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3:35 PM ET, November 1, 2017

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Washington Post:
Trump and allies gin up a new culprit for New York terrorist attack: Chuck Schumer  —  President Trump and some of his allies on the extreme right have found a new culprit in Tuesday's deadly terrorist attack in Manhattan: Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.).
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New York Times:
Who Is Sayfullo Saipov?  From Truck Driver to Uber Driver to Terror Suspect  —  Sayfullo Saipov's arrival in the United States in 2010 began unceremoniously in Ohio.  —  “My dad introduced him as, 'He's new to the United States, and he's going to stay with us,' ” said Bekhzod Abdusamatov, 22.
CBS News:
NYC terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov brags about attack from hospital bed  —  NEW YORK — The suspect in Tuesday's terrorist attack in lower Manhattan bragged to police about the deadly attack from his hospital bed, saying he would have continued mowing down bikers and pedestrians had he not crashed.
abc7ny.com:
Bike path rampage: What we know about the suspect
CNN:
New York terror suspect planned attack for weeks, police say
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Seeks to End Visa Program He Blamed for Allowing New York Attacker in the U.S.
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“You Can't Go Any Lower”: Inside the West Wing, Trump Is Apoplectic as Allies Fear Impeachment  —  After Monday's indictments, the president blamed Jared Kushner in a call to Steve Bannon, while others are urging him to take off the gloves with Robert Mueller.
CNN:
Trump didn't dismiss idea when foreign policy adviser suggested setting up Putin meeting  —  Washington (CNN)Candidate Donald Trump did not dismiss the idea of arranging a meeting with Russia's president when it was suggested in a meeting with his campaign foreign policy advisers last year, according to a person in the room.
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New Republic:
Jeet Heer  —  Looks like Jeff Sessions perjured himself.  —  Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the election has entangled the attorney general.  In his sworn testimony during his confirmation hearing in January, Sessions was asked by Senator Al Franken …
Discussion: Raw Story and Mashable
Dan Merica / CNN:
Trump labels US justice system ‘laughing stock’  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump called for “quick” and “strong” justice for terror suspects in the wake of the deadly New York City attack, saying that it is not surprising terror attacks happen …
Los Angeles Times:
Six women accuse filmmaker Brett Ratner of sexual harassment or misconduct  —  Natasha Henstridge was watching a movie on Brett Ratner's couch when she fell asleep.  She was a 19-year-old fashion model; he was an up-and-coming music video director in his early 20s.
Tara Palmeri / ABC News:
‘The Cut Cut Cut Act’: Trump, Hill leaders differ on tax reform bill name  —  President Donald Trump has told senior congressional leadership that he wants to name the forthcoming tax reform bill the “The Cut Cut Cut Act,” a senior administration official tells ABC News.
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Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
House tax plan lowers caps on 401(k), cuts state and local deductions
Discussion: ThinkProgress, CNN and Mother Jones
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
NY publicist says Manafort wanted to pay him for Ukraine work via offshore accounts — to make ‘way more money’  — A prominent New York publicist says Paul Manafort and Rick Gates approached him in 2012 and asked whether they could pay him for Ukraine lobbying work via offshore accounts …
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Norman Eisen / USA Today:
Trump's inevitable Manafort-indictment tweet-storm is working against him  —  The president is rightly freaking out, and so Tuesday he hit a new low by attacking a witness cooperating with the government in a federal investigation.  —  CONNECT  —  President Trump's reckless tweeting …
Shane Harris / Wall Street Journal:
Disclosure of Papadopoulos's Email Hunt Sheds Light on Quest for Clinton ‘Dirt’
Anna Graham Hunter / Hollywood Reporter:
Dustin Hoffman Sexually Harassed Me When I Was 17 (Guest Column)  —  The author, who slapped away the star's butt grabs and laughed off his vulgar language on the set of 1985 TV film ‘Death of a Salesman,’ still feels conflicted: “I loved the attention.  Until I didn't.”
Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic:
Five Books to Make You Less Stupid About the Civil War  —  On Monday, the retired four-star general and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly asserted that “the lack of an ability to compromise lead to the Civil War.”  This was an incredibly stupid thing to say.
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CNNMoney:
