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The Wall Street Journal (10/22, Hoffman, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports Goldman 
Sachs admitted Thursday that it broke US corruption laws and agreed to pay nearly $3 billion to 
officials in four countries to settle an investigation into its dealings with the Malaysian 
investment fund 1MDB. In what the journal casts as a move to assuage shareholders Goldman 
said four executives: chief Executive David Solomon, President John Waldron, Chief Financial 
Officer Stephen Scherr and the head of Goldman's international business, Richard Gnodde will 
give up $31 million in pay this year. In addition, the bank will take back millions in past pay 
from Solomon's predecessor, Lloyd Blankfein and other former executives. The Washington Post 
(10/22, Bogage, 14.2M) says, "Prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York charged the 
bank with conspiracy to violate the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act." 
The settlement "includes the largest monetary penalty ever assessed under corporate criminal 
bribery law." 
The AP (10/22, Balsamo, Sweet) reports, "Goldman Sachs Malaysia entered the plea in 
federal court in Brooklyn." The New York Times (10/22, Goldstein, Flitter, 18.61M) says 
Goldman "admitted its Malaysian subsidiary `knowingly and willingly' conspired to violate the 
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act because some former employees paid bribes to officials in 
connection with the looting of a sovereign wealth fund, a scandal that toppled that country's 
leader and triggered criminal cases that spanned the globe." 
On its website, CNN (10/22, Disis, Isidore, Simko-Bednarski, Business, 83.16M) reports 
Goldman "has already settled the case with Malaysian authorities, agreeing this summer to a 
$3.9 billion deal. As part of that settlement, Malaysia agreed to drop all criminal and regulatory 
proceedings in the country that involved Goldman, including proceedings against the bank's 
subsidiaries and certain current and former directors." CNN adds the settlements "include 
partial credits for payments made to other countries, leaving Goldman with a total bill for the 
scandal of $5.1 billion, according to a company filing. It could still face civil penalties." 
Bloomberg (10/22, Natarajan, 4.73M) says Goldman, which was "pilloried after the 2008 
financial crisis, just saw a decade of image repair tarnished." Bloomberg adds, "The misconduct 
described in the settlements is landing at a moment when polls suggest Democrats might take 
control of both chambers of Congress and the White House," which "may make it a smart time 
for a company to settle with an administration whose players and priorities it knows." 
FTC Nearing Decision On A Facebook Antitrust Case. 
Citing "two people with knowledge" of the FTC's talks, the New York Times (10/22, Kang, 
18.61M) reports the agency "is moving closer to a decision about filing an antitrust lawsuit 
against Facebook for its market power in social networking." The FTC's five members met 
Thursday "to discuss its investigation into Facebook and whether the company had bought 
smaller rivals to maintain a monopoly, the people said." Those people said the FTC "has 
prepared three documents about Facebook - one on its potential antitrust violations, another 
analyzing the company's economics, and a third assessing the risks of litigation - which have 
been circulated among F.T.C. leaders, the people said." They said a decision about a case has 
not been made. 
California Court Refuses To Hear Bayer's Appeal Of Roundup Verdict. 
The Wall Street Journal (10/22, Bunge, Randazzo, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports an 
appeal by Bayer to reverse a jury verdict that its Roundup herbicide caused Dewayne "Lee" 
Johnson's cancer has been rejected by the California Supreme Court. The Journal says the 
Court's decision leaves Bayer few options to avoid paying the $20.4 million judgment. 
CYBER DIVISION 
EU, UK To Enforce Sanctions On GRU Officers Over 2015 Cyberattack On Germany. 
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The AP (10/22) reports that the EU "on Thursday imposed sanctions on two Russian officials 
and part of Russia's GRU military intelligence agency over a cyberattack against the German 
parliament in 2015." The EU is imposing "travel bans and asset freezes...on the two men: Igor 
Kostyukov, head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, and 
Dmitry Badin, a military intelligence officer." Badin is "also being sought by U.S. authorities." An 
EU statement said, "This cyber-attack targeted the parliament's information system and 
affected its operation for several days. A significant amount of data was stolen and the email 
accounts of several MPs as well as of Chancellor Angela Merkel were affected." 
Reuters (10/22) reports, "Britain will enforce asset freezes and travel bans against" two 
GRU officers and one GRU unit "responsible for 2015 cyber attacks on Germany's parliament, 
the foreign office said on Thursday." The sanctions, "which come into force immediately, were 
made under the European Union's regime." UK Foreign Minister Dominic Raab said, "The UK 
stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Germany and our European partners to hold Russia to account 
for cyber attacks designed to undermine Western democracies." He added, "This criminal 
behaviour brings the Russian government into further disrepute." 
CyberScoop (10/22) reports that the sanctions "stand to bolster the U.S. position, too." 
Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers said it is "part of a broader trend 
toward international allies' attribution of attacks that is `very helpful' and something the U.S. 
has made an important objective." Demers added, "If it's just us, it's easy for the Chinese 
government or the Russian government or the Iranians to just say, 'Oh, no, this is just the U.S. 
being mad at us over whatever other issue, and they're just using this as a political tool." 
Reuters (10/22) reports that Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers 
"accused China on Thursday of helping North Korea launder money from massive cyber thefts it 
has carried out to raise funds in the face of international sanctions." Demers "also said North 
Korea was likely getting support from China in the form of cyber expertise and training." He 
said, "There is support through Chinese cyber infrastructure, there's likely support in terms of 
sharing expertise and training from the Chinese side." 
Security Researcher Says He Accessed Trump's Twitter Account. 
TechCrunch (10/22, 605K) reports Dutch security researcher Victor Gevers "says he accessed 
President Trump's @realDonaldTrump Twitter account last week by guessing his password: 
'maga2020!" The account "was not protected by two-factor authentication, granting Gevers 
access to the president's account. ... It's the second time Gevers has gained access to Trump's 
Twitter account." In 2016, Gevers and two others "extracted and cracked Trump's password 
from the 2012 LinkedIn breach. The researchers took his password - 'yourefired' - his 
catchphrase from the television show The Apprentice - and found it let them into his Twitter 
account." 
LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES 
DO) Effort Would Link Federal Police Grants To Use-Of-Force Standards. 
The Washington Post (10/22, Barrett, 14.2M) reports, "The Justice Department is preparing to 
announce a new effort to withhold federal grant money from police departments that don't 
meet or try to meet certification standards on the use of force." The Post says the "ambitious 
idea with so far few specifics" is "to be unveiled days before a national election in which police 
conduct has been hotly debated." The Post cites "a five-page draft document," which "broadly 
defines how the Trump administration intends to apply an executive order signed by the 
president on safe policing." The draft says the effort seeks to "improve policies and procedures 
- ensuring transparent, safe, and accountable delivery of services to our communities." 
FBI Agents Visit South Dakota Winter Housing Camp. 
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The Rapid CityJSD) Journal (10/22, Zionts, 106K) reports, "The FBI on Thursday visited Camp 
Mniluzahan, a Lakota-run winter camp established on tribal land outside Rapid City jurisdiction." 
The Journal adds, "The camp was established by Creek Patrol members on Sunday after an 
initial attempt to create it on public land Friday in Rapid City. The Rapid City Police Department 
ordered the group to take down four tipis, saying they violated city ordinances related to tents, 
public events and the flood plain. Officers arrested six people who stayed inside a tipi. The 
Thursday meeting with the FBI agents was not tense like the event on Oct. 16. FBI agents and 
some Creek Patrol members laughed and shook hands toward the end of the short meeting." 
