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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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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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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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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Tim Kaine Never Really Cared About “Winning” His Debate
Tim Kaine Never Really Cared About “Winning” His Debate
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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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Daniel Halper / New York Post:
How the Clinton camp is taking advantage of Hurricane Matthew
How the Clinton camp is taking advantage of Hurricane Matthew
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CNN:
Hurricane Matthew update: Largest evacuation since Sandy
Hurricane Matthew update: Largest evacuation since Sandy
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Megyn Kelly and Sean Hannity Indulge in Testy Public Clash — Donald J. Trump's rise has created deep rifts at some of the country's most powerful political institutions. The latest casualty: Fox News. — In an extraordinary public display of rancor between top-tier news personalities …
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William Cummings / USA Today:
Fox fight: Sean Hannity calls Megyn Kelly a Clinton supporter — 22k Shares — This election has sparked some heated exchanges between family, friends and co-workers — and now between Fox News hosts. — Conservative pundit Sean Hannity leveled what he might consider the worst insult imaginable …
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Megyn Kelly Slams Trump for Only Sitting Down With Hannity and Avoiding ‘Unsafe Spaces’
Megyn Kelly Slams Trump for Only Sitting Down With Hannity and Avoiding ‘Unsafe Spaces’
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Donald Trump is devouring Fox News
Donald Trump is devouring Fox News
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Rebecca Fishbein / Gothamist:
[Updates] Someone Just Hung A Huge Banner Of Putin On The Manhattan Bridge — [UPDATES BELOW] Someone just hung a banner featuring Putin's face and the message, “Peacemaker,” on the Manhattan Bridge. Go figure. — We spotted a banner being unfurled on north side of the bridge at 1:47 p.m …
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New York Post:
Putin banner mysteriously appears on Manhattan Bridge … A giant poster of Russian President Vladimir Putin was draped along the side of the Manhattan Bridge on Thursday afternoon. — The massive banner featured the Russian leader in a suit and tie against the backdrop of the country's flag along …
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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 …
Phil Villarreal / KNXV:
‘Clown Lives Matter’ march planned for Oct. 15 in Tucson — TUCSON - Organizers are planning a “Clown Lives Matter” march for October 15 in Tucson in reaction to the recent spate of frightening incidents — both real and imagined — spread in the news and on social media.
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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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New York Daily News:
Cops hunt brutish bigot who screamed racist, gay slurs at man before pushing him down in West Village attack — A biased brute attacked a 32-year-old man after hurling racial and anti-gay epithets at him in the West Village, officials said Thursday. — Police released video surveillance images …
Delaware County Times:
Cop Shop: Woman does the right thing after ‘gift’ from ATM — After an ATM spit out money that wasn't hers, Kristina Edwards had to take a second and regroup. — “Did that really just happen to me?” the 35-year-old Ridley Park woman thought as she sat in her car at the Wells Fargo ATM drive-thru …
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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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Chicago Tribune:
Aldermen want Trump stripped of his honorary Chicago plaza — Ald. Brendan Reilly, 42nd, introduced an ordinance Oct. 5, 2016, that would strip Donald Trump's name from the small plaza in front of his River North hotel on Wabash Avenue. Oct. 5, 2016. (CBS Chicago) — Privacy Policy
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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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Richard Deitsch / SI.com:
Joe Buck reveals that hair plug addiction nearly cost him his career — Buck has said that a virus cost him his voice for part of 2011, but that was a lie. His loss of speech was a side effect of a hair transplant procedure. — Fox Sports announcer Joe Buck feared …
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Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:
Suspect in killing of L.A. County sheriff's sergeant was known for hot temper and violent history — Law enforcement and Fire Department personnel transport the shooting suspect in Lancaster. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) — The man suspected of gunning down a Los Angeles County …
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Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg:
Islamic State Positions Tracked by U.S. Satellites as a Bonus — Bloomberg Anywhere Remote LoginBloomberg Anywhere Login — Added use found for satellites made to detect nuclear launches — Lockheed-Northrop system is working after delays, overruns — U.S. early warning satellites …
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Numbers / Pew Research Center:
The State of American Jobs — How the shifting economic landscape is reshaping work and society and affecting the way people think about the skills and training they need to get ahead — Tectonic changes are reshaping U.S. workplaces as the economy moves deeper into the knowledge-focused age.