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4:05 PM ET, September 12, 2016

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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.
Associated Press:
The Latest: Strickland Finds Praising Kaine Can Be Awkward
Discussion: ABC News and Talking Points Memo
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
Donald Trump Hits Back at Hillary Clinton for ‘Basket of Deplorables’ Comment
Discussion: Associated Press and Joe.My.God.
Fox News:
Trump to release results of physical, calls candidate health ‘an issue’ after Clinton incident
Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Rockin' pneumonia: A unifying diagnosis
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 and The Week
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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.
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 …
Nathan McDermott / BuzzFeed:
“Veterans For Trump” Co-Chair Claims Clinton Has Parkinson's Disease
Fred Imbert / CNBC:
Donald Trump says he'll release detailed report on his own health this week
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Rep. Has ‘Serious Doubts’ About Whether Clinton Has Pneumonia
Discussion: alan.com, Daily Kos and The Federalist
Maggie Fox / NBC News:
Does Hillary Clinton Have a Classic Case of Walking Pneumonia?
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump: ‘No satisfaction’ over Clinton health scare
Discussion: Vox and Politico
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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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Why Donald Trump gets a pass  —  Donald Trump's trip to Mexico was declared a success even after he mischaracterized the crux of his conversation with Mexico's president.  The GOP nominee is now described as “presidential” for shifting from insult-filled, ad-lib performances to insult-filled scripted speeches.
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Do presidential debates matter? Here's the political science evidence.
Discussion: CNN
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
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 …
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Brianna Ehley / Politico:
Clinton's former CIA director advising Trump on national security
Discussion: CNN and AOL
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
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Donald Trump gave an interview this morning that should be shocking — but we're numb  —  Donald Trump went on CNBC this morning, and, over the course of a wide-ranging interview, once again reminded the world of the most fundamental fact about his candidacy — he doesn't really seem to understand any aspect of American public policy.
Discussion: Mother Jones, CNBC and Business Insider
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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.
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
There were five phantom donations in the files of Donald Trump's foundation.  Here's what we know.  —  Donald Trump's charity is not like other charities.  —  For one thing — as The Washington Post explained Sunday — the money in the Donald J. Trump Foundation does not come from Trump himself.
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
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Nate Silver gives GOP donors a closed-door presentation  —  Nate Silver, the ESPN journalist behind the FiveThirtyEight website, gave a presentation on the 2016 battleground map to a group of powerful Republican donors in Manhattan last week.  —  Silver was paid to give the presentation …
Discussion: Political Wire
 
 
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ABC News:
Obama, Hill Leaders Meet Ahead of Federal Funding Deadline
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ITV:
David Cameron resigns as an MP
Discussion: The Atlantic
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Billings candidate suggests only wealthy should hold office, vote
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Sarah Knapton / Telegraph:
Dolphins recorded having a conversation ‘just like two people’ for first time
Discussion: The Week
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Bullish Senate Democrats target North Carolina, Missouri
Discussion: Daily Kos
Eric Martin / Bloomberg:
Want to Know How Trump's Doing? Just Look at Mexico's Peso
Discussion: The Daily Caller, AOL and The Week
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Secret Service followed atypical protocol with Clinton's early departure from Sunday 9/11 event
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

New York Times:
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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