KNBN-TV Rapid City, SD (10/22, Murat) reports, "New developments Thursday regarding a 
homeless camp recently removed from Rapid City's jurisdiction, the Federal Bureau of 
Investigations paying the camp a visit in their new remote location. This week, the Mni Luzahan 
Creek Patrol set up a remote camp site for a number of people considered homeless in the 
community. After tensions rose over the weekend when tipis were set up to house people in a 
flood zone along Rapid Creek, the patrol opted to move the camp to tribal land outside of the 
city's jurisdiction." KNBN-TV adds, "A Facebook video streamed by Carrie MiddleTent early 
Thursday afternoon shows Creek Patrol members speaking with three FBI agents." 
Walmart Sues Federal Government Over Opioid Crisis. 
The Wall Street Journal (10/22, Al, Kendall, Randazzo, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports 
Walmart filed a lawsuit Thursday claiming the Justice Department and DEA are trying to 
scapegoat it for the government's regulatory and enforcement failures with regard to the opioid 
crisis. The AP (10/22, D'Innocenzio) calls Walmart's lawsuit "a pre-emptive strike in the battle 
over its responsibility in the opioid abuse crisis. The government is expected to take civil action 
against" the company, "seeking big financial penalties, for the role its pharmacies may have 
played in the crisis by filling opioid prescriptions." Reuters (10/22, Nivedita) reports Walmart 
said in a statement, "We are bringing this lawsuit because there is no federal law requiring 
pharmacists to interfere in the doctor-patient relationship to the degree DOJ is demanding." 
Bloomberg (10/22, Feeley, 4.73M)provides similar coverage. 
WPost: Judgment Against Purdue Pharma Is "Modest." 
In an editorial, the Washington Post (10/22, 14.2M) says Purdue Pharma has "agreed to plead 
guilty to misleading the Drug Enforcement Administration in ways that resulted in otherwise-
impermissible amounts of its drug" OxyContin "reaching the market, and to paying doctors and 
others kickbacks for helping increase sales." The company will pay "$8.3 billion worth of fines 
and other payments that also resolves potential federal civil complaints against the company." 
The Post argues while it may be "useful...to the Trump campaign as Election Day approaches, 
this measure of justice is modest indeed." 
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 
US Congressman Seeks To Designate CCP As Criminal Organization. 
Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) writes in an op-ed in The Hill (10/22, 2.98M) that the Chinese 
Communist Party "is an aggressive criminal organization, and...Americans are finally waking up 
to the threat" it poses to the US. The CCP has "allowed a local outbreak of coronavirus to 
develop into a global pandemic, all for its attempt at self-preservation." This year has also seen 
"the arrest of two Chinese military agents at the Houston Consulate for attempted theft of 
coronavirus vaccine research; the arrest of a NYPD officer accused of spying for the CCP;" and 
more. Perry is sponsoring H.R. 8491, a bill that would "designate the CCP as a transnational 
organized crime group and a member of the Top International Criminal Organization Target 
(TICOT) list." 
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OTHER FBI NEWS 
Sources: Trump Weighing Firing Of Wray After Election. 
USA Today (10/22, 10.31M) reports President Trump is "considering a number of key staff 
changes after the election, including the dismissal of FBI Director Christopher Wray, two 
administration officials said Thursday." To USA Today, "removing Wray would rock the law 
enforcement agency yet again, three years after the firing of FBI Director James Comey." Two 
officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, "said Trump regards Wray as having gone 
out of his way to separate himself from the president on multiple occasions." The FBI declined 
to comment. 
Professional Gambler Sues Bharara, DO) Claiming Misconduct In Insider Trading 
Case. 
Reuters (10/22) reports, "Professional gambler Billy Walters sued former U.S. Attorney Preet 
Bharara and others on Thursday, alleging that leaks to the media were part of a conspiracy to 
violate his due process rights in the run-up to his insider trading conviction." According to 
Reuters, "The Manhattan federal court lawsuit seeks unspecified damages and a declaration 
that Bharara, former FBI agent David Chaves and other agents and prosecutors violated his 
Fifth Amendment right to a fair trial by leaking information about their investigation of Walters 
to the media. Walters was convicted in 2017 of insider trading charges and sentenced to five 
years in prison. He was released to home confinement earlier this year due to the pandemic." 
The Las Vegas Review-Journal (10/22, 345K) reports, "Walters, who served more than 
half of a five-year prison sentence before he was released because of the coronavirus 
pandemic, alleged that authorities tried to get Walters to incriminate himself over a wiretap by 
planting news stories. Federal prosecutors admitted in 2016, before Walters was indicted, that 
an FBI agent leaked confidential details of an investigation to reporters at The Wall Street 
Journal and The New York limes." The lawsuit named Bharara "and the Department of Justice, 
alleging prosecutors initially made no effort to stop the leaks or find the source. Walters went to 
trial and was found guilty in New York of masterminding a six-year insider trading scheme with 
former Dean Foods Co. Chairman Tom Davis. In addition to his prison sentence, Walters was 
fined $10 million." 
OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS 
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Barrett Nomination As Democrats Boycott 
Vote. 
Norah O'Donnell reported on the CBS Evening NewsVi (10/22, story 5, 1:35, 3.96M) that "Amy 
Coney Barrett is one step closer to a seat on the Supreme Court." CBS' Nancy Cordes: "Nearly 
half the Judiciary Committee, all the Democrats, were absent, having walked out in protest. ... 
Republicans unanimously approved Judge Amy Coney Barrett, 12-0." Senate Judiciary Chairman 
Lindsey Graham: "The committee did the right thing." Cordes: "Republicans have moved at 
lightning speed and are set to confirm Barrett just 38 days after the death of Justice Ruth Bader 
Ginsburg. By comparison, they sat on President Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland for 293 
days and never held a vote." 
The AP (10/22, Mascaro, Jalonick) reports Republicans "powered past a Democratic 
boycott" to advance the nomination. Democrats "refused to show up in protest of the GOP's 
rush to install [President] Trump's nominee. ... Never has the Senate confirmed a Supreme 
Court nominee so close to a presidential election." The Democrats "displayed posters at their 
desks of Americans they say have benefited from the Affordable Care Act now being challenged 
in court." Townhall (10/22, McCarthy, 177K) reports Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) "ripped her 
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Democratic colleagues' political stunt. As only one of two female Republican members on the 
committee, Sen. Blackburn deemed Judge Barrett a 'sharp, qualified legal superstar,' who 
answered every question that she could while before the Senate Judiciary Committee." USA 
Today (10/22, Hayes, 10.31M) reports, "The full Senate plans to vote on Barrett's confirmation 
to the Supreme Court on Monday, likely allowing Barrett to take her place as the ninth justice 
just days before Election Day." 
The New York Times (10/22, Fandos, 18.61M) says Barrett, "a 48-year-old appeals court 
judge who has styled herself in the mold of former Justice Antonin Scalia, promises to shift the 
court meaningfully to the right, entrenching a 6-to-3 conservative majority. Her presence will 
likely shape American society for decades to come, with potentially sweeping implications for 
corporate power and the environment, abortion rights and gay rights, and a wide range of other 
policy issues including health care access, gun safety and religious freedom." 
