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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.
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 …
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 …
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Kaine lost the night but won the morning  —  It wasn't pretty, but he got the job done.  —  Tim Kaine's performance in last night's vice presidential debate was not always easy to watch.  He interrupted the moderator and his opponent, Mike Pence, too often.  His points were repetitive and occasionally came off as overly scripted.
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.
Washington Post:
Mike Pence struggles to defend the indefensible
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The Mike Pence vs. Tim Kaine vice-presidential debate transcript, annotated
Tara Golshan / Vox:
How the Clinton campaign is making #ThatMexicanThing a thing, explained
Discussion: ABC News, CNN, TheBlaze.com and Advocate
LeftOfCenter / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
He-Men Of Fox News: Emasculated Because Kaine Said ‘Person’
Discussion: The Nation
David Frum / The Atlantic:   Mike Pence Pretends That Trump Never Happened
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Can Mike Pence's Denial of Reality Work for Him?
Discussion: Washington Post, USA Today and Politico
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Reports suggest Donald Trump is unhappy with Mike Pence for winning the VP debate
Philip Elliott / TIME:
Why Mike Pence Didn't Defend Donald Trump
Discussion: Business Insider
Henry C. Jackson / Politico:
6 things Trump definitely said that Pence claimed he didn't
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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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Asian American groups slam Fox News ‘Watters World’ segment on Chinatown
CNN:
Trump took Polaroids, interviewed models in 1994 Playboy video  — One video depicts Trump photographing fully clothed models with a Polaroid camera and conducting an interview with a potential Playmate  — One of the models Trump interviewed told CNN: “I thought he was thoughtful.
Discussion: Raw Story, Joe.My.God. and Mediaite
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:
New York Daily News:
Pennsylvania couple found dead from suspected drug overdoses after 7-year-old daughter alerts school  —  A Pennsylvania couple was found dead in their home from suspected drug overdoses after their 7-year-old daughter told school officials she couldn't wake them up.
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Josh Barro / Business Insider:
Here's the best theory we've seen of how Trump paid so little tax  —  At a rally Tuesday in Arizona, Donald Trump sought to blame Hillary Clinton for his own low tax bills.  He asked:  —  “After years of failure, she complains about how I've used tax laws of this country to my benefit.
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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Indianapolis Star:
State Police raid Indy office in growing voter fraud case  —  Indiana State Police investigators on Tuesday searched a voter registration agency on Indianapolis' north side as they look into a voter fraud case that spans nine counties.  —  The investigation began in late August when police learned …
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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Mike Freeman / Bleacher Report Media Lab:
Donald Trump Is Tearing the NFL Apart … Six months ago, Rex Ryan stood before a roaring crowd in Buffalo and gave a pep talk.  This was not an unfamiliar scene for the Bills head coach, except for maybe the suit and tie.  Well, that and the subject of his four-minute speech: Donald J. Trump.
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 …
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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Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
Trump's Doing Worse Than Romney Did Among White Voters
Discussion: 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
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Joe Ferguson / Arizona Daily Star:
John McCain: Media twisted Donald Trump's comments on PTSD
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Nick Hallett / Breitbart:
The world's biggest beer festival has recorded its lowest turnout for 15 years amid heightened …
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BBC:
Brussels police stabbed in ‘terror attack’
Discussion: Jihad Watch and The Daily Caller
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
WATCH: Megyn Kelly Reminds Conway Why Trump Polls Poorly With Women
Discussion: The Week
Devin Henry / The Hill:
UN makes power play against Donald Trump
 

 
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