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12:45 PM ET, September 4, 2016

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William Jordan / YouGov US Opinion Center News:
Clinton keeps narrow advantage in battleground states, leads in Pennsylvania and North Carolina  —  The latest wave of the YouGov/CBS News 2016 Battleground Tracker polled likely voters in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, as well as a sample of eleven Battleground states
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Associated Press:
On Road to 270, Arizona Is Home to Best Chance for a Spoiler  —  If Hillary Clinton carries Arizona in November, there's a good chance it won't be because Democrats on their own have flipped a reliable GOP state they hope to win consistently someday.  —  Instead, Clinton and Democrats may have Gary Johnson to thank.
Discussion: Politico
Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:   Can Clinton turn Georgia from red to blue? It's a matter of black and white
Tom Phillips / Guardian:
Barack Obama ‘deliberately snubbed’ by Chinese in chaotic arrival at G20  —  President was denied a red carpet welcome and made to ‘go out of the ass’ of Air Force One, observers say … China's leaders have been accused of delivering a calculated diplomatic snub to Barack Obama …
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Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
Bumpy beginning for Obama in China, starting on the tarmac  —  HANGZHOU, China (AP) — If President Barack Obama was hoping for a graceful start to his final trip to Asia as commander in chief, this wasn't it.  —  Confrontations between Chinese officials and White House staff …
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Confrontations Flare as Obama's Traveling Party Reaches China
Discussion: Power Line, France 24 and Guardian
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
We've never seen a falling Weiner quite like this before  —  MORE FROM:  —  The self-destruction of Anthony Weiner is something entirely new.  It is a phenomenon of the social-media age.  Weiner has been undone both professionally and personally by a very specific fetish that could not have existed …
New York Times:
Seeking Support and Invoking Faith, Donald Trump Visits a Black Church for the First Time  —  DETROIT — Donald J. Trump, who has campaigned for president as a blunt provocateur, dismissing complaints of racial insensitivity as political correctness, took an uncharacteristic step on Saturday …
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Detroit mayor slams Trump's visit to black church
Sara Gonzales / RedState:
Donald Trump Flashes His Awesome Dance Moves In Detroit Church (VIDEO)
Discussion: Breitbart, The Right Scoop and Althouse
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
MORE MEDIA LIES=> Lib Media Mocked Trump for Attending Detroit Black Church - Said He Wouldn't Speak
Discussion: Western Journalism
Telegraph:
Calling Trump names won't stop him becoming US President  —  Just two months before the free world elects its next leader - if you believe America leads the free world, that is - the world's liberal media seem united on two things.  The first is that Donald Trump is a monster.
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Kaine defends Clinton on classified emails  —  Defending his running mate against news that she was unable to discern classified information in emails during her tenure as secretary of state, vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine said Sunday that identifying government secrets is not always a simple matter.
Discussion: ABC News
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Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
Kaine Compares Trump's Encouragement of Russian Hacking to Watergate Break-In
Discussion: Politicus USA
BBC:
Mother Teresa declared saint by Pope Francis at Vatican  —  Mother Teresa, revered for her work with the poor in India, has been proclaimed a saint by Pope Francis in a ceremony at the Vatican.  —  Francis said St Teresa had defended the unborn, sick and abandoned, and had shamed world leaders for the …
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NBC News:
‘Model of Holiness’ Mother Teresa Officially Becomes Saint
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Right seeks to kill the lame-duck  —  Conservative lawmakers and advocacy groups are fighting to prevent a lame-duck session after the November elections, arguing that members of Congress who have been booted from office shouldn't be responsible for major policy decisions.
Discussion: Hot Air
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
A Tale Of Two Foundations  —  One of these things is not like the other.  —  Both of the major candidates for president, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, are associated with foundations.  —  Hillary Clinton has faced consistent scrutiny for her role in the Clinton Foundation, which was established after Bill Clinton left office.
Discussion: alan.com and Talking Points Memo
Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
Majority of Voters Think Trump Would Not Be Able to Get Mexico to Pay for Wall  —  Donald Trump has made his promise that Mexico would pay to build a wall along the U.S. border a centerpiece of his proposed immigration policy.  But only 13 percent of voters believe the Republican presidential candidate …
Discussion: The Right Scoop
Fawn Johnson / Morning Consult:
Trump's Immigration Stance Isn't Hurting Him  —  A week that saw Donald Trump solidly embrace his well-known harsh rhetoric on immigration has done little to change his standing among the public.  After flirting with, but ultimately rejecting, a “softening” of his previous statements …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Hot Air
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Pence dodges on deportation  —  in an interview Sunday dodged a question about whether a Donald Trump  —  administration would deport the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S.  —  Instead, Pence said the Republican nominee is focused on the “more than 300 million people …
Discussion: Politico and alan.com
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Washington Post:
Clinton understands America's place in the world. Trump does not.
Discussion: Western Journalism
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Venezuelan President Is Chased by Angry Protesters
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Steve Lohr / New York Times:
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Discussion: Marginal REVOLUTION
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Clinton losing support among Hispanics
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