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NBC News:
Accuser's schoolmate says she recalls hearing of alleged Kavanaugh incident  —  Cristina King Miranda says she recalls it being discussed at their school, but has no first-hand knowledge of the alleged assault by Brett Kavanaugh.  —  WASHINGTON — A former schoolmate of Brett Kavanaugh's accuser wrote …
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Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Former classmate of Kavanaugh's denies being at party in sexual assault allegation  —  (CNN)In a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee, another former classmate of Brett Kavanaugh's denies attending a party like the one described in the allegation made by Christine Blasey Ford …
Maria Caspani / Reuters:
Opposition to Kavanaugh grows, support at historic low: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  (Reuters) - A growing number of Americans said they opposed President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, as the candidate's confirmation hearings took place and as he fended off a sexual assault claim, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed.
Wall Street Journal:
Portrait of Kavanaugh Accuser Christine Blasey Ford: Thorough, Guarded, Accomplished Academic  —  Dr. Ford built a quiet life in California as a research psychologist  —  Christine Blasey Ford sent an unusual Facebook message to her best college friend this summer with a question …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Republicans have no good options on Brett Kavanaugh  —  Led by President Trump, Republicans are increasingly suggesting that the timing of Christine Blasey Ford's accusation against Brett Kavanaugh is suspicious.  There are plenty of reasons to doubt that theory — most notably the fact …
Kevin Roose / New York Times:
Debunking 5 Viral Rumors About Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh's Accuser
Discussion: Vox, The Atlantic and The Federalist
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Another Alleged Witness Denies Seeing or Hearing What Kavanaugh's Accuser Claimed
The Hill:
Hill.TV INTERVIEW EXCLUSIVE: Trump eviscerates Sessions: 'I don't have an attorney general'  —  in an Oval Office interview with Hill.TV launched one of his most ferocious broadsides to date against Jeff Sessions  —  , suggesting the attorney general was essentially AWOL and performing badly on a variety of issues.
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
‘The Apprentice’ book excerpt: At CIA's ‘Russia House,’ growing alarm about 2016 election interference  —  The warren of cubicles was secured behind a metal door.  The name on the hallway placard had changed often over the years, most recently designating the space as part of the Mission Center for Europe and Eurasia.
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Tightening Texas race boosts Democrats' hopes of taking Senate: Reuters poll  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Democratic congressman aiming to unseat Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz in Texas has pulled even in the race, a Reuters poll found, a spark of hope for a party seeking a Senate majority to curb President Donald Trump's agenda.
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Kathryn Lundstrom / The Texas Tribune:
Beto O'Rourke leads Ted Cruz by 2 among likely voters in U.S. Senate race, new poll finds
Discussion: Common Dreams and Booman Tribune
Elizabeth Bruenig / Washington Post:
What do we owe her now?  —  About that night  —  Aug. 11, 2006, was a sweltering Friday night in the midst of a long, fatally hot summer.  A 16-year-old girl reported that she was raped that night, in a storage shed off a dirt road in my hometown of Arlington, Tex. Nobody was ever prosecuted for it …
The Hill:
READ: President Trump's exclusive interview with Hill.TV  —  covered a range of topics in an extensive Oval Office interview on Tuesday with Hill.TV's John Solomon and Buck Sexton.  —  Here is the extended conversation, which took place late Tuesday afternoon following the president's press conference …
Cara Buckley / New York Times:
New York Review of Books Editor Is Out Amid Uproar Over #MeToo Essay  —  Ian Buruma, the editor of The New York Review of Books, left his position on Wednesday amid an uproar over the magazine's publication of an essay by a disgraced Canadian radio broadcaster who had been accused of sexually assaulting and battering women.
Michael Hobbes / Highline:
Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong  —  From the 16th century to the 19th, scurvy killed around 2 million sailors, more than warfare, shipwrecks and syphilis combined.  It was an ugly, smelly death, too, beginning with rattling teeth and ending with a body so rotted out from the inside …
Discussion: Unfogged
The Hill:
Trump slams Bush for ‘worst single mistake’ in U.S. history  —  took a little time during a policy-rich interview in the Oval Office to give his take on the biggest mistake in American history.  —  Was it the Civil War?  Nah.  The failure to stop Sept. 11?  Nope.  How about Pearl Harbor?
