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1:45 PM ET, October 5, 2016

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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 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.
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.
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.
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 …
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 …
Henry C. Jackson / Politico:
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 …
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump's campaign manager denies he's irked at being upstaged by Pence
Discussion: ABC News, Hot Air and Vox
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Republicans pine for Pence at top of ticket
Jill Serjeant / Reuters:
TV audience for vice presidential debate about half that of Trump-Clinton
Discussion: Fox News Insider
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) lost badly to Indiana Gov. Mike Pence in Tuesday night's vice presidential …
Discussion: Infowars
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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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 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 …
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.
Discussion: Towleroad and The Week
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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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Andrea Mitchell Says Clinton Will Soon Unveil Secret Weapon to Attract Millennials... Al Gore
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Al Gore to hit campaign trail for Clinton
Discussion: RedState and Towleroad
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 …
Discussion: The Week
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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 …
Discussion: Politico and alan.com
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
Discussion: alan.com and Politico
BBC:
Brussels police stabbed in ‘terror attack’  —  Two police officers have been stabbed in Brussels in a possible terrorist incident, Belgian prosecutors say.  —  One officer was stabbed in the neck and another in the stomach, while a third officer who arrived at the scene in Schaerbeek district suffered …
Discussion: Jihad Watch and The Daily Caller
Shirley Carswell / The Hilltop:
Howard University to Announce Cathy Hughes School Of Communications  —  With the Howard University School Of Communications celebrating its 45th anniversary last month and speculations of a new School of Communications' building to be built in the near future, the school will now be having a new name …
Discussion: The Root and theGrio
 
 
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Conservative News Darling Is Falling Apart, Staff Says
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U.S. admits record number of Muslim refugees in 2016
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CNN:
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Dianne de Guzman / San Francisco Chronicle:
‘Disturbing’ photos highlight drug, homelessness issues in San Francisco's SoMa
Discussion: Instapundit
Devin Henry / The Hill:
UN makes power play against Donald Trump
The Charlotte Observer:
CMPD releases full video of fatal Keith Lamont Scott shooting
Discussion: Raw Story, Pirate's Cove and The Root
Reuters:
Baghdad bridles at Turkey's military presence, warns of ‘regional war’
Rachael Bade / Politico:
House Republicans: Trump actually not so toxic
Discussion: Hot Air
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Please Tell Me These FBI/DOJ ‘Side Deals’ with Clinton E-Mail Suspects Didn't Happen
Discussion: Townhall.com and Power Line
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NFL's ‘Monday Night Football’ Keeps Dropping In Ratings
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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