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7:35 PM ET, November 8, 2017

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Financial Times:
US regulators demand CNN sale to approve AT&T-Time Warner deal … AT&T has been told by the US Department of Justice that it needs to sell CNN, Time Warner's cable news channel, to get its $84.5bn acquisition of the media company approved, according to three people with direct knowledge of the negotiations.
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New York Times:
U.S. Said to Seek Sale of CNN or DirecTV in AT&T-Time Warner Deal  —  By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED, EMILY STEEL and ANDREW ROSS SORKINNovember 8, 2017  —  The Justice Department has called on AT&T and Time Warner to sell Turner Broadcasting, the group of cable channels that includes CNN …
Steven Overly / Politico:
Sources: AT&T, Time Warner under pressure to dump CNN  —  AT&T and Time Warner are under pressure from the Justice Department to offload CNN to win the Trump administration's approval of their $85 billion merger, according to sources familiar with the discussions.
Jane Lytvynenko / BuzzFeed:
InfoWars Has Republished More Than 1,000 Articles From RT Without Permission  —  The conspiracy site also copied content from many other mainstream publications.  —  Over the past three years, conspiracy site InfoWars has copied more than 1,000 articles produced by Russian state-sponsored broadcaster RT …
New York Times:
Suburbs Rebel Against Trump, Threatening Republicans in Congress  —  RICHMOND, Va. — The American suburbs appear to be in revolt against President Trump after a muscular coalition of college-educated voters and racial and ethnic minorities on Tuesday dealt the Republican Party a thumping rejection …
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Democrats' Narrow Path to Winning the House
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP feels pressure to deliver after election rout
Discussion: IJR
Maine.gov:
Governor LePage Issues Statement on Medicaid Expansion  —  Contact: Julie Rabinowitz, Press Secretary, 207-287-2531  —  AUGUSTA - Governor Paul R. LePage has issued a statement in response to Mainers approving a referendum that will cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars to give …
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Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
Fox News Went 100 Minutes Tuesday Night Without Discussing the Republican Loss in Virginia  —  The biggest political story of the hour is that Republican gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie went down big in Virginia after running a Trump-esque campaign fixated on inflammatory culture-war issues …
Rachana Pradhan / Politico:
Battered by Trump, Obamacare triumphs at the polls
Michael Martz / www.richmond.com:
Democrats erase 32-seat GOP advantage in House; recounts likely to determine control  —  Virginia Democrats are poised to claim at least a share of control of the House of Delegates after erasing a 32-seat Republican advantage in a “tsunami election,” with control of the chamber likely to be ultimately decided by vote recounts.
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Michael Kruse / Politico:
Johnstown Never Believed Trump Would Help.  They Still Love Him Anyway.  —  JOHNSTOWN, Pa.—Pam Schilling is the reason Donald Trump is the president.  —  Schilling's personal story is in poignant miniature the story of this area of western Pennsylvania as a whole—one of the long-forgotten …
Tom Roeder / Gazette:
Air Force Academy finds cadet candidate responsible for racist messages  —  An Air Force Academy cadet candidate once thought the victim of racial slurs at the preparatory school on campus was actually the vandal who scrawled the threatening messages across the note boards outside his room and the dwellings of classmates.
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CNN:
Flynn worries about son in special counsel probe  —  Washington (CNN)Former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn has expressed concern about the potential legal exposure of his son, Michael Flynn Jr., who, like his father, is under scrutiny by special counsel Robert Mueller …
Discussion: Raw Story
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
How Brazile's book exposes liberal media's Hillary health coverup  —  MORE FROM: … Silly, silly Donna Brazile.  She's publishing a book detailing turmoil in the Democratic Party during the 2016 campaign, highlighted by her concern that Hillary Clinton was seriously ill and might need to be replaced by Joe Biden or Bernie Sanders.
Discussion: IJR
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Eddie Scarry / Washington Examiner:
Donna Brazile: Jake Tapper betrayed me after debate questions controversy
Discussion: IJR, TheBlaze, Mediaite and Instapundit
Travis Andersen / BostonGlobe.com:
Heather Unruh says Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted her son  —  Fighting back tears, former Channel 5 anchor Heather Unruh told reporters on Wednesday that actor Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted her teenage son during an encounter last year at a Nantucket bar.
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Chicago Tribune:
Obama reports for jury duty at Daley Center but is dismissed a short time later  —  Former President Barack Obama arrives for jury duty at the Daley Center, Nov. 18.  2017.  —  The former leader of the free world reported for Cook County jury duty Wednesday morning at the Daley Center but ultimately was dismissed, officials said.
Amanda House / Breitbart:
Exclusive: Rand Paul's Neighbors Say Reports Blaming Savage Assault on ‘Landscaping Dispute’ Are Fake News  —  Rand Paul's neighbors are calling into question reports suggesting the Kentucky senator's character and libertarianism contributed to one member of their community allegedly attacking …
Associated Press:
Politician Who Joked About Women's March Defeated  —  A New Jersey politician who shared a meme on Facebook during January's Women's March in Washington asking whether the protest would be “over in time for them to cook dinner” is eating his words.  —  MAYS LANDING, N.J. (AP) …
