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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 …
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Politico, The Guardian, Shakesville and Washington Post
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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Associated Press, Politico, Reuters, New Republic, Hot Air, Raw Story, Political Wire and Middle East Eye, more at Mediagazer »
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Erdogan Says Saudis Planned Khashoggi's Killing, and Demands Answers
Erdogan Says Saudis Planned Khashoggi's Killing, and Demands Answers
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Washington Post, Raw Story, Reuters, Breitbart, Financial Times, HuffPost Canada, The Week, The Federalist, Daily Kos, Common Dreams, Lawfare, Just Security and ABC News, more at Mediagazer »
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
The UAE's Powerful Ambassador Is Still Hobnobbing in Washington After Jamal Khashoggi's Murder
Megan Keller / The Hill:
Graham on Saudi Arabia: ‘I feel completely betrayed’
Graham on Saudi Arabia: ‘I feel completely betrayed’
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Politico, One America News Network, Breitbart, New Republic, Political Wire, The Week and Associated Press
Jamil Smith / Rolling Stone:
Exclusive: In Leaked Audio, Brian Kemp Expresses Concern Over Georgians Exercising Their Right to Vote — The Republican gubernatorial candidate spoke to donors about the growing threat of the Stacey Abrams campaign as the midterm elections approach — Brian Kemp, Georgia Secretary of State …
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Vox, Washington Monthly, Common Dreams, WALB-TV, Political Wire, POLITICUSUSA, Joe.My.God., Law & Crime, Splinter, Raw Story, Daily Kos, twitchy.com, Washington Post and New York Times
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Disgustingly Racist Robocall Goes Out Against Andrew Gillum In Florida — A neo-Nazi group in Idaho is behind the calls, and it's gone after the Democratic Florida gubernatorial candidate before. — A white supremacist website in Idaho is sending out an extremely racist robocall …
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Right Wing Watch, Daily Kos, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, The Root and Raw Story
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Lawrence Mower / Tampa Bay Times:
Records show FBI agents gave Andrew Gillum tickets to ‘Hamilton’ in 2016 — The records, released by former lobbyist Adam Corey today, appear to refute what his campaign has said about the trip. — Undercover FBI agents were the ones who gave Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum a ticket …
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National Review, Vox, The Daily Caller, Washington Free Beacon, RealClearPolitics and twitchy.com
Isaac Chotiner / Slate:
“The Idea That He's Racist Is Absurd” — That Yale professor who knows “the real reason” liberals hate Trump defends his op-ed, the president, and birtherism. — In a recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, titled “The Real Reason They Hate Trump,” David Gelernter, a professor …
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The Rush Limbaugh Show, Hit & Run and 24Ahead
Talal Ansari / BuzzFeed News:
White Nationalist Richard Spencer's Wife Says In Divorce Filings That He Physically and Emotionally Abused Her — “The only language women understand is violence,” Nina Kroupiianova said Spencer told her. Spencer said, “I dispute many of her assertions.” — The wife of Richard Spencer …
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New Republic, MilneNews and Raw Story
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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Bloomberg, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Florida Politics and Talking Points Memo
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Juliegrace Brufke / The Hill:
Cook shifts 8 House races toward Dems
Cook shifts 8 House races toward Dems
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Breitbart and The Rush Limbaugh Show
Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
The Ripple Effect of a Trump Tweetstorm — When President Trump began tweeting warnings and threats about a caravan of migrants headed for the border, his own government could not explain what he meant. — President Trump, the first president to rely on social media as a primary means …
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Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, The Daily Beast, CNN and Fox News
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Ted Hesson / Politico:
Why Trump is talking nonstop about the migrant caravan
Why Trump is talking nonstop about the migrant caravan
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Vox, Conservative Review, ThinkProgress, Townhall, The Hill, Washington Post, One America News Network, The Rush Limbaugh Show, Daily Kos and Breitbart
David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Caravan Is a Challenge to the Integrity of U.S. Borders
The Caravan Is a Challenge to the Integrity of U.S. Borders
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ImmigrationProf Blog
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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Lawyers, Guns & Money and National Review
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Ebola was incredibly important to TV news until Republicans decided it shouldn't be
Ebola was incredibly important to TV news until Republicans decided it shouldn't be
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Mother Jones
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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Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
GOP Sen. Jeff Flake: 'I Don't Know if I Believed' Brett Kavanuagh — The senator admitted to ‘The View’ that Christine Blasey Ford's testimony was ‘very compelling’ and that he's not sure he believed Kavanaugh's denials. — Several weeks after delaying the confirmation …
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IJR and Boing Boing
Terry Gross / NPR:
Republican Voter Suppression Efforts Are Targeting Minorities, Journalist Says — Since the 2010 election, 24 states have implemented new restrictions on voting. Alabama now requires a photo ID to cast a ballot. Other states, like Ohio and Georgia, have enacted “use-it-or-lose” laws …
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Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Is the Assault on Voting Rights Getting Worse, or Are We Just Noticing It More?
