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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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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 …
Discussion: Politico, The Guardian and Shakesville
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
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:   Having Escaped Scrutiny in the Wake of Jamal Khashoggi's Murder, It's Business as Usual for the UAE
Jamil Smith / Rolling Stone:
Exclusive: In Leaked Audio, Brian Kemp Expresses Concern Over Georgians Exercising Their Right to Vote  —  The Republican gubernatorial candidate spoke to donors about the growing threat of the Stacey Abrams campaign as the midterm elections approach  —  Brian Kemp, Georgia Secretary of State …
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Disgustingly Racist Robocall Goes Out Against Andrew Gillum In Florida  —  A neo-Nazi group in Idaho is behind the calls, and it's gone after the Democratic Florida gubernatorial candidate before.  —  A white supremacist website in Idaho is sending out an extremely racist robocall …
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NBC News:
Gillum targeted by new racist robocall in Florida governor race
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and POLITICUSUSA
Lawrence Mower / Tampa Bay Times:
Records show FBI agents gave Andrew Gillum tickets to ‘Hamilton’ in 2016
Discussion: Vox and twitchy.com
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 …
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Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
President Trump and Russia's Putin to meet next month in Paris
Discussion: Politico
Anton Troianovski / Washington Post:
National security adviser John Bolton rebuffs Russian appeals to remain in key nuclear-arms pact
Discussion: RedState, CBS News and Bloomberg
Associated Press:
Putin pokes fun at U.S. seal amid arms pact dispute
Discussion: Politico and Axios
Sean Gallagher / Ars Technica:   Russian trolls get DM from US Cyber Command: We know who you are. Stop it
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 …
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Juliegrace Brufke / The Hill:
Cook shifts 8 House races toward Dems  —  Cook Political Report on Tuesday shifted eight House races toward Democrats and two in favor of Republicans with 14 days to go before the midterm elections.  —  The nonpartisan election forecaster projected Democrats will have an edge …
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.
Ted Hesson / Politico:
Why Trump is talking nonstop about the migrant caravan  —  Earlier this month, President Donald Trump's political team reviewed polling from congressional districts that were competitive in the 2016 election.  They showed that border protection, safeguarding immigration officers and standing …
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
The Ripple Effect of a Trump Tweetstorm
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Fox News
David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Caravan Is a Challenge to the Integrity of U.S. Borders
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
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 …
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Ebola was incredibly important to TV news until Republicans decided it shouldn't be
Discussion: Mother Jones
Talal Ansari / BuzzFeed News:
White Nationalist Richard Spencer's Wife Says In Divorce Filings That He Physically and Emotionally Abused Her  —  “The only language women understand is violence,” Nina Kroupiianova said Spencer told her.  Spencer said, “I dispute many of her assertions.”  —  The wife of Richard Spencer …
Jessica Gresko / Associated Press:
Sandra Day O'Connor announces likely Alzheimer's diagnosis  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, announced Tuesday that she has the beginning stages of dementia, “probably Alzheimer's disease.”  —  The 88-year-old said in a public letter …
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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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Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Trump Is Not Going to Cut Middle-Class Taxes This Year, Despite What He Says
Terry Gross / NPR:
Republican Voter Suppression Efforts Are Targeting Minorities, Journalist Says  —  Since the 2010 election, 24 states have implemented new restrictions on voting.  Alabama now requires a photo ID to cast a ballot.  Other states, like Ohio and Georgia, have enacted “use-it-or-lose” laws …
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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.”
Wall Street Journal:
Harvey Weinstein, Accusers, Insurers in Early Talks to Settle Civil Claims  —  Mediation is scheduled, but parties are as much as $100 million apart  —  Lawyers for Harvey Weinstein and women who have accused him of sexual misconduct are working with insurance companies …
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
White House anti-socialism report inadvertently makes a case for single-payer  —  The Trump administration says this chart is a case against single-payer.  Actually, it's a case for it.  —  Earlier today, the White House released a paper titled “The Opportunity Costs of Socialism.”
Frances Stead Sellers / Washington Post:
Confederate pride and prejudice  —  Some white Northerners see a flag rooted in racism as a symbol of patriotism  —  The property belongs to former mayor Greg Cler, who runs a car repair shop in this central Illinois village of 3,500 people.  Cler isn't from the South.
Discussion: Raw Story
Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
GOP Sen. Jeff Flake: 'I Don't Know if I Believed' Brett Kavanuagh  —  The senator admitted to ‘The View’ that Christine Blasey Ford's testimony was ‘very compelling’ and that he's not sure he believed Kavanaugh's denials.  —  Several weeks after delaying the confirmation …
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 …
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Pence leaves open the possibility of nuclear weapons in space: ‘Peace comes through strength’  —  Vice President Pence on Tuesday declined to rule out the idea of deploying nuclear weapons in space, saying the current ban on their use is “in the interest of every nation” but the issue should be decided on …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Conservative Review
Elizabeth Hewitt / Columbia Journalism Review:
Sarah Kliff brings transparency to ER prices, one hospital bill at a time  —  It started with a Band-Aid.  A $629 Band-Aid.  —  A medical bill emailed to Vox senior policy correspondent Sarah Kliff got her interested in emergency room facility fees—a widely applied, highly variable …
Craig Giammona / Bloomberg:
Campbell Disavows Tweet From Executive That Knocked Soros Group  —  Campbell Soup Co. is distancing itself from a tweet sent by one of its executives that knocked Open Society, a group backed by investor George Soros.  —  Kelly Johnston, Campbell's vice president of government affairs since 2002 …
Michael Wilson / New York Times:
His Body Was Behind the Wheel for a Week Before It Was Discovered.  This Was His Life.  —  A software designer ended his life in his parked car in the East Village.  His family asked the police for help finding him, but met resistance.  —  A neighbor walking his dog in the East Village saw …
Kashmir Hill / The Root:
The Wildly Unregulated Practice of Undercover Cops Friending People on Facebook  —  Your browser does not support HTML5 video tag.Click here to view original GIF  —  Terrance Everett has been on the wrong side of the law for most of his adult life.  When he was 18, he had to register …
 
 
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USA Today:
Democrats back Medicare for all in about half of House races they're contesting
Discussion: The Guardian and The Daily Caller
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Midterms: Sorry Democrats, voters reject your political correctness for good reason
Aaron Rodriguez / CREW:
CREW Files Hatch Act Complaint Against Kellyanne Conway
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump takes an old Republican lie and makes it even worse
Discussion: CNN, The Week and Observer
John Fritze / USA Today:
Trump campaign pledges 10 more rallies before midterm election
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Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
'I've never seen these positions politicized': White House rejection of veterans judges raises concerns of partisanship
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