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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The media and the Steele dossier — A series by Erik Wemple on the media's handling of the Steele dossier — Just because the famous collection of memos by former MI6 agent Christopher Steele didn't pan out didn't mean that there wasn't plenty of fishy Russia business during the 2016 presidential campaign.
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Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Durham and the Clinton Dossier — A new indictment continues the slow unraveling of a 2016 political scandal. — The nation argued for five years over the infamous “Steele dossier,” the document on which the Federal Bureau of Investigation relied to investigate Donald Trump's 2016 campaign.
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Andrew C. McCarthy / New York Post:
Arrest illustrates how the Steele dossier was a political dirty trick orchestrated by Hillary Clinton — Special counsel John Durham's indictment of Igor Danchenko, the principal source for the bogus Steele dossier used by the FBI as a basis for the Trump-Russia investigation …
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
The Surprising Strategy Behind Youngkin's Stunner — Sometimes you want to hear from the strategists rather than the candidate. — With all due respect to Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin — who, for a first-timer from the world of high finance, proved to be remarkably disciplined on the stump …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
The Democratic Turnout Myth Unravels
The Democratic Turnout Myth Unravels
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Biden and Trump Both Lost This Week
Biden and Trump Both Lost This Week
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Pfizer Inc.:
Pfizer's Novel COVID-19 Oral Antiviral Treatment Candidate Reduced Risk of Hospitalization or Death by 89% in Interim Analysis of Phase 2/3 EPIC-HR Study — PAXLOVID™ (PF-07321332; ritonavir) was found to reduce the risk of hospitalization or death by 89% compared to placebo in non-hospitalized high-risk adults with COVID-19
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Karen Weintraub / USA Today:
Pfizer antiviral drug could nearly end deaths from COVID-19, company study suggests
Pfizer antiviral drug could nearly end deaths from COVID-19, company study suggests
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New York Times:
Democrats Deny Political Reality at Their Own Peril — The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom. — Tuesday's election result trend lines …
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New York Times:
The U.S. economy added 531,000 jobs in October. — Hiring rose sharply last month. — Cumulative change in jobs since before the pandemic —5 mil. — April — June — Sept. — April —4.2 million jobs since Feb. 2020 +18.2 million since April 2020 — +531,000 — in October
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Job creation roars back in October as payrolls rise by 531,000
Job creation roars back in October as payrolls rise by 531,000
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Washington Post:
The rise and fall of the Jack Daniel's committee: How D.C.'s police union lodge made thousands selling whiskey online — In March 2017, the leaders of Washington's Fraternal Order of Police Lodge — an umbrella group for police unions in the capital — told their members about an exciting new idea.
The Guardian:
Trump DoJ official Jeffrey Clark to testify before Capitol attack committee — Ex-acting head of DoJ civil division was proponent of Trump's false claim that Joe Biden's election victory was result of fraud — A former senior Department of Justice official will testify on Friday …
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
January 6 committee acts on multiple fronts in a race against time
January 6 committee acts on multiple fronts in a race against time
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Matt Dixon / Politico:
No million-dollar checks: Democratic governors may sit out Florida — TALLAHASSEE — The Democratic Governors Association has no plans to give significant financial help to Florida Democrats as they seek to unseat Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2022, a major setback that will make it harder for challengers to take on the popular Republican.
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National Review and No More Mister Nice Blog
CNN:
Deposition video shows Trump allies under oath discussing debunked election fraud claims — Washington (CNN)Allies of former President Donald Trump testified under oath that they had done little to verify debunked claims of fraud in the 2020 election before spreading them on the national stage …
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Andrew Rice / New York Magazine:
New Jersey's Education Rebellion Was a Long Time Coming But Democrats didn't heed the signs. — On Wednesday night, 24 hours later than expected, news organizations announced that Phil Murphy had been reelected governor of New Jersey. The narrow victory was a dumbfounding rebuke of the state's Democrats …
Tim Marchman / VICE:
Tucker Carlson Pumped Full of Fentanyl, Emerges With New Understanding of the Opioid Crisis — “I just thought that was the most interesting fucking thing that had ever happened to me,” he said after emergency back surgery. — TM — Something happened to Tucker Carlson Monday morning …
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Yew Lun Tian / Reuters:
China says it will hold supporters of Taiwan's independence criminally responsible for life — China will make people who support Taiwan independence criminally liable for life, a spokeswoman for China's Taiwan Affairs Office said on Friday. — This is the first time that China has spelt …
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Timeline of the coup: How Trump tried to weaponize the Justice Department to overturn the 2020 election — CNN Illustration by Alberto Mier — Programming note: A new CNN documentary, “Trumping Democracy: An American Coup,” about former President Donald Trump's attempts to subvert the 2020 election …
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Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
‘A Black Mouth Moving’ That ‘Justifies and Legitimates’ White Supremacy: MSNBC Guest Says Winsome Sears Win Doesn't Make GOP Racially Progressive — When she was elected lieutenant governor on Tuesday, Republican Winsome Sears became the first woman and first Black candidate elected to statewide office in Virginia.
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Wall Street Journal:
Inside the World's Most Blatant Covid-19 Coverup: Secret Burials, a Dead President — Tanzania denied the existence of the pandemic for months, even as thousands likely died. The country is a clue to its hidden global toll. — DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania—Tucked away in a northern suburb …
Kimberly Ross / Washington Examiner:
Republicans can win by ignoring Trump — Of the many lessons from Tuesday's election results, one is this: The GOP can do well without former President Donald Trump. He may have propelled the party to victory in 2016, but last year was a disaster. More and more, it appears as if his 2016 victory was a one-off.
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Louder With Crowder
Michael Lee / Fox News:
Republican Jack Ciattarelli refuses to concede New Jersey gubernatorial race — Murphy's declared victory with less than one percentage point separating the two candidates — Fox News Flash top headlines for November 4 — New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli …
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Patrick Murray / New Jersey Online:
Pollster: ‘I blew it.’ Maybe it's time to get rid of election polls.
Pollster: ‘I blew it.’ Maybe it's time to get rid of election polls.
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Sinema's raking in cash from MLMs. They want to kill her party's labor bill. — They've been derided as spruced up pyramid schemes: Companies that incentivize their own customers to become salespeople for products. Now, these so-called multilevel marketing businesses are flexing their political muscle.
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Aris Folley / The Hill:
Jayapal: It's worth passing spending plan even if Democrats lose House — Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) said on Friday that it's worth Democrats passing the party's sweeping social spending and climate change package even if they lose the House in next year's midterm elections.
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Staggering Number of U.S. Green-Card Holders Stranded in Afghanistan — On the menu today: The State Department believes that as many as 14,000 legal permanent residents of the U.S. remain in Afghanistan, 77 days after President Biden pledged that, “If there are American citizens left …
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Nathan Layne / Reuters:
Man cursed, lunged for Rittenhouse's gun before teen shot him -witness — A critical witness in the murder trial of U.S. teenager Kyle Rittenhouse said on Thursday that one of the three men shot during protests in Wisconsin last year cursed and lunged for the defendant's military-style rifle before he fired.
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Jacey Fortin / New York Times:
California Tries to Close the Gap in Math, but Sets Off a Backlash — Proposed guidelines in the state would de-emphasize calculus, reject the idea that some children are naturally gifted and build a connection to social justice. Critics say math shouldn't be political.
American Greatness:
Ten Months Later — The Washington Post finally reveals sketchy details on “pipe bombs.” Was it just another stunt to fuel panic and outrage about January 6? — Several storylines related to the events of January 6 have crumbled under closer scrutiny over the past 10 months: the …
Chris Hamby / New York Times:
Federal Government Cuts Ties With Troubled Vaccine Maker — Emergent BioSolutions ruined millions of doses of Covid-19 vaccines. Now its $600 million deal is canceled. — WASHINGTON — The federal government has canceled its contract with a troubled Covid-19 vaccine manufacturer …
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
“Family Values” and the GOP Class of 2022 — How are Herschel Walker, Eric Greitens, Sean Parnell, and Max Miller going to run the Glenn Youngkin playbook? — Republican Glenn Youngkin won in Virginia primarily by positioning himself as a solid parental advocate, a model that many GOP strategists …
Emily Chang / Bloomberg:
Facebook ‘Knew What It Was Doing,’ Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt Says — Former head of Google speaks in an interview with Bloomberg TV — Prefers ‘proper industrial restraint’ over regulation of tech — Facebook's conduct revealed in leaked documents is “pretty concerning,” …
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