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2:55 PM ET, September 9, 2016

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Washington Post:
The Hillary Clinton email story is out of control  —  JUDGING BY the amount of time NBC's Matt Lauer spent pressing Hillary Clinton on her emails during Wednesday's national security presidential forum, one would think that her homebrew server was one of the most important issues facing the country this election.
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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 …
New York Times:
A Debate Disaster Waiting to Happen  —  There was not much of a contest in Wednesday night's forum with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.  Mrs. Clinton answered the questions of the moderator, Matt Lauer, in coherent sentences, often with specific details.  Mr. Trump alternated between …
Denver Post:
A fishy story in Platte River Networks' purge of Clinton e-mails  —  The latest controversy involving Hillary Clinton's decision to run her State Department e-mail through private servers contains a hard-to-believe shocker that ought to give reasonable people pause.
Discussion: Hot Air
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Hill Republicans: Clinton investigations won't stop if she wins
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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Julia Carrie Wong / Guardian:
Mark Zuckerberg accused of abusing power after Facebook deletes ‘napalm girl’ post  —  Norway's largest newspaper published a front-page letter to the Facebook CEO lambasting the company's decision to censor a photograph of the Vietnam war  —  Norway's largest newspaper has published …
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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Theodore Schleifer / CNN:   Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz commits $20M to help beat Trump
Sasha Issenberg / Bloomberg:   Super-PAC Telegraphs Battleground Strategy to Clinton Campaign
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 …
Discussion: Washington Post and The Resurgent
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Dems Suing To Get Donald Trump Booted Off The Ballot In Minnesota
Discussion: The Week
Minnesota DFL:
Minnesota DFL Files Legal Challenge to Donald Trump Being Placed on Minnesota Ballot
Rachel E. Stassen-Berger / Twin Cities:
DFL sues to get Donald Trump off Minnesota ballots
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
New photos show Bill Clinton yukking it up with Trump, Melania, and woman in Playboy shirt  —  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 …
Discussion: ABC News, The Week and The Concourse
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:   Where Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Were on 9/11
CNN:
Poll: Economic outlook best in 9 years  —  Washington (CNN)Americans are more positive about the nation's economy than they have been in nine years, according to a new CNN/ORC poll.  —  In a reflection of rising optimism, 53% of Americans say economic conditions in the US are good, up from the 45% who felt that way in June.
Discussion: The Week and WTVR-TV
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Things just got very, very heated between Rudy Giuliani and Chris Matthews
Discussion: CANNONFIRE and The Resurgent
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Giuliani: ‘Trump believes now that Obama was born in the U.S.’
Discussion: ThinkProgress and alan.com
Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Trump attacks U.S. foreign policy, political press corps on state-owned Russian television network  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump criticized U.S. foreign policy and the American political press corps Thursday during an interview on RT America, a state-owned Russian television network.
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Aide: Trump didn't know interview would be on Russian TV
Discussion: CBS News, The Daily Caller and TVNewser
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court won't revive Michigan ban on straight-ticket voting  —  The Supreme Court on Friday refused to allow Michigan to ban voters from casting straight-ticket ballots in the coming election after lower courts found the prohibition was likely to discriminate against African Americans and result in long lines at the polls.
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Did Obama squander an opportunity by nominating Merrick Garland?
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 …
Hadas Gold / Politico:
David Brock to Commission on Presidential Debates: Drop Chris Wallace  —  Media Matters founder David Brock is demanding that the Commission on Presidential Debates remove Fox News anchor Chris Wallace as moderator of the final presidential debate in October.
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 …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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," …
Steven Shepard / Politico:
GOP insiders: Maybe Trump can win  —  Once resigned to a November defeat, swing state Republicans are increasingly optimistic about Donald Trump's chances now that the GOP presidential nominee has closed a once-yawning deficit in the polls against Hillary Clinton.
Discussion: Newsmax
Tom Schoenberg / Bloomberg:
Veteran Volkswagen Engineer Charged in U.S. Emissions Probe  —  James Liang pleads guilty, agrees to cooperate in VW inquiry  —  Criminal probe of VW continues after $16.5 billion settlement  —  A veteran Volkswagen AG engineer pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud U.S. regulators and customers …
Discussion: The Verge, Consumerist and Engadget
Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
The bashing of Matt Lauer: Why many of the attacks are driven by partisanship  —  Matt Lauer is getting a taste of the hyperpartisan criticism that all the presidential debate moderators are going to face in today's polarized atmosphere.  —  Despite one major misstep, the “Today” …
 
 
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Adam Ferrise / Plain Dealer:
‘Extremely delusional’ North Olmsted youth pastor sentenced for sexual relationship with teen
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Anxious Dems urge Clinton to open up
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Aaron Klein / Breitbart:
Leaked Memo: George Soros Foundation Seeking to Expand U.S. Online Voting
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Mike Dorning / Bloomberg:
Obama in Diplomatic Jam as House Sends Him Saudi 9/11 Bill
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Sian Cain / Guardian:
Alan Moore confirms he is retiring from creating comic books
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Sam Levin / Guardian:
A beauty contest was judged by AI and the robots didn't like dark skin
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Jared S Hopkins / Bloomberg:
Clinton's Drug Proposals ‘Very Negative,’ Pfizer CEO Says
Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Poll: Half of Americans disapprove of ObamaCare