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Trump, Clinton Hatefest Continues at Catholic Charity Dinner

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Just one night after their boxing match, a.k.a. the presidential debate in Las Vegas, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump had a hard time keeping the gloves on.

At the Catholic charity dinner where presidential candidates traditionally offer self-deprecating jokes, the two couldn't resist getting in some digs at each other -- again.

Clinton went after Trump for his remarks about women and their looks.

"Donald looks at the Statue of Liberty and sees a four -- maybe a five if she loses the torch and tablet and changes her hair," Clinton joked.

Not to be outdone, Trump wasted no time firing back.

"Hillary's been in Washington a long time. She knows a lot about how government works and according to her sworn testimony, Hillary has forgotten more things than most of us will ever, ever know. That I can tell you," Trump said, drawing boos from the crowd.

It could have been a difficult night for Clinton given the WikiLeaks revelation that some of her top staffers appear to have a low regard for Catholics. Instead, Trump was booed for some of his attacks - although each got in their jabs.

Clinton suggested Trump might not like the dinner because it's "rigged" and tried once again to tie him to Russia.

"Donald really is as healthy as a horse. You know, the one Vladimir Putin rides around on," Clinton remarked.

Trump joked that the Catholic crowd of 1,000 was Clinton's largest during their campaign, and said he was glad some of the Clinton campaign was there.

"I got the chance to meet the people who are working so hard to get her elected -- NBC, CNN, CBS, ABC," quipped Trump.

But Clinton got one of the best laughs of the night - when she summed up what many people are thinking.

"Some of my critics say I just say what people want to hear so I'll say what people want to hear: This election will be over very, very soon," she said.

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