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1:35 PM ET, December 11, 2017

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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Enthused Democrats give Jones lead over Moore in Alabama  —  Democrat Doug Jones holds a 10-point lead over Republican Roy Moore among likely voters in deep red Alabama.  —  Greater party loyalty plus higher interest in the election among Democrats combined …
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Jeff Zeleny / CNN:
First on CNN: Obama tells Alabama voters to reject Roy Moore  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Former President Barack Obama is adding his voice to the Alabama Senate race, imploring voters to go to the polls Tuesday to reject the candidacy of Roy Moore as part of an aggressive effort by Democrats …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
How Trump came around to an accused child molester  —  Mitch McConnell had publicly disavowed Roy Moore when the Senate majority leader received one of several phone calls from President Donald Trump.  McConnell wanted Trump's help to push Moore out of the Alabama Senate race after he'd been accused …
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Rise of the Roypublicans  —  If Alabama voters on Tuesday elect Roy Moore to the Senate, the Donald Trump-diseased party once known as the Republicans may as well call themselves Roypublicans.  —  There will be no way to shake the stench of this homophobic, Islamophobic, sexist, racist apologist and accused pedophile.
Discussion: Weekly Standard and al.com
Scott Douglas / New York Times:
The Alabama Senate Race May Have Already Been Decided  —  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Senate election in Alabama on Tuesday is not just about the choice between Doug Jones and Roy Moore.  It's also about a voter suppression campaign that may well sway the result of a close race.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Nebraska RNC official resigns to protest support of Moore
Discussion: Fox News, Axios and Vox
Associated Press:
The Latest: Jones says Moore hiding in Alabama Senate race
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
New York Post:
Suspected bomber in custody after explosion at Port Authority  —  A suicide bomber set off a device at the Port Authority bus terminal Monday morning, law enforcement sources said.  —  The suspected bomber - who had wires attached to him - was armed with a pipe bomb and a battery pack, sources said.
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New York Times:
Pipe Bomb Explodes in New York Subway Walkway  —  A 27-year-old man set off a pipe bomb strapped to his body during the morning rush hour on Monday, deep inside one of Manhattan's busiest commuter corridors, the police said.  —  The blast echoed through the subway tunnels just off Times Square …
CBS News:
Explosion reported at Port Authority bus terminal in New York City - live updates
NBC News:
18 crucial days: What did the president know and when did he know it?  —  WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller is trying to piece together what happened inside the White House over a critical 18-day period that began when senior officials were told that National Security Adviser Michael Flynn …
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Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Why Conservatives Should Embrace Bob Mueller
Discussion: Salon, Hullabaloo and National Review
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
As Russia probes progress, one name is missing: Bannon's
Discussion: Raw Story
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
This big development in the Mueller probe could put Trump in danger
Discussion: USA Today, IJR, 89.3 KPCC and NPR
Irene Plagianos / Eater NY:
Mario Batali Steps Away From Restaurant Empire Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations  —  Four women accuse the chef of inappropriate touching in a pattern of behavior that spans at least two decades, according to dozens of Eater interviews  —  About 10 years ago, at the after-party …
Mark Berman / Washington Post:
Trump accusers say it was ‘heartbreaking’ to see him elected despite sexual misconduct allegations  —  As the country grapples with a national reckoning over sexual misconduct allegations against powerful men from Hollywood to Capitol Hill, three women who accused the most high-profile man …
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Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
Trump Accusers Tell Megyn Kelly: 'Let's Try Again' to Prove He's a ‘Pervert’
Discussion: Politico, Axios and ABC News
The Daily Beast:
Trump's Accusers to Demand Probe at Monday Press Conference
Discussion: IJR, Politico and The Week
Bloomberg:
Trump Takes Credit for Killing Hundreds of Regulations That Were Already Dead  —  As the Trump administration nears its one-year mark, White House officials are touting cuts to regulations as one of their top achievements.  —  “In the history of our country, no president, during their entire term …
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Eric Boehlert / Shareblue Media:   White House brags about repealing 834 fake regulations
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Roy Moore in 2011: Getting rid of amendments after 10th would ‘eliminate many problems’  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore appeared on a conspiracy-driven radio show twice in 2011, where he told the hosts in an interview that getting rid …
Helena Bottemiller Evich / Politico:
Behind Trump's plan to target the federal safety net  —  The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress are hoping to make the most sweeping changes to federal safety net programs in a generation, using legislation and executive actions to target recipients of food stamps, Medicaid and housing benefits.
Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:
Four thoughts on the story that almost broke the #ToddlerinChief thread  —  Regarding the sixty-source New York Times story confirming that the president has the emotional maturity of a four-year old.  —  The hard-working staff here at Spoiler Alerts has taken great pains to curate …
Discussion: Washington Free Beacon, IJR and AOL
Julia Ioffe / The Atlantic:
What Putin Really Wants  —  I. The Hack  —  The large, sunny room at Volgograd State University smelled like its contents: 45 college students, all but one of them male, hunched over keyboards, whispering and quietly clacking away among empty cans of Juicy energy drink.
Discussion: Raw Story
Dan Primack / Axios:
Treasury admits tax plan won't pay for itself  —  The U.S. Treasury Department today released a one-page analysis of the GOP's proposed tax reform plan.  —  Bottom line: The report acknowledges that the tax plan will not pay for itself via increased economic growth, despite Treasury Secretary …
 
 
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Associated Press:
Judge warns Manafort: No more op-eds about federal case
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Kim Hjelmgaard / USA Today:
North Korea's newest claim: Kim Jong Un can control the weather
Discussion: Washington Post, The Week and VICE News
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
James O'Keefe Donor Flees Over Failure to Disclose Criminal Record
Discussion: Raw Story
Robert Wright / Vox:
The left shouldn't make peace with neocons — even to defeat Trump
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
YouTubers Made Hundreds Of Thousands Off Of Bizarre And Disturbing Child Content
Meduza.io:
Jailed Russian hacker says the FSB coordinated his cyber-attacks on Hillary Clinton and the DNC
 Earlier Items: 
Pema Levy / Mother Jones:
The Republican Overseeing the Alabama Election Doesn't Think Voting Should Be Easy
Discussion: Political Wire
Aileen Graef / CNN:
Two senators call for Trump's resignation over sexual assault, harassment allegations
Discussion: CNBC and IJR
Jack Cashill / American Thinker:
In 1990, when liberal journalists still had some sense of obligation …
Alex Shephard / New Republic:
Paper Tiger  —  Here is a very short history of Donald Trump's …
Lawrence H. Summers / Washington Post:
The economy is on a sugar high, and tax cuts won't help
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg:
The Middle Class Might Not Even Notice If the GOP Cuts Their Taxes
The Boston Globe / BostonGlobe.com:
BOSTON. RACISM. IMAGE. REALITY.
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight and Splinter