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10:15 AM ET, October 24, 2017

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New York Times:
Honor the Truth, John Kelly  —  John Kelly, President Trump's chief of staff, is grimly suited to addressing the family of a fallen service member.  Mr. Kelly, a retired four-star general, is the highest-ranking officer to lose a child in Iraq or Afghanistan.  His son Second Lt. Robert Kelly was killed in Afghanistan in 2010.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders is wrong about John Kelly  —  Of all the repellent statements issued by President Trump or his aides, the one that came out of the mouth of Sarah Huckabee Sanders last week was maybe the most chilling.  There she stood, asking a White House reporter who the hell …
Kim Janssen / Chicago Tribune:
Des Plaines police probe alleged lynching threat made against congresswoman on Facebook  —  Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., talks to reporters in Miami Gardens, Fla., on Oct. 18, 2017.  (Alan Diaz / AP)  —  Police are investigating allegations that a Des Plaines man threatened to lynch U.S …
Discussion: The Root and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Small Montana firm lands Puerto Rico's biggest contract to get the power back on  —  For the sprawling effort to restore Puerto Rico's crippled electrical grid, the territory's state-owned utility has turned to a two-year-old company from Montana that had just two full-time employees on the day Hurricane Maria made landfall.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Eschaton
Leo Shane III / Military Times:
One in four troops sees white nationalism in the ranks  —  Nearly one in four troops polled say they have seen examples of white nationalism among their fellow service members, and troops rate it as a larger national security threat than Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a new Military Times poll.
Discussion: Shareblue Media and Defense One
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Leo Shane III / Military Times:
Military Times Poll: What you really think about Trump  —  President Donald Trump enjoys far stronger support among members of the military than the American public at large, according to the latest scientific Military Times poll.  —  Yet while Trump is especially popular among enlisted troops …
Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Bill O'Reilly ‘mad at God’ over sexual misconduct allegations  —  Bill O'Reilly on sexual misconduct: It's all crap  —  Bill O'Reilly has repeatedly blamed reports of sexual misconduct on a politically motivated media.  On Monday, he admitted that he also blames a higher power.  —  “You know, am I mad at God?
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
O'Reilly: I'm ‘mad at God’ over allegations of sexual harassment
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
Republican Sen. Bob Corker stands by his criticism of Trump and White House as an ‘adult day care center’  —  Republican Sen. Bob Corker today stood by his remarks criticizing the White House as an “adult day care center” and arguing that President Trump is putting the United States on a path toward “World War III.”
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TODAY.com:
Sen. Bob Corker: President Trump's threats toward North Korea could lead to ‘world war’
Discussion: NBC News and Political Wire
Glenn Whipp / Los Angeles Times:
After 38 women accuse filmmaker James Toback of sexual harassment, 200 more reach out to share their stories  —  After the Los Angeles Times ran a story in which 38 women accused director James Toback of sexual harassment, almost 200 women responded with similar stories.  (Tiziana Fabi / AFP/Getty Images)
Jonathan Drew / Associated Press:
Trump comments concern judge, loom over Bergdahl sentencing  —  https://www.apnews.com/4260f2a3a8274391 98cebf42f77885ec  —  Link copied!  —  FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump's criticism of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has become a factor in the soldier's sentencing …
The Daily Beast:
Russian Propaganda Hosted by Man on Staten Island, New York … Russia's propaganda campaign targeting Americans was hosted, at least in part, on American soil.  —  A company owned by a man on Staten Island, New York, provided internet infrastructure services to DoNotShoot.Us …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Nick Juliano / Politico:
Zinke boosted fortunes of ‘scam PAC’ operators  —  Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has directed millions of dollars in political contributions since 2014 to a network of Washington operatives that prominent conservatives have accused of profiting by misleading donors.
Discussion: Political Wire
Cristela Guerra / BostonGlobe.com:
Groton Town Meeting settles debate: ‘all’ are welcome  —  Over the last few months as the nation debated the relevance of monuments from the past, one town's new markers created a controversy all their own.  Groton installed small stone markers along roadways over the summer that bear the words: “All Are Welcome.”
Discussion: CBS Boston
Mujib Mashal / New York Times:
Tillerson in Kabul?  Two Photos Lead to Many Questions  —  KABUL, Afghanistan — It was Kabul and it wasn't Kabul.  There was a clock and there wasn't a clock.  —  Soon after a two-hour secret visit to Afghanistan by Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson on Monday was publicly disclosed …
Washington Post:
Roy Moore is unfit to serve  —  ALABAMA VOTERS will pick a new senator in December, and their choice is between one of the most divisive, counterproductive figures in U.S. politics and a well-qualified, even-tempered former prosecutor.  In other words, there is no choice.  Former judge Roy Moore (R) is unfit to serve.
Discussion: al.com and Talking Points Memo
Steve Phillips / The Nation:
The Obsession With White Voters Could Cost Democrats the Virginia Governor's Race  —  If Ralph Northam's campaign is any indication, Democrats have learned the wrong lesson from 2016.  —  One simple statistic highlights the folly of much of the Democratic Party's strategy and spending.
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Republicans quietly craft Dreamers deal  —  Key Senate Republicans have begun privately discussing the contours of an immigration plan to shield the hundreds of thousands of Dreamers who will lose work permits and deportation protections starting early next year.
