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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Watch Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star Get Destroyed — EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Donald Trump's star on the iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame was destroyed early Wednesday morning by a man dressed as a city construction worker wielding a sledgehammer and pick-ax.
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star Vandalized By Sledgehammer — EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump took a lot of hits today and not just in the Presidential race. With less than two-weeks to go before America decides if the ex-Apprentice host will pull off a surprise victory over Hillary Clinton …
Neetzan Zimmerman / The Hill:
Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star destroyed in sledgehammer attack
Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star destroyed in sledgehammer attack
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RedState, Deadline, The Right Scoop and Sputnik International
John McCormick / Bloomberg:
Trump Has 2-Point Edge in Bloomberg Politics Poll of Florida — In the U.S. Senate race, Republican incumbent Marco Rubio leads by 10 percentage points. — McCormickJohn — Donald Trump has a slim advantage in Florida as critical independent voters narrowly break his way in the must …
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John McCormick / Bloomberg:
Clinton Dominates Trump Among Millennial Voters in Harvard Poll
Clinton Dominates Trump Among Millennial Voters in Harvard Poll
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The Week and Daily Wire
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Newt Gingrich Lost It and Blew Up at Megyn Kelly: ‘You Are Fascinated with Sex!’ — Newt Gingrich faced off with Megyn Kelly tonight and completely lost it. Gingrich, who most frequently appears in Fox primetime with Sean Hannity, seemed to be very, very thrown by actually being challenged on Donald Trump being behind in the polls.
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Trump christens D.C. hotel, lauds Newt Gingrich for sparring with Megyn Kelly
Trump christens D.C. hotel, lauds Newt Gingrich for sparring with Megyn Kelly
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Politico, ABC News, Political Wire, Hot Air and Talking Points Memo
William Cummings / USA Today:
‘You are fascinated with sex,’ Newt Gingrich tells Megyn Kelly in heated exchange
‘You are fascinated with sex,’ Newt Gingrich tells Megyn Kelly in heated exchange
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Salon, New York Times, American Prospect, Washington Post, CNNMoney, CBS News, ABC News, Politico and Taylor Marsh
Chris Sanchez / Business Insider:
Megyn Kelly torches Newt Gingrich in heated interview over Donald Trump
Megyn Kelly torches Newt Gingrich in heated interview over Donald Trump
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Mother Jones, Gothamist and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
David Weigel / Washington Post:
House Republicans are already preparing for ‘years’ of investigations of Clinton — SOUTH JORDAN, Utah — Jason Chaffetz, the Utah congressman wrapping up his first term atop the powerful House Oversight Committee, un-endorsed Donald Trump weeks ago. That freed up him to prepare for something else …
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Mother Jones, alan.com, Politicus USA and The New Civil Rights Movement
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Billy House / Bloomberg:
Ryan Likely to Survive Trump With Marred Presidential Hopes
Ryan Likely to Survive Trump With Marred Presidential Hopes
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New York Times, Washington Post, No More Mister Nice Blog, Political Wire and Associated Press
Gary Johnson for President:
STATEMENT BY GOV. BILL WELD REGARDING THE FINAL WEEKS OF THIS ELECTION — Gov. Bill Weld delivered the following statement this afternoon at a press conference in Boston: — “It is a privilege and an honor to participate in this year's national election campaign.
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Libertarian VP Candidate Admits Defeat, Tells Voters To Pick Clinton Over Trump — Accepting that his presidential bid will fail, Libertarian vice presidential candidate Bill Weld on Tuesday obliquely urged voters to vote for Hillary Clinton. — In a Tuesday statement addressed …
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Occupy Democrats and alan.com
Ilya Shapiro / The Federalist:
The Senate Should Refuse To Confirm All Of Hillary Clinton's Judicial Nominees — When Sen. John McCain said last week that he would work to block any Supreme Court nominee a president Hillary Clinton would name, it raised some eyebrows. Republican senators pledged not to take up any nominee …
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump campaign turns infomercial — MIAMI — Donald Trump has less than two weeks left in his presidential campaign, but his closing argument sounds as much about his business interests as his electoral ones. — As Hillary Clinton and her surrogates fan out across the battleground states …
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New York Magazine, Daily Kos, The Week and CNN
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Trump booster Alex Jones: I'm not anti-Semitic, but Jews run an evil conspiracy — Radio host Alex Jones is a big Trump fan — and Trump, for his part, has returned the favor. In December, he went on Jones's show, telling the host, “your reputation is amazing” and promising him that “I will not let you down.”
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Media Matters for America
Megan Cassidy / Arizona Republic:
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio officially charged with criminal contempt … With a federal judge's signature on a proposed order initially submitted by prosecutors Oct. 17, the deal is sealed: Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is criminally charged with federal contempt of court.
