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EXCLUSIVE | One-on-one with presidential candidate Donald Trump — Donald Trump packed the Henderson Pavilion for a rally Wednesday afternoon and fired up his supporters, hoping to win Nevada in just 34 days during the General Election. — Just before Trump took the stage …
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Pence debate advice to Trump: Be yourself — Fresh off his strong performance in Tuesday night's vice presidential debate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said he is not pushing Donald Trump to follow his lead but instead wants the Manhattan billionaire to “be himself.”
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Political Wire
Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Clinton debate prep is focused on what happens once the debate is done
Clinton debate prep is focused on what happens once the debate is done
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Mother Jones, Politico and TIME
Katha Pollitt / New York Times:
Can Women Be Trusted on Abortion? Two Men Weigh In
Can Women Be Trusted on Abortion? Two Men Weigh In
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Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
TV Ratings: Veep Debate Sinks From Past Highs, Pulls Under 40 Million Viewers
TV Ratings: Veep Debate Sinks From Past Highs, Pulls Under 40 Million Viewers
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Tara Golshan / Vox:
How the Clinton campaign is making #ThatMexicanThing a thing, explained
How the Clinton campaign is making #ThatMexicanThing a thing, explained
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Washington Post:
Mike Pence struggles to defend the indefensible
Mike Pence struggles to defend the indefensible
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CNN:
Obama approval hits new high — (CNN)President Barack Obama's approval rating stands at 55% in a new CNN/ORC poll, the highest mark of his second term, and matching his best at any time since his first year in office. — The new rating outpaces his previous second-term high …
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Obama's approval rating reaches new high
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Megyn Kelly Slams Trump for Only Sitting Down With Hannity and Avoiding ‘Unsafe Spaces’ — UPDATE — Hannity has now hit back on Twitter over this in a BIG way. More here and here. — Megyn Kelly threw some shade at Sean Hannity after the debate last week, but tonight she took a far …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Sean Hannity accuses Megyn Kelly of supporting Hillary Clinton
Sean Hannity accuses Megyn Kelly of supporting Hillary Clinton
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New York Times:
Donald Trump's Slip in Polls Has G.O.P. Worried About Congress — Donald J. Trump's support has plunged across the swing-state map over the last 10 days, wiping out his political recovery from September and threatening to undo weeks of Republican gains in the battle for control of Congress.
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Daily Wire, Political Wire and Business Insider
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Ben Weyl / Politico:
Ryan plans to steamroll Democrats with budget tool — If Donald Trump is elected president and Republicans hold onto Congress, House Speaker Paul Ryan is bluntly promising to ram a partisan agenda through Capitol Hill next year, with Obamacare repeal and trillion-dollar tax cuts likely at the top of the list.
PRRI:
Still live near your hometown? If you're white, you're more likely to support Trump | PRRI/The Atlantic Survey — YOUNG ADULTS LESS CERTAIN ABOUT VOTING IN 2016 — Young Adults Less Certain About Voting in 2016 — Compared to 2012, fewer Americans report they are absolutely certain …
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Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
Trump's Doing Worse Than Romney Did Among White Voters
Trump's Doing Worse Than Romney Did Among White Voters
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Leaked Hillary Clinton Audio: 'We've Got to Go After' Supreme Court on Second Amendment — The NRA endorsed Donald Trump early this year. — In a leaked audio from a fundraiser in New York Hillary Clinton told donors “we've got to go after” the Supreme Court on the Second Amendment.
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Leaked memo shows Clinton was provided questions ahead of interview
Leaked memo shows Clinton was provided questions ahead of interview
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RedState
Lachlan Markay / Washington Free Beacon:
Clinton Campaign Helped Script Steve Harvey Interview
Clinton Campaign Helped Script Steve Harvey Interview
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Theranos Newsroom:
An Open Letter From Elizabeth Holmes — After many months spent assessing our strengths and addressing our weaknesses, we have moved to structure our company around the model best aligned with our core values and mission. — We have decided to close our clinical labs and Theranos Wellness Centers …
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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.
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ThinkProgress, New York Magazine, Red Alert Politics, Mediaite, Washington Times and USA Today
Adam J. White / Weekly Standard:
At New Smithsonian Museum, Justice Thomas Is an Invisible Man — When the Smithsonian opened the National Museum of African American History and Culture Museum last week, some of the day's loveliest moments involved President Obama and former President Bush, celebrating the event together with their wives and the American people.
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USA Today:
Hurricane Matthew batters Bahamas as Fla., S.C. evacuate — Hurricane Matthew pounded portions of the Central Bahamas early Thursday. The storm is expected to gain strength as it heads towards Florida. (Oct. 6) AP — MELBOURNE, Fla. — Hurricane Matthew hammered parts of the Bahamas early Thursday …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Clinton, Trump brace for Hurricane Matthew
Clinton, Trump brace for Hurricane Matthew
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Political Wire and CBS Philly
Barack Obama / Economist:
The way ahead — America's president writes for us about four crucial areas of unfinished business in economic policy that his successor will have to tackle — WHEREVER I go these days, at home or abroad, people ask me the same question: what is happening in the American political system?
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Politico
Wall Street Journal:
ObamaCare's Meltdown Has Arrived — With insurers pulling back, half of Tennesseans covered under the plan are losing their coverage. — By — Tennessee is ground zero for ObamaCare's nationwide implosion. Late last month the state insurance commissioner, Julie Mix McPeak …
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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:
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Ovetta Wiggins / Washington Post:
Larry Hogan's approval soars, buoyed by his disavowal of Donald Trump — Gov. Larry Hogan continues to earn high marks from Marylanders, including for his outspoken disavowal of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, according to a new Washington Post-University of Maryland poll.
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Political Wire
Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
GOP chairmen slam ‘unusual restrictions’ on FBI Clinton probe — Four Republican committee chairmen on Wednesday pressed Attorney General Loretta Lynch on what they termed “the unusual restrictions” placed on the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton — 's use of a private email server while secretary of State.
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.
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
EpiPen maker overcharged taxpayers for years, officials say — The maker of EpiPens overcharged the Medicaid program for years by misclassifying its product, the Obama administration says. — Democratic lawmakers released a letter on Wednesday from Andy Slavitt, head of the Centers …
New York Times:
Gary Johnson Equates Syria Deaths Caused by Assad and West — Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party presidential nominee, drew a parallel on Wednesday between the Syrian government's targeting of noncombatants in that nation's civil war and the accidental bombing of civilians by United States-backed forces.
Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
Republican Chairman of Wall Street Committee Held Fundraiser With Official From ‘Domestic Terrorist’ Group — New Jersey Representative Scott Garrett praised Edward Durfee, the regional coordinator for New Jersey Oath Keepers, at an October gathering. — JoshuaGreen
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Katie Mansfield / Daily Express:
FREE SPEECH CRACKDOWN: Europe tells British press NOT to reveal if terrorists are Muslims — MEDDLING Brussels has said the British press should not report when terrorists are Muslims in a slew of demands to the Government to crack down on the media. — GETTY •TOM KNUTSON •FLICKR
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