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2:55 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 …

Discussion: Raw Story, Daily Kos, Political Wire and The Week

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.

Discussion: Washington Post, Guardian, New York Times, BizPac Review, Talking Points Memo, The Gateway Pundit, Infowars, AOL, Reuters, The Daily Caller, NBC News and Associated Press

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 …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, The Daily Caller, The Week and Mediaite

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.

Discussion: National Review, Bloomberg, New York Daily News, True Pundit, CNBC, Independent Journal Review, Outside the Beltway, AOL, Scared Monkeys, Mashable and New Urban Legends

Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Clinton to release more medical information this week, campaign says

Discussion: The Atlantic, ABC News, Politico, Guardian, The Times of Israel, Hot Air, CNBC, New York Times, gopthedailydose.com and Bearing Drift

Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Secret Service followed atypical protocol with Clinton's early departure from Sunday 9/11 event

Discussion: CNNMoney, ABC News, The Daily Beast, Politico, Business Insider, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, twitchy.com, Hot Air, Real Clear Politics and myfox8.com, more at Mediagazer »

Bloomberg:
Trump Plans to Keep Quiet on Clinton's Health Issues

Discussion: BuzzFeed, Media Matters for America, The Week, Washington Post and Mediaite

Maggie Fox / NBC News:
Does Hillary Clinton Have a Classic Case of Walking Pneumonia?

Discussion: Washington Post, Vox, The Daily Caller, Media Matters for America, whorunsGov, Guardian, Althouse, The Verge, Washington Times and CNBC

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 …

Discussion: Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Hot Air, Infowars, Taylor Marsh, The Gateway Pundit, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Week, alan.com, Washington Free Beacon, Independent Journal Review, Guardian, NPR, Chicago Tribune and New York Times

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.

Discussion: neo-neocon, thenewamerican.com, The Daily Caller, The American Conservative, Infowars, Mike Cernovich Presents … and The Gateway Pundit

The Huffington Post:
Hillary's Pneumonia: The Media's Lowest Moment

Discussion: RedState, The Atlantic, Washington Post, The Federalist, The Daily Caller, Salon, Infowars and The Week

Fox News:
Trump to release results of physical, calls candidate health ‘an issue’ after Clinton incident

Discussion: BuzzFeed, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Daily Caller, Washington Post, Politicus USA, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, Fox News Insider, Washington Free Beacon, twitchy.com and Refinery29

Melissa Batchelor Warnke / Los Angeles Times:
Opinion Hillary Clinton's worrisome wobble

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News, twitchy.com, BizPac Review and BBC

Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Rockin' pneumonia: A unifying diagnosis

Discussion: alicublog and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

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.

Discussion: Hot Air, CNN, Washington Free Beacon, twitchy.com, Washington Times and The Daily Caller

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

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.

Discussion: Townhall.com, National Review, Hot Air and Washington Free Beacon

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

Hanna Trudo / Politico:
Trump releases new ad hitting Clinton for ‘deplorables’ remark

Discussion: Washington Post, Associated Press, The Missouri Times and The Week

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.

Discussion: Slate, New York Times and Media Matters for America

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 …

Discussion: Politico, Political Wire and Washington Free Beacon

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

Henry J. Gomez / Plain Dealer:

Donald Trump fans have been sending me racist, hateful messages for months. Here's a sampling. — Donald Trump campaigns at the IX Center in Cleveland — Trump has fostered a hostile moment in our politics when his supporters feel entitled to racially denigrate others.

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

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