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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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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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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.


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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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


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.


The internet loses it after Pence accuses Kaine of ‘whipping out that Mexican thing again’ — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — In a vice presidential debate that was long on interruptions and short on point scoring, it took until the last minute before a candidate said something …
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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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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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6 things Trump definitely said that Pence claimed he didn't — Tim Kaine came into the vice presidential debate with a clear goal: make Mike Pence own all of Trump's most controversial moments. — But Kaine was unable, with Pence successfully parrying his attacks as the debate dissolved …
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RNC: Kaine interrupted over 70 times
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CNN poll: Pence won debate
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Politico, Scared Monkeys and ABC News

Donald Trump sniped at Megyn Kelly as the vice presidential debate began
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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

Trump wins momentum boost from Pence — with Kaine assist
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Politico, BizPac Review, ABC News and Washington Post

Who is vice presidential debate moderator Elaine Quijano?
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Washington Post and Mashable

Debate Takeaways: Tim Kaine Presses Mike Pence on Russia, but Not Gay Rights
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Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) lost badly to Indiana Gov. Mike Pence in Tuesday night's vice presidential …
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Donald Trump's humiliation of Mike Pence has made tonight's VP debate very strange
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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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On local radio show, Eric Trump accidentally admits why his father won't release his taxes
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Trump calls tax avoidance ‘smart,’ most Americans call it ‘unpatriotic’: poll
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Political Wire

Former accountant refutes Trump's tax brilliance: I did all the work
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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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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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Clinton camp responds to Bill's Obamacare comments
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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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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.