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2:40 PM ET, September 12, 2016

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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump: We shouldn't have a debate moderator because the system is rigged  —  What do you call a debate with no moderator?  Donald Trump's suggestion for his faceoff with Hillary Clinton.  —  Trump on Monday floated a new idea for his upcoming debates against Clinton, proposing a debate without …
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Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Alabama Congressman: I Have “Serious Doubts” As To Whether Clinton Has Pneumonia  —  Republican Rep. Gary Palmer of Alabama said on Monday that he doubts whether Hillary Clinton's campaign is being honest when they revealed on Sunday that the Democratic nominee has pneumonia.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Fred Imbert / CNBC:
Donald Trump says he'll release detailed report on his own health this week  —  Trump on Clinton's health: 'It's quite sad'  —  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump weighs in on Hillary Clinton's bout with pneumonia and the rigors of the campaign trail.  Also Trump talks about tax reform.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Obama's soaring approval numbers are very good news for Hillary Clinton  —  The last time that President Obama's approval rating in Washington Post-ABC News polling was as high as it is in our new survey was six months after he took office.  At 58 percent, Obama's approval is 15 points higher …
NBC News:
Hillary Clinton's Health Scare: 9 Unanswered Questions  —  Hillary Clinton Diagnosed With Pneumonia, Campaign Says 2:12  —  As Hillary Clinton's health moves from the fringes to the center of the 2016 presidential campaign, there's a lot we still don't know about her scare this weekend.
Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Clinton to release more medical information this week, campaign says  —  WHITE PLAINS — Hillary Clinton's campaign will release additional medical records this week, a campaign aide said, bowing to growing criticism about how the campaign handled news of her pneumonia diagnosis.
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Secret Service followed atypical protocol with Clinton's early departure from Sunday 9/11 event
People.com:
Pneumonia Bug That Struck Hillary Clinton also Seriously Sickened Several Members of Her Staff  —  The illness that sickened Hillary Clinton with pneumonia and caused her to have to be escorted away from September 11 ceremonies in New York on Sunday also struck down several members …
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J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:
Cokie Roberts Floats That Dems Are ‘Nervously Whispering’ About Clinton ‘Stepping Aside’  —  This morning on NPR's Morning Edition, journalist and author Cokie Roberts indicated that many of the establishment Democrats may be getting antsy over the renewed speculation of Hillary Clinton's health.
Damon Linker / The Week:
Why did Hillary Clinton lie about her health?  —  Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign just made a massive error.  We'll know within the next few weeks if the error will prove to be catastrophic.  —  On Sunday, Clinton abruptly left a Manhattan ceremony marking the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Rockin' pneumonia: A unifying diagnosis
Kyle Olson / The American Mirror:
Hillary embraces child — despite contagious ‘pneumonia’
Discussion: The Federalist
Kathie Obradovich / Des Moines Register:
Jill Stein in Iowa: I would not have assassinated Osama bin Laden  —  Dr. Jill Stein, the Green Party's candidate for president, said Sunday in Iowa that she would not have assassinated Osama bin Laden but would have brought him to justice for his role in the attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001.
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Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:   Me For President  —  America is in such deep trouble that it appears …
Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
Young Millennials Love Obama, But Clinton Is Struggling To Win Them Over
Discussion: New York Magazine and Althouse
Emily Saul / New York Post:
Sniper takes out ISIS executioner from a mile away  —  More On:  —  A sharpshooter killed a top ISIS executioner and three other jihadists with a single bullet from nearly a mile away — just seconds before the fiend was set to burn 12 hostages alive with a flamethrower, according to a new report.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Bullish Senate Democrats target North Carolina, Missouri  —  The campaign arm for Senate Democrats is launching television ads in North Carolina and Missouri, a sign of their bullishness about winning seats in conservative territory, according to a source familiar with the ad buy.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Bill Clinton's CIA chief joins Trump campaign  —  's former CIA chief, James Woolsey, will act as an adviser to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump  —  's campaign.  —  Woolsey, who served as director of the CIA from 1993 to 1995 and describes himself as a life-long Democrat …
Cowgirl / mtcowgirl.com:
Billings candidate suggests only wealthy should hold office, vote  —  The campaign of a GOP candidate in Billings is in damage control mode after he suggested, on an internet discussion board, that holding office and voting might be better off limited to those who are wealthy.
Discussion: Raw Story
Eric Martin / Bloomberg:
Want to Know How Trump's Doing?  Just Look at Mexico's Peso  —  Currency has moved inversely with Trump electoral probability  —  Peso reaches 2 1/2-month low as Clinton suffers from pneumonia  —  Polls?  Who needs 'em.  —  If you want to know how Donald Trump is doing, all you need to do is check the Mexican peso.
Discussion: The Daily Caller, AOL and The Week
Annie Rees / Talking Points Memo:
NY Times Editor Said He'd Risk Jail To Publish Trump's Taxes  —  Executive editor of The New York Times Dean Baquet said on a panel on Sunday that he would hypothetically risk jail if it meant a chance to publish Donald Trump's tax returns, which the GOP nominee — against presidential election …
Discussion: CNNMoney and alan.com
Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic:
How Breitbart Conquered the Media  —  In July of 2010, journalist and provocateur Andrew Breitbart posted a video excerpt of remarks on his site purporting to expose “evidence of racism coming from a federal appointee and NAACP award recipient.”  This was an explosive charge.
Matthew J. Belvedere / CNBC:
TRUMP: Janet Yellen should be ‘ashamed’ of what she's doing to the country  —  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump weighs in on the negative impact of low rates on the market, and the doubling of the nation's debt.  —  GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump told CNBC on Monday …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Thugs and Kisses  —  First of all, let's get this straight: The Russian Federation of 2016 is not the Soviet Union of 1986.  True, it covers most of the same territory and is run by some of the same thugs.  But the Marxist ideology is gone, and so is the superpower status.
 
 
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Henry J. Gomez / Plain Dealer:
Donald Trump fans have been sending me racist, hateful messages for months. Here's a sampling.
Discussion: Raw Story
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Why Donald Trump gets a pass
Grant Smith / Bloomberg:
OPEC Flips Forecast to Predict Rebound in Rival Supply Next Year
Discussion: Fuel Fix and Instapundit
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Cruz: Boycott protesting sports stars' merchandise
ITV:
David Cameron resigns as an MP
Discussion: The Atlantic
Sarah Knapton / Telegraph:
Dolphins recorded having a conversation ‘just like two people’ for first time
Discussion: The Week
 Earlier Items: 
Marist Poll:
9/11: Trump and Clinton in Close Contests in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and New Hampshire
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Do presidential debates matter? Here's the political science evidence.
Discussion: CNBC and CNN
Joe Palazzolo / Wall Street Journal:
Appeals Court to Review New Hampshire's Ballot-Selfie Ban
Discussion: The Week
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
Trump Is Pat Buchanan With Better Timing
 

 
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A look at Trump's defamation lawsuit against the Pulitzer Prize board, which has gone from a curiosity to a source of real concern in some top US newsrooms
 
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