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12:45 PM ET, October 17, 2018

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New York Times:
Audio Contains Gruesome Details of Khashoggi Killing, Turkish Official Says  —  ISTANBUL — His killers were waiting when Jamal Khashoggi walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul two weeks ago.  They severed his fingers during an interrogation and later beheaded and dismembered him …
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New York Times:
Suspects in Khashoggi Case Had Ties to Saudi Crown Prince  —  ISTANBUL — One of the suspects identified by Turkey in the disappearance of the Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi was a frequent companion of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — seen disembarking from airplanes with him in Paris …
David Hearst / Middle East Eye:
Jamal Khashoggi's killing took seven minutes, Turkish source tells MEE  —  Middle East Eye publishes first details of audio tape acquired by Turkish investigators probing what happened to Saudi journalist  —  Turkish source tells MEE that journalist was killed and dismembered in a study room …
The Independent:
‘The greatest embarrassment’: Inside the kingdom, Saudis rattled by handling of Jamal Khashoggi case  —  Exclusive: Jamal Khashoggi was caught up in Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman's attempts to consolidate his power, eliminate rival royals, and seize the assets of his country's billionaires
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
MBS's rampaging anger will not silence questions about Jamal Khashoggi  —  Inside his royal palace in Riyadh, Mohammed bin Salman is said to have alternated between dark brooding and rampaging anger in the days after the death of Jamal Khashoggi, as Saudi Arabia's crown prince, or MBS …
Discussion: CNN and Middle East Eye
Washington Post:
Why is the Trump administration cleaning up Saudi Arabia's mess?  —  SECRETARY OF STATE Mike Pompeo was said to be pressing in Riyadh on Tuesday for a “thorough, transparent and timely investigation” of the disappearance of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Asma Alsharif / Reuters:
Saudi consul in Istanbul relieved of post, to be investigated: report
Discussion: Daily Wire and Daily Mail
Dexter Filkins / New Yorker:
In the Wake of Khashoggi's Disappearance, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Is Pushed to the Brink
Discussion: middleeastmonitor.com
New York Times:
The Saudi Cover-Up Crumbles
Jim Hanson / Fox News:
The US-Saudi relationship must be preserved - our national interest demands it
Discussion: Breitbart and The Week
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
America's Dilemma: Censuring M.B.S. and Not Halting Saudi Reforms
Discussion: Just Security
Bloomberg:
Mueller Ready to Deliver Key Findings in His Trump Probe, Sources Say  — Rosenstein is pressing Mueller to wrap it up, official says  — Next steps expected to occur after November midterm elections  —  Special Counsel Robert Mueller is expected to issue findings on core aspects …
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emptywheel:
On Corey Lewandowski's Big Legal Bills and Mueller's Deadline from Rosenstein
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Associated Press:
Read the transcript of AP's interview with President Trump  —  A transcript of an Oval Office interview Tuesday with President Donald Trump by AP White House reporters Catherine Lucey, Zeke Miller and Jonathan Lemire:  —  President Trump: How is the business of the news?  We're keeping you busy?
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Associated Press:
Trump tells AP he's not to blame if Republicans loses House  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he won't accept the blame if Republicans lose the House in November.  —  Trump said he believes he is “helping” Republican candidates as he campaigns ahead of crucial midterm elections next month.
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Trump says he has ‘natural instinct for science’ when it comes to climate change
Discussion: Political Wire
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Elizabeth Warren Fiasco  —  The possible Democratic front-runner plays Trump's game — and loses.  —  A lot of smart people believe that Elizabeth Warren, the senator from Massachusetts, is the front-runner for the Democratic nomination in 2020.  A recent New York magazine profile …
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Victoria McGrane / BostonGlobe.com:
Elizabeth Warren defends decision to release DNA test  —  Senator Elizabeth Warren defended the timing of her decision to release the results of a DNA test just ahead of the midterm elections, telling the Globe Tuesday that she went public as soon as possible to begin deflecting the constant taunting …
Katie Pavlich / The Hill:   The left's identity politics fall apart
Heather Vogell / ProPublica:
Pump and Trump  —  Donald Trump claims he only licensed his name for real estate projects developed by others.  But an investigation of a dozen Trump deals shows deep family involvement in projects that often involved deceptive practices.  —  SINCE DONALD TRUMP'S FORTUNES came surging …
Discussion: The Week and Raw Story
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Heather Vogell / Trump, Inc.:
Pump and Trump  —  Donald Trump claims he only licensed his name …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Shayna Jacobs / New York Daily News:
FBI looking at Manhattan district attorney's office over potential undue influence in handling of cases: sources  —  FBI agents are probing the Manhattan district attorney's office over its handling of high-profile cases that were dropped once lawyers for the well-connected subjects made donations, the Daily News has learned.
