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9:00 AM ET, October 5, 2016

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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.
Discussion: Mediaite, ABC News and 24Ahead
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.
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 …
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: KSNT-TV
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.
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 …
Discussion: Infowars
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.
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
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.
Tamerra Griffin / BuzzFeed:   The GOP Just Published A Bunch Of Post-Debate ~Blog Posts~ Before The Debate Started
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Who is vice presidential debate moderator Elaine Quijano?
Discussion: Washington Post and Mashable
Rick Klein / ABC News:
ANALYSIS: Pence Sidesteps Kaine's Attacks, Seeking Calmer Turn at VP Debate
Discussion: Associated Press
ThinkProgress:
Mike Pence blames Hillary Clinton for Iraq policy created by Bush and supported by Trump
Discussion: alan.com
Julia Jacobo / ABC News:
GOP Website Declares Mike Pence Debate Winner...Before Debate Begins
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.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Salon
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Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
Libertarian VP Candidate Bill Weld Gives Up, Will Focus on Preventing Trump Presidency
Discussion: The Week
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.
Discussion: Politico
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Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:   Trump's October Surprise? It Could Be His 2015 Tax Return
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Former accountant refutes Trump's tax brilliance: I did all the work
Discussion: ABC News
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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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 …
Discussion: Instapundit and ABC News
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Daily Mail:
Bill ducks question about wife's alleged cheating and says of Trump's attacks, 'He should run …
Discussion: AOL
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.
Discussion: Daily Wire
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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Rachael Bade / Politico:
House Republicans: Trump actually not so toxic
Discussion: Hot Air
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Obama DOJ drops charges against alleged broker of Libyan weapons
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Please Tell Me These FBI/DOJ ‘Side Deals’ with Clinton E-Mail Suspects Didn't Happen
Discussion: Power Line and Fox News
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Pence on target on Clinton's trustworthiness in polls — among Republicans
ABC News:
Vice Presidential Nominees Debate Law Enforcement and Race Relations in the US
Discussion: Vox
 Earlier Items: 
Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Ayotte stumbles when asked if Trump is role model for children
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’
Discussion: RedState
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Sandy Rios: Conservatives Will Be Put In ‘Reeducation Camps’ If Clinton Wins
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Chris Summers / Daily Mail:
The WHITE ghettos that blight South Africa: 20 years after the fall of apartheid, how it is now …
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Ed Klein / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Obama was so worried about Hillary's health he set up a secret medical check …
 

 
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