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9:30 AM ET, September 9, 2020

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Bloomberg:
U.S. Seeks to Defend Trump in Rape Accuser's Defamation Suit  — DOJ move could delay E. Jean Carroll's quest for evidence  — Advice columnist is seeking a Trump deposition and DNA sample  —  The U.S. Justice Department is seeking to take over the defense of President Donald Trump …
Bloomberg:   Deutsche Bank Hires Barr Friend to Up Its Game in Washington
Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Biden leads in six 2020 swing states as Trump sees no convention bounce, CNBC/Change Research poll finds  — Joe Biden leads Donald Trump in six key 2020 swing states, according to a new CNBC/Change Research poll.  — Biden's edge over Trump in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina …
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
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Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Poll: Biden leads by 9 in Pennsylvania  —  WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by a 9-point margin among likely voters in Pennsylvania, a key swing state where Biden was born, according to a new NBC News/Marist poll.
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: Trump and Biden are tied in battleground Florida
Benjamin L. Ginsberg / Washington Post:
Republicans have insufficient evidence to call elections ‘rigged’ and ‘fraudulent’  —  Benjamin L. Ginsberg practiced election law for 38 years.  He co-chaired the bipartisan 2013 Presidential Commission on Election Administration.  —  Legions of Republican lawyers have searched in vain over four decades for fraudulent double voting.
STAT:
AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine study put on hold due to suspected adverse reaction in participant in the U.K.  —  A large, Phase 3 study testing a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford at dozens of sites across the U.S. has been put on hold due …
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NBC News:
Oxford vaccine trial on hold because of safety issue  —  Clinical trials for the University of Oxford's COVID-19 vaccine have been put on hold, drug maker AstraZeneca said Tuesday.  —  “Our standard review process was triggered and we voluntarily paused vaccination to allow review of safety data …
Discussion: Fortune and Raw Story
Jon Decker / Fox News:
Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Norwegian official, citing Israel-UAE peace deal  —  Nomination was submitted by Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a member of the Norwegian Parliament  —  EXCLUSIVE: Just weeks after helping to broker peace between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) …
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Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Norway's Top Anti-Immigration Crank Nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
Discussion: Fox News and Bloomberg
Josh Rottenberg / Los Angeles Times:
New Oscars standards require best picture contenders must be inclusive to compete  —  And the Oscar goes to ... inclusion.  —  In the latest step in its ongoing effort to boost diversity both within its own ranks and across the film industry, on Tuesday the film academy announced …
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Oscars.org:
ACADEMY ESTABLISHES REPRESENTATION AND INCLUSION STANDARDS FOR OSCARS® ELIGIBILITY
Ben Sasse / Wall Street Journal:
Make the Senate Great Again  —  To restore the world's greatest deliberative body, we need to think big.  —  What would the Founding Fathers think of America if they came back to life?  Their eyes would surely bug out first at our technology and wealth.  But I suspect they'd also be stunned …
Wall Street Journal:
A Trump Comeback?  —  Biden wants to make the campaign a referendum on Trump.  He's succeeding with Trump's help.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  With eight weeks before Election Day, the state of the 2020 campaign is clear: President Trump is trailing Joe Biden, who has succeeded so far …
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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:
Biden to Unveil Offshoring Plan as Trump's Edge on Economy Dims
Jeff Mason / Reuters:
Trump will announce reduction in U.S. troops in Iraq on Wednesday  —  ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will announce a further drawdown of U.S. troops from Iraq on Wednesday, a senior administration official told reporters on Tuesday.  —  That announcement will be followed …
Discussion: New York Post
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Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:
Church Leader Who Blamed Coronavirus on Gay Marriage Contracts COVID-19  —  A leading church figure in Ukraine who previously described the coronavirus outbreak as “God's punishment” against gay marriage has contracted COVID-19.  —  Patriarch Filaret, leader of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church …
WRAL-TV:
Cancer survivor pleading for help with health insurance ‘angry and hurt’ over Tillis staffer's response  —  CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. — A three-time cancer survivor who reached out to U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis for help with her health insurance dilemma said that she got an insensitive response from a staffer instead.
Jesse Wegman / New York Times:
The Electoral College Will Destroy America  —  And no, New York and California would not dominate a popular vote.  —  Mr. Wegman is a member of the editorial board.  —  Last week, Nate Silver, the polling analyst, tweeted a chart illustrating the chances that Joe Biden would become president if he wins the most votes in November.
Discussion: The Atlantic and Politico
Simon Rosenberg / GEN:
The Trump Campaign Is on an Electoral Crime Spree  —  Time to sound the alarm on all the president's cheating  —  Cash-strapped and facing lagging polling numbers, President Trump is cheating — knowingly breaking the norms, rules, and laws of our political system — to remain in power.
Lahav Harkov / Jerusalem Post:
Serbia won't move embassy if Israel recognizes Kosovo  —  Serbia's agreement said that they would also open an embassy in Jerusalem.  Earlier this year, Belgrade announced that it would open a trade office in the capital.  —  Israeli recognition of Kosovo as an independent country …
Discussion: Informed Comment
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Attorney Hired To Probe VOA's Coverage Has Active Protective Order Against Him  —  The CEO appointed by President Trump to lead the federal agency that oversees the Voice of America and other U.S.-funded international broadcasters has made strict protocols for scrutinizing job candidates a hallmark of his brief tenure there.
Politico:
Trump's lost summer: Focused on Fox News, not on battleground states  —  President Donald Trump spent the summer trailing in national polls, losing in swing states and bleeding suburban voters to Joe Biden.  His campaign response: doubling down on his base, via his favorite TV channel, Fox News.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
CNN airs photo of Biden and son with Washington Redskins logo removed from son's hat  —  The NFL team retired the polarizing name and logo in July
Discussion: Twitchy
Marc Caputo / Politico:
‘What do we do?’:  Trump gains rattle Miami Dems  —  MIAMI — The basic electoral math in Florida looks something like this: Democrats roll up their votes in South Florida and Miami-Dade County, Republicans pad their numbers in the north and statewide races are decided in the Interstate 4 Corridor in between.
Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
Black Lives Matter has terrorist and communist inspirations, but liberal media doesn't care  —  Reporter Lara Logan made an important point Tuesday morning on Fox & Friends First, saying it's long past time to expose the “powerful political entities” behind antifa and other violent-protest activists.
Discussion: Fox News
Ivan Pereira / ABC News:
Rochester police chief, entire command staff retire suddenly following protests over death of Daniel Prude  —  The department's entire command staff announced they will leave the force.  —  After days of protests against the Rochester Police Department in light of the death of Daniel Prude …
Steven Shepard / Politico:
POLITICO Election Forecast: Trump running out of time to turn around 2020 campaign  —  The door isn't closed on President Donald Trump's reelection, but time is running short.  —  Labor Day once marked the start of concerted general-election campaigning, but it comes with a far greater sense of urgency this year for Trump.
Discussion: Florida Politics
Tim Elfrink / Washington Post:
California's GOP Senate leader was under quarantine.  She spoke with no mask at a huge prayer event anyway.  —  In front of thousands of worshipers packed shoulder-to-shoulder outside the Capitol, California Senate Minority Leader Shannon Grove (R) grabbed the microphone on Sunday and promised …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Daily Kos
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump just said the corrupt part out loud — with a bullhorn  —  For weeks now, scientists inside and outside the government have been warning that President Trump will corrupt the vaccine vetting process and make some sort of coronavirus vaccine-related announcement before Election Day …
Nikita Stewart / New York Times:
N.Y. Will Move Homeless Men From Liberal Neighborhood After Backlash  —  The move of 300 men to the upscale Upper West Side neighborhood led to complaints and the threat of a lawsuit.  —  Nearly 300 homeless men who had been temporarily living in a hotel on the Upper West Side of Manhattan …
Discussion: Curbed NY
Aram Roston / Reuters:
Ex-fixer for Trump links Falwell's endorsement in 2016 to suppression of racy photos  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In his book released today, Michael Cohen, the former fixer for U.S. President Donald Trump, ties for the first time the 2016 presidential endorsement of Trump by American evangelical …
Ed Yong / The Atlantic:
The Pandemic Is an Intuition Nightmare  —  Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers.  Find the collection here.  —  Army ants will sometimes walk in circles until they die.  The workers navigate by smelling the pheromone trails …
 
