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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
At third debate, Trump won't commit to accepting election results if he loses  —  LAS VEGAS — A defiant Donald Trump used the high-profile setting of the final presidential debate here Wednesday night to amplify one of the most explosive charges of his candidacy: that if he loses the election …
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Libby Nelson / Vox:
Donald Trump just said he might not concede the election if Clinton wins  —  It's extraordinary that Chris Wallace had to ask this question of Donald Trump during a presidential debate: If he loses, will he accept the result of the election?  —  But what is even more stunning was Trump's response: You'll just have to wait and see.
Discussion: Slate
New York Times:
Donald Trump's Contempt for Democracy  —  Donald Trump turned, in the third and final presidential debate, from insulting the intelligence of the American voter to insulting American democracy itself.  He falsely insisted there were “millions of people” registered to participate in the election …
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump refuses to say he'll accept election results … on Wednesday refused to say he would accept the results of the presidential election, continuing to warn that the election is “rigged” against him.  —  “I will look at it at the time.  I'm not looking at anything now,” Trump said during the final presidential debate in Las Vegas.
Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Trump On Accepting Election Results: 'I'll Keep You In Suspense, Okay?' (VIDEO)
Discussion: The Mahablog
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
The 14 biggest moments of the final debate  —  LAS VEGAS — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump did not hide their personal animus in their final debate.  —  Like their last meeting, they skipped the handshake and immediately launched into a heated battle on everything from abortion rights …
Discussion: ABC News and Vox
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German Lopez / Vox:
3rd presidential debate highlights: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and a fitting end to this bizarre election  —  It was the last time Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump met at the debate stage.  And it was weird.  —  It's over.  There will be no more presidential debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The final Trump-Clinton debate transcript, annotated  —  The final debate of the 2016 presidential race comes as Hillary Clinton is threatening to shut the door on Donald Trump and as Donald Trump is threatening to unleash a torrent of attacks and accusations about the “rigged” election process.
Politico:
Full transcript: Third 2016 presidential debate  —  Chris Wallace: Good evening from the Thomas and Mack Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.  I'm Chris Wallace of Fox News and I welcome you to the third and final of the 2016 presidential debates between secretary of state Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump.
CNN:
Hillary Clinton wins third presidential debate, according to CNN / ORC poll  —  (CNN)Hillary Clinton won the final presidential debate 52% to 39% for Donald Trump, according to a CNN / ORC poll of debate watchers.
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Media Matters for America:
Trump Ally Alex Jones Suffers Debate Meltdown Over “Lying Whore” Hillary Clinton  —  Conspiracy theorist and prominent Donald Trump ally Alex Jones ranted throughout his livestream of the third presidential debate, calling Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton a “lying whore” and …
Discussion: alan.com
Breitbart:
Poll: Who Won the Third Presidential Debate?
Discussion: FOX 61 and Politicus USA
David Mack / BuzzFeed:
BuzzFeed CEO: I Heard Ivanka Trump Talk About “Mulatto Cocks”  —  “Surprised Ivanka would be shocked by lewd language.  I met her once & she casually said: 'I've never seen a mulatto cock, but I'd like to!'”  Peretti tweeted.  —  Ivanka Trump once told a gathering of friends and acquaintances …
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Ivanka Trump distances herself from father's campaign: 'I'm not a surrogate, I'm a daughter'  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Hours before the third presidential debate on Wednesday, Ivanka Trump sought to distance herself from her father's campaign.
