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12:40 PM ET, September 9, 2016

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Washington Post:
The Hillary Clinton email story is out of control  —  JUDGING BY the amount of time NBC's Matt Lauer spent pressing Hillary Clinton on her emails during Wednesday's national security presidential forum, one would think that her homebrew server was one of the most important issues facing the country this election.
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New York Times:
A Debate Disaster Waiting to Happen  —  There was not much of a contest in Wednesday night's forum with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.  Mrs. Clinton answered the questions of the moderator, Matt Lauer, in coherent sentences, often with specific details.  Mr. Trump alternated between …
New York Times:
Justice Dept. Granted Immunity to Specialist Who Deleted Hillary Clinton's Emails  —  WASHINGTON — A computer specialist who deleted Hillary Clinton's emails despite orders from Congress to preserve them was given immunity by the Justice Department during its investigation into her personal email account …
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Hill Republicans: Clinton investigations won't stop if she wins
Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Trump attacks U.S. foreign policy, political press corps on state-owned Russian television network  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump criticized U.S. foreign policy and the American political press corps Thursday during an interview on RT America, a state-owned Russian television network.
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RT:
Iraq, Hillary and baseball: Donald Trump talks to Larry King (RT EXCLUSIVE) … Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump tells RT's Larry King that he doesn't dislike Hillary Clinton, but that she's not the person to make America great again - and that their televised duel Wednesday was more fun than baseball.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Things just got very, very heated between Rudy Giuliani and Chris Matthews  —  Rudy Giuliani is the highest-profile Donald Trump supporter to publicly raise questions about Hillary Clinton's health.  While Trump himself relies more on innuendo, the former New York mayor prefers to be more direct.
Discussion: Politico, CANNONFIRE and The Resurgent
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Aide: Trump didn't know interview would be on Russian TV
Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
On Russian TV, Trump says it's ‘unlikely’ Putin trying to sway election
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Republican insiders plot post-election party overhaul  —  Republican insiders opposed to Donald Trump have begun discussions to prepare a party overhaul whether its candidate wins the presidency or not.  —  They regard Trump as the symptom of a disease that afflicts the GOP and fear …
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Minnesota DFL:
Minnesota DFL Files Legal Challenge to Donald Trump Being Placed on Minnesota Ballot  —  Clear Republican errors should lead Trump to being removed  —  St. Paul—Late today the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party filed a legal challenge petitioning the Minnesota Supreme Court …
Rachel E. Stassen-Berger / Twin Cities:
DFL sues to get Donald Trump off Minnesota ballots
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Dems Suing To Get Donald Trump Booted Off The Ballot In Minnesota
Discussion: The Week
Dustin Moskovitz:
Compelled to Act  —  We're committing $20M to help Democrats in the 2016 election  —  Cari and I have dedicated our lives to figuring out how to do the most good we can with the resources we've been given.  Until now, those efforts have not included making endorsements or contributions in presidential elections.
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Sasha Issenberg / Bloomberg:   Super-PAC Telegraphs Battleground Strategy to Clinton Campaign
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court rejects Michigan ban on straight-ticket voting  —  The Supreme Court on Friday refused to allow Michigan to ban voters from casting straight-ticket ballots in the coming election after lower courts found the prohibition was likely to discriminate against African Americans and result in long lines at the polls.
Discussion: MLive.com and Political Wire
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Did Obama squander an opportunity by nominating Merrick Garland?
Discussion: Capitol View
Garrett M. Graff / Politico:
'We're the Only Plane in the Sky'  —  Nearly every American above a certain age remembers precisely where they were on September 11, 2001.  But for a tiny handful of people, those memories touch American presidential history.  Shortly after the attacks began, the most powerful man in the world …
Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
North Korea conducts fifth nuclear test, claims it has made warheads with ‘higher strike power’  —  TOKYO — North Korea defiantly celebrated its fifth nuclear test Friday, claiming that it can now make warheads small enough to fit onto a missile and warning its “enemies” …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
David Brock to Commission on Presidential Debates: Drop Chris Wallace  —  Media Matters founder David Brock is demanding that the Commission on Presidential Debates remove Fox News anchor Chris Wallace as moderator of the final presidential debate in October.
