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5:50 PM ET, September 6, 2016

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CNN:
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 …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Yes, the race is tightening.  But it's still too soon to panic.  Here's why.  —  THE MORNING PLUM:  —  A batch of new polls suggests the race is tightening, which means the “Trump can really win” dirge is at full blast this morning.  We'll get to the details in a moment.
Discussion: CNN, Hullabaloo and Bloomberg
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.
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Election Update: Clinton's Lead Keeps Shrinking  —  Want these election updates emailed to you right when they're published?  Sign up here.  —  I, for one, welcome the unofficial end of summer.  I'll miss the Olympics and fancy tomato salads.  But it's an election year …
Discussion: Washington Post and The Week
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Has Trump hit his ceiling?
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Post
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 …
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Fox Apologizes to Gretchen Carlson and Pays Her a Reported $20 Million — Then Announces Greta Van Susteren Is Leaving
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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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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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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CNN:
CHICAGO VS. OTHER CITIES
Discussion: The Atlantic
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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Richard Deitsch / SI.com:
Media Circus: Troy Aikman sounds off on Fox Sports signing Skip Bayless  — “I believe success is achieved by acquiring and developing talented, respected and credible individuals,” Aikman said, “none of which applies to Skip Bayless.”  —  Troy Aikman has worked for Fox Sports for 15 years …
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.
Discussion: Politico and Talking Points Memo
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ITT Educational Services, Inc. - Investor Relations:
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 …
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.
Discussion: Infowars
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Impeach Clinton to Bar Her from Holding Federal Office.  It's Constitutional.  —  For months, I have been arguing that Hillary Clinton should be impeached.  It is all well and good to prosecute a former government official for any crimes she has committed.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Flake fires back at Trump, warns GOP  —  Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake is firing back against Donald Trump with a warning for the Republican Party at large.  —  The Republican presidential nominee denounced Flake as “very weak and ineffective,” particularly with respect to illegal immigration …
Discussion: Breitbart, RedState and Political Wire
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 …
Freya Noble / Daily Mail:
The moment Ann Coulter leaves Australian TV host speechless after she calls a fallen US soldier's father Khizr Khan a ‘snarling Muslim’  —  By , FREYA NOBLE FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA  —  Conservative Australian commentator Andrew Bolt has been rendered speechless by right-wing American political pundit Ann Coulter.
Fox News:
‘We wired it’: Emails suggest Clinton aide stage-managed Benghazi hearing questions  —  Newly released emails suggest a senior Hillary Clinton aide stage-managed her first hearing on the Benghazi terrorist attack by feeding specific topics Clinton wanted to address to Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez …
Myra Adams / Washington Examiner:
Confirmed by Trump insider: ‘Trump TV’ is Plan B after election  —  According to national polls the presidential race is tightening, but Electoral College map projections show that Donald Trump's path to winning 270 electoral votes resembles a tightrope more than an actual path.
 
 
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William McGurn / Wall Street Journal:
Even Worse Than Hillary Clinton's Emails
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Democrats Go Nuclear in New Ad Targeting Donald Trump
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Jerome Hudson / Breitbart:
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
McCain portrays immigration record differently in English and Spanish
Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Pentagon: Seven Iranian fast attack boats harass US Navy ship
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Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Congress returns with one goal: No government shutdown
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Against transparency  —  Government officials' email …
Discussion: Mother Jones and The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
Outgoing police chief decries District's ‘broken’ criminal justice system
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Ursinus College controversy erupts over board chairman's tweets
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Kate Zernike / New York Times:
All Eyes Are on Chris Christie as Trial in Bridge Scandal Starts
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
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