The Washington Post (10/22, Kim, Firozi, Cassata, 14.2M) reports Barrett "repeatedly 
declined to offer her legal views on presidential authority and voter intimidation" during her 
confirmation hearings, "and insisted that she wasn't familiar with Trump's positions on issues 
such as climate change and the health-care law." Politico (10/22, Levine, 4.29M) reports that 
"prior to becoming a federal judge, Barrett criticized Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts' 
decision to uphold" the Affordable Care Act. NBC Nightly NewsVi (10/22, story 7, 0:15, Holt, 
5.51M), Reuters (10/22), the Wall Street Journal (10/22, Hughes, Subscription Publication, 
7.57M), the Los Angeles Times (10/22, Haberkorn, 4.64M), the Washington Times (10/22, 
Swoyer, 492K), the Fox News (10/22, McFall, 27.59M) website, and The Hill (10/22, Carney, 
2.98M) are among the other sources covering the vote. 
Trump Plans To Nominate Kirsch To Barrett's Seventh Circuit Seat. The 
Washington Times (10/22, Swoyer, 492K) reports Trump "announced his intent to nominate 
Thomas L. Kirsch II for the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday to fill the seat left 
open" after Barrett's expected confirmation. Kirsch currently serves as the US Attorney for the 
Northern District of Indiana. 
Murkowski Signals She Will Vote Against Barrett. Politico (10/22, Everett, 4.29M) 
reports Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) "met with Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett this 
week but remains opposed to an election year confirmation to the high court." While Murkowski 
"wouldn't say explicitly that she will vote against Barrett, she did affirm her belief that now is 
the wrong time for a confirmation." She said, "I've shared for a while that I didn't think we 
should be taking this up until after the election, and I haven't changed." Asked if that means 
"she's a 'no' on Barrett's votes that begin on Sunday, she replied: 'That means I haven't 
changed my mind on that:" 
Biden Says He Would Create Commission To Consider Court Reforms. 
The AP (10/22) reports that Joe Biden, in an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes" that has not yet 
aired, said he "won't rule out studying the addition of members to the U.S. Supreme Court as 
part of a commission he plans to name to look at court reforms if he's elected." Bloomberg
(10/22, Benjaminson, 4.73M) reports Biden "says he would set up a bipartisan commission to 
study reforms to the U.S. court system, spurred by his party's calls to expand the number of 
seats" on the Court. Biden said, "What I will do is I'll put together a national commission of, 
bipartisan commission of, scholars, constitutional scholars, Democrats, Republicans, 
liberal/conservative. And I will - ask them to over 180 days come back to me with 
recommendations as to how to reform the court system because it's getting out of whack - the 
way in which it's being handled." Reuters (10/22) reports that last week, Biden "said...he was 
'not a fan' of court-packing but has kept his options open." 
The New York Times (10/22, Savage, Glueck, 18.61M) reports Biden's campaign "offered 
few specifics about who would serve on the panel or how the campaign had settled on the 
idea." The Washington Post (10/22, Linskey, 14.2M) says Biden "has repeatedly avoided saying 
directly whether he would accept a court expansion plan promoted by Democrats angry at 
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Republicans' speedy confirmation process for Amy Coney Barrett." Politico (10/22, Everett, 
4.29M) reports Biden "has faced criticism for declining to offer a clear response to progressives' 
calls for action." The Wall Street Journal (10/22, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) says in an 
editorial that Biden is continuing to dodge the question of whether he backs increasing the 
number of seats on the court. Roll Call (10/22, Lesniewski, 154K) also reports. 
Pelosi Says Negotiators Are "Just About There" On Stimulus Deal. 
CQ Roll Call (10/22, Lerman, 154K) reports House Speaker Pelosi "raised doubts Thursday 
about getting a coronavirus aid bill passed before the Nov. 3 elections, even if a bipartisan deal 
is reached in the coming days." CNBC (10/22, Pramuk, 3.62M) reports that Pelosi indicated 
Thursday that "while Democrats and the White House are close to reaching a coronavirus 
stimulus deal, it could take a lot longer to write and vote on a bill." Pelosi "plan[ned] to speak 
to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin again Thursday as they try to craft an aid agreement." 
Pelosi "said the sides are `just about there' on reaching a deal," but "she cautioned that passing 
it into law will take time as she and the Trump administration try to iron out remaining issues." 
Pelosi told reporters, "If we can resolve some of these things in the next few days, it'll take a 
while to write the bill." Bloomberg (10/22, Wasson, House, 4.73M) reports that Pelosi "said they 
still haven't settled three of the main sticking points: Democrats' demands for aid to state and 
local governments, school funding and Republican insistence on a liability shield for employers." 
The New York Times (10/22, Cochrane, Broadwater, 18.61M) says Pelosi "was 
noncommittal on Thursday about bringing a stimulus measure to the House floor for a vote 
before the November election." Likewise, Reuters (10/22) reports NEC Director Larry Kudlow 
"said talks were continuing on a possible COVID-19 aid deal but that larger policy differences 
with Democrats were unlikely to be resolved with the Nov. 3 election less than two weeks 
away." Kudlow said on Fox Business' Varney & Co. (10/22, 64K) that "the talks continue to talk, 
and committee people in both houses are discussing key issues, Senate and House chairs, but 
having said that, there are still significant policy differences between the two teams, and those 
policy differences have not yet been solved." 
White House Deputy Press Secretary Brian Morgenstern said on WMAL-AM Washington 
(10/22) that House Speaker Pelosi "has moved the goalposts over the last 93 days...and we 
have stayed consistent with our priorities. ... But I think we've seen what appears to be some 
good faith negotiating over the last day or so, and so we're hopeful that in the next day or two, 
the Appropriations Committee can make some more progress." 
White House Senior Communications Advisor Ben Williamson said on WIND-AMVi Chicago 
(10/22, 8K) that "we are hopeful we can get an agreement at least on language here by the 
end of the week. Americans are hurting, and they deserve us to keep working whether or not 
politics come into play. They deserve for their representatives to put politics aside and pass 
something." 
White House Director of Strategic Communications Alyssa Farah said on Fox Business 
Mornings with Maria (10/22) , "This is really the most optimistic we've felt about getting a deal. 
There's still obviously some concerns. ... But we are seeing, I think the Speaker's really hearing 
from her caucus and from her constituents, frankly, getting pressure that she needs to put 
something on the table." 
Reuters (10/22, Cornwell) reports, "Senate Republicans remained skeptical of a possible 
deal costing trillions of dollars." Senate Appropriations Chairman Shelby told reporters, "I think 
we're not going anywhere. A lot of talk, no action." The Washington Post (10/22, Werner, Stein, 
14.2M) says some Senate Republicans are "growing increasingly frustrated" with Mnuchin "as 
he makes what they see as unacceptable compromises in his quest for a stimulus deal." The 
Post says Mnuchin has "committed to a top-line figure of around $1.9 trillion, much too high for 
many Senate Republicans to swallow. That includes at least $300 billion for state and local aid, 
also a non-starter for many in the GOP." Shelby "said he had yet to see any details of the 
proposals that Pelosi and Mnuchin had been batting around. He said White House Chief of Staff 
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Mark Meadows had tried to call him, but they had not connected, and Meadows had been in 
touch with some of his staff." The Wall Street Journal (10/22, Peterson, Subscription 
Publication, 7.57M) provides similar coverage. 
NEC Chief Economist Joe LaVorgna was asked on MSNBCVi (10/22, 1.31M) about reports 
that Senate Majority Leader McConnell will not support a package before the election. LaVorgna 
said, "I would say people are trying to drive a wedge on the Republican side and I don't think 
that's particularly fair." LaVorgna was also interviewed on WHO-AMVi Des Moines, IA (10/22) 
and WHO-AMVi Des Moines, IA (10/22). 