U.S. Department of Justice:
Senior Fincen Employee Arrested And Charged With Unlawfully Disclosing Sars  —  Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards Illegally Photographed SARs and Other Sensitive Government Information and Transmitted Them To Reporter In Connection With Approximately 12 News Articles Over 1-Year Period
Discussion: twitchy.com
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Bloomberg:   U.S. Arrests Treasury Employee Accused of Leaking Bank Records on Manafort, Gates
Mark Niesse / politics.myajc:
Black senior citizens ordered off Georgia bus taking them to vote  —  Government officials in an east Georgia county told about 40 African-American senior citizens to get off a bus taking them to vote Monday, leading to complaints of voter suppression.  —  The bus, run by the group Black Voters Matter …
Manny Fernandez / New York Times:
Beto O'Rourke Attacks Ted Cruz as ‘Dishonest’ in Debate in Senate Race  —  SAN ANTONIO, Tex. — Representative Beto O'Rourke of Texas, who has fallen behind Senator Ted Cruz in the polls in their hotly contested Senate race, turned sharply aggressive in their second debate on Tuesday night …
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Gregg Re / Fox News:   O'Rourke uses Trump-like insults in final debate, calls Cruz ‘Lyin’ Ted' as polls show Cruz pulling ahead
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Trump Opens New Front in His Battle With China: International Shipping  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to withdraw from a 144-year-old postal treaty that has allowed Chinese companies to ship small packages to the United States at a steeply discounted rate, undercutting American competitors …
Discussion: Bloomberg, LifeZette and The Week
New York Times:
To Avoid Conflicts, Rick Scott Created a Trust Blind in Name Only  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Rick Scott had been governor of Florida for barely three months when questions first mounted about conflicts of interest.  Fabulously wealthy but a newcomer to politics, Mr. Scott mandated random drug testing …
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Michael Avenatti made his liberal fans look like fools  —  Think back on a time when you did not know the name Michael Avenatti — an almost mythological age all but lost to the mists of memory.  You know when that was?  March.  March 2018.  A mere seven months ago — though in the age of Trump …
Bill McMorris / Washington Free Beacon:
Two GOP Candidates Assaulted in Minnesota  —  Attacks come as state Democrats suspend staffer for beheading post  —  The Minnesota Democratic Party has suspended a spokesman for calling for violence against Republicans even as two GOP candidates have been assaulted in suspected politically motivated attacks.
Discussion: RedState
Nancy Scola / Politico:
Massive Twitter data release sheds light on Russia's Trump strategy  —  Twitter on Wednesday released a trove of 10 million tweets it says represents the full scope of foreign influence operations on the platform dating back nearly a decade — including Russia's consistent efforts …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Pro-Trump pimp, Nevada GOP assembly candidate Dennis Hof dies after rally, birthday party with Grover Norquist, Joe Arpaio and porn legend Ron Jeremy  — Dennis Hof, the notorious pimp and Republican candidate for Nevada's state assembly, died hours after a combination 72nd birthday party …
George Eaton / New Statesman:
Francis Fukuyama interview: “Socialism ought to come back”  —  The End of History author on what Karl Marx got right, the rivals to liberal democracy and why he fears a US-China war.  —  History is having its revenge on Francis Fukuyama.  In 1992, at the height of post-Cold War liberal exuberance …
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Louis Farrakhan: 'I'm Not An Anti-Semite.  I'm Anti-Termite.'  —  Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan addressed a gathering in Detroit on Sunday to mark the 23rd anniversary of the Million Man March, and used it as a platform to launch yet another attack on Jews, calling them “termites.”
Discussion: Townhall
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
MOST ROCKING TOWN  —  AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE STONE PONY  —  The House Springsteen Built: An Oral History of the Stone Pony  —  IT'S MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, 1976, and nearly 1,000 people pack a tiny club in Asbury Park, N.J., to watch a local band and a local legend named Bruce Springsteen …
National Journal:
House Democrats' Fundraising Juggernaut Stuns GOP  —  More than 90 Republican incumbents were outraised by a challenger last quarter—many of them by large margins.  —  Ally Mutnick  —  House Democrats aren't just beating Republicans at the fundraising game—they're annihilating them.
Discussion: Washington Post
Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo:
Judge Denies Manafort Request To Wear Suit To All Future Court Hearings  —  The judge in Paul Manafort's Virginia trial denied the former Trump campaign chairman's request to wear a suit for his next hearing on Oct. 19, and “all subsequent hearings,” arguing that Manafort should be treated …
Raphael Satter / Associated Press:
Newly published files confirm plan to move Assange to Russia  —  LONDON (AP) — Julian Assange: Hacker.  Journalist.  Diplomat?  —  Newly released Ecuadorean government documents have laid bare an unorthodox attempt to extricate the WikiLeaks founder from his embassy hideaway in London …
Discussion: The Guardian
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Please Stop Helping Mitch McConnell Lie About the Deficit  —  The Republican Party has spent much of this year warning voters that Democrats want to get the government's hands on their Medicare.  The party's House candidates have savaged Nancy Pelosi for passing (fictional) cuts to Medicare benefits …
Discussion: Vox, Shareblue Media and The Week
Roula Khalaf / Financial Times:
The enduring myth of the young Arab reformer  —  It is an enduring myth.  As the era of the stubborn old Arab autocrat fades, the young son with a modern outlook rises.  The people, who have no say in the matter, hope that the son will improve on the father.
 
 
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