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David Martosko / Reuters:
Miss Universe ‘fat-shamed’ by Donald Trump was accused of threatening to kill a judge and being an accomplice to a MURDER bid in her native Venezuela — Alicia Machado, from Venezuela, was Miss Universe in 1996 when Donald Trump bought the franchise for the contest
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
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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The Daily Caller, Washington Free Beacon and GotNews
Bre Payton / The Federalist:
4 Things The Media Won't Tell You About Hillary's Beauty Queen BFF — During Monday night's presidential debate, Hillary Clinton called out Donald Trump for his treatment of former Miss Universe Alicia Machado, saying he called her “Miss Piggy” after she gained weight and “Miss Housekeeping” in reference to her Hispanic ancestry.
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Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Miss Universe strikes back — No more insults for the women," she says — Washington (CNN)Former “Miss Universe” Alicia Machado struck back Tuesday against insults hurled at her by Donald Trump, saying that he was “aggressive” and “really rude.” — Machado, who represented Venezuela in Trump's 1996 …
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Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, The Daily Caller, Guardian and Washington Free Beacon
New York Times:
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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Washington Post, RedState, Vox, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, Daily Kos, New York Magazine, The Week, The Concourse, ABC News, New Urban Legends and The Resurgent
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: A Universe of Controversy — NOTABLES —FORMER MISS UNIVERSE ‘VERY WORRIED’ ABOUT A TRUMP PRESIDENCY: Alicia Machado was 19 years old when she won the Miss Universe contest in 1996, the same year Donald Trump took over the pageant. She said Trump publicly humiliated her when she started putting on weight.
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Politico, Gothamist, Daily Kos, New York Times and Washington Post
Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
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.”
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The White House:
Statement by the President on the Death of Former Israeli President Shimon Peres — There are few people who we share this world with who change the course of human history, not just through their role in human events, but because they expand our moral imagination and force us to expect more of ourselves.
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
OBAMA, HILLARY AND BILL CLINTON to ISRAEL for Shimon Peres' funeral …
OBAMA, HILLARY AND BILL CLINTON to ISRAEL for Shimon Peres' funeral …
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Morning Consult, Guardian and Joe.My.God.
Clinton Foundation:
Statement from President Clinton and Secretary Clinton on the Passing of Shimon Peres
Statement from President Clinton and Secretary Clinton on the Passing of Shimon Peres
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CNN, Daily Wire, The Times of Israel, Haaretz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, NBC News, France 24 and CBS New York
Cameron Easley / Morning Consult:
Clinton Bests Trump in Debate, Half of Likely Voters Say
Clinton Bests Trump in Debate, Half of Likely Voters Say
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Hot Air, Daily Wire and Political Wire
Arizona Republic:
Endorsement: Hillary Clinton is the only choice to move America ahead — The Arizona Republic editorial board endorses Hillary Clinton for president. — Since The Arizona Republic began publication in 1890, we have never endorsed a Democrat over a Republican for president. Never.
The Hill:
Democrats target Libertarian ticket — Democrats panicked by third-party candidates drawing support away from Hillary Clinton — are ramping up their attacks against Gary Johnson — and warning that a vote for a third party is a vote for Donald Trump — Liberal groups are passing …
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Gary Johnson / New York Times:
Take a Deep Breath, Voters. There Is a Third Way.
Take a Deep Breath, Voters. There Is a Third Way.
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Politico
David Hernandez / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Man shot, killed by El Cajon police officer — A still frame from video footage of a deadly confrontation between a man and El Cajon police officers Tuesday. (El Cajon Police Department) — An El Cajon police officer on Tuesday shot and killed a black man who raised an object and took …
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Los Angeles Times:
Shooting of black man by El Cajon police sparks outrage, protests
Shooting of black man by El Cajon police sparks outrage, protests
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CNN:
California officer fatally shoots African-American man
California officer fatally shoots African-American man
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Daily Wire, Q13 FOX News, ABC News, KTLA, FOX2now.com, Fox 59 and twitchy.com
Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Comey: DOJ Prosecutors Granted Clinton Attorney Cheryl Mills Immunity, Not The FBI — Testifying before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday, FBI Director James Comey revealed it wasn't the FBI that granted longtime Clinton aide and attorney Cheryl Mills immunity during the criminal investigation …
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Washington Free Beacon and twitchy.com
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Daniel Ducassi / Politico:
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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The Resurgent, Washington Free Beacon and Scared Monkeys
Mark Price / The Charlotte Observer:
Man arrested for berating Trump backer for 2 hours on flight to Charlotte — A Milwaukee man was arrested by Charlotte Mecklenburg police and charged with intoxicated and disruptive behavior Saturday after he allegedly berated Milwaukee County Sheriff and popular conservative speaker David …
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The Hayride, Heat Street and Raw Story
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Michelle Obama in new Clinton ad: ‘Hillary will be a president our kids can look up to’ — After running ads for weeks portraying Republican candidate Donald Trump as a poor role model for America's children, Hillary Clinton's campaign has turned to first lady Michelle Obama to explain …
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John Parkinson / ABC News:
President Obama: 'If You Don't Vote, That's a Vote for Trump'
President Obama: 'If You Don't Vote, That's a Vote for Trump'
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Politico and Associated Press
WFTS:
Hate graffiti spray-painted on wall and in yards — HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Deputies found graffiti in Hillsborough County at two different locations. — One wall was hit along Gornto Lake Road in Brandon, with the phrase “kill white people” spray painted. Other tags read “black lives matter” and “BLM.”
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Liberty Unyielding and Independent Journal Review
Baltimore Gazette:
Clinton Received Debate Questions Week Before Debate, According to Sources — The first presidential debate was held and Hillary Clinton was proclaimed the winner by the media. Indeed Clinton was able to turn in a strong debate performance, but did she do so fairly?
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
The most dangerous conspiracy theory of 2016 — In a presidential campaign consumed by conspiracy theories, the most dangerous one looming over these final six weeks isn't about President Barack Obama's birthplace or whether Hillary Clinton is sick with more than pneumonia.
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Media Matters for America
Michiko Kakutani / New York Times:
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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Washington Post
John R. Schindler / The New York Observer:
Denying America's Islamist Terror Problem Doesn't Make It Go Away—It Makes It Worse — FBI release of Mateen 911 calls proves what media and government doesn't want to admit — Back in June, when Omar Mateen shot up a gay nightclub in Orlando, murdering 49 innocents before the police took him out …
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American Thinker
Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
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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Talking Points Memo, The Week and CNN
Matthew Tyrmand / Breitbart:
WaPo's Anne Applebaum Embarks On Kremlin-Style Disinformation Offensive vs. the Anti-Globalist Right — Washington Post columnist and political revisionist Anne Applebaum is on the warpath against the rising populist forces doing electoral damage to her establishment friends and allies across the world.