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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.
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 …
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Hot Air
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Associated Press:
GOP, Democrats React to Trump on Accepting Election Outcome
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
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.
Discussion: Politico
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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.
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.
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 …
Discussion: Mediaite and TVNewser
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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.
Discussion: Daily Wire and The Gateway Pundit
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
Discussion: alan.com
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Associated Press:
Obama: Trump ‘Dangerous’ for Suggesting He Won't Concede
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Ali Rogin / ABC News:
Obama Calls For Public Option, Which He Once Hedged Against
Discussion: Politico
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
Discussion: ABC News
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 …
Discussion: New York Times, Motherboard and Hot Air
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Eric Geller / Politico:
Russian hackers infiltrated Podesta's email, security firm says
Discussion: AOL, Motherboard, RedState and The Week
Michael Wilner / Jerusalem Post:
Clinton more reliable for Israel than Trump- and Obama, Lieberman says … Clinton's consistency on Israel over the course of her lifelong career in public service is at the heart of Lieberman's pitch to voters.  —  NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton dispatched to Florida one of her most effective surrogates …
Jamie Schram / New York Post:
Hillary Clinton's security detail laughed when she broke her elbow  —  More On:  —  Hillary Clinton's security detail hated her so much that they privately snickered after she accidentally fell and broke her arm when she was secretary of state in 2009, one of her former guards told the Post.
Discussion: Power Line and The Daily Caller
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.
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.
Discussion: CNBC
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 …
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story, The Week and Daily Kos
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.
Discussion: Daily Wire and Hot Air
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Jim Michaels / USA Today:
U.S. service member killed in northern Iraq
Discussion: The Week
 
 
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Laura Ingraham / LifeZette:
NeverTrump Agonistes: Trump is the Only Pro-Life Choice
Discussion: Mediaite
Guardian:
Trump loyalists plan own exit poll amid claims of ‘rigged’ election
John DiStaso / WMUR:
WMUR poll: Hassan takes 8 percentage point lead over Ayotte
Stephen L. Carter / Bloomberg:
Trump or No Trump, Elections Have Been Stolen
Rasmussen Reports:
White House Watch: Trump Edges Ahead
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Flake says it might be Garland time
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Tim Johnson / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
WikiLeaks claims sham U.S. firm is trying to smear Assange
Discussion: Sputnik International and RedState
Emma Dumain / Post and Courier:
South Carolinians raise eyebrows at Trump's suggestions of rigged election
The Intercept:
Debate Moderators Under the Spell of Deficit-Obsessed Billionaire Pete Peterson
David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
The 5 Most Outrageous Hillary Clinton Lies From The Last Debate
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