Discussion: The Hill and Lawyers, Guns & Money
CBO's Publications:
Repealing the Individual Health Insurance Mandate: An Updated Estimate  —  CBO and the JCT estimate that, by itself, repealing the mandate would reduce federal deficits by about $338 billion over the 2018-2027 period and increase the number of uninsured people by 4 million in 2019 and 13 million in 2027.
Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian / Foreign Policy:
Top U.S. Diplomat Blasts Trump Administration for ‘Decapitation’ of State Department Leadership  —  Weakening State cedes diplomacy to U.S. adversaries, say current and former officials.  —  Two former ambassadors have rebuked the White House in an increasingly vocal backlash against its efforts to sideline the State Department.
Discussion: Washington Post
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Eli Stokols / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says Democrats Will Like Senate Tax Plan More Than House Version  —  President dialed into meeting of Senate Democrats from Asia trip and may have muddied the issue  —  WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump moved to assuage centrist Democratic senators' concerns about the House Republican tax overhaul …
Joe Mayes / Bloomberg:
Bill O'Reilly's Fox Deal Shielded Him From Getting Fired Over Allegations  —  Fox director Nasser reveals contract terms to U.K. regulators  —  Sexual-harassment handling is weighing on Fox's bid for Sky  —  Former Fox News star Bill O'Reilly had a deal with 21st Century Fox Inc …
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Ohio mayor who left Dem Party to back Trump goes down in humiliating electoral defeat  —  A mayor in Ohio who left the Democratic Party last year to endorse Donald Trump for president has gone down in defeat.  —  Tom Coyne, who was elected as mayor Brook Park in 2013, lost his reelection bid …
Discussion: Plain Dealer
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Jeffrey Tambor Being Investigated By Amazon On Sexual Harassment Claims; Actor “Adamantly” Denies Allegations  —  by Dominic Patten and Nellie Andreeva tip  —  EXCLUSIVE: Three weeks after Amazon Studios boss Roy Price resigned over sexual harassment claims, the company is conducting …
Ken Belson / New York Times:
Jerry Jones Is Said to Hire David Boies to Block Roger Goodell's Contract  —  Jerry Jones, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys and one of the N.F.L.'s most powerful figures, has escalated his feud with Commissioner Roger Goodell, threatening to sue the league and some fellow team owners …
Anthony Zurcher / BBC:
George Papadopoulos meeting with UK during Trump campaign revealed  —  Dismissed by the White House as a “low-level volunteer”, more about the true status of adviser George Papadopoulos seems to emerge by the day.  —  The Trump campaign foreign policy aide's contacts with Russians have already got him in trouble.
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Fusion GPS co-founder strikes deal to talk about Trump dossier  —  Glenn Simpson, the co-founder of the firm that assembled the controversial “Steele dossier” on President Trump, has struck a deal to appear before the House Intelligence Committee for a voluntary closed-door interview next week, committee leaders announced Wednesday.
Discussion: Axios, RedState and The Gateway Pundit
James Dator / SBNation.com:
This ‘Price is Right’ contestant who gave up a new car for $1,500 is actually a secret genius  —  The audience booed, but Kevin was right.  —  PIN  —  This is a story about Kevin, who had an incredible chance to win a car on The Price is Right but refused and instead took $1,500.
Discussion: USA Today
Maya Prabhu / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia Democrats pick up three legislative seats in special elections  —  Georgia Democrats have gained three legislative seats in Tuesday's special elections.  —  Deborah Gonzalez bested Houston Gaines to represent the Athens area, replacing former Athens Republican Rep. Regina Quick, who was appointed to a judgeship in August.
APM Reports:
Criticized for ship holdings, Ross owns more than previously known and the deals continue  —  Most of the 75 ships transport oil and gas products worldwide, presenting a conflict of interest for the commerce secretary as he negotiates trade deals.  Records show 11 purchases since March.
Teen Vogue:
Hillary Clinton Guest Edits Teen Vogue Volume IV  —  “This issue is a celebration of resistance and resilience.”  —  Photographs by  —  Makeup by  —  Props by  —  Fashion by  —  Hair by … Have you ever noticed that whenever a teenage girl takes a stand on an important issue, people seem surprised?
 
 
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Brandon Cockerham / Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch: Justice Department Argues Comey's Leak of ‘Flynn’ …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Durbin blocks Interior nominees from confirmation
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
McCain opposes Trump nominee over torture memos
Discussion: Raw Story
Hunter Walker / Yahoo:
Top Trump campaign adviser admits he was ‘fooled’ by a Russian Twitter bot
Discussion: Raw Story
Monte Whaley / Denver Post:
In thorny Douglas County school board races that drew national scrutiny, anti-voucher candidates prevail
Discussion: Daily Kos
 Earlier Items: 
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Sorry, But American Democracy Is Still Edging Closer to Disaster
Bloomberg:
Icahn Subpoenaed by U.S. Over Biofuel Policy While Trump Adviser
Discussion: Raw Story and Business Insider
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Members irate after elite NY golf club refuses to hang Trump portrait
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Graham Vyse / New Republic:
How a Socialist Beat One of Virginia's Most Powerful Republicans
Lindy West / New York Times:
Brave Enough to Be Angry
 

 
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