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New York Times:
Roger Stone Sold Himself to Trump's Campaign as a WikiLeaks Pipeline.  Was He?  —  WASHINGTON — When the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, appeared on a video link from Europe a month before the 2016 presidential election and vaguely promised to release a flood of purloined documents related to the race …
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New York Times:
Read the Emails: The Trump Campaign and Roger Stone  —  Newly revealed messages show how the political operative Roger J. Stone Jr. sold himself to Trump campaign advisers as a potential conduit to WikiLeaks, which published thousands of emails in 2016 damaging to Hillary Clinton's campaign.
Roger Stone / The Daily Caller:
The Treachery Of Steve Bannon  —  The Washington Post reported that former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon testified for the Grand Jury yesterday regarding his communications with me regarding the Wikileaks disclosures in October 2016.  —  The Special Counsel is reportedly probing whether …
Discussion: Axios
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump shocks with racist new ad days before midterms  —  (CNN)In the most racially charged national political ad in 30 years, President Donald Trump and the Republican Party accuse Democrats of plotting to help Central American invaders overrun the nation with cop killers.
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Allyson Chiu / Washington Post:
Trump revives ‘Willie Horton’ tactic with ad linking illegal immigrant killer to Democrats
Alicia Powe / The Gateway Pundit:
EXCLUSIVE... Jacob Wohl, Jack Burkman: Woman Accusing Mueller of Rape is ‘Credible,’ ‘Vetted,’ Media Protecting Special Counsel (VIDEO)  —  **EDITORS NOTE** Jim Hoft is NOT responsible for the posting of the original story reporting the accusations against Mueller.  That was authored by Jacob Wohl himself.
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Hill Reporter:
Jack Burkman & Jacob Wohl's Story Exposed Through Exclusive Conversations  — Individual claiming to be employed by Surefire Intelligence knew of Lorraine Parsons prior to the story going public.  — Jack Burkman claimed that Surefire Intelligence's ‘partners have actually worked for Trump’.
Discussion: YouTube
Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News:
Jacob Wohl, 20, far-right conspiracy theorist, gets a moment in spotlight with Mueller plot
Discussion: Law & Crime and DC Tribune
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Election Update: Democrats Need A Systematic Polling Error To Win The Senate  —  The divide between the House outlook and the Senate outlook continues to widen.  Democrats' chances of winning a majority remain at or near their all-time highs in our House forecast — ranging between 78 percent …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Hot Air
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Grace Sparks / CNN:
CNN poll: Close Senate races in Florida and Tennessee before Election Day  —  (CNN)Florida voters are almost evenly split on both the state's Senate and gubernatorial contests, while the Senate contest in Tennessee appears to be shifting in the Republican's favor, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS.
Emerson College:
Emerson Poll: West Virginia Senate Race Tightens as Texas Senate Race Remains Close …
Discussion: WV MetroNews, Breitbart and Hot Air
Washington Post:
Saudi crown prince described slain journalist as a dangerous Islamist in call with White House  —  Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman described slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi as a dangerous Islamist days after his disappearance in a phone call with President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner …
Discussion: Political Wire and The Week
Wall Street Journal:
State Department Spokeswoman Expected to Be Nominated U.N. Ambassador  —  Heather Nauert joined Trump administration last year  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump is expected to nominate Heather Nauert as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, a senior administration official said.
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CNN:
Heather Nauert is Trump's top choice for UN ambassador  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump has told advisers that Heather Nauert, the State Department spokeswoman, is his leading choice to become US ambassador to the United Nations and he could offer the post as soon as this week, two sources familiar with his pick told CNN.
Axios:
Exclusive: Trump says supporters demand his red-hot rhetoric  —  President Trump, in an interview with Axios that will premiere Sunday on HBO, says railing against his enemies in the media helped him win — and that his supporters like him more when he cranks up the “enemy of the people” rhetoric.
