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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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The Daily Caller, ABC News, The Concourse, Slate, twitchy.com, Business Insider, Reuters, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, The Week, The Other McCain and Hot Air
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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, Washington Free Beacon, Guardian, The San Diego Union …, The American Mirror and Mediaite
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
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
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
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
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
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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Talking Points Memo, Vox and Washington Post
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 …
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, The Atlantic, Washington Times and Vox
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Donald Trump, joined by Ivanka Trump, to outline child care policy — Donald Trump on Tuesday will unveil several policy proposals for lowering child-care costs that were crafted in part by his eldest daughter, Ivanka, who will appear with him at a community center in a suburb of Philadelphia.
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Politico, CNN, Patterico's Pontifications, The Week and ABC News
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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.
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
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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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
Maj. Gen. Larry Stutzriem / The Hill:
Obama should not support Kaepernick's protest — Observing the bombardment of Baltimore by British ships, Francis Scott Key penned the “Star-Spangled Banner” to capture the onslaught U.S. troops braved - “rockets' red glare, bombs bursting in air” - for the sake of “the land of the free.”
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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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
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 …
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 …
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
Sally Goldenberg / Politico:
Records show increased earnings for officer involved in Garner death — Police officer Daniel Pantaleo, who restrained Eric Garner in a chokehold shortly before Garner died on Staten Island in 2014, has steadily increased his earnings — including a sharp jump in overtime pay — in the two years since he was placed on modified duty.
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ThinkProgress