memeorandum: Pence declines to call David Duke ‘deplorable’ (Matthew Nussbaum/Politico)

8:15 AM ET, September 13, 2016

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Brianna Ehley / Politico:

The inside story of Clinton's sick day — Hillary Clinton never lost consciousness, and never stopped talking on her phone — and never put anyone else in danger — after her near swoon at a Sept. 11 memorial on Sunday in New York, according to accounts offered by several people close to the candidate.

Discussion: ABC News, Business Insider, twitchy.com, The Week, Reuters, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, The Other McCain and Hot Air

Caitlin Yilek / The Hill:

Clinton's reluctance to drink water causing tension with her staff: report — was diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday, the real concern is chronic dehydration, sources close to the Democratic nominee told Politico. — “She won't drink water, and you try telling Hillary Clinton to drink water,” a source said.

Discussion: ABC News and Politico

Eric Bradner / CNN:
Clinton didn't think illness was ‘going to be that big a deal’

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Capitol View, New York Magazine, The Gateway Pundit and The Other McCain

Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Clinton allies criticize campaign over health secrecy

Discussion: BuzzFeed, Infowars, Townhall.com and Instapundit

ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Didn't Disclose Pneumonia: Didn't Think It Would Be ‘That Big a Deal’

Discussion: Politico, Political Wire and Associated Press

Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Clinton's impulse to ‘power through’ with pneumonia set off cascade of problems

Discussion: CNN, NBC News, Wall Street Journal, CNNMoney, CBS Chicago, The Times of Israel, Washington Free Beacon, Infowars and NPR

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

Discussion: Bloomberg, Politico, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo and Vox

David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:

Trump's campaign says he's given ‘tens of millions’ to charity, but offers no details and no proof — A spokeswoman for Donald Trump's presidential campaign, seeking to rebut criticism of the GOP nominee's history of charitable giving, said that Trump has given away “tens of millions of dollars” over his life.

Discussion: Daily Kos, Center for Public Integrity, The Week, Mother Jones and Talking Points Memo

Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:

Mike Pence Returns to Capitol Hill to Huddle With Republicans — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, the GOP vice presidential nominee, will meet with House Republicans this morning during the weekly conference meeting. — “Mike has added tremendous value to Donald Trump's campaign and House Republicans …

Discussion: Politico

Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:

Pence declines to call David Duke ‘deplorable’ — Mike Pence declined to call former Klu Klux Klan leader David Duke “deplorable” in an interview on Monday, telling CNN's Wolf Blitzer that he's “not in the name-calling business.” — The Republican vice-presidential nominee …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, USA Today, Washington Post, ABC News and The Week

Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
David Duke: “Good To See” Mike Pence Reject Media's Game

Discussion: CNN, Politicus USA, New York Magazine and Media Matters for America

Cindy Boren / Washington Post:

The man who discovered CTE thinks Hillary Clinton may have been poisoned — Bennet Omalu, the forensic pathologist who has made the NFL so uncomfortable with his discovery of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in the brains of deceased players, suggests that Hillary Clinton's campaign be checked …

Discussion: Althouse, Moon of Alabama, twitchy.com and CANNONFIRE

Sarah Westwood / Washington Examiner:
Emails show Clinton ties to Russian oligarch under investigation

Discussion: Betsy's Page and Hot Air

CBS News:
Bill Clinton: Hillary Clinton “doing fine” after incident at 9/11 ceremony

Discussion: CBS Los Angeles, Independent Journal Review, The Daily Caller, Politico and CBS New York

Matthew Claiborne / ABC News:
Bill Clinton Says Hillary ‘Got Dehydrated’ During 9/11 Service

Discussion: Politico and Washington Post

Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Bubba To The Rescue As Bill Clinton To Stand In For Sick Hillary At L.A. Fundraisers

Discussion: MichelleMalkin.com

Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:

Trump says Clinton running ‘hate-filled campaign’ at tense North Carolina rally where violence flares up — ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Donald Trump sought to keep the focus squarely on Hillary Clinton's comment that half of his supporters are a “basket of deplorables” here Monday evening …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Citizen Times, The Week, New Urban Legends, Business Insider, Politicus USA, Guardian and Hot Air, more at Mediagazer »

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:

Yes, Most Donald Trump Supporters Are Deplorable and Irredeemable — Following the classic definition of a gaffe as a politician telling the truth, Hillary Clinton's comment about Donald Trump's supporters ("just to be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump's supporters into what I call the ‘basket of deplorables.’ Right?

