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Kevin Cirilli / Bloomberg:
Trump Said to Block Campaign's Requests to Do Self-Opposition Research — The decision contributed to his campaign being caught unprepared for the past week's barrage of claims he mistreated women. — kevcirilli — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump rebuffed political aides' requests …
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Trump Jr. on New York Times report: 'I've never heard anything dumber in my life' — (CNN)Donald Trump Jr. defended his father on Thursday following a New York Times report on Wednesday night wherein two women alleged that Trump groped them. — “Come on guys, it's so ridiculous, I've never heard anything dumber in my life.
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The Huffington Post:
Trump Faces Another Accusation — This Time, He Looked Up Models' Skirts — One woman said he gawked at their underwear or lack thereof. — Deputy Politics Editor, The Huffington Post — Yet another woman is alleging that she witnessed inappropriate sexual advances by Donald Trump, now the Republican nominee for president.
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Madeline Conway / Politico:
Donald Trump Jr. says his father's boasts about groping women make him ‘a human’ — Donald Trump Jr. on Thursday dismissed accusations that his father had repeatedly groped women as “probably a typical New York Times smear campaign” and asserted that the Republican nominee's 2005 comments bragging …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Donald Trump cancels “Hannity” interview — Will Donald Trump give an interview? Will he hold a press conference? Will he show up at next week's debate? — On Thursday morning, he canceled on his friend Sean Hannity, a Fox News spokeswoman said. He had been scheduled to appear on Hannity's Fox News show Thursday night.
Jeff Stein / Vox:
Conservatives questioning the timing of Donald Trump's accusers should listen to what they're saying
Conservatives questioning the timing of Donald Trump's accusers should listen to what they're saying
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German Lopez / Vox:
Trump: I didn't sexually assault a People magazine reporter, because “look at her”
Trump: I didn't sexually assault a People magazine reporter, because “look at her”
Evan Vucci / Talking Points Memo:
TIMELINE: Four Decades Of Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Trump
TIMELINE: Four Decades Of Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Trump
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Clinton leads Trump by 7 points — Hillary Clinton's lead over Donald Trump has increased to seven points, as more than half of voters say he is not qualified to be president. — That's according to a just-released national Fox News Poll of likely voters.
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Rasmussen Reports:
White House Watch: Trump Takes the Lead — The full results from Sunday night's debate are in, and Donald Trump has come from behind to take the lead over Hillary Clinton. — The latest Rasmussen Reports White House Watch national telephone and online survey shows Trump with 43% support among Likely U.S. Voters to Clinton's 41%.
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: Clinton Ahead in North Carolina; Virtual Tie in Ohio — Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by four points in North Carolina, while Trump is ahead by one in Ohio, according to two new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls of these states. — In North Carolina …
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
White House warns Trump not to attack Michelle Obama — In his latest, and perhaps most vehement campaign tirade, Donald Trump held his fire when it came to first lady Michelle Obama. And the White House suggested Thursday that Trump should continue to steer clear of the president's wife …
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Michelle Obama calls on women to rise up against Trump
Michelle Obama calls on women to rise up against Trump
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Jenée Desmond-Harris / Vox:
Behind Michelle Obama's heartfelt speech: 8 years of sexist and racist attacks
Behind Michelle Obama's heartfelt speech: 8 years of sexist and racist attacks
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The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Called Deaf ‘Apprentice’ Marlee Matlin ‘Retarded’ — Just in case you thought Donald Trump was insufficiently awful: He repeatedly called a deaf actress “retarded,” three sources tell The Daily Beast. — Trump, who was accused on Wednesday of making sexual comments to Marlee Matlin …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump says groping allegations are part of a global conspiracy to help Clinton — Donald Trump issued a breathtaking call to arms Thursday as he emphatically denied allegations that he groped and kissed multiple women without their consent, charging that his accusers were part of a global conspiracy to extinguish his outsider movement.
