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12:25 PM ET, October 4, 2016

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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.
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.
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, Balloon Juice and NBC News
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Cuban: Paying taxes ‘most patriotic thing you can do as wealthy person’
Discussion: Politico, USA Today and ABC News
David Cay Johnston / The Daily Beast:
Art of the Steal: This is How Trump Lost $916M and Avoided Tax
Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
Trump's 1995 Return Shows Good Tax Policy at Work
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.
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
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Kelly Ayotte's Donald Trump agony continues
Discussion: Hot Air
NBC News:
Mike Pence Has the Toughest Job in Politics Tonight
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Ayotte walks back Trump role model comments
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Hill
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.”
Discussion: Mediaite and Joe.My.God.
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.
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 …
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 …
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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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 …
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.
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.
Discussion: Eschaton
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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Bloomberg:
Kaine and Pence Look to Assure (and Attack) at Vice Presidential Debate
Discussion: Politico, The Week and New York Times
 
 
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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 …
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Only you can prevent a Trump presidency
Tim Prudente / Baltimore Sun:
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Matthew DeFour / madison.com:
US Supreme Court rejects John Doe appeal
Justin Holcomb / Townhall.com:
Religious Equality: Obama Admits 12,486 Muslims and 68 Christians to the US in 2016
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Rush Limbaugh:
The Most Corrupt Media Ever
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Richard Wolffe / Guardian:
Has 2016 turned into most trivial US election ever?
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Kaitlan Collins / The Daily Caller:
Howard Stern: I Didn't Say Trump Lied — Robin: CNN Made It Up!
Discussion: BizPac Review and TVNewser
Kurt Eichenwald / Newsweek:
How Donald Trump ditched U.S. steel workers in favor of China
Discussion: Politicus USA
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Mother of Sylacauga HS student says assault could have been prevented