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8:55 AM ET, September 13, 2016

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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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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.
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.
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Clinton's impulse to ‘power through’ with pneumonia set off cascade of problems
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Gingrich: Additional Clinton health reports won't count
Discussion: Political Wire
ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Didn't Disclose Pneumonia: Didn't Think It Would Be ‘That Big a Deal’
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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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?
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
Discussion: Politico
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|
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.
Discussion: Betsy's Page and Hot Air
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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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John Robson / National Post:   John Robson on Barack Obama: The incredible shrinking president
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 …
Discussion: 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 …
Discussion: Althouse and twitchy.com
 
 
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Lucas Tomlinson / Fox News:
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Worried Republicans are pouring resources into North Carolina
Discussion: Politico and NPR
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
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Paul Watson / Guardian:
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 Earlier Items: 
Associated Press:
White House Says Obama Intends to Veto Sept. 11 Bill
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Media Matters for America:
Trump Ally Alex Jones Says He Was “Literally Just In Ecstasy” …
Discussion: Mediaite
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Nate Silver gives GOP donors a closed-door presentation
Henry J. Gomez / Plain Dealer:
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