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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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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 …
CNN:
Pence edges Kaine in VP debate instant poll  —  (CNN)Mike Pence scored a narrow win over Tim Kaine in the vice presidential debate Tuesday night, according to a CNN/ORC instant poll, with 48% of voters who watched the debate saying Pence did the better job while 42% think Kaine had the best night.
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 …
Discussion: The Nation
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.
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 …
Tara Golshan / Vox:
How the Clinton campaign is making #ThatMexicanThing a thing, explained
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Can Mike Pence's Denial of Reality Work for Him?
Discussion: USA Today, Politico and Washington Post
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Reports suggest Donald Trump is unhappy with Mike Pence for winning the VP debate
Washington Post:
Mike Pence struggles to defend the indefensible
Henry C. Jackson / Politico:
6 things Trump definitely said that Pence claimed he didn't
Philip Elliott / TIME:
Why Mike Pence Didn't Defend Donald Trump
Discussion: Business Insider
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Mike Pence's Galling Amnesia
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 …
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.
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.
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 …
Luke O'Neil / Esquire:
This Racist Fox News Video Is, Uh, Pretty Racist  —  Are we still perpetuating Asian stereotypes in 2016?  —  Last night, CBS' Elaine Quijano became the first Asian-American journalist to moderate a national debate.  The journalist's ethnicity might not be newsworthy …
Discussion: The Federalist and Daily Kos
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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.
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 …
Discussion: PinkNews, Towleroad and Joe.My.God.
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Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
Shoebat.com Contributor Says God Sent Hurricane Matthew To Stop Orlando Gay Pride Event
Discussion: CNN, alan.com and Metro Weekly
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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Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Donald Trump sniped at Megyn Kelly as the vice presidential debate began
The Atlantic:
Against Donald Trump … In october of 1860, James Russell Lowell, the founding editor of The Atlantic, warned in these pages about the perishability of the great American democratic experiment if citizens (at the time, white, male citizens) were to cease taking seriously their franchise:
Jacob Sullum / Hit & Run:
Federal Judge Overturns Ban on Openly Carrying Guns in Public  —  In a quintuple victory for Second Amendment rights, a federal judge last week overturned a ban on carrying handguns in public, a ban on so-called assault weapons, caliber restrictions for long guns, a $1,000 tax on handguns …
Discussion: Bearing Arms
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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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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 …
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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Josh Barro / Business Insider:
Here's the best theory we've seen of how Trump paid so little tax
Discussion: Hullabaloo and bradford-delong.com
Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Often Made Donations to State Attorneys General Reviewing His Business
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Democratic Congressman: Trump Will “Gut You,” “Walk Over Your Cold Dead Body”
Discussion: Washington Times
Joe Ferguson / Arizona Daily Star:
John McCain: Media twisted Donald Trump's comments on PTSD
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Nick Hallett / Breitbart:
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BBC:
Brussels police stabbed in ‘terror attack’
Discussion: Jihad Watch and The Daily Caller
Julie Johnsson / Bloomberg:
Boeing CEO Vows to Beat Musk to Mars
Discussion: The Daily Caller and RT
Numbers / Pew Research Center:
U.S. admits record number of Muslim refugees in 2016
Discussion: The Daily Caller and NBC News
Devin Henry / The Hill:
UN makes power play against Donald Trump
Discussion: ABC News, Politico and Joe.My.God.
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's October Surprise? It Could Be His 2015 Tax Return