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Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Fox & Friends Defends Trump Media Attacks: He's Simply Asking Report News the ‘Way I Want it Reported’
Discussion: The Week and Raw Story
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Majority blames both Trump and media for dividing country  —  A new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll conducted over the past fractious, violent week shows a majority of voters think that President Donald Trump has done more to divide the country than unite it since he took office last year …
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Jesse Hyde / Deseret News:
The last statesman: Can Jon Huntsman Jr. keep the art of diplomacy alive in the time of President Trump?  —  In a Deseret News exclusive, reporter Jesse Hyde and photojournalist Ravell Call went to Moscow to meet with U.S. Ambassador Jon Huntsman Jr. In a series of conversations …
New York Times:
Trump's Nationalism Is Breaking Point for Some Suburban Voters, Risking G.O.P. Coalition  —  HOUSTON — J. Mark Metts, a 60-year-old partner at one of this city's prestigious law firms, had never voted for a Democratic presidential candidate until 2016.  Now he and some of his neighbors …
Jesus Rodriguez / Politico:
Bolton praises Brazil's Bolsonaro as a ‘like-minded’ partner  —  White House national security adviser John Bolton on Thursday praised Jair Bolsonaro, the bombastic, far-right nationalist who triumphed in Brazil's presidential election over the weekend, calling him a “like-minded” …
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Nicole Gaouette / CNN:
Bolton says ‘excessive’ ethics checks discourage outsiders from joining government
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Pro-Trump Activists Blame Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens for Losing Kanye West  —  ‘They really over-grifted that situation.’  —  Pro-Trump activists are fuming after Kanye West's announcement that he's “distancing” himself from politics, with the blame falling on two right-wing personalities …
Rob Port / Say Anything:
North Dakota Democrats Promote Message Telling Hunters They May Lose Their Licenses if They Vote  —  A reader alerted me to this curious message on Facebook which tells voters they may lose their hunting licenses in other states if they vote:  —  Facebook keeps a searchable database of the political ads which run on their platform.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and twitchy.com
Chris Dunker / Lincoln Journal Star:
Fortenberry complains about Facebook reaction to vandalized sign; UNL professor says he's bullying  —  Thumbing through his Facebook feed, Ari Kohen came across the now widely shared photo of a defaced campaign sign for Rep. Jeff Fortenberry.  —  Shared on the social media platform by Seeing Red Nebraska …
Discussion: Observer and Raw Story
HuffPost:
Someone Paid Thousands Of Foreigners 20 Cents Each To Hide HuffPost's Negative Coverage Of A Democratic PAC  —  HuffPost's story about End Citizens United dropped to the second page of Google search results from right near the top.  —  A HuffPost article that critically covered …
Jeff Stein / Newsweek:
Riddle Resolved: Who Dimed Out American Traitor and Super-Spy, Robert Hanssen?  —  For over two decades, students of the spy wars between Russia and America have pondered one of the great remaining mysteries of the Cold War: Who finally dimed out Robert Hanssen, the FBI turncoat …
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
Final Week Fundamentals  —  The last week of a campaign is the longest week.  Most of the polls have been completed.  The final ads have been placed.  The last lawn signs have been put into the ground (or pulled out by mischievous opponents).  Cable TV is filled with inane chatter.
The Cut:
We're the Organizers of the Google Walkout.  Here Are Our Demands  —  Last week, the New York Times published an article about Google's history of harassment, discrimination, support for abusers, and the people whose lives and careers become collateral damage in the process.
Rob Taylor / Wall Street Journal:
China Rapidly Expands Detention Camps in Xinjiang Despite Criticism  —  Satellite imagery shows footprint of 28 internment centers has increased significantly since 2016, report finds  —  CANBERRA, Australia—Chinese authorities aggressively expanded the scale of internment camps in Xinjiang this year …
Courtney Pomeroy / WJLA-TV:
Little girl who was entranced by Michelle Obama's portrait dresses like her for Halloween  —  Parker Curry dresses as Michelle Obama for Halloween, months after a photo of her admiring a painting of Obama in the National Portrait Gallery went viral.  —  AA  —  WASHINGTON (WJLA) —
Kansas City Star:
The Star endorses the one clear choice for Kansas governor  —  BY THE KANSAS CITY STAR EDITORIAL BOARD  —  Kansas voters face a dramatic contrast in their choices for governor this year.  But in an election that's as consequential as any in decades, Democrat Laura Kelly offers the most promising path forward.
CNBC:
Young Americans signal record turnout for midterm elections, reject Trump and the GOP: Poll  — A survey from Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics shows a more politically mobilized crop of young Americans leaning away from Trump and the GOP in the midterms in near-equal proportions.