Stocks Finish Higher On Hopes Of Additional Stimulus. Reuters (10/22, Chavez-
Dreyfuss) reports stocks finished higher Thursday "as investors cheered the prospect of more 
fiscal stimulus to support a pandemic-damaged U.S. economy." The Dow ended the day 152.84 
points higher at 28,363.66, the S&P 500 added 17.93 points to close at 3,453.49, and the 
Nasdaq climbed 21.31 points to 11,506.01. The AP (10/22, Choe, Troise, Veiga) and the Wall 
Street Journal (10/22, Bartholomew, Eisen, Subscription Publication, 7.57M), and Bloomberg
(10/22, Haigh, 4.73M) provide similar coverage. 
FDA Officially Approves Remdesivir As Cases Spike. 
ABC World News TonightVi (10/22, story 4, 3:00, Muir, 6.71M) reported, "Tonight, the FDA has 
now approved the first drug to treat COVID-19. Hospitalizations rising in 40 states, six now 
hitting record highs." ABC's Matt Gutman added that FDA's announcement is "basically the gold 
seal of approval. ... It means that the agency recognizes that remdesivir is relatively safe to 
use, and that it's effective in shortening the duration of the virus. And that means it can free up 
more beds at slammed hospitals." 
Janet Shamlian of the CBS Evening NewsVi (10/22, story 2, 2:05, O'Donnell, 3.96M) 
called the FDA approval "a major milestone," noting "the experimental drug was previously 
authorized only for emergency use and was used to treat the President. The news coming as 
coronavirus hot spots worsen. ... 39 states report their average number of new cases is rising. 
Hospitalizations are climbing in 36 states, and straining resources." 
NBC Nightly NewsVi (10/22, story 4, 2:00, Holt, 5.51M) reported, "The FDA has just 
approved remdesivir as a COVID-19 treatment. The drug which was given to President Trump 
shortens recovery time for some patients. This comes as seven states set new daily records for 
COVID cases." 
The AP (10/22, Marchione) reports that the "antiviral medicine given to hospitalized 
patients through an IV," being marketed by manufacturer Gilead as Veklury, "cut the time to 
recovery by five days - from 15 days to 10 on average - in a large study led by the U.S. 
National Institutes of Health." The drug is approved for use in "people at least 12 years old and 
weighing at least 88 pounds (40 kilograms) who are hospitalized for a coronavirus infection," 
though the FDA "will still allow the drug's use in certain cases under its previous emergency 
authorization" for patients under 12. 
Reuters (10/22, Beasley) reports that despite positive results from NIH and the new 
approval, "the World Health Organization (WHO) last week said its global trial of COVID-19 
therapies found that remdesivir did not have a substantial effect on patients' length of hospital 
stay or chances of survival," though the study has yet to be reviewed. Gilead "has questioned 
the potential for bias in the WHO study, which was not `blinded,' meaning that participants and 
their doctors were aware of which treatments were being used." 
Bloomberg (10/22, Langreth, 4.73M) reports the approval also allows "Gilead to market 
the drug and talk about its benefits to doctors, nurses, and patients. That could help solidify its 
position as a go-to medicine for Covid-19 patients even as other drugs for the disease begin to 
reach the market." 
USA Today (10/22, Rice, 10.31M) reports that Gilead Chief Medical Officer Merdad Parsey 
said the drug has approvals or authorizations in around 50 countries. 
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The New York Times (10/22, Levenson, 18.61M) reports the FDA's announcement 
"indicated that the drug had cleared more rigorous regulatory hurdles involving a more 
thorough review of clinical data and manufacturing quality since it was given emergency 
authorization in May." FDA Commissioner Hahn said in a statement, "Today's approval is 
supported by data from multiple clinical trials that the agency has rigorously assessed and 
represents an important scientific milestone in the Covid-19 pandemic." The Times says that 
though "the drug did not go through an outside panel of experts, called an advisory committee, 
before being approved," Center for Science in the Public Interest President Peter Lurie "said that 
was not unusual." 
The Wall Street Journal (10/22, Walker, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports that prior 
to the pandemic, Gilead sought to test the drug's efficacy in treating other strains of 
coronavirus, including MERS. 
Azar Dismisses Report Of Tensions With Hahn. 
HHS Secretary Azar was asked on CBS This MorningVi (10/22, 2.09M) about a Politico report 
alleging tension between himself and FDA Commissioner Hahn. Azar said, "Commissioner Hahn 
and I speak almost every day, we have a very close productive relationship, and we're working 
together. As I have made very clear and the Commissioner has made clear, the FDA will make 
the decision whether to approve therapeutics or vaccines according to their science, data, 
regulatory, and legal standards. Those calls will be made ultimately by the top career officials at 
the FDA and I 100% support that approach." 
Azar: New CDC Guidelines On Close Contact A "Call To Action." 
Asked on CBS This MorningVi (10/22, 2.09M) about updated guidance from the CDC, HHS 
Secretary Azar said, "We in the past had said that to be a close contact of somebody who might 
be infectious, you needed to have 15 minutes of continuous, unbroken contact with them within 
six feet. Now the caution is that...if you have iterative interactions within that six feet, even if 
it's not 15 minutes unbroken, that you might also be a close contact. What this means is, it's a 
real call to action to reiterate: wash your hands, watch your distance, and when you cannot 
watch your distance, wear your face coverings." 
FDA Advisory Committee Debates Safety, Efficacy Standards For Vaccine. 
The Washington Post (10/22, McGinley, Johnson, 14.2M) reports that vaccine experts on 
Thursday "rigorously debated the Food and Drug Administration's planned standards for 
clearing a coronavirus vaccine quickly for broad use, discussing what level of evidence would be 
sufficient to establish safety and effectiveness." The FDA advisory committee, "in an all-day 
virtual meeting, did not consider any specific vaccine," and instead sought "to try to reassure 
the public that any vaccine will be held to a high standard, not the relatively low bar used this 
year for emergency use authorization for treatments." 
Calling the meeting "an usual step," the AP (10/22, Neergaard, Perrone) reports Dr. 
Marion Gruber, director of FDA's vaccine research office, told the advisers that public scrutiny "is 
critical to build trust and confidence" in whichever vaccines emerge. 
Pfizer Expands Vaccine Trial To Include Teens. USA Today (10/22, Weintraub, 
10.31M) reports that "after months of testing its COVID-19 candidate vaccine in adults, Pfizer 
recently lowered the age of participation to 16, aiming to include at least 3,000 older teens." 
Pfizer is the "only one of the leading drug companies to allow minors into a vaccine trial." 
Palantir System To Help Track Manufacture, Distribution Of COVID Vaccines. 
The Wall Street Journal (10/22, Loftus, Winkler, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports that 
according to state and local health officials, Palantir Technologies, a data-mining company, is 
assisting the federal government in setting up a system, called Tiberius, to track the 
manufacture, distribution, and administration of COVID-19 vaccines. 
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Consensus Emerges COVID Rarely Transmitted By Contact With Contaminated 
Surfaces. 
The Washington Post (10/22, Chang, 14.2M) reports, "Although studies continue to show that 
the novel coronavirus can be detected on contaminated objects after days or weeks, a 
consensus has emerged among scientists that the virus is rarely transmitted through contact 
with tainted surfaces and that it's safe to stop taking such extreme measures as quarantining 
your mail and wiping down your groceries." David Morens, a senior advisor to NIAID Director 
Fauci, said, "To the best of my knowledge, in real life, scientists like me - an epidemiologist and 
a physician - and virologists basically don't worry too much about these things." 
Chicago Imposes Curfew As Cases Spike. 
