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Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
Bloomberg TV to fact check debate on-screen — Bloomberg TV will conduct on-screen fact checks of statements made by both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton during Monday night's debate, POLITICO has confirmed. — The channel's decision to conduct an on-screen fact-check sets Bloomberg apart …
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Adam Kelsey / ABC News:
Most Memorable Lines of the First Presidential Debate — There have already been fireworks between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump as the two candidates face off in the first presidential debate at Hofstra University tonight. — Clinton and Trump have 90 minutes of nonstop debating …
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ABC News:
Debate Fact-Check: How Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Stack Up — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump tangled in an intense series of exchanges tonight during the first presidential debate of 2016. The candidates made charges about each others' records while defending their own careers and policy proposals.
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Emily Crockett / Vox:
Trump interrupted Clinton 25 times in the first 26 minutes of the debate — It didn't take long during Monday night's presidential debate before Donald Trump started interrupting Hillary Clinton. A lot, and aggressively. — We kept count — and Trump interrupted Clinton 25 times in the first 26 minutes of the debate.
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New York Times:
Presidential Debate: Here's What You Missed — Right Now: Here's how we analyzed in real time the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump, and our fact checks. — Hillary Clinton dominated a final series of debate exchanges with Donald J. Trump about national security …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The first Trump-Clinton presidential debate transcript, annotated — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump go head-to-head for the first time Monday night in a 90-minute debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. The debate, which is expected to draw a record number of viewers …
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Noah Rothman / Commentary Magazine:
Nine Months Too Late, A Media Panic — The political press is panicking, and some are starting to contemplate desperate measures. Anxiety among Clinton allies has led them to demand that political media take the reins from her lackluster campaign. Members of the political press appear spooked enough …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Voters Nationally Say Clinton Won Debate 51/40 — PPP's post debate survey, sponsored by VoteVets Action Fund, finds that voters nationally think Hillary Clinton defeated Donald Trump in the debate, 51/40. — Perhaps most important for Clinton is that among young voters …
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
The instance when decorum went south for Clinton and Trump
The instance when decorum went south for Clinton and Trump
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
This is the worst fact check ever
This is the worst fact check ever
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Paul Ryan said Donald Trump should ‘over-prepare’ for the debate. Trump opted for the opposite approach.
Paul Ryan said Donald Trump should ‘over-prepare’ for the debate. Trump opted for the opposite approach.
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and First Presidential Debate
Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and First Presidential Debate
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Before debate, Clinton works refs, asks for special treatment
Before debate, Clinton works refs, asks for special treatment
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Falsity of False Equivalence
The Falsity of False Equivalence
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Priebus: 14 ‘Season Finales’ Of ‘The Apprentice’ Prepared Trump For Debates
Priebus: 14 ‘Season Finales’ Of ‘The Apprentice’ Prepared Trump For Debates
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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump directed $2.3 million owed to him to his tax-exempt foundation instead — Donald Trump's charitable foundation has received approximately $2.3 million from companies that owed money to Trump or one of his businesses but were instructed to pay Trump's tax-exempt foundation instead …
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Ashley Rae Goldenberg / mrctv.org/videos:
Hofstra University Provides ‘Trigger Warning’ for Presidential Debate — Hofstra University has posted a “trigger warning” sign to warn students about the potentially disturbing content that may be discussed during Monday night's presidential debate. — According to CBS New York reporter Tony Aiello …
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Gunman who wounded 9 was wearing Nazi clothing, sources say — Several weapons found inside gunman's vehicle, police say — HOUSTON - The gunman who carried out Monday morning's shooting that wounded nine people was wearing what appeared to be a Nazi uniform, two law enforcement sources told KPRC2 Investigates' Robert Arnold.
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Eliza Collins / USA Today:
Green Party candidate Jill Stein escorted off debate premises, resorts to Twitter — 2.5k Shares — HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Four years ago Stein was arrested for disorderly conduct and handcuffed to a chair at the Hofstra University debate. She tried her luck again this year and has already been escorted off campus.
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Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
Glenn Beck Breaks Up With Ted Cruz Over His Donald Trump Endorsement — Glenn Beck nervously paced back and forth through his TV studio designed to look like the Oval Office. — “He's gonna call?” the conservative stalwart sheepishly asked. Beck was a lovesick puppy questioning whether …
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Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
Ted Cruz Tries To Justify Trump Endorsement To A Furious Glenn Beck
Ted Cruz Tries To Justify Trump Endorsement To A Furious Glenn Beck
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ThinkProgress:
Trump said he received a ‘small loan’ from his father. He received millions. — An interesting definition of small. — Trump has claimed to have received a small loan from his father before—after Marco Rubio accused him of receiving $200 million from his Father.
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ABC News:
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Scott Adams' Blog:
Why I Switched My Endorsement from Clinton to Trump — As most of you know, I had been endorsing Hillary Clinton for president, for my personal safety, because I live in California. It isn't safe to be a Trump supporter where I live. And it's bad for business too.
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Mark Price / The Charlotte Observer:
Man admits to shooting bystander at Charlotte protests, prosecutor says — The Charlotte man accused of killing a protester Wednesday during a crowded march in uptown has admitted to the shooting, Assistant District Attorney Clayton Jones said in court Monday.
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
This is everything that's wrong with how television covers the election — Here's how MSNBC previewed tonight's debate for viewers: — To the extent that you are inclined to cover a presidential election like a basketball game, in which emotions are running high and fans of both sides …
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Tim Nudd / Adweek:
Tecate Will Ambush Tonight's Debate With This Trump-Mocking Ad About Building a ‘Beer Wall’ — A structure that will unite, not divide — Tecate thinks building a wall between the U.S. and Mexico is a great idea—as long as it's 3 feet tall and is used as a meeting place for guys …
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Elizabeth Koh / Macon Telegraph:
Walmart apologizes for refusing to make police officer's cake — Walmart is apologizing for refusing to make a police officer's retirement cake last week after an employee told the cop's daughter that her “thin blue line” cake design might be considered racist.
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