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New Debate Strategy for Donald Trump: Practice, Practice, Practice — Campaign advisers to Donald J. Trump, concerned that his focus and objectives had dissolved during the first presidential debate on Monday, plan to more rigorously prepare him for his next face-off with Hillary Clinton …
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Republicans in Denial That the Debate Exposed Donald Trump As Unfit for Office — If you're a Republican who has been clinging to the wan hope that Donald Trump might somehow, in his eighth decade on Earth, develop into a plausibly competent president of the United States, the first debate should have been your moment to abandon ship.
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Donald Trump's Fortune Falls $800 Million To $3.7 Billion — Despite decades of precedent among presidential candidates, Donald Trump has been steadfast in his refusal to release his tax returns. “You don't learn that much from tax returns,” he said at the first presidential debate on Monday …
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Donald Trump's net worth fell $800 million over the past year: Forbes — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's estimated net worth is $3.7 billion, $800 million less than a year ago, Forbes magazine reported on Wednesday …

The Note: A Universe of Controversy
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Child airlifted after shooting at Townville Elementary School — At least one child was injured and airlifted after a shooting at Townville Elementary School. — Anderson County Sheriff's Office Lt. Sheila Cole said the shooting shortly after 1 p.m. was at Townville Elementary School …
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Deputies: Suspect in custody after shooting at Townville Elementary School
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Shooting reported at Townville Elementary
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Revisit the Time Donald Trump Said Kim Kardashian Had “Gotten a Bit Large” [Updated] — The presidential candidate has a history of body shaming women. … Just two days after Hillary Clinton called out Donald Trump for the reprehensible way he discusses women during their televised debate …
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Fmr Miss Universe Machado on Allegation She Was a Murder Accomplice: 'I'm Not a Saint Girl' — Alicia Machado, the former Miss Universe Donald Trump allegedly called ‘Ms. Piggy’ and ‘Ms. Housekeeping,’ reacted somewhat flippantly Tuesday night when asked by CNN's Anderson Cooper whether …
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4 Things The Media Won't Tell You About Hillary's Beauty Queen BFF
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Miss Universe strikes back
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Senate overrides Obama 9/11 veto in overwhelming vote — The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to override President Obama's veto of a bill that would allow the families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia. — The 97-1 vote marks the first time the Senate has mustered enough support to overrule Obama's veto pen.
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Senate overwhelmingly votes to override Obama veto on 9/11 bill
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White House lashes out at ‘embarrassing’ Senate veto override
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Exclusive: Obama says Congress made a ‘political vote’ overriding his veto of Saudi lawsuit bill
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I sold Trump $100,000 worth of pianos. Then he stiffed me. — The Republican nominee is a callous businessman. — At Monday night's debate, Donald Trump was called out for stiffing the people who work for him. Trump has been accused of failing to pay hundreds of contractors.
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Clinton campaign in ‘panic mode’ over Florida black voters — MIAMI — To kill Donald Trump's chances of capturing the White House, Hillary Clinton needs to win Florida. And to do that, she needs a big minority turnout. — But Democrats are beginning to worry that too many African-American voters …
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ANALYSIS: Why Michelle Obama and Bernie Sanders Are Key to Hillary Clinton's Chances
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Michelle Obama pitches Clinton: 'It's not about voting for the perfect candidate'
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RIGGED: Damning Video Busts Hillary Using Hand Signals To Trigger Lester Holt — A comprehensive video has surfaced that rather convincingly shows Hillary Clinton using hand signals like a third base baseball coach to prompt moderator Lester Holt to quickly call on her to counter comments …
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Memo: Fox News VP reminds staff that online debate polls ‘do not meet our editorial standards’ — A Fox News executive sent a memo to television producers and the politics team on Tuesday afternoon reminding employees that unscientific online polls “do not meet our editorial standards.”


Eric Trump: It Took “Courage” For My Dad To Not Mention Bill Clinton's Infidelity — Eric Trump said on Tuesday that it took “courage” during Monday night's debate for his father to refrain from bringing up Bill Clinton's infidelity, saying it was something he'll always remember.
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Chelsea Clinton Discusses the First Debate, Her Mom's Pneumonia, and More
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U.S. warns Samsung washing machine owners after explosion reports — Samsung, maker of the troubled Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, has another problem on its hands. — U.S. regulators on Wednesday warned owners of certain top-loading Samsung washing machines of “safety issues” following reports that some have exploded.

Trump Keeps Citing Online Votes Even As Polls Show He Lost The Debate — While the Ipsos/Reuters national tracking poll released Wednesday showed Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump in both head-to-head and four-way matchups, an Ipsos/Reuters States of the Nation poll conducted in Iowa …
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In ‘Hitler,’ an Ascent From ‘Dunderhead’ to Demagogue — How did Adolf Hitler — described by one eminent magazine editor in 1930 as a “half-insane rascal,” a “pathetic dunderhead,” a “nowhere fool,” a “big mouth” — rise to power in the land of Goethe and Beethoven?
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Wow! Obama Administration Admits It Does Not Screen Refugees For Radical Views (VIDEO) — The Obama administration admitted today at the Senate Judiciary Committee they do not scree refugees for radical views. — Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) grilled Principal Debuty Assistant Secretary of Population …


Baltimore vs. Marilyn Mosby — In the midst of a national crisis of police violence, Baltimore's state's attorney gambled that prosecuting six officers for the death of Freddie Gray would help heal her city. She lost much more than just the case. — A little before 7 the other night …
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Reason to cringe: Female voters react to Trump … KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (AP) — When Donald Trump challenged Hillary Clinton's stamina on the debate stage, Pennsylvania voter Patricia Bennett said she heard a “dog whistle” that smacked of unmistakable sexism.
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California Suspends Ties With Wells Fargo — Citing Wells Fargo's “venal abuse of its customers,” the California treasurer took the unusual step on Wednesday of suspending many of its ties with the San Francisco bank as it continues to reel from the scandal over the creation …
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Gary Johnson Has Another ‘Aleppo Moment’ After Failing to Immediately Identity His Favorite World Leader — Gary Johnson has once again demonstrated that foreign policy may not be his strong point. — On Wednesday night — just three weeks after the Libertarian presidential candidate curiously asked …
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Trump and the Truth: The “Lying” Media — This essay is part of a series The New Yorker will be running through the election titled “Trump and the Truth.” — The irony of Donald Trump's relationship with the press is that, while he has spent his entire campaign complaining bitterly about it …
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JPSO deputies refuse Bonnabel detail after players kneel during anthem — Some Jefferson Parish deputies are refusing to work extra detail shifts at Bonnabel High School football games after a majority of the team took a knee during the national anthem during last weekend's football game.
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Trump polls supporters about bringing up Clinton scandals in next debate — Donald Trump is turning to his supporters for advice on debate prep just days after completing his first head-to-head matchup with Hillary Clinton — one he was widely perceived to have lost.
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