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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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Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Gingrich: Additional Clinton health reports won't count
Gingrich: Additional Clinton health reports won't count
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The Other McCain, Political Wire and ABC News
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Clinton allies criticize campaign over health secrecy
Clinton allies criticize campaign over health secrecy
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BuzzFeed, Infowars, Townhall.com and Instapundit
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, Politico, Guardian, Washington Free Beacon and The San Diego Union …
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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Washington Monthly, CNN, RealClearPolitics, Wall Street Journal, CNNMoney, Mother Jones, CBS Chicago, The Times of Israel, Washington Free Beacon, Infowars, NBC News and NPR
Caitlin Yilek / The Hill:
Clinton's reluctance to drink water causing tension with her staff: report
Clinton's reluctance to drink water causing tension with her staff: report
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twitchy.com, ABC News and Politico
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?
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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
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump: I don't want moderator for debate
Trump: I don't want moderator for debate
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RedState, Joe.My.God. and BizPac Review
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Yes, half of Trump supporters are racist — BALTIMORE — Hillary Clinton may have been unwise to say half of Donald Trump's supporters are racists and other “deplorables.” But she wasn't wrong. — If anything, when it comes to Trump's racist support, she might have low-balled the number.
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Hullabaloo and The Nation
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Yes, Most Donald Trump Supporters Are Deplorable and Irredeemable
Yes, Most Donald Trump Supporters Are Deplorable and Irredeemable
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, Washington Post, Washington Times, Vox and The Atlantic
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, New York Magazine, Politicus USA, Mediaite and Media Matters for America
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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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
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 …
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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 …
Daniel Desrochers / Lexington Herald-Leader:
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
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 …
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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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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
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, CNBC, Political Wire, The Daily Caller, The Week and Washington Post
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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Patterico's Pontifications, Althouse and twitchy.com
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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, Washington Post, Capitol View, New York Magazine, The Gateway Pundit and The Other McCain
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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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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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 …
Fortune:
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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Washington Post, BillMoyers.com, New York Times, RT and Raw Story
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.
Chris Strohm / Bloomberg:
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 …