The Chicago Tribune (10/22, Pratt, Byrne, Petrella, 2.65M) reports that "days after threatening 
to roll back restrictions on Chicago businesses if COVID-19 cases continue to spike, Mayor Lori 
Lightfoot followed through Thursday by imposing a 10 p.m. curfew on all nonessential city 
businesses." In addition, Lightfoot said the city "will again prohibit indoor service at traditional 
taverns and brewery taprooms without food licenses, and asked residents to cap any social 
gatherings at six people." The moves came as the city's "seven-day average of new cases has 
hit 645, up dramatically from where the city was at the start of the month." 
The Chicago Sun-Times (10/22, Spielman, 875K) reports Lightfoot "openly acknowledged 
the tremendous hardship on restaurants and bars that are the lifeblood of Chicago 
neighborhoods." Said the Mayor, "These are really, really tough things to do. Particularly 
recognizing how dramatically our hospitality industry — our restaurants, our bars, our hotels —
have been deeply, profoundly impacted by the economic consequences of this COVID-19 
shutdown." 
Iowa's Economy Suffering Despite No Lockdown. 
The New York Times (10/22, Al, Casselman, Tankersley, 18.61M) reports President Trump and 
"many supporters blame restrictions on business activity, often imposed by Democratic 
governors and mayors, for prolonging the economic crisis initially caused by the virus. But the 
experience of states like Iowa," which never imposed a lockdown, "shows the economy is far 
from back to normal even in Republican-led states that have imposed few business restrictions." 
According to the Times, a "growing body of research has concluded that the steep drop in 
economic activity last spring was primarily a result of individual decisions by consumers and 
businesses rather than legal mandates." 
Three Cases Reported At Los Angeles Megachurch That Defied Public Health Orders. 
The Los Angeles Times (10/22, Cosgrove, 4.64M) reports that an evangelical megachurch in 
Los Angeles "that has defied L.A. County public health orders and held indoor worship services 
for the last several weeks has been struck with an outbreak of the coronavirus, public health 
officials confirmed Thursday." Grace Community Church in Sun Valley has seen three confirmed 
cases, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. 
Southwest Will No Longer Block Middle Seat Starting In December. 
NBC Nightly NewsVI (10/22, story 9, 1:40, Holt, 5.51M) reported, "Southwest Airlines says it 
will not block the middle seat on planes starting December 1st, leaving just Delta and Alaska 
keeping those seats empty." NBC's Tom Costello added, "Southwest and Delta have been 
blocking middle seats to give passengers a few feet of social distance in the pandemic, but with 
new research suggesting it is safe to fly, Southwest says it will sell every available seat starting 
December 1st. American and United are already filling middle seats, Delta plans to do so in the 
first half of next year." 
USA Today Criticizes Administration's Consideration Of Herd Immunity Strategy. 
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USA Today (10/22, 10.31M) editorializes that a "White House struggling to show competence as 
a pandemic surges in the midst of a reelection campaign" has been considering, according to 
news reports, herd immunity. USA Today argues that it is "a convenient solution for Donald 
Trump" that "fits neatly within his failure to produce a national plan for curtailing coronavirus 
with rapid testing, contact tracing and isolating the infected. And it endorses his mantra that 
states fully reopen for economic recovery, even as the disease spreads." However, USA Today 
write, "infectious disease experts say it's junk science, and worse, would risk doubling or 
tripling the number of Americans dead from COVID-19." 
Court Bars Census Bureau From Giving Administration Data On Migrants. 
In what the New York Times (10/22, Wines, 18.61M) describes as "a blow to President Trump's 
plan to upend the centuries-old method of apportioning seats in the House of Representatives," 
a three-judge panel in the US District Court for the Northern District of California "on Thursday 
barred the Census Bureau from giving the White House a count of the nation's unauthorized 
immigrants." In July, Trump ordered the Bureau "to give him a state-by-state count of people 
living in the United States without authorization, saying he planned to subtract them from the 
2020 census totals that will be used to divvy up House seats among the states next year." 
Trump Says He Is Looking Forward To Supreme Court Overturning ACA. 
The New York Times (10/22, Grynbaum, Haberman, 18.61M) reports that in an interview with 
CBS' Lesley Stahl, footage of which was released by the White House on Thursday, President 
Trump "makes a notable pronouncement about his opinion of the Affordable Care Act, telling 
Ms. Stahl that he wants the Supreme Court to abolish" the law. Trump is quoted as saying, "I 
hope that they end it; it'll be so good if they end it." Pressed by Stahl "on how he would handle 
a scenario where millions of Americans abruptly lost their health insurance, Mr. Trump said 
repeatedly that he had 'a plan: When Ms. Stahl pointed out that he has not shown a plan 
publicly, Mr Trump falsely claimed that he had." 
Cotton, Loeffler Ask DO) To Investigate Racial Segregation On College Campuses. 
The Washington Free Beacon (10/22, 78K) reports Sens. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Kelly Loeffler 
(R-GA) are calling on the Department of Justice to investigate "racially segregated events on 
college campuses in a letter first obtained by the Washington Free Beacon." Cotton and Loeffler 
are urging Attorney General Barr to investigate the University of Michigan-Dearborn, the 
University of Kentucky, and "other universities for allegedly violating Title VI of the Civil Rights 
Act, which prohibits racial discrimination at federally funded institutions." 
Sources: Kushner Floating Launch Of Trump-Branded Media Outlet. 
Business Insider (10/22, LoBianco, Moses, 3.67M) reports White House senior adviser Jared 
Kushner "has been talking up the idea of starting a Donald Trump-themed news outlet or some 
other media company, possibly as soon as after the election, five Republicans familiar with the 
discussions told Insider" Kushner has "floated the idea to Republicans and media types 
throughout the year, according to three of the people. But the increased chatter about the rise 
of another conservative media outlet, possibly branded under the Trump name, has kicked up 
even more over the past few weeks as the president's reelection chances continue to sink." 
Trump Issues Order Removing Protections For Federal Workers. 
The New York Times (10/22, Lipton, 18.61M) reports President Trump signed an executive 
order issued late Wednesday "that could substantially expand his ability to hire and fire tens of 
thousands of federal workers during a second term, potentially allowing him to weed out what 
he sees as a `deep state' bureaucracy working to undermine him." The executive order, 
"described by one prominent federal union leader as `the most profound undermining of the 
Civil Service in our lifetimes," would allow federal agencies to "go through their employee 
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rosters and reclassify certain workers in a way that would strip them of job protections that 
now cover most federal employees." In a statement, the White House said the new employee 
classification was justified because under current rules "removing poor performers, even from 
these critical positions, is time-consuming and difficult." 
The Washington Post (10/22, Yoder, 14.2M) reports the order would "shift those 
employees from what is called the 'competitive service' - covering the bulk of the 2.1 million 
executive branch employees - into the 'excepted service,' which in general applies to political 
appointees below the level requiring Senate confirmation." American Federation of Government 
Employees President Everett Kelley said in a statement, "This is the most profound undermining 
of the civil service in our lifetimes. The president has doubled down on his effort to politicize 
and corrupt the professional service." 
Politico (10/22, Mueller, 4.29M) reports unions and Democrats "were quick to criticize the 
move as a bid to inject politics into the public sector workforce." House Oversight and Reform 
Chair Carolyn Maloney said in a statement, "President Trump's new executive order would 
overturn a 150-year-old precedent that created an expert non-partisan civil service and return 
us to the 'spoils system' of political governance." The Hill (10/22, Beitsch, 2.98M), among other 
news outlets, similarly report the order. 
USPS IG: Mail Service Deteriorated Under DeJoy. 
