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Joe Uchill / The Hill:
No rumored October surprise at WikiLeaks event — A Tuesday morning WikiLeaks event in Berlin did not produce an “#OctoberSurprise” to derail the Hillary Clinton — presidential campaign that many had expected, but Julian Assange said he would release more documents before Election Day.
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Kim Hjelmgaard / USA Today:
WikiLeaks' Assange promises election leaks — BERLIN — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange vowed Tuesday that the online publishing organization would publish “significant” secret information related to the United States presidential election — and that it would do so before Nov. 8.
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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 …
Melissa Eddy / New York Times:
Julian Assange, WikiLeaks Founder, Promises Raft of Revelations — BERLIN — Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, promised on Tuesday to release “significant material” over the next 10 weeks about arms, Google, mass surveillance, oil, the United States election and war.
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Cuban: Paying taxes ‘most patriotic thing you can do as wealthy person’ … Billionaire Mark Cuban on Monday slammed Donald Trump — for a recent report that said the Republican presidential nominee may have legally avoided paying federal income tax for up to 18 years.
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How a Simple Tax Rule Let Donald Trump Turn a $916 Million Loss Into a Plus
How a Simple Tax Rule Let Donald Trump Turn a $916 Million Loss Into a Plus
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Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
Trump's 1995 Return Shows Good Tax Policy at Work
Trump's 1995 Return Shows Good Tax Policy at Work
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David Cay Johnston / The Daily Beast:
Art of the Steal: This is How Trump Lost $916M and Avoided Tax
Art of the Steal: This is How Trump Lost $916M and Avoided Tax
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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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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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NBC News:
Mike Pence Has the Toughest Job in Politics Tonight
Mike Pence Has the Toughest Job in Politics Tonight
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Todd S. Purdum / Politico:
Pence v. Kaine: Battle of the Normals
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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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|
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Rebecca Berg / Real Clear Politics:
Trump Used Foundation Funds for 2016 Run, Filings Suggest — As Donald Trump began making noise about a possible bid for president in 2011, South Carolina conservative activist Oran Smith caught the celebrity businessman's eye as a particularly vocal and potentially influential critic.
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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Paul Ryan, So Handsome, So Sad — It was late Monday night, and the first presidential debate had just come to a close. Donald Trump was on TV congratulating himself for not bringing up Bill Clinton's infidelities. Trump's advisers were in the spin room bickering with reporters about his sundry gaffes, lies, and onstage outbursts.
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Paul Egan / Detroit Free Press:
Paul Ryan in Michigan: Trump tax story not a big deal
Paul Ryan in Michigan: Trump tax story not a big deal
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Graydon Carter / Vanity Fair:
Donald Trump: The Ugly American* — Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter has spent more than 30 years observing Donald Trump's orange-tinted antics. With a month left to go before the election, he reports on some memorable lessons learned along the way. — In 1987, Michael Kelly …
Paul Blake / ABC News:
Former Host Andrea Tantaros Hopes to Bring ‘Accountability’ to Fox News — Former Fox News host Andrea Tantaros hopes to bring “accountability” to the network that is at the center of allegations of sexual misconduct, she said today on ABC News' “Good Morning America.”
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
DiCaprio: Climate change deniers shouldn't hold public office — Politicians who don't believe in climate change should not hold public office, said actor Leonardo DiCaprio Monday at the White House before the screening of his new climate documentary. — “The scientific consensus …
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Tom McKee / WCPO:
Parade float-maker apologizes (sort of) for depicting Trump executing Clinton in electric chair — Frank Linkmeyer says he's spoofed people for years — AURORA, Ind. - The creator of a controversial float in the Aurora Farmer's Fair parade depicting Donald Trump killing Hillary Clinton is apologizing.
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Biden bashes Trump over PTSD comments — Donald Trump's insinuation Monday that military members and veterans who suffer from mental health issues are not strong because they “can't handle” what they've seen in combat is proof that the Manhattan billionaire “is an ignorant man,” Vice President Joe Biden said.
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David J. Thouless / Nobelprize.org:
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 — The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 with one half to — University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA — F. Duncan M. Haldane — J. Michael Kosterlitz — “for theoretical discoveries …
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Susan K. Livio / New Jersey Online:
As insurance companies bolt from Obamacare, lawmaker prescribes a fix for N.J. — TRENTON — With insurance companies in New Jersey fleeing the health exchange created by the Affordable Care Act, a state lawmaker has introduced a bill to create a government-operated plan that he said will stabilize the volatile market.
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Feds move to throw out ObamaCare lawsuits
Feds move to throw out ObamaCare lawsuits
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Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
Bill Clinton Trashes Obamacare At Event, Calls It ‘Crazy System’ [VIDEO] — Former President Bill Clinton attacked President Barack Obama's signature health care legislation Monday, calling it a “crazy system” that “doesn't make any sense” during a Michigan campaign event for Hillary.
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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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