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6:45 PM ET, September 13, 2016

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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Republicans Privately Panic At “Terrifying” Prospect Of Trump Win  —  The Clinton campaign's wobbly performance over the past 72 hours has set off a rash of behind-the-scenes handwringing among professional Republicans as they confront an unnerving new possibility: What if their nominee actually wins the White House?
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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 …
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Obama blasts Trump as a phony champion of the working class
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Clinton campaign manager: Staff to blame for slow health disclosure
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Donald Trump to unveil child-care policy influenced by Ivanka Trump  —  Donald Trump on Tuesday will unveil several policy proposals for lowering child-care costs that were crafted in part by his eldest daughter, Ivanka, including a plan to guarantee six weeks of paid maternity leave that marks …
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump to call for six weeks paid maternity leave
David Edwards / Raw Story:
‘This is badgering’: Trump campaign manager comes unglued when CNN asks for proof of charity claims
Discussion: alan.com
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
The brilliance of Hillary Clinton's ‘deplorables’  —  Could there be a clunkier phrase than “basket of deplorables”?  Hillary Clinton's assertion that half — or maybe something less than half — of Donald Trump's supporters are “racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic …
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Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
Mike Pence Still Refuses to Call David Duke ‘Deplorable’
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
Rachael Bade / Politico:   Pence tries to douse David Duke fire
Daniel Desrochers / Lexington Herald-Leader:
Bevin says physical fight may be needed to preserve conservative values  —  Gov. Matt Bevin said Saturday that America is at a fork in the road and if something isn't done soon to protect religious and conservative values, people might have to physically fight for them.
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Kentucky's governor said something really scary over the weekend
Discussion: Washington Post
US Census / News Releases:
Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2015  —  SEPT. 13, 2016 — The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that real median household income increased by 5.2 percent between 2014 and 2015 while the official poverty rate decreased 1.2 percentage points.
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Don Lee / Associated Press:
Median incomes are up and poverty rate down, surprisingly strong census figures show
Discussion: Hit & Run
Jim Tankersley / Washington Post:
Middle class incomes had their fastest growth on record last year
Nina Burleigh / Newsweek:
THE GEORGE W. BUSH WHITE HOUSE ‘LOST’ 22 MILLION EMAILS  —  IN THE MAGAZINE  —  Like Clinton, the Bush White House used a private email server—its was owned by the Republican National Committee.  And the Bush administration failed to store its emails, as required by law …
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CNN:
Obama steps in as Clinton recovers
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Democrat apologizes for remarks about Clinton and sex  —  (D-Fla.) apologized Tuesday for “poorly worded” comments he made over the weekend, when he said Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton  —  “is under no illusions that you want to have sex with her.”
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
CBS News Edits Out Embarrassing Verbal Slip in Bill Clinton Interview  —  When airing an interview with former president and would-be First Husband Bill Clinton, CBS News edited out a verbal slip that would have reflected poorly on his wife Hillary Clinton.  —  Clinton sat down with Charlie …
World Anti-Doping Agency:
WADA Confirms Attack by Russian Cyber Espionage Group  —  The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirms that a Russian cyber espionage group operator by the name of Tsar Team (APT28), also known as Fancy Bear, illegally gained access to WADA's Anti-Doping Administration and Management System …
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J. Weston Phippen / The Atlantic:
The Hack on U.S. Olympians' Medical Records
Discussion: NBC News and The Root
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Liberal groups frustrate Democrats with GOP endorsements  —  Two major liberal outside groups have endorsed Republicans in Senate races, frustrating Democrats who see the majority as within their grasp.  —  The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), which advocates for LGBT rights …
Discussion: Politico and Hot Air
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Maggie Severns / Politico:
Democrats brace against potential 2018 Senate ‘disaster’
Discussion: Daily Kos, RedState and Washington Post
Nick Gass / Politico:
Dr. Oz pledges to avoid questions Trump 'doesn't want to have answered'  —  Mehmet Oz on Tuesday promised to ask Donald Trump “pointed questions” about his health when he sits down with him this week, but in the same interview Oz pledged that he will not ask Trump “questions he doesn't want to have answered.”
