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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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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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Fairleigh Dickinson University:
VP Picks Favored More than Trump and Clinton in Fairleigh Dickinson University National Poll; — Results Put Clinton Over Trump by Double Digits — In the race for the White House, the most recent national survey of likely voters from Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind finds …
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Aftermath of Kaine-Pence debate pits reality against alternate reality — FARMVILLE, Va. — The first and last vice presidential debate of 2016 was not just a clash of candidates, but a clash of realities — and of two theories about how media and politics work.
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LeftOfCenter / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
He-Men Of Fox News: Emasculated Because Kaine Said ‘Person’ — So the morning after on Fox, Tucker Carlson goes on a rant against gender-neutral language. At the VP debate, Senator Tim Kaine proclaimed himself as “Hillary Clinton's right-hand person,' and Tucker is sure that's proof …
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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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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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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.
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Mike Pence Pretends That Trump Never Happened — They call it the debate that meant nothing. That's true if your mind is focused on November 8, as most minds are. But if you care to gaze a little further into the future than that, Tuesday night's vice-presidential debate revealed something big …
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Reports suggest Donald Trump is unhappy with Mike Pence for winning the VP debate — How will Trump react to Pence upstaging him? — Here's a question you wouldn't normally have to ask after a vice presidential candidate turned in a widely praised debate performance …
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
RNC: Kaine interrupted over 70 times
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Can Mike Pence's Denial of Reality Work for Him?
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Insiders: Pence outclassed Trump
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Mike Pence's Galling Amnesia
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Kaine lost the night but won the morning
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Republicans pine for Pence at top of ticket
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Alex Weprin / Politico:
VP debate ratings lowest since 2000
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
The internet loses it after Pence accuses Kaine of ‘whipping out that Mexican thing again’
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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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Andrew Bieszad / Walid Shoebat:
Hurricane Matthew Is The Wrath Of God Poured Out On The Cities Of Orlando And Savannah For Supporting The Evil Sodomites — Hurricane Matthew is approaching the Florida Atlantic coast and is set to be the largest storm in almost a decade. Meteorologists, weather enthusiasts …
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Michelle Fields / The Huffington Post:
Conservative News Darling Is Falling Apart, Staff Says — Glenn Beck's The Blaze was once the envy of other right-leaning sites. Not anymore. — WASHINGTON Glenn Beck's website The Blaze is coming apart, suffering from a lack of editorial direction, staff attrition and internal discord, according to sources inside the news outlet.
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Libby Nelson / Vox:
Fox News fit an impressive number of offensive Asian stereotypes into 5 minutes — Fox News' Jesse Watters went to New York's Chinatown to ask people what they thought of Donald Trump and Chinese-American relations for The O'Reilly Factor. — Or at least that's what he said he was doing.
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Luke O'Neil / Esquire:
This Racist Fox News Video Is, Uh, Pretty Racist
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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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Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Donald Trump sniped at Megyn Kelly as the vice presidential debate began
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CBS Pittsburgh:
Massive Fireball Streaks Across East Coast, Prompts Plane Crash Fears — PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A massive fireball lit up the skies across parts of the East Coast and Canada Tuesday night, leading many to panic over fears of a plane crash. — Phones lit up at police offices and newsrooms across …
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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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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Al Gore to hit campaign trail for Clinton
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Momentum shifts in battle for Senate — Democrats are seizing on Sen. Kelly Ayotte — 's (R-N.H.) remarks at a debate that Donald Trump — is “absolutely” a role model for children as a pivotal moment in the race for the Senate majority. — The Democrats see Ayotte's comments …
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