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10:50 PM ET, September 6, 2016

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CNN:
Poll: Nine weeks out, a near even race  —  Washington (CNN)Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton start the race to November 8 on essentially even ground, with Trump edging Clinton by a scant two points among likely voters, and the contest sparking sharp divisions along demographic lines in a new CNN/ORC Poll.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Election Update: Clinton's Lead Keeps Shrinking  —  Want these election updates emailed to you right when they're published?  Sign up here.  —  I, for one, welcome the unofficial end of summer.  I'll miss the Olympics and fancy tomato salads.  But it's an election year …
Discussion: The Week
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
A new 50-state poll shows exactly why Clinton holds the advantage over Trump  —  With nine weeks until Election Day, Donald Trump is within striking distance in the Upper Midwest, but Hillary Clinton's strength in many battlegrounds and some traditional Republican strongholds gives …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Yes, the race is tightening. But it's still too soon to panic. Here's why.
Steven Shepard / Politico:   Get ready for a wild polling ride
Washington Post:
Poll: Redrawing the electoral map
Sarah Ellison / Vanity Fair:
Fox Settles with Gretchen Carlson for $20 Million—and Is Expected to Offer an Unprecedented Apology  —  Act II of the Ailes saga may have just begun.  —  It has been exactly two months since Gretchen Carlson, a former Fox News anchor, sued her old boss, Roger Ailes, for sexual harassment.
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Good news: Greta Van Susteren out at Fox News  —  Fox News host Greta Van Susteren is leaving the network.  In the middle of a campaign season.  After 14 years of service.  —  That's news.  —  In a statement on the matter, Fox News used the sort of language that comes with distressing departures.
Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Van Susteren leaving Fox News, Hume tapped as replacement through election
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Fox Apologizes to Gretchen Carlson and Pays Her a Reported $20 Million — Then Announces Greta Van Susteren Is Leaving
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
HERE IT IS=> Hillary Clinton Cough Rap (Video)  —  From the comments on an earlier post....  The Hillary Clinton Cough Rap  —  I like the goat.  —  The post HERE IT IS=> Hillary Clinton Cough Rap (Video) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Flake fires back at Trump, warns GOP  —  Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake is firing back against Donald Trump with a warning for the Republican Party at large.  —  The Republican presidential nominee denounced Flake as “very weak and ineffective,” particularly with respect to illegal immigration …
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Jason Easley / Politicus USA:
The Truth Comes Out As CNN Admits They Are Going Easy On Donald Trump  —  CNN's Dana Bash said what many voters have long suspected.  The media has lowered the bar for Donald Trump and goes easier on him with their coverage because they expect less out of the GOP nominee.
Discussion: New Century Times
Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Tim Kaine: Trump is too ‘emotionally volatile, fact-challenged, self-obsessed’ to be commander in chief
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Camp Walks Back His Claim That He ‘Never’ Spoke With FL AG Pam Bondi  —  The Donald Trump campaign Tuesday walked back remarks the GOP nominee made Monday denying any communications with Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi before his 2013 donation in support of her campaign.
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Trump campaign: no contradiction with Bondi over Trump University  —  Bashed for an alleged “pay for play” with Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, Donald Trump's campaign wants to make two things clear: He made no payoff and he wasn't contradicting her concerning about a political contribution …
Richard Deitsch / SI.com:
Media Circus: Troy Aikman sounds off on Fox Sports signing Skip Bayless  — “I believe success is achieved by acquiring and developing talented, respected and credible individuals,” Aikman said, “none of which applies to Skip Bayless.”  —  Troy Aikman has worked for Fox Sports for 15 years …
Heather Digby Parton / Salon:
Press, lies and Hillary's campaign: Years of smears have created a fictional version of Clinton.  They're also a disservice to voters.  —  Many Americans think Clinton is a congenital liar — that's because of the right and the media, not her … That tweet from Chris Cilizza …
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Chicago Tribune:
13 people killed in Chicago over Labor Day as homicides climb over 500  —  Photos from Labor Day weekend crime scenes.  —  Deanese Williams-Harris, Rosemary Regina Sobol, Peter Nickeas and Elvia Malagon Contact Reporters  —  Thirteen people were shot to death in Chicago over the Labor …
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CNN:
CHICAGO VS. OTHER CITIES
Discussion: The Atlantic and The Point
The Huffington Post:
Trump Living Large On Donors' Dime  —  The GOP nominee's campaign is spending lavishly on Trump businesses instead of cheaper alternatives.  —  S.V. Date  —  WASHINGTON - On the night of this spring's Florida primary, the pastor giving the invocation at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago victory party prayed …
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Week
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Democrats Go Nuclear in New Ad Targeting Donald Trump  —  With a mushroom cloud and at least $5 million worth of TV airtime behind it, the new ad from the pro-Hillary Clinton super PAC Priorities USA is sure to stand out in a crowded political landscape.  —  The spot, “I Love War,” …
Vicki Needham / The Hill:
Moody's economic model finds Clinton pulling away from Trump  —  Low gas prices and President Obama's rising popularity are bolstering Hillary Clinton  —  's chances of winning the White House, according to a closely followed economic election model from Moody's Analytics.
Discussion: Political Wire
Paul McLeod / BuzzFeed:
House Majority Leader Says Democrats Will Be Punished For Gun Control Protest  —  WASHINGTON — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy told reporters on Tuesday GOP leaders will move to formally punish House Democrats for staging a sit-in over gun control in June.
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New York Times:
With Koch Brothers U, Conservatives Settle In for Long War  —  ARLINGTON, Va. — The rise of Donald J. Trump, with his hostility toward free trade and vow to protect entitlements, is a sharp rebuke to the free-market principles long championed by the billionaire brothers Charles G. and David H. Koch.
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
USA Freedom Girls Sue Trump Campaign for Stiffing Them  —  The pre-teen dance troupe that briefly became a national sensation after they performed for Donald Trump are suing the self-proclaimed billionaire's presidential campaign for stiffing them.  —  The USA Freedom Kids went viral …
Discussion: AOL, Raw Story and New York Magazine
ITT Educational Services, Inc. - Investor Relations:
ITT Educational Services, Inc. to Cease Operations at all ITT Technical Institutes Following Federal Actions  —  CARMEL, Ind., Sept. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Today, ITT Educational Services, Inc. released the following statement:  —  “It is with profound regret that we must report …
 
