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12:30 AM ET, September 15, 2016

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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Colin Powell Called The Cheneys Idiots  —  “They are idiots and spent force peddling a book that ain't going nowhere,” he said in an email about the former vice president's book with his daughter.  —  Handout / Getty Images  —  Former Secretary of State Colin Powell slammed …
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Aaron Klein / Breitbart:
NEW YORK - Conspiracy theorists are going to have a field day with this one.  —  An email hacked from Colin Powell's Gmail account has him writing that he had just returned from the famed Bohemian Grove — a place the Washington Post once described as “where the rich and powerful go to misbehave” …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Here are the juiciest Colin Powell comments about Trump and Clinton from his hacked emails  —  In new emails leaked by a hacker, former secretary of state Colin L. Powell offers unvarnished and highly negative opinions about both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Colin Powell's leaked emails say what GOP elites rarely admit publicly
Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:   Email Bombshell: Hillary Clinton ‘Could Barely Climb The Podium Steps’
Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
Trump's Path to Victory Is Starting to Look Very Real  —  The week before last I looked at Donald Trump's likely “path to victory” and adjudged it as “a tightrope walk down an insanely narrow path to 270 electoral votes.”  I'd now take out the adjective insanely and maybe even suggest it's …
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Howie Carr / Boston Herald:
Some Quick, easy steps to tell if you're a deplorable  —  Are you a “deplorable,” one of those dreadful Donald Trump supporters who so offend Hillary Clinton's delicate sensibilities?  —  As far as she's concerned, the deplorables are expendable, in order to make room for her “basket” of voters, the despicable and the deportable.
Brian Schwartz / Fox Business:
Once Viewed as Long Shot, Investors Now Realize Trump Might Win
Discussion: Bloomberg and Politico
Annie Karni / Politico:
Bill Clinton is no longer the closer  —  Bill Clinton's chief of staff, Tina Flournoy, was home working Sunday evening when Huma Abedin called with an urgent request: Could the former president drop his upcoming meetings in Washington, and take over for his pneumonia-felled wife on the campaign trail.
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Bill's glitzy birthday bash raises money for Clinton Foundation
Aaron Klein / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE - Bill Clinton Alleged Rape Scene Witness: ‘Her Mouth Was All Swollen Up...Pantyhose Ripped’
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Not in my house, pastor tells Trump  —  FLINT, Mich. — Donald Trump's last minute attempt to win over African-American voters veered off course Wednesday afternoon when the pastor of a historically black church cut him off mid-stump speech, reminding him that he had not been invited there to deliver a political speech.
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Rich Lowry / Politico:   Time to Face It: Trump Really Could Win This
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Checkup Said to Reveal He Is Overweight  —  After a whiplash-inducing morning of mixed messages, Donald J. Trump on Wednesday opened a small window into some of the results from his most recent physical examination, revealing that he is overweight and takes a statin, a type of drug that lowers cholesterol.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump reveals his weight-loss goal
Discussion: Politicus USA and CBS Los Angeles
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Donald Trump's ‘Dr. Oz Show’ appearance likely won't feature health reveal
CNN:
CNN/ORC polls: Trump's national gains extend to Florida, Ohio  —  Washington (CNN)With eight weeks to go before Election Day, Donald Trump holds a narrow lead over Hillary Clinton in Ohio and the two are locked in a near-even contest in Florida, according to new CNN/ORC polls in the two critical battleground states.
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Liz Kreutz / ABC News:
Clinton Had ‘Normal’ Physical, in ‘Excellent Mental Condition’: Doctor  —  Hillary Clinton on Wednesday released more information about her medical history following the announcement on Sunday that she had been diagnosed with pneumonia and questions that have continued to swirl about her health.
Discussion: Politico, Raw Story and Boing Boing
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Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Clinton releases medical records
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
House Republicans Face New Tests of Their Irrelevance  —  We're about to see if House Republicans have learned anything in the last few years.  That is, we'll see if the small group of radicals can bully mainstream conservatives into casting irresponsible and counterproductive votes on two measures.
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
GOP negotiators reach deal to postpone IRS impeachment vote