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Why Are The Media Objectively Pro-Trump?  —  Because they are, at this point.  It's not even false equivalence: compare the amount of attention given to the Clinton Foundation despite absence of any evidence of wrongdoing, and attention given to Trump Foundation, which engaged in more or less open bribery …
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|
Bob Owens / Bearing Arms:
BREAKING: Katie Couric Sued for $12 Million For Defamation In Anti-Gun Documentary  —  Film producer Katie Couric and her director Stephanie Soechtig edited their anti-gun documentary Under the Gun in order to make a gun rights group in Virginia look as if they couldn't answer a simple question.
Numbers / Pew Research Center:
The Parties on the Eve of the 2016 Election: Two Coalitions, Moving Further Apart  —  Trends in voter party identification 1992-2016  —  Ahead of the presidential election, the demographic profiles of the Republican and Democratic parties are strikingly different.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Crisis at The Times And That Public Editor Piece  —  I had a chance to read New York Times public editor Liz Spayd's much discussed column on “false balance.”  I've seen many ‘false balance’ critics attacking it and countless national news reporters embracing it.
Discussion: Politico and Drudge Retort
Salena Zito / The Atlantic:
Why Democrats in Western Pennsylvania Are Voting Trump  —  CHARLEROI, Pa.—Angela LeJohn is 49, has worked at a local energy company for nine years, and loves it.  A registered Democrat, she never once voted for a Republican and never expected to entertain such a thought—not even in a local election—until this year.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Ethan Barton / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: John Kerry's State Department Funneled MILLIONS To His Daughter's Nonprofit  —  More than $9 million of Department of State money has been funneled through the Peace Corps to a nonprofit foundation started and run by Secretary of State John Kerry's daughter, documents obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation show.
Carl Campanile / New York Post:
‘Super Trump’ ad lands in Times Square after Hillary's collapse  —  It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Super Trump!  —  A day after rival Hillary Clinton fell ill at the 9/11 ceremony at the World Trade Center, a pro-Donald Trump SuperPac is launching a digital ad in Times Square depicting Trump as Superman.
Bryan Bender / Politico:
Can Obama buy the love of his pro-Israel critics?  —  President Barack Obama will unveil on Wednesday a massive new military aid package for Israel, one which — at a reported $38 billion over 10 years — would be the largest such deal in U.S. history.  —  But is it enough to buy Obama the love of his fiercest pro-Israel critics?
Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
Awkward Timing: Hillary Clinton Featured In New Issue Of 'Women's Health'  —  Before her collapse and health scare in New York City, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton was interviewed for the latest issue of Women's Health magazine.  —  The October issue of the magazine features …
Juan Williams / The Hill:
Obama is Clinton's trump card  —  If “Low Energy” Jeb Bush was the GOP nominee, he'd be winning.  —  If “1 for 38” John Kasich was running against Hillary Clinton  —  , he'd be ahead, too.  —  The same is true for “Little Marco” Rubio.  —  My bet is that if any of those three GOP primary candidates …
Steve Eder / New York Times:
Democrats Push for Federal Look Into Donald Trump's Donation in Florida  —  Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee called on Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch on Tuesday to investigate Donald J. Trump's $25,000 contribution in support of Florida's attorney general, saying it “may have influenced” …
Discussion: Daily Kos
 
 
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Ashe Schow / Washington Examiner:
School found in violation of Title IX for using ‘common sense’ to investigate accusations
Discussion: Hot Air
Fox News:
Republicans submit resolution to impeach IRS commissioner
Charles Boustany / Associated Press:
U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany's wife calls prostitution claims ‘false attacks’
Media Matters for America:
Bill O'Reilly Whitewashes Previous Comments Defending Roger Ailes From Sexual Harassment Allegations
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Robert Townsend / fox4kc.com:
Good Samaritan shot in attempt to rescue woman at Shawnee Wal-Mart was Iraq War veteran
Discussion: Washington Post and Bearing Arms
 Earlier Items: 
Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Clinton IT aide pleads Fifth, skips hearing
Eliana Johnson / National Review:
Why Rob Portman Is Crushing His Opponent
Discussion: Daily Kos
Sara Morrison / Vocativ:
‘Smart’ Dildo Company Sued For Tracking Users' Habits
Discussion: Refinery29 and Boing Boing
Zeynep Tufekci / New York Times:
Did You Hear the Latest About Hillary?
Discussion: Hit & Run