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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.
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Mike Pence / USA Today:
Donald Trump is ready to lead — Between the candidates, the choice could not be more clear. — In fewer than 40 days, the American people will choose a new president who will set the course of this nation not only for the next four years, but for a generation to come.
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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 …
Anthony Brooks / WBUR:
WBUR Poll: Clinton Leads Trump In New Hampshire — According to a new WBUR poll (topline, crosstabs,) Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by seven points among likely voters in New Hampshire, one of the key battleground states that could determine the outcome of the presidential election.
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Chad Livengood / Detroit News:
Poll: Clinton holds 7-point lead in Michigan — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has moved to a 7-percentage-point lead in Michigan over Republican Donald Trump in a statewide poll conducted after the candidates' first debate Monday night. — Clinton leads Trump 42 percent …
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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.”
Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Slams First Presidential Debate: ‘What A Rigged Deal’ (VIDEO)
Trump Slams First Presidential Debate: ‘What A Rigged Deal’ (VIDEO)
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New Century Times and The Atlantic
Tristan Lejeune / The Hill:
Trump: ‘Check out sex tape’ of former Miss Universe — went after a former Miss Universe in a string of early-morning tweets Friday, encouraging voters to “check out” an alleged “sex tape” of Alicia Machado, who has been on the offensive against the GOP presidential nominee all week.
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Politico, Joe.My.God., Political Wire, NBC News and The Sun
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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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RedState, Slate and The Daily Caller
Kathryn Blackhurst / LifeZette:
What About Hillary's Decades of Humiliating Women?
What About Hillary's Decades of Humiliating Women?
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
CNN's Jake Tapper slams Trump's advisors: 'He is surrounded by the Philanderer's club' — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is instructing his surrogates to begin attacking Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton for her husband's extra-marital affairs.
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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, Washington Post, Liberal Values, Politico and Public Policy Polling
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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Washington Post, ABC News and BuzzFeed
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Signed Secret Document to Lift U.N. Sanctions on Iranian Banks — Administration backed measures on the same day Tehran released four American citizens from prison — WASHINGTON—The Obama administration agreed to back the lifting of United Nations sanctions on two Iranian state banks blacklisted …
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The Gateway Pundit and Front Page Magazine
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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Front Page Magazine, The Daily Caller and Vox Popoli
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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 Times of Israel, Daily Wire, Mediaite and The Hill
Taylor Gee / Politico:
What Trump Gets Wrong About Muslim Communities in America — The GOP candidate used the most recent attacks to demonize Syrian refugees, but the perpetrators were a Somali and an Afghan. That's why a blanket ban is not only unconstitutional—it misses the problem.
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
In Other Words:
F**k Portlandia — Several months ago the In Other Words community agreed to discontinue our relationship with Portlandia. This was a direct response to a particular egregious filming of the show in our space which saw our store left a mess, our staff mistreated, our neighbors forced …
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Jezebel, Heat Street, Mashable, Refinery29 and Splitsider
Sam Levine / The Huffington Post:
People Actually Stopped Watching Porn During The First Presidential Debate — Fascinating. — Associate Politics Editor, The Huffington Post — As a record number of Americans tuned in to Monday night's presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, one major pornographic website saw its traffic sharply drop.
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New York Magazine
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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Hot Air, twitchy.com and electionlawblog.org
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
WOW! Black Trump Supporters Protest Hillary Event in Florida - OUTNUMBER Her Supporters! (VIDEO) — Maurice Warns is the organizer of an awesome group of young Black Americans who understand the truth and history of the anti-black Democrat Party. Maurice helped organize previous rallies …
Don Babwin / Associated Press:
Why is Chicago a murder capital? Clues from a bloody month — CHICAGO (AP) — Fourteen-year-old Malik Causey loved the way gangs took what they wanted from people on the street, the way members fought for each other, the way they could turn drugs into cash and cash into $400 jeans.
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Hot Air
York Dispatch:
Officials: West York mayor should resign after racist posts — Several West York borough council members have called on Mayor Charles Wasko to step down in light of racist posts he has made on Facebook. — Wasko, who was elected mayor in 2013, has posted several pictures on Facebook …
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York Daily Record, Occupy Democrats, Law News and Raw Story
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Howard Stern: Trump Was “Kinda For The Iraq War” On My Show In 2002 — Radio host Howard Stern discussed for the first time on Wednesday the interview he conducted with Donald Trump in September 2002 in which Trump expressed support for the war in Iraq. — Stern discussed the interview …
Comicosity:
Exclusive Interview: Greg Rucka on Queer Narrative and WONDER WOMAN — There is a tension that cannot be denied between the above two references to LGBT representation — and among dozens of other nuances of expectation — when it comes to seeing queer narratives validated on the comic book page.
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Guardian, Refinery29, Mashable and Gizmodo
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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Hot Air and Booman Tribune
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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The Moderate Voice, The Daily Caller, Washington Times and Washington Free Beacon
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 …