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Larry O'Connor / Hot Air:
Where did all those ‘Trump Lies’ articles come from this weekend? The Clinton campaign, of course — Over the weekend, several major American newspapers printed a variation of the same article pointing out instances, in their view, when Donald Trump has lied to the American people during the 2016 presidential campaign.
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Raw Story, Daily Kos, Vox, Balloon Juice, Politicus USA, Shot in the Dark, Instapundit, alan.com and Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times
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Jay Rosen / Pressthink:
Asymmetry between the major parties fries the circuits of the mainstream press — And five other ideas I use to interpret campaign coverage this year. — On the eve of the first debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, I thought I would write down some of the precepts and maxims …
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Washington Monthly and The Week
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
The weekend America's newspapers called Donald Trump a liar
The weekend America's newspapers called Donald Trump a liar
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ThinkProgress, Townhall.com, Washington Monthly, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo and The Daily Caller, more at Mediagazer »
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Debate Expectations — Hofstra Edition
The Note: Debate Expectations — Hofstra Edition
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Washington Post, Hit & Run and Politico
Breitbart:
Report: Lester Holt May Pull a Candy Crowley at First Presidential Debate — CNN's Brian Stelter says Lester Holt is signaling to his NBC colleagues that he may enter the fray in Monday night's presidential debate as a participant rather than a moderator — thanks to intense left-wing backlash …
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Vox, CNNMoney, Mediaite and The American Spectator
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Trump wins the debate expectations game — THE BIG IDEA: Many reporters have set the bar unfairly low for Donald Trump ahead of tonight's presidential debate, raising the specter that pundits will declare him “the winner” even if he makes a series of factually inaccurate statements …
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The Atlantic, TIME, Politico, The Huffington Post, New York Times, NPR and CNNMoney, more at Mediagazer »
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Networks reject on-screen fact checking during debate — Despite cries from Clinton allies for more media fact-checking in the wake of Matt Lauer's failure to correct Donald Trump's assertions at NBC's commander-in-chief forum, none of the major networks has publicly committed to doing concurrent …
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Guardian, Talking Points Memo, Politicus USA and Media Matters for America, more at Mediagazer »
Kyle Blaine / BuzzFeed:
Lester Holt Is At The Center Of The Great Fact-Checking Debate Of 2016
Lester Holt Is At The Center Of The Great Fact-Checking Debate Of 2016
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RedState, New York Times, New York Magazine and Media Matters for America
New York Times:
Why Donald Trump Should Not Be President — Donald Trump is a man who dwells in bigotry, bluster and false promises. — When Donald Trump began his improbable run for president 15 months ago, he offered his wealth and television celebrity as credentials, then slyly added a twist …
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Washington Post, TheStreet.com, Shakesville, The Resurgent, Politico and The Week
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Donald J Trump for President:
AHEAD OF DEBATE, AMERICA'S ICE OFFICERS ENDORSE DONALD J. TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT
AHEAD OF DEBATE, AMERICA'S ICE OFFICERS ENDORSE DONALD J. TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT
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Politico, The Daily Caller, Guardian and Front Page Magazine
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Ahead of debate, Trump endorsed by U.S. immigration officers
Ahead of debate, Trump endorsed by U.S. immigration officers
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Hot Air, WayneDupree.com and ImmigrationProf Blog
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Cruz profited off Trump well before endorsing him — It took Ted Cruz four months and three weeks of “careful consideration, of prayer and searching my own conscience” to declare publicly that he would vote for Donald Trump. — He made the decision to profit by selling his supporter list to Trump far faster than that.
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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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Mediaite and Business Insider
Phillip Stucky / The Daily Caller:
Silver: Trump Would Win If Election Were Held Today
Silver: Trump Would Win If Election Were Held Today
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The Week and Morning Consult
CNN:
CNN/ORC polls: Trump, Clinton deadlocked in Colorado, Pennsylvania — Trump: If Clinton wins Pennsylvania, she cheated — (CNN)Just one point separates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in two states that are critical to both candidates' chances of becoming president, according to new CNN/ORC polls in Pennsylvania and Colorado.
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Vox, Washington Post, RedState, Hot Air, The Daily Caller, National Review, Washington Times, Morning Call, YouGov US Opinion Center News and CBS News
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John McCormick / Bloomberg:
Trump, Clinton Deadlocked in Bloomberg Poll Before Key Debate — The Republican nominee erased the Democrat's advantage in August's two-way contest. — McCormickJohn — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are locked in a tied two-way race for the presidency as they head to Hofstra University …
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
New poll has Clinton, Trump in virtual dead heat in Colorado, Pennsylvania
New poll has Clinton, Trump in virtual dead heat in Colorado, Pennsylvania
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Washington Free Beacon, Mediaite, ABC News and Hot Air
Anand Giridharadas / New York Times:
Besieged Globalists Ponder What Went Wrong — Until recently, you didn't hear people being referred to as “globalist” very often. But in a time of rising nationalism, those who see the upside of globalism have become a distinct — and often embattled — tribe. — Last week, the globalists had a big family reunion in New York.
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Occidental Dissent
Mark Maremont / Wall Street Journal:
Mylan's EpiPen Profit 60% Higher Than Told to Congress — Company applied 37.5% tax rate onto the profits it revealed to a House committee hearing last week — When Mylan NV's chief executive testified before a congressional committee last week about steep price increases on its lifesaving EpiPen drug …
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Washington Post and Business Insider
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Clinton vs. Trump: The only 30 minutes that matter — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will debate for 90 minutes on Monday. But the winner likely will be determined in the first half-hour. — That's when Al Gore first sighed, Mitt Romney knocked President Obama on his heels …
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Daily Kos, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, NBC News and Guardian
Brandon Darby / Breitbart:
Leaked FBI Data Reveal 7,700 Terrorist Encounters in USA in One Year; Border States Most Targeted — Leaked documents with sensitive FBI data exclusively obtained by Breitbart Texas reveal that 7,712 terrorist encounters occurred within the United States in one year and that many of those …
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RedState
New York Times:
Syria and Russia Appear Ready to Scorch Aleppo — BEIRUT, Lebanon — Make life intolerable and death likely. Open an escape route, or offer a deal to those who leave or surrender. Let people trickle out. Kill whoever stays. Repeat until a deserted cityscape is yours.
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The Atlantic and Guardian
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