Jason Wells / BuzzFeed:
Ivanka Trump Says Her Father's Lewd Comments Were “A Bit Jarring”
Discussion: CNN, The Root and Raw Story
Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
Bad Blood?  Donald Trump and Roger Ailes Reportedly No Longer Speak  —  The G.O.P. nominee and former cable news king, longtime friends, have reportedly had a falling out in the midst of the campaign.  —  With less than three weeks until Election Day, Donald Trump is dipping in the polls …
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Brent Griffiths / Politico:
Palin to be a Trump guest at tonight's debate  —  Sarah Palin will be among Donald Trump's guests at the third and final presidential debate Wednesday night in Las Vegas.  —  A senior Republican operative confirmed to POLITICO that Palin is staying at Trump's hotel, and will be in the audience …
Discussion: ABC News
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Caitlin Yilek / The Hill:
Palin attending debate as Trump's guest
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Ex-reporter who accused Bill Clinton of groping will attend debate: report
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Republicans despondent that Trump threw away final debate  —  Donald Trump's rocky performance on the final debate stage did little to allay his party's concerns that the GOP is headed for an electoral catastrophe up and down the ticket.  —  In interviews with over a dozen senior Republican strategists …
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Sorry not sorry: Politico's Thrush doubles down on Podesta emails  —  Contrition is defined as the state of feeling remorseful and penitent.  And it is something that is lacking in today's media.  —  Mistakes will be made, of course, that's understood.  But understand this …
Discussion: RT and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Sharon Bernstein / Reuters:
Voters illegally removed from Ohio rolls may cast provisional ballots: judge  —  A federal judge in Ohio laid out a plan on Wednesday for the state to restore voting privileges for people who were illegally removed from the state's voter rolls over the past five years.
Discussion: New York Magazine
John Bresnahan / Politico:
House Republicans scramble for cash to stop Democratic takeover  —  Two of the three top House Republicans hosted a conference call Wednesday to urge GOP lawmakers to pony up cash to endangered colleagues, as the party faces one of the most challenging political climates in recent memory, according to sources familiar with the call.
New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Told People to Google ‘Donald Trump Iraq.’ They Did.  —  During Wednesday's presidential debate, Hillary Clinton called for Americans to go online to search for “Donald Trump Iraq.”  —  People actually listened.  —  Mrs. Clinton's suggestion came during a discussion …
Discussion: Telegraph, CNN, BizPac Review and BBC
The Independent:
The betting pattern that called Brexit has a terrifying prediction about the US election  —  It is news that will strike fear into the hearts of perhaps half of America and large chunks of the world outside of it.  Despite a calamitous week of campaigning, betting markets on the US election …
Rachel Stoltzfoos / The Daily Caller:
Trump: Clinton Should Return Money From Countries That Abuse Women  —  'Why don't you give back the money?'  —  Who Donald Trump And Hillary Clinton Invited To The Final Presidential Debate  —  ELECTIONS |  KAITLAN COLLINS  —  Tonight...  Trump Hammers Hillary's Extreme Abortion Stance: ‘Not Acceptable’
Discussion: BizPac Review
CNNMoney:
Steve Bannon speaks: Donald Trump is “master of the head fake”  —  Trump campaign CEO Steve Bannon says Donald Trump is “the master of the head fake.”  —  According to Bannon, the news that President Obama's Trump-supporting half-brother Malik Obama is attending Wednesday's debate is “just an appetizer.”
Sarah Robinson / ledger-enquirer:
Attorney: Student's leg to be amputated today after incident with teacher  —  A 13-year-old student who said he was “thrown to the floor” multiple times by a teacher at Edgewood Student Services Center on Sept. 12 is expected to have his leg amputated today as a result of the alleged incident, according to his attorney.
 
 
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Iran's supreme leader slams US election
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Jeffrey H. Anderson / Weekly Standard:
Email Shows That Clinton Seeks ‘the Unraveling’ of Obamacare
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
McMullin tops new poll of Utah voters
Jordan B Peterson / The Hill:
Canadian gender-neutral pronoun bill is a warning for Americans
Discussion: The Daily Signal
Joe Schoffstall / Washington Free Beacon:
Complaint Filed Against Clinton's Campaign Following O'Keefe Videos
Adam Wren / Politico:
Women Are Wavering in Trump County, USA
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Art Swift / Gallup:
Support for Legal Marijuana Use Up to 60% in U.S.
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John Parkinson / ABC News:
White House Baffled by Donald Trump's Debate Invite to Obama's Estranged Brother
Discussion: Associated Press, Politico and Hot Air
John Merline / Investor's Business Daily:
Trump Leads Clinton By 1 Point Going Into Debate — IBD/TIPP Poll
 

 
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Financial Times:
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