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11:40 AM ET, October 5, 2016

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Michael Levenson / BostonGlobe.com:
Bill Weld says he will focus his fire on Donald Trump  —  The Libertarian vice presidential candidate, William F. Weld, said Tuesday that he plans to focus exclusively on blasting Donald Trump over the next five weeks, a strategic pivot aimed at denying Trump the White House and giving himself a key role in helping to rebuild the GOP.
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
WATCH: Megyn Kelly Reminds Conway Why Trump Polls Poorly With Women  —  In a post-debate interview on Tuesday night, Fox News' host Megyn Kelly pushed Donald Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway to defend the Republican nominee's low poll numbers with women, telling Conway that women …
Discussion: The Week
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump's campaign manager denies he's irked at being upstaged by Pence  —  Donald Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said her boss was “excited” and “proud” after Mike Pence's debate performance Tuesday night, pushing back against reports that the Manhattan billionaire felt upstaged by his running mate's superior showing.
Discussion: Hot Air and Vox
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Mike Pence's Galling Amnesia  —  Back when Mike Pence hosted a talk radio show in the 1990s, he described himself as “Rush Limbaugh on decaf.”  —  For much of Tuesday night, he was like Forrest Gump on chamomile, squarely and steadily plodding forward, seldom tugged from his talking points and never particularly rattled.
Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
Libertarian VP Candidate Bill Weld Gives Up, Will Focus on Preventing Trump Presidency  —  As some presumably small portion of Americans sat through a dull debate between the Republican and Democratic vice presidential nominees on Tuesday night, a far more interesting drama was unfolding within the Libertarian ticket.
Discussion: The Week
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The Mike Pence vs. Tim Kaine vice-presidential debate transcript, annotated  —  Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence met face-to-face for the first time Tuesday night, as the running mates took part in the only vice-presidential debate of the 2016 election.
Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Donald Trump sniped at Megyn Kelly as the vice presidential debate began  —  Anyone wondering whether Donald Trump's live tweeting would distract from Tuesday's vice presidential debate didn't have to wait long for an answer: Yes.  —  Just as the rhetorical contest between Mike Pence …
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
The internet loses it after Pence accuses Kaine of ‘whipping out that Mexican thing again’  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  In a vice presidential debate that was long on interruptions and short on point scoring, it took until the last minute before a candidate said something …
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Insiders: Pence outclassed Trump  —  Mike Pence didn't just defeat Tim Kaine in their only debate — he also outshined Donald Trump.  —  A majority of the battleground-state insiders who comprise The POLITICO Caucus gave Pence the edge over Kaine in their vice presidential debate …
Jeff Stein / Vox:
Mike Pence says Clinton-Kaine is an “insult-driven” campaign as Trump tweets insults  —  The irony wasn't lost on Hillary Clinton.  —  Mike Pence laughed off his opponent's accusation that he and Donald Trump are running an “insult-driven campaign” during Tuesday night's vice presidential debate.
Henry C. Jackson / Politico:
6 things Trump definitely said that Pence claimed he didn't  —  Tim Kaine came into the vice presidential debate with a clear goal: make Mike Pence own all of Trump's most controversial moments.  —  But Kaine was unable, with Pence successfully parrying his attacks as the debate dissolved …
Ali Breland / The Hill:
CNN poll: Pence won debate
Discussion: Politico, Scared Monkeys and ABC News
Jill Serjeant / Reuters:
TV audience for vice presidential debate about half that of Trump-Clinton
Discussion: Fox News Insider
A.J. Katz / TVNewser:
Vice Presidential TV Debate Ratings by the Numbers
Discussion: WANE-TV
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Who is vice presidential debate moderator Elaine Quijano?
Discussion: Washington Post and Mashable
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
The 12 most interesting moments of the VP debate
Discussion: Mediaite, ABC News and 24Ahead
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) lost badly to Indiana Gov. Mike Pence in Tuesday night's vice presidential …
Discussion: Infowars
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Donald Trump's humiliation of Mike Pence has made tonight's VP debate very strange
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Al Gore to campaign for Clinton, hoping to galvanize young voters on climate change  —  Former vice president Al Gore will start campaigning for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, according to individuals briefed on the plan, in an effort to mobilize young voters who see climate change as a key issue.
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Bill Clinton goes way off message on ­ObamaCare  —  and the White House struggled on Tuesday to explain Bill Clinton  —  's blistering critique of ­ObamaCare, which exposed divisions in the Democratic Party over the healthcare law.  —  The former president's surprisingly strong criticism …
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's October Surprise?  It Could Be His 2015 Tax Return  —  Donald Trump has been reeling this week after The New York Times published portions of his 1995 state tax returns showing a $916 million loss that could offset his income from 1996 forward.  Releasing the 2015 tax return could give him an opportunity to counter that story.
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
On local radio show, Eric Trump accidentally admits why his father won't release his taxes
Discussion: Politico
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Trump calls tax avoidance ‘smart,’ most Americans call it ‘unpatriotic’: poll
Discussion: Political Wire
The Charlotte Observer:
CMPD releases full video of fatal Keith Lamont Scott shooting  —  Police body camera footage released on Tuesday shows in graphic detail the final minutes of Keith Lamont Scott's life after he was shot on Sept. 20 by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer.  —  The video shows police officers …
Discussion: Raw Story, Pirate's Cove and The Root
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CNN:
Hurricane Matthew: US evacuations begin ahead of storm  —  Are you affected by Hurricane Matthew?  If it is safe for you to do so, WhatsApp us on *+44 7435 939 154* to share your photos, experiences and video.  Please tag #CNNiReport in your message.  —  (CNN)Hurricane Matthew likely …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Momentum shifts in battle for Senate
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Dianne de Guzman / San Francisco Chronicle:
‘Disturbing’ photos highlight drug, homelessness issues in San Francisco's SoMa
Discussion: Instapundit
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Al Gore to hit campaign trail for Clinton
Devin Henry / The Hill:
UN makes power play against Donald Trump
Reuters:
Baghdad bridles at Turkey's military presence, warns of ‘regional war’
Rachael Bade / Politico:
House Republicans: Trump actually not so toxic
Discussion: Hot Air
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Obama DOJ drops charges against alleged broker of Libyan weapons
Discussion: RedState and Daily Wire
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Please Tell Me These FBI/DOJ ‘Side Deals’ with Clinton E-Mail Suspects Didn't Happen
Discussion: Power Line
Brandon Katz / Forbes:
NFL's ‘Monday Night Football’ Keeps Dropping In Ratings
Discussion: Daily Wire
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Obama administration considering strikes on Assad, again
Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Ayotte stumbles when asked if Trump is role model for children
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