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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Donald Trump's humiliation of Mike Pence has made tonight's VP debate very strange — What would a Mike Pence win in the debate mean? That Republicans should be filled with regret? — I have never been quite so confused as to how to interpret a vice presidential debate.
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Insiders: Trump will sink Pence in VP debate — ‘Is it just me or are the two VP candidates infinitely more appealing than their running mates?’ said a Pennsylvania Republican. — Tim Kaine isn't Mike Pence's only opponent Tuesday night in the only debate between the vice-presidential hopefuls …
Tamerra Griffin / BuzzFeed:
The GOP Just Published A Bunch Of Post-Debate ~Blog Posts~ Before The Debate Started — The GOP just published a ~blog post~ ahead of tonight's vice presidential debate declaring Mike Pence the victor and Hillary Clinton the loser. — GOP — “The consensus was clear after the dust settled,” the article read.
A.J. Katz / TVNewser:
Vice Presidential TV Debate Ratings by the Numbers — Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence will face off tonight from Longwood University for the sole vice presidential debate of the 2016 election. The 90-minute commercial-free debate will be moderated by CBS News correspondent …
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Jeff Stein / Vox:
Mike Pence says Clinton-Kaine is an “insult-driven” campaign as Trump tweets insults — The irony wasn't lost on Hillary Clinton. — Mike Pence laughed off his opponent's accusation that he and Donald Trump are running an “insult-driven campaign” during Tuesday night's vice presidential debate.
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New York Times:
Vice-Presidential Debate: What You Missed — Right Now: Here's how we analyzed in real time the only vice-presidential debate between Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia and Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana. Plus, check out our fact checks and our live emails wth what Walter F. Mondale, the 42nd vice president of the United States.
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Julia Jacobo / ABC News:
GOP Website Declares Mike Pence Debate Winner...Before Debate Begins
GOP Website Declares Mike Pence Debate Winner...Before Debate Begins
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Tuesday's VP debate will shed light on something incredibly important
Tuesday's VP debate will shed light on something incredibly important
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Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Trump to live-tweet VP debate
Trump to live-tweet VP debate
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Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
Mike Pence Pushes Guns as Indiana Bleeds
Mike Pence Pushes Guns as Indiana Bleeds
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NBC News, Media Matters for America and The Reality-Based Community
GUCCIFER 2.0:
Guccifer 2.0 Hacked Clinton Foundation — Many of you have been waiting for this, some even asked me to do it. — So, this is the moment. I hacked the Clinton Foundation server and downloaded hundreds of thousands of docs and donors' databases. — Hillary Clinton and her staff don't even bother about the information security.
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Eric Geller / Politico:
Clinton Foundation refutes new claim that hacker stole files — A hacker persona with alleged ties to the Russian government has posted what the hacker claims are files stolen from the Clinton Foundation, but the foundation says the assertions are not true.
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Naomi Lim / CNN:
Bill Clinton calls Obamacare ‘the craziest thing in the world’ — Clinton said Obamacare had caused premiums to rise for Americans who did not have access to subsidies — He also touted his wife proposal to allow people without access to subsidies to buy into Medicare and Medicaid
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Bill Clinton slams ObamaCare: 'It's the craziest thing in the world' — steamrolled President Obama's signature healthcare law at a rally, calling it “the craziest thing in the world.” — Speaking Monday in Flint, Mich., Clinton blasted the core principles of ObamaCare as unworkable …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Clinton camp responds to Bill's Obamacare comments
Clinton camp responds to Bill's Obamacare comments
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
On local radio show, Eric Trump accidentally admits why his father won't release his taxes — He's off message. — Donald Trump is the first candidate in 40 years not to release his taxes. — Trump and his campaign have steadfastly insisted that Trump will release his tax returns as soon as a “routine audit” has been completed.
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Former accountant refutes Trump's tax brilliance: I did all the work — Donald Trump's former accountant challenged the Republican presidential nominee's assertion that he “brilliantly” used tax laws to avoid paying federal taxes. — “I did all the tax preparation.
Barack Obama / The Huffington Post:
Republican Obstruction Is Undermining The Supreme Court, Enough Is Enough — This week, the Supreme Court returns to work. The Justices will hear important cases on issues ranging from the separation of church and state to intellectual property to Congressional redistricting to the death penalty.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP senator: ‘Nobody really believes’ next president should fill Supreme Court vacancy
GOP senator: ‘Nobody really believes’ next president should fill Supreme Court vacancy
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RedState, The Daily Beast and Talking Points Memo
Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Ayotte stumbles when asked if Trump is role model for children — (R-N.H.) said she would “absolutely” point to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump — as a role model for children but still declined to endorse him for president in an awkward answer to a debate question Monday night.
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Kelly Ayotte's Donald Trump agony continues
Kelly Ayotte's Donald Trump agony continues
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Elon Website Redirect:
ELON POLL: Clinton jumps to new lead in N.C., Cooper ahead of McCrory — ELON POLL: Clinton jumps to new lead in N.C., — Cooper ahead of McCrory — The survey finds voters support making police videos public, split on whether police treat blacks worse than whites
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Imgur:
I had to pay $39.35 to hold my baby after he was born. — Imgur: The most awesome images on the Internet.
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ABC News:
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Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
Hannity rails against Glenn Beck: I have ‘no interest’ in making peace with ‘a guy that gives a Nazi analogy a day’ — Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday railed against conservative talk-show host Glenn Beck, calling the prominent member of the Never Trump movement a “saboteur” with whom he had …
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Monmouth University:
Monmouth University Polling Institute — Pennsylvania — Clinton Maintains Lead; Senate Race All Tied Up — West Long Branch, NJ - Pennsylvania is looking good for Hillary Clinton, driven by gains among white women voters, according to the Monmouth University Poll .
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Vice President Biden's powerful rebuke of Donald Trump's PTSD comments — Vice President Biden, who delivered the toughest denunciation of Donald Trump at the Democratic National Convention in July, just did it again. — And it was, yet again, the kind of rebuke that perhaps only Biden could deliver.
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Griff Witte / Washington Post:
Trump backers realize they've been played as WikiLeaks fails to deliver October surprise — LONDON — The expectations were breathless. — For weeks, backers of Republican nominee Donald Trump have hyped the tantalizing possibility that the anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks was on the verge …
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Melissa Eddy / New York Times:
Julian Assange, WikiLeaks Founder, Promises Raft of Revelations
Julian Assange, WikiLeaks Founder, Promises Raft of Revelations
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Ed Klein / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Obama was so worried about Hillary's health he set up a secret medical check-up for her at Walter Reed - but she refused, fearing her LEAKING HEART VALVE and arrhythmia would be exposed — Ed Klein - one of Hillary Clinton's fiercest critics - revealed new details …
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