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10:25 AM ET, October 4, 2016

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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.
Discussion: USA Today and Politico
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David Cay Johnston / The Daily Beast:
Art of the Steal: This is How Trump Lost $916M and Avoided Tax  —  The big New York Times scoop that Donald Trump used $916 million of tax losses to enjoy many income tax-free years raised a question the newspaper didn't try to answer: How did Trump do it?  —  Trump, the only major-party …
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 …
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
The Daily News also had Trump's tax return — they just couldn't verify it
Ryan Ellis / Forbes:
Trump Tax Return Story Exposes Policy Ignorance Of Political Reporters
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.
Daily Mail:
Can Assange turn it around for Trump? …
Fox News:
‘Specific info’ forces WikiLeaks to move anticipated announcement to Berlin
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|
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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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.
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.
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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Anthony Adragna / Politico:
DiCaprio: Politicians must believe in climate change to hold office
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.
Discussion: ABC News
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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
Discussion: Power Line and Hot Air
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 …
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.
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.
Discussion: Politicus USA
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.
Discussion: Political Wire
New York Times:
Donald Trump's Business Decisions in '80s Nearly Led Him to Ruin  —  Abraham Wallach thought he had scored a major career break when Donald J. Trump hired him in 1990 for a senior executive role.  Based on Mr. Trump's boasting and gaudy lifestyle, Mr. Wallach imagined he would soon …
Discussion: Mediaite and NBC News
Justin Holcomb / Townhall.com:
Religious Equality: Obama Admits 12,486 Muslims and 68 Christians to the US in 2016  —  In a world where everyone must be equal and religious tolerance is now mandatory law, Barack Obama has invited 12,486 Muslims into the United States in 2016, while only deeming 68 Christians worthy of admission.
Discussion: The Geller Report
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.
Discussion: Power Line, Instapundit and Fox News
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 …
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John Sides / Washington Post:
Poll: Many Americans do not think Donald Trump was born into wealth
Discussion: CNN, Hot Air and The Week
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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Richard Wolffe / Guardian:
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Kaitlan Collins / The Daily Caller:
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Bloomberg:
Kaine and Pence Look to Assure (and Attack) at Vice Presidential Debate
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Raffi Williams / Circa:
The new Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture treats conservative …
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Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
As the NYT Tech Guild goes on strike, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas offers the AI company's services to the NYT to help ensure election coverage is available

Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Around 75% of the largest US newspapers aren't endorsing anyone for president this year, as publishers try not to annoy any sliver of their remaining customers

William Earl / Variety:
Heretic's directors say they put a message in the credits that “no generative AI was used in the making of this film” to warn Hollywood about the danger of AI

 
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