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Tara Golshan / Vox:
How the Clinton campaign is making #ThatMexicanThing a thing, explained — Sen. Tim Kaine made a point during the vice presidential debate of reminding the American public of that time Donald Trump called Mexican immigrants rapists and drug dealers. — “He started his campaign with a speech …
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
‘That Mexican Thing’ Takes On Life After the Debate — In the grand digital tradition of American political debates, the audience tends to seize upon singular phrases or gestures that, at least for a few hours, seem to define the evening's discussion. — After Tuesday evening's vice …
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Michael Levenson / BostonGlobe.com:
Bill Weld says he will focus his fire on Donald Trump — The Libertarian vice presidential candidate, William F. Weld, said Tuesday that he plans to focus exclusively on blasting Donald Trump over the next five weeks, a strategic pivot aimed at denying Trump the White House and giving himself a key role in helping to rebuild the GOP.
Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
TV Ratings: Veep Debate Sinks From Past Highs, Pulls Under 40 Million Viewers — Tim Kaine and Mike Pence draw nowhere near the audience of Joe Biden and Sarah Palin — or even Biden and Paul Ryan four years ago. — The heated showdown between vice presidential hopefuls Tim Kaine and Mike Pence naturally topped Tuesday ratings.
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Kaine lost the night but won the morning
Kaine lost the night but won the morning
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CNN:
Pence edges Kaine in VP debate instant poll
Pence edges Kaine in VP debate instant poll
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Can Mike Pence's Denial of Reality Work for Him?
Can Mike Pence's Denial of Reality Work for Him?
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Fairleigh Dickinson University:
VP Picks Favored More than Trump and Clinton in Fairleigh Dickinson University National Poll;
VP Picks Favored More than Trump and Clinton in Fairleigh Dickinson University National Poll;
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LeftOfCenter / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
He-Men Of Fox News: Emasculated Because Kaine Said ‘Person’
He-Men Of Fox News: Emasculated Because Kaine Said ‘Person’
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Philip Elliott / TIME:
Why Mike Pence Didn't Defend Donald Trump
Why Mike Pence Didn't Defend Donald Trump
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Mike Freeman / Bleacher Report Media Lab:
Donald Trump Is Tearing the NFL Apart … Six months ago, Rex Ryan stood before a roaring crowd in Buffalo and gave a pep talk. This was not an unfamiliar scene for the Bills head coach, except for maybe the suit and tie. Well, that and the subject of his four-minute speech: Donald J. Trump.
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Luke O'Neil / Esquire:
This Racist Fox News Video Is, Uh, Pretty Racist — Are we still perpetuating Asian stereotypes in 2016? — Last night, CBS' Elaine Quijano became the first Asian-American journalist to moderate a national debate. The journalist's ethnicity might not be newsworthy …
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Fox News not commenting on Jesse Watters' controversial Chinatown segment
Fox News not commenting on Jesse Watters' controversial Chinatown segment
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Paul Cheung / Asian American Journalists Association:
AAJA demands an apology for racist and offensive Fox News segment on Chinese American voters in Chinatown
AAJA demands an apology for racist and offensive Fox News segment on Chinese American voters in Chinatown
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CNN:
Trump took Polaroids, interviewed models in 1994 Playboy video — One video depicts Trump photographing fully clothed models with a Polaroid camera and conducting an interview with a potential Playmate — One of the models Trump interviewed told CNN: “I thought he was thoughtful.
