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Haaretz:
Report: Saudi Journalist Khashoggi's Remains Found  —  Sky News reports that his body had been cut up and his face ‘disfigured’  —  The remains of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi have been found, Sky News reported on Tuesday, with one source saying remains were found in the garden of the Saudi consul general's home.
Discussion: twitchy.com and Axios
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Alex Crawford / Sky News:
Sky sources: Jamal Khashoggi's body parts found  —  Body parts belonging to murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi have been found, according to Sky sources.  —  Sources have told Sky News the writer had been “cut up” and his face “disfigured”.  —  One source also suggested Mr Khashoggi's remains …
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Erdogan Says Saudis Planned Khashoggi's Killing, and Demands Answers  —  President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey laid out on Tuesday the Saudi planning of what he called the “premeditated murder” of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the country's consulate in Istanbul, and demanded that the Saudi suspects face justice in Turkey.
Megan Keller / The Hill:
Graham on Saudi Arabia: ‘I feel completely betrayed’  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Monday he feels betrayed by Saudi Arabia over its handling of the death of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi.  —  “The relationship is important, but our values are more important,” Graham told CNN'S Manu Raju.
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Saudi Crown Prince Gets Standing Ovation Despite Inquiries Into Khashoggi  —  RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, received a standing ovation as he made an unannounced appearance at a global investment conference here on Tuesday, further clouding an event that has been thrown …
Josh Lederman / NBC News:
Khashoggi met with crown prince's brother amid efforts to return him to Saudi Arabia
Kareem Fahim / Washington Post:
Turkish president says Jamal Khashoggi's killing was a planned operation
Mary Lee / Politico:
Turkish president claims Saudis planned for days to kill Khashoggi
James A. Baker III / New York Times:   The Trump Administration's Hard Choices on Saudi Arabia
Washington Post:
This is the first step to recalibrating U.S.-Saudi relations
Discussion: The Atlantic and Common Dreams
Washington Post:
Istanbul has felt like home for Arab exiles. Khashoggi's killing has them scared.
Discussion: Shakesville
New York Times:
At George Soros's Home in N.Y. Suburb, Explosive Device Is Found in Mailbox  —  The explosive device found in a mailbox at the home of George Soros, the billionaire philanthropist, on Monday afternoon was relatively small, a senior law enforcement official said on Tuesday.
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lohud.com:
Bedford: Explosive device found in mailbox of George Soros' private company
Discussion: Politico
New York Times:
Trump and G.O.P. Candidates Brandish Race and Immigration to Sway Close Election  —  President Trump on Monday sharply intensified a Republican campaign to frame the midterm elections as a battle over immigration and race, issuing a dark and factually baseless warning that “unknown Middle Easterners” …
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Washington Post:
Trump and Republicans settle on fear — and falsehoods — as a midterm strategy  —  President Trump has settled on a strategy of fear — laced with falsehoods and racially-tinged rhetoric — to help lift his party to victory in the coming midterms, part of a broader effort to energize Republican voters …
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
Ten Rating Changes as Democrats' Enthusiasm Edge Narrows and Fundraising Advantage Widens  —  Two weeks out, district-level polls reflect a House battleground gradually polarizing along the lines of the 2016 presidential race.  Democrats are maintaining leads over GOP opponents in upscale …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
New York Times:
The Day John Kelly and Corey Lewandowski Squared Off Outside the Oval Office  —  An argument last February between the White House chief of staff, John F. Kelly, and Corey Lewandowski, an informal adviser to President Trump, turned into a physical altercation that required Secret Service intervention …
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The hack gap: how and why conservative nonsense dominates American politics  —  Republicans have a huge strategic advantage in shaping the news.  —  In the fall of 2016, Hillary Clinton, asked at a fundraiser how she explained the political appeal of Donald Trump, said that …
Discussion: National Review
Justin Doom / ABC News:
Man accused of groping woman on flight: Trump 'says it's OK to grab women by their private parts'  —  A man arrested for allegedly touching a woman's breast on an airplane, according to court documents, told authorities “the president of the United States says it's OK to grab women by their private parts.”
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KHOU-TV:
Man cites President Trump after allegedly groping woman on Houston flight to Albuquerque
Discussion: Political Wire
Richard Fausset / New York Times:
Stacey Abrams Flag Burning Incident Surfaces on Eve of Georgia Debate  —  ATLANTA — At a protest on the steps of the Georgia Capitol in 1992, Stacey Abrams, now the Democratic candidate for governor, joined in the burning of the state flag, which at the time incorporated the Confederate battle flag design …
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Frances Stead Sellers / Washington Post:   Confederate pride and prejudice
Abdul Hakim-Shabazz / IndyPolitics.Org:
Braun Has Slight Lead as Campaign Enters Home Stretch  —  An Indy Politics statewide scientific poll of 600 likely Hoosier voters shows Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Braun entering the final stretch of the contest with a four-point lead over Democrat incumbent Joe Donnelly.
