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Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
Trump retweets Obama in swipe at Clinton — retweeted an old post from President Obama to mock his Democratic rival's recent controversial comment, in which she characterized half of Trump's supporters as “deplorable.” — “RT if you agree: We need a President who is fighting for all Americans …
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Independent Journal Review, Taylor Marsh and The Gateway Pundit
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Why Clinton isn't sweating ‘deplorables’ — “Words have consequences,” Hillary Clinton likes to caution while campaigning against the loose-lipped, insult-hurling Donald Trump. “Words can be misinterpreted.” — But it was the Democratic nominee, generally so careful with her language …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Was Hillary's “deplorables” comment a strategic play? — I agree with Ed that the “basket of deplorables” comment is a dumb thing to say, even as a gloss on Clinton's alt-right speech a few weeks ago. It's especially dumb to quantify the critique by categorizing “half” of Trump's supporters that way.
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Washington Post and Sabato's Crystal Ball
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Kaine: Clinton's ‘deplorables’ characterization doesn't merit an apology
Kaine: Clinton's ‘deplorables’ characterization doesn't merit an apology
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BizPac Review and Talking Points Memo
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Hillary Clinton walks back ‘basket of deplorables’ remark
Hillary Clinton walks back ‘basket of deplorables’ remark
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Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
Team Trump Responds to Hillary's ‘Deplorables’ Flub: ‘She Ripped Off Her Mask’
Team Trump Responds to Hillary's ‘Deplorables’ Flub: ‘She Ripped Off Her Mask’
Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Clinton: Half of Trump's supporters fit in ‘basket of deplorables’
Clinton: Half of Trump's supporters fit in ‘basket of deplorables’
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BizPac Review, The Atlantic, Balloon Juice, Little Green Footballs and NBC News
Scott Clement / Washington Post:
Clinton holds lead over Trump in new poll, but warning signs emerge — Hillary Clinton maintains a lead over Donald Trump, but lagging interest among some of her supporters poses a potential turnout challenge for Democrats with less than nine weeks before Election Day, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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Politico, The Week and Political Wire
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Clinton, Trump Deadlocked in Battleground States: Polls — Just over eight weeks from Election Day, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump are essentially deadlocked in four presidential battleground states — ranging from red Arizona and Georgia to blue-ish Nevada and New Hampshire …
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The Week
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Qualifications, Consistency Help Clinton, While Turnout Keeps Trump in the Hunt (POLL) — Advantages on qualifications and consistency and help from an increasingly popular incumbent are aiding Hillary Clinton in the presidential race — but with weaknesses sufficient to keep Donald Trump …
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Washington Post, Politico and Mother Jones
New York Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump's claim he got $150G in post-9/11 state funds for small businesses because he helped people in need is unfounded, docs show — Donald Trump's tale about why he took $150,000 in 9/11 money is as tall as the Downtown skyscraper he says he used in recovery efforts, according to government records.
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The Talking Dog
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MJ Lee / CNN:
Clinton on 9/11: The closest thing to ‘hell’ I've ever seen — New York (CNN)Fifteen years later, the scene is still seared into Hillary Clinton's memory. — “We saw this curtain of black smoke that was stretched across the island,” Clinton recalled. “Occasionally it would be broken by a firefighter coming out.
Theodoric Meyer / Politico:
Clinton goes after Trump on terrorism — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump both paused their campaign ads on Sunday, the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, a day when politics is traditionally set aside. But Clinton didn't hold back from criticizing her GOP opponent in a pre-taped interview …
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ABC News
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Visit Ground Zero on 9/11 Anniversary
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Visit Ground Zero on 9/11 Anniversary
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Politico and Associated Press
Ines de la Cuetara / ABC News:
Mike Pence Walks Back Calling Putin a ‘Stronger Leader’ Than Obama
Fox News:
Hillary Clinton has ‘medical episode’ at 9/11 ceremony, source says — Hillary Clinton had a “medical episode” that required her to leave a 9/11 commemoration ceremony early, a law enforcement source who witnessed the event told Fox News. — Related Image
Tom Junod / Esquire:
The Falling Man — Do you remember this photograph? In the United States, people have taken pains to banish it from the record of September 11, 2001. The story behind it, though, and the search for the man pictured in it, are our most intimate connection to the horror of that day.
Kenneth R. Timmerman / The Hill:
The media elites feel that shiver up the spine — and it's not victory — You know a candidate is in trouble when she deflects softball questions about her policies to talk about her opponent's character. — 's phony “press conference,” where she took six questions from friendly reporters …
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Althouse and BizPac Review
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
How Donald Trump retooled his charity to spend other people's money — Donald Trump was in a tuxedo, standing next to his award: a statue of a palm tree, as tall as a toddler. It was 2010, and Trump was being honored by a charity — the Palm Beach Police Foundation — for his “selfless support” of their cause.
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alan.com, Raw Story and Balloon Juice
Michael Kruse / Politico:
The Senator and the Mogul: A 9/11 Diary — Hours after terrorists piloted hijacked jets into the World Trade Center's twin towers, Donald Trump agreed to do a live phone interview on local television in New York. Alan Marcus, who was working that day for WWOR as an on-air analyst …
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Politicus USA and U.S. Uncut
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Rory Tingle / Daily Mail:
British stag party who took selfies with a SEX DOLL at Ground Zero on the eve of the 15th anniversary …
British stag party who took selfies with a SEX DOLL at Ground Zero on the eve of the 15th anniversary …
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Raw Story
Joanna Walters / Guardian:
Former EPA head admits she was wrong to tell New Yorkers post-9/11 air was safe
Former EPA head admits she was wrong to tell New Yorkers post-9/11 air was safe
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ABC News, Refinery29, New York Magazine, The Daily Caller, Newsweek and Mashable