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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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Madeline Conway / Politico:
Trump hosts surprise panel with Bill Clinton's accusers — Donald Trump, reeling after two days of Republican disavowals and disaffections over a 2005 videotape of him bragging about his ability to get away with sexual assault, attempted to change the subject to his opponent's husband's alleged infidelities.
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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 …
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
The rape allegation against Bill Clinton, explained — As leaked audio of Donald Trump bragging about sexually assaulting women continued to dominate news coverage and drive prominent Republicans to abandon their presidential nominee leading into Sunday night's debate, Trump was singularly focused …
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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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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Notes on the garbage fire that is American politics — Every Republican who endorsed and normalized Trump bears part of the blame for this moment. — At 7:26 pm, barely 90 minutes before the second presidential debate, Donald Trump tweeted, “Join me on #FacebookLive as I conclude my final #debate preparations.”
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New York Times:
Who's Ahead in the Presidential Debate? What You've Missed
Who's Ahead in the Presidential Debate? What You've Missed
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Donald Trump used to make light of Bill Clinton's sex scandals. Now they're his main weapon.
Donald Trump used to make light of Bill Clinton's sex scandals. Now they're his main weapon.
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Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
Flashback: Donald Trump Called Bill Clinton's Accusers ‘Terrible’ and ‘Unattractive’ and Former President ‘Terrific’
Flashback: Donald Trump Called Bill Clinton's Accusers ‘Terrible’ and ‘Unattractive’ and Former President ‘Terrific’
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Washington Post and New York Magazine
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Trump Appears With Bill Clinton Accusers Ahead of Debate
Trump Appears With Bill Clinton Accusers Ahead of Debate
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
All the ways Trump attacking Hillary Clinton over Bill's sex scandals could go horribly wrong
All the ways Trump attacking Hillary Clinton over Bill's sex scandals could go horribly wrong
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Trump Appears Before Debate with Juanita Broaddrick and Other Clinton Accusers
Trump Appears Before Debate with Juanita Broaddrick and Other Clinton Accusers
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
As Trump mulls attack on Clinton scandals, one source makes him a target
As Trump mulls attack on Clinton scandals, one source makes him a target
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Infowars, Media Matters for America and The Daily Caller
New York Times:
How NBC Finished Second on the Trump Video Story — Days after a blockbuster video emerged capturing Donald J. Trump, then a reality television host, making vulgar remarks about aggressively kissing and groping women, a question was still reverberating around media and political circles:
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Billy Bush suspended from ‘Today’ show
Billy Bush suspended from ‘Today’ show
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Billy Bush, embroiled in Trump tape scandal, is asked to take a break from ‘Today’ show
Billy Bush, embroiled in Trump tape scandal, is asked to take a break from ‘Today’ show
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Billy Bush suspended from ‘Today’ show
Billy Bush suspended from ‘Today’ show
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Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Billy Bush Will Apologize on Monday's ‘Today’ Show
Billy Bush Will Apologize on Monday's ‘Today’ Show
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NBC News:
Exclusive: Inside the Trump Campaign's Moment of Crisis — NEW YORK — Under siege from a growing brigade of Republican officials demanding Donald Trump step down, the candidate's campaign team and dwindling number of allies struggled to respond on Sunday, just hours before a crucial second debate with Hillary Clinton.
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
A generation of GOP stars stands diminished: ‘Everything Trump touches dies’ — ST. LOUIS — Donald Trump trashed his wife and suggested his father was involved in John F. Kennedy's assassination, but Texas Sen. Ted Cruz still endorsed him. Trump mocked his cotton mouth and slight stature …
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Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Priebus, Conway cancel Sunday shows appearances
Priebus, Conway cancel Sunday shows appearances
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AOL, Occupy Democrats and ABC News
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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John Bresnahan / Politico:
House GOP leaders agonize over Trump strategy — House Republican leaders are paralyzed over how to respond to Donald Trump's vulgar comments about women, aware that he could turn against them but also cognizant that the GOP nominee has now put control of the chamber in serious danger.
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Jay Caruso / RedState:
Trump's New Post-Video Strategy: Attack Republicans Being Mean To Him
Trump's New Post-Video Strategy: Attack Republicans Being Mean To Him
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The Intercept:
EXCLUSIVE: New Email Leak Reveals Clinton Campaign's Cozy Press Relationship — Internal strategy documents and emails among Clinton staffers shed light on friendly and highly useful relationships between the campaign and various members of the U.S. media, as well as the campaign's strategies for manipulating those relationships.
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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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Foreign Policy:
Hillary Clinton for President of the United States — A Donald Trump presidency is among the greatest threats facing America, and the Republican standard-bearer is the worst major-party candidate for the job in U.S. history. — In the nearly half century history of Foreign Policy …
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
In Which I Take a Second Look at Hillary Clinton's Paid Speeches — While we pass the time waiting for tonight's debate, I'm going to talk through something else. Yesterday I wrote about one of the emails in the Podesta hack, and basically dismissed it. It was a review of the most …