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Page 8A NATION/WORLD East Oregonian Friday, October 14, 2016 Lashing back, Trump calls accusers ‘horrible horrible liars’ children to this any longer, not for another minute, let alone for four years.” With Election Day less than four weeks away, Republican Trump was again forced to defend himself against allegations of sexual misconduct, ive days after a video surfaced in which he bragged about kissing and groping women without their permission. Similar behavior was detailed by women who accused Trump in articles published late Wednesday by The New York Times and the Palm Beach Post. Separately, a People Magazine reporter offered a irst-person account accusing Trump of attacking her while she was in Florida to interview him and his pregnant wife. Ever deiant, the New York billionaire denied the allegations and blamed them on Hillary Clinton’s campaign and the complicit news media as he campaigned in Florida. He promised to sue his media critics and said he was preparing evidence that would discredit his female Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Lashing back, Donald Trump heatedly rejected the growing list of sexual assault allegations against him as “pure iction” on Thursday, hammering his female accusers as “horrible, horrible liars” as the already-nasty presidential campaign sank further into charges of attacks on women. Campaign foe Hillary Clinton said “the disturbing stories just keep on coming” about her Republican opponent, but she let irst lady Michelle Obama’s passionate response carry the day. Obama, in battleground New Hampshire, warned that the New York billion- aire’s behavior “is not something we can ignore.” After years of working to end “this kind of violence and abuse and disrespect ... we’re hearing these exact same things on the campaign trail. We are drowning in it,” Obama declared, her voice cracking with emotion. “We can’t expose our accusers, whom he called “horrible people. They’re horrible, horrible liars.” He went further during an evening appearance in Columbus, Ohio, saying he “never met” some of the women. “I don’t know who they are,” he insisted and said they “made up stories.” “These vicious claims about me, of inappropriate conduct with women, are totally and absolutely false. And the Clintons know it,” he said earlier. He offered no evidence discrediting the new reports except to ask why his accusers had waited years and then made their allega- tions less than a month before the election. His comments came soon after he called a reporter “a sleazebag” for asking whether Trump had ever touched or groped a woman without her consent. Trump’s attacks on his accusers’ credibility marked an awkward break from campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, who earlier in the week highlighted a Clinton tweet that said “every survivor of sexual assault deserves to be heard, believed, and supported.” Conway hoped to encourage more women to come forward with allegations against Bill Clinton, building on the campaign’s Sunday decision to bring three of the former president’s accusers to the second presidential debate. “His campaign is promising more scorched-earth attacks. Now that’s up to him,” Clinton said during a San Francisco fundraiser. “He can run his campaign however he chooses. And frankly, I don’t care if he goes after me.” Trump running mate Mike Pence ditched the national reporters who pay to travel with his campaign in Pennsylvania. The Indiana gover- nor’s Twitter account showed him meeting with faith leaders and stop- ping at a restaurant — after a Pence spokesman said the vice presidential nominee was attending closed-door fundraisers. Republican leaders across the country said they were deeply troubled by the allegations against Trump, but there was no evidence of new defections. Over the weekend, dozens of Republican senators and congressmen vowed they would not vote for him, with many calling on him to step aside. Some recanted after an aggressive weekend debate performance. And in what he called an increasingly “muddy” election, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson raised complaints about Hillary Clinton Thursday but wondered aloud what could change voters’ minds at this point. “Is there a deal-breaker out there? How many emails have to be destroyed? How many investigations have to be concluded with question marks? How many comments have to come out from one campaign in reference to religious institutions that raises concerns?” More Trump accusers may be coming forward, according to attorney Gloria Allred, who said women have contacted her ofice in recent days. BRIEFLY Thais gripped by grief after beloved king’s death BANGKOK (AP) — Grieving Thais went to work dressed mostly in black Friday morning, just hours after the palace announced the death of their beloved King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the politically fractious country’s unifying igure and the world’s longest-reigning monarch. He was 88. Trafic and businesses appeared to be running normal, but many Thais — some seen crying — were dressed in muted colors and there was a somber mood on the streets following an outpouring of sorrow on Thursday when the king’s death was announced. Television channels ran shows devoted to the king’s life. The news had been expected, and hundreds of people had gathered since Wednesday at Bangkok’s Siriraj Hospital, where Bhumibol had been treated for various ailments for much of the past decade. Many sobbed loudly, clutching each other in anguish and shouting “Long live the king.” The government announced a one-year mourning period and a 30-day moratorium on state events, and all public ofices and schools will ly lags at half staff for 30 days. Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn will succeed the king under the constitution, but asked for more time to mourn with the nation before ascending the throne. No date has been set for his coronation. Most Thais have seen no other king in their lifetime and thought of Bhumibol, who reigned for 70 years, as their father and the embodiment of goodness and godliness. Colombia extends ceaseire with rebels BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — President Juan Manuel Santos announced on Thursday that he is extending a ceaseire with Colombia’s largest rebel movement in a bid to give more time to efforts to save a peace deal rejected by voters. Santos said in a televised address that he was extending by two months the ceaseire with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia until Dec. 31. He made the announcement after meeting with students who have been organizing demonstrations across the country to demand the accord be implemented immediately despite it being rejected in a referendum. “Let it be clear: this isn’t an ultimatum or deadline,” Santos said, adding that he hoped to have an agreement before year’s end. He said the lives of soldiers and guerrillas depended on warfare not resuming. “Time is conspiring against peace and life.” Santos, winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, is engaged in three-way talks with the FARC and the opposition to ind ways to adjust the accord so that it enjoys broader support. It’s an uphill battle though. Former President Alvaro Uribe, who led opposition to the accord, is demanding deep changes such as stiffer penalties for rebels who committed war crimes. Meanwhile the rebels, who would be spared jail time under the accord, are insisting they won’t go back to the drawing board and throw out more than four years of arduous negotiations with the government. Great iPhone meets great network. iPhone 7 on U.S. Cellular. ® Switch now to get 7GB of data per line for only $49 a month. Plus, a strong signal in the Middle of Anywhere. 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