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4:20 PM ET, September 12, 2016

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Pneumonia Bug That Struck Hillary Clinton also Seriously Sickened Several Members of Her Staff — The illness that sickened Hillary Clinton with pneumonia and caused her to have to be escorted away from September 11 ceremonies in New York on Sunday also struck down several members …

J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:

Cokie Roberts Floats That Dems Are ‘Nervously Whispering’ About Clinton ‘Stepping Aside’ — This morning on NPR's Morning Edition, journalist and author Cokie Roberts indicated that many of the establishment Democrats may be getting antsy over the renewed speculation of Hillary Clinton's health.

Discussion: Townhall.com, Washington Free Beacon, New York Magazine, National Review, Independent Journal Review and Hot Air

Damon Linker / The Week:

Why did Hillary Clinton lie about her health? — Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign just made a massive error. We'll know within the next few weeks if the error will prove to be catastrophic. — On Sunday, Clinton abruptly left a Manhattan ceremony marking the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Discussion: True Pundit, neo-neocon, thenewamerican.com, Infowars, The Daily Caller, The American Conservative, Mike Cernovich Presents … and The Gateway Pundit

Associated Press:
The Latest: Strickland Finds Praising Kaine Can Be Awkward

Discussion: ABC News and Talking Points Memo

The Huffington Post:
Hillary's Pneumonia: The Media's Lowest Moment

Discussion: RedState, New York Magazine, New York Times, The Atlantic, Vogue, The Daily Caller, Washington Post and RealClearPolitics

Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
Donald Trump Hits Back at Hillary Clinton for ‘Basket of Deplorables’ Comment

Discussion: Associated Press and Joe.My.God.

Fox News:
Trump to release results of physical, calls candidate health ‘an issue’ after Clinton incident

Discussion: Washington Post, BuzzFeed, NPR, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Daily Caller, Politicus USA, Mediaite, Fox News Insider, Talking Points Memo, Washington Free Beacon, twitchy.com and Refinery29

Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:

Alabama Congressman: I Have “Serious Doubts” As To Whether Clinton Has Pneumonia — Republican Rep. Gary Palmer of Alabama said on Monday that he doubts whether Hillary Clinton's campaign is being honest when they revealed on Sunday that the Democratic nominee has pneumonia.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Week

NBC News:

Hillary Clinton's Health Scare: 9 Unanswered Questions — Hillary Clinton Diagnosed With Pneumonia, Campaign Says 2:12 — As Hillary Clinton's health moves from the fringes to the center of the 2016 presidential campaign, there's a lot we still don't know about her scare this weekend.

Discussion: Bloomberg, National Review, Media Matters for America, AOL, New York Daily News, True Pundit, CNBC, Vox, Independent Journal Review, Outside the Beltway, Scared Monkeys, Mashable and New Urban Legends

Philip Bump / Washington Post:

Obama's soaring approval numbers are very good news for Hillary Clinton — The last time that President Obama's approval rating in Washington Post-ABC News polling was as high as it is in our new survey was six months after he took office. At 58 percent, Obama's approval is 15 points higher …

Discussion: Guardian, Joe.My.God., The Daily Caller, Washington Monthly, Mediaite and The Week

Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Clinton to release more medical information this week, campaign says

Discussion: ABC News, The Atlantic, Wall Street Journal, Politico, The Nation, Infowars, Guardian, The Times of Israel, CNN and CNBC

Nathan McDermott / BuzzFeed:
“Veterans For Trump” Co-Chair Claims Clinton Has Parkinson's Disease

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Concourse

Fred Imbert / CNBC:
Donald Trump says he'll release detailed report on his own health this week

Discussion: Guardian, Mother Jones, Washington Post, New York Times, Talking Points Memo, Infowars, AOL, BizPac Review, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, NBC News, Reuters and Associated Press

Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Rep. Has ‘Serious Doubts’ About Whether Clinton Has Pneumonia

Discussion: alan.com, Daily Kos and The Federalist

Maggie Fox / NBC News:
Does Hillary Clinton Have a Classic Case of Walking Pneumonia?