Discussion: NTK Network
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Adam Wren / Politico:   How to Win Indiana  —  Middle America, or “the middle finger …
Allyson R Waller / The Texas Tribune:
Texas sees huge turnout on first day of early voting  —  Texas counties large and small saw substantial voter turnout on the first day of early voting for the 2018 midterm elections. … Tens of thousands of Texas voters turned out across the state to cast their ballots on Monday …
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Republicans outpacing Democrats in early voting in key states, NBC News finds
Zach Despart / Houston Chronicle:
Harris County smashes early voting record
Discussion: Raw Story and Off the Kuff
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
U.S. Begins First Cyberoperation Against Russia Aimed at Protecting Elections  —  WASHINGTON — The United States Cyber Command is targeting individual Russian operatives to try to deter them from spreading disinformation to interfere in elections, telling them that American operatives …
Discussion: Washington Post, Axios and Reuters
Heidi Przybyla / NBC News:
Democrats find new ways to talk about entitlement cuts in campaign's closing days  —  A new report shows that GOP tax cuts cost the same as proposed entitlement cuts.  —  WASHINGTON — Democrats are seizing on a report detailing a nearly dollar-for-dollar balance between two decades …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
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Charles E. Schumer / USA Today:
Republican leader Mitch McConnell just made the case for a Democratic Senate
Jessie Van Berkel / Star Tribune:
Minnesota Poll: Doug Wardlow leads Keith Ellison in attorney general's race  —  Republican gained ground since last month's poll; about one in six Minnesota voters still undecided.  —  TEXT SIZE  —  Republican Doug Wardlow has pulled ahead of Democrat U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison in the race …
Washington Post:
Battleground House districts remain close in new poll  —  The contest for control of the House remains close and hard fought, according to a new Washington Post-Schar School poll of the most-contested districts in the country, with Democrats holding a statistically insignificant lead over Republicans.
Discussion: Vox and The Week
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump: 'You know what I am?  I'm a nationalist'  —  President Trump on Monday declared himself a “nationalist” as he railed against Democrats and “globalists” who put the wellbeing of the world over the country.  —  At a raucous campaign rally in Houston, Trump warned supporters that Democrats …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and HuffPost
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Dominique Jackson / Raw Story:
'I'm a nationalist!': Trump makes stunning confession he noted his aides warned him against
Discussion: Politico and Joe.My.God.
Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Trump unleashes his inner dictator in horrifying fit of rage  —  Using rhetoric straight from the dictator's playbook, Trump offered up an apocalyptic vision of America at his rally Monday night.  —  Trump's authoritarian tendencies were on full display Monday night as he took the stage …
Discussion: BBC
Kevin Rawlinson / The Guardian:
World's oldest intact shipwreck discovered in Black Sea  —  Archaeologists say the 23-metre vessel has lain undisturbed for more than 2,400 years  —  Play Video  —  Archaeologists have found what they believe to be the world's oldest intact shipwreck at the bottom of the Black Sea …
Washington Post:
Supreme Court shields Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross from answering questions on census  —  The Supreme Court Monday night shielded Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross from answering lawyers' questions in a lawsuit challenging his decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census form.
Carl Prine / Navy Times:
Second Navy SEAL charged in war crimes probe  —  Authorities in California on Thursday charged a second Navy SEAL in connection with an ongoing war crimes probe tied to the alleged stabbing execution of an Islamic State detainee in Iraq last year.  —  Although he wasn't present during …
Discussion: Task & Purpose
Arkansas Online:
Latest stories 2018 election city/county races Most commented Obits Traffic Newsletters Weather Puzzles + games  —  Democrat says she felt ‘sheer disbelief’ after being left off ballot in 1 Arkansas county  —  An Arkansas county temporarily closed most of its early voting sites …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Joe.My.God.
 
 
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Fred Imbert / CNBC:
Dow plummets 500 points after disappointing earnings from Caterpillar and 3M
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Hugh Hewitt / Washington Post:
The Supreme Court's 30 years war is finally over
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Daily Mail:
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Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Rand Paul's Campaign to Appease Russia Comes to Congress
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
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Josh Hafner / USA Today:
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Discussion: ThinkProgress
Reuters:
Trump lawyer: Manafort said nothing damaging in Mueller interviews