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Cheyenne Haslett / ABC News:
Trump, without evidence, calls Florida ballots ‘massively infected,’ demands end to recounts  —  Just after returning from his trip to Europe, President Donald Trump on Monday morning turned back to the increasingly bitter battle over recounts in the Senate and governor's races in Florida …
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Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
What's Happening in Florida Is a Nightmare.  2020 Could Be So Much Worse.  —  With Florida set this week to undertake a massive and massively politicized recount in the critical races for governor and senator, the way that election fight has played out so far has been an absolute nightmare.
Discussion: Washington Post, CNN, Althouse and LifeZette
CBS Miami:
Broward Judge Will NOT Issue Injuction In Rick Scott Motion To Impound Broward Election Equipment & Records  —  FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) - Injunction denied.  That's the decision Monday from a Broward Circuit Court judge at an emergency hearing involving a lawsuit filed by Florida Governor Rick Scott …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Kirby Wilson / miamiherald:
In 26 recounts in major races around the nation since 2000, only 3 outcomes changed  —  The races for governor, U.S. Senate and commissioner of agriculture and consumer services are close — even for Florida.  —  But are they so close that a recount is likely to change the result?
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:   Gillum bets future on defending Floridians' right to vote
Associated Press:   Florida judge sees no evidence of vote-counting fraud in Broward County
Dominic Holden / BuzzFeed News:
Republican Gov. Rick Scott Was Just Sued Over His Role In The Florida Recount
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
New York Times:
In North Korea, Missile Bases Suggest a Great Deception  —  WASHINGTON — North Korea is moving ahead with its ballistic missile program at 16 hidden bases that have been identified in new commercial satellite images, a network long known to American intelligence agencies but left undiscussed …
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Beyond Parallel:
Undeclared North Korea: The Sakkanmol Missile Operating Base
Discussion: ABC News
Beyond Parallel:
Undeclared North Korea: Missile Operating Bases Revealed
Discussion: Bloomberg and rbc.ru
Sabrina Eaton / Plain Dealer:
Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio is weighing a presidential run  —  WASHINGTON, D. C.  - After comfortably winning re-election to his U.S. Senate seat last week in a state that President Donald Trump won comfortably two years ago, Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown is weighing a run for president.
Discussion: Washington Post and Hot Air
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
White House confirms Trump will not visit Arlington cemetery on Veterans Day as rain is expected  —  The White House on Monday confirmed that President Donald Trump will not visit Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day.  —  According to Washington Post correspondent Josh Dawsey …
Jessica Wehrman / The Columbus Dispatch:
Sherrod Brown for president?  He's thinking about it  —  Sherrod Brown, speaking hours after an appearance on MSNBC's “Morning Joe,” said regardless of whether he runs, he wants Democrats who are seeking the White House to use lessons from his race as a blueprint for how to run in the industrial Midwest.
Peter Overby / NPR:
Democrats Say Their First Bill Will Focus On Strengthening Democracy At Home  —  Democrats will take control of the U.S. House in January with big items topping their legislative to-do list: Remove obstacles to voting, close loopholes in government ethics law and reduce the influence of political money.
Discussion: Political Wire, Daily Kos and Unfogged
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John Ziegler / Mediaite:
Here's What Happened When a Conservative Tried to Convince a Top House Democrat That Trump Should be Impeached  —  We are living in an upside-down world marked by a dangerous new level of division where most of the country has views of reality which are so divergent that it is literally impossible …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:   As Dems consider impeaching Trump, GOP leaders regret pursuing Clinton
Shannon K. Crawford / ABC News:
Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal attorney, mysteriously arrives in Washington, D.C.  —  Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal attorney and close associate, arrived in Washington, D.C., Monday morning, accompanied by one of his own criminal defense lawyers.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen takes the train to Washington to talk to special counsel Robert Mueller's team  — Michael Cohen, the former personal lawyer for President Donald Trump, took a train to Washington from New York City with his lawyer Guy Petrillo to talk to investigators …
Jason Lewis / Wall Street Journal:
Who Lost The House?  John McCain  —  His July 2017 vote killed ObamaCare repeal and made Democratic lies impossible to refute.  —  The Republican Party lost its House majority on July 28, 2017, when Sen. John McCain ended the party's seven-year quest to repeal ObamaCare.
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Rep. Jason Lewis blames House GOP defeat on John McCain
Discussion: Associated Press
WGN-TV:
Officer shoots, kills armed security guard outside south suburban bar  —  Share Update: … For the latest updates on this story, click here.  —  ROBBINS, Ill. — Witnesses say a Midlothian police officer responding to a shooting inside a south suburban bar shot and killed the wrong person early Sunday morning.
TMZ.com:
Marvel Comics Legend Stan Lee Dead at 95  —  Stan Lee, the man responsible for much of the Marvel Universe, has died ... Stan's daughter tells TMZ.  —  We're told an ambulance rushed to Lee's Hollywood Hills home early Monday morning and he was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
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Mike Barnes / Hollywood Reporter:
Stan Lee, Marvel Comics' Real-Life Superhero, Dies at 95
Financial Times:
Saudi crown prince faces attempts to rein in his powers  —  Mohammed bin Salman's authority is under threat as the Saudi crown prince faces domestic attempts to curb his wide-ranging powers in the wake of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to western officials.
