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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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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 …
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 — 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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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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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 …
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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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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’
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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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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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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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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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 …
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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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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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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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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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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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Lucas Tomlinson / Fox News:
Russia deploys advanced anti-missile system to Syria for first time, US officials say — EXCLUSIVE: Russia has deployed an advanced anti-missile system to Syria for the first time, three US officials tell Fox News, the latest indication that Moscow continues to ramp up its military operations …
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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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Brad Plumer / Vox:
The one thing Trump and Clinton agree on is infrastructure. This economist thinks they're both wrong. — About the only thing Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump agree on in this election is the need for the federal government to spend a lot more on America's infrastructure.
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Todd S. Purdum / Politico:
Pence v. Kaine: Battle of the Normals — It looms as the most normal political encounter of this paranormal political year: two middle-aged career politicians, experienced legislators and governors, debating for 90 minutes over their sharp but presumably civilized policy differences on the issues of the day.
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