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Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
Trump's 1995 Return Shows Good Tax Policy at Work — The big news this weekend was the leak of Donald Trump's 1995 tax returns to the New York Times. The returns showed that in that year, Trump claimed $916 million worth of business losses; those losses, said the Times …
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Ryan Ellis / Forbes:
Trump Tax Return Story Exposes Policy Ignorance Of Political Reporters — What followed was a collective explosion of talking heads over the weekend, with the theatrics inversely proportional to the pundit's knowledge of tax policy. — To state the obvious, political reporters don't know a damned thing about taxes.
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The American Spectator, National Review, Daily Kos and Media Matters for America, more at Mediagazer »
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
The Daily News also had Trump's tax return — they just couldn't verify it
The Daily News also had Trump's tax return — they just couldn't verify it
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
Donald Trump Brags About Using Tax Laws ‘Brilliantly’
Donald Trump Brags About Using Tax Laws ‘Brilliantly’
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Politico and Associated Press
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump boasts about ‘brilliantly’ using the tax laws
Trump boasts about ‘brilliantly’ using the tax laws
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No More Mister Nice Blog
CNN:
Post-debate, Clinton takes the lead — (CNN)Hillary Clinton emerges from the first presidential debate with a five-point lead over Donald Trump in the race for the presidency, having narrowed the enthusiasm gap between her supporters and Trump's, and holding broad advantages over the Republican nominee …
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AOL, Politicus USA, The Week, Hot Air, Mediaite, Washington Post and National Review
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NBC News:
Poll: Hillary Clinton Holds National Lead Over Donald Trump — Put-Downs and Comebacks: The Best Zingers From Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton 1:25 — As the campaign heads into the final stretch, Hillary Clinton holds a 46 percent to 40 percent lead over Donald Trump, according to latest NBC News|
CBS News:
Hillary Clinton edges ahead of Donald Trump after first debate - CBS News poll — The State of the Race — In the first CBS News Poll following last week's presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, Clinton has edged ahead to a four-point lead over her Republican rival among likely voters.
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Political Wire and The Week
ABC News:
US Sen. Kelly Ayotte Says She ‘Misspoke’ After Calling Trump Role Model — U.S. Senator from New Hampshire Kelly Ayotte quickly backtracked on Monday after saying in a debate, “absolutely, I would do that,” when asked if she would point to Donald Trump as a role model.
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Political Wire
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John Fund / National Review:
How Much Does Trump Really Want to Be President? — Maybe Americans don't want to elect a grown man who acts like a 13-year-old boy. — Donald Trump does know how to act in a serious, restrained way that impresses people. The fact that he isn't displaying those qualities …
John Sides / Washington Post:
Poll: Many Americans do not think Donald Trump was born into wealth
Poll: Many Americans do not think Donald Trump was born into wealth
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CNN, Hot Air, The Week and The Atlantic
Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Pulls Ahead of Donald Trump After First Debate, Poll Shows
Hillary Clinton Pulls Ahead of Donald Trump After First Debate, Poll Shows
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Politico
Daily Mail:
Can Assange turn it around for Trump? Wikileaks boss WILL release ‘damaging information’ about Hillary tomorrow after initially cancelling ‘October Surprise’ speech from embassy balcony — Julian Assange had originally planned to address the world from the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Monday
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Fox News:
‘Specific info’ forces WikiLeaks to move anticipated announcement to Berlin — Julian Assange canceled a dramatic London balcony address on Tuesday in favor of a video presentation in Berlin after WikiLeaks developed “specific information” regarding Assange's safety, the leaked emails clearinghouse tweeted on Monday afternoon.
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Kurt Eichenwald / Newsweek:
How Donald Trump ditched U.S. steel workers in favor of China — U.S. DONALD TRUMP CHINA — Plenty of blue-collar workers believe that, as president, Donald Trump would be ready to fight off U.S. trade adversaries and reinvigorate the country's manufacturing industries through his commitment to the Rust Belt.
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Guardian
Tom LoBianco / CNN:
Donald Trump: Military suicides happen to servicemembers who 'can't handle it' — Washington (CNN)Donald Trump suggested Monday that American soldiers and veterans who commit suicide do so because they can't handle the post-traumatic stress of war. — “When you talk about the mental health problems …
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Ema O'Connor / BuzzFeed:
Trump Suggests That Soldiers Who Suffer From PTSD Aren't “Strong”
Trump Suggests That Soldiers Who Suffer From PTSD Aren't “Strong”
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The Week, Hot Air, RedState and Hullabaloo
Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
Trump Really, Really Needs To Win Florida — For politics fans, it's easy to get caught up in fun Electoral College scenarios — ones in which small states make a big difference or in which the House of Representatives has to decide the election. The alternative — endlessly repeating that …
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AOL and Business Insider
New York Times:
Tension With Russia Rises as U.S. Halts Syria Negotiations — WASHINGTON — The United States on Monday suspended talks with Russia over the protracted conflict in Syria, accusing the Kremlin of joining with the Syrian Air Force in carrying out a brutal bombing campaign against the besieged city of Aleppo.
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USA Today, Washington Post, Taylor Marsh, VICE, Infowars, CNN, The Atlantic, RedState, NBC News and The Week
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Bloomberg:
Kaine and Pence Look to Assure (and Attack) at Vice Presidential Debate — The vice presidential debate comes as the race has shifted since Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump faced off last week. — aritbenie — The vice presidential debate Tuesday night will give two of America's …
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Politico, New York Times and The Week
John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
NPR Reporter Has No Idea What ‘Come And Take It’ Means — Sunday marked the 181st anniversary of the Battle of Gonzales, the first military engagement of the Texas Revolution, when Texian militiamen, responding to Mexican soldiers demanding the surrender of a small brass cannon, coined the now-famous battle cry, “Come and Take It!”
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Liberty Unyielding and Instapundit
Fox News:
FBI agreed to destroy laptops of Clinton aides with immunity deal, sources say — Immunity deals for two top Hillary Clinton aides included a side arrangement obliging the FBI to destroy their laptops after reviewing the devices, House Judiciary Committee sources told Fox News on Monday.
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Power Line, Daily Wire, Hot Air, The Daily Caller, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Washington Free Beacon and Mediaite
WBRC-TV:
Mother of Sylacauga HS student says assault could have been prevented — Brandi Allen was in tears Sunday afternoon outside of UAB Hospital, while her son, Brian Ogle, was inside recovering from an assault. — “Instead of us planning for his 18th birthday, we're here. Why?
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The GOP's chief strategist pitches the party's new ‘Willie Horton-style’ ad — Maybe Sean Spicer, the Republican National Committee's chief strategist and communications director, doesn't fully understand the connotations of calling something a “Willie Horton-style” ad.
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The Atlantic, ThinkProgress and Raw Story
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Kevin Green / WAVY-TV:
Hampton teen arrested for soliciting clown to kill teacher — HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — A 13-year-old Hampton girl is in police custody for allegedly reaching out to a person on social media to kill one of her teachers. — Police say the person she contacted was using a clown image as their profile picture.
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RT