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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Woman says Trump reached under her skirt and groped her in early 1990s — Kristin Anderson was deep in conversation with acquaintances at a crowded Manhattan nightspot and did not notice the figure to her right on a red velvet couch — until, she recalls, his fingers slid under her miniskirt …
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Anna Merlan / Jezebel:
Former Apprentice Contestant Summer Zervos Says Donald Trump Sexually Harassed Her After the Show — At a press conference with attorney Gloria Allred Friday afternoon, Summer Zervos, a former candidate on The Apprentice, said that Donald Trump groped her when she met him at the Beverly Hills hotel …
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New York Times:
Donald Trump Assails His Accusers as Liars, and Unattractive
Donald Trump Assails His Accusers as Liars, and Unattractive
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Madeline Conway / Politico:
Former ‘Apprentice’ contestant accuses Trump of sexually harassing her in 2007
Former ‘Apprentice’ contestant accuses Trump of sexually harassing her in 2007
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Monica Langley / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Prepares New Attack on Media, Clinton — GOP presidential nominee says reports are ‘slanderous’ and media are pitted against him and his supporters — Donald Trump will broaden his attack against the media to hit globalism and the Clinton Foundation by charging …
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Mike Pence: “I don't understand” Michelle Obama's critique of Trump
Mike Pence: “I don't understand” Michelle Obama's critique of Trump
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Scott Stump / TODAY.com:
Mike Pence on TODAY Show says evidence disproving Trump's accusers ‘hours’ away
Mike Pence on TODAY Show says evidence disproving Trump's accusers ‘hours’ away
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David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
Is the House in Play? What We Know Now — Ever since last Friday's Access Hollywood bombshell, Speaker Paul Ryan has treated Trump's campaign as a sinking ship and has sounded an alarm to donors to shift resources towards saving the majority. Meanwhile, we have been inundated with questions …
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
The 2016 electoral map is collapsing around Donald Trump
The 2016 electoral map is collapsing around Donald Trump
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Pence: ‘Something missing’ from polls showing Trump trailing
Pence: ‘Something missing’ from polls showing Trump trailing
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CNNMoney:
Trump on Lindsay Lohan in 2004: ‘Deeply troubled’ women are ‘always the best in bed’ — Donald Trump said in a 2004 interview with Howard Stern about Lindsay Lohan that “deeply troubled” women are “always the best in bed,” according to a CNN KFile review of the appearance.
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Taylor Cairns / Newsplex:
Legally armed protester stands outside Dittmar campaign offices for hours — FLUVANNA COUNTY, Va. (NEWSPLEX) — On Thursday, a Fluvanna County resident stood outside Jane Dittmar's Palmyra campaign office to protest Hillary Clinton. — The protester, Daniel Parks, says that he hopes …
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Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Armed protester stands outside Dem's office for 12 hours
Armed protester stands outside Dem's office for 12 hours
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Armed Trump Supporters ‘Protest’ Outside Virginia Dem's Campaign Office
Armed Trump Supporters ‘Protest’ Outside Virginia Dem's Campaign Office
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The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump Made Nasty Comments About Khloe Kardashian On ‘Apprentice,’ Staffers Say — Sources say he called her a “piglet.” — During a 2009 taping of “Celebrity Apprentice,” Donald Trump made disparaging remarks about Khloe Kardashian's weight before firing her from the program …
David Dayen / New Republic:
The Most Important WikiLeaks Revelation Isn't About Hillary Clinton — What John Podesta's emails from 2008 reveal about the way power works in the Democratic Party. — The most important revelation in the WikiLeaks dump of John Podesta's emails has nothing to do with Hillary Clinton.
