memeorandum: Trump Talks Weight, Ivanka at ‘Dr. Oz Show’ Taping: Attendees (Bloomberg)

5:30 PM ET, September 14, 2016

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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.

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Andrew Prokop / Vox:

Colin Powell's leaked emails say what GOP elites rarely admit publicly — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell thinks Donald Trump is a “national disgrace” and Republicans' Benghazi investigations are a “witch hunt,” according to leaked personal emails of his that have been posted by several media outlets.

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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:

Colin Powell Called Benghazi A “Stupid Witch Hunt” — And Condi Rice Agreed — Powell said about the fatal attack on the diplomatic compound in 2012, “basic fault falls on a courageous ambassador who thoughts Libyans now love me and I am ok in this very vulnerable place.” — Str / AFP / Getty Images

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Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:

Email Bombshell: Hillary Clinton ‘Could Barely Climb The Podium Steps’ — One of the biggest bombshells in the leaked Colin Powell emails is the news that Democratic senator Sheldon Whitehouse informed a Democratic donor that Hillary's health is so bad that she “could barely climb the podium steps” during an event they both attended.

NBC News:
Colin Powell Calls Trump a ‘National Disgrace’ in Hacked Emails

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BuzzFeed:
Colin Powell Calls Trump A “National Disgrace” In Personal Emails

Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Colin Powell Called The Cheneys Idiots

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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Colin Powell, in Hacked Email, Calls Trump ‘National Disgrace’

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The Intercept:
Colin Powell Urged Hillary Clinton's Team Not to Scapegoat Him for Her Private Server, Leaked Emails Reveal

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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 …

Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
The return of Corey Lewandowski

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Nick Gass / Politico:
Lewandowski attacks Newsweek report on Trump foreign ties

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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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Bloomberg:

Trump Has 5-Point Lead in Bloomberg Poll of Battleground Ohio — The gap underscores the Democrat's challenges in critical Rust Belt states after one of the roughest stretches of her campaign. — McCormickJohn — mniquette — Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by 5 percentage points …

Monmouth University:

Monmouth University Polling Institute — Nevada — Trump Overtakes Clinton — Heck holds onto narrow lead in Senate race — West Long Branch, NJ - The race for Nevada's electoral votes has flipped from two months ago, with Donald Trump now holding a slim 2 point lead over Hillary Clinton …

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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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John Frank / Denver Post:

Donald Trump sensing momentum as Colorado polls appear to narrow — Hillary Clinton enduring campaign stumbles as Republicans finally establish a foothold in Colorado — THORNTON — Sonja Smith on Tuesday knocked on a door in this key election territory and posed the question facing all voters this year.

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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:

Donald Trump Reveals Checkup Has Him Weighing 267 Pounds — After a whiplash-inducing morning of mixed messages, Donald J. Trump on Wednesday gave a small window into some of the results from his most recent physical examination, revealing his weight to be 267 pounds and that he takes a statin.

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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:

Donald Trump's ‘Dr. Oz Show’ appearance likely won't feature health reveal — If viewers of Donald Trump's appearance on “The Dr. Oz Show” are expecting a big reveal about Trump's physical fitness, they are going to be disappointed. Oz will not be reviewing the results of Trump's recent physical …

Bloomberg:
Trump Talks Weight, Ivanka at ‘Dr. Oz Show’ Taping: Attendees

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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:

Clinton hits back at Trump after he says she has no child care plan — on Tuesday shot back at her Republican rival after Donald Trump — said his opponent didn't have a child care plan. — “It's literally right here: hrc.io/2cCVg1S,” Clinton tweeted.

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Libby Nelson / Vox:
Trump's team claims Clinton has no child care policy. It's been on her website for a year.

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Donald J Trump for President:
FACT SHEET: DONALD J. TRUMP'S NEW CHILD CARE PLAN

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Bryce Covert / ThinkProgress:
Ivanka Trump went on national TV and lied about Hillary Clinton's childcare policies

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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.

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Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Clinton releases medical records

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The Charlotte Observer:

ACC pulls football title game from Charlotte over HB2 — The Atlantic Coast Conference has pulled this year's football title game from Charlotte amid the ongoing firestorm over North Carolina's House Bill 2. — The ACC game, which was to be played Dec. 3 at Bank of America Stadium …

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Mark Binker / WRAL-TV:
Barringer calls for HB2 repeal, faces criticism from re-election opponent

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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 …

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Rana Foroohar / TIME:

Wells Fargo Shows Banking's Culture Crisis Is Worsening — Rana Foroohar is TIME's assistant managing editor in charge of economics and business. — Just more “business as usual” — You know there's something off when a major American bank fires 5,300 employees for illegal tampering …

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New York Times:

Mike Pence Is Rebuffed as He Tries to Rally G.O.P. Leaders Over ‘Deplorables’ — WASHINGTON — Gov. Mike Pence came to Capitol Hill on Tuesday on a mission to promote Republican unity, attacking Hillary Clinton for describing many supporters of the G.O.P. ticket as bigoted “deplorables” …

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KSAZ:

3 Phoenix police officers injured after car hits them, crashes into gas station — PHOENIX (KSAZ) - Shocking video: a driver targeting Phoenix Police officers — running them down outside a valley Quik Trip gas station near 25th Avenue and Camelback Road on Tuesday morning.

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Isaac Avilucea / The Trentonian:

Trenton kindergarten student, 5, brings heroin to school — TRENTON >> The teacher thought it was candy. — She was in for a rude awakening when she realized her 5-year-old kindergarten student had brought 30 packets of heroin to school Monday, officials said.

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Amy Chozick / New York Times:

Sales of Hillary Clinton's New Book Are Off to a Slow Start — Hillary Clinton's newest book, “Stronger Together,” which provides a policy blueprint for where she hopes to take the country if she is elected president, sold just 2,912 copies in its first week on sale, according to Nielsen BookScan.

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