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Erik Schelzig / Associated Press:
Twitter shuts down Blackburn campaign announcement video  —  https://apnews.com/0d8828bd7d204b40af61 172628d0a7f6  —  Link copied!  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn's Senate campaign announcement ad has been blocked by Twitter over a statement …
Yashar Ali / HuffPost:
EXCLUSIVE: Meryl Streep Speaks Out Against Harvey Weinstein  —  She said the women who have spoken out against him are “heroes.”  —  Academy Award winner Meryl Streep called the alleged sexual harassment by Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein “disgraceful,” “inexcusable,” and an “abuse of power.”
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Tufayel Ahmed / Newsweek:
EXCLUSIVE: JUDI DENCH, WHO HAD HARVEY WEINSTEIN ‘TATTOO’ ON HER BUTT, SAYS SEXUAL HARASSMENT REPORTS ARE ‘HORRIFYING’  —  Judi Dench, the Academy Award-winning actor who has credited much of her Hollywood success to Harvey Weinstein, says she is horrified by the allegations of sexual harassment …
Discussion: AOL, Snopes.com and The Daily Caller
Lee Smith / Weekly Standard:
The Human Stain: Why the Harvey Weinstein Story Is Worse Than You Think  —  It goes much deeper than one big creep.  —  The New York Times last week broke the story of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's long record of sexual harassment.  Actresses including Rose McGowan and Ashley Judd came forward …
Michael Calderone / Politico:
Ex-New York Times editor dismisses claim the paper spiked Harvey Weinstein allegations
Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:   Strange Bedfellows  —  Donald Trump's acolytes are pissed off …
The Daily Beast:
Russia Recruited YouTubers to Bash ‘Racist B*tch’ Hillary Clinton Over Rap Beats … According to the YouTube page for “Williams and Kalvin,” the Clintons are “serial killers who are going to rape the whole nation.”  Donald Trump can't be racist because he's a “businessman.”
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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.
CNN:
Russians' lawyer says new documents show Trump Tower meeting not about dirt on Clinton  —  (CNN)An attorney for the Russian billionaire who allegedly pushed for the June 2016 meeting between senior members of Trump's team and a Russian lawyer says he has documents showing the meeting wasn't really about dirt on Hillary Clinton.
Discussion: Raw Story
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Google has found Russian ads related to 2016 election
Discussion: Axios
CNN:
Melania Trump responds to Ivana Trump calling herself ‘first lady’  —  Ivana Trump: I told Donald to keep tweeting  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump's first wife, Ivana Trump, called herself “first lady” in an interview Monday ahead of the release of her memoir, “Raising Trump.”
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Katie Kindelan / Yahoo:
Ivana Trump says she is ‘first lady’  —  Ivana Trump, said she has a “direct number” to the White House, turned down the U.S. ambassadorship to the Czech Republic and takes “full credit” for raising the couple's three children.  —  Those are just a few of the revelations Ivana Trump, 68 …
Michael Riedel / Page Six:
Ivana Trump: I raised the kids — not Donald
Discussion: Business Insider and AOL
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Feinstein says she is running for reelection  —  (D-Calif.) announced on Monday morning that she will run for reelection in 2018.  —  “I am running for reelection to the Senate.  Lots more to do: ending gun violence, combating climate change, access to healthcare.  I'm all in!”  Feinstein said in a tweet.
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Jeff Stein / Vox:
Sen. Dianne Feinstein is running for reelection.  The left isn't happy about it.  —  Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) announced Monday that she is running for reelection for the California Senate seat she has held since 1992.  —  Feinstein said on Twitter that she was “all in” and pledged to end gun violence and combat climate change.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Corker's Blast at Trump Has Other Republicans Nodding in Agreement  —  WASHINGTON — For nearly nine months, Senate Republicans have watched their new president with a mix of aggravation and alarm.  But it took Senator Bob Corker to take those concerns public and confront President Trump …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
GOP megadonor Foster Friess exploring a run for U.S. Senate in Wyoming
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Axios and Political Wire
Josh Dawsey / Politico:   White House aides lean on delays and distraction to manage Trump
Rebecca Morin / Politico:   McConnell: Corker ‘a valuable member’ of Senate GOP
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 …
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CBS Los Angeles:
Vice President Pence To Headline Newport Beach Fundraiser  —  NEWPORT BEACH (CBSLA) — Vice President Mike Pence is the headliner at a fundraising luncheon in Newport Beach Monday to benefit seven house Republicans from California whose seats are in the crosshairs for the 2018 midterm elections.