Julia Carrie Wong / Guardian:
Mark Zuckerberg accused of abusing power after Facebook deletes ‘napalm girl’ post  —  Norway's largest newspaper published a front-page letter to the Facebook CEO lambasting the company's decision to censor a photograph of the Vietnam war  —  Norway's largest newspaper has published …
Molly Ball / The Atlantic:
'There's Nothing Better Than a Scared, Rich Candidate'  —  This past April, the American Association of Political Consultants gathered for its annual conference, known as the Pollies, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  During breaks between sessions ("Buying Votes in a Presidential Election," …
Sandy Fitzgerald / Newsmax:
Rep. Louie Gohmert: Clinton's ‘Brain in a Blender’ on Iran, Emails … The Obama administration's decision to send Iran $400 million in pallets of cash at the same time four hostages were being released has enabled that country to continue with its support of terrorism, and makes those involved …
Hillary Clinton / YouTube:
Only Way |  Hillary Clinton … Watch more videos from Hillary Clinton! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ Zwgu...  Stay connected with the campaign.  —  ABOUT HILLARY CLINTON  —  Hillary Clinton has served as Secretary of State, Senator from New York, First Lady of the United States …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Steven Shepard / Politico:
GOP insiders: Maybe Trump can win  —  Once resigned to a November defeat, swing state Republicans are increasingly optimistic about Donald Trump's chances now that the GOP presidential nominee has closed a once-yawning deficit in the polls against Hillary Clinton.
Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Bill Clinton: “If You're A White Southerner,” You Know What ‘Make America Great Again’ Really Means  —  Former President Bill Clinton stumps for his wife in Orlando, FL.  He says that Donald Trump's promise to “Make America Great Again” is a racist codeword.
CNN:
With new leadership, Trump campaign tackles ground game in earnest  —  Donald Trump defends stance on Iraq War  —  New York (CNN)Donald Trump's campaign was underwater and in disarray.  —  The candidate veered off message, jumping from one controversy to the next, his poll numbers plummeted …
William Nardi / The College Fix:
History professor rips down campus 9/11 ‘Never Forget’ posters (VIDEO)  —  Conservative students attending a community college in Southern California say campus leaders worked to cancel their Sept. 11 memorial, and what's more, a history professor tore down their “Never Forget” remembrance posters.
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Where Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Were on 9/11  —  Since the 9/11 attacks, there hasn't been a presidential nominee hailing from New York.  But that changed this year since the major party candidates have close ties to the state.  —  Donald Trump is a born-and-bread New Yorker …
Discussion: Politico
Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
House Passes Bill Allowing 9/11 Families to Sue Saudi Arabia Amid Veto Threat  —  The House overwhelmingly approved a bill today that would give the families of 9/11 victims the ability to sue Saudi Arabia in U.S. courts, pitting Congress against the White House ahead of the 15th anniversary of the terror attacks.
Discussion: Politico
Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
The bashing of Matt Lauer: Why many of the attacks are driven by partisanship  —  Matt Lauer is getting a taste of the hyperpartisan criticism that all the presidential debate moderators are going to face in today's polarized atmosphere.  —  Despite one major misstep, the “Today” …
 
 
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Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
A Whistle-Blower Accuses the Kochs of “Poisoning” an Arkansas Town
Sam Levin / Guardian:
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Discussion: Daily Mail
Leah Hogsten / Associated Press:
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Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
2016 Is the Year of the Hack
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau:
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 Earlier Items: 
Josh Peter / USA Today:
NAACP president: ‘Not a stretch’ to compare Colin Kaepernick to Rosa Parks
Discussion: Bleacher Report
Mary Jordan / Washington Post:
After convention stumble, Melania Trump has largely vanished from campaign
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Poll: Half of Americans disapprove of ObamaCare
Daniel Dalewashington / Toronto Star:
Donald Trump offers nine explanations of his Iraq War stance in 13 minutes
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PR Newswire:
Hillary's Health Concerns Serious, Say Most Doctors Polled by the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Clinton Slams Trump But Blabbed About Briefing in 2008