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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.
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Mike Pence's Galling Amnesia — Back when Mike Pence hosted a talk radio show in the 1990s, he described himself as “Rush Limbaugh on decaf.” — For much of Tuesday night, he was like Forrest Gump on chamomile, squarely and steadily plodding forward, seldom tugged from his talking points and never particularly rattled.
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Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times and Vox
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The Mike Pence vs. Tim Kaine vice-presidential debate transcript, annotated — Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence met face-to-face for the first time Tuesday night, as the running mates took part in the only vice-presidential debate of the 2016 election.
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Insiders: Pence outclassed Trump — Mike Pence didn't just defeat Tim Kaine in their only debate — he also outshined Donald Trump. — A majority of the battleground-state insiders who comprise The POLITICO Caucus gave Pence the edge over Kaine in their vice presidential debate …
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Washington Post, Mediaite, Pirate's Cove, ThinkProgress, Vox, ABC News, The Week, Hot Air and MichelleMalkin.com
Jeff Stein / Vox:
Mike Pence says Clinton-Kaine is an “insult-driven” campaign as Trump tweets insults — The irony wasn't lost on Hillary Clinton. — Mike Pence laughed off his opponent's accusation that he and Donald Trump are running an “insult-driven campaign” during Tuesday night's vice presidential debate.
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Politico, The Gateway Pundit, Power Line, Infowars, CBS New York, Hullabaloo, USA TODAY College and Balloon Juice
Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
Libertarian VP Candidate Bill Weld Gives Up, Will Focus on Preventing Trump Presidency — As some presumably small portion of Americans sat through a dull debate between the Republican and Democratic vice presidential nominees on Tuesday night, a far more interesting drama was unfolding within the Libertarian ticket.
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The Week
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump's campaign manager denies he's irked at being upstaged by Pence — Donald Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said her boss was “excited” and “proud” after Mike Pence's debate performance Tuesday night, pushing back against reports that the Manhattan billionaire felt upstaged by his running mate's superior showing.
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
RNC: Kaine interrupted over 70 times — The Republican National Committee claimed Tim Kaine — and the moderator over 70 times during Tuesday's vice presidential debate. — Shortly after the debate ended, the RNC made a quick note of Kaine's aggressive style in an email to reporters.
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Washington Free Beacon, Business Insider, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Scared Monkeys and AOL
Henry C. Jackson / Politico:
6 things Trump definitely said that Pence claimed he didn't
6 things Trump definitely said that Pence claimed he didn't
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CNN, Washington Monthly, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Mother Jones and AOL
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
The internet loses it after Pence accuses Kaine of ‘whipping out that Mexican thing again’
The internet loses it after Pence accuses Kaine of ‘whipping out that Mexican thing again’
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Washington Post, CNN, TheBlaze.com, Talking Points Memo and Balloon Juice
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Pence gives GOP a boost, but Dems pleased with Kaine attacks on Trump
Pence gives GOP a boost, but Dems pleased with Kaine attacks on Trump
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Washington Post, CNN, The Huffington Post and New York Times
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Trump wins momentum boost from Pence — with Kaine assist
Trump wins momentum boost from Pence — with Kaine assist
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Politico, BizPac Review, ABC News and Washington Post
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Debate Takeaways: Tim Kaine Presses Mike Pence on Russia, but Not Gay Rights
Debate Takeaways: Tim Kaine Presses Mike Pence on Russia, but Not Gay Rights
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Advocate, Althouse, New York Magazine, Towleroad, The Week, Guardian, Politics K-12, NPR, US News and Washington Post
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Who is vice presidential debate moderator Elaine Quijano?
Who is vice presidential debate moderator Elaine Quijano?
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Washington Post and Mashable
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Donald Trump's humiliation of Mike Pence has made tonight's VP debate very strange
Donald Trump's humiliation of Mike Pence has made tonight's VP debate very strange
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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) lost badly to Indiana Gov. Mike Pence in Tuesday night's vice presidential …
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) lost badly to Indiana Gov. Mike Pence in Tuesday night's vice presidential …
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Infowars
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Al Gore to campaign for Clinton, hoping to galvanize young voters on climate change — Former vice president Al Gore will start campaigning for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, according to individuals briefed on the plan, in an effort to mobilize young voters who see climate change as a key issue.
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Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller and Political Wire
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Bill Clinton goes way off message on ObamaCare — and the White House struggled on Tuesday to explain Bill Clinton — 's blistering critique of ObamaCare, which exposed divisions in the Democratic Party over the healthcare law. — The former president's surprisingly strong criticism …
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Patterico's Pontifications, Instapundit and ABC News
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Al Gore to hit campaign trail for Clinton
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Clinton camp responds to Bill's Obamacare comments
Clinton camp responds to Bill's Obamacare comments
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ABC News, Washington Post, Townhall.com, New York Magazine and The Hill
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's October Surprise? It Could Be His 2015 Tax Return — Donald Trump has been reeling this week after The New York Times published portions of his 1995 state tax returns showing a $916 million loss that could offset his income from 1996 forward. Releasing the 2015 tax return could give him an opportunity to counter that story.
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
On local radio show, Eric Trump accidentally admits why his father won't release his taxes — He's off message. — Donald Trump is the first candidate in 40 years not to release his taxes. — Trump and his campaign have steadfastly insisted that Trump will release his tax returns as soon as a “routine audit” has been completed.
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Politico
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Trump calls tax avoidance ‘smart,’ most Americans call it ‘unpatriotic’: poll
Trump calls tax avoidance ‘smart,’ most Americans call it ‘unpatriotic’: poll
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Political Wire
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Former accountant refutes Trump's tax brilliance: I did all the work
Former accountant refutes Trump's tax brilliance: I did all the work
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The Charlotte Observer:
CMPD releases full video of fatal Keith Lamont Scott shooting — Police body camera footage released on Tuesday shows in graphic detail the final minutes of Keith Lamont Scott's life after he was shot on Sept. 20 by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer. — The video shows police officers …
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Raw Story, Pirate's Cove and The Root
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
WATCH: Megyn Kelly Reminds Conway Why Trump Polls Poorly With Women — In a post-debate interview on Tuesday night, Fox News' host Megyn Kelly pushed Donald Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway to defend the Republican nominee's low poll numbers with women, telling Conway that women …
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The Week
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Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Donald Trump sniped at Megyn Kelly as the vice presidential debate began
Donald Trump sniped at Megyn Kelly as the vice presidential debate began
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BizPac Review, Vox, WAVY-TV, Politicus USA, NPR, KSNT-TV, Joe.My.God., Raw Story, Fox News Insider, ThinkProgress and Mashable
Devin Henry / The Hill:
UN makes power play against Donald Trump — International governments have made a power play against Donald Trump — by ratifying an international climate deal earlier than expected, effectively preventing him from “canceling” the deal as he has promised to do.