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Brianna Ehley / Politico:
The inside story of Clinton's sick day — Hillary Clinton never lost consciousness, and never stopped talking on her phone — and never put anyone else in danger — after her near swoon at a Sept. 11 memorial on Sunday in New York, according to accounts offered by several people close to the candidate.
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ABC News, Business Insider, twitchy.com, The Week, Reuters, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, The Other McCain and Hot Air
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Clinton allies criticize campaign over health secrecy — A lack of transparency about her health has turned what might have been a non-issue into a hugely problematic storyline for Hillary Clinton — that could plague the Democratic presidential nominee into November, say allies and confidants.
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BuzzFeed, Infowars, Townhall.com and Instapundit
Caitlin Yilek / The Hill:
Clinton's reluctance to drink water causing tension with her staff: report — was diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday, the real concern is chronic dehydration, sources close to the Democratic nominee told Politico. — “She won't drink water, and you try telling Hillary Clinton to drink water,” a source said.
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Clinton's impulse to ‘power through’ with pneumonia set off cascade of problems
Clinton's impulse to ‘power through’ with pneumonia set off cascade of problems
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CNN, Wall Street Journal, CNNMoney, CBS Chicago, The Times of Israel, Washington Free Beacon, NBC News, Infowars, NPR and Talking Points Memo
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Clinton didn't think illness was ‘going to be that big a deal’
Clinton didn't think illness was ‘going to be that big a deal’
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Talking Points Memo, Capitol View, New York Magazine, The Gateway Pundit and The Other McCain
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
An Unplanned Absence for Hillary Clinton at an Inopportune Time
An Unplanned Absence for Hillary Clinton at an Inopportune Time
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Hot Air, Politicus USA and Guardian
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Gingrich: Additional Clinton health reports won't count
Gingrich: Additional Clinton health reports won't count
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Political Wire
Cindy Boren / Washington Post:
The man who discovered CTE thinks Hillary Clinton may have been poisoned — Bennet Omalu, the forensic pathologist who has made the NFL so uncomfortable with his discovery of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in the brains of deceased players, suggests that Hillary Clinton's campaign be checked …
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Hot Air, Althouse, Moon of Alabama, twitchy.com and CANNONFIRE
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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Republicans Privately Panic At “Terrifying” Prospect Of Trump Win — The Clinton campaign's wobbly performance over the past 72 hours has set off a rash of behind-the-scenes handwringing among professional Republicans as they confront an unnerving new possibility: What if their nominee actually wins the White House?
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Yes, Most Donald Trump Supporters Are Deplorable and Irredeemable — Following the classic definition of a gaffe as a politician telling the truth, Hillary Clinton's comment about Donald Trump's supporters ("just to be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump's supporters into what I call the ‘basket of deplorables.’ Right?
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Washington Post, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Washington Times, The Atlantic and Vox
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Trump says Clinton running ‘hate-filled campaign’ at tense North Carolina rally where violence flares up
Trump says Clinton running ‘hate-filled campaign’ at tense North Carolina rally where violence flares up
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Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, Citizen Times, Infowars, The Week, New Urban Legends, Business Insider and Politicus USA, more at Mediagazer »
Nathan McDermott / BuzzFeed:
“Veterans For Trump” Co-Chair Claims Clinton Has Parkinson's Disease
“Veterans For Trump” Co-Chair Claims Clinton Has Parkinson's Disease
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Talking Points Memo, Bloomberg, Politico, Raw Story and Vox
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump's campaign says he's given ‘tens of millions’ to charity, but offers no details and no proof — A spokeswoman for Donald Trump's presidential campaign, seeking to rebut criticism of the GOP nominee's history of charitable giving, said that Trump has given away “tens of millions of dollars” over his life.
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
David Duke: “Good To See” Mike Pence Reject Media's Game
David Duke: “Good To See” Mike Pence Reject Media's Game
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CNN, Politicus USA, New York Magazine and Media Matters for America
Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Mike Pence Returns to Capitol Hill to Huddle With Republicans
Mike Pence Returns to Capitol Hill to Huddle With Republicans
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Politico
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Pence declines to call David Duke ‘deplorable’
Pence declines to call David Duke ‘deplorable’
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Washington Examiner, USA Today, Washington Post, ABC News and The Week
David Lightman / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Why the election map has a built-in, and growing, Democratic bias — WASHINGTON — The presidential election map is undergoing a fundamental change, with shifts that will make it easier for Democrats to win not only in 2016 but also for years to come. — Driving the change …
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Stuart Rothenberg / Washington Post:
Why Clinton's narrow lead is bigger than it looks — Oddly, some journalists and Democrats seem confused about why the presidential race is so competitive at this point given Donald Trump's liabilities as a nominee. — Voters' antipathy to Hillary Clinton obviously is a good part of the answer …
NBC News:
Poll: Clinton's Lead Narrows Among Independents, Voters Nationally — Hillary Clinton's national lead over Donald Trump continues to narrow. Clinton now leads Trump 48 percent to 44 percent, a decline of 2 points since last week, according to results from the latest NBC News|
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Talking Points Memo, Political Wire, The Daily Caller and The Week
NCAA.org:
NCAA to relocate championships from North Carolina for 2016-17 — Based on the NCAA's commitment to fairness and inclusion, the Association will relocate all seven previously awarded championship events from North Carolina during the 2016-17 academic year. The NCAA Board of Governors …
Edward L. Glaeser / City Journal:
If You Build It . . . Myths and realities about America's infrastructure spending — Among Bernie Sanders's many proposals during his presidential run was a plan for Washington to spend $1 trillion on public infrastructure. Progressives love such proposals.
Sarah Westwood / Washington Examiner:
Emails show Clinton ties to Russian oligarch under investigation — New emails show Clinton Foundation staff pushed Hillary Clinton's State Department to approve a meeting between Bill Clinton and a powerful Russian oligarch as her agency lined up investors for a project under his purview.
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Betsy's Page and Hot Air
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CBS News:
Bill Clinton: Hillary Clinton “doing fine” after incident at 9/11 ceremony
Bill Clinton: Hillary Clinton “doing fine” after incident at 9/11 ceremony
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The Daily Caller, Mediaite, CBS Los Angeles, Independent Journal Review, Politico and CBS New York
Matthew Claiborne / ABC News:
Bill Clinton Says Hillary ‘Got Dehydrated’ During 9/11 Service
Bill Clinton Says Hillary ‘Got Dehydrated’ During 9/11 Service
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Politico and Washington Post
New York Times:
Full Disclosure on Candidates' Health — As President Obama's graying hair suggests, the American presidency is perhaps the most grueling and stressful political job there is. This year, both major party candidates for that job are past the nation's customary retirement age.
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Politico and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Former DNC chairman calls for Clinton contingency plan — A former Democratic National Committee chairman says President Barack Obama and the party's congressional leaders should immediately come up with a process to identify a potential successor candidate for Hillary Clinton for the off-chance …
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
September disaster for Clinton campaign — 's health problems — and, in particular, the shocking video of her being helped into a van on Sunday — are the worst developments yet for a campaign that has hit a serious rough patch. — Before the health drama, polls were already tightening …
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Instapundit
Mary Elizabeth Williams / Salon:
Hillary powers through pneumonia — because that's what women do — Why is it surprising that the presidential candidate kept working even while ill? Women do it every day — As the cover of nearly every newspaper and news site in America made abundantly clear Monday morning …
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Althouse and twitchy.com