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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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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Still backing Trump, Rubio wishes ‘we had better choices for President’ — MIAMI — Sen. Marco Rubio reiterated his support for Donald Trump on Tuesday, bucking a wave of fellow Republicans who have withdrawn their endorsement or called on him to quit the presidential race after video …
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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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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump: ‘It is so nice that the shackles have been taken off me’
Trump: ‘It is so nice that the shackles have been taken off me’
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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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Lawyers, Guns & Money, Washington Monthly and New York Times
Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Report: Paul Ryan Still Might Ditch Donald Trump
Report: Paul Ryan Still Might Ditch Donald Trump
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Nicholas Fondacaro / NewsBusters:
CBS, NBC Hype ‘GOP Civil War,’ Predict Loss of House and Senate
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Unshackled Trump declares war on GOP
People.com:
‘Devastated’ Billy Bush Worried He 'Can't Recover' from Leaked Donald Trump Tape: Source — Just days after footage surfaced of Donald Trump and Billy Bush making lewd comments about women in 2005, a source tells PEOPLE that the Today show co-host “can't recover” from the leaked video.
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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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Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Billy Bush Negotiating Exit From NBC's ‘Today’ Show
Billy Bush Negotiating Exit From NBC's ‘Today’ Show
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Politico, Jezebel and TVNewser, more at Mediagazer »
Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
NJ Gov. Chris Christie Slams Donald Trump's 2005 Remarks About Women as ‘Completely Indefensible’
NJ Gov. Chris Christie Slams Donald Trump's 2005 Remarks About Women as ‘Completely Indefensible’
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The Week, Washington Post and Washington Free Beacon
PRRI:
Hillary Clinton opens up a commanding 11-point lead over Donald Trump | PRRI/The Atlantic Survey — CLINTON EXPANDS LEAD AMONG LIKELY VOTERS — Clinton Expands Lead Among Likely Voters — Hillary Clinton has opened up a commanding 11-point lead over Donald Trump …
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Joe Scarborough: NBC Poll Showing Donald Trump Losing Badly Was ‘Cooked’ — MSNBC Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough was less than impressed with a Monday NBC/WSJ poll showing Donald Trump losing to Hillary Clinton by double digits, accusing the poll of being “cooked” to get the result.
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Independents and Women Bail on Trump, Giving Clinton a Double-Digit Lead
Independents and Women Bail on Trump, Giving Clinton a Double-Digit Lead
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Townhall.com, RedState and Washington Post, more at Mediagazer »
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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Tyler Durden / zerohedge.com/fullrss2.xml …:
Wikileaks Releases Another 1,100 Emails From John Podesta In Third Data Dump
Wikileaks Releases Another 1,100 Emails From John Podesta In Third Data Dump
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The Trump-Putin link that wasn't — This tweet, retweeted thousands …
The Trump-Putin link that wasn't — This tweet, retweeted thousands …
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Techdirt, Talking Points Memo, Independent Journal Review, Daily Kos, NPR, Occupy Democrats and NBC News
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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David Brooks / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Sad, Lonely Life — The point of town hall debates is that regular voters get to ask questions. In every town hall I've seen, the candidate turns to the voter, listens attentively and directs the answer at least partially back to that person.
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Rebecca Mansour / Breitbart:
Glenn Beck: Electing Hillary Clinton ‘Is a Moral, Ethical Choice’ — The Blaze founder Glenn Beck took to his Facebook page last Saturday to urge his followers to abandon support of Republican nominee Donald Trump, declaring that if such an action results in the election of Hillary Clinton …
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Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
The fact-checkers keep destroying fact-checking
The fact-checkers keep destroying fact-checking
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Chris Massie / CNN:
Maine Gov. Paul LePage: Maybe the country needs Trump to show ‘authoritarian power’ — (CNN)Maine Gov. Paul LePage stood by Donald Trump in a radio interview on Tuesday, saying that the United States might need someone like the GOP nominee to show “authoritarian power,” …
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Brent Griffiths / Politico:
CNN host shuts down interview with Trump spokeswoman — CNN host Carol Costello seemed to have had enough of Donald Trump spokeswoman Katrina Pierson, cutting short an interview on Tuesday when Costello saw the interview was “going nowhere.” — Pierson was trying to pivot the conversation …
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Joe.My.God.
Wall Street Journal:
Hillary Clinton Proposes a New Tax Break — Democratic presidential nominee unveils plan to give an additional $1,000 a year or more to millions of parents of young children — Democrat Hillary Clinton, hoping to win over skeptical and struggling voters, is proposing a new tax cut …
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Dylan Matthews / Vox:
Hillary Clinton is proposing a policy to tackle deep poverty
Hillary Clinton is proposing a policy to tackle deep poverty
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Daily Kos
Justin Elliott / ProPublica:
The American Way — President Obama promised to fight corporate concentration. Eight years later, the airline industry is dominated by just four companies. And you're paying for it. — THREE YEARS AGO, the Obama administration unleashed its might on behalf of beleaguered American air travelers …
Daniel Libit / The Huffington Post:
The Inside Story Of Donald Trump's Comedy Central Roast Is Everything You Thought It Would Be — The 2011 event is a window into the mind of the Republican nominee for president. — Freelance journalist — The woman who was supposed to take Donald Trump's coat wasn't hot enough.
Matthew Mosk / ABC News:
‘FOBs’: How Hillary's State Dept. Gave Special Attention to ‘Friends of Bill’ After Haiti Quake — In a series of candid email exchanges with top Clinton Foundation officials during the hours after the massive 2010 Haiti earthquake, a senior aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton repeatedly …