 
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ABC News:
TRANSCRIPT: ABC News Anchor David Muir Interviews Donald Trump and Mike Pence
Discussion: Washington Post
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump won't talk about being a birther — or many other controversial comments
Discussion: Politico and CNN
Alaska Dispatch News:
Joe Miller to run as Libertarian in hopes of unseating US Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
Campuses Cautiously Train Freshmen Against Subtle Insults
William McGurn / Wall Street Journal:
Even Worse Than Hillary Clinton's Emails
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Jerome Hudson / Breitbart:
NY Deli Owner Ahmed Alshami Charged with Food Stamps Fraud, Wife Yells F*ck America
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Impeach Clinton to Bar Her from Holding Federal Office. It's Constitutional.
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Five reasons Hillary could be blowing it
Discussion: Infowars
Freya Noble / Daily Mail:
The moment Ann Coulter leaves Australian TV host speechless after she calls a fallen US soldier's …
Nick Bilton / Vanity Fair:
Exclusive: How Elizabeth Holmes's House of Cards Came Tumbling Down
 

 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
C-SPAN's own business choices keep the network from being offered on streaming TV platforms like YouTube TV, as it stays reliant on cable and satellite funding

CNBC:
Sources: Sinclair is looking to sell 60+ of its 185 TV stations, in markets including Minneapolis and Austin, and is exploring options for the Tennis Channel

Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Gannett fires an experienced editor overseeing 26 community newspapers for “sharing proprietary information” with a “competing media company”, which was Poynter
 
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