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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Enough platitudes: Let's name names — President Trump's defenders and even some of his tepid critics on the right seem determined to keep their moral blinders firmly affixed so as to narrow the discussion about the horrible incidents such as the mass murder at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's hate and lies are inciting extremists. Just ask the analyst who warned us. — President Trump and Republicans are lashing out at the notion that they bear primary responsibility for the climate of rage and hate that has consumed our politics, now that a man has allegedly gunned …
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Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Ron DeSantis Spread George Soros Fear Days After a Bomb Was Sent to Soros — Attacks against the Democratic financier just haven't stopped. — Just days after federal authorities discovered a bomb left on George Soros' property, Ron DeSantis, the Republican candidate for governor of Florida …
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
What I learned as an American Jew after the Pittsburgh synagogue attack — On this day of all days it needs to be said: America has been a blessing for the Jewish people unlike any other blessing given any other people in the history of the world. — One crime — or 29 separate crimes …
Ivana Kottasová / CNN:
Gab, the social network used by the Pittsburgh suspect, has been taken offline
Gab, the social network used by the Pittsburgh suspect, has been taken offline
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Joel Achenbach / Washington Post:
A conspiracy theory about George Soros and a migrant caravan inspired horror
A conspiracy theory about George Soros and a migrant caravan inspired horror
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Fox condemns rhetoric used by Lou Dobbs guest as channel's star host faces growing criticism
Fox condemns rhetoric used by Lou Dobbs guest as channel's star host faces growing criticism
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Laurie Goodstein / New York Times:
‘There Is Still So Much Evil’: Growing Anti-Semitism Stuns American Jews
‘There Is Still So Much Evil’: Growing Anti-Semitism Stuns American Jews
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
Ask the questions about right-wing terrorists that we ask about Islamist militants
Ask the questions about right-wing terrorists that we ask about Islamist militants
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump's Ideology Is Anti-Semitism Without Jews
Trump's Ideology Is Anti-Semitism Without Jews
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New York Times, Hullabaloo, Breitbart and The Week
Bend the Arc:
Letter to President Trump from Pittsburgh Jewish Leaders — We are the Pittsburgh affiliate of Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice. — President Trump: — Yesterday, a gunman slaughtered 11 Americans during Shabbat morning services. We mourn with the victims' families and pray for the wounded.
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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
Jewish leaders tell Trump he's not welcome in Pittsburgh until he denounces white nationalism — A group of Jewish leaders told President Trump that he is no longer welcome in Pittsburgh until he denounces white nationalism following the shooting at a synagogue there over the weekend.
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Townhall, Breitbart, The Guardian and The Week
Wall Street Journal:
Military to Deploy 5,000 Troops to Southern Border, U.S. Officials Say — The U.S. military is deploying 5,000 troops to the southern border, U.S. officials say, an increase from the initial estimate of 800.
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
9 hours of ‘Executive Time’: Trump's unstructured days define his presidency — President Donald Trump had about three times as much free time planned for last Tuesday as work time, according to his private schedule. The president was slated for more than nine hours of “Executive Time,” …
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Associated Press:
Full text of Carter's letter to Georgia secretary of state — Former President Jimmy Carter, a Georgia resident, wrote on his official letterhead to his state's Republican nominee for governor, Brian Kemp, asking him to resign as Georgia secretary of state. The secretary of state oversees elections.
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Margi Murphy / Telegraph:
Twitter to remove ‘like’ tool in a bid to improve the quality of debate — Twitter is planning to remove the ability to “like” tweets in a radical move that aims to improve the quality of debate on the social network. — Founder Jack Dorsey last week admitted at a Twitter event …
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YouTube:
We Can't Go Back … Things are getting better - we can't go back! Learn how to vote now at: https://vote.donaldjtrump.com/ — This dramatic, high-quality ad depicts the new optimism of a working mom and the very real way that the future of her family is at stake in this election.