The Wall Street Journal (10/22, Palazzolo, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports an analysis 
by the US Postal Service's inspector general found that a dramatic slowdown in mail delivery 
resulted from actions that Postmaster General Louis DeJoy initiated or accelerated after he took 
office in June. 
Colorado Wildfire Grows By More Than 100,000 Acres, Forcing Evacuation. 
The CBS Evening NewsVi (10/22, story 4, 1:20, O'Donnell, 3.96M) reported, "Two rapidly 
growing wildfires could merge into one mega fire in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado." CBS' 
Omar Villafranca added, "Driven by high winds and dead, dry timber, the fire grew at a 
staggering pace overnight, exploding from 19,000 acres to more than 125,000 acres in mere 
hours." Thousands of residents are under mandatory evacuation orders. 
The Washington Post (10/22, 14.2M) reports the "East Troublesome Fire, burning in Grand 
County and extending now into Rocky Mountain National Park, forced hundreds to quickly 
evacuate from Grand Lake and Granby overnight, with more evacuations taking place 
Thursday." 
The Denver Post (10/22, Tabachnik, 720K) reports the "raging fire has firefighters and 
emergency officials concerned about the possibility that it could merge with the Cameron Peak 
fire, the largest fire in state history, as the two have each burned into Rocky Mountain National 
Park." The two fires are "about 10 miles apart." The New York Times (10/22, Brennan, Healy, 
18.61M) reports the National Weather Service "said the critical danger posed by gusting winds 
was likely to last through Monday." 
NBC Nightly NewsVi (10/22, story 5, 1:30, Holt, 5.51M) reported, "In Colorado...two of 
the largest fires in the state's history [are] spreading out of control." The AP (10/22, Nieberg) 
reports the fires have burned "the second-most acreage since 2000 and included the state's two 
largest on record." 
On ABC World News TonightVi (10/22, story 5, 1:40, Muir, 6.71M), Clayton Sandell said, 
"Seven fires [are] now scorching the state, burning more than 375,000 acres." 
INTERNATIONAL NEWS 
Europe Imposes More Restrictions As Hospitals Prepare For Second Wave. 
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The AP (10/22, D'Emilio) reports that "Italy's three largest cities and dozens of regions of 
France face curfews as authorities try to slow the spread of the coronavirus in Europe, where 
most countries are now imposing or mulling new restrictions on activity in response to rapidly 
rising caseloads." Italy set a record on Thursday with more than 16,000 infections, but "hasn't 
repeated the drastic" national lockdown enacted in March. However, "the Czech Republic's 
government on Thursday re-imposed exactly the same heavy restrictions it slapped on citizens 
in the spring - and which Prime Minister Andrej Babis had repeatedly said would not be 
repeated - amid a record rise in infections." Greece, Poland, Germany, Denmark, and Portugal 
all posted new daily records, as well. 
The New York Times (10/22, McCann, Leatherby, 18.61M) reports that in Europe, "a 
second wave of serious illness is here, new data released on Thursday shows, making it clear 
that the pandemic is still dangerous and that adherence to control measures over the next few 
weeks will be crucial in preventing hospitals from becoming overrun for a second time this 
year." While "the number of Covid-19 patients in hospitals across the continent is still less than 
half of the peak in March and April...it is rising steadily each week, according to data from the 
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control." Hospitals are now "scrambling to prepare 
for an onrush of Covid-19 patients, at a time when bed and intensive care capacity will already 
be under strain during the winter flu season." 
Report: Bombing Kills Syrian Cleric Key To Deals With Rebels. 
The AP (10/22) reports that a roadside bombing on Thursday "killed a senior Syrian cleric who 
played a key role in government deals with rebel fighters, according to Syrian state media and 
a government website." The blast that killed Damascus Mufti Adnan Afiouni "took place in the 
town of Qudsaya, west of the capital of Damascus." It was not known who planted the bomb 
and no group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. 
US Provided Air Cover For Taliban As It Battled ISIS. 
Wesley Morgan, in a piece for the Washington Post (10/22, 14.2M) titled "The U.S. Is Secretly 
Helping The Taliban Fight ISIS In Afghanistan," writes that US Special Operations forces 
"intervene[d] in the fighting in Konar province in eastern Afghanistan...by using strikes from 
drones and other aircraft to help the Taliban." A member of the Joint Special Operations 
Command counterterrorism task force said earlier this year, "What we're doing with the strikes 
against ISIS is helping the Taliban move." Morgan adds that last year, the Administration's 
"public line was that it was hammering the Taliban 'harder than they have ever been hit before,' 
as the president put it," but, "in reality, even as its warplanes have struck the Taliban in other 
parts of Afghanistan, the US military has been quietly helping the Taliban to weaken the Islamic 
State in its Konar stronghold." 
Afghan Airstrike Targeting Taliban Kills 12 Children. 
The Wall Street Journal (10/22, Rasmussen, Amiri, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports that 
an Afghan airstrike killed 12 children in the northern province of Takhar, local officials said 
Thursday. The Afghan Ministry of Defense said the victims were all Taliban militants, but it 
would still launch an investigation into the incident. 
Radical Cleric Seeks To Reimpose Islamic Law In Afghanistan. 
The New York Times (10/22, Zucchino, Rahim, Huylebroek, 18.61M) reports in Herat, 
Afghanistan, "religious vigilantes loyal to a local cleric patrol the streets, routinely detaining and 
interrogating couples they suspect are unmarried." The cleric, Mawlawi Mujib Rahman Ansari, 
insists "he is not affiliated with the Taliban," but his "edicts are an echo of that movement's 
harsh Islamic codes - and perhaps a portent of what could come as the insurgency negotiates a 
power-sharing deal with the government." 
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Twenty NATO Members Not Forecast To Meet 20/0 Of GDP Defense Spending Target By 
2024. 
The AP (10/22, Cook) reports that US allies in Europe and Canada "have increased defense 
spending for a sixth consecutive year but most of them will still fail to achieve a NATO spending 
ambition by the target date of 2024." In 2014, NATO members "pledged to halt the cuts and 
move toward spending 2% of their gross domestic product on defense by 2024." The AP says 
France and Norway are" forecast to join eight other countries spending at least 2% of their GDP 
on defense this year. Those others are Britain, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, 
Romania and the United States - which has a bigger budget than all 29 of its allies combined." 
However, the AP says that "the other 20 allies will not make the cut, according to the 
projections." 
Putin Hints At Russia-China Military Alliance. 
The AP (10/22) reports that on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin "said...there is no 
need for a Russia-China military alliance now, but noted it could be forged in the future." The 
AP says that when "asked during a video conference with international foreign policy experts 
Thursday whether a military union between Moscow and Beijing was possible, Putin replied that 
`we don't need it, but, theoretically, it's quite possible to imagine it." According to the AP, 
"Putin's statement signaled deepening ties between Moscow and Beijing amid growing tensions 
in their relations with the United States." Bloomberg (10/22, Meyer, Kravchenko, 4.73M) reports 
Putin also urged President Trump "to agree to his proposal for a one-year extension of the New 
START arms-control treaty as talks enter a vital phase." 
The Wall Street Journal (10/22, Deng, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports on the 
latest rise of nationalism in China, while the Los Angeles Times (10/22, 4.64M) runs a lengthy 
feature on the ambitions of China's President under the headline "Dreams Of A Red Emperor: 
The Relentless Rise Of Xi Jinping." In an editorial, the Wall Street Journal (10/22, Subscription 
Publication, 7.57M) says the Trump Administration was right to advance a $1.8 billion arms sale 
to Taiwan given China's aggression. 
