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5:45 PM ET, October 8, 2017

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Eli Watkins / CNN:
Pence leaves Colts game after protest during anthem  —  Washington (CNN)Vice President Mike Pence left a football game between the Indianapolis Colts and the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday after some players knelt during the National Anthem, saying he did not want to “dignify” the event.
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Gregg Doyel / Indianapolis Star:
Vice President Mike Pence uses Colts for political purposes  —  INDIANAPOLIS - North Korea and its nukes can wait.  The White House has declared war on the NFL.  And on the First Amendment.  —  Two weeks after President Trump decreed that NFL players who kneel during the national anthem should be fired …
Discussion: Splinter and Mediaite
Cindy Boren / Washington Post:
Vice President Pence walks out of Colts game over 49ers' national anthem protests  —  The plan had been for Vice President Mike Pence to attend the Indianapolis Colts game at which Peyton Manning's number is to be retired, a gala celebration of the former Colts quarterback's contributions to Pence's home state.
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Corker calls White House ‘an adult day care center’ in response to Trump's latest Twitter tirade  —  Sen. Bob Corker, the Republican chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, on Sunday called the White House “an adult day care center” after President Trump attacked him in a morning Twitter tirade.
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CNN:
Trump's claim that Corker ‘begged’ for endorsement is false, sources say  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's tweets Sunday morning claiming he denied Sen. Bob Corker's request for an endorsement are false, two sources familiar with the discussions said.
Politico:
Trump claims Corker 'didn't have the guts' to run for reelection
Associated Press:
The Latest: Corker aide says Trump asked senator to run
Discussion: Politico
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
In a switch, GOP deserts its budget-cutting mantra
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Kaepernick suggests report he would stand during anthem is a lie  —  NFL free agent Colin Kaepernick on Sunday appeared to dispute a report that he would stand during the national anthem if he was signed to an NFL team.  —  “A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Sports reporter claims Kaepernick would now stand for anthem if signed to NFL team  —  NFL free agent Colin Kaepernick reportedly told CBS that he would stand for the national anthem if signed to an NFL team.  —  CBS Sports's Jason La Canfora spent time with Kaepernick this week …
Associated Press:   CBS Clarifies After Saying Kaepernick Would Stand for Anthem
Susan Svrluga / Washington Post:
‘We will keep coming back:’ Richard Spencer leads another torchlight march in Charlottesville  —  Richard Spencer, who in August led white nationalists and white supremacists in a torchlight march across the University of Virginia campus that touched off a weekend of deadly clashes, returned Saturday night to Charlottesville.
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Tyler Hawn / WRIC-TV:
Group of white nationalists hold torch-lit rally in Charlottesville
Discussion: ThinkProgress
New York Times:
Erik Prince, Blackwater Founder, Weighs Primary Challenge to Wyoming Republican  —  WASHINGTON — Erik Prince, the founder of the security contractor Blackwater, is seriously considering a Republican primary challenge for a Senate seat in Wyoming, potentially adding a high-profile contender …
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
NRA on bump stocks: 'We don't believe bans ever worked on anything'  —  The executive director of the National Rifle Association (NRA) said on Sunday that the organization is open to “regulating differently” bump stocks on guns but not necessarily to banning the devices.
Discussion: Politico
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Kailani Koenig / NBC News:
After Being Shot, Rep. Steve Scalise Still Opposes More Gun Control
Discussion: NBC News, USA Today, ThinkProgress and IJR
The Hill:
GOP leaders look to avoid a fight with base over guns
Discussion: Axios, Politico and Political Wire
Rod Nordland / New York Times:
ISIS Fighters, Having Pledged to Fight or Die, Surrender en Masse  —  DIBIS, Iraq — The prisoners were taken to a waiting room in groups of four, and were told to stand facing the concrete wall, their noses almost touching it, their hands bound behind their backs.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Daily Wire
Dean Obeidallah / CNN:
Does Trump want a safe space from comedians?  —  Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio's daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show” and a columnist for The Daily Beast.  Follow him @deanofcomedy.  The opinions expressed in this commentary are his.
Discussion: IJR, TheBlaze and twitchy.com
Emily Q. Hazzard / ThinkProgress:
Desperate San Juan Mayor takes to Twitter after Trump administration ignores requests for help  —  San Juan's Mayor Carmen Cruz said she sees “no hope [on] the horizon” for Puerto Rico — despite President Trump celebrate the recovery effort and engaging on a victory tour.
 
 
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