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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 …
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Trump campaign talking points: Bring up Monica — Trump polls audience of Christian conservatives — (CNN)Donald Trump's campaign is instructing its supporters to use figures like Monica Lewinsky and Gennifer Flowers to beat back concerns about how Trump described a former winner of …
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Shawn Boburg / Washington Post:
Enabler or family defender? How Hillary Clinton responded to husband's accusers — Hillary Clinton has wrestled with allegations surrounding her husband's infidelities for much of their 40-year marriage, including a sexual harassment lawsuit, a grand jury investigation and an impeachment vote centered …
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NBC News:
Trump Campaign Quietly Shouts About Clinton Sex Scandals
Trump Campaign Quietly Shouts About Clinton Sex Scandals
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Gingrich on former Miss Universe: 'You're not supposed to gain 60 pounds' — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich backed up Donald Trump's weight-based attacks against a former pageant winner, telling an audience Wednesday night that “you're not supposed to gain 60 pounds during the year that you're Miss Universe.”
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Françoise Mouly / New Yorker:
Cover Story: Donald Trump Is Barry Blitt's “Miss Congeniality” — “She was the worst we ever had, the worst, the absolute worst, she was impossible,” Donald Trump told Fox News the morning after his debate with Hillary Clinton, defending his treatment of Alicia Machado …
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Daily Mail:
'You are not supposed to gain 60lbs the year you're Miss Universe!' …
'You are not supposed to gain 60lbs the year you're Miss Universe!' …
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Julie Miller / Vanity Fair:
Revisit the Time Donald Trump Said Kim Kardashian Had “Gotten a Bit Large” [Updated]
Revisit the Time Donald Trump Said Kim Kardashian Had “Gotten a Bit Large” [Updated]
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Goes After Machado Again
Trump Goes After Machado Again
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Jeffrey Cook / ABC News:
More than 100 Injured When NJ Transit Train Crashes into Station — A NJ Transit commuter train crashed into the Hoboken station this morning, according to New York City's Office of Emergency Management. — New Jersey emergency's management system is reporting more than 100 people …
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CBS New York:
More Than 100 Hurt After NJ TRANSIT Train Strikes Wall At Station In Hoboken — HOBOKEN, N.J. — More than 100 people were injured when a NJ TRANSIT train crashed into a wall after entering the station in Hoboken during the morning rush Thursday, causing serious damage and snarling train service.
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New York Daily News:
More than 100 injured, many critically, after major New Jersey Transit crash at Hoboken station — A train crashed into the terminal of the New Jersey Transit Hoboken station Thursday morning, injuring more than 100 people — many critically, officials said.
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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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Nikita Vladiirov / The Hill:
Johnson has an ‘Aleppo moment,’ can't name any foreign leader he admires
Johnson has an ‘Aleppo moment,’ can't name any foreign leader he admires
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Ron Nielson / Facebook:
The Clinton and Trump supporters are at it again. This is gotcha-ism at its finest.
The Clinton and Trump supporters are at it again. This is gotcha-ism at its finest.
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Pamela Engel / Business Insider:
Obama had a tense exchange with CNN's Jake Tapper over why he won't say ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ — President Barack Obama sparred with CNN host Jake Tapper on Wednesday night in a tense exchange over Obama's refusal to use the phrase “radical Islamic terrorism.”
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Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
Obama faces tough questions from military and veterans — FORT LEE, Va. — Military personnel and veterans challenged President Obama, often aggressively, on his refusal to use the phrase “Islamic terrorism,” his decision to open combat jobs up to women and the performance of the Department …
BBC:
Obama: Congress veto override of 9/11 lawsuits bill ‘a mistake’
Obama: Congress veto override of 9/11 lawsuits bill ‘a mistake’
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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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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Clinton Leads in Key Battlegrounds; Seen As Big Debate Winner — New Public Policy Polling surveys in Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, conducted on behalf of VoteVets Action Fund, find Hillary Clinton leading in each state. Voters in all five states see Clinton …
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Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times:
Employees at Trump's California golf course say he wanted to fire women who weren't pretty enough — D — onald Trump wanted only the pretty ones, his employees said. — After the Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes opened for play in 2005, its world-famous owner didn't stop …
Lisa Mascaro / Los Angeles Times:
Trump's rise draws white supremacists into political mainstream: ‘I am winning,’ says David Duke — David Duke, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, at home in Louisiana. (Lisa Mascaro / Los Angeles Times) — David Duke worked the Louisiana gun show like a preacher pursuing souls …
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Paul Sperry / New York Post:
The FBI's Hillary email probe is looking even more like a coverup — MORE FROM: — It's bad enough that FBI Director James Comey agreed to pass out immunity deals like candy to material witnesses and potential targets of his investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's illegal private e-mail server.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Comey on Clinton email probe: 'Don't call us weasels'
Comey on Clinton email probe: 'Don't call us weasels'
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Paul Ryan's treacherous political future — Paul Ryan and those in his close-knit political orbit have long shunned prognosticating about the speaker's political ambitions. Young kids. Unpredictable political climate. And the speakership is a tough job.
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Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
Hillary Clinton Leans on Bernie Sanders to Gain Support Among Young Voters — Democratic candidate appears with primary rival at University of New Hampshire — DURHAM, N.H— Hillary Clinton made a campaign stop in New Hampshire on Wednesday alongside her one-time primary opponent Bernie Sanders …
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Current Findings — ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA - Donald Trump has a lead among South Carolina voters, but his numbers still lag the performance of previous Republican presidential candidates in the state. — A majority of South Carolina residents surveyed in the latest Winthrop Poll …
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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Hillary Clinton Saved the Bombshells for Round 2 — Come along with me, people, because it's already time to look ahead to the second debate. Consider this thought: Hillary Clinton took Donald Trump to the house Monday night without even playing some of the heaviest cards against him.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Trump campaign pays off Corey Lewandowski contract — Former Donald Trump campaign manager and now CNN contributor Corey Lewandowski is no longer receiving monthly severance payments from the campaign. Instead, the campaign paid off the remainder of his contract in one lump sum, said a CNN executive with knowledge of the situation.
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Horror! LEFTIST MOB Beats, Kicks, Pummels TRUMP Supporter for Wearing #MAGA Hat - SAVED by Police -VIDEO — Author and conservative activist Mike Cernovich passed this along tonight.... A Trump supporter in El Cajon, California was attacked, beaten, thrown to the ground and kicked on live Periscope.
Massimo Calabresi / TIME:
How Russia Wants to Undermine the U.S. Election — What's behind Russia's effort to influence the U.S. election — The leaders of the U.S. government, including the President and his top national-security advisers, face an unprecedented dilemma. Since the spring, U.S. intelligence …
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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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