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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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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.
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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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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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — WikiLeaks promised …
DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — WikiLeaks promised …
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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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Fox News:
Dems turn on ObamaCare amid premium hikes, Bill Clinton laments ‘crazy system’ — ObamaCare has survived dozens of Republican attempts to repeal and undermine it, but a new wave of Democratic complaints — led most recently by former President Bill Clinton — about the cost crush facing consumers is posing a fresh challenge.
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Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
Bill Clinton Trashes Obamacare At Event, Calls It ‘Crazy System’ [VIDEO]
Bill Clinton Trashes Obamacare At Event, Calls It ‘Crazy System’ [VIDEO]
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Naomi Lim / CNN:
Bill Clinton calls Obamacare ‘the craziest thing in the world’
Bill Clinton calls Obamacare ‘the craziest thing in the world’
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Susan K. Livio / New Jersey Online:
As insurance companies bolt from Obamacare, lawmaker prescribes a fix for N.J.
As insurance companies bolt from Obamacare, lawmaker prescribes a fix for N.J.
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Pirate's Cove, The Daily Signal and Media Matters for America
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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NBC News:
Mike Pence Has the Toughest Job in Politics Tonight — First Read is a morning briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter. — Analyst: Mike Pence will be on defense for Donald Trump at VP debate 2:21
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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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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Kelly Ayotte's Donald Trump agony continues — When you're walking a virtually non-existent line between supporting a presidential candidate but not endorsing said presidential candidate, it can be tricky to know when to show your support and when to turn it off.
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Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Ayotte walks back Trump role model comments
Ayotte walks back Trump role model comments
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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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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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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 …
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New York Times:
How a Simple Tax Rule Let Donald Trump Turn a $916 Million Loss Into a Plus — It is among the least controversial parts of the federal tax code, almost as old as the income tax itself: A business, big or small, can escape taxation if it lost money in a previous year, a rule …
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Cuban: Paying taxes ‘most patriotic thing you can do as wealthy person’
Cuban: Paying taxes ‘most patriotic thing you can do as wealthy person’
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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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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New York Times:
Why Referendums Aren't as Democratic as They Seem — The voters of the world have had quite a year: They rejected Colombia's peace deal; split Britain from the European Union; endorsed a Thai Constitution that curtails democracy; and, in Hungary, backed the government's plan to restrict refugees …
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Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Only you can prevent a Trump presidency
Only you can prevent a Trump presidency
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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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Paddy Dinham / Daily Mail:
16 ISIS fighters are killed when faulty suicide vest worn by one militant goes off during meeting to plan an attack in Iraq — A major terrorist attack by ISIS was foiled by a faulty explosive device before it had even began. — 16 of their fighters, including senior figures …
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