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Leaked memo shows Clinton was provided questions ahead of interview — was provided the exact questions she would be asked by daytime talk show host Steve Harvey, according to a report. — The Washington Free Beacon reports that according to a leaked memo it obtained …
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Lachlan Markay / Washington Free Beacon:
Clinton Campaign Helped Script Steve Harvey Interview
Clinton Campaign Helped Script Steve Harvey Interview
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New York Times:
N.S.A. Contractor Arrested in Possible New Theft of Secrets — WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. secretly arrested a National Security Agency contractor in recent weeks and is investigating whether he stole and disclosed highly classified computer codes developed to hack into the networks of foreign governments …
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The Atlantic:
Against Donald Trump … In october of 1860, James Russell Lowell, the founding editor of The Atlantic, warned in these pages about the perishability of the great American democratic experiment if citizens (at the time, white, male citizens) were to cease taking seriously their franchise:
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Monmouth University:
Monmouth University Polling Institute — Ohio — Tight Race for Prez; Portman Widens Senate Lead — Kasich's anti-Trump stand still popular — West Long Branch, NJ - Hillary Clinton holds a slim 2 point lead over Donald Trump in the perennial battleground state of Ohio, compared to a 4 point lead in mid-August.
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New York Daily News:
Pennsylvania couple found dead from suspected drug overdoses after 7-year-old daughter alerts school — A Pennsylvania couple was found dead in their home from suspected drug overdoses after their 7-year-old daughter told school officials she couldn't wake them up.
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Cleve R. Wootson Jr. / Washington Post:
A 7-year-old told her bus driver she couldn't wake her parents. Police found them dead at home.
A 7-year-old told her bus driver she couldn't wake her parents. Police found them dead at home.
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New York Times:
Donald Trump's Slip in Polls Has G.O.P. Worried About Congress — Donald J. Trump's support has plunged across the swing-state map over the last 10 days, wiping out his political recovery from September and threatening to undo weeks of Republican gains in the battle for control of Congress.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Momentum shifts in battle for Senate
Momentum shifts in battle for Senate
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Josh Barro / Business Insider:
Here's the best theory we've seen of how Trump paid so little tax — At a rally Tuesday in Arizona, Donald Trump sought to blame Hillary Clinton for his own low tax bills. He asked: — “After years of failure, she complains about how I've used tax laws of this country to my benefit.
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Kurt Eichenwald / Newsweek:
Donald Trump's tax records: A tale of business failures — THE SCOOP DONALD TRUMP 2016 ELECTION — It wasn't just 1995. — Five years of tax information from the 1970s that Donald Trump provided to the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety show mismanagement and losses …
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Ari Berman / The Nation:
A 90-Year-Old Woman Who's Voted Since 1948 Was Disenfranchised by Wisconsin's Voter-ID Law — Voting rights groups are asking a federal court to block the law before the November election. — By , — Christine Krucki was born in Lublin, Wisconsin, in 1925.
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Indianapolis Star:
State Police raid Indy office in growing voter fraud case — Indiana State Police investigators on Tuesday searched a voter registration agency on Indianapolis' north side as they look into a voter fraud case that spans nine counties. — The investigation began in late August when police learned …
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Sally Mamdooh / TheDenverChannel.com:
7-year-old girl with disabilities escorted from Trump rally — LOVELAND, Colo. — A Colorado woman says she was disappointed to be escorted away from Donald Trump's rally in Loveland Monday by U.S. Secret Service. — Jennifer Mau and her 7-year-old daughter, who has disabilities …
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Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
Trump's Doing Worse Than Romney Did Among White Voters — Donald Trump's strategy in this campaign has been fairly clear from the beginning: Drive up Republican support among white voters in order to compensate for the GOP's shrinking share among the growing nonwhite portion of the electorate.
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Bryce Covert / ThinkProgress:
McDonald's accused of ignoring rampant sexual harassment in its restaurants — Workers say they were groped and propositioned, often by their managers. — When CyCei Monae began her job as a cook and cashier at a McDonald's in Flint, Michigan, she says she was nervous.
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Maria Hinojosa / Latino USA:
National Post-Debate Tracking Poll of Latino Voters Has Clinton With 83% Support — Hillary Clinton's support with Latino voters is at 83% nationally while Donald Trump is at around 11%, according to the latest New Latino Voice (NLV) online tracking poll from Florida International University …
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