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1:50 PM ET, September 26, 2016

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Breitbart:
Report: Lester Holt May Pull a Candy Crowley at First Presidential Debate  —  CNN's Brian Stelter says Lester Holt is signaling to his NBC colleagues that he may enter the fray in Monday night's presidential debate as a participant rather than a moderator — thanks to intense left-wing backlash …
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Trump wins the debate expectations game  —  THE BIG IDEA: Many reporters have set the bar unfairly low for Donald Trump ahead of tonight's presidential debate, raising the specter that pundits will declare him “the winner” even if he makes a series of factually inaccurate statements …
Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
Bloomberg TV to fact check debate on-screen
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump campaign worried he won't be treated fairly post-debate
Discussion: RedState and The Hill
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
How to Moderate a Presidential Debate
Discussion: Mediaite, NBC News and NPR
Larry O'Connor / Hot Air:
Where did all those ‘Trump Lies’ articles come from this weekend?  The Clinton campaign, of course  —  Over the weekend, several major American newspapers printed a variation of the same article pointing out instances, in their view, when Donald Trump has lied to the American people during the 2016 presidential campaign.
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Jay Rosen / Pressthink:
Asymmetry between the major parties fries the circuits of the mainstream press  —  And five other ideas I use to interpret campaign coverage this year.  —  On the eve of the first debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, I thought I would write down some of the precepts and maxims …
Discussion: Washington Monthly and The Week
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Debate Expectations — Hofstra Edition
Discussion: Washington Post, Hit & Run and Politico
Associated Press:
The Latest: Campaign Head Says Clinton Will Explain Policies
Discussion: Politico, ABC News and The Week
Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
Glenn Beck Breaks Up With Ted Cruz Over His Donald Trump Endorsement  —  Glenn Beck nervously paced back and forth through his TV studio designed to look like the Oval Office.  —  “He's gonna call?” the conservative stalwart sheepishly asked.  Beck was a lovesick puppy questioning whether …
Discussion: Mediaite, The Week and Business Insider
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Cruz profited off Trump well before endorsing him  —  It took Ted Cruz four months and three weeks of “careful consideration, of prayer and searching my own conscience” to declare publicly that he would vote for Donald Trump.  —  He made the decision to profit by selling his supporter list to Trump far faster than that.
Phillip Stucky / The Daily Caller:
Silver: Trump Would Win If Election Were Held Today
Discussion: The Week and Morning Consult
Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Cruz Defends Support For Trump In Glenn Beck Interview
Discussion: Raw Story and alan.com
New York Times:
Why Donald Trump Should Not Be President  —  Donald Trump is a man who dwells in bigotry, bluster and false promises.  —  When Donald Trump began his improbable run for president 15 months ago, he offered his wealth and television celebrity as credentials, then slyly added a twist …
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Washington Post:   It's beyond debate that Donald Trump is unfit to be president
Donald J Trump for President:
AHEAD OF DEBATE, AMERICA'S ICE OFFICERS ENDORSE DONALD J. TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Ahead of debate, Trump endorsed by U.S. immigration officers
Julia Harte / Reuters:   Violent crime in U.S. rose in 2015 but not to peak levels: FBI
John McCormick / Bloomberg:
Trump, Clinton Deadlocked in Bloomberg Poll Before Key Debate  —  The Republican nominee erased the Democrat's advantage in August's two-way contest.  —  McCormickJohn  —  Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are locked in a tied two-way race for the presidency as they head to Hofstra University …
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CNN:
CNN/ORC polls: Trump, Clinton deadlocked in Colorado, Pennsylvania  —  Trump: If Clinton wins Pennsylvania, she cheated  —  (CNN)Just one point separates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in two states that are critical to both candidates' chances of becoming president, according to new CNN/ORC polls in Pennsylvania and Colorado.
Mark Maremont / Wall Street Journal:
Mylan's EpiPen Profit 60% Higher Than Told to Congress  —  Company applied 37.5% tax rate onto the profits it revealed to a House committee hearing last week  —  When Mylan NV's chief executive testified before a congressional committee last week about steep price increases on its lifesaving EpiPen drug …
Anand Giridharadas / New York Times:
Besieged Globalists Ponder What Went Wrong  —  Until recently, you didn't hear people being referred to as “globalist” very often.  But in a time of rising nationalism, those who see the upside of globalism have become a distinct — and often embattled — tribe.  —  Last week, the globalists had a big family reunion in New York.
Discussion: Occidental Dissent
Elizabeth Koh / Macon Telegraph:
Walmart apologizes for refusing to make police officer's cake  —  Walmart is apologizing for refusing to make a police officer's retirement cake last week after an employee told the cop's daughter that her “thin blue line” cake design might be considered racist.
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Clinton vs. Trump: The only 30 minutes that matter  —  Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will debate for 90 minutes on Monday.  But the winner likely will be determined in the first half-hour.  —  That's when Al Gore first sighed, Mitt Romney knocked President Obama on his heels …
Brandon Darby / Breitbart:
Leaked FBI Data Reveal 7,700 Terrorist Encounters in USA in One Year; Border States Most Targeted  —  Leaked documents with sensitive FBI data exclusively obtained by Breitbart Texas reveal that 7,712 terrorist encounters occurred within the United States in one year and that many of those …
Discussion: RedState
New York Times:
Syria and Russia Appear Ready to Scorch Aleppo  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon — Make life intolerable and death likely.  Open an escape route, or offer a deal to those who leave or surrender.  Let people trickle out.  Kill whoever stays.  Repeat until a deserted cityscape is yours.
Discussion: The Atlantic and Guardian
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CNN:
Syria airstrikes kill 85 people in Aleppo amid diplomatic row
Discussion: New York Magazine and Instapundit
 
 
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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
The Myth Of “Trump-Whisperer” Kellyanne Conway
Edie Ousley / Florida Chamber of Commerce:
New Florida Chamber of Commerce Statewide Poll Shows Presidential Race Too Close to Call in Florida
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Pro-Trump PAC Goes Dark On The Radio Amid Lawsuit And FEC Inquiry
Discussion: LawNewz
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
LAPD confirms active criminal rape investigation against Derrick Rose
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NBC News:
Meet the Press  —  Meet the Press - September 25, 2016  —  CHUCK TODD:
Discussion: RedState and Althouse
Craig Lucie / WSB-TV:
Video shows deputies stunning man with hands behind his back
Discussion: Hit & Run, The Root and Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Full Measure:
Donald Trump Interview
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and AOL
Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
Trump May Have More To Gain From The First Debate Than Clinton
Discussion: Washington Post
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
HERE WE GO=> TRUMP Set to Drop $140 Million on Ads From Now Until Election
Discussion: Althouse
Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton's aides studied Trump's personality to prepare her for the debate
Dave Anderson / New York Times:
Arnold Palmer, the Magnetic Face of Golf in the '60s, Dies at 87
Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
Millions in U.S. Climb Out of Poverty, at Long Last
Discussion: The Week
 

 
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