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California professor Christine Ford claims Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her: 'It derailed me'

The woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault came forward with her explosive allegations on Sunday, saying the supposed attack "derailed me substantially for four or five years" and claiming that the episode rendered her "unable to have healthy relationships with men." The woman, Christine Blasey Ford, is a  professor at Palo Alto University , according to  The Washington Post , which published her account on Sunday. Her decision to go public has capped a whirlwind week that began when Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., sent shockwaves through Washington by announcing she had sent the FBI information about Kavanaugh she received from an anonymous accuser in July. It's also threatened to upend Kavanaugh's confirmation, as top Democrats called for a full investigation. Republicans immediately pushed back Sunday, saying it was "disturbing" that the decades-old allegations surfaced  just days before the Judiciary C...