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8:30 AM ET, October 31, 2016

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Devlin Barrett / Wall Street Journal:
FBI in Internal Feud Over Hillary Clinton Probe  —  Laptop may contain thousands of messages sent to or from private server  —  Federal agents are preparing to scour roughly 650,000 emails contained on the laptop of former Rep. Anthony Weiner to see how many relate to a prior probe …
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Eric Holder / Washington Post:
James Comey is a good man, but he made a serious mistake  —  Eric Holder was U.S. attorney general from 2009 to 2015.  —  I began my career in the Justice Department's Public Integrity Section 40 years ago, investigating cases of official corruption.  In the years since …
NBC News:
FBI Obtains Warrant for Newly Discovered Emails in Clinton Probe — as Reid Accuses Comey of Hatch Act Violation  —  The FBI obtained a warrant to search emails related to the Hillary Clinton private server probe that were discovered on ex-congressman Anthony Weiner's laptop, law enforcement officials confirmed Sunday.
Ed Klein / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Resignation letters piling up from disaffected FBI agents, his wife urging him to admit he was wrong: Why Director Comey jumped at the chance to reopen Hillary investigation  — James Comey revived the investigation of Clinton's email server as he could no longer resist mounting pressure by mutinous agents, sources say
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Deeply Disturbing  —  James Comey's decision to send his letter to Capitol Hill seemed like a bad one from the start.  But it did not seem as egregious as it does now because many assumed he was faced with a tough balancing act between informing Congress of significant new evidence …
Senator Harry Reid:
IN LETTER, REID SAYS COMEY “MAY HAVE BROKEN THE LAW”  —  Reid says Comey's clear “double standard” on publicizing sensitive information violates Hatch Act prohibition against using official authority to influence elections.  —  Las Vegas, NV - Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid sent …
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Poll: Comey's bombshell changes few votes  —  The race for the White House is tight, but it has not been radically changed by the FBI director's bombshell announcement last week.  —  Hillary Clinton has a slim three-point lead over Donald Trump one week before Election Day …
Discussion: Political Wire
CBS News:
Harry Reid accuses Comey of sitting on proof of Trump-Russia ties, possible Hatch Act violation  —  In his last few months in the Senate, Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, isn't pulling any punches — especially after the recent revelations by FBI Director James Comey that more emails …
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
Pierre Thomas / ABC News:
Former Attorney General Holder and Other Former DOJ Officials Pen Letter Criticizing Comey  —  Former federal prosecutors and high-ranking Department of Justice officials, including former Attorney General Eric Holder, penned an open letter criticizing FBI Director James Comey's handling …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Abedin tells colleagues she's in dark about new email trove  —  Longtime Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin has told colleagues she was taken aback when she learned that the FBI found her emails on a laptop belonging to her estranged husband Anthony Weiner and doesn't know how the messages got there …
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
FBI agents waited weeks to tell Comey about emails possibly relevant to Clinton probe
Philip B. Heymann / USA Today:   Ex-Justice official: FBI now Trump's political football
The Hill:
Holder, ex-Justice officials question Comey's ‘breach of protocol’
Discussion: Raw Story
David Edwards / Raw Story:
NBC's Pete Williams: Trump's bogus ‘rigged’ talk pushed Comey to break DOJ rules on elections
New York Times:
Justice Department Obtains Warrant to Review Clinton Aide's Emails
Discussion: The Week and The Daily Caller
Associated Press:
If Elected, Clinton Faces Awkward Coexistence With Comey
Discussion: alan.com and ABC News
Richard W. Painter / New York Times:
On Clinton Emails, Did the F.B.I. Director Abuse His Power?
CNN:
Trump stokes skepticism of Colorado voting system  —  Greeley, Colorado (CNN)Donald Trump for the second day in a row questioned the validity of this swing state's largely mail-in voting system, the latest instance of the Republican nominee expressing skepticism about the legitimacy of the electoral process.
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Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
CNN Stealth Edits Article That Originally Made False Claim Trump Told Supporters To Vote Multiple Times  —  Early this evening, CNN tried to catch Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in a heavily compromising position over comments he made at a rally in Colorado.
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Deep Unfavorability for Clinton, Trump Marks the Election's Sharp Divisions (POLL)  —  Likely voters see Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump equally unfavorably, with a nearly complete partisan split in views of the two — testament both to the unprecedented unpopularity of the candidates …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Clinton and Trump Even in Latest Poll; Turnout Critical
Discussion: Hot Air and New York Times
Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
Once the hope candidate, Obama in his final days faces a hopeless electorate  —  LAS VEGAS — President Obama's motorcade was still hurtling through Las Vegas traffic when the Rev. Anthony Harris took the microphone to deliver the opening prayer at a rally here for Hillary Clinton.
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Trump rally speaker fantasizes about death of Hillary Clinton  —  LAS VEGAS — A speaker warming up the crowd for Donald Trump at a campaign rally Sunday morning fantasized about the deaths of Hillary Clinton and a senior aide.  —  Conservative commentator Wayne Allyn Root …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Balloon Juice
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Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
Trump Supporter Says He Hopes ‘We All Get Our Wish’ That Hillary Will Drive Off Cliff
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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John Fund / National Review:
History Repeats: A Nixonian Cover-up in the Home Stretch of the Campaign
Discussion: BizPac Review
Charles S. Faddis / The Hill:
Hillary's emails matter: A retired CIA officer explains why
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Embattled Issa: I'd advise Clinton if she asked
New York Post:
The Clintons are a ‘crime family’: Ex-FBI big
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Kyle Smith / New York Post:
Obama told us he's honorable — but he's just another liar
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Inside Evan McMullin's 10 years undercover in the CIA
Christopher Woody / Business Insider:
Some of the most important gains made in Afghanistan are slipping away
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
In final sprint, Trump targets Democratic states while Clinton tries to gin up enthusiasm among minorities
Carl Weiser / Cincinnati.com:
Manure load dumped at Democratic headquarters
NBC News:
Meet the Press - October 30, 2016
Discussion: Althouse and RedState
Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Kansas GOP distributing extremely Islamophobic mailer