Top NPR editor resigns amid allegations of harassment  —  NPR's senior vice president of news Michael Oreskes resigned on Wednesday amid allegations of sexual harassment and improper behavior in his past.  —  “I am deeply sorry to the people I hurt.  My behavior was wrong and inexcusable …
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WDIV-TV:
Man, woman caught having sex on flight to Detroit after meeting on plane  —  Officials say 48-year-old woman, 28-year-old man were strangers before flight  —  DETROIT - The dangerous quest to join what's known as the “Mile High Club” has landed two more people in hot water.
New York Post:
Hero cop stopped terror suspect's NYC killing spree  —  SEE ALSO  —  NYPD Officer Ryan Nash was out on a routine call — to locate an emotionally disturbed person — when suddenly he came face to face with a terrorist committing the worst massacre in New York City in years.
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New York Times:
Police Officer Ryan Nash Ended New York Rampage With 9 Bullets
Discussion: The Guardian and IJR
Carol Rosenberg / miamiherald:
Gitmo judge sends Marine general lawyer to 21 days confinement for disobeying orders  —  GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, CUBA  —  The USS Cole case judge Wednesday found the Marine general in charge of war court defense teams guilty of contempt for refusing to follow the judge's and sentenced …
Discussion: Just Security and The Week
David Weigel / Washington Post:
‘Concerned’ conservatives, aiming to build a Trump resistance, call for GOP to protect Mueller  —  In February, with the shock of President Trump's victory still fresh, a small group of libertarians and conservatives began meeting every two weeks to discuss their next moves.
Discussion: Mediaite
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ESPN:
Papa John's says anthem protests are hurting deal with NFL  —  Executives from Papa John's, the official pizza company of the NFL, expressed disappointment on a conference call Wednesday about the league's ongoing player protests during the national anthem.  —  “The NFL has hurt us,” company founder and CEO John Schnatter said.
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Bloomberg:
Papa John's Blames the NFL for Hurting Pizza Sales
Discussion: IJR and USA Today
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Feds: A Small Town Police Chief Said Black People Were ‘Like ISIS’ And Wished He Could 'Mow ‘Em Down’  —  Frank Nucera Jr., a former New Jersey police chief, is facing federal charges in connection with a racially-motivated attack.  —  WASHINGTON A former police chief of a predominately white small town …
Tim Alberta / Politico:
The Education of Betsy DeVos  —  KANSAS CITY, Missouri—It is strange, if a bit unsettling, to see U.S. Marshals constantly hovering near the U.S. secretary of education, a 59-year-old evangelical Christian grandmother whose hobbies are bike riding, yoga and visiting grade schools.
Discussion: Washington Times and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Five old friends from Argentina reunited in New York.  They died together in a terrorist attack.  —  photo provided by the Trevisan family shows from left to right: Hernan Ferruchi, Alejandro Pagnucco, Ariel Erlij, Ivan Brajckovic, Juan Pablo Trevisan, Hernan Mendoza, Diego Angelini and Ariel Benvenuto.
Discussion: Gothamist and AOL
John Ziegler / Mediaite:
In Their Reaction to Mueller Investigation, Fox News Has Officially ‘Jumped the Shark’  —  Like a lot of conservatives who have always been distrusting of the old “mainstream media,” I once rejoiced at the existence of Fox News Channel.  I viewed their extremely important mission as being a source …
David Larter / Defense News:
Navy crews at fault in fatal collisions, investigations find … WASHINGTON — Two accidents that claimed the lives of 17 sailors and wounded dozens more resulted from complete breakdowns in standard Navy procedures and poor decision making by officers and sailors on the bridge of the two warships …
 
 
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Pelosi moves to muzzle Trump impeachment talk
Discussion: Washington Free Beacon and Fortune
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Propriety for Thee, but Not for Me?  —  After the Las Vegas shooting …
Discussion: Mother Jones
New York Times:
Constitutional Convention: Thanks, but No Thanks
Valerie Volcovici / Reuters:
Awaiting Trump's coal comeback, miners reject retraining
Discussion: Daily Kos
FDD's Long War Journal:
Analysis: CIA releases massive trove of Osama bin Laden's files
Chris Dolmetsch / Bloomberg:
Trump's Lawyers Say Calling Women Liars Over Sexual Harassment Was Politics
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
CNN:
Top Trump environmental pick said goal of UN ‘climate crusade’ is ‘all-powerful’ government
Washington Times:
Prominent ex-NYT reporter comes out as longtime Planned Parenthood donor
CBS News:
Most back tax cut for middle class, tax increase on wealthy and corporations
Discussion: New York Magazine
Eric Levitz / New York Times:
America Is Not a ‘Center-Right Nation’
Elizabeth Warren / Politico:
The Supreme Court Has An Ethics Problem
Discussion: Shakesville and Raw Story
 

 
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