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Poll: Nine weeks out, a near even race — Washington (CNN)Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton start the race to November 8 on essentially even ground, with Trump edging Clinton by a scant two points among likely voters, and the contest sparking sharp divisions along demographic lines in a new CNN/ORC Poll.
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
A new 50-state poll shows exactly why Clinton holds the advantage over Trump — With nine weeks until Election Day, Donald Trump is within striking distance in the Upper Midwest, but Hillary Clinton's strength in many battlegrounds and some traditional Republican strongholds gives …
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Washington Post:
Poll: Redrawing the electoral map — A Washington Post-SurveyMonkey poll of all 50 states indicates the 2016 campaign could flip several red and blue states from their longtime loyalties. The poll, conducted Aug. 9 through Sept. 1, asked more than 74,000 registered voters who they currently support for president.
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Has Trump hit his ceiling? — Donald Trump has run head-first into an electoral wall. — In poll after poll, Trump isn't even close to winning a majority of the vote. While he's narrowed the gap between his campaign and Hillary Clinton in recent weeks, in the past 21 national polls …
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NBC News:
Clinton Maintains Six-Point Buffer Over Trump: Poll — Hillary Clinton's national lead over Donald Trump remains steady at 6 points, according to the latest NBC News| SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking Poll. — Clinton currently enjoys 48 percent support while Trump maintains 42 percent — the same margin as last week.
NBC News:
First Read: Despite Tightening, Clinton Maintains Battleground Lead
First Read: Despite Tightening, Clinton Maintains Battleground Lead
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Dings Clinton For Not Having ‘A Presidential Look’
Trump Dings Clinton For Not Having ‘A Presidential Look’
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Sarah Ellison / Vanity Fair:
Fox Settles with Gretchen Carlson for $20 Million—and Is Expected to Offer an Unprecedented Apology — Act II of the Ailes saga may have just begun. — It has been exactly two months since Gretchen Carlson, a former Fox News anchor, sued her old boss, Roger Ailes, for sexual harassment.
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Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Van Susteren leaving Fox News, Hume tapped as replacement through election — Greta Van Susteren, who has hosted a top-rated evening program at Fox News for 14 years, is leaving the network. — The abrupt announcement today, in the middle of the presidential campaign …
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Fox Apologizes to Gretchen Carlson and Pays Her a Reported $20 Million — Then Announces Greta Van Susteren Is Leaving
Fox Apologizes to Gretchen Carlson and Pays Her a Reported $20 Million — Then Announces Greta Van Susteren Is Leaving
J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:
Greta Van Susteren Abruptly Leaving Fox News After 14 Years
Greta Van Susteren Abruptly Leaving Fox News After 14 Years
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Fox Settles With Gretchen Carlson Over Roger Ailes Sex Harassment Claims
Fox Settles With Gretchen Carlson Over Roger Ailes Sex Harassment Claims
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Greta Van Susteren abruptly leaves Fox News
Greta Van Susteren abruptly leaves Fox News
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Is Endorsed by Nearly 90 Military Figures — Donald J. Trump's campaign will release an open letter on Tuesday from about 90 retired generals and military officials endorsing his presidential campaign, urging a “long overdue course correction in our national security posture.”
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
Donald Trump Says He'll Release Full Medical Records — In an exclusive interview Monday in Ohio, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump told ABC News' David Muir that he plans to release his full medical records. — Neither of the presidential candidates has divulged his or her full medical records.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump earns endorsement of 88 retired generals, admirals
Trump earns endorsement of 88 retired generals, admirals
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump: 'People don't care' about my tax returns
Trump: 'People don't care' about my tax returns
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Can we just stop talking about Hillary Clinton's health now? — This is what the Drudge Report looked like Tuesday morning: — The reference, in case you missed it, is to an episode of coughing that struck Clinton at a rally in Ohio on Labor Day. (You can watch it here.)
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Andrew Rafferty / NBC News:
Clinton Turns Coughing Fit Into Trump Comedy Bit
Clinton Turns Coughing Fit Into Trump Comedy Bit
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Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
Clinton Campaign Dogpiles NBC Reporter for Covering Hillary's Coughing Attack
Clinton Campaign Dogpiles NBC Reporter for Covering Hillary's Coughing Attack
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Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
Hillary Has A Nearly 2 Minute Long Coughing Fit [VIDEO]
Hillary Has A Nearly 2 Minute Long Coughing Fit [VIDEO]
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
The Real Reason Trump Donated $25,000 To Florida's Attorney General, According To Trump — Something changed. — Throughout the presidential election, Donald Trump has been adamant that he has donated to politicians of all parties as a way of purchasing favors for his business interests.
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Chicago Tribune:
13 people killed in Chicago over Labor Day as homicides climb over 500 — Photos from Labor Day weekend crime scenes. — Deanese Williams-Harris, Rosemary Regina Sobol, Peter Nickeas and Elvia Malagon Contact Reporters — Thirteen people were shot to death in Chicago over the Labor …
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ITT Educational Services, Inc. to Cease Operations at all ITT Technical Institutes Following Federal Actions — CARMEL, Ind., Sept. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Today, ITT Educational Services, Inc. released the following statement: — “It is with profound regret that we must report …
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Dallas Morning News:
Donald Trump is no Republican — What does it mean to be a Republican? — For generations, the answer had been clear: A belief in individual liberty. Free markets. Strong national defense. — But what does it mean to be a Republican today? With Donald Trump as the party's new standard-bearer, it's impossible to say.
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Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Congress returns with one goal: No government shutdown — Congress returns Tuesday after a seven-week summer break with one major task to accomplish: Don't shut down the government. — Lawmakers have four weeks to hammer out a spending deal before the fiscal year ends Sept. 30, but some are already warning the task will not be easy.
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Jeremy Herb / Politico:
Pentagon: ‘Play hardball’ against Ryan plan
Pentagon: ‘Play hardball’ against Ryan plan
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Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton's news conference drought is finally over. Or is it? — Hillary Clinton took questions from reporters aboard her campaign plane Monday, but seemingly more interesting than what she said is what to call the session in which she said it. Was it a news conference or something else …
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Inside Bill Clinton's nearly $18 million job as ‘honorary chancellor’ of a for-profit college — The guest list for a private State Department dinner on higher-education policy was taking shape when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton offered a suggestion. — In addition to recommending invitations …
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Five reasons Hillary could be blowing it — Everybody who has ever worked for Hillary Clinton, covered her, supported her with clutched rosary and gnarled innards through the darkest days — or even watched her with educated interest from afar — knew this moment would come.