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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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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?


Yes, Most Donald Trump Supporters Are Deplorable and Irredeemable
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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, Instapundit, Infowars, The Week, New Urban Legends and Business Insider, more at Mediagazer »

David Duke: “Good To See” Mike Pence Reject Media's Game
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Yes, half of Trump supporters are racist
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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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Clinton allies criticize campaign over health secrecy
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Gingrich: Additional Clinton health reports won't count
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An Unplanned Absence for Hillary Clinton at an Inopportune Time
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Hot Air, Politicus USA, Politico, Guardian and Washington Free Beacon

Clinton's reluctance to drink water causing tension with her staff: report
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twitchy.com, ABC News and Politico

Clinton's impulse to ‘power through’ with pneumonia set off cascade of problems
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Clinton didn't think illness was ‘going to be that big a deal’
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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 …
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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 …


Tracing Donald Trump's Rust-Belt Route — Trump's best shot at the Oval Office is to convert white, working-class Democratic men in places like Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan. But the arithmetic works better in some states than others. — stevenyaccino
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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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Mike Pence Returns to Capitol Hill to Huddle With Republicans
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Pence declines to call David Duke ‘deplorable’
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Washington Examiner, USA Today, Washington Post, ABC News and The Week

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 …
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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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Bill Clinton: Hillary Clinton “doing fine” after incident at 9/11 ceremony
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Bill Clinton Says Hillary ‘Got Dehydrated’ During 9/11 Service
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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, CNBC, Political Wire, The Daily Caller and The Week


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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Bevin says physical fight may be needed to preserve conservative values — Gov. Matt Bevin said Saturday that America is at a fork in the road and if something isn't done soon to protect religious and conservative values, people might have to physically fight for them.
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Vox and Washington Post


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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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 …


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.


House Republican Subpoenas FBI for Full Clinton Probe Files — ‘I get to see it all,’ Chaffetz tells FBI official at hearing — FBI witness cites ‘chilling effect’ on witness cooperation — The Republican chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee subpoenaed …


Wells Fargo Exec Who Headed Phony Accounts Unit Collected $125 Million — Wells Fargo & Co's wfc “sandbagger"-in-chief is leaving the giant bank with an enormous pay day—$124.6 million. — In fact, despite beefed-up “clawback” provisions instituted by the bank shortly after the financial crisis …
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