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Steven A. Holmes / CNN:
Reality Check: Donald Trump and the Central Park 5 — Washington (CNN)Few people in New York City — and, perhaps, the country — who followed the news in 1989 could forget the “Central Park Jogger” rape case. — The brutal crime shook the city. A 28-year-old banker who had been jogging …
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Still Considers Exonerated Central Park 5 Guilty: ‘They Admitted They Were’
Trump Still Considers Exonerated Central Park 5 Guilty: ‘They Admitted They Were’
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
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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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.
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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Patterico's Pontifications
Olivia Nuzzi / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Holds Make-Believe Town Hall to Prep for Real Debate
Donald Trump Holds Make-Believe Town Hall to Prep for Real Debate
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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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Jake Sherman / Politico:
POLITICO/Morning Consult poll: Pence leads 2020 field after strong debate
POLITICO/Morning Consult poll: Pence leads 2020 field after strong debate
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
GOP insiders: Pence would beat Clinton
GOP insiders: Pence would beat Clinton
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Why Hillary Clinton could be in even stronger shape than the polls show — Election Day is still a month away, but there are signs that Hillary Clinton might be on stronger footing than even her edge in the polls suggests. — The main reason is that early voting — whether by mail or in person …
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Los Angeles Times:
Republicans turned off by Trump still don't want to vote for Clinton, but her campaign keeps trying
Republicans turned off by Trump still don't want to vote for Clinton, but her campaign keeps trying
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Washington Monthly and Booman Tribune
Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
A rare look inside Huma Abedin's relationship with Hillary Clinton
A rare look inside Huma Abedin's relationship with Hillary Clinton
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The American Mirror and Eater
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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Paul Sperry / New York Post:
FBI agents are ready to revolt over the cozy Clinton probe
FBI agents are ready to revolt over the cozy Clinton probe
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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
Scott won't extend voter registration deadline as Hurricane Matthew threatens state
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Emma Margolin / NBC News:
Power Outages Top 593,000 Mark
Power Outages Top 593,000 Mark
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Kurt Eichenwald / Newsweek:
How Donald Trump supporters attack journalists — THE SCOOP DONALD TRUMP EPILEPSY — Shortly after I wrote an article for Newsweek about how Donald Trump's business interests could undermine national security should he be elected president, one of his supporters assaulted me.
Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Trump: Feds Are Letting Immigrants ‘Pour Into The Country’ To Vote — In a meeting with a border patrol union leader on Friday, Donald Trump claimed that undocumented immigrants with criminal records are being allowed to stay in the country in order to vote in the upcoming presidential election.
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Emily Stephenson / Reuters:
Trump says U.S. officials letting in illegal immigrants so they can vote
Trump says U.S. officials letting in illegal immigrants so they can vote
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump prepares for debate rebound but refuses to be controlled — As Donald Trump jetted to Colorado on Monday, his presidential campaign was on life support. His momentum had been zapped by a turbulent week, book-ended by an unsteady debate and an erratic display at his last rally.
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Grennan Milliken / Popular Science:
Don't Take Weather Advice From Matt Drudge — SERIOUSLY, STAY SAFE — As Hurricane Matthew charges into Florida with winds up to 140 mph, approximately 1.5 million people are preparing to clear out of the storm's path. By Thursday evening, the National Weather Service was imploring residents to head to safety.
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Joseph Guyler Delva / Reuters:
Death toll soars to 572 in Haiti from Hurricane Matthew: local officials — The number of people killed by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti rose to at least 572 on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, as information trickled in from remote areas that were cut off by the storm, officials said.
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Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
Where Donald Trump's Keystone Dream May Die — The traditional Republicans of the Main Line and other areas around Philadelphia hate his guts. — BRYN MAWR, PA.—For a quarter of a century, Pennsylvania has been to the Republican Party what Lucy and her football have been to Charlie Brown.
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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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
History suggests Jill Stein and Gary Johnson will do worse than the polls say
History suggests Jill Stein and Gary Johnson will do worse than the polls say
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Politico, Hit & Run and Joe.My.God.
Elizabeth Dias / TIME:
Top Evangelical College Group to Dismiss Employees Who Support Gay Marriage — InterVarsity has chapters on 667 college campuses nationwide — One of the largest evangelical organizations on college campuses nationwide has told its 1,300 staff members they will be fired …
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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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Yahoo:
Donald Trump Makes History With Zero Major Newspaper Endorsements — With just a little over a month until election day, Donald Trump has racked up zero major newspaper endorsements, a first for any major party nominee in American history. — While newspaper endorsements …
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Towleroad and Off the Kuff
Petula Dvorak / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton is a 68-year-old woman. And plenty of people hate her for it. — A woman her age is supposed to be invisible. But Hillary Clinton, who is 68, refuses to disappear — and there is no shortage of people who despise her for it. — One voter at a Donald Trump rally described …
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Ethan Baron / Mercury News:
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer led illegal purge of male employees, lawsuit charges — A prominent local media executive fired from Yahoo last year has filed a lawsuit accusing CEO Marissa Mayer of leading a campaign to purge male employees. — “Mayer encouraged and fostered the use of …
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Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
Hack Shows MSNBC Producer Going Full Hillary Fangirl In Email To Clinton Campaign — The hacked emails of an influential Clinton insider give the public a glimpse into the relationship between the Clinton campaign and the mainstream press. — In an April 2015 email to Clinton campaign …
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