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Dana Bash / CNN:
Trump campaign manager explains new unprecedented ad, defends President's rhetoric
Trump campaign manager explains new unprecedented ad, defends President's rhetoric
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Observer, The Week and The Daily Caller
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump's closing television ad for midterms doesn't include Trump
Trump's closing television ad for midterms doesn't include Trump
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New York Times:
Trump Persuaded Struggling People to Invest in Scams, Lawsuit Says — A new lawsuit accuses President Trump, his company and three of his children of using the Trump name to entice vulnerable people to invest in sham business opportunities. — Filed in federal court in Manhattan on Monday …
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Political Wire and Raw Story
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Suspicious package headed to CNN's Atlanta headquarters intercepted — (CNN)For the third time in a week, a suspicious package has been addressed to CNN. This time, on Monday morning, the package was intercepted in Atlanta, the home to CNN's worldwide headquarters.
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New Jersey Online:
Choke it down, and vote for Menendez | Editorial — Gallery: U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez Speaks in Newark — By Star-Ledger Editorial Board eletters@starledger.com — This year's U.S. Senate race presents the most depressing choice for New Jersey voters in a generation …
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Paul Sperry / RealClearInvestigations:
‘Nothing to Gain,’ Kavanaugh Accuser Raises Nearly $1 Million — During the crucible of Brett Kavanaugh's Senate confirmation hearings, Democrats repeatedly asserted that Christine Blasey Ford had “nothing to gain” by coming forward with her explosive accusation of attempted rape against the Supreme Court nominee.
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Rachel Bitecofer / The Judy Ford Wason Center …:
Republican Brat and Democrat Spanberger in dead heat as Virginia's GOP-leaning 7th District race hits final week; Trump disapproval and voter enthusiasm lift Spanberger — Summary of Key Findings — 1. In our likely voter model, Democrat Abigail Spanberger and Republican incumbent Dave Brat …
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Emily Birnbaum / The Hill:
Hillary Clinton leaves door open for 2020 run: 'I'd like to be president' — Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton during an event over the weekend left the door open to a possible 2020 run, saying that even though she doesn't want to run, “I'd like to be president.”
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Inside a Trump rally: Stelter's view from the press pen — (CNN)The first thing you see at a Trump campaign rally is the line. — There was a long line in the pouring rain ahead of the October 26 rally in Charlotte, North Carolina. Some devotees had started lining up the night before.
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Arne Delfs / Bloomberg:
Merkel Steps Down as Party Leader as Election Setbacks Take Toll — German leader makes dramatic concession to her party critics — Power waning after leading Christian Democrats for 18 years — Germany's Angela Merkel will quit as head of her Christian Democratic party and won't run …
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Brian Welk / The Wrap:
Lena Dunham Tapped by Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams to Adapt Syrian Refugee Story — The “Girls” creator will adapt non-fiction novel “A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea” by Melissa Fleming — Lena Dunham has been tapped to adapt a Syrian refugee story for the big screen …
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BuzzFeed News:
This Cop Was Accused Of Putting An 11-Year-Old Girl In A Chokehold And Lying About It. He Kept His Job. — Confidential department documents show that then-NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton shut down disciplinary proceedings. The officer has also shared Facebook posts that denigrate black people and Muslims.
Patti Davis / Washington Post:
Let's stop asking Trump for comfort after tragedies — Patti Davis is the author, most recently, of the novel “The Earth Breaks in Colors” and the daughter of Ronald and Nancy Reagan. — When I was writing my book “The Long Goodbye,” a memoir about losing my father to Alzheimer's …
Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
Beto O'Rourke Once Supported an El Paso Real Estate Deal. Barrio Residents Remember. — EL PASO — At a special City Council meeting in 2006, a billionaire real estate investor unveiled his vision for redeveloping downtown El Paso. To replace tenements and boarded-up buildings …
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Washington Free Beacon
PRRI:
Partisan Polarization Dominates Trump Era: Findings from the 2018 American Values Survey — Voting Priorities — When asked to pick the top two most important issues for their vote this election cycle, Americans are more likely to point to the cost of health care than any other issue.
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New York Times:
American ISIS Suspect Is Freed After Being Held More Than a Year — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has freed an American citizen whom the military imprisoned without trial for more than 13 months as a suspected Islamic State member, United States officials said on Monday.
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Noreen Malone / The Cut:
The Skimm Brains 7 million people wake up to their newsletter, and their voice, every morning. — In early September, the whole staff of the Skimm, a current-events newsletter aimed at millennial women, gathered on gray couches for an all-hands meeting. Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg …