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8:05 AM ET, October 9, 2017

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New York Times:
Bob Corker Says Trump's Recklessness Threatens ‘World War III’  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Bob Corker, the Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, charged in an interview on Sunday that President Trump was treating his office like “a reality show,” with reckless threats toward …
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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Trump's tweetstorm against Corker may cost him a key policy ally
CNN:
Trump's claim that Corker ‘begged’ for endorsement is false, sources say
Brandon George / Dallas Morning News:
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones: Any player who is ‘disrespectful to the flag’ won't be allowed to play  —  ARLINGTON — Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Sunday that any of his players who disrespect the flag during the national anthem won't play in games.  —  Jones is the first NFL owner to publicly …
Discussion: Daily Wire, IJR and The Daily Caller
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Josh Alper / ProFootballTalk:
Eric Reid: Vice President's visit was a P.R. Stunt  —  Vice President Mike Pence briefly stopped by the Colts game on Sunday, but left when 23 members of the 49ers took a knee during the national anthem.  —  Pence said, via Twitter, that he left because he will not “dignify any event …
Discussion: The Nation, Balloon Juice and Raw Story
Rene Marsh / CNN:
The price tag for Pence's trip to Indianapolis  —  (CNN)How much did Vice President Mike Pence's trip to Indianapolis to watch — and then abruptly leave — a football game Sunday between the Indianapolis Colts and San Francisco 49ers cost?  —  Here is an estimate of just the air costs …
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Pence leaves Colts game after protest during anthem
Gregg Doyel / Indianapolis Star:
Vice President Mike Pence uses Colts for political purposes
Discussion: The Hill, The Resurgent and Mediaite
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Sports reporter claims Kaepernick would now stand for anthem if signed to NFL team
Cindy Boren / Washington Post:
Trump says he directed Pence to walk out of game if 49ers protested during national anthem
Sharon Waxman / The Wrap:
'Harvey Weinstein's Media Enablers'?  The New York Times Is One of Them  —  The paper had a story on mogul's sexual misconduct back in 2004 — but gutted it under pressure … He apologized and took an immediate leave of absence from the company he co-founded, but that wasn't enough.
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Daily Mail:
It comes after a  —  bombshell New York Times report on Thursday revealed Weinstein's long record of misconduct.  —  The report said he had reached at least eight settlements with women including one who said she was coerced into giving him a massage while he was naked.
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Harvey Weinstein Is Fired After Sexual Harassment Reports  —  Harvey Weinstein has been fired from his film studio, the Weinstein Company, in response to reports that he sexually harassed women for decades.  —  “In light of new information about misconduct by Harvey Weinstein that has emerged …
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Hollywood is America's Conscience or Something  —  I am one conservative who is thankful for Hollywood's collective inability not to say stupid things because I'm a columnist and these idiots are the gift that keeps on giving.  Tired of writing about failing, fussy Fredocons and goose-stepping libs …
Wall Street Journal:
Weinstein Co. Board Fires Harvey Weinstein, Citing Sexual Misconduct Allegations
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Bannon expands his list of Senate Republican targets for 2018  —  Washington (CNN)Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is expanding his efforts to unseat sitting Senate Republicans in primaries next year.  —  In the two weeks since Bannon-backed former judge Roy Moore defeated …
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
The League of Extraordinary Candidates: Economic Nationalist Leaders Plan for Anti-Establishment …
Bloomberg:   Bannon Plans to Back Challengers to Most GOP Senators
Washington Post:
Google uncovers Russian-bought ads on YouTube, Gmail and other platforms  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Google for the first time has uncovered evidence that Russian operatives exploited the company's platforms in an attempt to interfere in the 2016 election, according to people familiar with the company's investigation.
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Trump campaign's embrace of Facebook shows company's growing reach in elections
Discussion: Axios
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
White House Makes Hard-Line Demands for Any ‘Dreamers’ Deal  —  WASHINGTON — The White House on Sunday delivered to Congress a long list of hard-line immigration measures that President Trump is demanding in exchange for any deal to protect the young undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers …
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Trump administration releases hard-line immigration principles, threatening deal on ‘dreamers’
Discussion: Politicus USA
Jeff Mason / Reuters:   Exclusive: Trump seeks border wall, crackdown on unaccompanied minors for ‘Dreamer’ deal
Associated Press:
Trump links border wall, green-card overhaul to DACA
Discussion: Axios
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Trump lists immigration demands that could derail ‘Dreamers’ deal
Discussion: The Atlantic
Tim Johnson / miamiherald:
As some Puerto Rico mayors stumble, U.S. militarizes relief campaign.  —  AGUADILLA, PUERTO RICO  —  As U.S. soldiers Sunday handed out dozens of boxes of emergency food and water rations in this coastal town, a federal relief official pronounced himself satisfied.  —  “They seem pretty happy right now.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Washington Post:
Traveling in style: Trump's White House wrestles with Cabinet costs  —  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and wife Louise Linton exit Marine One in July.  Mnuchin and other Cabinet officials have come under scrutiny for their use of private and military jets.  (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
Discussion: Axios
Jaclyn Peiser / New York Times:
Anti-Semitism's Rise Gives The Forward New Resolve  —  The Forward has chronicled the experiences of Jews in the United States for 120 years.  Initially published as a Yiddish-language lifeline for those who fled hatred and strife in Europe, in recent years it had to work harder to stay relevant …
Richard H. Thaler / Nobelprize.org:
The Prize in Economic Sciences 2017  —  The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2017 to  —  “for his contributions to behavioural economics”  —  Integrating economics with psychology
Discussion: Marginal REVOLUTION, Cafe Hayek and NPR
Associated Press:
CBS Clarifies After Saying Kaepernick Would Stand for Anthem  —  New York (AP) — A CBS reporter has clarified his televised report saying quarterback Colin Kaepernick told him he would stand during the national anthem if he played in the NFL again, saying he didn't discuss the issue with the player when they spoke.
Discussion: Shadowproof
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Reuters:
Iran warns U.S. against imposing further sanctions
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Lolly Bowean / Chicago Tribune:
Without archives on site, how will Obama Center benefit area students, scholars?
Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
All news is local  —  WEST NEWTON, PA — There used to 324 newspapers …
Discussion: Instapundit
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Kailani Koenig / NBC News:
After Being Shot, Rep. Steve Scalise Still Opposes More Gun Control
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Dean Obeidallah / CNN:
Does Trump want a safe space from comedians?
Discussion: IJR and TheBlaze
Rod Nordland / New York Times:
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix won't report subscriber numbers or Average Revenue per Membership starting in Q1 2025, saying time spent is its “best proxy for customer satisfaction”

New York Times:
Sources: Sony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo discussed a joint all-cash offer for Paramount, which is still in an exclusive negotiation window with Skydance

Sara Fischer / Axios:
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