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11:20 AM ET, September 8, 2018

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New York Times:
Trump Administration Discussed Coup Plans With Rebel Venezuelan Officers  —  The Trump administration held secret meetings with rebellious military officers from Venezuela over the last year to discuss their plans to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro, according to American officials …
Discussion: Axios, The Daily Caller and KABE-LP
David Brock / NBC News:
David Brock I knew Brett Kavanaugh during his years as a Republican operative.  Don't let him sit on the Supreme Court.  —  We were part of a close circle of cynical hard-right operatives being groomed for much bigger things.  —  Created with Sketch.  —  I used to know Brett Kavanaugh pretty well.
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Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Leahy says Kavanaugh was ‘not truthful’ about Democratic documents  —  Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.) said Friday that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was “not truthful” when he denied knowing that he had received documents that Leahy said had been “stolen” from him and other Democrats.
Grant Stern / The Dworkin Report:
This is why we just filed a criminal complaint against Brett Kavanaugh  —  Scott Dworkin explains why he and the Democratic Coalition filed a criminal complaint to the US Department of Justice against Judge Brett Kavanaugh with the legal counsel of Massachusetts lawyer J. Whitfield Larrabee.
Pam Belluck / New York Times:   Science Does Not Support Claims That Contraceptives Are ‘Abortion-Inducing’
Reason:   What Should Have Happened at the Brett Kavanaugh Hearing
Argus Leader:
Last Slide  —  Sutton's campaign office defended the candidate's record on taxes in an emailed statement.  —  “In the (South Dakota State) Senate, Billie Sutton has supported more than three dozen tax cuts for South Dakota families,” the statement said.  “Billie knows South Dakotans …
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Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
The Banality of Barack  —  Capping off a week where Senate …
Discussion: Quartz, The Gateway Pundit and Vox
Victor Skinner / The American Mirror:
HE'S BACK! Obama refers to himself 102 times during 64-minute speech
Discussion: HuffPost and AOL
Mike Kordenbrock / Billings Gazette:
plaidshirtguy at Trump rally is ... a Billings high schooler  —  Billings West High School senior Tyler Linfesty learned Thursday morning during first period that he had been selected for VIP treatment at President Donald J. Trump's rally at MetraPark.  —  Linfesty had applied for tickets to the rally earlier in the week.
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Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
We Found the ‘Plaid Shirt Guy’ Who Trolled Trump's Rally With Hilarious Faces
Justin Miller / The Daily Beast:
Elliott Broidy's Mistress Shera Bechard Says He Demanded She Get Abortion  —  Shera Bechard also accused Elliott Broidy of having unprotected sex with her—'without telling her he had genital herpes.' Broidy denies the claims.  —  Lachlan Cartwright  —  A major Republican fundraiser allegedly demanded …
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Sara Sidner / CNN:
Accusations by ex-mistress of GOP mega donor Elliott Broidy go public
Discussion: Axios
Yashar Ali / HuffPost:   Ex-Mistress Accuses Longtime RNC Leader Elliott Broidy Of Physical, Sexual Abuse, Complaint Shows
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Ryan, McConnell try to coax Trump away from shutdown — using props and flattery  —  The top two Republicans in Congress arrived at the White House this week armed with props aimed at flattering and cajoling President Trump out of shutting down the government at the end of this month.
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Nikki Haley / Washington Post:
When I challenge the president, I do it directly. My anonymous colleague should have, too.