 
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Jason Garcia / Orlando Sentinel:
Secretive group pushing Florida constitutional amendment raised money linked to big businesses | Exclusive
New York Times:
Democrats Fear Partisan Slant at Postal Service as Trump Allies Dominate Most of Board
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
American Conservatism, b. 1955, d. 2020?
Axios:
Zuckerberg: It's “just wrong” to consider Facebook a right-wing echo chamber
Discussion: Vox and The Wrap
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
‘Decoupling’ the U.S. from China would backfire
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Washington Post:
Campaign of contrasts: Trump's raucous crowds vs. Biden's distanced gatherings
Karen Robinson-Jacobs / Forbes:
Trump Jr. On Alleged Shooter Roaming Kenosha With Gun: ‘We All Do Stupid Things At 17’
Discussion: Mediaite
Everton Bailey Jr / Oregonian:
Nearly 2 in 3 Portland voters view Mayor Ted Wheeler unfavorably, even more favor new police oversight system, poll shows
Discussion: Fox News
Adi Co:
A Conversation Divided: A Covid-19 Vaccine is Still in the Making, but Remarkable Polarization Between Traditional Media and Anti-Science Sources has Already Emerged
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
GOP congressman spent $70K in campaign cash on meals
Garrett M. Graff / Wired:
Peter Strzok Has a Warning About Russia—and Trump
Discussion: Fox News and The Gateway Pundit
Brendan Greeley / Financial Times:
Those boats in Texas paraded at the wrong speed
 

 
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The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

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