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6:00 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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Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
Bloomberg TV to fact check debate on-screen  —  Bloomberg TV will conduct on-screen fact checks of statements made by both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton during Monday night's debate, POLITICO has confirmed.  —  The channel's decision to conduct an on-screen fact-check sets Bloomberg apart …
Justin Wolfers / New York Times:
Red Tie and No Kiss? What Bettors Expect in the Clinton-Trump Debate
Discussion: Odds Shark and Hullabaloo
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Trump wins the debate expectations game
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Insiders: The heat is on Hillary
Discussion: Vox
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
This is the worst fact check ever  —  Make it stop.  —  Over the weekend, various major media outlets discovered that Donald Trump lies a lot.  —  “Never in modern presidential politics has a major candidate made false statements as routinely as Trump has,” the LA Times reported.
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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.
Ted Barrett / CNN:
Harry Reid calls Donald Trump ‘a racist’  —  Reid: Trump is a ‘human leech’ who will bleed US  —  Washington (CNN)Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid called Donald Trump a racist on the Senate floor Monday, an escalation in the Nevada lawmaker's war of words against the GOP presidential nominee in recent weeks.
Discussion: Washington Post and Political Wire
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Paul Ryan said Donald Trump should ‘over-prepare’ for the debate.  Trump opted for the opposite approach.  —  Hours before a potentially make-or-break event for his party's nominee, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) finds himself in a familiar position: Giving advice to Donald Trump that it seems Trump has no intention of following.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Falsity of False Equivalence  —  If Donald Trump becomes president, the news media will bear a large share of the blame.  I know some (many) journalists are busy denying responsibility, but this is absurd, and I think they know it.  As Nick Kristof says, polls showing …
Monmouth University:
Monmouth University Polling Institute  —  Prez Race Narrows on Debate Eve … - Hillary Clinton has a 4 point lead over Donald Trump among voters likely to cast ballots in November.  —  While this is down from a 7 point lead last month, Clinton continues to have an advantage on the question of presidential temperament.
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John McCormick / Bloomberg:
Trump, Clinton Deadlocked in Bloomberg Poll Before Key Debate
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Obama's campaign guru: Don't fret about polls.  Clinton is winning, and she can finish the job tonight.
Discussion: twitchy.com, CNBC and Hot Air
Click2Houston.com:
Gunman who wounded 9 was wearing Nazi clothing, sources say  —  Several weapons found inside gunman's vehicle, police say  —  HOUSTON - The gunman who carried out Monday morning's shooting that wounded nine people was wearing what appeared to be a Nazi uniform, two law enforcement sources told KPRC2 Investigates' Robert Arnold.
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
RNC chairman: Trump is prepared for debate after 14 ‘Apprentice’ finales  —  Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus on Monday pointed to Donald Trump  —  's experience on “The Apprentice” to argue that the GOP presidential nominee will be prepared for his first general election debate.
Discussion: alan.com, Politico and RedState
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Priebus: 14 ‘Season Finales’ Of ‘The Apprentice’ Prepared Trump For Debates
Discussion: Daily Kos
Fox News Insider:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and First Presidential Debate
Discussion: BizPac Review
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump directed $2.3 million owed to him to his tax-exempt foundation instead  —  Donald Trump's charitable foundation has received approximately $2.3 million from companies that owed money to Trump or one of his businesses but were instructed to pay Trump's tax-exempt foundation instead …
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.
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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.
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 …
Christal Hayes / Orlando Sentinel:
Parents killed, daughters injured in crash while on Disney vacation  —  A vehicle drifted into their lane on Interstate 4 near DeLand and caused them to veer off the road and hit a tree about 12:30 p.m., according to the Florida Highway Patrol.  Both parents died. … Privacy Policy
Discussion: WNCN, FOX2now.com and AOL
McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
The Myth Of “Trump-Whisperer” Kellyanne Conway  —  No one has gotten more credit (or blame) for the recent turnaround at the Trump campaign than Kellyanne Conway, the always-on-TV Republican pollster who was promoted last month to campaign manager.  —  In the five weeks since Conway took the job …
Caleb Ecarma / Campus Reform:
Clemson bans Harambe memes for promoting ‘rape culture,’ ‘racism’  —  A Clemson administrator sent an email to Resident Advisors (RAs) Friday instructing them to demand that freshman remove all Harambe references from dorm hallways and windows.  —  The administrator claimed Harambe's death has been used to …
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
The Supreme Court After Scalia  —  There has not been a liberal majority of Justices since Nixon was President.  If Hillary Clinton is elected, that will change.  —  History, as a rule, unfolds slowly at the Supreme Court.  The Justices serve for decades.  The cases take years.
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Harry Reid: ‘Donald Trump is a racist’  —  Donald Trump is a racist, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said on the Senate floor Monday afternoon, and the media has been negligent by refusing to label him as such.  —  “Virtually every time Donald Trump says or does something discriminatory …
 
 
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Scott Adams' Blog:
Why I Switched My Endorsement from Clinton to Trump
Wesley Lowery / Washington Post:
Charlotte officer did not activate body camera until after Keith Scott had been shot
Discussion: Hit & Run, CBS Miami and theGrio
Associated Press:
Mall shooting suspect had blog with picture of ISIS leader
Discussion: Mediaite
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Secret Service Called Trump Adviser Who Said Clinton Should Be Shot For Treason
Bloomberg:
Disney Is Working With an Adviser on Potential Twitter Bid
 Earlier Items: 
Miranda Blue / Right Wing Watch:
Rep. Trent Franks: Civil War Started Because ‘The Left Was So Committed’ To Slavery
Discussion: Raw Story
Stephen Hawking / Guardian:
I think the human race has no future if it doesn't go to space
Discussion: Mashable
Bloomberg:
How Trump Rides on Waves of Other People's Money
Discussion: The Resurgent, Vox and New Yorker
Mark Maremont / Wall Street Journal:
Mylan's EpiPen Profit 60% Higher Than Told to Congress
Anand Giridharadas / New York Times:
Besieged Globalists Ponder What Went Wrong
Discussion: Occidental Dissent
Brandon Darby / Breitbart:
Leaked FBI Data Reveal 7,700 Terrorist Encounters in USA in One Year; Border States Most Targeted
Discussion: RedState
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads
 
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