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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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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.
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Jamal Khashoggi / Washington Post:
Read Jamal Khashoggi's columns for The Washington Post — Jamal Khashoggi, a veteran Saudi journalist, was killed in Istanbul after walking into the consulate of Saudi Arabia, according to Turkish officials. In a statement released Saturday, Fred Hiatt, The Post's editorial page editor …
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Orhan Coskun / Reuters:
Turkish police believe Saudi journalist was killed at consulate: sources
Turkish police believe Saudi journalist was killed at consulate: sources
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Dominic Evans / Reuters:
Saudi Arabia opens up consulate after journalist vanishes
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Kavanaugh's confirmation gives the GOP its most power since the Great Depression — Republicans face a difficult 2018 midterm election in about one month's time. But on its eve, the GOP just secured its greatest amount of political power and leverage since at least the Great Depression.
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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.
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Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
With Kavanaugh confirmation, GOP officially becomes the party of rape
With Kavanaugh confirmation, GOP officially becomes the party of rape
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Kavanaugh Is Sworn In After Close Confirmation Vote in Senate
Kavanaugh Is Sworn In After Close Confirmation Vote in Senate
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Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Kavanaugh sworn in as 114th Supreme Court justice, hours after Senate votes to confirm
Kavanaugh sworn in as 114th Supreme Court justice, hours after Senate votes to confirm
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Summer Programs / gprep.org:
THE HONORABLE BRETT KAVANAUGH '83 CONFIRMED TO SERVE ON THE U.S. SUPREME COURT
THE HONORABLE BRETT KAVANAUGH '83 CONFIRMED TO SERVE ON THE U.S. SUPREME COURT
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Bloomberg:
Kavanaugh's Victory Is a Loss for America
Kavanaugh's Victory Is a Loss for America
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Wall Street Journal:
GOP Operative Secretly Raised at Least $100,000 in Search for Clinton Emails — Opposition researcher's efforts are of intense interest to investigators probing Russian election interference — WASHINGTON—A veteran Republican operative and opposition researcher solicited and raised …
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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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Kavanaugh was the ‘slut whore drunk’ of the Ford story, Sen. Lindsey Graham says — Speaking to reporters after the confirmation vote, the South Carolina Republican said the nominee's accuser had been treated well by the Senate. — WASHINGTON — Brett Kavanugh is the “slut whore drunk” …
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Lindsey Graham Is the Saddest Story in Washington
Lindsey Graham Is the Saddest Story in Washington
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Manu Raju / CNN:
Democrats say Avenatti undercut their case against Kavanaugh
Democrats say Avenatti undercut their case against Kavanaugh
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Roberta Rampton / Reuters:
Trump ‘100 percent’ certain Kavanaugh accuser named wrong person
Trump ‘100 percent’ certain Kavanaugh accuser named wrong person
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Laura Hollis / Boston Herald:
Innocent until proven guilty protects all of us
Innocent until proven guilty protects all of us
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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 …
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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 …
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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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Cheyenne Haslett / ABC News:
Fresh off Kavanaugh vote, Sen. Cory Booker tests presidential waters in Iowa with words of resilience — Sen. Cory Booker descended on Iowa Saturday night with ideal timing to strike a chord with Iowan Democrats. — The senator from New Jersey, a long-rumored 2020 presidential candidate …
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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 …
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Julia Azari / Vox:
Collins's speech shows that the guardrails were the problem all along
Collins's speech shows that the guardrails were the problem all along
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Portrait of a female GOP voter who could hand the House majority to the Democrats — LAKELAND, Tenn. — If Democrats capture at least the House, they'll owe the good fortune to Republican voters like Anna Smith. — The 40-year-old, college-educated mother of two young children is married …
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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New York Times:
How to Register to Vote: Deadlines for Each State — Election Day is Nov. 6, but voter registration deadlines in many states are well before that. So far, no deadlines have passed, though many are close. — Here's a list of each state's voter registration deadline.