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4:20 PM ET, October 30, 2016

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Richard W. Painter / New York Times:
On Clinton Emails, Did the F.B.I. Director Abuse His Power?  —  The F.B.I. is currently investigating the hacking of Americans' computers by foreign governments.  Russia is a prime suspect.  —  Imagine a possible connection between a candidate for president in the United States and the Russian computer hacking.
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
FBI agents knew of Clinton-related emails weeks before director was briefed  —  The FBI agents investigating Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server knew early this month that messages recovered in a separate probe might be germane to their case, but they waited weeks before briefing the FBI director …
Michael Isikoff / Yahoo:
Exclusive: FBI still does not have warrant to review new Abedin emails linked to Clinton probe  —  When FBI Director James Comey wrote his bombshell letter to Congress on Friday about newly discovered emails that were potentially “pertinent” to the investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server …
Evan Perez / CNN:
Justice Department seeks approval for email search  —  (CNN)Justice Department and FBI officials are working to secure approval that would allow the FBI to conduct a full search of top Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedein's newly discovered emails, sources familiar with the discussions told CNN.
Associated Press:
The Latest: FBI Investigators Knew About Emails Weeks Ago  —  The Latest on the 2016 presidential race (all times EDT):  —  A law enforcement official says FBI investigators in the Anthony Weiner sexting probe knew for weeks about the existence of newly discovered emails that might be relevant …
Discussion: ABC News, alan.com, Politico and Mediaite
Jamie Gorelick / Washington Post:
James Comey is damaging our democracy  —  Jamie Gorelick served as deputy attorney general from 1994 to 1997 and is a supporter of Hillary Clinton.  Larry Thompson served as deputy attorney general from 2001 to 2003 and signed a letter from a group of former Justice Department officials …
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Clinton aide Huma Abedin has told people she doesn't know how her emails wound up on her husband's computer  —  Top Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin has told people she is unsure how her emails could have ended up on a device she viewed as her husband's computer, the seizure of which has reignited …
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Former federal attorney: FBI email review a ‘convoluted mess’  —  Former U.S. Attorney for New Mexico David Iglesias said Sunday that the FBI's probe into Hillary Clinton  —  's private email server is “the most convoluted mess” he has seen in recent U.S. history.
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:   Hillary only has herself to blame for the mess she's in
Bloomberg:
Clinton's Attacking Strategy to Blunt Comey Damage Has Risks
Frank Bruni / New York Times:   Comey, Clinton and This Steaming Mess
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:   Just a Few Days  —  Last night I noted that current news …
Geoff Earle / Daily Mail:
‘Put it all out on the table’: Hillary ramps up her war with FBI director Comey as she hits …
Associated Press:
Clinton Team: Comey Should Say Whether He's Reviewed Emails
Discussion: ABC News and The Hill
Aaron Short / New York Post:
Trump offered Christie his VP slot — then rescinded it  —  More On:  —  Donald Trump initially offered the vice-presidential running-mate slot to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie but then withdrew it, sources said.  —  With a week to go before the GOP convention in July …
Discussion: AOL and Media Matters for America
CBS News:
CBS battleground poll: Partisans divide on news of FBI, emails  —  News of the FBI's decision spread quickly through the battleground states - eight in ten likely voters had heard about it by Saturday - and partisans quickly went to their respective corners: Republicans think it's bad and expect …
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Polls: Clinton Leads Trump in North Carolina; Dead Heat in Florida
Washington Post:
Post-ABC poll finds tight presidential race, with mixed reaction to FBI's review of Clinton emails  —  Republicans' growing unity behind Donald Trump has helped pull him just one percentage point below Hillary Clinton and placed GOP leaders who resist him in a vulnerable position …
Discussion: RedState, Guardian and Power Line
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Ex-FBI official: Clintons are a ‘crime family’  —  A former FBI official said Sunday that Bill and Hillary Clinton  —  are part of a “crime family” and argued top officials hindered the investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server.  —  During a radio interview with John Catsimatidis …
Michael Hamilton / The Sun:
MILE HIGH SEXTS BA pilot suspended over alleged cockpit sex photos in stockings taken at 38,000 feet  —  Captain Colin Glover, 51, denies he is the pervy pilot pictured pleasuring himself mid-flight  —  A BA pilot has been suspended amid claims he pleasured himself wearing stockings in the cockpit at 38,000 feet.
Discussion: Law News and alan.com
Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump in 1990: Adultery is Not a Sin  —  Donald Trump has become defined in his presidential campaign by his misogynistic language and a recent downpour of accusations of sexual assault against him.  But it's not exactly a recent phenomenon.  One of the defining characteristics …
Discussion: alan.com
 
 
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Tyler Durden / zerohedge.com/fullrss2.xml/news:
Social Media Blackout? FBI Emails Are Not ‘Trending’ On Twitter, Facebook, Buzzfeed, Or Snapchat
Discussion: Mediaite
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Latest Upshot Poll Shows Trump With a Lead in Florida
Discussion: Politico
David Mastio / USA Today:
The Clinton-Weiner email conspiracy: David Mastio
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