MJ Lee / CNN:
Michael Cohen seeks to tear up Stormy Daniels deal, wants money back  —  (CNN)Michael Cohen's shell company, Essential Consultants, filed a status report Friday evening agreeing to tear up the original 2016 agreement with adult film star Stormy Daniels, in which Cohen arranged to pay her $130,000 …
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Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Michael Cohen firm seeks to void nondisclosure agreement with Stormy Daniels
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and HuffPost
Josh Gerstein / Politico:   Michael Cohen seeks to unwind hush money deal with Stormy Daniels
Bloomberg:
Trump Executives Face U.S. Campaign-Finance Probe, Source Says  — Manhattan prosecutors continue inquiry after Cohen guilty plea  — What did Weisselberg know and sign off on as company's CFO?  —  Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are investigating whether anyone …
Associated Press:
Letter confirms Vatican received McCarrick complaint in 2000 … VATICAN CITY — A 2006 letter from a top Vatican official confirms that the Holy See received information in 2000 about the sexual misconduct of now-resigned U.S. cardinal, lending credibility to bombshell accusations of a cover …
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Robert Duncan / americamagazine.org:   Vatican officials knew of McCarrick allegations in 2000, letter confirms
New York Times:
To Secure Better Housing, Top Diplomat Pulls Rank on the Military  —  WASHINGTON — As a congressman and before he moved to Washington full-time, Mike Pompeo lived in a 5,500-square-foot house in Wichita, Kan., replete with vaulted ceilings, four bedrooms and five bathrooms …
Amir Tibon / Haaretz:
>> Defunding UNRWA is an example of Trump's ‘peace’ plan |  Analysis  —  The administration deliberated for a number of weeks whether or not to include the East Jerusalem hospitals in its budget cut, since some of these hospitals are supported by influential Christian groups in the United States.
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Daniel Estrin / NPR:   New Cuts In Medical Aid To Palestinians By Trump Administration
Bloomberg:
Manafort Weighing Plea Deal to Avoid New Criminal Trial, Source Says  — Talks said to center on possible admissions, sentencing length  — Ex-Trump campaign chief was convicted in Virginia last month  —  Paul Manafort's lawyers have talked to U.S. prosecutors about a possible guilty plea …
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Papadopoulos breaks silence, 'can't guarantee' he didn't tell Trump campaign about Russian dirt  —  Watch Jake Tapper's interview with the ex-Trump campaign aide in CNN Special Report “The Mysterious Case of George Papadopoulos” Saturday at 8 p.m., ET.  —  Washington (CNN)Former Trump …
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Luke Harding / The Guardian:   Murdered Russian exile survived earlier poisoning attempt, police believe
Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Dallas Police Officer Kills Her Neighbor in His Apartment, Saying She Mistook It for Her Own  —  A Dallas police officer fatally shot a neighbor inside the man's apartment late Thursday night, claiming that she mistook his apartment for her own and believed he was an intruder, the police said.
Associated Press:
Echoes of Watergate in Trump tumult  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House seethes with intrigue and backstabbing as aides hunt for the anonymous Deep (state) Throat among them.  A president feels besieged by tormentors — Bob Woodward is driving him crazy — so he tends his version of an enemies list …
Daniel Dale / Toronto Star:
According to Donald Trump, a lot of people are crying around Donald Trump  —  WASHINGTON - Something remarkable happened, according to Donald Trump, when Donald Trump arrived at his campaign rally in Evansville, Indiana last week.  —  Nine “miners” greeted him backstage.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Jarrett Murphy / The Investigative Fund:
The LLC Loophole  —  In New York, where an LLC is legally a person …
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Grace Gottschling / Campus Reform:
No. 2 ranked U.S. law school study finds conservative profs shunned by elite schools
Discussion: Townhall
Abigail Shrier / Wall Street Journal:
The New Jewish-Christian Amity  —  Social changes lead …
Charean Williams / ProFootballTalk:
Nick Saban: NFL players have a “right” to protest during anthem
The Seattle Times:
Amazon has patented a system that would put workers in a cage, on top of a robot
Discussion: Althouse
Wesley J. Smith / National Review:
‘Medicare for All’ Is Really ‘Medicaid for All’
Discussion: Power Line
Craig Jenkins / Vulture:
The Perfectionist Mac Miller is finally making the music he's always wanted to make
Daniel McCarthy / Test Feed Using Fields:
A Mutiny Amid the Republican Party?
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Hilary Leichter / The Cut:
I Refused to Write Steve Bannon's Bio for The New Yorker Festival
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
None of You Idiots Is Spartacus
Discussion: Breitbart, Power Line and Hot Air
Joe Schneider / Bloomberg:
DNC Lawyers Raise Prospect That Papadopoulos's U.K. Contact May Be Dead
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
President Trump celebrates the body-slam of a reporter in Montana
Daniel Dale / Toronto Star:
Trump warns he could cause the ‘ruination’ of Canada
Discussion: The Daily Caller and New Republic