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September 2016
Hacked audio reveals Hillary Clinton sees herself occupying the “center-left to center-right”. Actually, it was Hillary Clinton who first advocated the construction of a barrier wall along the US border with Mexico. USA Today breaks from its longstanding policy of not making political endorsements to oppose Trump as dangerous and not qualified. A North Carolina gun group is holding a raffle for an AR-15 together with a picture of Hillary Clinton. Trump went on an early morning [http://time.com/4514358/donald-trump-alicia-machado-feud/ tirade on Twitter attacking the former Miss Universe he once called Miss Piggy and Miss Housekeeping, this time alleging a sex tape. Snopes has already debunked the sex tape claim.] Gary Johnson has another Aleppo moment, is unable to name a single foreign leader Turns out Fox News does have editorial standards and online polls don't meet them Howard Dean is just asking questions about Trump. Cocaine user? The Arizona Republic, which has never in its history endorsed a Democrat for President, endorses Clinton joining a growing list of normally Republican newspapers endorsing either Clinton or Johnson. Citigroup, a major Clinton donor, states that Clinton is likely to preserve the status quo. Hillary Clinton wants to raise the estate tax up to 65% but it won't dramatically reduce the current estate tax exemption. US Presidential debates may be more corrupt than you think. Scientific American has released their grading of Presidential candidates on science related issues. Surprising nobody, Clinton pulverized the competition winning 18 of the 19 graded questions. Jill Stein (handing Clinton's only loss) then Gary Johnson take second and third. Trump never scores higher than a 1/5 while only doing that for seven questions on the survey. "I believe in science!" indeed. Jeremy Corbyn is reelected with 61.8% of the vote. The Blairites are expected to try again in about eighteen months. A study by Harvard University finds that policy issues are almost completely absent from the US's presidential coverage. Hillary Clinton's poverty plan is woefully inadequate. After months or careful consideration, of prayer and searching his own conscience, Ted Cruz decides that he is in fact in the habit of supporting people who attack his wife and attack his father. "The things that bind them together is what's most important: their love for the country, their fear of a Hillary Clinton presidency..."Sad. Unavoidable. Entirely self-inflicted.."

Donald Trump’s director of African-American outreach has an ominous warning for all who dared to criticize the Republican presidential nominee: “''Every critic, every detractor, will have to bow down to President Trump. It’s everyone who’s ever doubted Donald, who ever disagreed, who ever challenged him. It is the ultimate revenge to become the most powerful man in the universe''.” Then blames Obama's jokes about Trump's Birther investigation for Trump's candidacy. Bill Clinton supports lowering corporate taxes and enacting the TPP. (Autoplay video) [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/23/us/politics/hillary-clinton-media-david-brock.html? Inside Hillary Clinton's outrage machine.] Trump's budget would cause the US's deficit to explode. Donald Trump wants a national "stop-and-frisk" policy. He says that it will reduce the crime rate and cites New York as an example, it won't. Trump paid Alan Hevesi, a New York state comptroller later charged in a bribery scandal, thousands of dollars for $97 million in tax breaks. The many scandals of Donald Trump. Donald Trump posts a survey to help him prepare for his debate. Stephen Colbert asks his nation to fill in stuff they want to hear Trump say in the survey. Larry Sabato revises electoral map, moves Florida, Nevada, and North Carolina to toss ups. If Trump carries Ohio and loses, it will be only the third time in 124 years Ohio voted for the loser. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/17/us/politics/hillary-clinton-voters.html?