How Lester Holt Went From Chicago Radio to Moderating Trump-Clinton Debate

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How Lester Holt went from Chicago radio to moderating Trump-Clinton
By Joe Concha
Lester Holt will enter one of the most pressure-packed environments of his journalistic career on Monday when he referees the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
For the 57-year-old NBC anchor, it’s the first time moderating a presidential debate.
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Gennifer Flowers says she will attend debate
By Paulina Firozi
Gennifer Flowers accepted Trump’s invitation to attend the first presidential debate.
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Hispanic Dems ‘disappointed’ with party’s Latino outreach
By Rafael Bernal
Congressional Hispanic Democrats are questioning the party’s approach to campaigning in Latino communities, as Republicans led by Donald Trump exceed expectations with the demographic.
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Trump camp backs away from adviser suspected of Kremlin ties
By Harper Neidig
Donald Trump’s campaign is denying any connection to a man that it previously named as a foreign policy adviser, who is reportedly being investigated for alleged ties to the Kremlin.
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Saudi skeptics gain strength in Congress
By Rebecca Kheel
Lawmakers in both parties are growing more skeptical of the U.S. alliance with Saudi Arabia.
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State IT official warned Clinton ‘inner circle’ about concerns with email
By Katie Bo Williams
The State Department technician who set up Hillary Clinton’s private server told FBI officials that he conveyed internal concerns that the setup violated federal record-keeping rules to Clinton’s “inner circle,” according to investigation notes released Friday afternoon.
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Senate rivals gear up for debates
By Lisa Hagen
Senate candidates are gearing up for debate showdowns as the race for the majority nears the finish line.
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Obama at black history museum opening: ‘We are America’
By Nikita Vladimirov
President Obama celebrated the complexities and contradictions of black history in America as an intrinsic part of the larger story of the country at the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., Saturday.
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Charlotte police release video of shooting
By Harper Neidig
Charlotte, N.C., police released dash and body camera footage of the fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott Saturday.
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5 questions about the Yahoo hack
By Joe Uchill
On Friday, Yahoo announced that information from 500 million accounts had been stolen by a state hacker in 2014. By now, most people know to change their Yahoo password if they have not done so over the past two years. But it’s worth taking a look at what we still don’t know.
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The Washington Post: Poll: Clinton, Trump in virtual dead heat on eve of first debate
By Dan Balz and Scott Clement
Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 46-44 percent in a Washington Post-ABC News poll of likely voters, with her August lead gone after a series of recent difficulties on the campaign trail.
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The New York Times: Clinton-Trump debate expected to be rare draw in a polarized age
By Michael M. Grynbaum
The total audience, network executives and political strategists say, could be as high as 100 million viewers — Super Bowl territory.
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The Associated Press: Cruz calls his decision to back Trump ‘agonizing’
By Will Weissert
Ted Cruz appears uncomfortable defending the man he says he’ll vote for in November, Donald Trump.
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USA Today: Growing numbers of ‘unreligious’ may threaten GOP, but for now don’t vote
By Paul Singer
Young people are increasingly abandoning their families’ religious affiliations, creating a potentially powerful and mostly liberal voting block that could bolster Democrats in future elections, according to a new study. But so far, this group has shown weak turnout on election days.
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Reuters:  N.Y. Times endorses Clinton in White House race
By John Whitesides
The New York Times endorsed Democrat Hillary Clinton for the White House on Saturday, saying she was more qualified than Republican presidential rival Donald Trump to handle the challenges facing the United States.
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