Anna Staver / Denver Post:
From gun control to health care: What Democratic control of statehouse would mean for Colorado  —  For the second time this decade, Democrats have a chance to control both chambers of state legislature and governor's office.  —  During the final governor's debate, Democrat Jared Polis encapsulated …
Mehdi Hasan / New Statesman:
Eight simple steps to fix American democracy  —  Democrats may soon be handed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fix America's ailing democratic institutions.  Here's what they should do with it.  —  How democratic is the United States?  According to a poll released by the bipartisan Democracy Project …
Sean McElwee / What the Hell Happened:
How Are The Early Voters Voting?  —  Yesterday we looked at who is voting early.  Today we can take it a step further and look at how those voters are voting.  For those not wanting to read, the takeaway is: Independents are breaking towards Democrats in the New York Times Upshot polls, and they are breaking heavily.
Andrew Higgins / New York Times:
On a Tiny Finnish Island, a Helipad, 9 Piers — and the Russian Military?  —  SAKKILUOTO, Finland — Retired to a tiny island in an archipelago between Finland and Sweden, Leo Gastgivar awoke early one morning to visit the outhouse in his bathrobe, only to notice two black speedboats packed …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Live updates: 'This ain't Hollywood.' Pence mocks Oprah as he touts Brian Kemp  —  Dalton - Vice President Mike Pence is headed to Georgia on Thursday for a trio of events in conservative areas for Brian Kemp.  Democrats are countering with a visit by Oprah Winfrey, who will appear with Stacey Abrams for a pair of town hall meetings.
Adam Behsudi / Politico:
Trump: Trade discussion with China ‘moving along nicely’  —  President Donald Trump tried to soothe Wall Street on Thursday by claiming to have had “a long and very good conversation” with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a Thursday phone call, indicating some optimism about an upcoming meeting between the two leaders.
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump-Russia Figure Carter Page Will Host a TV Show on Conservative Network One America News  —  The former Trump campaign adviser and lightning rod for controversy is now hosting a talk show in the Trump era.  —  Asawin Suebsaeng By Asawin Suebsaeng  —  Carter Page, the former low-tier …
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump and Aides Getting ‘Spooked’ About a Coming GOP Midterms ‘Slaughter’  —  Publicly, the talk is of retaining control of the House.  Privately, they're getting ready for Democratic-led investigations.  —  Asawin Suebsaeng By Asawin Suebsaeng  —  In recent months, President Trump has insisted that a …
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
Federal judges order Ohio to allow purged voters back in  —  “Every vote counts, including those cast by voters who may not have been engaged in the political process in recent years,” an attorney said.  —  CINCINNATI — Federal judges on Wednesday ordered Ohio to allow voters who had been purged …
Discussion: HuffPost
Associated Press:
The global lost: 56,800 migrants dead and missing in 4 years  —  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — One by one, five to a grave, the coffins are buried in the red earth of this ill-kept corner of a South African cemetery.  The scrawl on the cheap wood attests to their anonymity: “Unknown B/Male.”
 
 
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Jaclyn Peiser / New York Times:
New York Times Tops 4 Million Mark in Total Subscribers
John Harwood / CNBC:
Populist Democrat Sherrod Brown might be a big threat to Trump in 2020 - but he has no ‘real interest’ in running
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
President Trump's top economic adviser: ‘A federal minimum wage is a terrible idea.  A terrible idea.’
Discussion: HuffPost
Reuters:
Father of Web says tech giants may have to be split up
Ariel Scotti / RealClearLife:
Republican Pilot Sully Lands in Middle of Midterm Politics by Slamming GOP
New York Times:
'We'll Dig Graves': Brazil's New Leaders Vow to Kill Criminals
Discussion: New Republic
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WNCN:
Poll: More than 70% of parents plan to steal Halloween candy from their kids
Jessica Kwong / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Jr. Says He's Worried Mueller Will ‘Totally Fabricate’ Charges Against Him
Discussion: USA Today and Law & Crime
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Tree of Life rabbi says he saw a ‘warm and personal side’ to Trump that surprised him
Discussion: 6abc.com and Breitbart
Eliot A. Cohen / The Atlantic:
The Saruman Trap  —  Conservatives in distress turn to ancient texts.
Politico:
CNN cools on hiring Trump alums
 

 
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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

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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