memeorandum: Dolphins recorded having a conversation ‘just like two people’ for first time (Sarah Knapton/Telegraph)

1:05 PM ET, September 12, 2016

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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, alan.com, Infowars, The Daily Caller, Washington Free Beacon, The Week, Hot Air, The Gateway Pundit, Independent Journal Review, NPR, Guardian, 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, The American Conservative, The Daily Caller, Infowars, Mike Cernovich Presents … and The Gateway Pundit

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: Washington Free Beacon

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

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NBC News:
Hillary Clinton's Health Scare: 9 Unanswered Questions

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David Ferguson / Raw Story:
DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Martin Shkreli …

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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

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

Discussion: Washington Post, CNBC, Talking Points Memo, Politicus USA, Mediaite, Washington Free Beacon and Refinery29

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

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, Talking Points Memo, Infowars, New York Times, The Gateway Pundit, AOL, Reuters, NBC News, The Daily Caller and Associated Press

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 …

Discussion: Vox, Washington Post, Business Insider and The Daily Caller

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

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New York Post:
Hillary Clinton's health is now a real issue

Discussion: Associated Press

Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:

Secret Service followed atypical protocol with Clinton's early departure from Sunday 9/11 event — The U.S. Secret Service followed atypical protocol with Hillary Clinton's early departure from Sunday's commemoration of the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at Ground Zero.

Discussion: ABC News, The Daily Beast, Bearing Drift, Politico, Business Insider, Hot Air, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, twitchy.com and Real Clear Politics

Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Hillary Clinton's stumble highlights campaign transparency problems

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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Press rips Clinton campaign's handling of health incident

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.

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

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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.

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

Scott Adams' Blog:

The Race for President is (Probably) Over — If you are following breaking news, Hillary Clinton abruptly left the 9-11 memorial today because she was reportedly “overheated.” Her campaign says she is fine now. — You probably wonder if the “overheated” explanation is true …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Vox Popoli, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Washington Post

Rod Dreher / The American Conservative: How Sick Is Hillary? — No doubt about it, Hillary Clinton's …

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

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, Mediaite, The Week and Political Wire

Sarah Knapton / Telegraph:

Dolphins recorded having a conversation ‘just like two people’ for first time — Two dolphins have been recorded having a conversation for the first time after scientists developed an underwater microphone which could distinguish the animals' different “voices”.

Discussion: The Week