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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Clinton debate prep is focused on what happens once the debate is done — Sen. Tim Kaine may have awakened Wednesday to poor reviews after the first and only vice-presidential debate, but his acerbic performance in Farmville, Va., revealed that the Clinton campaign's strategy for these debates extends far beyond 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.”
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Tim Kaine Never Really Cared About “Winning” His Debate — Did Tim Kaine “win” his debate with Mike Pence? Abby Phillip reports that this wasn't the Clinton campaign's goal in the first place: … Kaine's over-aggressive style didn't make him look good on Tuesday, but Kaine didn't care.
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ABC News:
The Note: Deconstructing the Debate
The Note: Deconstructing the Debate
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New York Times:
Donald Trump's Slip in Polls Has G.O.P. Worried About Congress
Donald Trump's Slip in Polls Has G.O.P. Worried About Congress
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New York Times:
After Mike Pence's Debate Showing, Donald Trump Takes Credit
After Mike Pence's Debate Showing, Donald Trump Takes Credit
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
In a departure from negative TV ads, Clinton airs a spot featuring home videos of children
In a departure from negative TV ads, Clinton airs a spot featuring home videos of children
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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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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Dozens of former GOP lawmakers announce opposition to Trump — A group of 30 former GOP lawmakers signed a blistering open letter to Republicans on Thursday, warning that Donald Trump — lacks the “intelligence” and temperament to be president and urging the party to reject the Republican presidential nominee at the polls on Nov. 8.
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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.
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Former GOP congressmen lash out at Trump
Former GOP congressmen lash out at Trump
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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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William Cummings / USA Today:
Fox fight: Sean Hannity calls Megyn Kelly a Clinton supporter
Fox fight: Sean Hannity calls Megyn Kelly a Clinton supporter
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Ben Kew / Breitbart:
Sean Hannity Slams Megyn Kelly, Says She ‘Clearly’ Supports Clinton
Sean Hannity Slams Megyn Kelly, Says She ‘Clearly’ Supports Clinton
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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 …
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Clinton, Trump brace for Hurricane Matthew — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are at risk of being elbowed out of the news cycle by a powerful hurricane churning toward the Southeast coast and threatening to barrel into two of their most important battlegrounds: Florida and North Carolina.
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KSNV:
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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Monica Crowley / Washington Times:
Trump's secret weapon for Debate No. 2 — Now that the Donald has shown restraint, Americans expect him to open fire — ANALYSIS/OPINION: — One of the biggest ironies of the first presidential debate is that Donald Trump's reluctance to aggressively attack Hillary Clinton has now given him the license to fully do so.
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Wall Street Journal:
Theranos Retreats From Blood Tests — Company led by Elizabeth Holmes will shut down facilities and shed more than 40% of its workforce — Theranos Inc. said it will shut down its blood-testing facilities and shrink its workforce by more than 40%. — The moves mark a dramatic retreat …
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An Open Letter From Elizabeth Holmes
An Open Letter From Elizabeth Holmes
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Laura Hughes / Telegraph:
Live Ukip leadership favourite Steven Woolfe is ‘conscious’ after being ‘punched by colleague’ — Steven Woolfe ‘conscious’ after ‘being punched’ — Ukip MEP hit by colleague' on 49th birthday — Woolfe suffering from ‘bleeding of the brain’ — The favourite to become …
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Andrew Sparrow / Guardian:
Ukip's Steven Woolfe collapses after being ‘punched’ in MEP meeting - live
Ukip's Steven Woolfe collapses after being ‘punched’ in MEP meeting - live
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Mediaite, Business Insider and Heat Street
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Trump to campaign with Paul Ryan — 's southeastern Wisconsin district on Saturday, in what would mark their first appearance together. — Trump will join Ryan at the annual Wisconsin Fall Fest in Elkhorn, Wis., along with the state's Republican senator, Ron Johnson
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Ryan, Trump to campaign together for first time
Ryan, Trump to campaign together for first time
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Virginia Heffernan / Politico:
How Howard Stern Owned Donald Trump — To anyone who's listened to “The Howard Stern Show” since it hit the national airwaves in 1986, Stern's name still conjures the snicker of adolescent dirty talk, and the occasional sicko comment about Columbine or the developmentally disabled.
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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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Eliza Newlin Carney / American Prospect:
Trump's Voter Fraud Fantasy
Trump's Voter Fraud Fantasy
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Streiff / RedState:
You Won't Believe What Donald Trump's Own Lawyers Did When Meeting With Him — An interesting tidbit has emerged from the depositions in the bankruptcy case concerning Trump Plaza. Trump Plaza, to refresh your memory, is a Donald Trump property in Atlantic City that was shuttered in 2014 …
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Mother Jones
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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The Hill, Washington Post, Business Insider, CNBC and Politico
Richard Johnson / Page Six:
Trump: I won't mention Bill Clinton's past at next debate — MORE FROM: — Donald Trump is taking the high road, and keeping Bill Clinton's “bimbo eruptions” away from Sunday's presidential debate. — Candice Jackson — a lawyer who works with Juanita Broaddrick, Kathleen Willey …
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Erin Gloria Ryan / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Is Now Going Full On Pickup Artist — The story of Donald Trump's misogyny is so old that if it were a person, Donald Trump probably would not date it. The gospel of Trump—that money leads to power leads to women—is the most consistent thing in a career characterized …
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Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Report faults top Pentagon aide's behavior — WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon investigation has concluded that Defense Secretary Ash Carter's former senior military aide used his government credit card at strip clubs or gentlemen's clubs in Rome and Seoul, drank in excess and had …
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Washington Free Beacon and The Daily Caller