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10:10 AM ET, October 3, 2018

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New York Times:
Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father  —  The president has long sold himself as a self-made billionaire, but a Times investigation found that he received at least $413 million in today's dollars from his father's real estate empire, much of it through tax dodges in the 1990s.
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Melina Delkic / New York Times:
How Times Journalists Uncovered the Original Source of the President's Wealth  —  Three reporters spent over a year digging through more than 100,000 pages of documents and chasing down key sources familiar with President Trump's father and his empire.  —  Times Insider delivers behind …
Discussion: Raw Story
Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
‘Art of the Deal’ writer says New York Times report ends myth of Trump as ‘self-made man’  —  Tony Schwartz, who as the co-author of “The Art of the Deal” helped Donald Trump cement his reputation as a man of economic acumen and moxie, said in an interview Tuesday that a New York Times report documenting …
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump Even Inherited His Self-Made Myth
Discussion: VICE, Raw Story and The Week
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Trump rips into The New York Times over tax schemes report
Discussion: Political Wire and Mediaite
New York Times:
11 Takeaways From The Times's Investigation Into Trump's Wealth
Daily Mail:
YOU'RE HIRED! Trump earned $200,000 a year at age three, and was a millionaire by eight
Discussion: Chicks On The Right
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
FBI expands inquiry into Ford allegations  —  (CNN)The FBI is expanding its inquiry into sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh beyond the initial four interviews that the White House directed to be conducted.  —  The efforts come as anticipation builds …
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NBC News:
Dozens of potential sources of information have not been contacted by the FBI in Kavanaugh investigation  —  With the investigation winding down, multiple individuals who have tried to contact the bureau have not heard back.  —  WASHINGTON — More than 40 people with potential information …
Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:   FBI in the eye of Senate storm
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
FBI navigates political minefield and deadline in Kavanaugh inquiry
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Does it matter what Kavanaugh did in high school? Well, yes.
Discussion: The Atlantic and Vox
Wall Street Journal:
FBI Probe of Kavanaugh Is Expected to Wrap Up Very Soon
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
Three Different NBC News Stories On Kavanaugh Face Accuracy Issues
Discussion: Splinter and Law & Crime
Margot Cleveland / USA Today:
Christine Blasey Ford's changing Kavanaugh assault story leaves her short on credibility  —  Put aside Christine Blasey Ford's emotional performance.  Her testimony revealed her as a witness whose memories change at her convenience.  —  CONNECT  —  When Christine Blasey Ford testified …
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Fox News:
Christine Blasey Ford ex-boyfriend says she helped friend prep for potential polygraph; Grassley sounds alarm  —  In a letter released Tuesday and obtained by Fox News, an ex-boyfriend of Christine Blasey Ford, the California professor accusing Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault …
Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:
Flake Reacts To Trump's Mockery Of Blasey Ford: 'It's Kind Of Appalling'  —  Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), one of the crucial senators who could switch sides and sink the nomination of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, described President Donald Trump's mockery of accuser Professor Blasey Ford as “kind of appalling.”
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
CHRISTINE BLASEY FORD'S EX-BOYFRIEND TOLD SENATE JUDICIARY HE WITNESSED HER COACH A FRIEND ON POLYGRAPHS  —  An ex-boyfriend of Brett Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford told Senate investigators he witnessed her coach a friend on how to take a polygraph, contradicting her sworn testimony …
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Rachel Mitchell expertly eviscerates the case against Kavanaugh
Brian Ries / CNN:
Trump mocks Christine Blasey Ford's sexual assault testimony at Mississippi rally
NBC News:
FBI could wrap up Kavanaugh probe as early as Tuesday night
New York Times:
Kavanaugh's 1983 Letter Offers Inside Look at High School Clique  —  The beachfront property was rented, the guests were invited and an ever-organized Brett M. Kavanaugh had some advice for the seven Georgetown Preparatory School classmates who would be joining him for the weeklong escapade.
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
THE NEW YORK TIMES PREPARING HIT PIECE ON BRETT KAVANAUGH FOR PARTY PLANNING
Burgess Everett / Politico:
GOP senators use Kavanaugh to beat back primary challengers in 2020  —  The lawmakers know that one way to fend off a Trump-fueled primary challenge is to back the Supreme Court nominee.  —  Senate Republicans are making an aggressive play to ward off primary challenges in 2020 …
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Scott Thistle / Press Herald:   Collins walks a political tightrope with Kavanaugh decision
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Bar Association Questioned Kavanaugh's Temperament and Honesty in 2006  —  WASHINGTON — When Brett M. Kavanaugh was preparing for his second confirmation hearing for a seat on a federal appeals court in 2006, he got some unwelcome news.  The American Bar Association, which had earlier given him its highest rating, had reconsidered.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Orrin Hatch / Wall Street Journal:   Brett Kavanaugh's Righteous Anger
Matthew Choi / Politico:
U.N. court orders U.S. to lift sanctions on Iran tied to humanitarian efforts  —  The United Nations' highest court ordered the United States on Wednesday not to tamper with humanitarian and aid efforts in Iran with its sanctions, which are scheduled to increase dramatically next month, Reuters reported.
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Stephanie van den Berg / Reuters:
World Court orders U.S. to ensure Iran sanctions don't hit humanitarian aid
Discussion: Breitbart
Jason Kander:
I Suffer From Depression and Have PTSD Symptoms  —  After 11 years, I'm finally ready to do something about it  —  About four months ago, I contacted the VA to get help.  It had been about 11 years since I left Afghanistan as an Army Intelligence Officer, and my tour over there still impacted me every day.
Kevin Collier / BuzzFeed News:
This Ohio Woman's Run-In With The FBI Gives Us A Window Into Robert Mueller's Trump-Russia Probe  —  WASHINGTON — Cassandra Ford tends to stay online late into the evening and then sleep in.  So when two FBI agents dispatched by special counsel Robert Mueller's office pounded on her boyfriend's door …
Axios:
Trump's 2020 dreams  —  President Trump is increasingly fantasizing in public and private about his 2020 campaign, using midterm rallies to talk as excitedly about his own re-election in 2020 as he does about the 2018 races that are just 34 days away.  —  What he's saying: Last night in Mississippi …
Jillian Kay Melchior / Wall Street Journal:
Fake News Comes to Academia  —  How three scholars gulled academic journals to publish hoax papers on ‘grievance studies.’  —  The existence of a monthly journal focused on “feminist geography” is a sign of something gone awry in academia.  The journal in question—Gender, Place & Culture …
Discussion: National Review and Eduwonk
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Meritocracy Against Itself  —  How Ivy League resentments took over the Kavanaugh debate.  —  A week ago, Elizabeth Bruenig of The Washington Post wrote a column about the dreadful feeling of being yanked back, thanks to the allegations of teenage sexual assault against Brett Kavanaugh …
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
‘Rip-roaring hot’ jobs market sees private payrolls surge by 230,000, highest since February  — Private payrolls rose by 230,000 in September, according to the most recent count by ADP and Moody's Analytics.  — Moody's economist Mark Zandi said the current pace suggests an unemployment rate of close to 3 percent in a year.
 
 
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