_r=0 Hillary Clinton’s backers thought she couldn’t lose. Now, "I can’t go there."] Bush the Elder is voting for Hillary. John Kasich won't vote for Clinton or Trump, warns GOP leaders of national wipeout. Putin-backed United Russia party has won 54% in the state Duma elections. Hillary Clinton to be featured in next issue of Women's Health magazine [http://sciencedebate.org/20answers Answers from the candidates to 20 science related questions. Notable as much for detail and completeness of answers as for actual content of answers.] Gary Johnson surging in polls [https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/sep/17/meeting-pauline-hansons-voters-silent-screamers-find-their-voice? Meeting Pauline Hanson's voters.] No third party US Presidential candidates made the 15% polling threshold to be included in the first debate Trump has another Second Amendment moment: "Let's see what happens to her. It would be very dangerous." Now that Trump has disavowed Birtherism, let's not forget that, Clinton's top confidant, also peddled this falsehood to journalists. The Saudis await Clinton's inaugration. The Fraternal Order of Police has endorsed Donald Trump. The New Hampshire Union Leader has endorsed Gary Johnson. Trump finally admits Obama was born in the USA after years of promoting Birther conspiracy theories. Trump's business dealings around the world are potential conflicts of interest with a Trump presidency Don Fowler, the former DNC chairman under Bill Clinton, is calling for a contingency plan in case Clinton does step down due to her pneumonia. Trump is gaining ground. Start panicking. How Republican state legislatures are using anti-voter fraud systems to purge voter rolls and using preemption municipal laws. Jeremy Corbyn set to lose seat under controversial boundary changes to UK's election map. Gary Johnson has made the ballot in all 50 states plus DC The Cornell college Republicans have endorsed Gary Johnson for President.

Flashback: Trump in a 9/11/2001 interview revels that his building is now the tallest in NYC How federal employees could refuse to comply with orders from President Trump Jill Stein reaches out to that all-important 9/11 Truther demographic. On the anniversary of 9/11 Hillary touts support of Bush officials The unconquerable Trump Wikileaks is fuelling that "Hillary Clinton earpiece" nonsense The Kremlin really believes that Hillary wants to start a war with Russia. A Mexican senator is proposing a bill that would cancel all bilateral agreements with the US if Trump seizes Mexican remittance pay or cancels NAFTA. Trump's love affair with Israel's settlements. Trump's DC policy shop has collapsed because staffers weren't being paid. What is the best question to ask if you want to signify to voters that you're kinda clueless about the Syrian Civil war? Gary Johnson: "What is Aleppo?" (YouTube video) Democratic reform groups win 30 out of the 70 seats in Hong Kong. Assault on voting rights: Republicans in Illinois are trying get rid of same-day voter registration, in Texas is violating the court order against the voting restrictions, while North Carolina will substantially cut early-voting. Clinton also has deep financial ties to Putin. Jill Stein facing criminal charges for actions at North Dakota pipeline site Trump has made millions from Saudi Arabia while criticizing Clinton for taking Saudi money. Trump visited an African-American church this weekend and tried to claim the mantle of Abraham Lincoln. It went about as well as you would expect. Sen. Jeff Flake as of now won't vote for Trump, says Clinton could win Arizona. The last time a Democrat won Arizona was 1996. The last time before that was 1948. The far-right, anti-immigrant AfD successfully campaigned against the German government's refugee policy yielding yet another frightening and disappointingly good state election result (ca. 22% of the vote) beating the federally ruling Christian Democrats to a paltry third place in Angela Merkel's home state which incidentally only has 3.7% non-German residents and during 2015 had no high-profile crimes by asylum seekers but seven arson attempts at refugee shelters. Meet Trump's new deputy campaign manager David Bossie. SCOTUS upholds lower court overturning NC Voter ID law in a deadlocked ruling; this empowers lower courts and state Supreme Courts should a replay of Bush v. Gore be in the cards this November. After Gabon's election violence erupts as incumbent Ali Bongo is named the victor. Members of Trump's Hispanic advisory board are starting to bail on his campaign after his latest hard-line speech. Conservative media alliances are breaking apart over Trump After visiting with the president of Mexico, who told him there was no way Mexico was paying for his planned wall, Trump doubles down and promises to build a "tall, powerful, beautiful" border wall, make Mexico pay for it, and bar immigration from Syria and Libya.