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11:05 AM ET, October 21, 2016

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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
At charity roast, Donald Trump delivered what might as well be a campaign eulogy  —  NEW YORK — It was supposed to be his opening joke, but it landed with such heavy bitterness that it prompted scattered, uncomfortable laughter.  —  “A special hello to all of you in this room who have known and loved me for many, many years.
Discussion: Boing Boing, WBNS-TV and NBC News
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
No happy warriors to be found at Al Smith dinner  —  Washington (CNN)No one would confuse Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton for happy warriors.  —  The rivals showed up Thursday night at a fabled staging post on the final stretch of presidential campaigns — the Al Smith charity dinner in New York.
Discussion: Hot Air
NBC News:
Trump, Clinton Trade Biting Jokes at Al Smith Dinner After Fiery Debate
Discussion: AOL, Balloon Juice and NBC News
Associated Press:
Trump, Clinton Trade Caustic Barbs as Roast Turns Bitter
Discussion: Politico
CBS New York:
Trump, Clinton Back On The Campaign Trail After Trading Sharp Barbs At Al Smith Dinner
Discussion: alan.com
Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
Trump's incredible shrinking map  —  In June, POLITICO identified 11 key battleground states — totaling 146 electoral votes — that would effectively decide the presidential election in November.  A new examination of polling data and strategic campaign ad buys indicates that six of those 11 …
Discussion: Suffolk University
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CNN:   Early voting results promising for Clinton in battleground states
Reuters:
For Trump, challenging an election loss would be tough
Discussion: CNBC
Greg Bluestein / Political Insider blog:
AJC poll: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are deadlocked in Georgia  —  Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are deadlocked in Georgia with less than three weeks until Election Day, according to a new Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll.  —  The poll released Friday shows Trump leading Clinton …
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Rasmussen Reports:
White House Watch: Trump Edges Ahead
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.
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
GOP congressman on Clinton: 'A lady needs to be told when she's being nasty'  —  (CNN)Republican Rep. Brian Babin on Thursday defended Donald Trump calling Hillary Clinton “a nasty woman” at the final presidential debate, saying “sometimes a lady needs to be told when she's being nasty.”
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Former Republican Party Chairman Says He Won't Vote For Trump  —  Steele at a debate last year.  —  Ethan Miller / Getty Images  —  Michael Steele, who led the Republican Party from 2009 to 2011, became the latest senior Republican figure to say he would not vote for Donald Trump.
John Sexton / Hot Air:
Jake Tapper hammers Think Progress for publishing story it knew was false  —  One of the things that has become clear in the wake of Wikileaks dump of Podesta emails is that a lot of journalists have a very cozy—one could even say sycophantic— relationship with Democrats.
Discussion: RedState and RT
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David Brooks / New York Times:
How to Repair Moral Capital  —  Hillary Clinton, who has been in politics all her adult life, seems to have learned something from Michelle Obama, who has never run for public office.  Clinton gave three masterful answers in the debate Wednesday night that were tonally different from her normal clichés.
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Donald Trump vs. American Democracy
Discussion: Refinery29
National Journal:
Donald Trump Leaves a Car Wreck Behind  —  Republicans can repair the damage in 2018, but only if the party's malcontents stop believing that compromise is a four-letter word.  —  Re­pub­lic­ans will now have four years to think about what they did to them­selves this year …
Rachel Bishop / Mirror.co.uk:
Could mysterious hexagonal clouds in Bermuda Triangle caused by 170mph ‘air bombs’ be behind centuries of bizarre disappearances?  —  It is believed these deadly blasts of air that can flip over ships and bring planes crashing into the ocean could be behind the vanishing of at least 75 planes and hundreds of ships
Discussion: Daily Mail
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 …
New York Daily News:
Who I'm voting for, and why: We are enduring a campaign of seemingly boundless cynicism  —  The case against Hillary Clinton could have been written before the recent WikiLeaks and FBI disclosures.  But these documents do provide hard textual backup.  —  The most sensational disclosure …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Reagan video proves Bill O'Reilly's historical fraud  —  In a recent chat with his colleague and debate-moderation conqueror Chris Wallace, Fox News host Bill O'Reilly spoke about his approach to writing his “Killing” series of books.  “What [co-author] Martin Dugard and I have crafted …
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
WikiLeaks poisons Hillary's relationship with left  —  LAS VEGAS — Donald Trump is pointing to a stream of hacked emails as proof that Hillary Clinton would be a compromised president, but a surprising number of progressives are drawing similar conclusions — albeit for totally different reasons.
Cameron Easley / Morning Consult:
First Post-Debate Poll: Clinton Wins Third Debate, Keeps Trump at a Distance  —  Hillary Clinton maintains her lead over Donald Trump after completing her sweep Wednesday, with a healthy plurality of voters naming her the winner of the third and final presidential debate.
Bryan Schott / utahpolicy.com:
Trump Leads McMullin by One Point Among Likely Utah Voters  —  Donald Trump has a slim one-point lead over independent candidate Evan McMullin among likely voters in Utah.  Democrat Hillary Clinton is in third place.  —  The survey, commissioned by UtahPolicy.com, is the third straight survey …
Discussion: The Week, WISH-TV and fox13now.com
 
 
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Belinda Luscombe / TIME:
Gretchen Carlson's Next Fight
Discussion: TVNewser and The Week
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Why The RNC Wants Nothing To Do With Trump's Poll Watcher Call To Arms
Washington Post:
If you want to rig an election...  Rigging a U.S. presidential election …
Paradise Afshar / WPLG-TV:
Miami passes resolution condemning hate speech, violence against Muslims
Discussion: Jihad Watch and The Geller Report
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Most states have no laws about guns in polling places.  Some election officials think that could be a problem.
Jamie Schram / New York Post:
Hillary Clinton's security detail laughed when she broke her elbow
 Earlier Items: 
Michael Wilner / Jerusalem Post:
Clinton more reliable for Israel than Trump- and Obama, Lieberman says
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Video shows Trump being turned away at polling sites in 2004
Discussion: Raw Story and CNN
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Chris Wallace said Trump's debate answers didn't surprise him …
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
GOP braces for Trump loss, roiled by refusal to accept election results
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Hot Air
Chris Lehmann / The Baffler:
Trump TV?  —  Until very recently, it seemed self-evident …
Guardian:
Trump loyalists plan own exit poll amid claims of ‘rigged’ election
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Political Wire
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

 
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