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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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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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Politico, Washington Post and Associated Press

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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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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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 …

The Latest: Updates From the 1st Presidential Debate — The Latest on the first of three presidential debates between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump (all times EDT): — Donald Trump says he'll release his tax returns if Hillary Clinton releases the “33,000 emails” she deleted from her private server.


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

The instance when decorum went south for Clinton and Trump — In an exchange that began about trade and economic growth and ended with Donald Trump's claim that Clinton has been fighting the Islamic State for decades, Trump repeatedly peppered Clinton - running through polished responses …
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ABC News and Washington Post


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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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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Clinton, Trump Dive Directly Into Attacks in First Debate — Candidates each have challenges to change campaign trajectory — First of three televised debates could be most-watched ever — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump leveled sharp and personal charges and counter-charges over trade …
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Presidential Debate: Trump Held Back on Bill Clinton's ‘Transgressions’ Because Chelsea Was ‘In the Room’
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Clinton goes after Trump's weakness: His famously thin skin
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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
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Before debate, Clinton works refs, asks for special treatment
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Washington Post, Mickey Kaus and Media Matters for America

This is the worst fact check ever
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Daily Kos, Little Green Footballs, Politicus USA, Mediaite and Hot Air

The Falsity of False Equivalence
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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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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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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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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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Ted Cruz Tries To Justify Trump Endorsement To A Furious Glenn Beck
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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


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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Hillary Ruled the Show — Let me start by saying that my central prediction about this debate was wrong. I thought Trump's big obstacle was getting pressed on a specific policy question, not having any idea what he was talking about and riffing his way into nonsense or easily controvertible lies.


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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Barack Obama Tells Hillary Clinton She's ‘Likeable Enough’ — Coming up in the next {{countdown}} {{countdownlbl}} — Coming up next: — {{nextVideo.title}} — {{nextVideo.description}} — Skip to this video now — Related Extras Related Videos Video Transcript
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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


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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