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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 …
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Nicholas Fondacaro / NewsBusters:
CBS, NBC Hype ‘GOP Civil War,’ Predict Loss of House and Senate — Following the leaked tape of GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump making lewd comments about women over the weekend, members of the Republican Party started to distance themselves. And NBC seemed quite giddy …
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
RUMBLINGS: Top Paul Ryan Advisor Leaked Trump Sex Talk Tape to WaPo — On Friday, the Clinton Campaign (Washington Post) released video of Donald Trump bragging about grabbing p*ssy in an off the record conversation with Billy Bush. — The Los Angeles Times reported hours after audio …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
The GOP tumbles toward anarchy: 'It's every person for himself or herself'
The GOP tumbles toward anarchy: 'It's every person for himself or herself'
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Rebecca Traister / New York Magazine:
Trump's One Public Service Was Exposing the Misogyny of the GOP
Trump's One Public Service Was Exposing the Misogyny of the GOP
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Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
House Democrats believe Trump troubles give them real shot at retaking majority
House Democrats believe Trump troubles give them real shot at retaking majority
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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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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 …
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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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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Mitch McConnell Refuses To Talk Trump At Kentucky Event — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Monday told the audience at an event held by the Danville-Boyle County Chamber of Commerce in Kentucky that he would not discuss Donald Trump. — “If any of you are here are thinking …
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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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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
Breaking: DNC Chief Donna Brazile Leaked Sanders Info to Clinton Campaign
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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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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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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Why Did NBC News Sit on the Trump Tape for So Long?
Why Did NBC News Sit on the Trump Tape for So Long?
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Michael Sainato / The New York Observer:
More Evidence Reveals Obama Influenced Clinton's FBI Investigation — Obama called Sanders a ‘shiny new object’ while praising Clinton for overcoming adversity — In an interview with Fox News this past April, President Obama asserted that he did not put pressure on the FBI's criminal investigation …
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.
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
'I'm the Last Thing Standing Between You and the Apocalypse' — Inside the final weeks of Hillary Clinton's cautious — and surprisingly risky — campaign. — There can be days in this presidential campaign, if not weeks or months or maybe the entire thing, where you find yourself completely lost in dueling or blurry realities.
Barack Obama / CNN:
America will take the giant leap to Mars — We do what's possible before anyone else — He says next step is to reach for Mars: learn to build new habitats that can sustain astronauts on long missions — Barack Obama is President of the United States.
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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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Don Lee / Los Angeles Times:
Millennials aren't big spenders or risk-takers, and that's going to reshape the economy — The United States' largest demographic group, roughly 75 million “millennial” adults under 35, are taking up the mantle as the most impactful generation since the baby boomers.
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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