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5:55 PM ET, October 2, 2016

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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
As news of Trump's taxes broke, he goes off script at a rally in Pennsylvania  —  MANHEIM, Pa. — Donald Trump's campaign announced Saturday evening that the candidate would soon deliver a nine-sentence critique of comments Hillary Clinton made months ago about many of the millennials supporting her primary rival, Bernie Sanders.
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Susanne Craig / New York Times:
The Time I Found Donald Trump's Tax Records in My Mailbox  —  Times Insider delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how news, features and opinion come together at The New York Times.  In this article, Susanne Craig, a Times Metro reporter who covers government and politics, reveals one of the lesser-known benefits of “snail mail.”
New York Times:
Donald Trump Tax Records Show He Could Have Avoided Taxes for Nearly Two Decades, The Times Found  —  Donald J. Trump declared a $916 million loss on his 1995 income tax returns, a tax deduction so substantial it could have allowed him to legally avoid paying any federal income taxes for up to 18 years …
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
The New York Times Paid No Taxes in 2014  —  The New York Times has excited the Clinton campaign and the rest of the media with a revelation that Republican nominee Donald Trump declared a $916 million loss in 1995 that might have resulted in him not paying taxes in some subsequent years.
John Hempton / Bronte Capital:
Some comments on the New York Times story about Donald Trump's tax returns  —  Decades ago - before I was a fund manager - I was the resident expert on tax avoidance working for the Australian Treasury.  That was where I started to hone the accounting skills sometimes shown on this blog.
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
7 tweets by Trump about taxes that are very awkward now  —  Memories.  —  A blockbuster New York Times story revealed that Trump probably did not pay federal income taxes for two decades or longer.  —  Trump's lawyers threatened to sue the New York Times if they published the story.
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Giuliani claims Trump ‘a genius’ for not paying taxes  — Trump reportedly lost $916 million in 1995, allowing him to avoid federal income taxes for 18 years  —  Washington (CNN)Rudy Giuliani called Donald Trump a “genius” Sunday, in the wake of a New York Times report indicating …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
A Few Notes on the Times Blockbuster  —  As you've no doubt seen, we have a blockbuster story on the Trump tax returns front.  In 1995, Trump declared almost $1 billion in business losses - generally tied to the implosion of his Atlantic City casino empire - and those losses have likely allowed …
Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
The New York Times risked legal trouble to publish Donald Trump's tax return
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
One year of Trump's tax returns were just revealed. Now we know why he won't release the rest.
NBC News:
Analysis: Trump May Have Had the Worst Week in Presidential Campaign History
Philip Bump / Washington Post:   What we know about Donald Trump's income tax history, by year
Michael Coleman / Albuquerque Journal:
Clinton, Trump in tight race in New Mexico  —  WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton holds a slight lead over Republican Donald Trump among likely New Mexico voters in a four-way race, while Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson is pulling nearly a quarter of voter support in the state, according to a Journal poll.
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Gary Langer / ABC News:   Clinton Trounces in Debate Reactions; Trump's Unfavorability Edges Up (POLL)
Scott Clement / Washington Post:   51 percent of people in new WaPo-ABC poll say Hillary Clinton won the debate
Heat Street:
‘October Surprise’ Thwarted?  Wikileaks Cancels Highly Anticipated Tuesday Announcement Due to ‘Security Concerns’  —  Wikileaks has abruptly canceled a much-anticipated announcement on Tuesday, according to NBC News.  The announcement had been expected to be founder Julian Assange's long-promised document dump on Hillary Clinton.
Stephanie McCrummen / Washington Post:
‘Finally.  Someone who thinks like me.’  —  In a living room in western Pennsylvania, the Republican National Convention was on TV, and Melanie Austin was getting impatient.  —  “Who's that guy?” she said, watching some billionaire talk about prosperity and tolerance.  “Prosperity and tolerance?
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump's D.C. hotel vandalized  —  Donald Trump's brand-new Washington hotel was vandalized Saturday with messages supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, according to D.C. police.  —  The spray-painted slogans appeared on either side of the entrance to the Trump International Hotel, which opened its doors last month.
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Donald Trump Mocks Hillary Clinton's Pneumonia Stumbling Episode  —  Yup, 2016 presidential nominee Donald Trump went there all right.  —  The real estate mogul attacked Hillary Clinton again at a Saturday night rally, going into his stump speech about how he's been doing more traveling and campaign events than she has recently.
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump wonders if Clinton is ‘crazy,’ loyal to her husband or healthy
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Onlooker repeatedly yells ‘Bill Clinton is a rapist’ live on Fox News
Discussion: Mediaite
BBC:
Brexit: PM to trigger Article 50 by end of March  —  The UK will formally begin the formal Brexit negotiation process by the end of March 2017, Theresa May has said.  —  The timing on triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty means the UK looks set to leave the EU by summer 2019.
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Stephen Castle / New York Times:
‘Brexit’ Talks Will Start by End of March, Theresa May Says
Discussion: Guardian and Marginal REVOLUTION
Hayes Brown / BuzzFeed:
Senator Says US Should Have Used NATO To Defend Ukraine After Russian Invasion  —  Sen. Johnny Isakson tells a radio station that the US should have invoked NATO's mutual defense clause — but it doesn't apply to non-members and Ukraine isn't part of the alliance.  —  Alex Wong / Getty Images
Discussion: Political Wire
 
 
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Clinton promises ‘end to end’ criminal justice reform in pitch to black voters
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Trump finally hits the big-money jackpot
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Lachlan Markay / Washington Free Beacon:
How We Found Hacked Audio Rocking the Clinton Campaign
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Trump Unloads in Pennsylvania Speech: Hillary Clinton ‘Should Be in Prison’
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump has a challenge with white women: ‘You just want to smack him’
Daily Mail:
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump imitates Clinton stumbling at 9/11 memorial
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

 
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