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6:05 AM ET, October 7, 2018

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Kareem Fahim / Washington Post:
Turkey concludes Saudi journalist Khashoggi killed by ‘murder’ team, sources say  —  ISTANBUL — Turkey has concluded that Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent journalist from Saudi Arabia, was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul earlier this week by a Saudi team sent “specifically for the murder …
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New York Times:
Turkey Believes Prominent Saudi Critic Was Killed in Saudi Consulate in Istanbul  —  ISTANBUL — Turkish investigators believe a well-known Saudi dissident was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, five people involved in the investigation, or briefed on it, said on Saturday.
Orhan Coskun / Reuters:
Turkish police believe Saudi journalist was killed at consulate: sources  —  ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish authorities believe that prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who disappeared four days ago after entering Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, was killed inside the consulate, two Turkish sources said on Saturday.
Martin Chulov / The Guardian:   Saudi journalist ‘killed inside consulate’ - Turkish sources
Dominic Evans / Reuters:   Saudi Arabia opens up consulate after journalist vanishes
Middle East Eye:
Turkish police suspect Saudi journalist Khashoggi was killed at consulate
Discussion: Washington Post
Washington Post:   Turkey concludes that prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in Saudi consulate …
Dylan Scott / Vox:
Republicans don't care what you think  —  Republicans lost the argument, but they ultimately had the votes.  —  Forty-nine Senate Republicans and one Democrat just confirmed Brett Kavanaugh to the United State Supreme Court.  No allegations, no protesters, no public opinion poll showing Brett Kavanaugh …
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Manu Raju / CNN:
Democrats say Avenatti undercut their case against Kavanaugh  —  (CNN)Senate Democrats believed they had Brett Kavanaugh on the ropes.  —  Christine Blasey Ford had just revealed her identity and was prepared to testify in public, detailing her allegations that Kavanaugh had tried to sexual assault her more than three decades ago.
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Kavanaugh Is Sworn In After Close Confirmation Vote in Senate  —  WASHINGTON — Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court on Saturday by one of the slimmest margins in American history, locking in a solid conservative majority on the court and capping a rancorous battle …
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
McConnell calls opposition to Kavanaugh a ‘great political gift’ to Republicans
Roberta Rampton / Reuters:
Trump ‘100 percent’ certain Kavanaugh accuser named wrong person
Discussion: CNN, HuffPost and Mediaite
CNN:
How the Democrats got outplayed on Kavanaugh
Discussion: Breitbart
Associated Press:
Kavanaugh confirmed: Senate OKs Supreme Court nominee
Discussion: JustOneMinute
Bloomberg:   McConnell Says Anti-Kavanaugh ‘Mob’ Boosts GOP Election Hopes
Bre Payton / The Federalist:   Brett Kavanaugh Confirmed To The Supreme Court
Stephen Collinson / CNN:   President Donald Trump's winning streak
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump says GOP Sen. Murkowski ‘will never recover’ for voting ‘no’ on Kavanaugh  —  President Trump predicted Saturday that Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) “will never recover” politically for her vote against Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh as he celebrated his nominee's ascension following …
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New York Times:
Show How You Feel, Kavanaugh Was Told, and a Nomination Was Saved  —  WASHINGTON — Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh sat in the anteroom of Room 216 in the Hart Senate Office Building, a sterile living-room-like space with a couch and a couple of arm chairs and a large television on the wall.
Alexis Grenell / New York Times:
White Women, Come Get Your People  —  They will defend their privilege to the death.  —  Ms. Grenell has written on gender and politics for The New York Daily News, The Washington Post and other outlets.  —  After a confirmation process where women all but slit their wrists …
Discussion: Front Page Magazine and The Hill
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
D.C. Circuit sent complaints about Kavanaugh's testimony to Chief Justice Roberts  —  Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has received more than a dozen judicial misconduct complaints against Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh in recent weeks but has chosen for the time being not to refer them to a judicial panel for investigation.
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Summer Programs / gprep.org:
THE HONORABLE BRETT KAVANAUGH '83 CONFIRMED TO SERVE ON THE U.S. SUPREME COURT
Discussion: Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Among the Thousands of FBI Tips, a Statement From an Aggrieved Truck Owner  —  As senators were mulling their position on the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, many headed to the Senate basement to view the FBI reports on the roughly 10 interviews they conducted in regard …
Discussion: Raw Story
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LInda Stasi / New York Daily News:   Decency dies with Collins' and Manchin's vile votes
Julia Azari / Vox:
Collins's speech shows that the guardrails were the problem all along
Discussion: New York Times
Fresno Bee:
For the good of the 22nd District and the nation, the choice is clear: Andrew Janz  —  Today The Fresno Bee takes a step it has not made since before 2002: It is recommending a candidate for the 22nd congressional district who is not Devin Nunes.  —  Instead, The Bee recommends Andrew Janz …
Discussion: Raw Story
Tanya Selvaratnam / New York Times:
A Public Official, My Private Trauma  —  Deciding to speak out against a powerful man is difficult.  The aftermath is even worse.  —  Ms. Selvaratnam is an artist, writer and producer.  —  Early in our relationship, he told me that he could tap my phone and have me followed.
Aaron Gordon / HuffPost:
Here's How Much It Cost For The Vice President Not To Watch An NFL Game  —  Mike Pence took pains to execute last year's anthem stunt at a Colts game, newly released docs show.  —  On Oct. 8, 2017, Vice President Mike Pence stood, held his right hand to his heart and stared into the middle distance as …
Lili Bayer / Politico:
Pro-Russian, populist parties garner most votes in Latvian election  —  The Russia-friendly Harmony party garnered most support in Saturday's general election in Latvia, followed by two populist parties, Radio Free Europe reported.  —  Harmony received 19.9 percent of the votes …
Laura Hollis / Boston Herald:
Innocent until proven guilty protects all of us  —  One evening, my senior year in college, there was a knock at my door.  When I answered, a student I didn't know was standing there.  He asked my name, and when I told him, he very politely asked if I would perform a sex act on him.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Democrats' foul tactics on Kavanaugh may come back to bite them
Amy Lieu / Fox News:
NBC station fires reporter for wearing MAGA hat while covering Trump rally
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Where Do We Go From Here?  —  Brett Kavanaugh will be confirmed …
Jacob Weisberg / The New York Review of Books:
The Autocracy App  —  Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us …
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Wendy Lee / Los Angeles Times:
Roy Orbison hologram concert in L.A. invites awe and debate
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Kavanaugh defender admits on CNN he would question his own daughter's sexual assault claim …
Kelly Cohen / Washington Examiner:
Staffer who ‘doxed’ GOP senators faces nearly 50 years in federal prison
Discussion: Instapundit
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amazon is shutting down Freevee, its free, ad-supported streaming service launched in 2019 under the IMDb brand, and plans to move the content to Prime Video

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Disney board members are exploring fresh candidates in their search for a successor to Bob Iger, including EA CEO Andrew Wilson

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
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