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Haaretz:
Report: Saudi Journalist Khashoggi's Remains Found — Sky News reports that his body had been cut up and his face ‘disfigured’ — The remains of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi have been found, Sky News reported on Tuesday, with one source saying remains were found in the garden of the Saudi consul general's home.
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twitchy.com and Axios
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Saudi Crown Prince Gets Standing Ovation Despite Inquiries Into Khashoggi — RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, received a standing ovation as he made an unannounced appearance at a global investment conference here on Tuesday, further clouding an event that has been thrown …
Alex Crawford / Sky News:
Sky sources: Jamal Khashoggi's body parts found — Body parts belonging to murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi have been found, according to Sky sources. — Sources have told Sky News the writer had been “cut up” and his face “disfigured”. — One source also suggested Mr Khashoggi's remains …
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Political Wire, Hot Air, Raw Story and Middle East Eye, more at Mediagazer »
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Erdogan Says Saudis Planned Khashoggi's Killing, and Demands Answers — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey laid out on Tuesday the Saudi planning of what he called the “premeditated murder” of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the country's consulate in Istanbul, and demanded that the Saudi suspects face justice in Turkey.
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The Federalist, Daily Kos, Common Dreams, Financial Times, The Week, ABC News and Power Line, more at Mediagazer »
Megan Keller / The Hill:
Graham on Saudi Arabia: ‘I feel completely betrayed’ — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Monday he feels betrayed by Saudi Arabia over its handling of the death of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi. — “The relationship is important, but our values are more important,” Graham told CNN'S Manu Raju.
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One America News Network, Breitbart, New Republic, Political Wire, Raw Story and Axios
Washington Post:
CIA director flies to Turkey amid growing controversy over Jamal Khashoggi killing
CIA director flies to Turkey amid growing controversy over Jamal Khashoggi killing
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New York Times, Defense One, Talking Points Memo, Reuters, The Week, CNBC, Axios, CNN and middleeastmonitor.com
Josh Lederman / NBC News:
Khashoggi met with crown prince's brother amid efforts to return him to Saudi Arabia
Khashoggi met with crown prince's brother amid efforts to return him to Saudi Arabia
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Talking Points Memo, Reuters and The Week
Mary Lee / Politico:
Turkish president claims Saudis planned for days to kill Khashoggi
Turkish president claims Saudis planned for days to kill Khashoggi
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One America News Network and Breitbart
Kareem Fahim / Washington Post:
Turkish president says Jamal Khashoggi's killing was a planned operation
Turkish president says Jamal Khashoggi's killing was a planned operation
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TheBlaze, HuffPost Canada, CNN, Just Security, New York Times and CNBC
James A. Baker III / New York Times:
The Trump Administration's Hard Choices on Saudi Arabia
New York Times:
At George Soros's Home in N.Y. Suburb, Explosive Device Is Found in Mailbox — The explosive device found in a mailbox at the home of George Soros, the billionaire philanthropist, on Monday afternoon was relatively small, a senior law enforcement official said on Tuesday.
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New York Times:
Trump and G.O.P. Candidates Brandish Race and Immigration to Sway Close Election — President Trump on Monday sharply intensified a Republican campaign to frame the midterm elections as a battle over immigration and race, issuing a dark and factually baseless warning that “unknown Middle Easterners” …
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Washington Post, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Hullabaloo, Weekly Standard and HuffPost
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Ted Hesson / Politico:
Why Trump is talking nonstop about the migrant caravan — Earlier this month, President Donald Trump's political team reviewed polling from congressional districts that were competitive in the 2016 election. They showed that border protection, safeguarding immigration officers and standing …
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NBC News, Breitbart, Washington Post, The Texas Tribune and Daily Wire
Washington Post:
Trump and Republicans settle on fear — and falsehoods — as a midterm strategy
Trump and Republicans settle on fear — and falsehoods — as a midterm strategy
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KRTV-TV, Mediaite, Toronto Star, Joe.My.God., CNN, HuffPost, Media Matters for America and Boing Boing
Linda Qiu / New York Times:
Trump's Evidence-Free Claims About the Migrant Caravan
Trump's Evidence-Free Claims About the Migrant Caravan
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Just Security, LifeZette, The Daily Beast, Mediaite, Roll Call, Mashable, Instapundit and Zero Hedge
Jessica Gresko / Associated Press:
Sandra Day O'Connor announces likely Alzheimer's diagnosis — WASHINGTON (AP) — Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, announced Tuesday that she has the beginning stages of dementia, “probably Alzheimer's disease.” — The 88-year-old said in a public letter …
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Mediaite
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Hugh Hewitt / Washington Post:
The Supreme Court's 30 years war is finally over — The confirmation of Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh brings to the Supreme Court a fifth conservative, and the reconfigured court is about to raise the curtain on a new age. The “30 years war” for the court, begun with the rejection of Robert H. Bork's nomination, has been won.
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Harvard Law Review
New York Times:
The Day John Kelly and Corey Lewandowski Squared Off Outside the Oval Office — An argument last February between the White House chief of staff, John F. Kelly, and Corey Lewandowski, an informal adviser to President Trump, turned into a physical altercation that required Secret Service intervention …
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Talking Points Memo, Observer, The Hill, RT, The Daily Caller, Splinter, Washington Times, Law & Crime, Fox News Insider, The Week, New Republic, Joe.My.God., CNN, Axios, Mediaite and Raw Story
Justin Doom / ABC News:
Man accused of groping woman on flight: Trump 'says it's OK to grab women by their private parts' — A man arrested for allegedly touching a woman's breast on an airplane, according to court documents, told authorities “the president of the United States says it's OK to grab women by their private parts.”
