M. Kavanaugh in his high school yearbook were being scrutinized under the searing lights of a Supreme Court confirmation hearing, where he sat accused of committing a drunken sexual assault when he was 17.
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CNBC, FOX31 Denver, Mother Jones and Daily Kos
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
In Plain Terms, Judge Brett Kavanaugh Lies About Everything — He lied about his days as a Republican operative, about the drinking age in Maryland, about the “Devil's Triangle.” All of it. — WASHINGTON— Stars and Stripes — had a damn fine Friday morning, one of which any newspaper would have been proud.
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Washington Monthly, Washington Post and Talking Points Memo
The Intercept:
The Unbearable Dishonesty of Brett Kavanaugh — Many of us who watched Thursday's Senate hearing spent much of the time cataloguing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's lies. After hours of testimony, during which Dr. Christine Blasey Ford answered questions about her alleged sexual assault …
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ThinkProgress, Press Herald, Mashable, Vox, USA Today and Hullabaloo
ACLU:
In Rare Move, ACLU to Oppose Kavanaugh for Supreme Court — NEW YORK — In the wake of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's sworn testimony of sexual abuse at the hands of Brett Kavanaugh, the American Civil Liberties Union has announced its opposition to his nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos and Towleroad Gay News
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Is July 1, 1982 party key to Christine Ford's allegation against Brett Kavanaugh? — Just hours after the end of the Brett Kavanaugh-Christine Ford hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, some Democrats began to suggest that a key piece of evidence had emerged.
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Hot Air, The Daily Caller, ABC News, National Review, Power Line and HuffPost, more at Mediagazer »
Shane Harris / Washington Post:
FBI reaches out to second woman who has accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct — The FBI has begun contacting people as part of an additional background investigation of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, including a second woman who alleges that the Supreme Court nominee sexually assaulted her …
Erik Brady / USA Today:
Is Brett Kavanaugh right that he can no longer coach girls basketball? — Brett Kavanaugh testified the other day that he might never coach girls' basketball again. — He shouldn't - at least not until further investigation has concluded. — The U.S. Senate may yet confirm Kavanaugh …
Carlos Garcia / TheBlaze:
Journalists made a damaging Kavanaugh story go viral - but it was too good to be true
Journalists made a damaging Kavanaugh story go viral - but it was too good to be true
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BuzzFeed News
Jim Joyner / Baltimore Sun:
Montgomery officials ‘prepared to investigate’ Kavanaugh allegations — if an alleged victim comes forward
Montgomery officials ‘prepared to investigate’ Kavanaugh allegations — if an alleged victim comes forward
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Montgomery County, MD Police, The Gateway Pundit and POLITICUSUSA
New York Times:
Kavanaugh Could Help G.O.P. in Senate Midterms. But Not in House Races.
Kavanaugh Could Help G.O.P. in Senate Midterms. But Not in House Races.
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IJR, Breitbart, American Greatness and Media Matters for America
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Kavanaugh fight shows us that Washington is sick. Very sick.
Sara Boboltz / HuffPost:
Christine Blasey Ford's Friend Doesn't Deny Assault Claim, Lawyer Says
Christine Blasey Ford's Friend Doesn't Deny Assault Claim, Lawyer Says
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Political Wire, TheBlaze, AOL and Washington Post
BostonGlobe.com:
The lies that senators must tell themselves to support Brett Kavanaugh
The lies that senators must tell themselves to support Brett Kavanaugh
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emptywheel and New York Times
Ashley Feinberg / HuffPost:
Harvard Law School Dean Won't Say If Brett Kavanaugh Still Has A Job
Harvard Law School Dean Won't Say If Brett Kavanaugh Still Has A Job
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Talking Points Memo, Fox News Insider and Reuters
Sam Baker / Axios:
How to impeach a Supreme Court justice
How to impeach a Supreme Court justice
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Law & Crime, Raw Story, Breitbart and Politico
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
America Is Finally Listening to Women. It's Sparking a National Crisis.
America Is Finally Listening to Women. It's Sparking a National Crisis.
