October 10, 2016

Trump Ally Stone's PAC Paid Sex-Assault Victim for Interview: AP

Kathy Shelton, who has accused Hillary Clinton of crossing ethical bounds in a sex-assault case, was paid $2,500 for her time being "extensively interviewed on video about her experience," Roger Stone tells AP in e-mail. Cmte to Restore America's Greatness PAC, founded by Stone, made payment in May, according to reports filed with FEC NOTE: Shelton appeared with Donald Trump before yday's debate; she was sexually assaulted at age 11 and Clinton represented the attacker in the 1975 case Story Lin

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Former Top Bill Clinton Aide Called Chelsea a 'Spoiled Brat'

Newly-leaked emails published Monday by WikiLeaks reveal that a former top aide to Bill Clinton called Chelsea Clinton a "spoiled brat kid."

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Hillary Clinton widens lead over Donald Trump by double digits: poll

Hillary Clinton has opened up a double-digit lead in the presidential race over Donald Trump, who was caught on tape over a decade ago bragging about forcing himself on women, a new poll said on Monday.

A NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows Mrs. Clinton has a 46 ...

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Refugee Resettlement Agency Investigated For Misusing Federal Funds

Investigators discovered 'fundamental issues'

Via: The Daily Caller

Workplace by Facebook opens to sell enterprise social networking to the masses

04_workplace_homepage_desktop After 20 months in a closed beta under the working title Facebook at Work, (as we predicted it would the other week) today Facebook is finally bringing its enterprise-focused messaging and social networking service to market under a new name, Workplace. It's not only armed with a new brand: Workplace is launching with a new kind of pricing model based on Facebook-style… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Ryan Backs Away From Trump as Pence Stands Behind Running Mate

House Speaker Paul Ryan won't defend or campaign for Donald Trump after vulgar comments surfaced from the presidential nominee that plunged his campaign into crisis, but Trump won a reprieve as his running mate offered a full-throated defense.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Paul Ryan 'Won't Defend Trump' Any Longer

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) told House Republicans on a conference call Monday morning that he will no longer defend Donald Trump and instead focus on retaining his party's majority in the chamber.

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Ken Bone into internet debate sensation after wardrobe malfunction

Were it not for a wardrobe malfunction, Kenneth Bone may not have wowed television audiences Sunday night with the red Christmas sweater that has helped turn him into an overnight sensation following the second presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

"I had a really nice olive suit that ...

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Paul Ryan Tells GOP Lawmakers He Won't Defend Trump, Won't Retract Endorsement

Ryan uninvited Trump to a campaign event Saturday

Via: The Daily Caller

iOS 10 hits two-thirds of devices

screen-shot-2016-10-10-at-11-48-56-am Apple's newest mobile operating system, iOS 10, has seen faster adoption than any other OS version, according to data released by mobile marketing firm Fiksu. Currently, iOS 10 is installed on 66.7 percent of active devices, roughly a month after its launch. That means the majority of iOS device users are now running the latest OS – which is something of a surprise, given that… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Pence Said to Cancel New Jersey Appearance Today: NJ.com

Mike Pence, running mate of Donald Trump, was scheduled to appear at a Toms River fundraiser hosted by Ocean County Republican Organization, NJ.com reports, citing unidentified sources. Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks didn't immediately return e-mail from NJ.com as to why appearance was canceled NOTE: Cancellation comes after Pence skipped a Wisconsin rally Saturday with House Speaker Paul Ryan, who had asked Trump not to appear after 11-year-old video surfaced of Trump bragging about how he could

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Russia Says U.S. 'Aggression' Threatens National Security

Russia's foreign minister said Sunday that "aggressive steps" by the United States are threatening Moscow's national security.

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Recent editorials published in Iowa newspapers

Des Moines Register. October 7, 2016

Insurance industry wields 'awesome power' with regulators.

In theory, our nation's insurance commissioners are working for the people of their state, protecting them from predatory pricing and outright scams.

In actual practice, however, some commissioners operate like economic development directors and are focused on ...

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WIKILEAKS: Bill, Chelsea's 'Office Crap' Drove A Top Clinton Foundation Official Suicidal

'She couldn't take it anymore'

Via: The Daily Caller

Deepgram's speech search engine is now free for journalists until Election Day

shutterstock_186744380 During a contentious election filled with accusations of lies and denials, not to mention overworked fact-checkers, a company that can help journalists more easily find soundbites in audio recordings, Deepgram, is making its service free to journalists. The audio search technology relies on artificial intelligence, and has been likened to a "Google for sound" – meaning that… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

MSNBC Anchor Tells Pence Her Republican Mom Isn't Voting for Trump

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Mike Pence: I believe Donald Trump when he says lewd comments were just words

GOP vice presidential nominee Mike Pence said Monday he believes Donald Trump is telling the truth when he says that the lewd remarks he made about women over a decade ago were "only words."

"Donald Trump made it clear that those were words, only words last night, that he hadn't ...

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Hillary's ISIS Plan Is Literally The Same As Obama's

'what would you do differently than President Obama is doing'

Via: The Daily Caller

Samsung confirms 'adjusting' Note 7 production in wake of new incidents

Galaxy Note 7 This is probably about as close to a full confirmation of last night's reporting that Samsung has temporarily halting production of the Galaxy Note 7. In another cautiously worded statement issued this morning, the hardware maker told TechCrunch, We are temporarily adjusting the Galaxy Note7 production schedule in order to take further steps to ensure quality and safety matters. The… Read More

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Pence Praises Debater Trump, Squelches Talk of Quitting Ticket

Republican vice-presidential nominee Mike Pence on Monday gave Donald Trump a passing grade on his debate performance and denied reports that he considered quitting the ticket after a 2005 video surfaced of Trump talking about groping women.

Source: Bloomberg Politics