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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.
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Bloomberg:
Trump Tweets About Sex Tape as Campaign Struggles to Regroup — The salvos are part of an ongoing struggle between Trump and his aides about how to coordinate a cohesive strategy against Clinton. — JenniferJJacobs — kevcirilli — With the urgency of a presidential election 38 days away …
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 …
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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 …
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Dylan Matthews / Vox:
The surprisingly logical reason Donald Trump is bringing up Bill Clinton's sex scandals
The surprisingly logical reason Donald Trump is bringing up Bill Clinton's sex scandals
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Tristan Lejeune / The Hill:
Trump: ‘Check out sex tape’ of former Miss Universe
Trump: ‘Check out sex tape’ of former Miss Universe
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Donald Trump Bashes Alicia Machado Again, Alleging a ‘Sex Tape’ (Without Evidence)
Donald Trump Bashes Alicia Machado Again, Alleging a ‘Sex Tape’ (Without Evidence)
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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Lauren Walsh / WBMA-TV:
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore suspended for remainder of his term
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore suspended for remainder of his term
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Chicago Tribune:
A principled option for U.S. president: Endorsing Gary Johnson, Libertarian — Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson and vice presidential candidate Bill Weld explain why they're running as Libertarians on July 19, 2016, in a meeting with the Tribune Editorial Board. — Editorial Board
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 …
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Let's dispel with this notion that Donald Trump knows what he's doing — Donald Trump is an unusual candidate who does a lot of unusual things. For example, after flubbing a debate performance in which he appeared volatile, irritable, and uninformed about key issues, he did not attempt …
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Clinton launches final-stage turnout plan
New York Times:
How Democrats Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Big Donor Money — Democrats denounced it as an assault on democracy and a sop to billionaires when the Supreme Court issued a ruling two years ago that loosened limits on campaign giving. — But Hillary Clinton and Democratic Party leaders …
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Shane Harris / The Daily Beast:
GOP Blocks Probes Into Trump-Russia Ties
GOP Blocks Probes Into Trump-Russia Ties
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Emily Rauhala / Washington Post:
Duterte: Hitler killed millions of Jews, I will kill millions of drug addicts — Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday compared his campaign to kill criminals to the Holocaust, saying he would like to “slaughter” millions of addicts just like Adolf Hitler “massacred” millions of Jewish people.
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Felipe Villamor / New York Times:
Duterte, Citing Hitler, Says He Wants to Kill 3 Million Addicts in Philippines
Duterte, Citing Hitler, Says He Wants to Kill 3 Million Addicts in Philippines
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Obama Admin Strikes ‘Jerusalem’ From Israel — The Obama administration stripped Jerusalem from being located in Israel in its official communication of the president's remarks in the ancient city at a memorial service for recently deceased former Israeli president Shimon Peres.
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Steve Linde / Jerusalem Post:
Peres bombshell: I stopped an Israeli strike on Iran
Peres bombshell: I stopped an Israeli strike on Iran
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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.
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Dorothy Rabinowitz / Wall Street Journal:
Hillary-Hatred Derangement Syndrome — She alone stands between America and the reign of the most unstable, unfit president in U.S. history. — There were cheers when Donald Trump assured his Virginia audience last weekend that the wall will be built and, yes, that Mexico would pay for it.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Debate commission says there were ‘issues’ with Trump's audio — Donald Trump's microphone during Monday's presidential debate against Hillary Clinton had audio issues, the Commission on Presidential Debates said Friday, providing a measure of vindication for the Republican nominee.
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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.
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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
What Carmela Soprano Understood About Hillary Clinton — There's a forgotten scene in the third season of “The Sopranos” when the wives of the show's mob crew, sitting inside a local Italian restaurant, turn to the delicate subject of Hillary Clinton, Monica Lewinsky, infidelity and marriage.
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Suffolk University:
Suffolk University Nevada Poll Shows Clinton Leading by 6 Points — A Suffolk University poll of likely voters in Nevada shows Democrat Hillary Clinton opening up a 6-point lead over Republican businessman Donald Trump, 44 percent to 38 percent, in the aftermath of the first presidential debate.
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Dustin Gardiner / Arizona Republic:
Phoenix demands Trump campaign pull ad with city police officers — Phoenix has sent Donald Trump's presidential campaign a cease-and-desist letter over a television advertisement that includes a snippet showing the Republican candidate talking with on-duty Phoenix police officers.
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Alex Johnson / NBC News:
Phoenix Demands Trump Campaign Drop Ad Using City's Uniformed Cops
Phoenix Demands Trump Campaign Drop Ad Using City's Uniformed Cops
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Paul Steinhauser / NH1:
Donald Trump to NH1 News in NH: I have a very good marital history — NH1 News Political Director — BEDFORD - Donald Trump took aim at Hillary and Bill Clinton at a rally Thursday. — And in a one-on-one interview with NH1 News the Republican presidential nominee said “we'll see what happens” …
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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.
Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
Newsweek Website Attacked After Report On Trump, Cuban Embargo — The editor-in-chief of Newsweek confirmed Friday that the magazine's website was on the receiving end of a denial-of-service attack Thursday night, following the publication of a story accusing one of Donald Trump's companies of violating the Cuban trade embargo.
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Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
The New Yorker's Topical Comedy Is a Disgrace — For a few years now, the New Yorker's website has been posting daily cartoons. A few weeks ago they started doing two a day. Here are two of the most recent New Yorker daily cartoons. They are [Italian guy voice] not-ah so good-ah.