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8:00 AM ET, November 17, 2017

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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Franken Should Go  —  Oh no, not Al Franken, too.  —  Before Thursday, I'd hoped Franken would run for president in 2020.  A hugely gifted communicator with entertainment chops, he seemed well suited to take on Donald Trump, assuming the demagogic showman seeks re-election.
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Gillibrand Says Bill Clinton Should Have Resigned Over Lewinsky Affair  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Democrat of New York, who holds Hillary Clinton's former seat, said on Thursday that Bill Clinton should have resigned the presidency after his inappropriate relationship with an intern came to light nearly 20 years ago.
Brian Maloney / Media Equalizer:
Melanie Morgan: After TV appearance, Al Franken harassed me too  —  Immediately raising questions about double-standards in the media and on Capitol Hill, a Los Angeles radio news anchor today accused Senator Al Franken (D-MN) of sexually assaulting her.  —  Now, Media Equalizer Co-Founder …
Steven Nelson / Washington Examiner:
Two prominent Minnesota Democrats call on Al Franken to resign  —  Two prominent members of Minnesota's Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party are calling on Sen. Al Franken to resign his Senate seat following allegations of sexual misconduct.  —  Although many other Democrats have called …
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:   It wasn't “the times” that caused feminists to give Bill Clinton a pass
Josh Delk / The Hill:
Stone appeared to know Franken allegation was coming
Wall Street Journal:
Special Counsel Mueller Issued Subpoena for Russia-Related Documents From Trump Campaign Officials  —  Senate committee also pressures Kushner lawyer to turn over more documents  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller's team in mid-October issued a subpoena to President Donald Trump's campaign …
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
BUCKLE UP: A crazy December is ahead …
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Senate Judiciary panel: Kushner had contacts about WikiLeaks, Russian overtures he did not disclose
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Kushner Failed to Provide Russia Documents, Senate Panel Found
Discussion: NPR
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Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
Republican appointee resigns from the DHS after past comments about blacks, Muslims come to light
Discussion: Politico
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:   Homeland Security's head of community outreach resigns over past controversial comments on black community, Islam
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Jones leads Moore by 8 points in Alabama Senate race  —  Alabama voters want a candidate who will represent their state with honor — and they think Doug Jones has strong moral character and Roy Moore doesn't.  That gives the Democrat the lead in the U.S. Senate race.
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Fox News poll: Obama has higher favorability in Alabama than Trump
Discussion: Politicus USA and Joe.My.God.
Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Roy Moore on day 7 of child sex abuse scandal: “We need moral values back in this country.”
Discussion: CBS News and The Daily Caller
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Athena Jones / CNN:
First on CNN: New George H.W. Bush accuser says he groped her during 1992 re-election campaign  —  (CNN)Former President George H.W. Bush is facing new allegations from a Michigan woman who said he touched her inappropriately while he was in office at an event in April 1992.
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:   Multiple women accuse former President George HW Bush of inappropriate grabbing
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: How Sylvester Stallone was accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old fan: Police report reveals girl claimed star made her give him and his bodyguard oral sex and threatened they would ‘beat her head in’ if she ever told  — Sylvester Stallone was accused of sexually assaulting …
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
The Russia investigation's spectacular accumulation of lies  —  I spent part of my convalescence from a recent illness reading some of the comprehensive timelines of the Russia investigation (which indicates, I suppose, a sickness of another sort).  One, compiled by Politico …
Discussion: New York Magazine
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Bans Kiss Frontman Gene Simmons for Life … Kiss frontman Gene Simmons—until this week, a favorite guest on Fox News and Fox Business Network programs, which couldn't get enough of his supposedly outrageous rock-star antics mixed with conservative politics—has been banned for life from the right-leaning cable channels.
Discussion: The Guardian, Raw Story and RedState
Josh Meyer / Politico:
Papadopoulos claimed Trump phone call and larger campaign role  —  George Papadopoulos claimed last year that Donald Trump telephoned him to discuss his new position as a foreign policy adviser to his presidential campaign and that the two had at least one personal introductory meeting that the White House has not acknowledged.
Tucker Higgins / CNBC:
Russian ambassador says he won't name all the Trump officials he's met with because ‘the list is so long’  — Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak said it would take him more than 20 minutes to name all of the Trump officials he's met with.  — Kislyak made the remarks in a sprawling interview …
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Post
NBC News:
Does cooperating witness have info on Flynn tie to Turkey?  —  A gold trader who is close to Turkish President Recep Erdogan is now cooperating with federal prosecutors in a money-laundering case, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter, and legal experts say prosecutors …
Diane Herbst / People.com:
Donald Trump's Sexual Assault Accusers Demand Justice in the #MeToo Era: ‘We Were Forgotten’  —  The recent accusations of sexual misconduct against a long list of powerful men in Hollywood and other industries have been widely believed — and led to resignations, loss of careers and other fallout.
Discussion: Jezebel and Mediaite
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
A Wave Is a Comin'  —  The last two weeks have seen some significant movement in Democrats favor.  First, there were the impressive results from last Tuesday's elections.  This week, we've seen two polls — one by Quinnipiac and one by Marist — that show Democrats with a congressional ballot advantage of +13 to +15.
Wall Street Journal:
BuzzFeed Set to Miss Revenue Target, Signaling Turbulence in Media  —  Prospects for a 2018 initial public offering by the high-profile publisher now appear remote  —  Digital publisher BuzzFeed is on track to miss its revenue target this year by a significant amount, the latest sign …
Media Matters for America:
Breitbart editor-in-chief: Ivanka Trump should stay quiet “especially when there's been so many allegations against President Trump”  —  ALEX MARLOW: Ivanka [Trump] made a very strange statement because she came out, with guns ablazing saying there's a special place in hell for child predators and that she believes the accusers.
Discussion: AOL and Raw Story
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Jeffrey Tambor Accused By ‘Transparent’ Actress Of Sexual Harassment; Actor Admits “Flaws,” Says “Misinterpreted”  —  EXCLUSIVE: Just more than a week after Amazon opened an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Jeffrey Tambor, the Transparent star today has been accused …
Discussion: Mediaite, Just Jared and IndieWire
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Axios Raises $20 Million to Fund Newsroom Expansion  —  The 10-month-old media startup plans to increase staffing to 150 by the end of 2018, develop new coverage areas, and expand its data analysis and product offerings  —  Less than a year after Politico co-founder Jim VandeHei launched …
 
 
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
‘A lot of boob stuff:’ Fla. Democratic Party chair apologizes after six women complain of ‘demeaning’ behavior
Discussion: Florida Politics
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
At conservative conference, Neil Gorsuch cracks joke about frozen trucker nearly left to die
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Corker-Tillerson alliance frays
Discussion: Mother Jones
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
The GOP tax plan is moving forward. It's a big scam on Trump's base.
Discussion: Vox, The Guardian and New York Times
David Kumbroch / WHNT-TV:
Court records dispute Moore campaign claim that he had additional contact with accuser, presided over her divorce
 Earlier Items: 
Amanda Robb / Rolling Stone:
Anatomy of a Fake News Scandal
CNN:
Sparkling wine, jets, the unborn and other special-interest wins in the tax bill
Discussion: IJR, KTLA and CBS Miami
CNBC:
Comcast is in talks with 21st Century Fox about buying major assets, sources say
Brian Fung / Washington Post:
The FCC just repealed a 42-year-old rule blocking broadcast media mergers
Erin Rousseau / New York Times:
The House Just Voted to Bankrupt Graduate Students
New York Times:
House Passes Tax Bill, as Does Senate Panel