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USA Today:
USA TODAY's Editorial Board: Trump is ‘unfit for the presidency’ — The Editorial Board has never taken sides in the presidential race. We're doing it now. — In the 34-year history of USA TODAY, the Editorial Board has never taken sides in the presidential race.
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump ignores advice and launches Bill Clinton attack — Everyone but Donald Trump and his most ardent supporters recognize that Donald Trump lost Monday night's debate. And because of the candidate's stubborn disbelief in his ability to do anything but win, Trump lost the post-debate period too.
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump and allies digging into attacks on beauty queen
Trump and allies digging into attacks on beauty queen
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alan.com, Hot Air and Political Wire
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Newt Gingrich: Trump Is “A Gentleman” For Not Mentioning Bill Clinton's Infidelity
Newt Gingrich: Trump Is “A Gentleman” For Not Mentioning Bill Clinton's Infidelity
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Politico
Shawn Boburg / Washington Post:
Enabler or family defender? How Hillary Clinton responded to husband's accusers
Enabler or family defender? How Hillary Clinton responded to husband's accusers
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Daily Wire, National Review, the daily howler, Betsy's Page and RedState
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Eric Trump: Bill Clinton Is “Maybe The Worst” Sexist “That's Ever Lived”
Eric Trump: Bill Clinton Is “Maybe The Worst” Sexist “That's Ever Lived”
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ThinkProgress, New York Magazine, CNN, Slate, Fox News and Media Matters for America
Brent Griffiths / Politico:
Newt Gingrich: Trump ‘a gentleman’ for not bringing up Bill Clinton's affairs
Newt Gingrich: Trump ‘a gentleman’ for not bringing up Bill Clinton's affairs
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Political Wire
Adam Kelsey / ABC News:
Trump Campaign Manager on Bill Clinton's Past: 'I'm Not Advising Him to Go There'
Trump Campaign Manager on Bill Clinton's Past: 'I'm Not Advising Him to Go There'
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Washington Post, Associated Press, Politico and Weasel Zippers
Kurt Eichenwald / Newsweek:
HOW DONALD TRUMP'S COMPANY VIOLATED THE UNITED STATES EMBARGO AGAINST CUBA — THE SCOOP DONALD TRUMP CUBA — A company controlled by Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for president, secretly conducted business in communist Cuba during Fidel Castro's presidency despite strict American trade bans …
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Ines de la Cuetara / ABC News:
Marco Rubio ‘Deeply Concerned’ About Possible Donald Trump Cuba Business — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said Donald Trump will have to “answer some questions” about a Newsweek story reporting that a Trump-owned company allegedly violated the United States' trade embargo with Cuba in the late 1990s.
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump's company violated embargo against Cuba: report
Trump's company violated embargo against Cuba: report
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Politico, RedState, Washington Post, Politicus USA, Naked Politics and Talking Points Memo
Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Slams First Presidential Debate: ‘What A Rigged Deal’ (VIDEO) — Donald Trump complained about every part of the first presidential debate, from his opponent to the moderator to the subsequent poll results, during a Thursday campaign appearance. — “I had to put up with the anchor …
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The Atlantic and New Century Times
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David Jackson / USA Today:
Trump starts looking to second debate, claims first one was ‘rigged’ — Donald Trump linked President Bill Clinton's impeachment to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, saying the Clintons have a “sordid past.” He told supporters in New Hampshire Thursday that he represents a “bright and very clean future.”
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Gallup
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Hillary Clinton Can't Let Donald Trump Win the Corruption Issue
Hillary Clinton Can't Let Donald Trump Win the Corruption Issue
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Hullabaloo, Liberal Values, Washington Post and Politico
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump Foundation lacks the certification required for charities that solicit money — Donald Trump's charitable foundation — which has been sustained for years by donors outside the Trump family — has never obtained the certification that New York requires before charities can solicit money …
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Guardian
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David Wasserman / FiveThirtyEight:
‘Missing’ White Voters Could Elect Trump. But First They Need To Register. — Here's a scary stat for Democrats: In 2012, President Obama won re-election by almost 5 million votes, but about 47 million eligible white voters without a college degree — including 24 million men — didn't bother to vote.
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Clinton Leads in Key Battlegrounds; Seen As Big Debate Winner
Clinton Leads in Key Battlegrounds; Seen As Big Debate Winner
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Politicus USA, Daily Wire and Occupy Democrats
Tegna / KING-TV:
Investigators may probe Cascade Mall suspect's citizenship status, voting record … The Cascade Mall shooting suspect, Arcan Cetin, may face an additional investigation related to his voting record and citizenship status. — Federal sources confirm to KING 5 that Cetin was not a U.S. citizen, meaning legally he cannot vote.
