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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Carson defends Ryan from Trump's attacks — adviser Ben Carson came to House Speaker Paul Ryan — 's defense on Tuesday and criticized the Republican presidential nominee for exacerbating an intraparty feud less than a month before the election. — “Paul Ryan is being very pragmatic,” Carson said in an interview with The Hill.
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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 Marco Rubio reiterated his support for Donald Trump on Tuesday, bucking a wave of fellow Republicans who have withdrawn their endorsement or called on him to quit the presidential race after video …
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
At San Antonio Fundraiser, Trump Vents Over GOP Leaders — At a San Antonio fundraiser, Donald Trump said some of his GOP colleagues “forgot there was an election,” specifically calling out U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan. — SAN ANTONIO — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump …
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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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Scripting News and Joe.My.God.
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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Megan Garber / The Atlantic:
The Anger of Samantha Bee — During an extended monologue on her TBS show Full Frontal on Monday evening, Samantha Bee described Donald Trump and Billy Bush as “two drooling hyenas” and “two leering dildos.” She referred to the vehicle that carried the pair, in that now iconically infamous …
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Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Billy Bush Negotiating Exit From NBC's ‘Today’ Show — Bush boasted about his lewd conversation with Trump as far back as last summer. “I would not want to put a client with him,” said a Hollywood publicist. — Billy Bush and NBC are negotiating his exit from NBC News, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.
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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Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Post-Debate Poll Shows Clinton Holding 9-Point Lead Over Trump
Post-Debate Poll Shows Clinton Holding 9-Point Lead Over Trump
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Talking Points Memo, Rush Limbaugh, Hot Air and Reuters
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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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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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 …
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
“Is this a FOB”: State Department prioritized Clinton cronies for access
“Is this a FOB”: State Department prioritized Clinton cronies for access
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Clinton camp appeared to have contacts with DOJ on email case
Clinton camp appeared to have contacts with DOJ on email case
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Media Matters for America, RedState, Washington Examiner, The Last Refuge, The Gateway Pundit and LifeZette
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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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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Washington Monthly, Guardian and Booman Tribune
Megan Cassidy / Arizona Republic:
DOJ will pursue criminal contempt charge against Sheriff Joe Arpaio — Protesters demonstrate against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio outside federal court on Oct. 11, 2016. azcentral.com — The U.S. Department of Justice officials have opted to pursue a criminal contempt …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
WIKILEAKS BOMBSHELL: Hillary Advisors Admit She “HATES EVERYDAY AMERICANS” — WOW— Wikileaks released its third set of John Podesta emails on Tuesday. — Wikileaks has released over 5,000 of Podesta's emails in the last week. — Podesta is a top Clinton advisor and confidant.
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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.
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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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Political Wire, Vox, Hot Air, Heat Street and Business Insider
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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