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9:15 PM ET, September 5, 2016

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Cbs St. / CBS St. Louis:
Longtime Conservative Icon Phyllis Schlafly Dies at 92  —  ST. LOUIS (KMOX/AP) — Phyllis Schlafly, one of the most iconic and recognizable leaders in America's conservative movement for many decades, has died.  —  Schlafly founded the Eagle Forum in 1972, a pro-family conservative group focusing heavily …
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Douglas Martin / New York Times:
Phyllis Schlafly, Conservative Leader and Foe of E.R.A., Dies at 92  —  Phyllis Schlafly, whose grass-roots campaigns against Communism, abortion and the Equal Rights Amendment galvanized conservatives for almost two generations and helped reshape American politics, died on Monday.  She was 92.
CNN:
White House cancels Obama meeting with Philippines leader  —  (CNN)The White House on Monday canceled President Obama's upcoming meeting with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte.  —  This comes after Duterte lashed out at Obama for wading into the issue of the Philippines' leader's controversial policy toward drug dealers.
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TIME:
The Death Toll From Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's War on Drugs Has Exceeded 2,400
Associated Press:
Philippine leader issues foul-mouthed warning to Obama
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Trump's history of corruption is mind-boggling.  So why is Clinton supposedly the corrupt one?  —  In the heat of a presidential campaign, you'd think that a story about one party's nominee giving a large contribution to a state attorney general who promptly shut down an inquiry into that nominee's scam …
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Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Trump, dismissing allegations of impropriety, says donation to Fla. attorney general came with no strings  —  Donald Trump on Monday dismissed questions about his failure to disclose an improper $25,000 contribution to a political group connected to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi …
Neal Baker / The Sun:
IF LOOKS COULD KILL Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin in tense G20 standoff as the famously hostile pair fail to reach a breakthrough on Syria  —  Grinning Putin shakes hands with stony-faced Obama after US President was snubbed by Chinese hosts  —  PICTURED
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Thomas Burrows / Daily Mail:
Obama gives Putin his best death stare: Tense moment the world's two most powerful men squared up at the G20 summit in China  — A deal to get aid to Aleppo's civilians and at least partially stop Russian and Syrian bombardments had looked likely, before talks collapsed
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Gets Gored  —  Americans of a certain age who follow politics and policy closely still have vivid memories of the 2000 election — bad memories, and not just because the man who lost the popular vote somehow ended up in office.  For the campaign leading up to that end game was nightmarish too.
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Donald Trump Does Detroit
Discussion: Raw Story
American Soccer Now:
Megan Rapinoe Kneels For Anthem at NWSL Match  —  The 31-year-old from Redding, Calif., displayed support for San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick Sunday night, kneeling while the national anthem was played before a Seattle-Chicago match.  —  BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. …
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Obama Weighs in on Kaepernick Protest: 'He's Exercising His Constitutional Right'
Discussion: New Century Times
Daniel Halper / New York Post:
Obama defends Kaepernick's national anthem protest
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump, Clinton go to Cleveland in pursuit of the working-class voter  —  CLEVELAND — On a holiday devoted to American workers, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump converged Monday on this Midwestern city built on manufacturing and made starkly different pitches to blue-collar voters about where their allegiances should lie.
Discussion: Politico
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:   Trump and Pence hit Ohio
Dana Priest / Washington Post:
U.S. investigating potential covert Russian plan to disrupt November elections  —  U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies are probing what they see as a broad covert Russian operation in the United States to sow public distrust in the upcoming presidential election and in U.S. political institutions …
Enjoli Francis / ABC News:
Exclusive: Hillary Clinton Says Husband Bill Should Not Have to Resign From Foundation Until After Election  —  Hillary Clinton told ABC News' David Muir today that her husband, former President Bill Clinton, should not have to step down before the election from his position at the Clinton Foundation.
Rory Tingle / Daily Mail:
Now the burka is banned... by ISIS!  Terror group outlaws the Islamic garb from their buildings because they are a SECURITY RISK  —  ISIS has outlawed the burka at their security centres in a northern Iraqi city, despite previously brutally enforcing a law requiring them to be worn.
Telegraph:
Piers Morgan asks child trophy hunter: What if I killed your pet cat?  —  Piers Morgan had a heated debate with a child trophy hunter and her father on Good Morning Britain.  —  Aryanna Gourdin, 12, from America, has stoked outrage online after she and her father posted pictures trophy hunting.
Discussion: Western Journalism
Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
Woman Caught on Video Trying to Steal Man's Front Yard Trump Sign — but Karma Is Swift  —  When an Indianapolis man, identified only as Phillip, posted a Donald Trump campaign sign in his front yard, he anticipated some backlash.  —  His concerns turned out to be valid as he said it didn't take long …
Jeff Spross / The Week:
The bloody history of Labor Day  —  Most people probably don't think of Labor Day as a holiday commemorating struggle and death.  But that's what it used to be.  —  The period between the Civil War and the Great Depression was a time of massive upheaval: The industrial revolution swept in …
Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:
Clinton Takes Questions From Press: “How Was Your Labor Day Weekend?”  “Are You Ready?”  —  Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton greeted the press who are traveling on her new airplane on Monday morning and took a few questions.  —  Clinton, under pressure for not holding …
Jeffrey Phelps / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Is Not Planning On Mock Debates For Practice Against Clinton  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he's not really planning on holding mock debates in order to prepare for a televised debate against Hillary Clinton.  —  “I hadn't planned on it,” …
Scott Jaschik / Inside Higher Ed:
BREAKING: NYS GOP Group Kicks Out Cornell Group for Endorsing Libertarian Ticket  —  The New York Federation of College Republicans announced Saturday that it is revoking the credentials of the Cornell University Republicans over the Cornell group's endorsement of Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party candidate for president.
 
 
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Fox News' Chris Wallace has no intention of fact checking Trump's lies during the debates
Discussion: Western Journalism
CNN:
First on CNN: ISIS planned for more operatives, targets during Paris attacks
Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Week
Mother Jones:
All Work and No Pay: The Great Speedup
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Steven Malanga / City Journal:
Boston's Labor Day  —  Investigators probe how far Mayor Marty …
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Bob Price / Breitbart:
80 Percent Captured at Border Set Free in U.S., Says Agent
Stephanie Doyle / myfox8.com:
Clown tries to lure kids in Winston-Salem, two clown sightings reported
Discussion: fox8.com, alan.com and Bearing Arms
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump disputes Kaine's claim he didn't know ‘Russia took over Crimea’
Discussion: RedState
Vicente Fox / Guardian:
Mexicans gave Donald Trump the hostile welcome he deserved
Discussion: Raw Story
Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times:
‘Rolling Coal’ in Diesel Trucks, to Rebel and Provoke
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