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Olivia Nuzzi / The Daily Beast:
Is a Cryptic Tweet by Marla Maples a Clue as to Source Behind Trump Tax Leak? — At 1:34 p.m. Sunday, Donald Trump's second ex-wife, Marla Maples, tweeted a photograph of a pumpkin patch. Does what happened next contain clues that confirm she anonymously mailed Trump's 1995 tax return to The New York Times?
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Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Tax Numbers Sharpen Focus on Treatment of Losses — Weekend revelations put the Republican presidential nominee on the defensive — The weekend revelation of some of Donald Trump's tax records put the New York real-estate developer on the defensive by showing the extent …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Who gave Trump's taxes to the New York Times? The mystery behind a bombshell story.
Who gave Trump's taxes to the New York Times? The mystery behind a bombshell story.
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Giuliani: A man with ‘this kind of economic genius’ better for U.S. than a woman
Giuliani: A man with ‘this kind of economic genius’ better for U.S. than a woman
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Whatever is actually in Trump's tax returns is worse than what the New York Times says
Whatever is actually in Trump's tax returns is worse than what the New York Times says
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Garance Burke / Associated Press:
AP: How Trump's ‘Apprentice’ moved from capitalism to sexism — NEW YORK (AP) — In his years as a reality TV boss on “The Apprentice,” Donald Trump repeatedly demeaned women with sexist language, according to show insiders who said he rated female contestants by the size of their breasts …
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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg:
Republicans Wonder If Trump Can Recover From ‘Worst Week’
Republicans Wonder If Trump Can Recover From ‘Worst Week’
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
WikiLeaks cancels announcement amid security concerns: report — WikiLeaks has canceled an unknown announcement it had planned for next week due to security concerns, according to an NBC News reporter. — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was scheduled to make an announcement Tuesday from the balcony of London's Ecuadorian Embassy.
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True Pundit:
Under Intense Pressure to Silence Wikileaks, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Proposed Drone Strike on Julian Assange — Julian Assange and his free-speech brainchild Wikileaks were once lauded as global heroes of public service among United States politicians and policy makers.
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LeBron James / Business Insider:
Why I'm endorsing Hillary Clinton — Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James is endorsing Hillary Clinton for president. Below is the op-ed he has written about his decision, which he has exclusively provided to Business Insider. The op-ed will also be published in the print edition of the Akron Beacon Journal on Monday.
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Anna Palmer / Politico:
Clinton up 6 in POLITICO/Morning Consult national poll — Hillary Clinton has opened up a six-point lead over Donald Trump, erasing the New York billionaire's slim national edge with five weeks until Election Day, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll of likely voters.
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Tyler Durden / zerohedge.com/fullrss2.xml …:
Clinton Campaign Admits Hillary Used Same Tax Avoidance “Scheme” As Trump — Well this is a little awkward. With the leaked 1995 Trump tax returns ‘scandal’ focused on the billionaire's yuuge “net operating loss” and how it might have ‘legally’ enabled him to pay no taxes for years …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
WOW! Hypocrite Hillary Clinton Used SAME TAX AVOIDANCE LAW as Trump to Save Money on Taxes
WOW! Hypocrite Hillary Clinton Used SAME TAX AVOIDANCE LAW as Trump to Save Money on Taxes
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Tyler Durden / zerohedge.com/fullrss2.xml …:
Trump “Deep Throat” Emerges: Someone Leaks Donald's '95 Tax Filing To The NYT
Trump “Deep Throat” Emerges: Someone Leaks Donald's '95 Tax Filing To The NYT
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Donald Trump: Terroristic Man-Toddler — Donald Trump is a domestic terrorist; only his form of terror doesn't boil down to blowing things up. He's the 70-year-old toddler who knows nearly nothing, hurls insults, has simplistic solutions for complex problems and is quick to throw a tantrum.
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
Ailing Obama Health Care Act May Have to Change to Survive — WASHINGTON — The fierce struggle to enact and carry out the Affordable Care Act was supposed to put an end to 75 years of fighting for a health care system to insure all Americans. Instead, the law's troubles could make it just a way station …
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CNN:
Kanye West halts show after Kim Kardashian held at gunpoint in Paris — Photos: — The Kardashian clan — The most famous of the Kardashian clan is undoubtedly Kim, who has gained publicity for everything from “breaking the Internet” to bleaching her hair blonde to ... well, pretty much everything she does gains publicity.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Five Days That Shaped a Presidency — Barack Obama shares with Jonathan Chait a very early draft of his memoirs. — On August 25, after a short trip to Baton Rouge to assess flooding in Louisiana and before what will likely be his last visit to China on Air Force One …
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
‘The Trump Rule’: Leaked Audio of Trump Ogling Miss USA Beauty Queens — During the first presidential debate, a record-breaking primetime television event viewed by over 84 million people worldwide, Hillary Clinton managed to get under Donald Trump's skin by invoking two of his favorite pastimes: beauty pageants and unbridled sexism.
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Clinton's Former Prosecutor Endorses Her for President — Twenty years ago Michael Chertoff was near the top of the Clintons' enemy list. He was the lead Republican counsel on the Senate Whitewater Committee, one of the first of many Congressional investigations into Hillary Clinton.
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists:
Trump's organization did business with Iranian bank later linked to terrorism — Donald Trump's real estate organization rented New York office space from 1998 to 2003 to an Iranian bank that U.S. authorities have linked to terrorist groups and Iran's nuclear program.
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Megan Twohey / New York Times:
How Hillary Clinton Grappled With Bill Clinton's Infidelity, and His Accusers — Hillary Clinton was campaigning for her husband in January 1992 when she learned of the race's newest flare-up: Gennifer Flowers had just released tapes of phone calls with Bill Clinton to back up her claim they had had an affair.
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Sarah Westwood / Washington Examiner:
Bill Clinton accuser Kathleen Willey: Hillary was complicit in his sexual misconduct
Bill Clinton accuser Kathleen Willey: Hillary was complicit in his sexual misconduct
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Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Giuliani: Trump ‘better for the United States than a woman’
Giuliani: Trump ‘better for the United States than a woman’
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BBC:
Colombia referendum: Voters reject Farc peace deal — Voters in Colombia have rejected a landmark peace deal with Farc rebels in a shock referendum result, with 50.24% voting against it. — The deal was signed last week by President Juan Manuel Santos and Farc leader Timoleon Jimenez after nearly four years of negotiations.
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Sibylla Brodzinsky / Guardian:
Colombia referendum rejects peace deal with Farc guerrillas
Colombia referendum rejects peace deal with Farc guerrillas
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