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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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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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Politico and Associated Press
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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Associated Press
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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Fox News, The Root and Patterico's Pontifications, more at Mediagazer »
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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Washington Times, The American Spectator, Raw Story, Politico, Washington Post, Mediaite, Townhall.com, Booman Tribune, Daily Kos and TheStreet.com
Emily Crockett / Vox:
Trump interrupted Clinton 25 times in the first 26 minutes of the debate
Trump interrupted Clinton 25 times in the first 26 minutes of the debate
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Politico, The Atlantic, AOL, Washington Post, WBUR and Hullabaloo
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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ABC News and Washington Post
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
This is the worst fact check ever
This is the worst fact check ever
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Daily Kos, Little Green Footballs, Politicus USA and Hot Air
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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The Huffington Post, CBS News, Mediaite, Politico, The Week, Washington Monthly and ThinkProgress
Fox News Insider:
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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BizPac Review
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The first Trump-Clinton presidential debate transcript, annotated
The first Trump-Clinton presidential debate transcript, annotated
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JustOneMinute, New York Times, The Daily Caller, Fortune and CNBC
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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Washington Post, Mickey Kaus and Media Matters for America
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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Hot Air, Daily Kos and New York Times
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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Raw Story, The Atlantic, Mother Jones, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, No More Mister Nice Blog, Occupy Democrats, Politicus USA and Shareblue
Click2Houston.com:
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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abc13.com, Raw Story, Associated Press, The Root, LawNewz, Occupy Democrats, Hot Air, Joe.My.God., KXAN-TV and Weasel Zippers
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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Liberty Unyielding
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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, Business Insider, Hot Air, The Daily Caller, The Week and Occidental Dissent
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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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The Gateway Pundit, The Strident Conservative and Joe.My.God.
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, Outside the Beltway, twitchy.com and BizPac Review
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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Long Island News …, Political Insider blog, ABC News, AOL, Hit & Run, Liberal Values, Gothamist, Business Insider, The Week, CBS New York and LawNewz
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ABC News:
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The Daily Caller, The Resurgent and TIME
Anthony Gockowski / Campus Reform:
KU bars gorillas from jungle-theme decoration due to ‘masculine image’ — An RA at the University of Kansas was advised against incorporating an image of a gorilla into a jungle-themed floor decoration because the animal apparently represents “a very masculine image.”
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mrctv.org/videos
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Caleb Ecarma / Campus Reform:
Clemson bans Harambe memes for promoting ‘rape culture,’ ‘racism’
Clemson bans Harambe memes for promoting ‘rape culture,’ ‘racism’
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Hit & Run, The Federalist and The Daily Caller
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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Forbes, BizPac Review and The Surly Subgroup
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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The Last Refuge, The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers and Mediaite
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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Daily Kos
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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Column, AOL, Fox News, Mediaite, BizPac Review, twitchy.com, theGrio, Liberty Unyielding and Weasel Zippers
Wesley Lowery / Washington Post:
Charlotte officer did not activate body camera until after Keith Scott had been shot — CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Crucial evidence in the police shooting death of Keith Scott is not available because one of the officers failed to activate his body camera as soon as he responded to the encounter, in violation of department policy.