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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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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
The 12 most interesting moments of the VP debate — FARMVILLE, Va. — Those assuming the vice presidential debate would be a sleepy affair got a surprise Tuesday night as Mike Pence and Tim Kaine quickly locked horns in one confrontation after another on everything from criminal justice reform to Social Security privatization.
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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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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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 …
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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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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) lost badly to Indiana Gov. Mike Pence in Tuesday night's vice presidential debate — despite having home field advantage in Farmville, Virginia — raising new doubts about Hillary Clinton. — Those doubts are twofold: first, about her decision to choose so weak a candidate …
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Ali Breland / The Hill:
CNN poll: Pence won debate — (R) was the winner of Tuesday's vice presidential debate with Sen. Tim Kaine — (D-Va.), according to a CNN/ORC instant poll taken immediately after. — The poll found 48 percent saying Pence performed better and 42 percent saying they thought Kaine won.
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
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The Mike Pence vs. Tim Kaine vice-presidential debate transcript, annotated
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Trump wins momentum boost from Pence — with Kaine assist
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Who is vice presidential debate moderator Elaine Quijano?
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Rick Klein / ABC News:
ANALYSIS: Pence Sidesteps Kaine's Attacks, Seeking Calmer Turn at VP Debate
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New York Times:
Vice-Presidential Debate: What You Missed
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ThinkProgress:
Mike Pence blames Hillary Clinton for Iraq policy created by Bush and supported by Trump
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Insiders: Trump will sink Pence in VP debate
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Julia Jacobo / ABC News:
GOP Website Declares Mike Pence Debate Winner...Before Debate Begins
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Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
Mike Pence Pushes Guns as Indiana Bleeds
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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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Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
Libertarian VP Candidate Bill Weld Gives Up, Will Focus on Preventing Trump Presidency
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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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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Former accountant refutes Trump's tax brilliance: I did all the work
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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
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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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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Clinton camp responds to Bill's Obamacare comments
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Brandon Katz / Forbes:
NFL's ‘Monday Night Football’ Keeps Dropping In Ratings — There's no denying that the numerous #BoycottNFL online campaigns and fan outrage aimed at the National Anthem protests in the NFL have taken a toll in terms of viewership. Additionally, cord-cutting continues to eat into traditional TV's ratings at an alarming rate.
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Reuters:
Baghdad bridles at Turkey's military presence, warns of ‘regional war’ — Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has warned Turkey that it risks triggering a regional war by keeping troops in Iraq, as each summoned the other's ambassador in a growing row. — Relations between the two regional powers …
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