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8:35 AM ET, October 16, 2018

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CNN:
Saudis preparing to admit Jamal Khashoggi died during interrogation, sources say  —  Ankara, Turkey (CNN)The Saudis are preparing a report that will acknowledge that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death was the result of an interrogation that went wrong, one that was intended to lead …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Pelosi gives Playbook a preview of the Democratic majority  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  BREAKING ... SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE POMPEO has arrived in Saudi Arabia to meet with King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir.  Photo, courtesy State Department
Chris Murphy / Washington Post:
We must demand accountability for Saudi Arabia's behavior  —  Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.  —  Back in the 1980s and 1990s, Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi made a habit of tracking down and assassinating his critics overseas.
Discussion: Lawfare
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Walter Russell Mead / Wall Street Journal:
Don't Ditch Riyadh in a Fit of Righteousness
Josh Lederman / NBC News:
Saudi government considering plan to admit that writer Jamal Khashoggi was killed in consulate
Cherokee Nation:
Cherokee Nation responds to Senator Warren's DNA test  —  Cherokee Nation Secretary of State Chuck Hoskin Jr.  —  TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Cherokee Nation Secretary of State Chuck Hoskin Jr. issued the following statement Monday in response to Senator Elizabeth Warren's DNA test claiming Native Heritage:
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Sarah Dewberry / KJRH:
Cherokee Nation issues statement on Sen. Elizabeth Warren's DNA test results  —  TAHLEQUAH - The Cherokee Nation issued a statement Monday on Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren's DNA test results.  —  Sen. Warren released her DNA report in response to President Donald Trump taunting her for her saying she was part Native American.
James Freeman / Wall Street Journal:
Did Elizabeth Warren Just Kill Identity Politics?
Discussion: Forbes, CNN, The Atlantic and Roll Call
Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Trump, GOP silent after violent pro-Trump mob unleashes brutal assault  —  Republicans are refusing to disavow the pro-Trump ‘Proud Boys’ group responsible for a vicious mob-style attack this weekend in New York.  —  Republicans have responded with deafening silence after an estimated 30 members …
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Aram Roston / BuzzFeed News:
American Mercenaries Were Hired To Assassinate Politicians In The Middle East  —  “There was a targeted assassination program in Yemen.  I was running it.  We did it.”  —  Cradling an AK-47 and sucking a lollipop, the former American Green Beret bumped along in the back of an armored SUV …
Gordon R. Friedman / Oregonian:
Armed protesters were on Portland rooftop in August, police now say  —  Members of the right-wing group Patriot Prayer stationed themselves on a downtown Portland rooftop with a cache of guns prior to a summer protest, city officials announced for the first time Monday - the same day Mayor Ted Wheeler learned about it, his aides said.
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Alex Zielinski / Portland Mercury:
Members of Patriot Prayer Brought Loaded Firearms to Roof Before August Protest
Discussion: Willamette Week and Raw Story
Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Judge throws out Stormy Daniels's defamation lawsuit against Trump  —  A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit from adult film actress Stormy Daniels that claimed President Trump defamed her when he suggested she had lied about being threatened to keep quiet about their alleged relationship.
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed News:
A Federal Judge Has Dismissed Stormy Daniels' Defamation Lawsuit Against Donald Trump
Discussion: Zero Hedge, Splinter and Breitbart
Bloomberg:
Trump Says Sears Was Mismanaged.  Mnuchin Was on Its Board for Years  — President says retailer ‘obviously improperly run’ many years  — Mnuchin was on Sears board of directors from 2005 until 2016  —  President Donald Trump said that Sears Holdings Corp. had been mismanaged for years before it declared bankruptcy.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
How Trump bobs and weaves to avoid the truth  —  As he so often does, President Trump falsely declared on “60 Minutes” on Sunday night that North Korea and the United States were going to war before he stepped in to thwart it.  —  Interviewer Lesley Stahl was having none of it.  “We were going to war?”
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John B. Judis / New York Times:   What the Left Misses About Nationalism
Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Trump Campaign Doubles Spending Rate as the 2020 Race Draws Nearer  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's campaign more than doubled its spending over the past three months as the president worked to rev up the Republican base ahead of next month's midterm elections through a series of rallies and online appeals.