Discussion: Political Wire
Kate Kelly / New York Times:
Black Executives Join Forces, Forming a PAC to Back Them Up  —  Once an informal network, a group of friends and associates is organizing a united political push on issues like education, employment and voting rights.  —  Dozens of black executives and their spouses joined Senators Cory Booker …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Reid gone from D.C. — but still pulling strings  —  LAS VEGAS — The Senate is done with Harry Reid, but Harry Reid isn't done with politics — not even a little bit.  —  The 77-year-old ex-Democratic Senate leader has been encouraging multiple Democrats to run for president …
Discussion: Political Wire
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Trump's latest big interview is both funny and terrifying  —  POTUS swings and misses at the softest softballs.  —  It's not exactly a news flash at this point that Donald Trump isn't very fluent on questions of public policy, but his interview over the weekend with Fox Business Channel's Maria Bartiromo …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Steve Bannon's already murky Middle East ties deepen  —  WASHINGTON  —  Shortly after Donald Trump's chief strategist Steve Bannon left the White House, a company with close ties to him was hired by the United Arab Emirates to launch a social media campaign against its Arab neighbor, Qatar.
Mark Fabiani / BillOReilly.com:
READ: Three Letters - Two from Megyn Kelly and One from Gretchen Carlson  —  Dear Bill:  —  What a class act you are, coming to my baby shower.  I was truly touched - I know how busy you are, especially that time of day.  It meant a lot to me + Doug.  And thank you for the darling …
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. to Allow Refugees From All Countries but With New Rules  —  New policy comes as the hold on U.S. refugee program lifts after 120 days  —  WASHINGTON—The Trump administration will allow refugee admissions to the U.S. to resume for all countries but with new rules meant to better vet applicants …
Discussion: Axios, The Daily Caller and IJR
Stephen M. Walt / Foreign Policy:
What the End of ISIS Means  —  Five questions to help understand what exactly America's latest Middle Eastern war has, and hasn't, accomplished.  —  Unless you're someone who thinks beheading people is an appropriate way to advance a repressive political cause, the imminent demise of the Islamic State is welcome news.
Discussion: Just Security
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
In sparring with a grieving widow, Trump follows his no-apology playbook  —  The controversy over President Trump's treatment of fallen service members escalated Monday, its eighth straight day, when the grieving widow of one of four U.S. soldiers killed in Niger broke her silence and described …
Peter Berkowitz / Wall Street Journal:
James Comey and Robert Mueller Imperil the Rule of Law  —  The former FBI directors tend to investigate Republicans far more zealously than Democrats.  —  News broke last week about possible Russian wrongdoing in the U.S., and it didn't involve the Trump campaign.
Matthew Garrahan / Financial Times:
Harvey Weinstein: how lawyers kept a lid on sexual harassment claims  —  Nineteen years ago this month, Zelda Perkins walked out of Miramax's London offices on Brewer Street in Soho for the last time and went to see a lawyer with a female colleague.  They were seeking urgent advice.
Dustin Volz / Reuters:
Senators push bill requiring warrant for U.S. data under spy law  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of at least 10 U.S. senators plans to introduce on Tuesday legislation that would substantially reform aspects of the National Security Agency's warrantless internet surveillance program, according to congressional aides.
NBC News:
Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen to Appear Before House Intel Panel on Tuesday  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's personal lawyer is scheduled to speak Tuesday with investigators for the House probe into Russia's involvement in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
10 Times CNN Told Us An Apple Was A Banana  —  The first ad in CNN's “Facts First” initiative features nothing but an apple with a voiceover lecturing you about the need to embrace facts.  “This is an apple,” an amiable man tells us.  “Some people might try to tell you that it's a banana.
Wall Street Journal:
Sony's Pet Project, a New Robot Dog, to Be Unleashed Soon  —  Sony is preparing for a media event in November to show off the product  —  Sony Corp. SNE -.11% is planning next spring to roll out a dog-shaped pet robot similar to its discontinued Aibo with updated components that could allow …
Discussion: The Verge and RAPPLER
 
 
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Caught in a deadly ambush, U.S. troops in Niger waited an hour for French air power to arrive
Robert Kuttner / American Prospect:
Is Trump Smart Enough to Reappoint Janet Yellen?
Discussion: Washington Post
Peter J. Boyer / Weekly Standard:
Donald Trump: King of Deregulation?
Kathryn Hinderaker / The College Fix:
The assault on academic freedom at UCLA
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Power Line
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Trump Admin Expected to Kill Landmark Boeing Plane Sales to Iran
Peter S. Goodman / New York Times:
End of Apartheid in South Africa? Not in Economic Terms
 Earlier Items: 
Jeet Heer / New Republic:
Liberals, Stop Applauding George W. Bush
Discussion: Power Line
New York Times:
Russia's Favored Outlet Is an Online News Giant. YouTube Helped.
Ryan C. Brooks / BuzzFeed:
How Russians Attempted To Use Instagram To Influence Native Americans
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Raw Story
Jason Newman / Rolling Stone:
Surviving R. Kelly
Discussion: The Guardian, theGrio and The Root