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12:15 AM ET, October 1, 2016

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Donald Trump Opens New Line of Attack on Hillary Clinton: Her Marriage — Donald J. Trump unleashed a slashing new attack on Hillary Clinton over Bill Clinton's sexual indiscretions on Friday as he sought to put the Clintons' relationship at the center of his political argument against her before their next debate.

Discussion: Guardian, Raw Story and Mediaite

Joan Walsh / The Nation:

Donald Trump Is Being Outplayed by Women and He's Losing His Mind — The GOP nominee's pathological sexism could be what kills his presidential hopes. Good. — By , — You've heard of the 3 a.m. phone call, the one every presidential nominee must be prepared to answer ably.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, Washington Monthly, Daily Wire, Politico, Mashable, Washington Post, Salon, USA Today, BostonGlobe.com and The Mahablog

Brad Reed / Raw Story:

WATCH: Visibly uncomfortable Arkansas AG offers cringe-inducing defense of Trump's ‘sex tape’ tweet — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Just hours after Donald Trump declared that he and his campaign represented the “bright and clean” future of American politics …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Atlantic and Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times

New York Times:
As America Sleeps, Donald Trump Seethes on Twitter

Discussion: Guardian, The Atlantic, Mashable, Washington Post, ThinkProgress, No More Mister Nice Blog, GotNews, Infowars and Instapundit

Dylan Matthews / Vox:
The surprisingly logical reason Donald Trump is bringing up Bill Clinton's sex scandals

Discussion: Washington Post, Politicus USA, Wall Street Journal and Mother Jones

Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Newt Gingrich: Alicia Machado Is “The New Benghazi Lie”

Discussion: The Daily Beast, Independent Journal Review, Occupy Democrats, Guardian, Towleroad, Talking Points Memo, alicublog, Hot Air, The Hill and Washington Monthly

Daniel Wagner / BuzzFeed:

Here Is Donald Trump's Newly Released Videotaped Deposition — BuzzFeed News filed court motions seeking the release of the videos. In it, Trump implied he planned to call Mexicans “rapists” when he announced his run for president. — A Washington DC judge on Friday released video depositions of Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr.

Discussion: Raw Story, New York Times, AOL, Guardian, Jezebel, Towleroad, The New Civil Rights Movement, Independent Journal Review, Slate, Business Insider and alan.com

New Republic:

Jeet Heer — The “Scholars and Writers for Trump” include a historian who thinks the Nazi perspective isn't getting its due. — The website American Greatness has compiled a list of “Scholars and Writers for Trump” and there are some very odd names on it, including the historian Christiana Jeffreys.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Politico and American Greatness

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:

It turns out Donald Trump was right about his defective microphone. Vindication? — The “Daily Show” excoriated Donald Trump this week for complaining about his microphone after Monday's debate: “Donald Trump sounds like my cousin who never accepts that I kicked his ass in X-box,” Trevor Noah said.

Discussion: CNN, Talking Points Memo, Deadline, TheStreet.com, AOL, The Atlantic, Vox, New York Times, Mediaite, RedState, The Week, Liberty Unyielding, Washington Times, Heat Street, Washington Free Beacon and TVNewser

Josh Gerstein / Politico:

Trump restaurant deposition video released — A video of Donald Trump testifying under oath about his inflammatory rhetoric aimed at Mexicans and other Latinos went public Friday, drawing new attention to those comments just weeks before voters cast their ballots in the presidential race.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Vox, The Week, Daily Wire, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo and Mother Jones

Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:

Donald Trump Appeared In A 2000 Playboy Softcore Porn — Donald Trump made an appearance in an explicit 2000 Playboy video. — Trump's role in the porn is relatively benign and centers around him breaking a bottle of champagne on a Playboy-branded limo while several of the playmates are visiting New York City.

Discussion: Boing Boing, Shareblue, Politicus USA, New Century Times, Mediaite, Occupy Democrats, The New Civil Rights Movement, Guardian and Mashable

Brandy Zadrozny / The Daily Beast:

Eric Trump ‘Charity’ Spent $880K at Family-Owned Golf Resorts — A wine industry association. A plastic surgeon gifting nose jobs to kids. An artist who painted a portrait of Donald Trump and a blue dog. Trump-owned golf resorts. — Those are some of the beneficiaries of the Eric Trump Foundation …

Discussion: New Century Times and Friendly Atheist

The Intercept:

Hacked Audio Reveals Hillary Clinton Sees Herself Occupying “Center-Left to Center-Right” — In the hacked recording of a private conversation with campaign donors in February, Hillary Clinton distanced herself from progressive goals like “free college, free healthcare” …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Clinton gives her take on Sanders supporters in leaked fundraising recording

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, New York Magazine, Mediaite and Occidental Dissent

New York Daily News:

HEAR IT: Donald Trump said 17-year-old Ivanka made him promise not to date anyone younger than her — WASHINGTON — Donald Trump must not play blackjack, because he wanted to hit on 17. — The casino owner and future Republican nominee told Howard Stern in 1999 that his daughter Ivanka …

Discussion: Hullabaloo, New Century Times, Joe.My.God. and Mediaite

John Santucci / ABC News:
Trump Campaign Releases First General Election Ad Featuring Ivanka Trump

Discussion: Politico

Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:

Libertarian VP: Clinton might be the most qualified to be president — Libertarian vice presidential nominee Bill Weld suggested Friday evening that Democrat Hillary Clinton — may be the most qualified person to be president. — “I'm not sure anybody is more qualified than Hillary Clinton …