Hopes For Armenia-Azerbaijan Deal Fade Despite Upcoming Pompeo Meeting. 
Reuters (10/22, Bagirova, Hovhannisyan) reports that "hopes of ending nearly a month of 
bloodshed in the mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh looked slim on Thursday as Azeri and 
ethnic Armenian forces fought new battles on the eve of talks in Washington." Reuters says 
Secretary of State Pompeo's "plan...to meet the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia on 
Friday raised hopes this week that the two former Soviet republics would agree to end their 
deadliest fighting since the mid-1990s. ... But those hopes have been dented by the continued 
heavy fighting in and around Nagomo-Karabakh, a breakaway territory that is inside Azerbaijan 
but controlled by ethnic Armenians, and by angry rhetoric from both sides." 
The AP (10/22, Demourian) reports that Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry "accused Armenia 
of firing several ballistic missiles from its territory at the Azerbaijani cities of Gabala, Siyazan 
and Kurdamir, which are located far from the area of fighting in Nagomo-Karabakh." However, 
"The Armenian military rejected the claim as a `cynical lie!" The AP reports that Azerbaijani 
President Ilham Aliyev "has said that to end hostilities Armenian forces must withdraw from 
Nagorno-Karabakh. He has insisted that Azerbaijan has the right to reclaim its territory by force 
since nearly three decades of international mediation hasn't yielded progress." Reuters (10/22) 
reports that on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin "said...Moscow believed that nearly 
5,000 people had been killed." Putin is quoted as saying, "There are a lot of casualties from 
both sides, more than 2,000 from each side." 
Sudanese Government Prepared To Normalize Relations With Israel As Part Of US 
Deal. 
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Reuters (10/22, Abdelaziz) reports that Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok is "ready to 
proceed with normalizing relations with Israel once a yet-to-be-formed transitional parliament 
has approved the step," according to "two Sudanese government sources." Reuters says "the 
comments are the clearest sign that Hamdok, under pressure from the United States, is willing 
to contemplate Sudan establishing ties with former adversary Israel." However, "such a move 
would not be imminent, because the parliament still needs to be established under a power-
sharing deal between the military officers and civilians who have been running Sudan jointly 
since the overthrow of autocrat Omar al-Bashir in 2019." 
The AP (10/22, Federman, Magdy) reports that on Thursday, Sudanese officials 
"confirmed...that a senior U.S.-Israeli delegation flew to Sudan on a private jet this week to 
wrap up a deal that would make Sudan the third Arab country to normalize ties with Israel this 
year." The AP says "such a deal would deepen Sudan's engagement with the West after 
President Donald Trump's conditional agreement this week to remove the North African nation 
from the list of state sponsors of terrorism." 
Hariri Named Lebanon's Prime Minister For Fourth Time. 
Reuters (10/22, Francis, Dahan) reports that on Thursday, Saad al-Hariri was named Lebanon's 
prime minister "for a fourth time...and pledged to form a new government to tackle the 
country's worst crisis since its 1975-1990 civil war." According to Reuters, "after his nomination, 
Hariri said he would quickly form a cabinet of specialists to bring in economic and financial 
reforms set out in a French plan to get foreign aid. But he faces major challenges to navigate 
Lebanon's sectarian politics to agree a cabinet, which must then fix a mounting list of woes: a 
banking crisis, currency crash, rising poverty and state debts." 
The Washington Post (10/22, Dadouch, 14.2M) says, "Hariri's return as prime minister 
brings Lebanon back full circle, fueling anger at a static political system that has been 
controlled by the same families for decades." The Post adds, "His designation came amid one of 
Lebanon's most tumultuous periods: The spread of the novel coronavirus and government-
enforced lockdowns exacerbated a titanic economic struggle - but both crises briefly paled in 
comparison to a massive blast that tore through the capital, Beirut, on Aug. 4, killing nearly 
200 people and damaging much of the city." 
Nigeria's Buhari Does Not Mention Shooting Of Protesters In Speech On Unrest. 
The AP (10/22, Olukoya) reports Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari "spoke to the nation 
about the unrest that has gripped the country in recent days, but without making any mention 
of the shootings of peaceful protesters at Lekki toll plaza on Tuesday night that prompted 
international outrage." Buhari "called on Nigeria's youths 'to discontinue the street protests and 
constructively engage the government in finding solutions. Your voice has been heard loud and 
clear and we are responding." Reuters (10/22, Onuah, George) says the unrest "has become a 
political crisis for Buhari, a former military leader who came to power at the ballot box in 2015 
and is commander-in-chief of the armed forces." 
Guinean President Easily Wins Third Term. 
Reuters (10/22, Samb) reports Guinea's President Alpha Conde "has won a landslide re-election 
victory, preliminary results showed on Thursday, giving him a third term in office after a bitterly 
fought election that has sparked deadly street violence. With 37 of 38 electoral districts 
counted, Conde, 82, received 2.4 million votes, versus 1.26 million for his nearest rival, 
opposition candidate Cellou Dalein Diallo." 
Polish Court Bans One Of Country's Only Forms Of Legal Abortion. 
The AP (10/22, Scislowska) reports Poland's Constitutional Court ruled Thursday "that a law 
allowing abortion of fetuses with congenital defects is unconstitutional, shutting a major 
loophole in the predominantly Catholic country's abortion laws that are among the strictest in 
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Europe." The decision "came in response to a motion from right-wing lawmakers who argued 
that terminating a pregnancy due to fetal defects - the most common reason cited for legal 
abortions in Poland - violates a constitutional provision that calls for protecting the life of every 
individual." The Wall Street Journal (10/22, Hinshaw, Ojewska, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) 
says the ruling Law and Justice Party has tried to remove the fetal-exemption clause since 
taking power in 2015. The New York Times (10/22, Pronczuk, 18.61M) says the ruling 
"effectively impos[es] a near-total ban in a nation that already had some of the strictest 
abortion laws in Europe." 
US Cosponsors International Declaration Opposing Abortion. The Washington Post 
(10/22, Berger, 14.2M) reports Secretary of State Pompeo and HHS Secretary Azar on Thursday 
took part in a virtual signing ceremony in which the United States "joined Brazil, Egypt, 
Hungary, Indonesia and Uganda...to co-sponsor a nonbinding international declaration opposing 
abortion, in a rebuke of the U.N. Human Rights Council, which has enshrined abortion access as 
a universal right." 
WPost Analysis: Bolivia Returns To Morales After Year Of Turmoil. 
The Washington Post (10/22, Machicao, McCoy, 14.2M) writes that "after a year of explosive 
political developments - a disputed election, the flight of the longtime president, and the 
appointment of an interim government accused of attacking opponents - Bolivia now finds itself 
back largely where it all began." The party of ousted President Evo Morales "is back," and 
"Morales himself - the larger-than-life figure who fled the country last year after being accused 
of election fraud - says he'll be back, too." Bolivia's Supreme Electoral Tribunal "has yet to 
declare a winner in Sunday's election, but preliminary results indicate that Arce, the candidate 
of Morales' Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party, captured a majority to avoid a runoff 
vote." 
In an editorial, the Washington Post (10/22, 14.2M) says Bolivia "has been lucky to avoid 
a civil war, which many feared would follow the Oct. 18 vote - though 23 people were killed and 
700 injured, mostly by the security forces, during the 2019 post-election upheaval, according to 
Human Rights Watch. ... History rarely grants do-overs. Bolivia, its people and its presidents -
past and present - must make the most of this one." 
Vatican Dismisses US Concerns, Extends Agreement With China On Bishops. 
