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5:40 PM ET, October 7, 2016

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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump recorded having extremely lewd conversation about women in 2005  —  Donald Trump bragged in vulgar terms about kissing, groping and trying to have sex with women during a 2005 conversation caught on a hot microphone — saying that “when you're a star, they let you do it” — according to a video obtained by The Washington Post.
Steven A. Holmes / CNN:
Reality Check: Donald Trump and the Central Park 5  —  Washington (CNN)Few people in New York City — and, perhaps, the country — who followed the news in 1989 could forget the “Central Park Jogger” rape case.  —  The brutal crime shook the city.  A 28-year-old banker who had been jogging …
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New York Daily News:
Donald Trump: Central Park Five settlement is a ‘disgrace’
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Still Considers Exonerated Central Park 5 Guilty: ‘They Admitted They Were’
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
NBC News:
Donald Trump Says Central Park Five Are Guilty, Despite DNA Evidence
Discussion: New York Daily News
Grennan Milliken / Popular Science:
Don't Take Weather Advice From Matt Drudge  —  SERIOUSLY, STAY SAFE  —  As Hurricane Matthew charges into Florida with winds up to 140 mph, approximately 1.5 million people are preparing to clear out of the storm's path.  By Thursday evening, the National Weather Service was imploring residents to head to safety.
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CNN:
Hurricane Matthew: Live updates  —  What you need to know now  — It is now a Category 3 storm.  — The eyewall is just a few miles off Florida's coast; landfall expected in the coming hours.  — The National Weather Service's warning is reminiscent of language it used ahead of Hurricane Katrina.
Christine Wang / CNBC:
Walt Disney World closes for just fourth time ever as Hurricane Matthew nears
Gemma Mullin / Mirror.co.uk:
‘Hurricane Matthew panic’ sparks supermarket brawl as two women scrap over last case of water
Emma Margolin / NBC News:
Power Outages Top 593,000 Mark
Discussion: ThinkProgress, NBC News and Hot Air
BBC:
Hurricane Matthew: Haiti storm disaster kills hundreds
Helena Horton / Telegraph:   Fox News anchor on hurricane: ‘Your kids will die’
Jaclyn Tran / ODNI Newsroom Feed:
Joint DHS and ODNI Election Security Statement  —  The U.S. Intelligence Community (USIC) is confident that the Russian Government directed the recent compromises of e-mails from US persons and institutions, including from US political organizations.  The recent disclosures of alleged hacked e-mails …
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Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
U.S. government officially accuses Russia of hacking campaign to interfere with elections  —  The Obama administration on Friday officially accused Russia of attempting to interfere in the 2016 elections, including by hacking the computers of the Democratic National Committee and other political organizations.
Discussion: CNBC, The Week and Joe.My.God.
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Trump blows off debate tune-up  —  This was not the debate tune-up that jittery Republicans were hoping for.  —  Only days before Donald Trump must face Hillary Clinton in a town-hall style presidential debate, the GOP nominee added just such an event in New Hampshire.
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Adjusts His Complaints About Debate Microphone
Discussion: Vox and The Week
New York Times:
A Must-Win Debate for Donald Trump, but Not a Must-Rehearse One
Discussion: Political Wire and Washington Post
Olivia Nuzzi / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Holds Make-Believe Town Hall to Prep for Real Debate
Discussion: Politico, Washington Post and Mediaite
Daniel Halper / New York Post:
Donald Trump is seriously preparing for next debate
Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Letterman Has No Love for ‘Damaged’ Trump  —  In his 33 years as a late-night entertainer, David Letterman was both a host and an antagonist to politicians of every stripe.  He took a centrist approach to NBC's “Late Night” (which he starred in from 1982 to 1993) and at CBS's “Late Show” …
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Why Hillary Clinton could be in even stronger shape than the polls show  —  Election Day is still a month away, but there are signs that Hillary Clinton might be on stronger footing than even her edge in the polls suggests.  —  The main reason is that early voting — whether by mail or in person …
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Los Angeles Times:
Republicans turned off by Trump still don't want to vote for Clinton, but her campaign keeps trying
Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
A rare look inside Huma Abedin's relationship with Hillary Clinton
Discussion: The American Mirror and Eater
Kurt Eichenwald / Newsweek:
How Donald Trump supporters attack journalists  —  THE SCOOP DONALD TRUMP EPILEPSY  —  Shortly after I wrote an article for Newsweek about how Donald Trump's business interests could undermine national security should he be elected president, one of his supporters assaulted me.
