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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Poll: Hillary Clinton won the second debate — Hillary Clinton won the second debate and leads Donald Trump by five points in a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll that also shows voters perceive the Republican Party bitterly divided four weeks before Election Day.
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Inside Ryan's decision to (almost) dump Trump — Paul Ryan may not be done yet. — As thoroughly as the House speaker shocked the national political establishment Monday by saying he's done with Donald Trump and it's time to focus on his House majority, there's a distinct possibility Ryan …
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
The GOP tumbles toward anarchy: 'It's every person for himself or herself' — The Republican Party tumbled toward anarchy Monday over its presidential nominee, as House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (Wis.) cut Donald Trump loose in an emergency maneuver to preserve the party's endangered congressional majorities.
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
RUMBLINGS: Top Paul Ryan Advisor Leaked Trump Sex Talk Tape to WaPo
RUMBLINGS: Top Paul Ryan Advisor Leaked Trump Sex Talk Tape to WaPo
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell: Don't ask me about Trump
McConnell: Don't ask me about Trump
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New York Times:
Paul Ryan Turns Focus From Donald Trump to House Races, Roiling G.O.P.
Paul Ryan Turns Focus From Donald Trump to House Races, Roiling G.O.P.
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Priebus promises RNC still stands with Trump
Priebus promises RNC still stands with Trump
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Cotton, Ernst stand by Trump
Cotton, Ernst stand by Trump
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Is Trump a Sufferable Evil?
Is Trump a Sufferable Evil?
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Kurt Eichenwald / Newsweek:
DEAR DONALD TRUMP AND VLADIMIR PUTIN, I AM NOT SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL — THE SCOOP VLADIMIR PUTIN SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL WIKILEAKS — I am Sidney Blumenthal. At least, that is what Vladimir Putin—and, somehow, Donald Trump—seem to believe. And that should raise concerns not only about Moscow's attempts …
Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
Hillary In Leaked Email: Saudi Arabia And Qatar Are Funding ISIS — Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton sent an email to her campaign chairman John Podesta in 2014, who was then-counselor to President Barack Obama, that said Saudi Arabia and Qatar are both giving financial …
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Michael Sainato / The New York Observer:
Breaking: DNC Chief Donna Brazile Leaked Sanders Info to Clinton Campaign — WikiLeaks hack reveals DNC's favoritism as Clinton staff in damage control over Hillary's support for DOMA — On October 10, Wikileaks released part two of their emails from Clinton campaign chair John Podesta.
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Sarah Westwood / Washington Examiner:
Emails: Firm that hired Abedin called Chelsea Clinton a ‘spoiled brat kid’
Emails: Firm that hired Abedin called Chelsea Clinton a ‘spoiled brat kid’
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
Donald Trump is the GOP's chemotherapy — “Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose.” — Janis Joplin — What did Donald Trump have left to lose Sunday night? His dignity? Please. His campaign's theme? His Cleveland convention was a mini-Nuremberg rally …
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Ed Stetzer / Christianity Today:
What Is Going On Inside Trump's Religious Advisory Panel? James MacDonald Speaks Out — When Donald Trump announced his Evangelical Executive Advisory Council, the news coverage and commentary was quite loud. Many Evangelicals were very concerned about why these leaders would seemingly tacitly support Trump.
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Member Of Trump's Evangelical Council Calls Him ‘Lecherous And Worthless’ — A megachurch pastor who sits on Donald Trump's evangelical council denounced the Republican presidential candidate as “lecherous and worthless” over a leaked 2005 video in which Trump boasted about grabbing women.
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Page Six:
Billy Bush suspended from ‘Today’ show — Billy Bush brazenly bragged to NBC staff about the vulgar Donald Trump tape while covering the Olympics in Rio, multiple sources tell Page Six. — Proving the infamous Ryan Lochte interview wasn't Bush's only Rio recklessness, the shamed “Today” …
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Jen Chung / Gothamist:
Gloria Allred Says More Women Are Contacting Her About Trump Misconduct — Donald Trump's disgusting behavior towards women has ranged from fat-shaming to allegations of sexual harassment, and, as we heard in the infamous “hot mic” audio from a 2005 Access Hollywood segment, even sexual assault …
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
McCain on not supporting Trump: Women ‘cannot be degraded and demeaned’ — Sen. John McCain called his decision to withdraw his endorsement of Donald Trump “not pleasant” during a debate against his Senate campaign opponent Monday night, but said Trump's graphic and vulgar discussion of women …
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Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Poll: After Trump Tape Revelation, Clinton's Lead Up to Double Digits — NBC/WSJ poll: Clinton holds major lead 7:03 — As Donald Trump's campaign reels over tapes of the presidential candidate's sexually aggressive comments about women in 2005, the Republican nominee now trails Hillary Clinton …
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Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Ralph Nader predicts fastest impeachment in history for Trump
Ralph Nader predicts fastest impeachment in history for Trump
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
A Great Fight of Our Times — Think, for a moment, about the stories that your family likes to tell about itself. They are probably miniature versions of the American story, with progress as the central theme. — Maybe your great-grandparents arrived here as striving immigrants, and you now talk about how proud they would be.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Cruz sticking with Trump — There will be no Texas two-step on Ted Cruz's much-belated decision to endorse Donald Trump. — The Texas senator told a local TV station in Muleshoe, Texas, on Monday that despite lewd video showing Trump joking of unwanted sexual advances on women he would still back Trump over Hillary Clinton.
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Business Wire:
Some Tax Facts for Donald Trump — OMAHA, Neb.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Answering a question last night about his $916 million income tax loss carryforward in 1995, Donald Trump stated that “Warren Buffett took a massive deduction.” Mr. Trump says he knows more about taxes than any other human.
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Carl Icahn: I'm still with Trump; ‘salacious’ talk happens everywhere
Carl Icahn: I'm still with Trump; ‘salacious’ talk happens everywhere
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Conway slams Anderson Cooper for pressing Trump on sexual assault — Donald Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said Anderson Cooper's repeated questioning of the Republican nominee at Sunday night's presidential debate about descriptions of sexual assault he made in 2005 demeaned actual victims of such crimes.
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John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Jeff Sessions: Behavior Described by Trump in ‘Grab Them by the P—y’ Tape Isn't Sexual Assault
Jeff Sessions: Behavior Described by Trump in ‘Grab Them by the P—y’ Tape Isn't Sexual Assault
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