The AP (10/22, Winfield) reports that on Thursday, the Vatican and China "extended a 
controversial accord on bishop nominations...over strong opposition from the White House and 
conservative Catholics given Beijing's crackdown on religious believers." According to the AP, 
"the Vatican justified the extension by saying the agreement was purely ecclesiastic and 
pastoral in nature, not political, though it noted that continued dialogue would allow for 
discussion on other problems, including human rights abuses." The AP says the 2018 
agreement, "which has never been published, envisages a process of dialogue in selecting 
bishops though Pope Francis has said he has the final word." 
The New York Times (10/22, 18.61M) reports that the extension comes weeks after 
Secretary of State Pompeo "traveled to the Vatican on an unsuccessful mission to kill it." The 
Times says that in September, Pompeo "angered some of the Vatican's top officials, including 
those negotiating with the Chinese, by publicly calling on the church to break off talks with 
China to preserve its moral standing." 
WPost: Pope's Comments On Civil Unions "Welcome." The Washington Post 
(10/22, 14.2M) says in an editorial, "Pope Francis's comments on same-sex civil unions mark a 
welcome watershed. If they lead to real change in church policy, all the better." 
THE BIG PICTURE 
Headlines From Today's Front Pages. 
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Wall Street Journal: 
Goldman Pays Billions - And Takes Millions From Top Execs - To End 1MDB Scandal 
Donald Trump, Joe Biden Clash Over Covid, Ethics In Calmer Presidential Debate 
Walmart Files Pre-Emptive Lawsuit Against Federal Government In Opioid Case 
Declassified Files Reveal a Possible Spy In Poland - Named James Bond 
In Xi Jinping's China, Nationalism Takes A Dark Turn 
New York Times: 
In Calmer Debate, Biden and Trump Offer Sharply Different Visions for Nation 
Trump's Cash Crunch Limits His Options and Prompts Finger-Pointing 
Russia Poses Greater Election Threat Than Iran, Many U.S. Officials Say 
In Texas Towns Gutted by Covid-19, a Fragile Effort to Sustain a Cherished Sport
Iowa Never Locked Down. Its Economy Is Struggling Anyway 
A #MeToo Awakening Stirs in Iran 
Washington Post: 
Trump Attacks, Biden Parries, The Race Remains The Same 
Russia Still Viewed As Main Threat To Elections 
Married In Obama's America. Living In Trump's. 
Fast-Track Vaccine Trials To Start Reporting Results 
Second Trump-Biden Debate Has Fewer Interruptions But More Counterpunches 
Financial Times: 
Biden Vows To Set Up Bipartisan Committee On US Court Reform 
Goldman Subsidiary Pleads Guilty In 1MDB Scandal 
How Much Will A Covid-19 Vaccine Cost? 
Top Lawyer Attacks £100,000-Plus Pay For Junior Solicitors In City 
Washington Times: 
Trump Intensifies Attacks Against Biden Proposals 
Son's Ex-Business Partner Confirms Biden Involvement 
Senate To Subpoena Social Media Titans On `Suppression' 
Pompeo, Asians To Huddle On China 
Thai Leader's Fortunes Turn With Popular Uprising
Republican Vote Sends Barrett Confirmation To Full Senate 
Story Lineup From Last Night's Network News: 
ABC: Final Debate; Final Debate-Expert Comment; Foreign Interference in Election; COVID-
FDA; Wildfires; Ghislaine Maxwell; George Floyd Case; COVID-Infected Woman Dies On Flight; 
Early Winter Storm Warnings; Michigan-Cancer Survivor Runs For Nonprofits. 
CBS: Final Debate; COVID-FDA; Foreign Interference in Election; Wildfires; Senate-SCOTUS 
Vote; Food Insecurity; Illinois-Police Shooting of Black Teen; Macy's-In-Person Santa Visits 
Canceled; 102 Year Old Skydives for Her Birthday. 
NBC: Final Debate; Final Debate-Expert Comment; Foreign Interference in Election; COVID-
FDA; Wildfires; Ghislaine Maxwell; Senate-SCOTUS Vote; Election 2020-Small Business 
Owners; COVID-Airlines; California-Officer Rescues Woman From Burning Vehicle; Atlanta-5 
Year Old Writes Book To Help Other Children Through Pandemic. 
Network TV At A Glance: 
Final Debate - 14 minutes, 0 seconds 
COVID-FDA - 7 minutes, 5 seconds 
Foreign Interference in Election - 6 minutes, 30 seconds 
Wildfires - 4 minutes, 30 seconds 
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Story Lineup From This Morning's Radio News Broadcasts: 
ABC: Final Debate-Healthcare; Final Debate-Expert Analysis; North Carolina-Mail-In Ballots; 
Iran-New Sanctions; COVID-FDA. 
CBS: Final Debate-Hunter Biden; Trump-'60 Minutes'; COVID-FDA; Senate-SCOTUS Vote; 
Wildfires. 
FOX: Final Debate-Hunter Biden; Final Debate-Coronavirus; New Jersey-Mail-In Ballots; Stocks. 
NPR: Final Debate-Expert Analysis; Foreign Interference in Election; COVID-FDA; Stocks. 
WASHINGTON'S SCHEDULE 
Today's Events In Washington. 
White House: 
• President Trump — Delivers remarks at a Make America Great Again Victory Rally at The 
Villages, FL; delivers remarks at a Make America Great Again Victory Rally in Pensacola, FL. 
• Vice President Pence — Second Couple cast election ballots in Indiana. 
US Senate: 
• Senate considers SCOTUS nominee Amy Coney Barrett - Senate convenes and considers 
the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to be U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice 
Location: U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC 
US House: 
• House meets in  pro forma session — House of Representatives meets in pro forma session * 
Chamber on recess from 2 Oct - 16 Nov 
Location: U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC; 11:30 AM 
Cabinet Officers: 
• Energy Secretary Brouillette keynotes CSIS virtual event on 'The U.S. Innovation 
Ecosystem' - 'The U.S. Innovation Ecosystem' Center for Strategic and International Studies 
online discussion, the final event of the Energy Innovation Series, to examine the energy 
innovation chain from conception to commercialization and deployment and how to spur 
more innovation in the U.S. Includes keynote from Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette, with 
other speakers including Department of Energy Chief Commercialization Officer Conner 
Prochaska, Greentown Labs CEO Emily Reichert, and Information and Technology 
Foundation Senior Fellow David Hart; 1:00 PM 
Visitors: 
• No visitors scheduled. 
This Town: 
• Brookings online discussion on the defense industrial base - 'The defense industrial base 
and the future of warfare' Brookings Institution Foreign Policy program online event 
exploring the future of the defense industrial base and challenges facing policymakers and 
the industry. Speakers include Democratic Rep. Anthony Brown and Bell President and CEO 
Mitch Snyder; 10:00 AM 
• Axios virtual event on voter turnout and national security in the upcoming election - Axios 
News Shapers virtual event on the upcoming election, with discussion on voter turnout and 
how national security will play a 'key role' in the election, with Democratic Rep. Karen Bass, 
Voto Latino CEO and President Maria Teresa Kumar, and former National Security Advisor Lt. 
Gen. (Ret.) Henry McMaster; 3:30 PM 
• Armenian foreign minister speaks on Atlantic Council online event on the Nagorno-Karabakh 
conflict - Armenian Foreign Minister Mnatsakanyan speaks on Atlantic Council Eurasia 
Center online event, discussing his talks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Armenia's 
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position on the Nagorno-Karabakh, and the prospects for establishing a true ceasefire and 
finding a negotiated solution to the issue; 4:30 PM 
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