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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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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Donald Trump's Team Starts Debate Day on Defense While He Goes on Offense — Donald Trump began the day of the second presidential debate by going on offense on Twitter, particularly against Republican officeholders who have this weekend withdrawn support of him. “So many self-righteous hypocrites,” Trump tweeted.
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
5 things to watch in tonight's debate — ST. LOUIS - Donald Trump has nothing to lose. But what does he have to gain? — Never in the modern era has any candidate entered a consequential debate in such a degraded position: Trump isn't merely facing an uphill climb (as John McCain did in 2008) …
New York Times:
Donald Trump's Conduct Was Excused Again and Again. But Not This Time.
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Washington Post:
Inside Trump Tower: The defiant and insulated Republican nominee
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Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
Giuliani Says Trump ‘Ashamed’ of Remarks but He and Clinton Are Both ‘Flawed Candidates’
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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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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
All the ways Trump attacking Hillary Clinton over Bill's sex scandals could go horribly wrong
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Dylan Matthews / Vox:
The rape allegation against Bill Clinton, explained
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Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Giuliani, suggesting Trump may have ‘exaggerated’ in lewd comments, says, ‘talk and action are two different things’
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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Poll: Gender gap in views on Trump tape describing advances on women
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Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by 4 points
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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
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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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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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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 …
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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
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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
“Shame On You!”: Trump Supporters Clash With Republican Leaders
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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.
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.
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 …
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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