Discussion: Washington Post, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Washington Times

Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
About the ‘Basket of Deplorables’

Discussion: US News, The Atlantic, Vox, Mother Jones and The Daily Caller

NCAA.org:

NCAA to relocate championships from North Carolina for 2016-17 — Based on the NCAA's commitment to fairness and inclusion, the Association will relocate all seven previously awarded championship events from North Carolina during the 2016-17 academic year. The NCAA Board of Governors …

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Kyle Cheney / Politico:

Former DNC chairman calls for Clinton contingency plan — A former Democratic National Committee chairman says President Barack Obama and the party's congressional leaders should immediately come up with a process to identify a potential successor candidate for Hillary Clinton for the off-chance …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Hot Air, The San Diego Union …, Associated Press, Liberal Values, Business Insider, New Urban Legends, Mediaite, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Talking Points Memo and Instapundit

NBC News:

Poll: Clinton's Lead Narrows Among Independents, Voters Nationally — Hillary Clinton's national lead over Donald Trump continues to narrow. Clinton now leads Trump 48 percent to 44 percent, a decline of 2 points since last week, according to results from the latest NBC News|

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Political Wire and The Week

Edward L. Glaeser / City Journal:

If You Build It . . . Myths and realities about America's infrastructure spending — Among Bernie Sanders's many proposals during his presidential run was a plan for Washington to spend $1 trillion on public infrastructure. Progressives love such proposals.

New York Post:

Clinton team avoided ER to conceal details of her medical treatment — Hillary Clinton was headed to an emergency room following her sudden collapse during the Sept. 11 memorial ceremony — but ditched her NYPD escort and detoured to daughter Chelsea Clinton's apartment to keep details …

Discussion: BizPac Review, RedState, The Daily Caller, The Last Refuge, Associated Press and People.com

Reid Hoffman:

A 26-year-old Marine Corps Vet has a plan to liberate Trump's tax returns. Let's help him succeed! — In 2012, Donald Trump called President Obama “the least transparent president in the history of this country.” — Then he offered to donate $5 million to charity if President Obama would release …

Discussion: Crowdpac, BuzzFeed, Mother Jones and Mashable

Chris Isidore / CNNMoney:
N.Y. Times editor: I'd risk jail to publish Donald Trump's taxes

Discussion: Washington Times and Talking Points Memo, more at Mediagazer »

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: alan.com and Raw Story

Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:

Worried Republicans are pouring resources into North Carolina — ASHEVILLE, N.C. — After years of successfully holding off Democratic gains in this rapidly changing state, Republicans are scrambling to pour new resources into North Carolina in the face of unexpectedly close contests in the presidential and Senate races.

Discussion: Politico and NPR

Paul Watson / Guardian:

Ship found in Arctic 168 years after doomed Northwest Passage attempt — Exclusive: Perfectly preserved HMS Terror vessel sank during disastrous expedition led by British explorer Sir John Franklin — The long-lost ship of British polar explorer Sir John Franklin, HMS Terror …

Discussion: NPR, Watts Up With That? and The Week

Lucas Tomlinson / Fox News:

Iran threatened to shoot down US Navy spy planes in the Persian Gulf — Iran threatened to shoot down two US Navy surveillance aircraft flying close to Iranian territory in the Persian Gulf over the weekend, the latest in a series of recent provocations between Iran and the US military in the region …

Discussion: The Week