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
In swipe at Trump, Clinton names Merkel as her favorite world leader — Hillary Clinton trolled two White House opponents with a single response, dinging Gary Johnson and Donald Trump by naming Angela Merkel as her favorite world leader. — The Democratic presidential nominee on Thursday joined …
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Vox Popoli and The Daily Caller
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Stein trolls Johnson on world leaders gaffe, also fails to name world leaders
Stein trolls Johnson on world leaders gaffe, also fails to name world leaders
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The Hill, The Times of Israel, Daily Wire, Mediaite and Washington Post
anonymousconservative.com/blog:
William F Buckley - A Case Study In Narcissistic Personality Disorder — Was William F Buckley a Malignant Narcissist? Well, you can never be sure at a distance, but I long suspected it. His face had a slightly shocked, frozen aspect, with glassy eyes, and an uncertainty at what he was seeing …
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Vox Popoli
Media Matters for America:
Trump Surrogate: Obama Was Given Everything “Because Of The Color Of His Skin” — HOWIE CARR (HOST): The most catastrophic decision though, I think, as we look back on it in 20 or 50 years, as the history books record it, is the Iranian nuclear deal. Because that could end up killing tens …
Fox News:
More than 100 reported hurt, passengers trapped after train crash at Hoboken, NJ station — DEVELOPING: More than 100 people were reported hurt, many critically, and others remained trapped after a train slammed into a busy station in Hoboken, N.J., during the Thursday morning commute as emergency workers rushed to the scene.
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Brendan McGarry / Military.com:
US Army Accidentally Tweets ‘Trump Lies’ — The U.S. Army called the Republican presidential candidate a liar in an errant tweet. — The service issued an apology after accidentally tweeting, “Trump Lies Once Every 3 Minutes, 15 Seconds.” The message linked to an article …
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CNN:
Trump angry at allies conceding he lost debate — Washington (CNN)Donald Trump is angry that his aides and advisers have conceded to reporters — largely without attribution — that the Republican nominee struggled in his first presidential debate. — In a conference call …
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Clinton Leads by 4 Nationally; Trump Hurt Himself in Debate — PPP's new national poll finds Hillary Clinton leading by 4 points both in the full field of candidates, and in a head to head match up with Donald Trump. In the full field she gets 44% to 40% for Trump, 6% for Gary Johnson, 2% for Evan McMullin, and 1% for Jill Stein.
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Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
Is your dog's Halloween costume sexist? — Young girls may be discarding their princess wands for superhero capes this Halloween, but not so in the canine world. — The glass ceiling appears to be firmly in place at PetSmart, where career costumes labeled “male” include firefighter and police officer …
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Daily Wire, RedState, Heat Street, Mediaite, twitchy.com, Gothamist and Instapundit
Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
He fought in World War II. He died in 2014. And he just registered to vote in Va. — RICHMOND — The FBI and local police are investigating how at least 19 dead Virginians were recently re-registered to vote in this critical swing state. — One case came to light after relatives …
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twitchy.com
Matt Bai / Yahoo:
Why Clinton hasn't put Trump away — My first impression, after watching the opening chapter of the Trump-Clinton debate trilogy Monday, was that really not much would change as a result. Trump had been his rude, sputtering, substance-free self; Clinton had proved herself again …
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The Resurgent
New York Post:
90-year-old badass stands ground against purse snatcher — A tough-as-nails 90-year-old West Village woman stood her ground against a broad-daylight mugger on Tuesday — getting a nasty gash in her arm but keeping hold of her bag. — “No woman is going to attack me!” …
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Law News, The Times of Israel and Gothamist
Detroit News:
Endorsement: Libertarian Gary Johnson for president — Today this newspaper does something it has never done in its 143-year history: endorse someone other than the Republican candidate in a presidential contest. — Since its founding in 1873, The Detroit News has backed a Republican every …
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Peter Van Voorhis / The College Fix:
Student officially changes his personal pronoun to ‘His Majesty’ on campus roster — ‘I henceforth shall be referred to as: His Majesty, Grant Strobl. I encourage all U-M students to go onto Wolverine Access, and insert the identity of their dreams’ — On Tuesday, top administrators …
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Liberty Unyielding, Daily Wire, Hit & Run and Heat Street
Julia Carrie Wong / Guardian:
‘This is awful’: robot can keep children occupied for hours without supervision — A child-size robot designed to take on distinctly adult responsibilities takes the debate over the automation of human jobs to the next level — umanoid robots were out of fashion at this year's RoboBusiness …
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Mashable, Mother Jones and Fast Company
John Newsome / CNN:
Video released shows officers shooting 6-year-old — (CNN)A Louisiana judge released body cam video Wednesday showing officers firing multiple rounds into a car, unknowingly striking and killing a 6-year-old boy. — The incident, which happened in September 2015, resulted in the indictments …