Is the Assault on Voting Rights Getting Worse, or Are We Just Noticing It More?
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The Daily Caller, Roll Call and Talking Points Memo
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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Ars Technica, RT, CNBC, Defense One, Engadget, Task & Purpose, Washington Post, Reuters, Axios and Meduza.io, more at Techmeme »
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
White House anti-socialism report inadvertently makes a case for single-payer — The Trump administration says this chart is a case against single-payer. Actually, it's a case for it. — Earlier today, the White House released a paper titled “The Opportunity Costs of Socialism.”
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Politico, The White House, New Republic, Mother Jones, Common Dreams, The Nation and The Hill
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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KHOU-TV, The Hill, Associated Press and POLITICUSUSA
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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CNN, New York Times, BuzzFeed News and SCOTUSblog
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump takes an old Republican lie and makes it even worse — “You know what I am? I'm a nationalist, okay? I'm a nationalist,” President Trump shouted at a rally in Texas on Monday night. Just before saying this, Trump claimed that “we're not supposed to use that word,” …
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CNN, The Week, The Nation and Right Wing Watch
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
‘I thought it was very nice’: VA official showcased portrait of KKK's first grand wizard — A senior official at the Department of Veterans Affairs is under fire for displaying a portrait in his Washington, D.C., office of the Ku Klux Klan's first grand wizard.
Lauren Huff / Hollywood Reporter:
Megyn Kelly Apologizes to Colleagues for Blackface Comments — The NBC host sent an internal email shortly after she faced intense backlash for her comments on air. — Megyn Kelly is apologizing for comments she made on Tuesday's Megyn Kelly Today in which she seemingly defended blackface Halloween costumes.
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Talking Points Memo, The Root, Chicago Sun-Times and The Week
William March / Tampa Bay Times:
Steve Bannon tickets now going for zero dollars — Friday's dinner is now free at the Hillsborough County Republican Party dinner. — The Hillsborough County Republican Party's dinner with former Trump political adviser Steve Bannon is now free. — Party vice chairman Jeff Lukens sent …
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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Hullabaloo and Raw Story
Elizabeth Hewitt / Columbia Journalism Review:
Sarah Kliff brings transparency to ER prices, one hospital bill at a time — It started with a Band-Aid. A $629 Band-Aid. — A medical bill emailed to Vox senior policy correspondent Sarah Kliff got her interested in emergency room facility fees—a widely applied, highly variable …
Michael Wilson / New York Times:
His Body Was Behind the Wheel for a Week Before It Was Discovered. This Was His Life. — A software designer ended his life in his parked car in the East Village. His family asked the police for help finding him, but met resistance. — A neighbor walking his dog in the East Village saw …
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
'I've never seen these positions politicized': White House rejection of veterans judges raises concerns of partisanship — The Board of Veterans' Appeals has long filled a nonpartisan role in the federal government, run by dozens of judges charged with sorting through a thicket of regulations …
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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TheBlaze, The Daily Caller and Daily Wire
Alexis C. Madrigal / The Atlantic:
Older People Are Worse Than Young People at Telling Fact from Opinion — Americans over 50 are worse than younger people at telling facts from opinions, according to a new study by Pew Research Center. — Given 10 statements, five each of fact and opinion, younger Americans correctly identified …
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Pew Research Center
Aaron Rodriguez / CREW:
CREW Files Hatch Act Complaint Against Kellyanne Conway — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Washington — Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway likely violated the Hatch Act by using her official government Twitter account to post partisan political messages, promote the Republican party …
Andrew Ross Sorkin / New York Times:
Paul Volcker, at 91, Sees ‘a Hell of a Mess in Every Direction’ — The former Fed chairman, whose memoir will be published this month, had a feisty take on the state of politics and government during an interview. — Paul Volcker, wearing a blue sweatsuit and black dress socks …
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