Discussion: Mediaite
Chris Strohm / Bloomberg:
FBI, DOJ Plan Redactions Despite Trump's Document Order  — The agencies can't offer a timeline to finish their review  — Holding back information could spark confrontation with Trump  —  President Donald Trump has demanded the “immediate declassification” of sensitive materials …
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Media Matters for America:
After demanding release of DOJ documents, Trump admits he's just doing what his sycophants tell him to do
Discussion: The Hill, Politico and Wired
Washington Post:
Woman fatally stabbed in D.C.'s popular Logan Circle neighborhood  —  A woman jogging in the Logan Circle neighborhood in Northwest Washington was fatally stabbed Tuesday evening in what police said was probably a random attack.  —  Wendy K. Martinez, 35, was attacked just before 8 p.m …
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Anjali Hemphill / WTTG-TV:   Woman stabbed to death near Logan Circle, police say
Bill Novak / madison.com:
Active shooter reported at Middleton office building, multiple ambulances sent  —  Police and multiple ambulances were sent Wednesday morning to a Middleton office building on reports of an active shooter in the building, authorities reported.  —  The 911 Communications Center said at about 10:30 …
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The Sun:
SANDS CRAZY Donald Trump suggested building a wall across the SAHARA to solve Europe's migrant crisis, Spanish minster claims  —  Respected Foreign minister Josep Borrell claims the US President suggested building an insanely immense barrier across North Africa to curb the numbers of African migrants surging into Europe
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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Natalia Penza / Daily Express:   Spain reveals Trump planned WALL in Sahara Desert to deal with Europe's ‘migrant problem’
Mark D. Wilson / Austin American-Statesman:
BREAKING: Austin man at center of 3D-printed gun debate faces sex assault charge  —  Cody Wilson, an Austin man whose fight over 3D-printed guns thrust him into the national spotlight, faces a charge of sexual assault, according to an arrest affidavit filed in Travis County district court on Wednesday.
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Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Cody Wilson, 3-D Printed Gun Advocate, Charged With Child Sexual Abuse
Nathaniel Meyersohn / CNNMoney:
Walmart is where the trade war comes home  —  How the US trade war might impact your beer  —  Two weeks ago, Walmart asked the Trump administration to walk back its plan to put tariffs on Christmas lights, shampoo, dog food, luggage, mattresses, handbags, backpacks, vacuum cleaners, bicycles …
Discussion: fox13now.com, CNN and KTLA
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Clifford Krauss / New York Times:   Trump Hit Iran With Oil Sanctions. So Far, They're Working.
New York Times:
The Five Battlefields for Control of the House  —  The sizzling-hot day in the Santa Clarita Valley seemed far away inside the air-conditioned food court where Victoria Rust, 57, waited for a cheese pizza.  Seeking refuge from the scorching heat is a familiar exercise for voters …
Discussion: CNBC and Political Wire
Project Veritas:
Deep State Unmasked: Leaks at HHS; DOJ Official Resists “From Inside,” DOJ: “These allegations are deeply concerning...referred to Inspector General.”  —  [This post contains video, click to play]  —  DOJ: “These allegations are deeply concerning...referred to Inspector General.”
Jon Caramanica / New York Times:
R.I.P., the Celebrity Profile  —  All glossy magazine superstar covers may look the same from a distance, but inside, you're never quite sure what you'll find.  —  Take the October issue of GQ, which features Paul McCartney.  For decades he has leaned on familiar Beatles anecdotes …
Discussion: BuzzFeed News
Megan Garber / The Atlantic:
'I'd Do Her': Mike Bloomberg and the Underbelly of #MeToo  —  If you find yourself seeking, in these turbulent times, evidence of steadiness among the chaos—proof that even as the seas rise and the winds whip and the world that was gives way to the world that will be, some things will remain the same …
Discussion: Vox, National Review and New Republic
Brian Slodysko / Associated Press:
GOP frets about prospects for picking up Indiana Senate seat  —  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Mike Braun, the Republican candidate for a crucial Senate seat in Indiana, often refers to his rival, Sen. Joe Donnelly, as “Sleepin' Joe” and has vowed to wake the vulnerable Democrat from his “siesta” on Election Day.
 
 
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John Harwood / CNBC:
Former Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel warns Trump may order military action in Venezuela for political gain
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Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost:
Dark Money Groups Will Have To Disclose Their Donors In Time For The Midterms
Discussion: Common Dreams
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Democrats' smash and smear agenda reaches new heights
Dennis Romero / NBC News:
Hillary Clinton: Trump will ‘wholesale fire people’ after midterm election
Discussion: Axios, LifeZette and AOL
Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
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Jessie Opoien / madison.com:
Constituent called 911, suspecting drug deal, on Dane County Supervisor Shelia Stubbs …
Discussion: VICE News and Raw Story
New York Times:
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Discussion: All Over Albany and Althouse
Lili Loofbourow / Slate:
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Discussion: Vox, Glamour and The Week