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The Hill and POLITICUSUSA
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David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
Ten Rating Changes as Democrats' Enthusiasm Edge Narrows and Fundraising Advantage Widens — Two weeks out, district-level polls reflect a House battleground gradually polarizing along the lines of the 2016 presidential race. Democrats are maintaining leads over GOP opponents in upscale …
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Talking Points Memo and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Heidi Przybyla / NBC News:
Democrats find new ways to talk about entitlement cuts in campaign's closing days — A new report shows that GOP tax cuts cost the same as proposed entitlement cuts. — WASHINGTON — Democrats are seizing on a report detailing a nearly dollar-for-dollar balance between two decades …
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POLITICUSUSA
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Charles E. Schumer / USA Today:
Republican leader Mitch McConnell just made the case for a Democratic Senate
Republican leader Mitch McConnell just made the case for a Democratic Senate
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The Nation, Vox and Washington Post
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Materialist Party — The Democrats fail to take on Trumpism.
The Materialist Party — The Democrats fail to take on Trumpism.
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CNN, Hullabaloo, No More Mister Nice Blog and Media Matters for America
Frances Stead Sellers / Washington Post:
Confederate pride and prejudice — Some white Northerners see a flag rooted in racism as a symbol of patriotism — The property belongs to former mayor Greg Cler, who runs a car repair shop in this central Illinois village of 3,500 people. Cler isn't from the South.
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Raw Story
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Richard Fausset / New York Times:
Stacey Abrams Flag Burning Incident Surfaces on Eve of Georgia Debate
Stacey Abrams Flag Burning Incident Surfaces on Eve of Georgia Debate
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CNN, wabe.org, Splinter, The Daily Caller, theGrio, Daily Wire, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Times and Townhall
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
U.S. Begins First Cyberoperation Against Russia Aimed at Protecting Elections — WASHINGTON — The United States Cyber Command is targeting individual Russian operatives to try to deter them from spreading disinformation to interfere in elections, telling them that American operatives …
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Washington Post, Axios, Task & Purpose and Reuters, more at Techmeme »
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The hack gap: how and why conservative nonsense dominates American politics — Republicans have a huge strategic advantage in shaping the news. — In the fall of 2016, Hillary Clinton, asked at a fundraiser how she explained the political appeal of Donald Trump, said that …
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National Review
Jessie Van Berkel / Star Tribune:
Minnesota Poll: Doug Wardlow leads Keith Ellison in attorney general's race — Republican gained ground since last month's poll; about one in six Minnesota voters still undecided. — TEXT SIZE — Republican Doug Wardlow has pulled ahead of Democrat U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison in the race …
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Power Line, Political Wire, Daily Wire, Washington Free Beacon, The Daily Caller and NTK Network
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Abdul Hakim-Shabazz / IndyPolitics.Org:
Braun Has Slight Lead as Campaign Enters Home Stretch — An Indy Politics statewide scientific poll of 600 likely Hoosier voters shows Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Braun entering the final stretch of the contest with a four-point lead over Democrat incumbent Joe Donnelly.
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Washington Examiner and NTK Network
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Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Trump unleashes his inner dictator in horrifying fit of rage — Using rhetoric straight from the dictator's playbook, Trump offered up an apocalyptic vision of America at his rally Monday night. — Trump's authoritarian tendencies were on full display Monday night as he took the stage …
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BBC
Fred Imbert / CNBC:
Dow plummets 500 points after disappointing earnings from Caterpillar and 3M — Stocks fell sharply on Tuesday as corporate results from Caterpillar and 3M disappointed investors. — The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 500 points, with Caterpillar and 3M as the biggest decliners.
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The Week
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump: 'You know what I am? I'm a nationalist' — President Trump on Monday declared himself a “nationalist” as he railed against Democrats and “globalists” who put the wellbeing of the world over the country. — At a raucous campaign rally in Houston, Trump warned supporters that Democrats …
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HuffPost and Talking Points Memo
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Dominique Jackson / Raw Story:
'I'm a nationalist!': Trump makes stunning confession he noted his aides warned him against
'I'm a nationalist!': Trump makes stunning confession he noted his aides warned him against
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Politico and Joe.My.God.
Washington Post:
Battleground House districts remain close in new poll — The contest for control of the House remains close and hard fought, according to a new Washington Post-Schar School poll of the most-contested districts in the country, with Democrats holding a statistically insignificant lead over Republicans.
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Vox, FiveThirtyEight and The Week
Kevin Rawlinson / The Guardian:
World's oldest intact shipwreck discovered in Black Sea — Archaeologists say the 23-metre vessel has lain undisturbed for more than 2,400 years — Play Video — Archaeologists have found what they believe to be the world's oldest intact shipwreck at the bottom of the Black Sea …
Daily Mail:
PIERS MORGAN: The media hates him, Hollywood hates him but every hysterical piece of abuse they throw at him just makes Trump stronger and now the Democrats are heading for a midterms disaster — President Trump is winning. — There is simply no other way to fairly interpret the fact …
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Daily Wire
Reno Gazette-Journal:
12 Laxalt family members oppose Laxalt for Nevada governor. Here's why, in their own words — The decision to write this column has not been an easy one for us. We are writing as members of the Laxalt family who have spent our lives in Nevada, and feel compelled to protect our family name …
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Talking Points Memo, Splinter, HuffPost and Raw Story