Examiner Today
10/11/2016
Ryan tells GOP: Make your own call on Trump
House Speaker Paul Ryan told fellow Republicans Monday that he would not campaign with Donald Trump, and would not defend him leading up to the Nov. 8 election. He also told lawmakers to "do what's best for you in your district" when it comes to supporting or not supporting Trump, according to a source on the Monday morning conference call.
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Carney: The fact-checkers are destroying fact-checking
When fact-checkers try to do more than they ought, like asking questions that begin with "Should," compiling batting averages on their fact checks, and nitpicking, they undermine their credibility. That's not good for anyone, except for the politicians who want to get away with lying.
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He's an Internet sensation: Ken Bone the winner of the second debate
The red sweater worn by an undecided voter who became an Internet sensation after Sunday's presidential debate has sold out online, according to GQ. The men's fashion magazine reported that it hadn't reached out to Ken Bone to identify what brand of zip-up cable cardigan the soft-spoken audience member wore while asking the final question in Sunday's presidential debate. But the IZOD model they suggested for potential Halloween costumes sold out on Amazon by Monday morning.
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Dan Joseph, Media Research Center 
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Brexit wasn't losing by 11-points a month out. Please stop using that excuse Trump supporters.
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Left-wing group that supports $15 min wage warned Clinton against supporting it
The head of the liberal Center for American Progress privately warned Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign staff against endorsing a $15-an-hour minimum wage, saying that it would be bad for the economy. Despite that, both the Clinton campaign and the center have since promoted state and local activists' efforts to push a $15 rate, and Clinton has even said she would sign $15 federal legislation.
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Germany vote to outlaw the internal combustion engine
The German parliament has taken the radical step of passing a resolution to ban the gasoline and diesel internal combustion engine by 2030. The country's top legislative body was able to reach bipartisan agreement on the resolution, which would phase out the use of all fossil-fuel cars on German roads within 14 years, allowing only electric cars with zero emissions on the road.
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| On this day 110 years ago, San Francisco's Board of Education passed a requirement that students of Japanese descent had to attend school in segregated classrooms. The rule created a diplomatic crisis that was temporarily resolved by a non-binding agreement between the U.S. and Japan, essentially to shut down all Japanese immigration to the U.S. |
Study: Global warming making forest fires worse
About half of the increase in forest fires in the western United States can be attributed to climate change, according to a study released Monday. The study, done by Columbia University and University of Idaho scientists, argues that increased temperatures and the resulting dryness of the landscape has led to larger forest fires. According to the study, forest fires since 1984 have burned 16,000 more square miles than they would have if climate change were not occurring.
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Trump official fired for RNC protest
Donald Trump's campaign on Monday fired an official who organized a protest in praise of the nominee outside the Republican National Committee headquarters on Monday. Corey Stewart, Trump's Virginia campaign chairman, was one of the ringleaders of a protest at the RNC. Stewart had been a staunch defender of Trump following the leak of an "Access Hollywood" video featuring the GOP presidential nominee's lewd remarks, and even used the controversy to boost his own gubernatorial campaign.
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Why a former Secret Service agent believes Bill Clinton's accusers
Gary Byrne, a former Secret Service agent who served in Bill Clinton's White House, said on Monday night there was no reason to doubt women's claims of being sexually assaulted in the Oval Office by the former president. "Many of these things that you hear these women talk about, I don't know how people can't believe them. I certainly do," Byrne told Fox News host Sean Hannity. Byrne alleged he saw incidents happen on a regular basis and stepped in on multiple occasions when a Navy sergeant was asked to dispose of semen-stained towels and tissues following incidents in the Oval Office.
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Why Mark Burnett won't release the 'Trump tapes'
"The Apprentice" co-producer Mark Burnett announced Monday evening the infamous "Trump tapes" will not be made public due to legal constraints. The reality TV producer released a joint statement with MGM explaining why his company, rumored to have videos that would further shock the country following last week's hot mic episode on Access Hollywood, cannot share the contents of those tapes.
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John McCain: 'I might write in Lindsey Graham'
Sen. John McCain provided some insight into whom he might vote for president on Nov. 8. But it won't be Donald Trump.
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Clinton to Trump: Bring it on, reality TV guy
Hillary Clinton drew laughs from supporters Monday evening by contrasting her professional background with Donald Trump's. "On the day that I was in the Situation Room watching the raid that brought Osama bin Laden to justice, he was hosting 'Celebrity Apprentice,' " she said to laughs during a campaign rally in Columbus, Ohio.
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Clinton suggests intervention for protester wearing Bill Clinton 'rape' shirt
Hillary Clinton encouraged supporters Monday to follow and stage an intervention for a protester who was removed by security after he interrupted her rally in Detroit. "You know," Clinton said after the demonstrator was forcibly removed from her campaign event, "I do hope somebody follows that gentleman out and stages an intervention."
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Justice Ginsburg: Kaepernick protest 'dumb and disrespectful'
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's protest of the national anthem is "dumb and disrespectful." In an interview with Katie Couric published on Monday, Ginsburg called the decision by athletes not to stand for the anthem "really dumb of them."
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