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8:00 PM ET, September 9, 2016

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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
New photos show Bill Clinton yukking it up with Trump, Melania, and swimsuit model  —  The Clinton Presidential Library has released nearly two dozen photos of Donald Trump socializing with President Bill Clinton — including one that shows the two men with their arms around Trump's then-girlfriend …
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Christian Datoc / The Daily Caller:   Bill Clinton Mocks ‘The Coal People’ In West Virginia, Kentucky For Supporting Trump [VIDEO]
Fox News:
Bill Clinton suggests Trump slogan racist - but he used the same one
Discussion: The Point and ThinkProgress
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:   Where Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Were on 9/11
U.S. Department of Justice:
Joint Statement from the Department of Justice, the Department of the Army and the Department of the Interior Regarding Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers  —  The Department of Justice, the Department of the Army and the Department of the Interior issued …
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Aftenposten:
Dear Mark.  I am writing this to inform you that I shall not comply with your requirement to remove this picture.  —  Dear Mark Zuckerberg.  —  I follow you on Facebook, but you don't know me.  I am editor-in-chief of the Norwegian daily newspaper Aftenposten.
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Karoli Kuns / Crooks and Liars:
Rudy Giuliani Comes Unglued Under Chris Matthews' Withering Questions  —  Chris Matthews woke up yesterday morning and decided he wanted some red meat truth-telling on his show this morning, so he invited Rudy Giuliani on to have a few go-rounds about Trump's birtherism.
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Pence refuses to divulge details of classified briefing out of ‘great respect’
Discussion: ABC News
New York Times:
Justice Dept. Granted Immunity to Specialist Who Deleted Hillary Clinton's Emails  —  WASHINGTON — A computer specialist who deleted Hillary Clinton's emails despite orders from Congress to preserve them was given immunity by the Justice Department during its investigation into her personal email account …
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Peggy Drexler / CNN:
Trump's sexist strategy gets assist from Matt Lauer  —  Trump stands by military sexual assaults tweet  —  In security forum, interviewer Lauer helped with this  — She says Lauer grilling of Clinton, soft treatment of Trump a teachable moment of what awaits women who seek power
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Dustin Moskovitz:
Compelled to Act  —  We're committing $20M to help Democrats in the 2016 election  —  Cari and I have dedicated our lives to figuring out how to do the most good we can with the resources we've been given.  Until now, those efforts have not included making endorsements or contributions in presidential elections.
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Tristan Lejeune / The Hill:
Facebook co-founder pledges $20M to defeat Trump
Discussion: Daily Kos and Western Journalism
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Bill championed by families of 9/11 victims headed for likely veto showdown with the White House  —  Congress on Friday is expected to send President Obama a bill that would let families of the victims of the 9/11 attacks sue Saudi Arabia over its alleged ties to terrorism …
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Mike Dorning / Bloomberg:
Obama in Diplomatic Jam as House Sends Him Saudi 9/11 Bill
Discussion: New York Times and The Week
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Van Susteren: Fox Execs Failed To Look Into Ailes Sexual Harassment Allegations  —  Newly retired Fox News host Greta van Susteren came out swinging against her former employer on Friday for declining to adequately supervise ousted chairman Roger Ailes, who left the network in July amid swirling sexual harassment allegations.
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Republican insiders plot post-election party overhaul  —  Republican insiders opposed to Donald Trump have begun discussions to prepare a party overhaul whether its candidate wins the presidency or not.  —  They regard Trump as the symptom of a disease that afflicts the GOP and fear …
Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab:
How one Washington Post reporter uses pen and paper to make his tracking of Trump get noticed  —  “I think I knew there was going to be a lot of futility to the process.  I was looking for a way to make the futility look interesting and give people something to follow.”
Discussion: alan.com
Kristen East / Politico:
Trump to reveal ‘personal health regimen’ to Dr. Oz  —  Donald Trump is taking his health records to the doctor — Dr. Oz, that is.  —  Pressured in recent weeks to release his medical records, Trump will appear on the first week of The Dr. Oz Show's eighth season, which kicks off next week.
Discussion: New York Magazine and Raw Story
Garrett M. Graff / Politico:
'We're the Only Plane in the Sky'  —  Nearly every American above a certain age remembers precisely where they were on September 11, 2001.  But for a tiny handful of people, those memories touch American presidential history.  Shortly after the attacks began, the most powerful man in the world …
Michael Isikoff / Yahoo:
Trump charity gave $100,000 to David Bossie's Citizens United that helped fund lawsuit against mogul's foe  —  Donald Trump's charitable foundation gave $100,000 in 2014 to a conservative activist group that was used to help finance a federal lawsuit against New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman …
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Strickland cancels ads in Ohio Senate race  —  Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland is canceling a portion of his television ad buys across the state Friday, shortly after other Democratic groups began to pull ads backing his Senate campaign.  —  Strickland's campaign is scrapping ad buys in Cincinnati …
Molly Ball / The Atlantic:
'There's Nothing Better Than a Scared, Rich Candidate'  —  This past April, the American Association of Political Consultants gathered for its annual conference, known as the Pollies, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  During breaks between sessions ("Buying Votes in a Presidential Election," …
Discussion: Politicus USA
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Bachmann: Clinton will prosecute churches and nonprofits  —  (R-Minn.) got a standing ovation at a gathering of social conservatives on Friday as she cast the presidential election as a “life or death” decision and warned that Hillary Clinton  —  would seek to jail Christians if she wins the White House.
Discussion: alan.com and Outside the Beltway
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Milo on a Roll  —  I've never been able to make up my mind about Milo Yiannopoulos, the provocateur of the “alt-right” who specializes in street theater.  Some of his campus appearances that I've watched online I thought were less than helpful or edifying, but at other times he's quite sober and very effective.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Stephen Colbert goes after Pam Bondi hard  —  Stephen Colbert is not a Pam Bondi fan.  —  And it doesn't have as much to do with the allegations that she might have essentially taken a bribe to not sue Trump University — Colbert declares her “the only person in the world ever to make money …
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Dems Suing To Get Donald Trump Booted Off The Ballot In Minnesota  —  After the Minnesota Republican Party waited until the last minute to get their party's presidential nominee on the ballot, the state's Democrats filed a legal challenge late Thursday arguing that the way Republicans placed Donald Trump …
Sam Reisman / Mediaite:
Gary Johnson Responds to Critics: Hasn't Trump Said 150 Things That Should Be Disqualifying?  —  Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson fired back Friday morning against critics that have been lambasting him for his “What is Aleppo?” gaffe Thursday morning, reminding voters that Donald Trump has …
New York Post:
The worst person in New York has been arrested  —  The low-life crook who was caught on camera plucking a wad of cash out of an elderly woman's bra has been brought to justice — and the 93-year-old thanked The Post for exposing the heist.  —  “I feel a little more relieved now.
 