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Vox
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
A Bitter Nominee, Questions of Neutrality, and a Damaged Supreme Court
A Bitter Nominee, Questions of Neutrality, and a Damaged Supreme Court
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electionlawblog.org
New York Times:
'I Don't Think People in the U.S. Know How Closely We're Watching This'
'I Don't Think People in the U.S. Know How Closely We're Watching This'
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CBS Denver, Jezebel and Bustle
New York Times:
How the F.B.I. Will Investigate the Kavanaugh Accusations
How the F.B.I. Will Investigate the Kavanaugh Accusations
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The Daily Caller, Lawyers, Guns & Money and CNN
New York Times:
Women Are Watching — Which should make Republican lawmakers very, very nervous.
Women Are Watching — Which should make Republican lawmakers very, very nervous.
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Refinery29, Law & Crime and Outside the Beltway
NBC News:
What will FBI investigation into Kavanaugh sex-assault allegations entail?
What will FBI investigation into Kavanaugh sex-assault allegations entail?
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Mother Jones, Hot Air and Bustle
Ana María Archila / USA Today:
I confronted Jeff Flake over Brett Kavanaugh. Survivors like me won't stand for injustice.
I confronted Jeff Flake over Brett Kavanaugh. Survivors like me won't stand for injustice.
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IJR, Washington Post and Vox
Katherine Tully-McManus / Roll Call:
Threats Against Jeff Flake and Chuck Grassley Prompt Additional Security
Threats Against Jeff Flake and Chuck Grassley Prompt Additional Security
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The Daily Caller, IJR, Daily Caller News Foundation and Daily Wire
New York Times:
A Tumultuous 24 Hours: How Jeff Flake Delayed a Vote on Kavanaugh
A Tumultuous 24 Hours: How Jeff Flake Delayed a Vote on Kavanaugh
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Refinery29, HuffPost, IJR, No More Mister Nice Blog, Politico, The Week, AOL, BuzzFeed News, Sputnik International, The Gateway Pundit and Splinter
Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Flake plans to support Kavanaugh after FBI investigates ‘unless they turn up something’
Flake plans to support Kavanaugh after FBI investigates ‘unless they turn up something’
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The Other McCain, Mediaite and The Atlantic
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Details in Kavanaugh's 1982 calendar entry could be scrutinized in FBI investigation
Details in Kavanaugh's 1982 calendar entry could be scrutinized in FBI investigation
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Weekly Standard, POLITICUSUSA and Townhall
Del Quentin Wilber / Los Angeles Times:
Former FBI agents say there are clues to follow from dramatic Kavanaugh hearing
Former FBI agents say there are clues to follow from dramatic Kavanaugh hearing
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Politico
Newt Gingrich / Gingrich Productions:
Next for Judge Kavanaugh: Are There Any Honorable Senate Democrats?
Roger Cohen / New York Times:
An Injudicious Man, Unfit for the Supreme Court
An Injudicious Man, Unfit for the Supreme Court
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Daily Kos, ThinkProgress, The Week and Raw Story
Jennifer Haberkorn / Los Angeles Times:
Flake and Murkowski join Democrats in calling for FBI inquiry of sex assault allegations against Kavanaugh
Flake and Murkowski join Democrats in calling for FBI inquiry of sex assault allegations against Kavanaugh
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POLITICUSUSA, AOL, Politico, Telegraph and Raw Story
Katrina Brooker / Fast Company:
Exclusive: Tim Berners-Lee tells us his radical new plan to upend the World Wide Web — Last week, Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, asked me to come and see a project he has been working on almost as long as the web itself. It's a crisp autumn day in Boston, where Berners-Lee works out of an office above a boxing gym.
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Common Dreams, more at Techmeme »
John Bowden / The Hill:
Bannon predicts ‘three-way race’ in 2020 — Former Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon is predicting that the 2020 presidential race could become a three-way contest. — Bannon said on “Real Time with Bill Maher” on Friday night that the race could involve a three-way battle between President Trump …
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Joe.My.God., Political Wire and Mediaite
Neil Irwin / New York Times:
The Most Important Least-Noticed Economic Event of the Decade — A localized recession in manufacturing-heavy areas can explain a lot of things. — Sometimes the most important economic events announce themselves with huge front-page headlines, stock market collapses and frantic intervention by government officials.
Brian Faler / Politico:
Democrats planning to examine Trump's tax returns after the midterms — A nearly 100-year old statute allows the chairmen of Congress' tax committees to look at anyone's returns. — The years-old mystery of what's in President Donald Trump's tax returns will likely quickly unravel …
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Raw Story