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2:10 PM ET, September 21, 2016

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Alana Goodman / Daily Mail:
TEXT OF LETTER WEINER ASKED TEEN TO SEND TO TEACHER  —  The teen wrote this letter but sent it to a fake email address and sent a copy to Weiner.  Parts of the letter that might identify her are redacted.  The teen told DailyMail.com what she had done.  Weiner provided a copy of the letter in his belief it was sent to her teacher.
J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:
BREAKING: Corey Lewandowski Pulled From Appearing on CNN Morning Show  —  Editor's Note: Based on information from a high level CNN source, we initially reported that Corey Lewandowski was suspended from CNN.  CNN has now gotten back to us and firmly denied that Lewandowski has been suspended …
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J.J. Gallagher / ABC News:
Trump Still Paying Fmr. Campaign Manager Lewandowski as Consultant
Discussion: The Week
Joe Marusak / The Charlotte Observer:
Man shot by police at University City apartment complex  —  Police shot and killed a man in the parking lot of a University City apartment complex on Tuesday afternoon.  —  A large crowd of protesters gathered as word of the shooting spread and blocked off the road while chanting “Hands up …
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Kim Bellware / The Huffington Post:
Police In North Carolina Fatally Shoot Man Witnesses Say Was Disabled, Unarmed  —  Protests erupted after the sixth killing of a civilian by Charlotte-Mecklenburg police in the past year.  —  Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Tuesday fatally shot a black man they said was armed …
Yousef Saba / Politico:
Trump suggests Tulsa officer was ‘choking’ in fatal shooting
Discussion: ABC News
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The Clinton Foundation has become a clear liability, as Bill Clinton mounts his big defense  —  Former president Bill Clinton will address criticism of the Clinton Foundation head-on Wednesday during a speech to the Clinton Global Initiative in New York.  And to hear Politico tell it …
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ABC News:
The Note: Other People's Money
Andrew Stiles / Heat Street:   PROBLEMATIC: Hillary Clinton Insults Homeless People on ‘The Tonight Show’
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
For Clinton, attacking Trump may not be enough
Discussion: Politico, The Nation and The Week
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Clinton's Samantha Bee Problem  —  When the histories of the Trump era are written from exile in Justin Trudeau's Canada, they will record that it was none other than Jimmy Fallon who brought down the republic.  —  Or so you might have thought, at least, listening the furious liberal reaction …
Thomas Patterson / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed If Clinton loses, blame the email controversy and the media  —  Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes a question from a member of the media after speaking at a rally at the University of North Carolina, in Greensboro, N.C., on Sept. 15.  (Andrew Harnik / Associated Press)
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Thomas E. Patterson / Shorenstein Center:
News Coverage of the 2016 National Conventions: Negative News, Lacking Context
Discussion: Mother Jones and Balloon Juice
Military Times:
This poll of the U.S. military has Gary Johnson tied with Donald Trump in the race for president  —  Editor's note: This is the first in a series examining the views of military service members ahead of the presidential election.  —  If American military personnel alone were selecting the next president …
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Monmouth University:
Monmouth University Polling Institute  —  New Hampshire  —  Clinton Leads Trump; Senate Race Neck and Neck  —  Republican leads for Governor  —  West Long Branch, NJ - New Hampshire may have been the scene of a big win for Donald Trump and an embarrassing loss for Hillary Clinton in the primaries …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Politico
MaryAlice Parks / ABC News:
Can Bernie Sanders Help Deliver the Youth Vote for Hillary Clinton?
Discussion: Politico
Hillary Clinton / New York Times:
My Plan for Helping America's Poor  —  The true measure of any society is how we take care of our children.  With all of our country's resources, no child should ever have to grow up in poverty.  Yet every single night, all across America, kids go to sleep hungry or without a place to call home.
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New York Times:
Mr. Trump's Stupid Excuses on Taxes
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Presidential Race Tied, Cooper Up in NC  —  The Presidential race in North Carolina is about as tight as it can be, and it's also becoming increasingly clear who will end up deciding the winner in the state: voters who would like to continue the direction of President Obama's leadership, but who also strongly dislike Hillary Clinton.
Discussion: Politicus USA
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Pat McCrory's shifty gambit: N.C. governor tries to blame pro-gay laws for NCAA boycott
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
Avengers Assemble!  Director Joss Whedon Launches Hillary Clinton Super PAC with Star-Studded Video (Watch)  —  The director's organization, Save the Day, will encourage left-leaning groups to vote for Hillary through a series of comedy videos featuring A-listers including Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson and Neil Patrick Harris.
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Jessica Derschowitz / EW.com:
Joss Whedon Returns with Star-Studded, Anti-Trump Video to Get Out the Vote
Discussion: Deadline and The Week
John Bacon / USA Today:
ACLU: Tulsa officer shot Terence Crutcher ‘in cold blood’  —  The ACLU of Oklahoma on Tuesday demanded that criminal charges be filed against Tulsa police officers whose fatal shooting of an unarmed black man last week was caught on video.  —  But the lawyer for Officer Betty Shelby claims …
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Nate Silver: Trump surges from 3% to 48% chance of winning  —  The latest vote projection from elections guru Nate Silver has Republican Donald Trump just six electoral votes short of winning and one point away from equaling Hillary Clinton's popular vote.  —  The newest Five Thirty Eight survey Trump …
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Christie: Clinton's Comments On Tackling Systemic Racism “A Disgrace” Like Her  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a prominent Donald Trump adviser, said on Wednesday that Hillary Clinton's comments saying we need to “tackle systemic racism,” while discussing the police shooting of Terence Crutcher were “a disgrace.”
Siraj Datoo / Bloomberg:
Donald Trump Jr.'s Skittles Comparison Used to Be a Feminist Meme  —  The internet never forgets.  It just remembers differently.  —  When Donald Trump Jr. compared refugees to a bowl of potentially poisonous Skittles, internet outrage ensued.  Ben Grelle's anger was a little more personal.
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Sean Hannity in Trouble With Fox After Participating in Trump Ad  —  Fox News star Sean Hannity—a vocal supporter of Donald Trump on his radio show and his 10 p.m. program on the top-rated, right-leaning cable network—is in hot water Tuesday after his bosses were alerted to his participation in a Trump campaign video.
Matt Latimer / Politico:
Trump's Guide to Winning Through Gaffes  —  That Donald Trump's campaign has had more returns from the dead than a soap opera villain is hardly a novel observation.  What is noteworthy is the manner in which he's bounced back.  Time and again, Trump has survived what only a few years ago …
Discussion: Power Line
Newsday:
Chelsea bombing: FBI seek 2 who removed IED for questioning … HIGHLIGHTS … The FBI on Wednesday released a surveillance photo of “two unknown individuals” wanted in connection with its investigation into the Chelsea bombing, saying agents want to question the two …
Discussion: Jihad Watch and The Geller Report
Jennifer Bartlett / New York Times:
Longing for the Male Gaze  —  When I was in my early 30s, I practiced yoga at a studio in my neighborhood in Brooklyn.  On most days, I walked there with two good friends — one who was in her 20s and one about my age — but occasionally we each got to class on our own.
Associated Press:
NJ Mayor Says He Lied When Claiming Bridgegate Motive Wasn't Political Retaliation  —  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A Democratic New Jersey mayor who prosecutors say was punished with traffic gridlock by former allies of Republican Gov. Chris Christie for not endorsing Christie tells a jury he lied …
 
