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BostonGlobe.com:
Trump says the election is rigged — and his supporters are furious — CINCINNATI — In an arena normally reserved for ice hockey, the Donald Trump crowd was on edge. — Some wore shirts with slogans like “[Expletive] Your Feelings” or, in reference to the female Democratic nominee, “Trump that Bitch.”
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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Paul Ryan “Fully Confident” Election Will Be Carried Out Fairly, Spokesperson Says — WASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul Ryan pushed back against Donald Trump's claims that the election is being rigged through a spokesperson on Saturday. — “Our democracy relies on confidence in election results …
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Political Wire, ThinkProgress, electionlawblog.org, Booman Tribune, Washington Post, Hullabaloo and alan.com
Molly Redden / Guardian:
Donald Trump ‘grabbed me and went for the lips’, says new accuser — Cathy Heller joins eight other women in coming forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against Republican, with story similar to his taped remarks — On 7 October, as the political world convulsed from the revelation …
Darrel Rowland / The Columbus Dispatch:
Donald Trump camp rebukes Ohio GOP Chair Matt Borges, cuts ties — Underscoring the searing divisions over Donald Trump within the Republican Party, Trump's Ohio campaign today disassociated itself with state GOP Chairman Matt Borges because of his lack of support for the party's presidential nominee.
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump Suggests Clinton Was on Drug During Debate — The Latest on the 2016 presidential campaign (all times EDT): — Donald Trump is accusing rival Hillary Clinton of being on some kind of drug during the last debate and says that both candidates should be tested for substances ahead of the next one.
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ABC News, Politico and Washington Post
CNN:
Trump campaign cuts ties with Ohio GOP chairman weeks from election — (CNN)Donald Trump's campaign announced Saturday that it is cutting ties with the Republican Party chairman in the critical battleground state of Ohio less than a month before the election.
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The Resurgent
Andrew J. Tobias / Plain Dealer:
Donald Trump campaign denounces, severs ties with Ohio Republican Party Chairman Matt Borges
Donald Trump campaign denounces, severs ties with Ohio Republican Party Chairman Matt Borges
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Glen Caplin:
What did Trump know, and when did he know it? — In 1972, five men were caught breaking into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate Hotel. The crime prompted one of the greatest examples of investigative journalism in media history, and led to the resignation of a sitting American president.
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Clinton's team unleashes Watergate attack against Trump
Clinton's team unleashes Watergate attack against Trump
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Political Wire, ABC News and Joe.My.God.
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump calls for drug test before debate … on Saturday called for himself and Hillary Clinton — to take a drug test prior to the third presidential debate. — During a campaign rally Saturday in New Hampshire, the GOP presidential nominee compared himself and Clinton to athletes.
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Candace Smith / ABC News:
Trump: We Should Do a Drug Test Before the Debate
Trump: We Should Do a Drug Test Before the Debate
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Politico and Joe.My.God.
Tyler Durden / zerohedge.com/fullrss2.xml …:
Here Are Hillary Clinton's Three Speeches To Goldman Sachs For Which She Was Paid $675,000 — As has been widely reported, in 2013 Hillary Clinton was paid $675,000 for three speeches to Goldman Sachs. One was delivered on June 4, 2013 at the 2013 IBD CEO Annual Conference at The Inn …
Allan Smith / Business Insider:
John Kasich's dire warning for the Republican Party: EVOLVE OR DIE — John Kasich was the last remaining Republican primary challenger to Donald Trump. — Since ending his campaign in early May, Kasich has not followed the same course as fellow long-lasting GOP primary challengers …
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Occidental Dissent and AOL
Los Angeles Times:
‘A bloody scene’: 3 killed, 12 wounded in mass shooting at West Adams restaurant — Police say two groups exchanged gunfire inside and outside the restaurant, located in a converted home, in the West Adams district. Some diners were caught in the crossfire.
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Associated Press, CBS Sacramento and Guardian
Associated Press:
Global deal reached to limit powerful greenhouse gases — KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Nearly 200 nations have reached a deal, announced Saturday morning after all-night negotiations, to limit the use of greenhouse gases far more powerful than carbon dioxide in a major effort to fight climate change.
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Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Nations, Fighting Powerful Refrigerant That Warms Planet, Reach Landmark Deal
Nations, Fighting Powerful Refrigerant That Warms Planet, Reach Landmark Deal
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Mother Jones, Al Jazeera English, 89.3 KPCC, Occupy Democrats, Gothamist and CNBC
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
Taking Trump voters' concerns seriously means listening to what they're actually saying — Donald Trump's supporters deserve to have their concerns taken seriously. — If the media and commentators in 2016 can agree on nothing else, it's this. It's a bit of an odd meme.
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The Atlantic
Vanessa Williams / Washington Post:
Group accuses Mike Pence of voter suppression after state police raid registration program in Indiana — A progressive advocacy group is launching an advertising campaign accusing Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, who also is the Republican vice-presidential nominee, of sanctioning voter suppression …
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Breaking News USA, Jezebel and electionlawblog.org
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Senate GOP faces late cash crunch — Senate Republicans, whose fragile majority has been threatened by Donald Trump's tanking presidential bid, are suddenly confronting another problem: a lack of cash. — Republicans are set to be massively outspent on TV ads in seven of the eight states …
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The Hill, Daily Kos and Talking Points Memo
Rafael Bernal / The Hill:
2 Wis. men charged with trying to join ISIS — Two men from Wisconsin were charged in federal court Friday with trying to go to Syria to join the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). — Jason Michael Ludke, 35, and Yosvany Padilla-Conde, 30, were arrested in Texas on Oct. 5 …
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Independent Journal Review and Associated Press
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Trump has a point with media criticism — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump — has gone thermonuclear on the media in a way we've never seen from any political figure — or any public figure — before. — From a Trump rally in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Thursday: … ADVERTISEMENT
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Trump air-quotes Obama's presidency — BANGOR, MAINE — Donald Trump appeared to question the legitimacy of Barack Obama's presidency on Saturday, referring to him at a rally as the “quote 'president.” “And she wants 550 percent more coming from Syria than the thousands and thousands that our president …
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Mother Jones