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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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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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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Report on Trump company's Cuba dealings could affect crucial Florida vote
Report on Trump company's Cuba dealings could affect crucial Florida vote
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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 …
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CNN:
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 …
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump and allies digging into attacks on beauty queen — Donald Trump and his allies are refusing to let up on their attacks on former Miss Universe Alicia Machado, with Newt Gingrich shaming her for gaining weight during her reign and Corey Lewandowski suggesting she's an attempted murderer.
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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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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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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Gingrich on former Miss Universe: 'You're not supposed to gain 60 pounds'
Gingrich on former Miss Universe: 'You're not supposed to gain 60 pounds'
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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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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Hillary Clinton Saved the Bombshells for Round 2
Hillary Clinton Saved the Bombshells for Round 2
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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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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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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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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Donald Trump says Google proves he's winning — and is trying to make sure he loses — At the top of his rally in the critical Wisconsin county of Waukesha on Wednesday night, Donald Trump accused the search giant Google of both impeding and bolstering his candidacy.
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Tegna / KPNX:
Arizona Republic receives death threats after endorsing Hillary Clinton
Arizona Republic receives death threats after endorsing Hillary Clinton
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump peddles Google conspiracy theory
Trump peddles Google conspiracy theory
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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 …
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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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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Stein trolls Johnson on world leaders gaffe, also fails to name world leaders — Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein tried to capitalize on Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson flubbing a question on world leaders by listing three figures she liked.
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Stein attempts to mock Johnson after foreign leader gaffe
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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Maria T. Cardona / The Hill:
America cannot elect a fat-shaming misogynist as president — We are in Day 3 of the Alicia Machado-Donald Trump — campaign debacle. At the end of Monday night's debate, Hillary Clinton — landed quite a punch on an unsuspecting Trump. — She reminded Trump of the former Miss Universe who …
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BBC:
Obama: Congress veto override of 9/11 lawsuits bill ‘a mistake’ — US President Barack Obama has said Congress made a “mistake” by overriding his veto and pushing through a bill that allows legal action against Saudi Arabia over the 9/11 attacks. — He said the bill would set a …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell: Saudi 9/11 law could have ‘unintended consequences’
McConnell: Saudi 9/11 law could have ‘unintended consequences’
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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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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
EXCLUSIVE: NY Attorney General's Probe Of Trump Foundation Appears To Widen — The New York attorney general's investigation of the Donald J. Trump Foundation appears to have broadened to include new allegations of self-dealing by Trump that surfaced after the probe began, TPM has learned.
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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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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Ohio, Long a Bellwether, Is Fading on the Electoral Map — ATHENS, Ohio — After decades as one of America's most reliable political bellwethers, an inevitable presidential battleground that closely mirrored the mood and makeup of the country, Ohio is suddenly fading in importance this year.
Lindsey Ellefson / Mediaite:
Megyn Kelly Tears Kellyanne Conway to Bits Over Trump's History of Misogyny — This is one interview that stands above the rest in a sea of truly intense Election 2016 interviews. — As you'll recall, Megyn Kelly was dragged through the mud by Donald Trump for well over a year because she asked …
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