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11:50 AM ET, October 8, 2016

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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump recorded having extremely lewd conversation about women in 2005  —  Donald Trump bragged in vulgar terms about kissing, groping and trying to have sex with women during a 2005 conversation caught on a hot microphone — saying that “when you're a star, they let you do it” — according to a video obtained by The Washington Post.
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New York Times:
The Sleaziness of Donald Trump  —  By THE EDITORIAL BOARDOctober 8, 2016 And so we have now heard the Republican nominee for president of the United States bragging about repeated sexual assault.  —  Donald Trump — a man who aspires to represent the highest ideals of the nation …
Mark Green / fox13now.com:
Congressman Jason Chaffetz withdraws his endorsement of Donald Trump  —  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz said he is withdrawing his support for Donald Trump Friday after a video surfaced showing the Republican candidate for president making vulgar remarks in 2005 about touching and kissing women without their consent.
Lindsey Ellefson / Mediaite:
In 1999, Trump Said He Couldn't Be President Because of the Women He'd Sleep With  —  Here we go again!  —  We love (love!) digging through old articles to find you primo Donald Trump content, and boy, this time we sure did it big.  —  Today, audio from 2005 leaked that showed Donald Trump casually talking …
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Tried to Fire Nancy O'Dell After She Rejected His Sexual Advances  —  Less than two years after a female journalist supposedly rebuffed Donald Trump's sexual advances—as heard on newly discovered video—he allegedly tried to have her fired from one of his beauty pageants.
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
SundayReview  —  JILL HARTH'S first concern with Donald Trump's hands wasn't that they were small.  It's that they were everywhere.  —  Harth and her longtime boyfriend were in meetings with Trump to forge a business partnership.  “He was relentless,” Harth recalled in an interview …
Donald J. Trump / Facebook:
See more of Donald J. Trump by logging into Facebook  —  Message this Page, learn about upcoming events and more.  If you don't have a Facebook account, you can create one to see more of this Page.  —  Sign Up Log In  —  Here is my statement.  —  I've never said I'm a perfect person, nor pretended to be someone that I'm not.
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Prominent Evangelicals Still Backing Trump After Lewd Video  —  CLEVELAND — A tape of Donald Trump making extremely crude remarks about women is putting evangelical leaders who endorsed him in a tougher spot than almost anyone else in the Republican Party — and on Friday …
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
How the shocking hot mic tape of Donald Trump was exposed  —  WARNING: This story contains graphic language.  —  The videotape of Donald Trump that is shaking up the presidential election sat forgotten on a shelf at NBC's “Access Hollywood” until just a few days ago.
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Apology That Wasn't  —  For hours on Friday night, the political world waited for the rarest of expressions from Donald J. Trump — a heartfelt apology.  —  What viewers got was anything but.  —  During a 90-second videotaped appearance, Mr. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee …
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Sen. Mike Lee urges Trump to quit, as Utah Republicans abandon their party's nominee
Discussion: fox13now.com and Joe.My.God.
Emily Brown / USA Today:
Donald Trump's apology for his 2005 video comments (full transcript)
Discussion: Power Line
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Ryan ‘sickened’ by Trump, joint appearance scrapped
Discussion: WMUR and The Week
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
A caller had a lewd tape of Donald Trump. Then the race to break the story was on.
CBS Denver:
Coffman: ‘Trump Should Step Aside’
Jenna Portnoy / Washington Post:
Republican Rep. Barbara Comstock of Virginia urges Trump to drop out of race
New York Daily News:
SEE IT: Donald Trump caught on hot mic spewing sexist chatter about women in 2005: ‘Grab them by the p—y’
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
WikiLeaks Appears To Release Hillary Clinton's Paid Speech Transcripts  —  Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty Images  —  Excerpts from Hillary Clinton's closed-door paid speeches, including to financial firms, appeared to be made public for the first time on Friday when WikiLeaks published hundreds …
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The Daily Beast:
Leaked Podesta Emails Show Bernie Was Right  —  As Donald Trump dealt with the fallout from his disgusting comments about women in a 2005 tape, Hillary Clinton had her own unwelcomed October surprise.  —  On Friday, WikiLeaks announced that it had obtained nearly 50,000 emails from the personal inbox …
The Intercept:
Excerpts of Hillary Clinton's Paid Speeches to Goldman Sachs Finally Leaked  —  Excerpts of Hillary Clinton's remarks during paid speeches to Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, and other groups were leaked online Friday afternoon by WikiLeaks.  Clinton, who was paid upwards …
Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
In closed-door remarks delivered to a foreign bank, Hillary Clinton declared that her …
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
Leaked Emails Show Clinton Campaign Coordinating With Soros Organization
Discussion: Hot Air
Steven Shepard / Politico:
GOP insiders: It's not a knockout punch  —  Leaked audio of Donald Trump making crude, sexually aggressive comments about women has dealt a serious blow to the GOP nominee's presidential campaign, but swing-state Republican insiders aren't convinced it will effectively end Trump's chances in November.
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Associated Press:
Republicans Reeling After Trump's Vulgar Comments Revealed
Agence France-Presse:
Creepy clown gets beat up with a baseball bat when he tries to scare a group of friends hanging out in their car  — One US man got a massive beating after dressing up as a creepy clown and trying to scare a group of friends in a car  — Footage of the incident shows the clown …
Discussion: bet.com, Heat Street and The Root
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Christine Rousselle / Townhall.com:
Second Amendment For The Win: Woman Draws Gun, Scares Away Creepy Clown
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Why Trump won't get dumped from the GOP ticket  —  The leaked video of Donald Trump's crude comments on women has prompted a handful of prominent Republicans to demand that the national party replace him as its presidential nominee.  But their efforts are almost certainly in vain.
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Ted Johnson / Variety:
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