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3:45 PM ET, November 10, 2018

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Orlando Sentinel:
Florida vote: Recounts ordered for U.S. Senate, governor, agriculture commissioner  —  The Florida governor's race will face a recount now that the margin is within 0.5 points.  The Senate race will face a hand recount since the margin is within 0.25 points  —  Privacy Policy
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New York Times:
See How the Close the Results Are in Florida, Georgia and Arizona  —  Two races for governor and two for Senate have margins so slim that they might trigger a recount.  We're tracking the votes as they are tallied.  —  Senate Forecast  —  U.S. Senate in Florida›  —  Candidate Party Votes Pct.
Alex Harris / miamiherald:
Whoops!  Brenda Snipes' office mixed bad provisional ballots with good ones  —  Broward's elections supervisor accidentally mixed more than a dozen rejected ballots with nearly 200 valid ones, a circumstance that is unlikely to help Brenda Snipes push back against Republican allegations of incompetence.
Luke Rosiak / The Daily Caller:
Gillum, Nelson Lawyers Fight To Include Non-Citizen's Vote in Florida  —  Lawyers for Florida Democratic candidates Andrew Gillum and Bill Nelson both fought to prevent a non-citizen's vote from being excluded Friday night, according to a transcript of a Palm Beach County Canvassing Board proceeding obtained …
Washington Post:
Recount to begin in Florida Senate and governor's races, in echo of 2000 presidential election  —  As heavily Democratic counties in South Florida scrambled to meet a Saturday deadline to report election returns, Republican Rick Scott's lead over Democrat Bill Nelson in the U.S. Senate race shrunk …
Matt Dixon / Politico:
Rick Scott's monitors agree with state cops: No Florida voter fraud  —  TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott asked state law enforcement to investigate Broward County election officials because of potential “rampant [voter] fraud,” even though monitors from his own administration say they have seen none in that county.
Associated Press:
Florida official orders recount in Senate, governor races
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
New York Times:
Florida Braces for Vote Recounts in Senate and Governor's Races
Discussion: The Root
Washington Post:
‘Real low energy’: Critics pile on after Trump cancels visit to U.S. military cemetery outside Paris  —  PARIS — President Trump flew 3,800 miles to this French capital city for ceremonies to honor the military sacrifice in World War I, hoping to take part in the kind of powerful ode …
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Henry Austin / The Independent:
Trump cancels First World War memorial visit to US cemetery because of ‘poor weather’  —  Heavy rain prevented him from arriving via helicopter to the site that looms large in the history of the US Marine Corps  — {{#singleComment}}{{total}} comment{{/singleComment}}{{^singleComme nt}}{{total}} comments{{/singleComment}}
Haley Britzky / Axios:
Trump cancels WWI cemetery visit over bad weather
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Balloon Juice
Luke Baker / Reuters:   Trump cancels WW1 memorial at U.S. cemetery in France due to rain
BBC:
Armistice Day: Trump-Macron smooth over defence spat
Discussion: NPR and FOX 61
New York Times:
Matthew Whitaker: An Attack Dog With Ambition Beyond Protecting Trump  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump first noticed Matthew G. Whitaker on CNN in the summer of 2017 and liked what he saw — a partisan defender who insisted there was no collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign.
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Even for This President, It Was a Remarkable Week of Attacks on American Institutions  —  WASHINGTON — In the three days after the Democrats captured the House, President Trump fired his attorney general and replaced him with a loyalist critical of both the courts and the Russia investigation.
April Ryan / Washington Post:
I'm a black woman.  Trump loves insulting people like me.  —  The type of comments he makes, over and over, leaves little doubt about what he really thinks of us.  —  April Ryan is White House correspondent and Washington bureau chief for American Urban Radio Networks.
Cristina Cabrera / Associated Press:
Whitaker May Have Violated Group's Tax-Exempt Status By Criticizing Clinton
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Sneak peek of House Dems' agenda
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and emptywheel
New York Times:
Deployed Inside the United States: The Military Waits for the Migrant Caravan  —  With little electricity, no combat pay and holidays away from home, the 5,600 American troops on the southwest border are on a mission ordered by a politically determined commander in chief and a Pentagon unable to convince him of its perils.
Discussion: Jezebel
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Wife of GOP megadonor to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom  —  President Donald Trump is set to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation's highest civilian honor — to the wife of one of the Republican Party's most prominent patrons, the White House announced Saturday.
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Washington Post:
Tape of Khashoggi's killing has been given to U.S., Saudi, Europeans, Erdogan says  —  ANKARA — An audio recording tracking the dying moments of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul has been shared with Saudi Arabia, Britain, France and Germany in addition to the United States …
Discussion: Gizmodo, CNBC and The Week
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New York Times:   Turkey's President Says Recording of Khashoggi's Killing Was Given to U.S.
Lucy Middleton / Metro.co.uk:
Twitter ‘gave Saudi Arabia information about journalist who ended up dead’
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Arizona Republic:
Kyrsten Sinema's lead over Martha McSally widens in roller-coaster U.S. Senate race to replace Jeff Flake  —  Republican Martha McSally's path to the U.S. Senate narrowed with Friday's latest tabulation of votes from Tuesday's election, which showed Democrat Kyrsten Sinema widening her lead in a race that remains in a tortuous limbo.
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Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:   Nothing unusual about vote count in Arizona dragging on
Daniel Molina / The Floridian:
More Provisional Ballots Found in Broward  —  The controversy surrounding unaccounted for ballots in Broward continues as provisional ballots were found unattended in a the Tamarac Lakes Community Center.  —  Upon finding them Saturday night, a citizen called the Broward Sheriff's Office …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
New York Times:
Democrats Have Two Paths for 2020: Daring or Defensive.  Can They Settle on Either?  —  WASHINGTON — For Democrats, the victories, near wins and stinging losses on Tuesday have intensified a debate in the party about how to retake the White House, with moderates arguing they must find …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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Politico:   Trump blames California forest policies for deadly wildfires
Los Angeles Times:
GOP Rep. Denham falls behind Democrat as 3 other Republicans lose ground in Friday's ballot tally  —  Republican Rep. Jeff Denham lost his lead over Democrat Josh Harder on Friday in one of California's four unresolved congressional races as updated ballot counts showed the GOP in growing danger …
 
 
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New York Times:
Republicans Dominate State Politics. But Democrats Made a Dent This Year.
Associated Press:
Tight race in Georgia shines light on voting restrictions
Newt Gingrich / Fox News:
As Democrats try to steal elections, their dishonesty threatens the very fabric of our country
Discussion: RedState
Leah Willingham / Concord Monitor:
Girl Scout who pioneered child marriage bill elected to N.H. House
Adeel Hassan / New York Times:
17 Black Women Sweep to Judgeships in Texas County
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Christopher Hooks / The Atlantic:
What Beto Won  —  They said it couldn't be done and, in the end, they were right.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
‘What a stupid question’: Trump demeans three black female reporters in three days
Discussion: AOL, Common Dreams and Townhall
Alexandra Stevenson / New York Times:
Philippines Says It Will Charge Veteran Journalist Critical of Duterte
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