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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Cooper, Raddatz set to make first questions of debate about Trump tape — The first set of questions at Sunday night's presidential debate will be about Donald Trump's vulgar comments on a newly published 2005 videotape, and the fallout from it. — And Hillary Clinton will get the first question.
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Donald Trump and His Team Start Debate Day on Defense — Donald Trump and his team started the day of the second presidential debate playing defense. — Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway and Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus had been slated to appear …
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Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Priebus, Conway cancel Sunday shows appearances
Annie Karni / Politico:
Clinton team girds for all-out assault
Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
Giuliani Says Trump ‘Ashamed’ of Remarks but He and Clinton Are Both ‘Flawed Candidates’
Giuliani Says Trump ‘Ashamed’ of Remarks but He and Clinton Are Both ‘Flawed Candidates’
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Politico, twitchy.com, Daily Kos and New York Times
Aaron Klein / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE — Video Interview: Bill Clinton Accuser Juanita Broaddrick Relives Brutal Rapes — Washington, D.C. - While The Washington Post was busy putting the finishing touches on the release of a video in which Donald Trump boasted about hitting on women, Juanita Broaddrick was in town …
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Dylan Matthews / Vox:
The rape allegation against Bill Clinton, explained
The rape allegation against Bill Clinton, explained
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Washington Post, Israpundit, Unfogged, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, Guardian, Infowars, BizPac Review and twitchy.com
Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Giuliani, suggesting Trump may have ‘exaggerated’ in lewd comments, says, ‘talk and action are two different things’
Giuliani, suggesting Trump may have ‘exaggerated’ in lewd comments, says, ‘talk and action are two different things’
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Donald Trump just retweeted Juanita Broaddrick calling Bill Clinton a rapist. All bets are now off.
Donald Trump just retweeted Juanita Broaddrick calling Bill Clinton a rapist. All bets are now off.
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump puts Clinton on watch by retweeting Juanita Broaddrick
Anna Palmer / Politico:
Exclusive poll: GOP voters want the party to stand by Trump — A wave of Republican officials abandoned Donald Trump on Saturday, but, at least for now, rank-and-file Republicans are standing by the party's presidential candidate, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll conducted immediately …
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Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by 4 points
Iowa Poll: Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by 4 points
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Inside Trump Tower, an Increasingly Upset and Alone Donald Trump — It has been his pride and his palace, a soaring black skyscraper overlooking Manhattan that seemed to match Donald J. Trump's ambition and ostentatiousness. — But Trump Tower, since Friday afternoon …
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Monica Langley / Wall Street Journal:
Pence Tells Donors He Is Fully Committed to Trump — Comments come as Republicans break away from the GOP nominee — Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence told Republican donors Saturday night that he is fully committed to Donald Trump, aides said.
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Associated Press:
Is Pence planning to drop out of the race? Rumors Indiana governor is under GOP pressure to quit as Trump's running mate after publicly saying he ‘could not condone’ the billionaire's crude hot mic remarks — Republican leaders reportedly believe if Pence drops then it would put 'immeasurable pressure …
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Tom LoBianco / CNN:
Why Republicans can't easily dump Trump off the ballot
Why Republicans can't easily dump Trump off the ballot
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
This is Donald Trump's worst nightmare — At long last, Donald Trump has been un-normalized. — What happened Saturday in American politics was profound, and for Donald Trump, it marks the likely death of his presidential campaign. The permission structure that was slowly …
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The Columbus Dispatch:
For president | Trump unfit, Clinton is qualified — Like millions of Americans, The Dispatch editorial board has asked this question more than once: How, in a nation of more than 300 million people, did we end up with two such disliked and distrusted presidential candidates?
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John Podhoretz / Commentary Magazine:
Unfit — There are many reasons why Donald Trump should not …
Unfit — There are many reasons why Donald Trump should not …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
WOW! CROWDS THRONG To Trump Tower — NYPD CHEERS TRUMP ON LOUD SPEAKER! (VIDEO) — Guest post by Tom Franklin at American Lookout: — In the wake of the Trump tapes, some RINOs have backed away from Trump. They wanted to, anyway. Now they think they have an excuse. — But the people aren't having it.
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Michelle Goldberg / Slate:
Trump Supporters Rallying Outside Trump Tower Still Think He's Going to Be President
Trump Supporters Rallying Outside Trump Tower Still Think He's Going to Be President
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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
“Shame On You!”: Trump Supporters Clash With Republican Leaders
“Shame On You!”: Trump Supporters Clash With Republican Leaders
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BuzzFeed:
“We Were All Naked” When Donald Trump Walked Through Beauty Queen Dressing Room — Trump: “I sort of get away with things like that.” — A former Miss New Hampshire told BuzzFeed News last spring that Donald Trump strolled through the dressing rooms backstage at the 2000 Miss USA pageant and stared at the naked contestants.
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
NBC waited for green light from lawyers before airing Trump video — NBC News was aware of video footage of Donald Trump making lewd and disparaging remarks about women for nearly four days, a network executive said Saturday, but held onto the recording until lawyers finished reviewing the material.
Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:
Former RNC chair: Trump campaign can't be salvaged — A former chairman of the Republican National Committee said there's not much hope left for Donald Trump — or the GOP this cycle. — In an interview with Mother Jones, Michael Steele said there's no way Trump can recover from the damage …
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Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Hillary Clinton Already Knows The Bad Thing You Said — It was November in Iowa, and Martin O'Malley was polling at 4%. — This was not, however, about to stop Hillary Clinton from ensuring that if and when the little-known Maryland governor attacked her ties to Wall Street on the debate stage …
Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Trump: 'I haven't heard anyone saying I should drop out' — on Saturday said that he has not heard anyone calling for him to drop out as the Republican Party nominee. — In an interview with The New York Times, Trump reiterated his confidence for winning in November and said that he is spending …
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Wall Street Journal:
GOP Scrambles to Salvage Election After Donald Trump's Latest Imbroglio — Republican candidates and party officials disavow presidential candidate, seek personal paths to political survival — A divided Republican Party descended into turmoil, as a startling chorus of GOP candidates …
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
With less than a month to go, a major party is walking away from its nominee
With less than a month to go, a major party is walking away from its nominee
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Politico, McClatchy Washington Bureau, The Week, The Moderate Voice and The Hill
Desert Sun:
Two slain police officers identified in Palm Springs shooting — (Oct. 8, 2016) Gabby Ferriera/The Desert Sun — Two police officers were killed and one was wounded in a shooting in Palm Springs on Saturday, plunging the community into mourning as police searched for the suspect.
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Associated Press:
Leaked Campaign Emails Show ‘Moderate’ Side of Clinton — Hillary Clinton took nearly every precaution to ensure voters would never know what she told investment bankers, lobbyists and corporate executives in dozens of closed-door paid speeches before running for president.
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Washington Post and Politico
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