Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks with Matt Lauer at the NBC "Commander-In-Chief Forum" in Intrepid, New York, on Wednesday, September 7. The "Today" show anchor has faced heavy criticism for his performance at the forum, with one NBC executive calling it a "disaster."
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton waves from her campaign plane in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday, September 8.
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Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson speaks on the ABC talk show "The View" in New York on Thursday, September 8. A few hours earlier, Johnson appeared on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" where he responded, "And what is Aleppo?" when co-host Mike Barnicle asked what Johnson would do about the war-torn Syrian city. Johnson addressed his interview gaffe when he later appeared on "The View," saying there was "no excuse" for his response and that he was thinking of Aleppo as an acronym.
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Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein spray-paints a bulldozer during a protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline in Morton County, North Dakota, on Tuesday, September 6. A North Dakota sheriff's office charged Stein and her running mate Ajamu Baraka with criminal trespass and criminal mischief.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and US President Barack Obama meet at the G-20 Summit in Hangzhou, China, on Monday, September 5. Obama, who had a 90-minute session with Putin, said their talk was "candid, blunt and businesslike," and included the issues of cyberintrusions and the Syrian conflict.
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Former US President Bill Clinton learns about locally produced wines from Leila Wolfrum, general manager of the Durham Co-op Market, in Durham, North Carolina, on Tuesday, September 6.
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Phil Capron stands for the national anthem at a Donald Trump event in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Tuesday, September 6.
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People sing at the National Baptist Convention before an appearance by Hillary Clinton in Kansas City, Missouri, on Thursday, September 8.
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Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid waits to begin a news conference outside the Capitol in Washington on Thursday, September 8.
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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at an event for Hillary Clinton in Lebanon, New Hampshire, on Monday, September 5.
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US Supreme Court Justice nominee Merrick Garland, right, meets with Sen. Patrick Leahy at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday, September 8. President Barack Obama nominated Garland to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia about seven months ago.
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Donald Trump autographs a piece of artwork during a visit to a fair in Canfield, Ohio, on Monday, September 5.