Discussion: RedState

Chicago Tribune:
A principled option for U.S. president: Endorsing Gary Johnson, Libertarian

Discussion: Liberal Values, AOL, Chicago Reader, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Business Insider, The Hill, True Pundit, RedState, Hit & Run, Towleroad, The Week, Fox News Insider, Mediaite, Politico and Q13 FOX News, more at Mediagazer »

Associated Press:
Doctor's Letter Says Gary Johnson ‘Extremely Physically Fit’

Discussion: Politico

Dana Blanton / Fox News:

Fox News Poll: Clinton ahead of Trump after debate, fear motivating both sides — Hillary Clinton has gained ground on Donald Trump, who has slipped in key measures of the presidential race after the first debate. — First, the horserace. Clinton is ahead of Trump by three percentage points …

Discussion: Politicus USA, Fox News Insider, Political Wire and Politico

Suffolk University:
Suffolk University Nevada Poll Shows Clinton Leading by 6 Points

Discussion: Politico, Washington Post, Common Dreams, New York Magazine, FiveThirtyEight, Daily Wire, Rasmussen Reports, Washington Times, New York Times, WBUR and Public Policy Polling

Rasmussen Reports:
Voters Don't Trust Media Fact-Checking

Discussion: Power Line, The Gateway Pundit, mrctv.org/videos and Mediaite

sandiegouniontribune.com:

Endorsement Why Hillary Clinton is the safe choice for president — This paper has not endorsed a Democrat for president in its 148-year history. But we endorse Clinton. She's the safe choice for the U.S. and for the world, for Democrats and Republicans alike.

Discussion: Political Wire, Towleroad and fox5sandiego.com

Teresa Welsh / McClatchy Washington Bureau:

White House corrects location of Jerusalem on day of Peres' funeral — The White House forgot its own policy on Jerusalem Friday — at least temporarily. — The administration initially sent out a copy of President Barack Obama's remarks at former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres' funeral in Jerusalem …

Discussion: Power Line and The Gateway Pundit

Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Obama Admin Strikes ‘Jerusalem’ From Israel

Discussion: Front Page Magazine, Weasel Zippers, Jihad Watch, RedState, twitchy.com and Liberty Unyielding

Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:

Debate commission admits ‘issues’ with Trump's audio — The Commission on Presidential Debates issued a one-sentence statement Friday admitting “issues” with Donald Trump — 's audio in this cycle's first debate Monday. — “Regarding the first debate, there were issues regarding Donald Trump's audio …

Discussion: Townhall.com, Hot Air and Weasel Zippers

Hadas Gold / Politico:
Debate commission says there were ‘issues’ with Trump's audio

Discussion: ABC News, Independent Journal Review and New Urban Legends, more at Mediagazer »

Mark Hensch / The Hill:

Trump aide resigns over campaign direction — 's presidential campaign in Florida has resigned over the direction of his bid, according to a new report. — Healy Baumgardner resigned on Monday. — “It is clear the campaign is now going in a direction that I am no longer comfortable …

Discussion: RedState

Bloomberg:
Trump Tweets About Sex Tape as Campaign Struggles to Regroup

Discussion: Little Green Footballs, Mirror.co.uk, CNN, Slate, Washington Post, Law News, USA Today, Guardian, ThinkProgress, fox5sandiego.com, New Century Times, Daily Wire, Balloon Juice and Politico

Kent Faulk / al.com:

Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore suspended for rest of term — Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore has been suspended from the bench for telling probate judges to defy federal orders regarding gay marriage. — It's the second time Moore has been removed …

Discussion: Right Wing Watch, New York Times, The Huffington Post, Jezebel, NBC News, The Root, Common Dreams, Mediaite, ThinkProgress, Daily Kos, The New Civil Rights Movement, Joe.My.God., Metro Weekly and Shakesville

Rong-Gong Lin II / Los Angeles Times:

Risk of big earthquake on San Andreas fault rises after quake swarm at Salton Sea — A view of the San Andreas fault in the Carrizo Plain. A valley is deeply eroded along the fault. (U.S. Geological Survey) — Rong-Gong Lin II — The rumbling started Monday morning deep under the Salton Sea.

Discussion: Gizmodo, VICE, AOL, Mashable, 89.3 KPCC and The Week

Ali Breland / The Hill:

Judge rejects attempt to stop internet oversight transfer — A federal judge ruled Friday that the transfer of internet domain systems oversight to an international governing body can move forward, overruling opposition from several state attorneys general and lawmakers.

Discussion: Politico and RedState

Steve Cuozzo / New York Post:

Carnegie Deli will close at end of 2016 — The Carnegie Deli, a New York institution since 1937, will soon serve its last “Woody Allen.” — The iconic home to gigantic Jewish-style sandwiches — like the 4-inch-high, pastrami-and-corned beef “Woody” on rye — will close its doors forever on Dec. 31, The Post has learned.

Discussion: Eater NY - All, Gothamist, New York Times, NPR, Tablet Magazine and West Side Rag

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

How the Clinton-Trump Race Got Close — Monday's presidential debate was a blowout, surely the most one-sided confrontation in American political history. Hillary Clinton was knowledgeable, unflappable and — dare we say it? — likable. Donald Trump was ignorant, thin-skinned and boorish.

Discussion: bradford-delong.com, twitchy.com, the daily howler, Media Matters for America and New York Magazine

Numbers / Pew Research Center:

Support for death penalty lowest in more than four decades — As the Supreme Court prepares to hear the first of two death penalty cases in this year's term, the share of Americans who support the death penalty for people convicted of murder is now at its lowest point in more than four decades.

Discussion: Daily Kos