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Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
James Comey Broke with Loretta Lynch and Justice Department Tradition — On Friday, James Comey, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, acting independently of Attorney General Loretta Lynch, sent a letter to Congress saying that the F.B.I. had discovered e-mails …
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Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
Justice officials warned FBI that Comey's decision to update Congress was not consistent with department policy — Senior Justice Department officials warned the FBI that Director James B. Comey's decision to notify Congress about renewing the investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server …
Kurt Eichenwald / Newsweek:
HILLARY CLINTON'S EMAILS: THE REAL REASON THE FBI IS REVIEWING MORE OF THEM — The disclosure by the Federal Bureau of Investigation late on Friday, October 28 that it had discovered potential new evidence in its inquiry into Hillary Clinton's handling of her personal email when she was Secretary …
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New York Times:
For Democrats, New Focus on Clinton Email Is ‘Like an 18-Wheeler Smacking Into Us’ — Leading Democrats and advisers to Hillary Clinton expressed deep concern on Saturday that the renewed attention and unanswered questions about emails relating to Mrs. Clinton would turn some voters …
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Lynch advised Comey against letter to Congress: report — Attorney General Loretta Lynch advised FBI Director James Comey not to send a letter to Congress informing them of the discovery of new emails related to the investigation into Hillary Clinton — 's private email server, The New Yorker reported early Saturday.
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Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Comey memo to FBI staffers says election, timing required disclosure of renewed probe — FBI Director James Comey told his bureau he broke with custom in alerting lawmakers that the investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server was being reopened because of its political sensitivity.
Mike Levine / ABC News:
What We Know About the FBI's Latest Review of Hillary Clinton's Emails — FBI Director James Comey told Congress Friday that the agency was again reviewing emails related to Hillary Clinton's personal server, after it learned of additional information that might be relevant to the case.
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Five takeaways from Comey's October surprise — Hillary Clinton has never met a sunny day she completely trusted, and Friday proved why. — The front-running Democrat has always been weakest when protecting a lead, and, according to the people around her, chronically suspicious …
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Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
FBI Found “Tens Of Thousands Of Emails” Belonging To Huma Abedin On Weiner's Laptop
FBI Found “Tens Of Thousands Of Emails” Belonging To Huma Abedin On Weiner's Laptop
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Howie Carr / Boston Herald:
With less than two weeks to go, this thing's not over yet
With less than two weeks to go, this thing's not over yet
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Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
Read the letter Comey sent to FBI employees explaining his controversial decision on the Clinton email investigation
Read the letter Comey sent to FBI employees explaining his controversial decision on the Clinton email investigation
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Maia Davis / ABC News:
Clinton Camp Slams FBI Director for Going ‘Light on Facts, Heavy on Innuendo’ in Letter on Email Probe
Clinton Camp Slams FBI Director for Going ‘Light on Facts, Heavy on Innuendo’ in Letter on Email Probe
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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
Whatever they reveal, the new Weiner emails probably won't hurt Clinton. Tribalism reigns.
Whatever they reveal, the new Weiner emails probably won't hurt Clinton. Tribalism reigns.
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Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare:
Memo to the Press: What Comey's Letter Does and Doesn't Mean
Memo to the Press: What Comey's Letter Does and Doesn't Mean
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Los Angeles Times:
FBI says that emails found in Anthony Weiner's sexting scandal may have links to Clinton probe
FBI says that emails found in Anthony Weiner's sexting scandal may have links to Clinton probe
New York Times:
F.B.I. Chief James Comey Is in Political Crossfire Again Over Emails
F.B.I. Chief James Comey Is in Political Crossfire Again Over Emails
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James B. Comey / Politico:
Full Text: FBI letter announcing new Clinton review
Full Text: FBI letter announcing new Clinton review
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Sarah Boden / Iowa Public Radio:
Des Moines Woman Says She Voted Twice For Trump Because “The Polls Are Rigged” — A Des Moines woman has been charged with Election Misconduct, a Class D felony, after allegedly voting twice for GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump.
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Nico Pitney / The Huffington Post:
Someone Was Actually Arrested For In-Person Voter Fraud. She's A Trump Supporter.
Someone Was Actually Arrested For In-Person Voter Fraud. She's A Trump Supporter.
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Des Moines Register:
Voter fraud suspect arrested in Des Moines
Voter fraud suspect arrested in Des Moines
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Trump supporter charged with voting twice in Iowa
Trump supporter charged with voting twice in Iowa
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Shift in the Electorate's Makeup Tightens the Presidential Contest (POLL) — It's a tale of two electorates in the ABC News/Washington Post tracking poll, with shifts in intended turnout moving a large advantage for Hillary Clinton a week ago to a far tighter 2016 presidential race today.
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Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
Tracking poll: Trump within 2 points of Clinton nationally
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump boasts about his philanthropy. But his giving falls short of his words. — In the fall of 1996, a charity called the Association to Benefit Children held a ribbon-cutting in Manhattan for a new nursery school serving children with AIDS. The bold-faced names took seats up front.
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Final Days — Trump's advisers are working hard to plan their own futures while riding out the roller-coaster end of the campaign. — “I'm on the battlefield right now, which is amazing,” Donald Trump said as he surveyed the Gettysburg National Military Park. “When you talk about historic, this is the whole ballgame.”
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Maurice Tamman / Reuters:
Clinton enjoys solid lead in early voting: Reuters/Ipsos poll — With 11 days to go before the U.S. presidential election, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton leads Republican Donald Trump by 15 percentage points among early voters surveyed in the past two weeks, according to the Reuters/Ipsos States of the Nation project.
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Mike Allen / Politico:
2020: Rematch of Trump vs. Clinton? — What if it isn't over? — Newt Gingrich, one of Donald Trump's closest confidants and most visible boosters, on Friday raised the novel possibility of a Trump-Clinton rematch in 2020 — a spooky Halloween-weekend notion for the many voters who just want the ugly race to stop.