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Stephen Miller, the Powerful Survivor on the President's Right Flank  —  Mr. Miller, who was a conservative trapped in a liberal California high school, has rocketed to the upper reaches of White House influence, especially on immigration.  —  SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Stephen Miller had their attention.
Reuters:
Trump's popularity is slipping in rural America: poll  —  (Reuters) - Outside the Morgan County fair in McConnelsville, in a rural swath of Ohio that fervently backed U.S. President Donald Trump in last year's election, ticket seller John Wilson quietly counts off a handful of disappointments with the man he helped elect.
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
The Jones Act Waiver For Puerto Rico Just Expired And Won't Be Renewed  —  That means the U.S. island decimated by Hurricane Maria will go back to paying double the shipping costs for food and supplies.  —  WASHINGTON The Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico expired on Sunday night and …
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Melanie Zanona / The Hill:
White House lets Jones Act waiver expire for Puerto Rico
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Sonali Kohli / Los Angeles Times:
At least 1,500 structures lost in Northern California firestorm, among worst in state's history  —  At least 1,500 homes, businesses and other structures have been destroyed as more than 14 fires ravaged eight counties throughout Northern California late Sunday and Monday morning, authorities said.
Discussion: Shakesville
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San Francisco Chronicle:
1 dead as Wine Country fires burn hundreds of homes and businesses, force evacuations, close hospitals
Discussion: Mother Jones and Quartz
Todd ArcherESPN / ESPN:
Jerry Jones: Cowboys will bench any player who ‘disrespects’ flag  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said emphatically that his players will stand for the national anthem and not disrespect the flag, and if they do, the player or players will not play.
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Devin Henry / The Hill:
Dem AG vows to sue over Clean Power Plan repeal  —  New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (D) said Monday he will sue the Trump administration over its decision to repeal the Clean Power Plan climate regulation.  —  “By seeking to repeal the Clean Power Plan — especially without …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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New York Times:
E.P.A. Announces Repeal of Major Obama-Era Carbon Emissions Rule
The Hill:
Bill O'Reilly: Killing Columbus and never learning your history  —  BY BILL O'REILLY AND MARTIN DUGARD, OPINION CONTRIBUTORS — 10/09/17 10:35 AM EDT THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL  —  In Los Angeles County, the holiday of Columbus Day will soon vanish.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Christopher Columbus XX / USA Today:
Hey America, my ancestor didn't cause your failings
Discussion: Splinter
 
 
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Chiefs Still Unbeaten But ‘Sunday Night Football’ Ratings Down Again On Politically Charged Day
Discussion: IJR and RedState
Larry Siems / The Guardian:
Inside the CIA's black site torture room
Associated Press:
Another official facing manslaughter charge in Flint water
Discussion: Detroit News and The Daily Caller
Emily Saul / New York Post:
Pharma Bro: Prison is ‘not that awful’
Discussion: Gothamist and The Daily Caller
Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:
Lewis DVorkin is named Los Angeles Times editor in chief
Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Wolff Given Great White House Access To Write Trump Book
Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
Tom Cotton: The Full Transcript
Discussion: The Daily Caller and IJR
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Seton Motley / RedState:
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Mike Allen / Axios:
The Trump staff crisis
Craig Timberg / Washington Post:
Russian operatives used Twitter and Facebook to target veterans and military personnel, study says
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Natasha Salmon / The Independent:
Frank Sinatra told Donald Trump to “go f*** himself”, new book reveals
Discussion: Daily Kos
 

 
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