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New York Times:
The Times's Lawyer Responds to Donald Trump
The Times's Lawyer Responds to Donald Trump
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
New York Times lawyer to Trump: You have no reputation to protect
New York Times lawyer to Trump: You have no reputation to protect
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
'You're On Your Own': FBN Host Stunned by Curt Schilling Defending Lewd Trump Remark — Curt Schilling appeared on Fox Business Network today and defended Donald Trump's lewd remark to a 10-year-old in a way that stunned host Trish Regan. — One of the recently-unearthed past …
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Peter Sterne / Politico:
Lou Dobbs tweets Trump accuser's address and phone number — Fox Business Network anchor Lou Dobbs publicized the address and phone number of Jessica Leeds, one of the women who accused Donald Trump of groping her, to his 792,000 followers on Thursday morning.
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Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
Fox Business host Lou Dobbs appears to post personal information of Trump accuser on Twitter
Fox Business host Lou Dobbs appears to post personal information of Trump accuser on Twitter
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Damien Sharkov / Newsweek:
DONALD TRUMP CAMPAIGN APOLOGIZES TO SERBIA FOR YUGOSLAVIA BOMBING — WORLD SERBIA DONALD TRUMP BILL CLINTON 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has issued an apology for his country's decision to bomb Serbia during Bill Clinton's tenure at the White House.
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Kyle Becker / Independent Journal Review:
2 Clinton Campaign Videos Dropped on Twitter are So Hot, James O'Keefe was Suspended Soon After Posting Them — James O'Keefe of Project Veritas is known as a bit of an undercover video provocateur. Now, he's been suspended from Twitter. — O'Keefe received a notification from Twitter soon after posting two ‘undercover’ videos:
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Matthew Belloni / Hollywood Reporter:
Billy Bush Lawyers Up, Goes on Attack in NBC Fight (Exclusive) — “If Billy had been passive or responded ‘Shut the f— up’ to Trump, Billy would have been out of a job the next day,” litigator Marshall Grossman tells THR. — Billy Bush's exit from NBC News isn't going to be as amicable as many thought it would be.
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NBC News:
Trump's Campaign Is ‘Pulling Out of Virginia’ — Exclusive: NBC Analysis of Early Voting Shows Clinton with Advantage 1:31 — Donald Trump's campaign is “pulling out of Virginia,” a move that stunned staff in the battleground state, three sources with knowledge of the decision told NBC News.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
RNC TV ad spending for Trump: $0
RNC TV ad spending for Trump: $0
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
DID WIKILEAKS UNCOVER A MURDER PLOT? - Podesta Documents Suggest Scalia Assassination — Wikileaks released another 2,000 Podesta emails on Thursday morning. — This was the group's 5th release on the Podesta emails. — Now this— The internet blowing up over a document regarding Supreme Court Justice Scalia.
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Peter Moore / YouGov US Opinion Center News:
American women reject Trump's video apology — While most American women think that Trump's video apology was not good enough, men tend to either be OK with it or think he had nothing to apologize for in the first place … 2016's presidential election had already enjoyed more than its fair share of drama …
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Politico:
Gingrich: ‘Little Trump is frankly pathetic’ — Longtime Donald Trump surrogate Newt Gingrich on Thursday smacked down the Republican nominee, saying “little Trump is frankly pathetic.” — With Trump's campaign in a tailspin as more women accuse the billionaire of groping them …
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Associated Press:
Email: Clinton Campaign Tried to Move Back Illinois Primary — Hillary Clinton's campaign tried to move the Illinois presidential primary to a later date, saying a contest held after the Super Tuesday primaries might stop momentum for a moderate Republican candidate and emphasizing that Clinton …
Libby Nelson / Vox:
Read Donald Trump's bizarre, frightening speech responding to sexual assault allegations — At a rally in West Palm Beach, Florida, Donald Trump fired back against the accusations from women that he had sexually assaulted them. He said the New York Times story claiming he had assaulted …
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Matt Furie / TIME:
Pepe the Frog's Creator: I'm Reclaiming Him. He Was Never About Hate. — Furie is an artist, illustrator and children's book author. — Taking back the frog who has been abused by the Internet's worst people — A chill frog-dude named Pepe who I created a decade ago became a hate symbol... but there is still hope.
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Senate Republicans drop Trump from emails — The campaign arm of Senate Republicans has all but excised Donald Trump's name from their email pitches after previously making him central to their online fundraising efforts — a sign of just how toxic the GOP nominee has become since the video of his lewd comments came out last week.