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Trump, without evidence, calls Florida ballots ‘massively infected,’ demands end to recounts — Just after returning from his trip to Europe, President Donald Trump on Monday morning turned back to the increasingly bitter battle over recounts in the Senate and governor's races in Florida …
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What's Happening in Florida Is a Nightmare. 2020 Could Be So Much Worse. — With Florida set this week to undertake a massive and massively politicized recount in the critical races for governor and senator, the way that election fight has played out so far has been an absolute nightmare.
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BuzzFeed News, CNN, Washington Post and LifeZette


Broward Judge Will NOT Issue Injuction In Rick Scott Motion To Impound Broward Election Equipment & Records — FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) - Injunction denied. That's the decision Monday from a Broward Circuit Court judge at an emergency hearing involving a lawsuit filed by Florida Governor Rick Scott …
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Talking Points Memo


Gillum bets future on defending Floridians' right to vote
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The Nation and twitchy.com

In 26 recounts in major races around the nation since 2000, only 3 outcomes changed
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Associated Press

Republican Gov. Rick Scott Was Just Sued Over His Role In The Florida Recount
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Talking Points Memo


In North Korea, Missile Bases Suggest a Great Deception — WASHINGTON — North Korea is moving ahead with its ballistic missile program at 16 hidden bases that have been identified in new commercial satellite images, a network long known to American intelligence agencies but left undiscussed …
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Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal attorney, mysteriously arrives in Washington, D.C. — Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal attorney and close associate, arrived in Washington, D.C., Monday morning, accompanied by one of his own criminal defense lawyers.
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Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen takes the train to Washington to talk to special counsel Robert Mueller's team — Michael Cohen, the former personal lawyer for President Donald Trump, took a train to Washington from New York City with his lawyer Guy Petrillo to talk to investigators …


Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio is weighing a presidential run — WASHINGTON, D. C. - After comfortably winning re-election to his U.S. Senate seat last week in a state that President Donald Trump won comfortably two years ago, Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown is weighing a run for president.
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White House confirms Trump will not visit Arlington cemetery on Veterans Day as rain is expected — The White House on Monday confirmed that President Donald Trump will not visit Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day. — According to Washington Post correspondent Josh Dawsey …
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Talking Points Memo, Shareblue Media and HuffPost

Sherrod Brown for president? He's thinking about it
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Politico, Talking Points Memo, The Week, Washington Times, Observer, Wall Street Journal and Connie Schultz


Here's What Happened When a Conservative Tried to Convince a Top House Democrat That Trump Should be Impeached — We are living in an upside-down world marked by a dangerous new level of division where most of the country has views of reality which are so divergent that it is literally impossible …
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Democrats load “subpoena cannon” with 85+ Trump targets
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Officer shoots, kills armed security guard outside south suburban bar — Share Update: … For the latest updates on this story, click here. — ROBBINS, Ill. — Witnesses say a Midlothian police officer responding to a shooting inside a south suburban bar shot and killed the wrong person early Sunday morning.
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Who Lost The House? John McCain — His July 2017 vote killed ObamaCare repeal and made Democratic lies impossible to refute. — The Republican Party lost its House majority on July 28, 2017, when Sen. John McCain ended the party's seven-year quest to repeal ObamaCare.
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Marvel Comics Legend Stan Lee Dead at 95 — Stan Lee, the man responsible for much of the Marvel Universe, has died ... Stan's daughter tells TMZ. — We're told an ambulance rushed to Lee's Hollywood Hills home early Monday morning and he was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
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Stan Lee, Marvel Comics' Real-Life Superhero, Dies at 95
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Democrats Say Their First Bill Will Focus On Strengthening Democracy At Home — Democrats will take control of the U.S. House in January with big items topping their legislative to-do list: Remove obstacles to voting, close loopholes in government ethics law and reduce the influence of political money.
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Daily Kos, Political Wire and Unfogged


Whitaker's Unofficial Role as Adviser to Trump Campaign is a Clear Red Line — The most concerning question involving Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker's relationship to Sam Clovis, the national co-chairman of the 2016 Trump campaign, has been missed by many.
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The rules are clear: Whitaker can't supervise Mueller's investigation
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Baraboo High School Students Did The Nazi Salute In Their Prom Photo And Police Are Investigating — A Wisconsin school district and local police are investigating an incident in which male high school students appeared to be doing the Nazi salute in their prom photo.
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The Week, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Splinter


Everyone Believed Larry Nassar The predatory trainer may have just taken down USA Gymnastics. How did he deceive so many for so long? — Larissa Boyce was 10 when her coach, John Geddert, forced her legs into a split so hard she cried. He pulled her right leg up toward his torso …
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Boing Boing


They Were Stopped at the Texas Border. Their Nightmare Had Only Just Begun. — After crossing the Rio Grande, three immigrant women were picked up by a Border Patrol agent. Their relief soon turned to terror. — MCALLEN, Tex. — The Border Patrol agent, she remembers …
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Jezebel


Men burnt alive by mob after false WhatsApp messages accuse them of child kidnap — WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: The men were dragged out of a jail cell and killed as hundreds cheered — Two innocent men were dragged out of a jail cell and burned alive by a cheering mob as rumours of child abductors spread rapidly on WhatsApp.


Veterans haven't received GI Bill benefits for months due to ongoing IT issues at VA — “This is — to be kind — a train wreck,” said Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., the chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs. — Shelley Roundtree departed the U.S. Army in 2013 after seeing friends …
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Daily Kos, Hit & Run and POLITICUSUSA


In Conversation: Alex Trebek The Jeopardy! icon on retirement, his legacy, and why knowledge matters. — Alex Trebek, dressed in a chambray shirt and blue jeans, walks into the plushly carpeted, book-lined study of his rambling Los Angeles home and plops down in an easy chair, draping a leg over an armrest.
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Mashable, news.avclub.com, Mediaite and The Week


Money troubles: The GOP's problem with cash — Mitch McConnell stood before a roomful of Republican donors on Wednesday night to thank them for their help in the midterms. But the Senate leader also issued a dire warning: Democrats had just thumped them in the all-important online donor game, and the GOP badly needs to catch up.


Bay County allowed some hurricane victims to vote by fax or email. That's not allowed. — TALLAHASSEE — As counties recount ballots in three statewide races and lawyers battle over the complex vote counting in court, the top elections official in Bay County said he allowed some displaced voters …
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Politico, Florida Politics and Naked Politics


What Happens if Elections Are No Longer Legitimate? — Two years ago, just a couple weeks before the 2016 presidential election, I asked what does it look like when citizens don't trust elections? … The answers are not good, and I used the examples of Thailand and Madagascar to make my point.


Cornering Your Boss, Snapping Pictures at Your Desk: It's Take Your Parents to Work Day — Eager to see what their adult offspring do all day, moms and dads embrace office visits; 'It's almost like we're in a zoo, and we're the animals' — Every so often, a gaggle of middle-aged visitors drifts through …


Heather Nauert Isn't U.N. Ambassador Yet, but State Department Staff Say She's Got One Foot Out the Door — When United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley announced her resignation beside President Trump in the Oval Office on Oct. 9, the White House was already considering a Trump loyalist …


New York Magazine's Sites Are Going Behind a Paywall — Information may want to be free, as an aphorism had it in the early days of digital media. But these days, increasingly, journalism wants to be paid for. — New York Media, the parent company of New York magazine …