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Washington Post:
The CNN Democratic debate transcript, annotated — Five candidates are in Las Vegas for the first Democratic debate: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Martin O'Malley, Jim Webb and Lincoln Chafee. We are posting the transcript as we get it, with insight from the crew here at The Fix as well as the Fact Checker's Michelle Lee.
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Clinton crushes it — <p>The first debate was the Hillary and Bernie Show, and Hillary received top billing.</p><p>Not only was Hillary Clinton on the receiving end of the night's biggest gift — her rival, Bernie Sanders, declaring it time for people to shut up about her email scandal …
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Guardian:
Democratic debate: Clinton remains in command as Sanders stumbles on guns - live — Bernie Sanders to Clinton: people ‘are sick of hearing about your damn emails’ — Clinton says Bernie Sanders isn't tough enough on gun laws — 'It's time the entire country stood up to the NRA', Hillary Clinton says
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton towers over her debate rivals — Hillary Clinton was a head shorter than her rivals when they lined up on stage for Sheryl Crow's version of the National Anthem at Tuesday night's Democratic presidential debate. But after that moment, she towered over them.
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Best Lines From the 2016 Democratic Presidential Debate — The Democratic debate included the introduction of some of the candidates to a national audience, fiery exchanges and some tough questions. — The five candidates on stage — Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Martin O'Malley …
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Paola Chavez / ABC News:
First Democratic Presidential Debate: By the Numbers — Tonight's Democratic debate included five candidates — one woman and four men. Six podiums were made up in case Vice President Joe Biden decided to turn up. — Hillary Clinton — the party's front-runner — was the candidate …
Tal Kopan / CNN:
Democratic debate: Live updates — Welcome to the CNN live blog, where we'll be bringing you all the best moments from the first Democratic debate — on the stage, on social media and behind the scenes. — Your host for the evening is CNN political reporter Tal Kopan …
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AJ Vicens / Mother Jones:
Bernie Sanders Just Explained Why Hillary's Email Scandal Is Such a Sideshow
Bernie Sanders Just Explained Why Hillary's Email Scandal Is Such a Sideshow
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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
What to Watch For in the First Democratic Debate
What to Watch For in the First Democratic Debate
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders finally face off
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders finally face off
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton's declining image numbers inch upward
Hillary Clinton's declining image numbers inch upward
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Daniel Tepfer / Connecticut Post:
8-year-old Westport boy on trial for exuberance — BRIDGEPORT — New York woman wants a jury to hold her 8-year-old nephew accountable for his youthful exuberance during his birthday party. — Jennifer Connell claims the boy, Sean Tarala of Westport, acted unreasonable when he leaped into her arms …
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Chelsia Rose Marcius / New York Daily News:
NYC aunt loses lawsuit against 12-year-old nephew over birthday hug that broke her wrist — The Auntie Christ gets nothing. — A Connecticut jury needed just 25 minutes Tuesday to decide against a Manhattan human resources manager who sued her own nephew for $127,000 in damages after he accidentally broke her wrist.
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Denis Slattery / New York Daily News:
Upper East Side aunt sues 12-year-old nephew for $127G after breaking her wrist while leaping …
Upper East Side aunt sues 12-year-old nephew for $127G after breaking her wrist while leaping …
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Daniel Tepfer / Connecticut Post:
Aunt loses lawsuit against her 8-year-old nephew
Aunt loses lawsuit against her 8-year-old nephew
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Carson giving Trump a run for his money in GOP race — Ben Carson is giving Donald Trump a run for his money, according to the latest Fox News national poll. — Support for Carson in the race for the Republican nomination has nearly doubled in the last two months …
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Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Donald Trump to Host ‘SNL’ November 7
Donald Trump to Host ‘SNL’ November 7
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Fox's Shep Smith Goes Off About NBC Taking Back Donald Trump (VIDEO)
Fox's Shep Smith Goes Off About NBC Taking Back Donald Trump (VIDEO)
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TMZ.com:
Lamar Odom Fighting for His Life ... Found Unconscious at Nevada Brothel (UPDATE) — FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE — Found Unconscious at Nevada Brothel — EXCLUSIVE — 11:00 PM PT — Lamar is still in a coma and his heart is failing ... our source says he is having serious problems with his kidneys and lungs as well.
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KFOR-TV:
Families release shocking video of final moments of sons' lives to help others — Warning: Some viewers may find the video disturbing to watch. — SUSSEX, England - Two families in England are mourning the deaths of their sons following a fatal ‘mistake.’
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Manu Raju / CNN:
Sources: McConnell floats entitlement changes in high-stakes fiscal talks — Ben Carson struggles to explain debt limit stance — (CNN)Mitch McConnell privately wants the White House to pay this price to enact a major budget deal: Significant changes to Social Security and Medicare …
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Ad by anti-Clinton group shows Chris Stevens' grave
Ad by anti-Clinton group shows Chris Stevens' grave
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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
The House Benghazi investigation is now thoroughly discredited as a partisan sham.
The House Benghazi investigation is now thoroughly discredited as a partisan sham.
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Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan:
Statement of Islamic Emirate concerning withdrawal from central areas of Kunduz city — On the 6th of Mizan of the current year, the valiant Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate in Kunduz province launched a well-organized operation on Kunduz city and within a few hours managed to break through enemy defense lines …
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Rod Nordland / New York Times:
Taliban End Takeover of Kunduz After 15 Days
Taliban End Takeover of Kunduz After 15 Days
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Hannah Hess / Roll Call:
Levin Staffer Arrested for Allegedly Beating Lover With Shovel — Baltimore City Police arrested an aide to Rep. Sander M. Levin, D-Mich., at around 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 8 for criminal domestic violence charges. — Tim Foster, a native of Henderson, Ky., brutally beat his male lover …
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Dem infighting erupts on eve of first presidential debate — Democrats are battling one another offstage ahead of the party's first 2016 debate, with a prominent lawmaker engaged in a fierce war of words with the party chairman. — Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), a vice chairwoman …
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Benjamin Markovits / Esquire:
The Gorgeous Balance of Emilia Clarke, Sexiest Woman Alive 2015 — Friendly and fierce. Kid sister and killer. Movie star and girl next door. — VINCENT PETERS + ESQUIRE — Years ago, when I was a grad student, I worked at an ice cream shop in Oxford called George & Davis'.
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Daily Mail:
Ethel Kennedy abandoned Bobby Jr. and turned to JFK's gay best friend Lem Billings — After Robert F Kennedy was assassinated, Ethel booted her vexatious son Bobby Jr out of their Hickory Hill home..She sent him to boarding schools and entrusted his care to longtime JFK chum Lem Billings..Billings claimed …
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Annie Karni / Politico:
A ‘Cancer’ on the Clinton Candidacy — <p>Halfway through her long and humbling summer, Hillary Clinton ran into an old friend who wanted to know how she was bearing up under the pressure of near-daily revelations about the use of her private email server during her time in the State Department.
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Lucius McMannis / addictinginfo.org:
‘Not-Racists’ FURIOUS That MLK Memorial Will Be Built At ‘Confederate Mount Rushmore’ (SCREENSHOTS) — Look, by this point, we know conservatives aren't racist. With every qualifier, preceding or following every statement we might otherwise interpret as bigoted, and sometimes completely randomly …
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