Discussion: Mediaite and The Week
Chicago Tribune:
Citing beating of officer, Chicago's top cop says police are ‘second-guessing themselves’  —  A Chicago police officer did not use her gun to defend herself for fear of backlash, Superintendent Eddie Johnson said.  Oct. 6, 2016.  (Photo: Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune; CBS Chicago)
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Elizabeth Dias / TIME:
Top Evangelical College Group to Dismiss Employees Who Support Gay Marriage  —  InterVarsity has chapters on 667 college campuses nationwide  —  One of the largest evangelical organizations on college campuses nationwide has told its 1,300 staff members they will be fired …
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump prepares for debate rebound but refuses to be controlled  —  As Donald Trump jetted to Colorado on Monday, his presidential campaign was on life support.  His momentum had been zapped by a turbulent week, book-ended by an unsteady debate and an erratic display at his last rally.
Rosie.com:
8 million to one  —  i saw 4 cops - security i thought  —  well dressed  —  jovial - handsome - “yo rosie”  —  “wasssup men” my common reply  —  we walk toward one of the quiet booths  —  behind the stairway  —  i am tired  —  this is the first time i have been out
ABC News:
Where We Stand on Stalled Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland  —  President Obama nominated federal judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court this spring after Justice Antonin Scalia's unexpected death.  —  “This is the greatest honor of my life,” Garland said alongside Obama during his nomination announcement.
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
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USA Today:
Justice delayed: Our view
Paul Sperry / New York Post:
FBI agents are ready to revolt over the cozy Clinton probe  —  MORE FROM:  —  Veteran FBI agents say FBI Director James Comey has permanently damaged the bureau's reputation for uncompromising investigations with his “cowardly” whitewash of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's mishandling …
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
TWITTER Censors 32 of Donald Trump's GOTO Battleground Tweets! ...  Deletes Another!  —  On October 3, 2016 Twitter deliberately “shadowbanned” (censored) 32 of Trump's tweets, plus it deleted one other tweet.  —  When Twitter shadowbanned Trump's tweets, the general public can no longer …
Discussion: Chateau Heartiste
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
Where Donald Trump's Keystone Dream May Die  —  The traditional Republicans of the Main Line and other areas around Philadelphia hate his guts.  —  BRYN MAWR, PA.—For a quarter of a century, Pennsylvania has been to the Republican Party what Lucy and her football have been to Charlie Brown.
WCTX-TV:
Police: Sex offender exposes himself at West Haven daycare  —  WEST HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A registered sex offender has been arrested for exposing himself at a West Haven daycare, police say.  —  According to authorities, 46-year-old Lawrence Kelly exposed himself Thursday afternoon …
Discussion: WDTN-TV and WWLP-TV
 
 
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Michele Steele / ESPN:
NWHL player Harrison Browne comes out as a transgender man
Alan Taylor / The Atlantic:
Photos of the Week: 10/1-10/7  —  Fall colors in New England …
Discussion: USA Today
The Local:
Muslim auto attacker cried to his Mum
Discussion: The Geller Report
Paul Joseph Watson / Infowars:
Exclusive: Leaked Email Shows Clinton Foundation in Communication With Comedian John Oliver
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump economic advisers blame Clintons for 2008 financial crisis
Discussion: ABC News
New York Post:
President Obama's most pathetic excuse yet
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Yahoo:
Donald Trump Makes History With Zero Major Newspaper Endorsements
Discussion: Towleroad and Off the Kuff
 Earlier Items: 
Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Trump: Feds Are Letting Immigrants ‘Pour Into The Country’ To Vote
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and The Mahablog
Petula Dvorak / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton is a 68-year-old woman. And plenty of people hate her for it.
Discussion: Althouse
Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Activity in Iowa Suggests GOP Hopefuls Are Already Eyeing 2020
John Ibbitson / Globe and Mail:
He'll likely lose - but Trump is the final warning to elites
Discussion: Townhall.com