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6:15 PM ET, October 13, 2016

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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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Natasha Stoynoff / People.com:
Physically Attacked by Donald Trump - A PEOPLE Writer's Own Harrowing Story  —  In December 2005, People Writer Natasha Stoynoff went to Mar-a-Largo to interview Donald and Melania Trump.  What she says happened next left her badly shaken.  Reached for comment, a spokeswoman for Trump said, “This never happened.
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.
Jeff Stein / Vox:
Conservatives questioning the timing of Donald Trump's accusers should listen to what they're saying  —  To some leading Republicans and conservative bloggers, the timing of new sexual assault allegations against Donald Trump looks suspicious.  Why the sudden surge of accusers in the final stretch of the presidential election?
German Lopez / Vox:
Trump: I didn't sexually assault a People magazine reporter, because “look at her”  —  Trump just can't stop objectifying women.  —  Donald Trump denied a People magazine journalist's claim that he sexually assaulted her during an interview.  His explanation: She's not attractive enough.
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 …
Discussion: ABC News, Vox and Hullabaloo
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg:
Michelle Obama Rebukes ‘Predatory’ Trump, Saying She's Shaken to Core
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump hits back at ‘vicious claims’ by female accusers
Discussion: ABC News
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Trump's Son Says Hot Mic Tape Makes Trump ‘Human,’ ‘Normal’
Discussion: The Week
CNNMoney:
Donald Trump threatens to sue New York Times over sexual harassment report
The Atlantic:
The Trump Allegations: The Latest Updates
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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Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
Michelle Obama Gives Powerful Speech Roasting Trump For Predatory Comments (VIDEO)
Discussion: Daily Kos
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 …
Monmouth University:
Monmouth University Polling Institute  —  Utah  —  Trump has Narrow Lead But Clinton and McMullin are Hot on His Heels  —  West Long Branch, NJ - The Republican presidential nominee is ahead in the race for Utah's electoral votes - which wouldn't be a headline except for the fact that his lead is a relatively meager 6 points.
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 on Thursday posted a phone number and an address purportedly belonging to one of the women who has accused Donald Trump of unwanted sexual contact.
Discussion: Hullabaloo, Mediaite and Joe.My.God.
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.
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.
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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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 …
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Conservative group may have broken Fla. law in secret recording of Clinton campaign voter-registration shenanigans  —  The conservative Project Veritas group might have broken Florida law by secretly shooting video of Hillary Clinton staffers making crude comments and discussing the destruction of Republican voter-registration forms.
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Lauren Etter / Bloomberg:
Trump Supporters Monitoring Polls Alarms Voting-Rights Groups  —  The Republican presidential nominee has been exhorting his supporters to be vigilant about the supposed threat of voter fraud, which has been shown to be almost nonexistent in the U.S.  —  For the first time in a half-century …
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Garrett Epps / The Atlantic:   Donald Trump's Attacks on the Rights of Minority Voters
Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton for president  —  IN THE gloom and ugliness of this political season, one encouraging truth is often overlooked: There is a well-qualified, well-prepared candidate on the ballot.  Hillary Clinton has the potential to be an excellent president of the United States, and we endorse her without hesitation.
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 …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
 
 
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Ashley Parker / New York Times:
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