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Washington Post:
So far, the Trump administration is abetting a Saudi coverup of Jamal Khashoggi's murder.
Discussion: AOL
Thomas Adamson / Associated Press:
Trudeau: Canadian intelligence has heard Khashoggi tapes
Discussion: Bloomberg
Tasneem Nashrulla / BuzzFeed News:
Baraboo High School Students Did The Nazi Salute In Their Prom Photo And Police Are Investigating  —  A Wisconsin school district and local police are investigating an incident in which male high school students appeared to be doing the Nazi salute in their prom photo.
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Whitaker's Unofficial Role as Adviser to Trump Campaign is a Clear Red Line  —  The most concerning question involving Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker's relationship to Sam Clovis, the national co-chairman of the 2016 Trump campaign, has been missed by many.
Discussion: Mediaite
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Kerry Howley / The Cut:
Everyone Believed Larry Nassar The predatory trainer may have just taken down USA Gymnastics.  How did he deceive so many for so long?  —  Larissa Boyce was 10 when her coach, John Geddert, forced her legs into a split so hard she cried.  He pulled her right leg up toward his torso …
Discussion: Boing Boing
New York Times:
They Were Stopped at the Texas Border.  Their Nightmare Had Only Just Begun.  —  After crossing the Rio Grande, three immigrant women were picked up by a Border Patrol agent.  Their relief soon turned to terror.  —  MCALLEN, Tex. — The Border Patrol agent, she remembers …
Discussion: Jezebel
Phil McCausland / NBC News:
Veterans haven't received GI Bill benefits for months due to ongoing IT issues at VA  —  “This is — to be kind — a train wreck,” said Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., the chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs.  —  Shelley Roundtree departed the U.S. Army in 2013 after seeing friends …
Discussion: Daily Kos, Hit & Run and POLITICUSUSA
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Money troubles: The GOP's problem with cash  —  Mitch McConnell stood before a roomful of Republican donors on Wednesday night to thank them for their help in the midterms.  But the Senate leader also issued a dire warning: Democrats had just thumped them in the all-important online donor game, and the GOP badly needs to catch up.
Discussion: Splinter and Eschaton
David Marchese / Vulture:
In Conversation: Alex Trebek The Jeopardy! icon on retirement, his legacy, and why knowledge matters.  —  Alex Trebek, dressed in a chambray shirt and blue jeans, walks into the plushly carpeted, book-lined study of his rambling Los Angeles home and plops down in an easy chair, draping a leg over an armrest.
Chris Kitching / Mirror.co.uk:
Men burnt alive by mob after false WhatsApp messages accuse them of child kidnap  —  WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: The men were dragged out of a jail cell and killed as hundreds cheered  —  Two innocent men were dragged out of a jail cell and burned alive by a cheering mob as rumours of child abductors spread rapidly on WhatsApp.
tompepinsky.com:
What Happens if Elections Are No Longer Legitimate?  —  Two years ago, just a couple weeks before the 2016 presidential election, I asked what does it look like when citizens don't trust elections? … The answers are not good, and I used the examples of Thailand and Madagascar to make my point.
Discussion: Raw Story
Te-Ping Chen / Wall Street Journal:
Cornering Your Boss, Snapping Pictures at Your Desk: It's Take Your Parents to Work Day  —  Eager to see what their adult offspring do all day, moms and dads embrace office visits; 'It's almost like we're in a zoo, and we're the animals'  —  Every so often, a gaggle of middle-aged visitors drifts through …
 
 
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Arizona Senate race: Why it's taking so long to know the winner
Discussion: Politico
Bloomberg:
U.S. Car-Import Probe Advances as Trump Plans Trade Team Meeting
Emily Heil / Washington Post:
Michelle Obama says Melania Trump has never reached out to her for advice
Discussion: Mediaite and Splinter
The Daily Beast:
Heather Nauert Isn't U.N. Ambassador Yet, but State Department Staff Say She's Got One Foot Out the Door
Discussion: Observer and Mediaite
Aiden Pink / The Forward:
Rep.-Elect Ilhan Omar Backs BDS In New Interview
David Sharp / Associated Press:
New way of voting faces test in Maine congressional district
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
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Discussion: Politico
 Earlier Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
Palantir Has a $20 Billion Valuation and a Bigger Problem: It Keeps Losing Money
Jaclyn Peiser / New York Times:
New York Magazine's Sites Are Going Behind a Paywall
Los Angeles Times:
Camp fire's death toll mounts in Paradise as the search for victims continues
Discussion: BBC and The Daily Caller
NBC News:
Democrats had a good showing on Election Day. It's been even better for them since.
Steve Phillips / New York Times:
Do the Math. Moderate Democrats Will Not Win in 2020.
Discussion: Hullabaloo