memeorandum: California officer fatally shoots African-American man (CNN)

11:45 AM ET, September 28, 2016

Top Items:

New Debate Strategy for Donald Trump: Practice, Practice, Practice — Campaign advisers to Donald J. Trump, concerned that his focus and objectives had dissolved during the first presidential debate on Monday, plan to more rigorously prepare him for his next face-off with Hillary Clinton …

Discussion: Vox, Talking Points Memo, The Week and The Resurgent

Michael Falcone / ABC News:

The Note: A Universe of Controversy — NOTABLES —FORMER MISS UNIVERSE ‘VERY WORRIED’ ABOUT A TRUMP PRESIDENCY: Alicia Machado was 19 years old when she won the Miss Universe contest in 1996, the same year Donald Trump took over the pageant. She said Trump publicly humiliated her when she started putting on weight.

Discussion: Politico, Washington Post, The Times of Israel, KTLA and Refinery29

Daniella Diaz / CNN:

Miss Universe strikes back — No more insults for the women," she says — Washington (CNN)Former “Miss Universe” Alicia Machado struck back Tuesday against insults hurled at her by Donald Trump, saying that he was “aggressive” and “really rude.” — Machado, who represented Venezuela in Trump's 1996 …

Discussion: Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, The Daily Caller, Guardian and Washington Free Beacon

Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:

Leaked memo: Fox News VP reminds staff that online debate polls ‘do not meet our editorial standards’ — A Fox News executive sent a memo Tuesday afternoon reminding television producers and the politics team that unscientific online polls “do not meet our editorial standards.”

Discussion: Mediaite, Media Matters for America, AOL, The Week, ThinkProgress and Fox News, more at Mediagazer »

New York Times:
After a Disappointing Debate, Donald Trump Goes on the Attack

Discussion: Politico, Daily Kos, Jezebel, Washington Post, New Urban Legends, USA Today, Liberty Unyielding, CNNMoney and Elite Daily, more at Mediagazer »

Arizona Republic:

Endorsement: Hillary Clinton is the only choice to move America ahead — The Arizona Republic editorial board endorses Hillary Clinton for president. — Since The Arizona Republic began publication in 1890, we have never endorsed a Democrat over a Republican for president. Never.

Discussion: CNN, Daily Kos, NPR, Talking Points Memo, New York Magazine, FiveThirtyEight, AOL, Slate, Occupy Democrats, Politico, New Century Times, The Week, The Atlantic, Shareblue, Politicus USA, Jezebel, Business Insider and Guardian

Louis Nelson / Politico: Michelle Obama in new Clinton ad: ‘Hillary will be a president our kids can look up to’

John Wagner / Washington Post:
Clinton to score another GOP endorsement: former senator John Warner of Virginia

Discussion: Guardian, Politico and The Week

Fox News:
Trump: Campaign has raised nearly $18 million since debate

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, The Week and Politico

David Martosko / Reuters:

Miss Universe ‘fat-shamed’ by Donald Trump was accused of threatening to kill a judge and being an accomplice to a MURDER bid in her native Venezuela — Alicia Machado, from Venezuela, was Miss Universe in 1996 when Donald Trump bought the franchise for the contest

Discussion: Infowars, Daily Wire, The Gateway Pundit, The Week, The American Mirror, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, GotNews, Vox, Washington Post, New York Times, Politico and Cosmopolitan

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:

Figures. Hillary Touts Ex-Miss Universe at Debate... Who Later Became Porn Actress and Accomplice to Murder — STRONGER TOGETHER- — On Monday night Hillary Clinton accused Donald Trump of being an insensitive boor for “fat-shaming” Miss Universe Alicia Machado while she was Miss Universe in 1996.

Discussion: GotNews and The Last Refuge

Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Fmr Miss Universe Machado on Allegation She Was a Murder Accomplice: 'I'm Not a Saint Girl'

Discussion: The Federalist, Washington Free Beacon and GotNews

Charles C. Johnson / GotNews: BUILD THE WALL! @HillaryClinton's Mentally Ill #AliciaMachado Is Drug Kingpin's Baby Mama, Had Anchor Baby With Him

CNN:

California officer fatally shoots African-American man — El Cajon, California (CNN)A black man has died after being shot by police in El Cajon, California, sparking protests in the suburb northeast of San Diego. — On Tuesday afternoon, El Cajon Police responded to a 911 call regarding …

Discussion: ABC News and twitchy.com

Los Angeles Times:
Shooting of black man by El Cajon police sparks outrage, protests

Discussion: The Atlantic, New York Times, Daily Kos and KTLA

David Hernandez / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Man shot, killed by El Cajon police officer

Discussion: Vox, USA Today, The Daily Beast, Independent Journal Review, The Week and KNSD-TV

Kirsten Savali / The Root:
#AlfredOlango: El Cajon, Calif., Police Aware Unarmed Black Man Was in Mental Distress Before They Fatally Shot Him

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Facebook, Hit & Run, Bearing Arms, fox5sandiego.com, Fox 59, New York Magazine, New York's PIX11 and New Urban Legends

The Hill:

Democrats target Libertarian ticket — Democrats panicked by third-party candidates drawing support away from Hillary Clinton — are ramping up their attacks against Gary Johnson — and warning that a vote for a third party is a vote for Donald Trump — Liberal groups are passing …

Discussion: RedState, No More Mister Nice Blog, Hot Air, Instapundit and Political Wire

Gary Johnson / New York Times:
Take a Deep Breath, Voters. There Is a Third Way.

