memeorandum: As news of Trump's taxes broke, he goes off script at a rally in Pennsylvania (Jenna Johnson/Washington Post)

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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 …

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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.”

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Callum Borchers / Washington Post:

The New York Times risked legal trouble to publish Donald Trump's tax return — Dean Baquet wasn't bluffing. — The New York Times executive editor said during a visit to Harvard in September that he would risk jail to publish Donald Trump's tax returns.

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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 …

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New York Times:
Pages From Donald Trump's 1995 Income Tax Records

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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
One year of Trump's tax returns were just revealed. Now we know why he won't release the rest.

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‘This Week’ Transcript: Rudy Giuliani and Sen. Bernie Sanders

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Analysis: Trump May Have Had the Worst Week in Presidential Campaign History

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Philip Bump / Washington Post: What we know about Donald Trump's income tax history, by year

Dean Schabner / ABC News:
Donald Trump Tax Returns Reportedly Show $916 Million Loss in 1995

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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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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?

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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:
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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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Joe Concha / The Hill:
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump wonders if Clinton is ‘crazy,’ loyal to her husband or healthy

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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:

Trump Unloads in Pennsylvania Speech: Hillary Clinton ‘Should Be in Prison’ — NEW YORK CITY, New York — In a lengthy speech on Saturday night in Manheim, Pennsylvania, Republican nominee for president Donald J. Trump lambasted his opponent Democratic nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton …

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