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7:50 PM ET, October 8, 2016

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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
RNC halts Victory project work for Trump  —  The Republican National Committee on Saturday appeared to at least temporarily halt the operations of some of the “Victory” program that is devoted to electing Donald Trump.  —  The move comes as the GOP nominee is under mounting pressure …
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
RNC lawyers look at options for replacing Trump  —  The Republican National Committee is taking the weekend to reevaluate its strategy while lawyers examine the legal hurdles to replacing Donald Trump with another nominee, according to Republicans in touch with the committee.
John Avlon / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Just Lost The Election  —  Mark down the date: October 7, 2016, is when Donald Trump lost the presidency.  —  I'm usually reluctant to play the pundit-prediction game but Independent and Republican women aren't going to bounce back from this one.
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Dump Trump, Now More Than Ever
Discussion: Power Line and National Review
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
WHIP LIST: Republicans breaking with Trump  —  GOP lawmakers and elected officials are abandoning presidential nominee Donald Trump  —  in droves just one month before Election Day after audio emerged of him making sexually obscene remarks about groping women.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
How McCain finally decided he couldn't stomach Trump anymore  —  Donald Trump criticized John McCain last year for being a prisoner of war and for not doing enough for veterans, then attacked a Gold Star family this summer.  McCain criticized Trump at each turn, but stuck by his pledges to support the Republican nominee.
New York Times:
Lewd Donald Trump Tape Is a Breaking Point for Many in the G.O.P.  —  WASHINGTON — Donald J. Trump's campaign was teetering on Saturday after the release of a video in which he speaks of women in vulgar sexual terms, with more Republican leaders calling for him to leave the ticket and demanding …
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
POLITICO Breaking News: Pence reverses, no longer attending event with Paul Ryan  —  INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Mike Pence will no longer be attending a Saturday campaign event in Wisconsin with House Speaker Paul Ryan.  —  Donald Trump was slated to attend the event but was dropped Friday evening …
Associated Press:
Republicans Tell Trump to Quit, Billionaire Vows to Press On
CNN:
Donald Trump to Howard Stern: It's okay to call my daughter a ‘piece of ass’  — Topics Trump discussed: Ivanka's physique, having sex with women on their menstrual cycles. and leaving women after they reach the age of 35.  —  (CNN)Warning: This story contains graphic language.
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Amid growing calls to drop out, Trump vows to ‘never withdraw’  —  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said in an interview Saturday that he would not drop out of the race under any circumstances, following calls from several in his party to do so.  —  “I'd never withdraw.
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Monica Langley / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Says Campaign Not in Crisis, and There Is 'Zero Chance I'll Quit'  —  GOP presidential candidate tells The Wall Street Journal 'support I'm getting is unbelievable'  —  Donald Trump, under pressure to step aside as the Republican presidential candidate after the disclosure …
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
GOP consumed by crisis as more Republicans call on Trump to quit race
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
WIKILEAKS BOMBSHELL: Racist Hillary Trashes African Americans - Calls Them Losers  —  Julian Assange announced in August: The “Most Interesting and Serious” Wikileaks Info On Hillary Clinton Yet to Be Released.  On Friday Wikileaks released clips of Clinton's paid speeches to Wall Street banks and other organizations.
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The Daily Beast:
Leaked Podesta Emails Show Bernie Was Right
Discussion: Power Line, twitchy.com and Mediaite
New York Times:
Leaked Speech Excerpts Show a Hillary Clinton at Ease With Wall Street
Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
In closed-door remarks delivered to a foreign bank, Hillary Clinton declared that her …
Pamela Engel / Business Insider:
Leaked emails show Clinton professing different messages to Wall Street and the public on trade
Discussion: AOL and Hot Air
Jim Stinson / LifeZette:
Wikileaks Dump: Hillary Dreams of ‘Open Trade and Open Borders’
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Infowars
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
Leaked Emails Show Clinton Campaign Coordinating With Soros Organization
Donald Trump / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Nancy O'Dell Reacts to Donald Trump Recording  —  Entertainment Tonight host Nancy O'Dell has released the following statement in response to comments made by Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump that came to light Friday:  —  “Politics aside, I'm saddened that these comments still exist in our society at all.
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Us Weekly:
Nancy O'Dell Identified as the Married Woman Donald Trump Bragged to Billy Bush About Hitting on in 2005 Video: Details
New York Times:
The Sleaziness of Donald Trump
Kyle Olson / The American Mirror:
BROADDRICK: Hillary's actions speak louder than Trump's words  —  Bill Clinton rape accuser Juanita Broaddrick is weighing in on Donald Trump's controversial comments from 2005 that are mysteriously resurfacing just hours before the second debate and weeks before the general election.
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Mark Green / fox13now.com:
Congressman Jason Chaffetz withdraws his endorsement of Donald Trump
Frances Langum / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Robert DeNiro's Video Was ‘Too Partisan’ For A GOTV Campaign, But...  So the “Vote Your Future” campaign asks celebrities to speak into a camera about the importance of voting.  —  It's so important to make your voice heard. You have the power to change the world. Your voice and your vote matter.
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
How Donald Trump Could Send Republicans Crashing Down  —  You do not need a statistical model to know that Donald J. Trump is in a lot of trouble.  —  His chances were already in jeopardy heading into the second presidential debate Sunday.  Hillary Clinton's lead has grown steadily over the last two weeks …
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Emily Brown / USA Today:
Donald Trump's apology for his 2005 video comments (full transcript)
Discussion: Power Line and New York Times
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Bottom Could Fall Out For Trump  —  Let's not naively insist on taking a wait-and-see approach regarding the events of the past 24 hours.  The revelation of a tape from 2005 in which Donald Trump was caught making a number of lewd comments about women, and seemed to condone unwanted …
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Los Angeles Times:
3 police officers shot in Palm Springs; manhunt underway, one officer in critical condition
Discussion: WREG-TV and Guardian
Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Melania Trump: My Husband's Words ‘Are Unacceptable And Offensive’
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Is Trump's campaign over?  —  It's fitting that the election …
Jack Hellner / American Thinker:
Trump's dirty talk versus Hillary's corruption
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GOP insiders: It's not a knockout punch
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