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Rewire, Associated Press, The Week and Raw Story
CBS New York:
Protesters Disrupt Traffic On George Washington Bridge, Cause Major Delays — NEW YORK — Protesters chained themselves together across the George Washington Bridge, disrupting traffic during the height of the morning rush hour Wednesday. — The inbound upper level was closed for only 15 minutes, but the damage was done.
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Gothamist, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, RT and New York Magazine
Gary Langer / ABC News:
A Dead Heat for Congress, Despite Clinton's Advantage (POLL) — Hillary Clinton's lead in the presidential race is no longer in the double digits in the latest ABC News tracking poll, and there are signs of vote splitting that could help down-ballot Republicans.
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Daily Wire and Political Wire
Jesse Singal / New York Magazine:
The Internet's Fever Swamps Aren't Going Anywhere. We Need to Learn to Live With Them. — This week, two of the top papers in the country have run op-eds about the widespread problem of misinformation and rumor-mongering in online conservative media, and how to begin solving it.
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New York Times
Caleb Downs / Dallas Morning News:
Voters in Texas say machines changed Trump votes to Clinton, but officials call it user error — Early voters in Texas have claimed that voting machines in Dallas, Collin, Tarrant and other counties changed their presidential votes from Donald Trump to Hillary Clinton.
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Independent Journal Review, BizPac Review and Liberty Unyielding
Fox News:
ObamaCare premium hikes fuel Trump, GOP case in key swing states — Newly announced double-digit premium hikes for those on the ObamaCare exchanges are handing Donald Trump a political weapon in key swing states where residents could be facing rate increases even higher than the national average.
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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Evan McMullin Isn't Just Running For President — He's Literally Building A New Party — SALT LAKE CITY — Evan McMullin sat at a conference table in his modest campaign headquarters here one morning last week, struggling to pick which high-profile Republican had most disappointed him this year.
Fortune:
Fewer Than 1 in 4 Women Say They Would Buy Ivanka Trump's Clothes — #GrabYourWallets. #Ivankant. — You may have seen these hashtags trending on your Twitter feed recently, thanks to a now two-week long boycott of Ivanka Trump-branded clothing—and the retailers that carry it.
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Los Angeles Times, Raw Story, Political Insider blog and Hullabaloo
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Hillary Clinton Says She Doubts Trump ‘Has Ever Read The Constitution’ — During a campaign rally in Lake Worth, Florida, on Wednesday, Hillary Clinton hammered Donald Trump's refusal to say he will accept the results of the November election, arguing that he is undermining democratic values in the United States.
Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
UW-Madison sex assault case snowballs as dozens come forward, ‘stalking’ list seized — On Oct. 12, in Madison, Wis., a female student went to police and filed a complaint against a 20-year-old student by the name of Alec Cook. — She said she and Cook had originally contacted each …
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madison.com, WKOW 27, Raw Story, New York Magazine and AOL
Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
Indiana officials are trying to block almost 45,000 black citizens from voting — Police raided the largest voter registration drive in the state with the lowest voter turnout in the country. — Roughly 45,000 newly registered voters in Indiana—almost all of whom are black …
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Atlanta Black Star and Shakesville
NBC News:
Raqqa Offensive Against ISIS to Begin Within Weeks: Ash Carter — U.S. Won't Be Part of Mosul ‘Occupation,’ Ash Carter Says 1:04 — PARIS — The offensive to oust ISIS from its capital will get underway within weeks, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told NBC News in an exclusive interview Wednesday.
Christina Wilkie / The Huffington Post:
Trump Loyalists Planned Voter Intimidation Using Fake ID Badges, Fake Exit Polling — Until HuffPost Asked Them About It — The “Vote Protectors” are affiliated with Trump adviser Roger Stone. — National Political Reporter, The Huffington Post — Vote Protectors, the anti-voter-fraud group hosted …
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Media Matters for America, Talking Points Memo and BillMoyers.com
Los Angeles Times:
Donald Trump versus Vince McMahon — In 2007, Trump put his reputation — and his hair — on the line to start a fued with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon. In a dramatized dust-up reported on by major media outlets, their storied hair versus hair match during Wrestlemania 23 had both men pick …
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Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
Hotel CEO openly celebrates higher prices after anti-Airbnb law passes — A hotel executive said a recently-passed New York law cracking down on Airbnb hosts will enable the company to raise prices for New York City hotel rooms, according to the transcript of the executive's words on a call with shareholders last week.
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Above the Law
Drew FitzGerald / Wall Street Journal:
National Intelligence Director Says Data Suggests ‘Nonstate Actor’ Was Behind Cyberattack — Network experts also rule out usual suspects like online blackmailers — U.S. officials and security researchers said it doesn't appear that national governments were behind Friday's massive internet attack …
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Computerworld, The Daily Caller and Instapundit
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
What the Right's Intellectuals Did Wrong — Every political movement in a democracy is shaped like a pyramid — elite actors on the top, the masses underneath. But the pyramid that is modern American conservatism has always been misshapen, with a wide, squat base that tapers far too quickly at its peak.
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