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Gregory Krieg / CNN:
'It's impossible' to finish recount by deadline, Palm Beach county election supervisor says — (CNN)The election overseer for a critical county in Florida confirmed to CNN on Sunday what observers in both parties had begun to predict: There is no way Palm Beach County's machine recount will be finished by the Thursday deadline.
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Steve Kornacki / NBC News:
‘Nightmare in Florida II’: The odd ballot that could cost Sen. Nelson the race
Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Scott blasts Nelson over count in Florida Senate race
Scott blasts Nelson over count in Florida Senate race
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Breitbart and Political Wire
CNN:
Rick Scott's campaign announces three more election lawsuits
Rick Scott's campaign announces three more election lawsuits
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Daniel Moritz-Rabson / Newsweek:
Proud Boys, Laura Loomer Join Gathering of Conspiracy Theorists, Celebrity Trolls, in Florida …
Proud Boys, Laura Loomer Join Gathering of Conspiracy Theorists, Celebrity Trolls, in Florida …
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Wall Street Journal:
Hillary Will Run Again — Reinventing herself as a liberal firebrand, Mrs. Clinton will easily capture the 2020 nomination. — Get ready for Hillary Clinton 4.0. More than 30 years in the making, this new version of Mrs. Clinton, when she runs for president in 2020, will come full circle …
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Emily Wagster Pettus / Associated Press:
Critics rebuke Mississippi senator's ‘public hanging’ remark — A newly published video shows a white Republican U.S. senator in Mississippi praising someone by saying: “If he invited me to a public hanging, I'd be on the front row.” — Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, who faces a black Democratic challenger …
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Chas Danner / New York Magazine:
Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith Joked About Going to a ‘Public Hanging’ — Republican senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, who is facing a November 27 runoff election in Mississippi against Democrat Mike Espy, joked with supporters earlier this month about attending a “public hanging.”
Adam Ganucheau / Mississippi Today:
Cindy Hyde-Smith blasted for ‘public hanging’ comments; she calls criticism ‘ridiculous’
Michael Brice-Saddler / Washington Post:
A senator from Mississippi joked about ‘public hanging.’ Her black opponent called it ‘reprehensible.’
A senator from Mississippi joked about ‘public hanging.’ Her black opponent called it ‘reprehensible.’
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Ashton Pittman / Jackson Free Press:
Hyde-Smith's ‘Public Hanging’ Quip Bombs in State with Most Lynchings
Hyde-Smith's ‘Public Hanging’ Quip Bombs in State with Most Lynchings
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Talking Points Memo, Jamie Dupree - AJC and Splinter
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump wants no more relief funds for Puerto Rico — President Trump doesn't want to give Puerto Rico any more federal money for its recovery from Hurricane Maria, White House officials have told congressional appropriators and leadership. This is because he claims, without evidence …
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Should the Press Boycott Trump? Political Strategists Weigh In — The CNN chief Jeff Zucker gave his troops unexpected orders the day after President Trump snatched the press credential away from Jim Acosta, one of the network's White House correspondents. — The temptation to play it big was strong.
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Jackie Wattles / CNN:
Famed First Amendment lawyer says CNN should sue the White House over Acosta access
Famed First Amendment lawyer says CNN should sue the White House over Acosta access
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Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
CNN gearing up to sue over Jim Acosta's suspended White House press pass
CNN gearing up to sue over Jim Acosta's suspended White House press pass
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Townhall
Avery Anapol / The Hill:
House Dems plan to investigate Trump targeting of CNN, Washington Post: report
House Dems plan to investigate Trump targeting of CNN, Washington Post: report
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New York Times, Engadget and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Conway: White House didn't alter video of Jim Acosta
Conway: White House didn't alter video of Jim Acosta
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Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Richard Ojeda, West Virginia Lawmaker Who Led Teacher Strikes, Will Run for President — Richard Ojeda is running for president. Ojeda, a West Virginia state senator and retired U.S. Army major, lost his congressional bid in the state's 3rd District on Tuesday, but saw the largest swing …
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Frances Stead Sellers / Washington Post:
‘Being silenced is not acceptable’: Doctors express outrage after NRA tells them ‘to stay in their lane’ — At first, Judy Melinek didn't know how to respond when she learned about a National Rifle Association tweet last week telling doctors who dared enter the gun debate “to stay in their lane.”
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Laurel Wamsley / NPR:
After NRA Mocks Doctors, Physicians Reply: ‘This Is Our Lane’
After NRA Mocks Doctors, Physicians Reply: ‘This Is Our Lane’
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Rachel Withers / Vox:
Macron denounces nationalism as avowed “nationalist” Trump stands steps away — The two leaders' “bromance” isn't what it used to be. — At the World War I Armistice Day commemoration on Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron took a pointed stand against nationalism — calling it a …
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Arizona Republic:
Kyrsten Sinema widens lead again over Martha McSally in pivotal day for Arizona's U.S. Senate race — Democrat Kyrsten Sinema widened her lead again over Republican Martha McSally on Sunday, a pivotal day in the U.S. Senate race as the number of uncounted ballots dwindled.
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Tim Steller / Arizona Daily Star:
Steller column: Slow Arizona vote-counting doesn't show fraud
Steller column: Slow Arizona vote-counting doesn't show fraud
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Politico
Associated Press:
More bodies found as officials fight California wildfire — PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — As relatives desperately searched shelters for missing loved ones, crews stepped up the search for bodies in the smoking ruins of Paradise on Sunday, loading the remains of at least one victim into a hearse.
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Tim Stelloh / NBC News:
Death toll climbs to 29 in California's Camp Fire, state's deadliest in 85 years
Death toll climbs to 29 in California's Camp Fire, state's deadliest in 85 years
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
House Democrats to Probe Trump's Role in Hush Payments — Inquiry will look at the president's involvement in transactions that may have violated campaign-finance laws — House Democrats, set to take over majority control next year, plan to probe President Trump's involvement …
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New York Times:
Saudis Close to Crown Prince Discussed Killing Other Enemies a Year Before Khashoggi's Death — WASHINGTON — Top Saudi intelligence officials close to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked a small group of businessmen last year about using private companies to assassinate Iranian enemies of the kingdom …
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Wall Street Journal:
Why Did Facebook Fire a Top Executive? Hint: It Had Something to Do With Trump — Palmer Luckey, co-founder of virtual-reality pioneer Oculus, was ousted after his political activity sparked a furor within the social-media giant and Silicon Valley — Facebook Inc. FB -1.97% executive …
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Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
ICE Is Imprisoning a Record 44,000 People — Congress told the immigration agency to reduce its detentions. Instead, ICE detained more people than ever, The Daily Beast has learned. Where did it find the money? — The number of people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside Trump's car obsession — Trump is as jazzed as ever about hitting foreign-made cars with steep tariffs. Just about every member of his senior economic team besides Peter Navarro believes this is a terrible idea. But they haven't swayed him. — What's happening: With each passing month …
Benjamin Weinthal / Jerusalem Post:
GERMAN NGO RESCINDS AWARD TO U.S. WOMEN'S MARCH DUE TO ANTISEMITISM CHARGE — Social democrats accused US Palestinian activist Linda Sarsour of antisemitism. — NEW YORK - The think tank for the German social democratic party withdrew its Human Rights Award to the Women's March USA in Washington …
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Let the People Vote — America finally has a pro-democracy movement — and it did very well at the polls last week. — The United States finally has the pro-democracy movement that it needs. — Last week, ballot initiatives to improve the functioning of democracy fared very well.
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