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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump national political director ‘steps back’ from campaign — Jim Murphy, Donald Trump's national political director, is no longer playing an active role on the campaign, according to three sources briefed on the move - a troubling development for the Republican nominee coming just 19 days before the election.
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
GOP braces for Trump loss, roiled by refusal to accept election results — LAS VEGAS — A wave of apprehension and anguish swept the Republican Party on Thursday, with many GOP leaders alarmed by Donald Trump's refusal to accept the outcome of the election and concluding it is probably …
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Madeline Conway / Politico:
LePage calls Trump's election results comment ‘an absolute stupid move’
LePage calls Trump's election results comment ‘an absolute stupid move’
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Nathaniel Meyersohn / BuzzFeed:
Paul LePage On Trump's Election Results Answer: “C'mon, Get Over Yourself”
Paul LePage On Trump's Election Results Answer: “C'mon, Get Over Yourself”
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Donald Trump: ‘I will totally accept’ election results ‘if i win’
Donald Trump: ‘I will totally accept’ election results ‘if i win’
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Associated Press:
Trump, Clinton Trade Caustic Barbs as Roast Turns Bitter — The annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, a white-tie gala in New York that is often the last time the two presidential nominees share a stage before Election Day, is traditionally a time when campaign hostilities are set aside.
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New York Times:
Donald Trump Heckled by New York Elite at Charity Dinner — Donald J. Trump began this quadrennial exercise in campaign humility and self-deprecation on Thursday by comparing himself to the son of God — just another “carpenter working for his father” in his youth.
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Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Trump used his foundation to fund guerrilla filmmaker James O'Keefe — He funneled at least $10,000 to O'Keefe's Project Veritas — In Wednesday's presidential debate, Donald Trump claimed that new videos proved that Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama had “hired people” and “paid them $1,500” …
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New York Times:
Videos Put Democrats on Defensive About Dirty Tricks — A Democratic operative, wearing a checkered blue shirt and a tie, spoke calmly, explaining exactly how agents could infiltrate the rallies of Donald J. Trump and cause mayhem among the Republican's nominee team, his security staff and supporters.
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Chris Wallace said Trump's debate answers didn't surprise him — but he did have a glass of wine (or more) once it was over — Asked if he will accept the results on election day, Donald Trump tells the country he wants to “leave you in suspense.” — Fox News anchor Chris Wallace landed …
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Kevin Tampone / Syracuse Post-Standard:
SUNY professor says Trump win at least 87 percent certain; other polls ‘bunk’ — Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the South Florida Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach, Fla — Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the South Florida Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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NBC News:
‘Proud to Be a #NastyWoman’: Clinton Supporters Lampoon Trump Comment — Trump Uses Harsh Language At Final Debate, Brands Clinton as ‘Nasty Woman’ 4:04 — The country braced for surprises and mud-slinging at the final presidential debate — but when Donald Trump uttered that Hillary Clinton was a …
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Libby Nelson / Vox:
Watch Michelle Obama's Arizona speech: live stream and what to expect after the Clinton-Trump debate
Watch Michelle Obama's Arizona speech: live stream and what to expect after the Clinton-Trump debate
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Thomas Rid / Esquire:
How Russia Pulled Off the Biggest Election Hack in U.S. History — Putin, Wikileaks, the NSA and the DNC email fiasco that gave Trump and Clinton another reason to be at odds. — On an April afternoon earlier this year, Russian president Vladimir Putin headlined a gathering …
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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard:
How Hackers Broke Into John Podesta and Colin Powell's Gmail Accounts
How Hackers Broke Into John Podesta and Colin Powell's Gmail Accounts
Eric Geller / Politico:
Russian hackers infiltrated Podesta's email, security firm says
Russian hackers infiltrated Podesta's email, security firm says
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Video shows Trump being turned away at polling sites in 2004 — being turned away by multiple polling sites in 2004 made the rounds on social media Thursday in the wake of the candidate's refusal to say that he will accept losing the presidential race. — The video, from an episode of NBC's …
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Bryan Lowry / Wichita Eagle:
Kansas House leader calls Hitler's words ‘profound’ in Facebook post … A Kansas House leader said Thursday that her intent was to criticize Planned Parenthood when she called Adolf Hitler's words profound in a Facebook post. — “Great quote from Hitler in the video,” Speaker Pro Tem Peggy Mast …
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Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Obama Roasts Rubio: You Call Trump A ‘Con Artist’ But You'll Vote For Him? — President Barack Obama read Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), and, by proxy, the entire Republican Party, the riot act on Thursday for supporting Donald Trump despite previously condemning him.
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Chris Lehmann / The Baffler:
Trump TV? — Until very recently, it seemed self-evident that Donald Trump was the biggest raging moron in American public life. But that was before CNN president Jeff Zucker's star turn before the guardians of establishment wisdom at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.
Cronkite News:
Poll: Arpaio trails Penzone, AZ voters oppose border wall and deportations — Poll: Arpaio trails Penzone, AZ voters oppose border wall and deportations — PHOENIX - Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio trails his Democratic opponent Paul Penzone by almost 15 points, according …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Flake says it might be Garland time — Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake has maintained for months that Republicans should take up Merrick Garland's Supreme Court nomination if it looks like the presidential contest is a lost cause for the GOP. — It's looking about that time, Flake said in an interview on Thursday.
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Reuters:
For Trump, challenging an election loss would be tough — If Donald Trump were to challenge the outcome of next month's presidential election, as he has hinted he might, he would face a difficult and expensive fight, according to election attorneys and a review of voting laws in key battleground states.
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Guardian:
Trump loyalists plan own exit poll amid claims of ‘rigged’ election — The effort led by Trump confidante and conspiracy theorist Roger Stone targets cities with large minority populations, a tactic experts say could intimidate voters — Donald Trump loyalists will attempt to conduct …
Washington Post:
Iraq's U.S.-trained counterterrorism troops join attack on Mosul — BARTELLA, Iraq — Iraq's elite counterterrorism units advanced to within six miles of Mosul on Thursday as Kurdish forces opened a new front to the north — in a significant escalation of the fight for the Islamic State-held city.
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