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10:50 AM ET, October 8, 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.
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New York Times:
The Sleaziness of Donald Trump  —  By THE EDITORIAL BOARDOctober 8, 2016 And so we have now heard the Republican nominee for president of the United States bragging about repeated sexual assault.  —  Donald Trump — a man who aspires to represent the highest ideals of the nation …
Mark Green / fox13now.com:
Congressman Jason Chaffetz withdraws his endorsement of Donald Trump  —  SALT LAKE CITY — Congressman Jason Chaffetz said he is withdrawing his support for Donald Trump Friday after a video surfaced showing the Republican candidate for president making vulgar remarks in 2005 about touching and kissing women without their consent.
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Tried to Fire Nancy O'Dell After She Rejected His Sexual Advances  —  Less than two years after a female journalist supposedly rebuffed Donald Trump's sexual advances—as heard on newly discovered video—he allegedly tried to have her fired from one of his beauty pageants.
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
SundayReview  —  JILL HARTH'S first concern with Donald Trump's hands wasn't that they were small.  It's that they were everywhere.  —  Harth and her longtime boyfriend were in meetings with Trump to forge a business partnership.  “He was relentless,” Harth recalled in an interview …
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Prominent Evangelicals Still Backing Trump After Lewd Video  —  CLEVELAND — A tape of Donald Trump making extremely crude remarks about women is putting evangelical leaders who endorsed him in a tougher spot than almost anyone else in the Republican Party — and on Friday …
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
How the shocking hot mic tape of Donald Trump was exposed  —  WARNING: This story contains graphic language.  —  The videotape of Donald Trump that is shaking up the presidential election sat forgotten on a shelf at NBC's “Access Hollywood” until just a few days ago.
The Salt Lake / Salt Lake Tribune:
After explicit Trump video leaks, Huntsman says he should drop out  —  One week after explaining why he planned to vote for Donald Trump, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman said it is time for the Republican nominee to drop out of the race and allow vice presidential nominee Mike Pence to represent the party.
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Apology That Wasn't  —  For hours on Friday night, the political world waited for the rarest of expressions from Donald J. Trump — a heartfelt apology.  —  What viewers got was anything but.  —  During a 90-second videotaped appearance, Mr. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and The Week
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Sen. Mike Lee urges Trump to quit, as Utah Republicans abandon their party's nominee  —  Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), one of very few Republican senators who never endorsed Donald Trump's presidential campaign, called tonight for the nominee to “step aside” and asked conservatives to find a new candidate.
Discussion: fox13now.com and Joe.My.God.
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
A caller had a lewd tape of Donald Trump. Then the race to break the story was on.
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Ryan ‘sickened’ by Trump, joint appearance scrapped
Discussion: WMUR and The Week
Jenna Portnoy / Washington Post:
Republican Rep. Barbara Comstock of Virginia urges Trump to drop out of race
CBS Denver:
Coffman: ‘Trump Should Step Aside’
Lindsey Ellefson / Mediaite:
In 1999, Trump Said He Couldn't Be President Because of the Women He'd Sleep With
New York Daily News:
SEE IT: Donald Trump caught on hot mic spewing sexist chatter about women in 2005: ‘Grab them by the p—y’
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
WikiLeaks Appears To Release Hillary Clinton's Paid Speech Transcripts  —  Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty Images  —  Excerpts from Hillary Clinton's closed-door paid speeches, including to financial firms, appeared to be made public for the first time on Friday when WikiLeaks published hundreds …
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The Intercept:
Excerpts of Hillary Clinton's Paid Speeches to Goldman Sachs Finally Leaked  —  Excerpts of Hillary Clinton's remarks during paid speeches to Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, and other groups were leaked online Friday afternoon by WikiLeaks.  Clinton, who was paid upwards …
The Daily Beast:
Leaked Podesta Emails Show Bernie Was Right  —  As Donald Trump dealt with the fallout from his disgusting comments about women in a 2005 tape, Hillary Clinton had her own unwelcomed October surprise.  —  On Friday, WikiLeaks announced that it had obtained nearly 50,000 emails from the personal inbox …
Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
In closed-door remarks delivered to a foreign bank, Hillary Clinton declared that her …
Steven Shepard / Politico:
GOP insiders: It's not a knockout punch  —  Leaked audio of Donald Trump making crude, sexually aggressive comments about women has dealt a serious blow to the GOP nominee's presidential campaign, but swing-state Republican insiders aren't convinced it will effectively end Trump's chances in November.
Agence France-Presse:
Creepy clown gets beat up with a baseball bat when he tries to scare a group of friends hanging out in their car  — One US man got a massive beating after dressing up as a creepy clown and trying to scare a group of friends in a car  — Footage of the incident shows the clown …
Discussion: bet.com, Heat Street and The Root
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Christine Rousselle / Townhall.com:
Second Amendment For The Win: Woman Draws Gun, Scares Away Creepy Clown
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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Alex Matthews / Daily Mail:
Hate crime probe after leaflets saying those who insult Islam must be killed ‘were handed out at London mosque’
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Daily Mail:
Hurricane?  I'll drink to that! …
Mylan:
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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
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