Discussion: NBC News and Politico

Daniel Lippman / Politico:

OBAMA, HILLARY AND BILL CLINTON to ISRAEL for Shimon Peres' funeral — TAPPER on what to expect in OBAMA town hall — Clinton gets small debate bump — NEW POLLING PARTNERSHIP between POLITICO and Morning Consult — BULLETIN from the NYT: “Shimon Peres, one of the last surviving pillars …

Discussion: Guardian, Morning Consult and Joe.My.God.

Cameron Easley / Morning Consult:

Clinton Bests Trump in Debate, Half of Likely Voters Say — Political analysts were quick to declare victory for Hillary Clinton after the Democratic nominee's first debate with Donald Trump on Monday night, and a new Politico/Morning Consult poll shows roughly half of likely voters agree with that assessment.

Discussion: Hot Air, Daily Wire and Political Wire

Daniel Ducassi / Politico:

Clinton campaign in ‘panic mode’ over Florida black voters — MIAMI — To kill Donald Trump's chances of capturing the White House, Hillary Clinton needs to win Florida. And to do that, she needs a big minority turnout. — But Democrats are beginning to worry that too many African-American voters …

Discussion: Scared Monkeys

The White House:

Statement by the President on the Death of Former Israeli President Shimon Peres — There are few people who we share this world with who change the course of human history, not just through their role in human events, but because they expand our moral imagination and force us to expect more of ourselves.

Discussion: New York Times, Haaretz, Los Angeles Times, The Times of Israel, BillMoyers.com, Hot Air, CBS New York, New York Magazine, The Week and Deadline

Marilyn Berger / New York Times:
Shimon Peres of Israel Dies at 93; Built Up Defense and Sought Peace

Discussion: Power Line, The Talking Dog, Religion News Service, The Times of Israel, Politico and Guardian

Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:

The most dangerous conspiracy theory of 2016 — In a presidential campaign consumed by conspiracy theories, the most dangerous one looming over these final six weeks isn't about President Barack Obama's birthplace or whether Hillary Clinton is sick with more than pneumonia.

Discussion: Media Matters for America

Baltimore Gazette:

Clinton Received Debate Questions Week Before Debate, According to Sources — The first presidential debate was held and Hillary Clinton was proclaimed the winner by the media. Indeed Clinton was able to turn in a strong debate performance, but did she do so fairly?

Mark Price / The Charlotte Observer:

Man arrested for berating Trump backer for 2 hours on flight to Charlotte — A Milwaukee man was arrested by Charlotte Mecklenburg police and charged with intoxicated and disruptive behavior Saturday after he allegedly berated Milwaukee County Sheriff and popular conservative speaker David …

Discussion: Raw Story

Ali Watkins / BuzzFeed:

The White House Asked Congress To Keep Quiet On Russian Hacking — Sources tell BuzzFeed News that top White House officials tried to stop two of Congress's senior intelligence officials from publicly confirming Russian efforts to undermine the US election.

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon, The Week and Instapundit

R. Michael Alvarez / Washington Post:

Are U.S. elections ‘rigged?’ Here's how to help voters believe that they're not. — This August, the U.S. election system was cast into doubt. Donald Trump suggested that it might be rigged - presumably to help Hillary Clinton win. Russians allegedly hacked voter registration systems …

Discussion: electionlawblog.org

Associated Press:

FBI Director: Database Coming On Police Use Of Deadly Force — WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI will have up and running within two years a database that tracks instances of police use of deadly force, FBI Director James Comey told members of Congress on Wednesday.

Discussion: The Week

Pew Research Center:

Where the Public Stands on Religious Liberty vs. Nondiscrimination — Two-thirds say employers should provide birth control in insurance plans, but public is split over same-sex wedding services and use of public bathrooms by transgender people — The U.S. public expresses a clear consensus …

Discussion: The Atlantic and Religion News Service

Melanie Zanona / The Hill:

House strikes deal on Flint, potentially ending shutdown threat — House leaders have reached a deal to potentially include emergency funding for lead-contaminated communities like Flint, Mich., in a waterways bill in a move that is designed to stave off an election-year government shutdown later this week.

Discussion: Politico and Talking Points Memo