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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 …
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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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The Right Scoop, Deadline 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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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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Political Wire
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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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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William Cummings / USA Today:
‘You are fascinated with sex,’ Newt Gingrich tells Megyn Kelly in heated exchange — 3.8k Shares — Former speaker of the House and top Donald Trump surrogate Newt Gingrich got into a heated exchange with Fox News host Megyn Kelly over the women who have accused Trump of groping them.
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Trump christens new hotel, lauds Newt Gingrich for sparring with Megyn Kelly
Trump christens new hotel, lauds Newt Gingrich for sparring with Megyn Kelly
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Politico, Business Insider and Mediaite
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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Rebecca Sinderbrand / Washington Post:
‘You are fascinated with sex’: That Megyn Kelly-Newt Gingrich showdown was one for the ages
‘You are fascinated with sex’: That Megyn Kelly-Newt Gingrich showdown was one for the ages
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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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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.
Billy House / Bloomberg:
Ryan Likely to Survive Trump With Marred Presidential Hopes — U.S. House speaker could face challenge from Trump backers — Republicans likely to have a slimmer House majority next year — House Speaker Paul Ryan will probably be able to survive Donald Trump's presidential bid with his job intact.
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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 …
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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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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Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump Campaign Manager Defends Hotel ‘Pit Stop’ — The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT): — Donald Trump's campaign manager is defending his “pit stop” in Washington to preside at the formal opening of his new luxury hotel blocks from the White House.
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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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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, RT and New York Magazine
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
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Trump halts big-money fundraising, cutting off cash to the party — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has effectively shut down his high-dollar fundraising operation for the rest of the campaign, a highly unusual move that deals another serious blow to the GOP's effort to finance …
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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
John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
Evan Bayh Missed 75% Of His Armed Services Committee Hearings — WASHINGTON — Former Sen. Evan Bayh appears to have spent little time in Senate Armed Services Committee hearings while he was a member between 2003 and his departure from the Senate in 2011, missing more than three-quarters …
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America Rising
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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Talking Points Memo, Media Matters for America and BillMoyers.com
Rafael Bernal / The Hill:
Hispanic crowd boos Marco Rubio off stage — (R-Fla.) took the stage in Orlando at Calle Orange, a Puerto Rican-themed festival, on Sunday when some in the crowd started booing, NPR reported. — The jeering got louder as the Cuban-American senator, seeking reelection after dropping …
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RedState, Daily Kos, The New Civil Rights Movement and NPR
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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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
Joe Tacopino / New York Post:
Huma email reveal: Hillary ‘still not perfect in the head’ — More On: — Top aide Huma Abedin warned the Clinton campaign team in a 2015 e-mail that Hillary was “still not perfect in her head” and would have to “stick to notes” during an event. — The e-mail is among thousands hacked …
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The Daily Caller and Washington Free Beacon
Pew Research Center:
One-in-Five U.S. Adults Were Raised in Interfaith Homes — A closer look at religious mixing in American families — Roughly one-in-five U.S. adults were raised with a mixed religious background, according to a new Pew Research Center study. This includes about one-in-ten who say they were raised …
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Pew Research Center, The Atlantic and Jewish Telegraphic Agency