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Prachi Gupta / Cosmopolitan:
Ivanka Trump on Her Father's New Child Care and Maternity Leave Policy  —  Cosmopolitan.com spoke to the 34-year-old Trump Organization executive about the plan she heavily influenced.  —  On Tuesday night, Donald Trump released a child care and maternity leave plan that offers new mothers six weeks …
New York Times:
New Records Shed Light on Donald Trump's $25,000 Gift to Florida Official  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — It was Aug. 29, 2013, an unremarkable day inside Florida's whitewashed Capitol, and a typically sweltering one outside among the moss-bearded oaks and sabal palms.
Kurt Eichenwald / Newsweek:
HOW THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION'S FOREIGN BUSINESS TIES COULD UPEND U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY  —  U.S. DONALD TRUMP 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION  —  A close examination by Newsweek of the Trump Organization, including confidential interviews with business executives and some of its international partners …
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Sam Koppelman / Hillary Clinton 2016:
20 questions Donald Trump needs to answer about his business—and the national security risk it poses
Patrick McGeehan / New York Times:
Magnets for Drinkers and Porn Watchers, Wi-Fi Kiosks Will Lose Internet Browsers  —  The Wi-Fi kiosks were designed to replace phone booths and allow users to consult maps, maybe check the weather or charge their phones.  But they've also attracted people who linger for hours …
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Washington Post:
Even Trump's charity is a scam  —  THE TRUMP campaign believes this editorial is not journalism.  It is “badgering.”  That is how campaign manager Kellyanne Conway described on Tuesday some simple questions The Post and others have asked Mr. Trump and his circle over the past several months about his supposed philanthropic activities.
Art Swift / Gallup:
Americans' Trust in Mass Media Sinks to New Low  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' trust and confidence in the mass media “to report the news fully, accurately and fairly” has dropped to its lowest level in Gallup polling history, with 32% saying they have a great deal or fair amount of trust in the media.
Joseph W. McQuaid / UnionLeader.com:
An Editorial — Joseph W. McQuaid, Publisher: A better choice for President (No need to hold your nose)  —  New Hampshire Union Leader Publisher … In 1972, Union Leader Publisher William Loeb found himself having to recommend either President Richard Nixon or challenger George McGovern.
Josh Barro / Business Insider:
My gut worry about the polling shift toward Donald Trump  —  The polls have moved markedly in Donald Trump's favor of the last month.  And now everybody who doesn't want him to be president is trying to figure out why — and whether he's going to keep gaining.
Discussion: AOL
Louis Nelson / Politico:
RNC denies it was hacked  —  House Homeland Security Chairman Mike McCaul said that he “misspoke” Wednesday when he told CNN that Russian hackers had penetrated the computer systems of the Republican National Committee.  —  In a statement released shortly after his TV appearance ended …
Discussion: The Week and Common Dreams
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Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
GOP congressman says RNC was hacked, RNC refutes him
Discussion: Business Insider, RT and RedState
The Local:
Woman sues parents for sharing embarrassing childhood photos  —  A 18-year-old woman from Carinthia is suing her parents for posting photos of her on Facebook without her consent.  —  She claims that since 2009 they have made her life a misery by constantly posting photos of her …
Discussion: AOL, Vocativ, Mashable and WREG-TV
 
 
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Sarah Emerson / Motherboard:
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Greg Miller / Washington Post:
As Russia reasserts itself, U.S. intelligence agencies focus anew on the Kremlin
Discussion: RT
Detroit Free Press:
Ford shifting all U.S. small-car production to Mexico
Daniel Ducassi / Politico:
Police release video showing state Rep. Keith Perry striking a man
Discussion: Washington Post
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Patrick Doyle / Rolling Stone:
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Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Caller
Mohammad Javad Zarif / New York Times:
Let Us Rid the World of Wahhabism
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT reports adding 260K digital subscribers in Q3, for 11.9M in total, with digital ad revenue up 8.8% YoY to $81.6M, and The Athletic had its first profit

Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Around 75% of the largest US newspapers aren't endorsing anyone for president this year, as publishers try not to annoy any sliver of their remaining customers

Sean Burch / The Wrap:
Report: Garrett Ventry, who will join NBC News' Election Night coverage as a Republican pundit on election day, registered as an agent of Qatar in September

 
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