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4:50 AM ET, October 29, 2018

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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
Jewish leaders tell Trump he's not welcome in Pittsburgh until he denounces white nationalism  —  A group of Jewish leaders told President Trump that he is no longer welcome in Pittsburgh until he denounces white nationalism following the shooting at a synagogue there over the weekend.
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Bend the Arc:
Letter to President Trump from Pittsburgh Jewish Leaders  —  We are the Pittsburgh affiliate of Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice.  —  President Trump:  —  Yesterday, a gunman slaughtered 11 Americans during Shabbat morning services.  We mourn with the victims' families and pray for the wounded.
Discussion: Mediaite, Reuters, DC Tribune, AOL and HuffPost
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Trump's Caravan Hysteria Led to This  —  On Tuesday, October 16, President Donald Trump started tweeting. … Vice President Mike Pence also tweeted: … The apparent impetus for this outrage was a segment on Fox News that morning, which detailed a migrant caravan thousands of miles away in Honduras.
New York Times:
Jair Bolsonaro, Far-Right Populist, Elected President of Brazil  —  Far-Right Populist Elected President of Brazil  — After choosing leftist presidents in four successive elections, Brazilians opted for a radical new course for Latin America's largest nation.
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Andrew Fishman / The Intercept:
Jair Bolsonaro Is Elected President of Brazil.  Read His Extremist, Far-Right Positions in His Own Words.  —  Jair Bolsonaro was elected president of Brazil on Sunday evening.  The far-right candidate received more than 55 percent of valid votes.  His opponent, Fernando Haddad of the Workers' Party, received less than 45 percent.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
BBC:
Jair Bolsonaro: Far-right candidate wins Brazil poll
Travis Waldron / HuffPost:
Brazil Elects Far-Right Authoritarian Jair Bolsonaro As President
Ryan Broderick / BuzzFeed News:   Brazil's Election Is The End Of The Far-Right, Populist Wave. Now We Live With The Results.
Chris Arsenault / CBC News:   What a far-right Bolsonaro presidency in Brazil means for Canadian business
Wall Street Journal:   Conservative's Win Signals Sharp Rightward Turn in Brazil
Mariana Simões / New York Times:   Brazil's Polarizing New President, Jair Bolsonaro, in His Own Words
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Fox condemns rhetoric used by Lou Dobbs guest as channel's star host faces growing criticism  —  (CNN)The Fox Business Network has a Lou Dobbs problem.  —  On Sunday, the network's senior vice president for programming, Gary Schreier, released a statement denouncing what many people called …
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Joel Achenbach / Washington Post:
A conspiracy theory about George Soros and a migrant caravan inspired horror  —  Conspiracy theories are flourishing in America, from the Oval Office to the fever swamps of the Internet.  They include the viral notion that the liberal 88-year-old billionaire George Soros …
Washington Post:
Trump, GOP defiant amid allegations that incendiary rhetoric contributed to climate of violence
David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
The Left's Response To The Mass Shooting Of Jews Is An Act Of Bad Faith
Discussion: Algemeiner.com, Reason and Breitbart
Tamar Auber / Mediaite:
Hospital President Who Looked Pittsburgh Mass Shooter in the Eyes: ‘He Listens to the Noise’  —  Dr. Jeff Cohen is a member of Tree of Life synagogue and lives nearby in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood.  He is also the president of Allegheny General Hospital where the man who allegedly massacred 11 …
Discussion: CNN
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New York Times:   Tree of Life Synagogue Victims Remembered as Guardians of Their Faith
Brianna Sacks / BuzzFeed News:   A Doctor Who Died In The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Helped Save AIDS Patients In The 1980s
Associated Press:   The Latest: Feds seeking approval to pursue death penalty
Alyssa Fisher / The Forward:
Muslims Raise More Than $60K For Pittsburgh Synagogue Victims
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Middle East Eye
Washington Post:   The lives lost in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
Greensburg Tribune-Review:
Synagogue victims Cecil and David Rosenthal remembered as loving, inseparable  —  Raye Coffey raised three children, but she could have been considered a surrogate mom, of sorts, for Cecil and David Rosenthal.  —  The brothers lived next door to the Coffeys in Stanton Heights and often could be found at the Coffey residence.
Discussion: Refinery29, NPR and CBS Pittsburgh
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Josh Nathan-Kazis / The Forward:
Holocaust Survivor Cheated Death At Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre By 4 Minutes  —  Judah Samet was four minutes late to synagogue.  —  Services at Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh start at 9:45 A.M. Samet, who is 80 years old, pulled into a handicapped spot in front of the building on the morning of October 27 at 9:49.
Discussion: The Week and Snopes.com
New York Times:
Trump's Corruption: The Definitive List  —  The many ways that the president, his family and his aides are lining their own pockets.  —  They don't even try very hard to hide it.  —  President Trump, his family and more than a few of his appointees are using his presidency to enrich themselves.
Michael Moore:
My crew first encountered Cesar Sayoc, the mail bomber/terrorist, 20 months ago when we went down to Melbourne, Florida, to film Trump's first “Trump 2020 Re-election Rally” — just one month after his inauguration.  My direction to my producer Basel Hamdan and our longtime collaborator Eric Weinrib …
New Jersey Online:
Choke it down, and vote for Menendez |  Editorial  —  Gallery: U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez Speaks in Newark  —  By Star-Ledger Editorial Board eletters@starledger.com  —  This year's U.S. Senate race presents the most depressing choice for New Jersey voters in a generation …
Julie Zauzmer / Washington Post:
Following the Pittsburgh attack, Rep. Steve King's Iowa supporters brush aside concern about his white nationalist views  —  REMSEN, Iowa — As the polka band played and the volunteers started serving the bratwurst, word slowly rippled through the annual Oktoberfest in this remote Iowa farm town …
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Place Your Bets!  —  As of Sunday evening, what do the betting markets say about the upcoming election?  —  At PredictIt, the Democrats have (roughly) a 65% chance of gaining control of the House.  The Republicans have roughly a 35% chance.  Do note: The PredicitIt probabilities shown below …
Discussion: USA Today
Associated Press:
Some Sessions allies hope White House allows graceful exit  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sensing that Jeff Sessions' days at the Justice Department may be numbered, some of his supporters want the White House to allow for a graceful exit for an attorney general they believe has dutifully carried …
Discussion: Power Line and Politico
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Blexit  —  I have returned from Turning Point USA's Young Black Leadership Summit, the first part of which I wrote about here, including our visit to the White House.  A highlight of the second half of the event was the announcement of “Blexit,” a new project spearheaded by Candace Owens.
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Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Pushing for a ‘youth wave’: Can Democrats channel dissent into action at the ballot box?
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Selling Donald Trump: A First-Time Campaign Manager Tries to Defy the Doubters
Discussion: Mediaite
Tara Copp / Military Times:
'I won't even call him a man': Mattis rips into synagogue shooter
Discussion: Townhall and The Daily Caller
April Glaser / Slate:
The Moral Bankruptcy of Hate Speech on Gab
Discussion: Daily Kos, Engadget and Mashable
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside Trump's last-minute road trip
Discussion: Associated Press
 Earlier Items: 
David Rothkopf / Haaretz:
Trump didn't pull the trigger on Jews in Pittsburgh, but he certainly prepped the shooter | Opinion
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
These things are not the same
Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
Rage Makes You Stupid
Josh Barro / New York Magazine:
Why Is Chardonnay Still America's Best-selling Wine? …
National Journal:
Growing Map Means More Trouble for House GOP
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

 
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