 
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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Evan McMullin Turns Racist Voicemail From Trump Supporter Into Campaign Ad
Discussion: RedState
Rudy Giuliani / USA Today:
Clinton and Obama derelict in terror fight: Rudy Giuliani
Discussion: Politico
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump surrogate: He's not trying to say black communities are worse than days of Jim Crow
Discussion: ABC News
Numbers / Pew Research Center:
In Their Own Words: Why Voters Support - and Have Concerns About - Clinton and Trump
Discussion: Washington Post and NPR
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Trump-Clinton debate expected to shatter records
Lizzie Parry / The Sun:
RISE OF SCROTOX Would you risk Botox for your BALLS?  Number of men wanting the bizarre op doubles in a year
Joe Johnson / Athens Daily News:
Athens girl arrested at school for knife she had for clown protection
Discussion: Hit & Run and Associated Press
 Earlier Items: 
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Democrats' debate advice to Clinton: Let Trump screw up
Discussion: Althouse and Infowars
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Ex-Exec Sues ‘Erratic,’ ‘Reckless,’ ‘Paranoid’ Glenn Beck
Discussion: LawNewz
Zeninjor Enwemeka / WBUR:
Mass. High Court Says Black Men May Have Legitimate Reason To Flee Police
Discussion: Raw Story and The Week
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Preparing for North Korea's Inevitable Collapse
Discussion: Instapundit
 

 
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