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It’s Jeff Sessions’ time to leave the Justice Department and ride for glory

By Daniel Oliver

Published November 21, 2017 5:22pm ET

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It’s Jeff Sessions’ time to leave the Justice Department and ride for glory — Attorney General Jeff Sessions' recent fumble on the AT&T-Time Warner merger, added to his recent recollection of another meeting during the presidential campaign not previously disclosed, is likely to make Republicans nervous and diminish his reputation among the general public, never mind the fever swamps of the Left. What Jeff Sessions needs is a chance for greatness. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) | Carolyn Kaster

Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide. This is Jeff Sessions’ moment.

Just when Republicans thought things were really bad in Alabama, things got worse. The Senate race grew more desperate for Republicans when another woman, the ninth, accused Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual impropriety. A recent poll put Democratic candidate Doug Jones ahead of Moore, 52 to 42 percent.

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