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10:40 AM ET, September 8, 2016

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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Matt Lauer's Pathetic Interview of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Is the Scariest Thing I've Seen in This Campaign  —  I had not taken seriously the possibility that Donald Trump could win the presidency until I saw Matt Lauer host an hour-long interview with the two major party candidates.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Matt Lauer Fields Storm of Criticism Over Clinton-Trump Forum  —  It was a high-stakes political moment, far from the chummier confines of the “Today” show and, for Matt Lauer, NBC's stalwart of the morning, a chance to prove his broadcasting mettle on the presidential stage.  —  The consensus afterward was not kind.
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Matt Lauer Failed The Moderator Test  —  At NBC's “Commander-in-Chief Forum,” the host let Donald Trump slide on false Iraq and Libya claims he's made all campaign.  —  NEW YORK Wednesday night's “Commander-in-Chief Forum” on NBC should have gone down as the first time the two 2016 presidential candidate shared a stage.
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Matt Lauer totally blew it on Trump's blatant lying about Iraq and Libya  —  “I heard Hillary Clinton say I was not against the war in Iraq,” Donald Trump told Matt Lauer during Wednesday night's Commander-in-Chief Forum.  “I was totally against the war in Iraq.  You can look at Esquire magazine from 2004.
NBC News:
Analysis: Trump Is Erratic, Clinton Defensive in Veterans Forum  —  Clinton, Trump differ on Foreign Policy 7:11  —  NEW YORK — Wednesday's Commander-in-Chief Forum will be remembered as the time Donald Trump offered more praise for Russian strongman Vladimir Putin than America's own military leadership …
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson: ‘What is Aleppo?’  —  Asked what he would do about the Syrian city of Aleppo, the region at the center of that nation's civil war and refugee crisis, Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson responded by asking, “what is Aleppo?”
Discussion: RedState and Outside the Beltway
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MSNBC:
Gary Johnson asks: What is Aleppo?  —  Mike Barnicle asks Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson how he would handle Aleppo, Syria as president.  Johnson responds. ...  more Duration: {{video.duration.momentjs}}
Discussion: Business Insider
Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
Libertarian Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson Asks ‘What Is Aleppo?’ in TV Interview
Discussion: Politico
Morning Consult:
50-State Poll: Hillary Clinton Still Leads Where It Matters
Discussion: Guardian
Ryan Lovelace / Washington Examiner:
Veteran confronts Clinton on handling of classified info  —  A veteran confronted Hillary Clinton about her handling of classified information as secretary of state during a presidential forum on Wednesday.  —  An Air Force and Navy veteran, who said he held “the top secret sensitive …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
As debates near, forum shows potential Trump advantage  —  NBC's “Commander in Chief Forum,” held Wednesday night aboard the USS Intrepid in New York, was the closest thing to a debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton until the real thing on Sept. 26.
Jeremy Herb / Politico:
‘Embarrassing to our country’: Trump suggests he'll fire top generals  —  Donald Trump trod into uncharted territory Wednesday night when he suggested that if elected he might fire some of the top generals now running the military.  —  As the Republican presidential nominee slammed …
Discussion: RedState
Associated Press:
The Latest: Clinton Camp: Trump Has ‘No Plan’ for IS
Discussion: Politico
NBC News:
Commander-In-Chief Forum  —  Who is better qualified to serve …
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Clinton campaign warns media to tread carefully  —  's campaign is working the refs hard when it comes to reports about her health.  —  While Clinton responded to a fit of coughing this week with humor, saying she was “allergic” to GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Trump's shrinking swing state map  —  Two months from Election Day, Donald Trump's swing state map is shrinking.  —  Interviews with more than two dozen Republican operatives, state party officials and elected leaders suggest three of the 11 battleground states identified by POLITICO …
Discussion: The Week
Associated Press:
Obama: Americans will reject Trump's ‘wacky’ ideas  —  VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday that Republican Donald Trump proves he isn't qualified to be president “every time he speaks,” adding that he was confident Americans would ultimately reject the brash billionaire on Election Day.
Discussion: Guardian
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Morning Call:
Union workers walk out at Just Born, maker of Peeps, in first strike in decades  —  Of The Morning Call … BETHLEHEM — Kenneth Ayers has worked 38 years at Just Born Quality Confections — a job he says has been mostly rewarding, except during labor talks.
Discussion: WCMH-TV
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Dems sound alarm on Senate majority  —  The campaign chairman for Senate Democrats on Wednesday warned his colleagues that if the elections were held today, the party would gain only three Senate seats, according to lawmakers who were in the room.  —  That outcome would leave Democrats …
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Merrick Garland to visit Senate again
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
WATCH LIVE: Clinton To Hold Press Conference On NY Tarmac At 9:15 AM ET  —  Hillary Clinton is slated to take questions from the press on the tarmac in White Plains, New York, Thursday morning before flying to Charlotte after weeks of intensified criticism about not holding a formal press conference for more than 250 days.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Evan Perez / CNN:
First on CNN: FBI director defends Clinton email probe, document releases  —  Washington (CNN)FBI Director James Comey is defending the bureau's Friday afternoon release of documents from the Hillary Clinton email investigation, saying “we don't play games” and that the documents were put out when ready.
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TMZ.com:
Ryan Lochte — Suspended for 10 Months  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Ryan Lochte just got his punishment for his Rio gas station hijinks, and we're told the U.S. Olympic Committee was tough, but not career-ending.  —  USOC connected sources tell TMZ Sports ... Lochte has been suspended for 10 months.
Eric Fehrnstrom / BostonGlobe.com:
Are Clinton's memory lapses a health issue, or just dishonest dodging?  —  THE STORIES ABOUT Hillary Clinton's failing health at first glance seemed like more vapors from the gaseous swamp of this year's toxic presidential race.  The coughing fits, a photo showing her being assisted in walking …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's thoroughly strange claim about his Mexico visit  —  Donald Trump made the case Wednesday night that he would be a studied and steady commander-in-chief during an NBC forum — the first matchup between him and Hillary Clinton on the same stage of the 2016 general election.
Discussion: NPR and New York Magazine
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
RNC Chief Criticized For Telling Clinton To ‘Smile’ During National Security Forum  —  Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus gave Hillary Clinton's performance at Wednesday's NBC town hall negative marks because, in part, he didn't like her facial expression.
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The Problem with Temporarily Embracing Julian Assange  —  Chewing over Ramesh's question...  Sure, it's somewhat pleasing to see Assange scoffing at Hillary Clinton's claim that she didn't know that “(c )” on a document meant it was classified confidential and pointing to memos she wrote …
Discussion: Hot Air and RealClearPolitics
 
 
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Greg Toppo / USA Today:
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Elizabeth Warren / New York Times:
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
House probe targets Clinton contractor who deleted subpoenaed email; refused to answer key question from FBI
Discussion: National Review
Colum Lynch / Foreign Policy:
Dinner, Drinks, and a Near-Fatal Ambush for U.S. Diplomats
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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