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Washington Post, Vox, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, Althouse, The Verge, Media Matters for America, Guardian, whorunsGov, Washington Times, CNBC and Politico

Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump: ‘No satisfaction’ over Clinton health scare

Discussion: Politico and Vox

Bloomberg:
Trump Plans to Keep Quiet on Clinton's Health Issues

Discussion: BuzzFeed, Media Matters for America, The Week and Washington Post

Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:

Trump: We shouldn't have a debate moderator because the system is rigged — What do you call a debate with no moderator? Donald Trump's suggestion for his faceoff with Hillary Clinton. — Trump on Monday floated a new idea for his upcoming debates against Clinton, proposing a debate without …

Discussion: Raw Story, Daily Kos and The Week

Hadas Gold / Politico:

Why Donald Trump gets a pass — Donald Trump's trip to Mexico was declared a success even after he mischaracterized the crux of his conversation with Mexico's president. The GOP nominee is now described as “presidential” for shifting from insult-filled, ad-lib performances to insult-filled scripted speeches.

Discussion: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Hullabaloo and Media Matters for America

Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Do presidential debates matter? Here's the political science evidence.

Discussion: CNN

Kathie Obradovich / Des Moines Register:

Jill Stein in Iowa: I would not have assassinated Osama bin Laden — Dr. Jill Stein, the Green Party's candidate for president, said Sunday in Iowa that she would not have assassinated Osama bin Laden but would have brought him to justice for his role in the attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001.

Discussion: Hot Air, twitchy.com, CNN, Washington Free Beacon, Washington Times and The Daily Caller

Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com: Me For President — America is in such deep trouble that it appears …

Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
Young Millennials Love Obama, But Clinton Is Struggling To Win Them Over

Discussion: New York Magazine and Althouse

Henry J. Gomez / Plain Dealer:

Donald Trump fans have been sending me racist, hateful messages for months. Here's a sampling. — Donald Trump campaigns at the IX Center in Cleveland — Trump has fostered a hostile moment in our politics when his supporters feel entitled to racially denigrate others.

Discussion: Raw Story

Matthew Yglesias / Vox:

Donald Trump gave an interview this morning that should be shocking — but we're numb — Donald Trump went on CNBC this morning, and, over the course of a wide-ranging interview, once again reminded the world of the most fundamental fact about his candidacy — he doesn't really seem to understand any aspect of American public policy.

Discussion: Mother Jones, CNBC and Business Insider

Matthew J. Belvedere / CNBC:
TRUMP: Janet Yellen should be ‘ashamed’ of what she's doing to the country

Discussion: NBC News, Washington Post, Business Insider and The Daily Caller

Jonathan Easley / The Hill:

Bill Clinton's CIA chief joins Trump campaign — 's former CIA chief, James Woolsey, will act as an adviser to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump — 's campaign. — Woolsey, who served as director of the CIA from 1993 to 1995 and describes himself as a life-long Democrat …

Discussion: Political Wire and Washington Free Beacon

Brianna Ehley / Politico:
Clinton's former CIA director advising Trump on national security

Discussion: CNN and AOL

David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:

There were five phantom donations in the files of Donald Trump's foundation. Here's what we know. — Donald Trump's charity is not like other charities. — For one thing — as The Washington Post explained Sunday — the money in the Donald J. Trump Foundation does not come from Trump himself.

Discussion: Mother Jones, Media Matters for America, Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos and AOL

Emily Saul / New York Post:

Sniper takes out ISIS executioner from a mile away — More On: — A sharpshooter killed a top ISIS executioner and three other jihadists with a single bullet from nearly a mile away — just seconds before the fiend was set to burn 12 hostages alive with a flamethrower, according to a new report.

Phil Willon / Los Angeles Times:

Along with Kamala Harris, Loretta Sanchez is struggling to beat ‘none of the above’ — Senate candidate Loretta Sanchez speaks at a UCLA luncheon with students, alumni and faculty on campus last week. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) — As many California voters prefer …

Discussion: True Pundit and The Daily Caller