 
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Amber Athey / Campus Reform:
Prof spams student emails to recruit for Hillary, blames ‘hack’
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Candace Smith / ABC News:
Donald Trump Courts Evangelicals at Voters Values Summit
Discussion: Politico, The Week and Associated Press
Adam Boult / Telegraph:
'World's smallest baby' now thriving at nine months old
Discussion: LifeNews.com and Tech Times
Karl Etters / Tallahassee Democrat:
Documents detail potential links to Markel's in-laws
Jessica Pishko / Esquire:
The FBI Accused Him of Terrorism. He Couldn't Tie His Shoes.
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 Earlier Items: 
Dell Cameron / The Daily Dot:
WikiLeaks release excludes evidence of €2 billion transfer from Syria to Russia
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Verge
CNN:
Poll: Economic outlook best in 9 years
Discussion: The Week and WTVR-TV
Sam Levin / Guardian:
A beauty contest was judged by AI and the robots didn't like dark skin
Discussion: Daily Mail
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Did Obama squander an opportunity by nominating Merrick Garland?
 

 
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Tom McArthur / BBC:
RSF publishes its World Press Freedom Index and places Norway, Denmark, and Sweden in the top three, the US down 10 spots at 55, and Eritrea in last place

Sara Fischer / Axios:
A look at news publishers' conflicting approaches toward AI companies, and how the lack of a data marketplace makes it hard for buyers and sellers to set rates

Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology:
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