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10:15 PM ET, October 4, 2016

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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Donald Trump's humiliation of Mike Pence has made tonight's VP debate very strange  —  What would a Mike Pence win in the debate mean?  That Republicans should be filled with regret?  —  I have never been quite so confused as to how to interpret a vice presidential debate.
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Tamerra Griffin / BuzzFeed:
The GOP Just Published A Bunch Of Post-Debate ~Blog Posts~ Before The Debate Started  —  The GOP just published a ~blog post~ ahead of tonight's vice presidential debate declaring Mike Pence the victor and Hillary Clinton the loser.  —  GOP  —  “The consensus was clear after the dust settled,” the article read.
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Insiders: Trump will sink Pence in VP debate  —  ‘Is it just me or are the two VP candidates infinitely more appealing than their running mates?’ said a Pennsylvania Republican.  —  Tim Kaine isn't Mike Pence's only opponent Tuesday night in the only debate between the vice-presidential hopefuls …
Discussion: ABC News and The Week
A.J. Katz / TVNewser:
Vice Presidential TV Debate Ratings by the Numbers  —  Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence will face off tonight from Longwood University for the sole vice presidential debate of the 2016 election.  The 90-minute commercial-free debate will be moderated by CBS News correspondent …
Discussion: WRIC-TV
Julia Jacobo / ABC News:
GOP Website Declares Mike Pence Debate Winner...Before Debate Begins  —  Whoops!  —  The official GOP website made a grand old gaffe ahead of the vice presidential debate Tuesday night — declaring Republican candidate Mike Pence the winner before the event was scheduled to start.
New York Times:
Who's Ahead? What You've Missed in the Vice-Presidential Debate
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Tuesday's VP debate will shed light on something incredibly important
Discussion: Politico, CNBC and Liberty Unyielding
Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
Mike Pence Pushes Guns as Indiana Bleeds
GUCCIFER 2.0:
Guccifer 2.0 Hacked Clinton Foundation  —  Many of you have been waiting for this, some even asked me to do it.  —  So, this is the moment.  I hacked the Clinton Foundation server and downloaded hundreds of thousands of docs and donors' databases.  —  Hillary Clinton and her staff don't even bother about the information security.
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Eric Geller / Politico:
Clinton Foundation refutes new claim that hacker stole files  —  A hacker persona with alleged ties to the Russian government has posted what the hacker claims are files stolen from the Clinton Foundation, but the foundation says the assertions are not true.
Naomi Lim / CNN:
Bill Clinton calls Obamacare ‘the craziest thing in the world’  — Clinton said Obamacare had caused premiums to rise for Americans who did not have access to subsidies  — He also touted his wife proposal to allow people without access to subsidies to buy into Medicare and Medicaid
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Bill Clinton slams ObamaCare: 'It's the craziest thing in the world'  —  steamrolled President Obama's signature healthcare law at a rally, calling it “the craziest thing in the world.”  —  Speaking Monday in Flint, Mich., Clinton blasted the core principles of ObamaCare as unworkable …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Clinton camp responds to Bill's Obamacare comments
Daily Mail:
Bill ducks question about wife's alleged cheating and says of Trump's attacks, 'He should run …
Discussion: AOL
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Former accountant refutes Trump's tax brilliance: I did all the work  —  Donald Trump's former accountant challenged the Republican presidential nominee's assertion that he “brilliantly” used tax laws to avoid paying federal taxes.  —  “I did all the tax preparation.
Discussion: Political Wire
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
On local radio show, Eric Trump accidentally admits why his father won't release his taxes
Discussion: Politico
Chris Kahn / Reuters:   Trump calls tax avoidance ‘smart,’ most Americans call it ‘unpatriotic’: poll
Barack Obama / The Huffington Post:
Republican Obstruction Is Undermining The Supreme Court, Enough Is Enough  —  This week, the Supreme Court returns to work.  The Justices will hear important cases on issues ranging from the separation of church and state to intellectual property to Congressional redistricting to the death penalty.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP senator: ‘Nobody really believes’ next president should fill Supreme Court vacancy  —  is knocking his party's Supreme Court strategy, arguing the opposition to taking up President Obama's nominee boils down to politics.  —  The Arizona Republican, who is a member of the Judiciary Committee …
Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Ayotte stumbles when asked if Trump is role model for children  —  (R-N.H.) said she would “absolutely” point to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump  —  as a role model for children but still declined to endorse him for president in an awkward answer to a debate question Monday night.
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Kelly Ayotte's Donald Trump agony continues
Discussion: Hot Air and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Ayotte walks back Trump role model comments
Discussion: ABC News and The Daily Caller
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.
Monmouth University:
Monmouth University Polling Institute  —  Pennsylvania  —  Clinton Maintains Lead; Senate Race All Tied Up  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Pennsylvania is looking good for Hillary Clinton, driven by gains among white women voters, according to the Monmouth University Poll .
Ryan Hutchins / Politico:
Bridgegate witness says Cuomo and Christie discussed cover story  —  NEWARK, N.J. — Andrew Cuomo and Chris Christie personally discussed how to handle the fallout from the George Washington Bridge lane closures, even agreeing to release a report covering up the incident …
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Gary Johnson: I can't start wars with places if I can't find them on a map  —  Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson on Tuesday defended his lack of knowledge of world affairs, suggesting on MSNBC that foreign policy expertise, or even an understanding of where international leaders are from …
Discussion: Political Wire and twitchy.com
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Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Gary Johnson: Knowledge of world geography allows leaders 'to put our military in harm's way'
Discussion: Hot Air
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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Ed Klein / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Obama was so worried about Hillary's health he set up a secret medical check-up for her at Walter Reed - but she refused, fearing her LEAKING HEART VALVE and arrhythmia would be exposed  — Ed Klein - one of Hillary Clinton's fiercest critics - revealed new details …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Vice President Biden's powerful rebuke of Donald Trump's PTSD comments  —  Vice President Biden, who delivered the toughest denunciation of Donald Trump at the Democratic National Convention in July, just did it again.  —  And it was, yet again, the kind of rebuke that perhaps only Biden could deliver.
 
 
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Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
Hannity rails against Glenn Beck: I have ‘no interest’ in making peace with ‘a guy that gives a Nazi analogy a day’
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Melina Delkic / ABC News:
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Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
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Chris Summers / Daily Mail:
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
GOP struggles to find women to lead House committees
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Rudy Takala / Washington Examiner:
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What Happens When Black People Learn They Should Fear the Police
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Charlie Sykes / RTWI:
Time For A New Chapter
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Ashley Bateman / The Federalist:
Obama Administration Tells Black Parents Their School Choices Are Racist
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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New York Times:
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