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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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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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Florida Atlantic University:
Polls — In Florida, Hillary Clinton has a three point lead …
Polls — In Florida, Hillary Clinton has a three point lead …
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Florida Politics and Mediaite
Rafael Bernal / The Hill:
Hispanic crowd boos Marco Rubio off stage
Hispanic crowd boos Marco Rubio off stage
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RedState, Daily Kos, The New Civil Rights Movement and NPR
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Clinton accusers slam Megyn Kelly after confrontation with Gingrich — Two of the women accusing former President Bill Clinton — of sexual misconduct ripped into Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly after an explosive interview in which Kelly faced off with Newt Gingrich. — Gingrich, a former House Speaker and Donald Trump
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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, Law News, 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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AOL and Occupy Democrats
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Donald Trump Slams Hillary Clinton for Taking Time Off for Adele Concert — Donald Trump today blasted his critics for complaining that he is tending to business matters rather than his presidential campaign, arguing that Hillary Clinton takes time off the trail for less important matters.
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Politico and Associated Press
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
A Dead Heat for Congress, Despite Clinton's Advantage (POLL)
A Dead Heat for Congress, Despite Clinton's Advantage (POLL)
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Daily Wire and Political Wire
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Donald Trump Plans to Spend More on His Campaign in Final 2 Weeks
Donald Trump Plans to Spend More on His Campaign in Final 2 Weeks
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Washington Post
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 …
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Booman Tribune
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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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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The Atlantic, bradford-delong.com and The Federalist
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
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 Times, New York Magazine, Daily Kos, The Week and CNN
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
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.
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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, Hullabaloo and Refinery29
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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ThinkProgress, Rewire, Associated Press, The Week and Raw Story
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.
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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Media Matters for America, BizPac Review, Independent Journal Review and Liberty Unyielding
Wkrn Web / WKRN-TV:
Official: Opryland Hotel fire began at Old Hickory Steakhouse — NASHVILLE, Tenn. - No guests were injured after a fire broke out at a restaurant at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center early Wednesday afternoon. — Assistant Chief of the Nashville Fire Department …
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
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
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
Patrick Hogan / Fusion:
Hillary Clinton says she won't be the next ‘deporter-in-chief’ — These Iowa kids will charm the next president into fixing immigration, the environment, and school lunch
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KLFY-TV
Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:
Ouch: Some Of Chicago's Largest Hospitals Won't Participate In ACA Market On Obama's Home Turf — Well, things are just going from bad to worse for Obamacare as we prepare to enter 2017. First, we're going to experience double-digit increases in premium rates; CNN tried to say that Indiana …
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