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7:10 AM ET, October 10, 2017

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Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Fashion designer Donna Karan comes to Harvey Weinstein's DEFENSE suggesting his victims may have been ‘asking for it’ by the way they dress calling the shamed mogul and his wife ‘wonderful people’  — Donna Karan, 69, defended Harvey Weinstein, 65, during a red carpet interview …
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Mark Oppenheimer / Tablet Magazine:
Harvey Weinstein, Philip Roth, and Jewish Perverts  —  At first squint, Harvey Weinstein seems like a very familiar type.  Isn't he the old, same old, another rich, entitled, powerful man with a bad dye job abusing his might to coerce women into sex?  Isn't Harvey just like Roger Ailes …
Lena Dunham / New York Times:
Harvey Weinstein and the Silence of the Men  —  I went to Hollywood when I was 23.  I had made a low-budget film, won an award at a prestigious festival, scored an agent and made a TV deal all within six months.  It was a fairy tale most people will never experience, and I knew …
New York Times:
The Times's Executive Editor Responds to Questions About Earlier Weinstein Reporting
Andrea Ruth / RedState:
Could The New York Times Have Broken The Weinstein Story Over A Decade Ago?
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
A ‘pressure cooker’: Trump's frustration and fury rupture alliances, threaten agenda  —  Frustrated by his Cabinet and angry that he has not received enough credit for his handling of three successive hurricanes, President Trump is now lashing out, rupturing alliances and imperiling his legislative agenda …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
White House aides lean on delays and distraction to manage Trump  —  As White House chief of staff, Reince Priebus mused to associates that telling President Donald Trump no was usually not an effective strategy.  Telling him “next week” was often the better idea.
Charlie Cook / National Journal:
Trump's Feud With Corker Takes Him To a Darker Place  —  When the chairman of the foreign relations committee says the president is on a path to World War III, and with Steve Bannon planning a populist uprising, GOP majorities on the Hill look wobbly.  —  Republicans woke up Columbus …
Discussion: Bloomberg
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 …
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Twitter pulls Blackburn Senate ad deemed ‘inflammatory’
Discussion: The Federalist and Shareblue
Julie Johnson / Santa Rosa Press-Democrat:
Fires burn across Sonoma and Napa counties as thousands flee devastating flames  —  Two massive fires burned an estimated 50,000 acres across Sonoma and Napa counties, leveling neighborhoods and businesses from north Santa Rosa to the Sonoma Valley and Calistoga early Monday …
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Edmund G. Brown Jr / Office of Governor Edmund …:
GOVERNOR BROWN DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN NAPA, SONOMA AND YUBA COUNTIES DUE TO FIRES
Discussion: VICE News and Starr Fm
San Francisco Chronicle:
10 dead as Wine Country fires burn at least 1,500 structures, force evacuations
Discussion: Mashable and The Daily Caller
Cindy Boren / Washington Post:
Michael Jordan donates $7 million to fund health clinics in Charlotte's at-risk areas  —  Michael Jordan is going public with his largest philanthropic gift, donating $7 million to establish two medical clinics in troubled Charlotte communities.  —  Jordan, the billionaire owner …
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The Charlotte Observer:   Michael Jordan gives $7M to open medical clinics in poor areas of Charlotte
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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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Amid a Widening Rift, John Kelly Has a Mar-a-Lago Strategy to Contain Trump  —  “He doesn't love this job,” says a person close to him.  And it may get harder at the president's winter White House.  But Kelly has a plan.  —  Donald Trump can't bear for people to think he's not calling his own shots …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Read Excerpts From Senator Bob Corker's Interview With The Times  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Bob Corker, Republican of Tennessee, responded to President Trump's tweets on Sunday in a phone interview with Jonathan Martin, a Times political reporter.  —  Following are excerpts from their exchange …
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
After Trump-Corker flap, Hill Republicans choose a simple strategy: avoidance
Discussion: Political Wire
Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times:
New revelations: Las Vegas gunman shot security guard before opening fire on concertgoers, police say  —  The gunman who attacked a country music concert in Las Vegas shot a security guard in the hotel before beginning his assault on the concertgoers, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said Monday …
Discussion: ABC News and The Daily Caller
David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Problem With ‘Containing’ Donald Trump  —  The United States is gripped by two interlocking constitutional crises: one spectacularly visible and noisy; the other unfolding more quietly.  Senator Bob Corker's Sunday remarks to The New York Times brought the quiet crisis into full public view.
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Bozorgmehr Sharafedin / Reuters:
Iran promises ‘crushing’ response if U.S. designates Guards a terrorist group
Discussion: TheBlaze
KCBD Digital / KCBD-TV:
TTU police officer shot, killed at TTPD headquarters; suspect in custody, lockdown lifted  —  By KCBD Digital  —  Live video from KCBD News is available on your computer, tablet and smartphone during all local newscasts.  When KCBD News is not airing a live newscast, you will see replays of the most recent newscasts.
Brian Flood / Fox News:
ESPN's Jemele Hill suspended from network for two weeks  —  Jemele Hill, the controversial ESPN anchor who called for fans to boycott the NFL after labeling President Trump a “white supremacist” on Twitter, has been suspended for two weeks by the network.  —  Hill violated the company's …
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New York Times:
Jemele Hill Suspended by ESPN After Response to Jerry Jones
New York Times:
How Russia Harvested American Rage to Reshape U.S. Politics  —  YouTube videos of police beatings on American streets.  A widely circulated internet hoax about Muslim men in Michigan collecting welfare for multiple wives.  A local news story about two veterans brutally mugged on a freezing winter night.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Kevin Baron / Defense One:
Mattis to Generals: Start Talking to the Press  —  Nine months into the Trump administration, Mattis tells senior military leaders to engage with the media, but stay in their lanes.  —  It's time to talk.  In the age of Trump, senior U.S. military leaders have generally kept a lower public profile …
Discussion: Political Wire
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Trump's list  —  Dick Durbin may be playing dumb on the “Dreamers,” but President Trump isn't.  On Sunday evening, he released his immigration principles that “outline reforms that must be included as part of any legislation addressing the status of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients.”
 
 
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Michael Hiltzik / Los Angeles Times:
Column Assault guns are not just about mass shootings — they're also a big factor in attacks on police and other crimes
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