Nancy Collins / Hollywood Reporter:
Donald Trump Talks Family, Women in Unearthed Transcript: “When I Come Home and Dinner's Not Ready, I Go Through the Roof” — “Psychologists will tell you that some women want to be treated with respect,” he told Nancy Collins in a never-released 1994 transcript from ABC's ‘Primetime Live.’ …
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Daniel Halper / New York Post:
Trump camp puts forward witness to refute sex assault claim — More On: — Donald Trump's campaign says a British man is countering claims that the GOP presidential nominee groped a woman on a cross-country flight more than three decades ago. — The man says he was sitting across …
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Trump Wonders Why No One's Accusing Obama of Sexual Assault — Yes, this actually happened. Donald Trump openly wondered today why no women are coming out to accuse President Obama of sexual assault. — He called Obama an “incompetent president” who doesn't know what he's doing …
Tom Sykes / The Daily Beast:
Ken Bone's Disturbing Reddit History Shows He's Not Nearly as Adorable as We Thought — Talk about building them up to knock them down. — With his red sweater and earnest questions about energy policy at the Clinton/Trump town hall debate, Kenneth Bone quickly became a shorthand …
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Virgin:
I want an entrepreneur to become President one day - just not Donald Trump — I would like to see an entrepreneur become President one day. I believe entrepreneurial thinking is incredibly valuable in leaders, and there are many entrepreneurs who I would be delighted to see in power - just not this one.
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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
President Obama Blasts Donald Trump as Tough Talker Who Fails to Act on It
President Obama Blasts Donald Trump as Tough Talker Who Fails to Act on It
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Mother Jones:
How Trump Took Hate Groups Mainstream — The first warning sign that something new was brewing came in June 2015, as Donald Trump joined the crowded field vying for the Republican presidential nomination. In the extravagant lobby of Trump Tower in New York City, he announced he would build …
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Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Body Shames Clinton, Too! 'I Wasn't Impressed, Believe Me' — Donald Trump appeared to insult Hillary Clinton's physical appearance at a rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, Friday, saying he “wasn't impressed” when Clinton walked in front of him at Sunday's town hall debate.
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Clinton campaign predicts highest voter turnout ever — 's campaign manager on Thursday pointed to early voting increases among African-Americans, Hispanics and women as driving what he predicts will be the largest voter turnout in American history. — “We've been very confident since …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Clinton's Florida Lead Continues to Grow — PPP's newest Florida poll finds Hillary Clinton's lead in the state continuing to tick up. She's at 46% to 42% for Donald Trump, with Gary Johnson at 5%, and Jill Stein at 1%. When PPP last polled the state two weeks ago, Clinton's advantage was 45/43.
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump Jr. posts kid's letter asking that Clinton be jailed — 's son on Friday shared a message on social media from a girl asking that Hillary Clinton — be put in jail. — “Such an awesome letter from a 9-year-old supporter who came to one of my N.C. rallies yesterday,” Donald Trump Jr. said on Instagram.
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Bloomberg:
More Than 1 Million in Obamacare to Lose Plans as Insurers Quit — Insurers quitting is latest threat to health law's markets — Health law has become major focus of Trump, Clinton election — A growing number of people in Obamacare are finding out their health insurance plans …
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German Lopez / Vox:
Donald Trump on sexual assault accuser: “believe me, she would not be my first choice” — It's the second time in two days Trump has leveled this kind of appalling attack at an accuser. — Donald Trump has, for at least the second time in two days, suggested that he didn't sexually assault a woman because she was too unattractive.
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Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
Despite 2001 Promise, Donald Trump Made No 9/11 Donations in Year After Attack, Audit Finds — The New York City Comptroller's Office has found no evidence that Donald Trump donated to 9/11 charities in the months after the attacks, the agency said. — Trump had promised weeks …
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
This is the best book to help you understand the wild 2016 campaign — On September 11, 2016, the political media's attention was firmly fixed on Lower Manhattan, where Hillary Clinton unexpectedly ducked out of a 9/11 memorial event. Video soon surfaced of her looking very unwell …
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Scott Zamost / CNN:
Ex-contestant: Trump inspected each woman before pageant — (CNN)A former Miss USA contestant says Donald Trump personally inspected each woman prior to the contest to the point where it was “the dirtiest I felt in my entire life.” — Samantha Holvey, the 2006 Miss North Carolina …
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