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8:45 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 and Washington Post
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.
Washington Post:
Poll: Redrawing the electoral map
Discussion: Politico, Hit & Run and National Review
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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Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Van Susteren leaving Fox News, Hume tapped as replacement through election
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Greta Van Susteren leaving Fox News
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Fox Apologizes to Gretchen Carlson and Pays Her a Reported $20 Million — Then Announces Greta Van Susteren Is Leaving
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
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Can we just stop talking about Hillary Clinton's health now?  —  This is what the Drudge Report looked like Tuesday morning:  —  The reference, in case you missed it, is to an episode of coughing that struck Clinton at a rally in Ohio on Labor Day.  (You can watch it here.)
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Trump campaign: no contradiction with Bondi over Trump University
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
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 …
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,” …
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
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 …
William McGurn / Wall Street Journal:
Even Worse Than Hillary Clinton's Emails  —  The civil service was missing in action.  We learned about the emails from a hacker.  —  Forget the new dump of Hillary Clinton emails.  Forget the phony claims that the missing communications were all about wedding plans and yoga routines.
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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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Five reasons Hillary could be blowing it  —  Everybody who has ever worked for Hillary Clinton, covered her, supported her with clutched rosary and gnarled innards through the darkest days — or even watched her with educated interest from afar — knew this moment would come.
Discussion: Infowars
Dallas Morning News:
Donald Trump is no Republican  —  What does it mean to be a Republican?  —  For generations, the answer had been clear: A belief in individual liberty.  Free markets.  Strong national defense.  —  But what does it mean to be a Republican today?  With Donald Trump as the party's new standard-bearer, it's impossible to say.
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Impeach Clinton to Bar Her from Holding Federal Office.  It's Constitutional.  —  For months, I have been arguing that Hillary Clinton should be impeached.  It is all well and good to prosecute a former government official for any crimes she has committed.
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.
Myra Adams / Washington Examiner:
Confirmed by Trump insider: ‘Trump TV’ is Plan B after election  —  According to national polls the presidential race is tightening, but Electoral College map projections show that Donald Trump's path to winning 270 electoral votes resembles a tightrope more than an actual path.
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: New York Magazine and Raw Story
 
 
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Tim Kaine: Trump is too ‘emotionally volatile, fact-challenged, self-obsessed’ to be commander in chief
Mark Greenblatt / WEWS-TV:
Exclusive: Clinton charities ignore law requiring them to disclose millions from foreign donors
Discussion: LawNewz
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
McCain portrays immigration record differently in English and Spanish
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
Donald Trump Says He'll Release Full Medical Records
Discussion: Politico and Talking Points Memo
Freya Noble / Daily Mail:
The moment Ann Coulter leaves Australian TV host speechless after she calls a fallen US soldier's …
Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton's news conference drought is finally over. Or is it?
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Ursinus College controversy erupts over board chairman's tweets
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