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Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Hurricane Matthew Could Have Devastating Consequences for the Election — If Hurricane Matthew is as devastating to Florida as forecasters have predicted, it could be a human tragedy costing people their lives, health, homes, and personal property. Beyond that initial tragedy, though …
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Scott won't extend voter registration deadline as Hurricane Matthew threatens state — TALLAHASSEE — Florida Gov. Rick Scott, the chairman of the super PAC backing Donald Trump's presidential campaign, has refused to extend the Tuesday deadline for voter registration as requested by Hillary Clinton's campaign due to Hurricane Matthew.
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Karoli Kuns / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
As Hurricane Matthew Bears Down On Florida, Drudge Suggests Government Lying About Its Force — This is a live stream from a camera on the Florida coastline as Hurricane Matthew bears down on Florida with force of historic proportions. Indeed, the warnings coming from the National Weather Service …
miamiherald:
Hurricane Matthew now Cat 3, still major threat to Florida
Hurricane Matthew now Cat 3, still major threat to Florida
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New York Times:
Hurricane Matthew Approaches Florida; Governor Urges 1.5 Million to Flee
Hurricane Matthew Approaches Florida; Governor Urges 1.5 Million to Flee
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Jenny Staletovich / miamiherald:
Florida locks down as powerful Matthew nears
Florida locks down as powerful Matthew nears
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The Weather Channel:
Potentially Catastrophic Hurricane Strike With ‘Sandy-Like’ Storm Surge For Parts of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina
Potentially Catastrophic Hurricane Strike With ‘Sandy-Like’ Storm Surge For Parts of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Adjusts His Complaints About Debate Microphone — During a town-hall-style event in New Hampshire on Thursday night, Donald J. Trump made a passing remark about the first presidential debate last week and about the audio equipment that he has blamed for his less-than-stellar performance.
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Trump blows off debate tune-up — This was not the debate tune-up that jittery Republicans were hoping for. — Only days before Donald Trump must face Hillary Clinton in a town-hall style presidential debate, the GOP nominee added just such an event in New Hampshire.
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Daniel Halper / New York Post:
Donald Trump is seriously preparing for next debate
Donald Trump is seriously preparing for next debate
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Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
White House Coordinated on Clinton Email Issues, New Documents Show — Emails obtained by the Republican National Committee find close contact with Hillary Clinton's nascent presidential campaign in early 2015 — WASHINGTON—Newly disclosed emails show top Obama administration officials …
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Two boxes of Clinton emails unaccounted for: report — The FBI's notes on its investigation into Hillary Clinton — 's private email server raise questions about two “bankers boxes” of printed emails that went missing in the course of the probe, Fox News reported.
Steven Shepard / Politico:
GOP insiders: Pence would beat Clinton — In the aftermath of Mike Pence's debate performance, swing-state Republicans wish they could flip the ticket. — GOP members of The POLITICO Caucus — a panel of battleground-state activists, strategists and operatives — think Pence …
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
After 10 days of turmoil, Trump signals he will try to focus ahead of Sunday debate
After 10 days of turmoil, Trump signals he will try to focus ahead of Sunday debate
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Politico and Morning Consult
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Watch Mike Pence throw Trump under the bus on CNN: 'I haven't known him that long at all'
Watch Mike Pence throw Trump under the bus on CNN: 'I haven't known him that long at all'
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Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Letterman Has No Love for ‘Damaged’ Trump — In his 33 years as a late-night entertainer, David Letterman was both a host and an antagonist to politicians of every stripe. He took a centrist approach to NBC's “Late Night” (which he starred in from 1982 to 1993) and at CBS's “Late Show” …
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Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Activity in Iowa Suggests GOP Hopefuls Are Already Eyeing 2020 — Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton will speak at fundraising dinners but won't be appearing for Donald Trump — There is still one month before the 2016 presidential election, and already there are signs ambitious Republicans …
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Political Wire
Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
Election Update: Clinton's Lead Is Becoming Safer — Gary Johnson averaged just 7 percentage points in 11 polls released on Thursday, continuing a string of bad results for the Libertarian Party nominee. At the same time, the number of undecided voters appears to be falling.
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Tight Race for President in Ohio
Tight Race for President in Ohio
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John Ibbitson / Globe and Mail:
He'll likely lose - but Trump is the final warning to elites — Donald Trump will probably lose the election. But he is a final warning. Unless political elites of both the left and the right become more humble, unless they once again ask themselves how their agendas will play in Peoria …
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Clinton preps final-stage blitz against Trump — WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Hillary Clinton is walking into the final stretch of this 2016 presidential contest with as much cash at her direct disposal as any White House contender in history. And her operatives expect her to use it to blanket …
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The Week
NBC News:
Ground Game: Democrats Started Fall with 5-to-1 Paid Staff Advantage — Democrats entered the fall campaign with an army of paid staffers close to five times the size of Republicans' according to an NBC News analysis of Federal Election Commission filings. — At the end of August …
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Taylor Marsh
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Green Party candidate deletes old post supporting Assad's regime — The campaign for Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein removed a year-old statement from its website advocating that the U.S. work to restore control of Syria to President Bashar al-Assad, according to The Washington Post.
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All White People Are Racist by InsertapparelShop — Racism is a set of systemic, institutional, cultural, and epistemological (although not limited to said forms) structures that inherently empowers white folk and in turn disempowers people of. color. This power dictates who lives, have housing, access to education/healthcare etc.
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Media Matters for America:
As Trump Slumps, Top Adviser Roger Stone Lashes Out At Kellyanne Conway — Longtime Donald Trump adviser Roger Stone has found someone to blame for the Republican nominee's recent struggles: campaign manager Kellyanne Conway. Stone has been directly and indirectly jabbing the relatively …
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Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
A rare look inside Huma Abedin's relationship with Hillary Clinton — Few people know this, but Huma Abedin and Hillary Clinton celebrated their professional anniversary in September: it's been 20 years since the two first started working side-by-side. — Now, with the election roughly 30 days away …
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The American Mirror
Jason Lange / Reuters:
U.S. job growth slows, clouds case for Fed rate hike — WASHINGTON, U.S. employment growth unexpectedly slowed for the third straight month in September, which could make the Federal Reserve more cautious about raising interest rates. — Nonfarm payrolls rose 156,000 …
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Sam Wang / American Prospect:
The Hardened Divide in American Politics — A supporter of Hillary Clinton and a Donald Trump supporter hold signs at a Memorial Day parade on May 30, 2016, in Chappaqua, New York. — Although news reports and commentators during this year's presidential election have focused on twists …
Juan Manuel Santos / Nobelprize.org:
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2016 — The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2016 to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos for his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end, a war that has cost the lives …
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Marley Dias / ELLE:
Hillary Clinton Faces Her Toughest Interviewer Yet11-Year-Old Marley Dias — The presidential candidate talks middle school insecurities, bad haircuts, and desert-island essentials. — When I was really little, I wanted to be our first woman president. I always knew I want to be the kind of grownup who makes people's lives better.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
What About the Planet? — Our two major political parties are at odds on many issues, but nowhere is the gap bigger or more consequential than on climate. — If Hillary Clinton wins, she will move forward with the Obama administration's combination of domestic clean-energy policies …
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Fusion:
Hillary Clinton campaign steps up to protect Latino voters with new hotline in Spanish — Hillary Clinton's campaign is unveiling a new text message voter-protection hotline dedicated entirely to defending Latinx voters. — The text hotline, which went live today, will allow Spanish-speaking voters …
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