Discussion: Raw Story and Politico
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Washington Post:
Trump tops $100 million in fundraising for his own reelection
Discussion: Political Wire
Yahoo:
As more newspapers fail, news ‘deserts’ expand in US: study  —  Washington (AFP) - More than 1,800 US newspapers have closed since 2004, leaving expanding “news deserts” with little or no local reporting on public affairs, researchers said in a report Monday.
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Tom Stites / Poynter:
About 1,300 U.S. communities have totally lost news coverage, UNC news desert study finds
NBC News:
DHS finds increasing attempts to hack U.S. election systems ahead of midterms  —  The assessment said the feds don't know who is behind the attacks, but none have been successful.  —  WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security says it's working to identify who — or what …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Axios
Melissa Nann Burke / Detroit News:
James apologizes for ‘terrible mistake’ of letting swastika in Senate ad  —  Republican challenger John James apologized Monday for a “terrible mistake” — the appearance of a swastika in footage included in his recent Senate television ad.  —  In a brief shot, roughly 10 seconds into the ad …
Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
Here's what should excite and depress Democrats so far in 2018  —  (CNN)For two years Democrats have raged over Donald Trump's presidency, quarreled among themselves over the best strategy for responding to it, and above all, counted the days until next month's midterm election.
PVA:
“People just can't know that.”  MO Sen. McCaskill Hides Agenda Including “semi-automatic rifle ban” from Moderate Voters, Staffers Reveal in Undercover Video it “could hurt her ability to get elected.”  —  [This post contains video, click to play]  —  Senator McCaskill on Tape: “Of course!”
Madelyn Linsenmeir / Seven Days:
Obituary: Madelyn Linsenmeir, 1988-2018  —  Our beloved Madelyn Ellen Linsenmeir died on Sunday, October 7.  While her death was unexpected, Madelyn suffered from drug addiction, and for years we feared her addiction would claim her life.  We are grateful that when she died, she was safe and she was with her family.
David Byler / Weekly Standard:
Martha McSally's Under-the-Radar Surge  —  The Republican win probability has doubled in Arizona.  —  Back in 2010, Kyrsten Sinema, the Democratic nominee for Arizona's Senate seat, unknowingly gave her Republican opponent, Martha McSally, a gift.  She called Arizona the “meth lab of democracy” …
Discussion: Politico and New York Times
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Christine Wang / CNBC:
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies of cancer at age 65  —  Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen has died from complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Vulcan Inc. said Monday on behalf of his family.  —  Allen passed away Monday afternoon in Seattle at 65 years old, Vulcan said.
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
GOP Gains in CD03  —  Dem loses ground as district partly reverts to GOP norms  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Republican Carol Miller has overtaken Democrat Richard Ojeda in the race for West Virginia's 3rd Congressional District, according to the second Monmouth University Poll of this contest.
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Dems angered by GOP plan to hold judicial hearings in October  —  Democrats and liberal groups are fuming over a GOP plan to hold Senate hearings for President Trump's judicial picks over the next two weeks while senators are out of town campaigning for the midterm elections.
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
The Origins of Progressive Agony  —  In the wake of Obama, the Democratic party was a shipwreck, to be saved only by Hillary and the Supreme Court . . .  What has transformed the Democratic party into an anguished progressive movement that incorporates the tactics of the street, embraces maenadism …
 
 
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Associated Press:
2020 Democrats building ties to power brokers in key states
Yanan Wang / Yahoo:
China says internment camps are ‘free vocational training’
David Nather / Axios:
College students swear they'll vote this time
Discussion: Political Wire
politics.myajc:
High rate of absentee ballots thrown out in Gwinnett
Ben Botkin / Denver Post:
Colorado Secretary of State spent $1,500-plus on a hat, pants and boots
Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
Sheldon and Miriam Adelson donate $32 million in September to boost Republicans
Discussion: Politico
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Minnesota Senate candidate Karin Housley compared Michelle Obama to a ‘chimp’ in 2009
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Todd J. Gillman / Dallas Morning News:
Trump sets ‘major rally’ with Ted Cruz for Houston on Oct. 22 at arena that seats 8,000
Discussion: Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
Politico:
Trump plays consoler in chief in key swing state
Discussion: Breitbart
Daily Mail:
Jason Miller sues Gizmodo Media for $100m over ‘false’ story about him
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Mueller is everywhere, except the midterms
Discussion: Breitbart and Raw Story
Tony Marrero / Tampa Bay Times:
Surveillance video shows Lakeland city commissioner shooting alleged shoplifter
Discussion: Raw Story