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9:05 AM ET, October 31, 2016

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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
Philip B. Heymann / USA Today:
Ex-Justice official: FBI now Trump's political football  —  There is no justification for announcing wholly unsubstantiated suspicions without evidence.  —  FBI Director James Comey has told congressional leaders that in an unrelated investigation, his agents found emails that might somehow …
Discussion: Blue Mass Group
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
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.
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 …
Pierre Thomas / ABC News:
Former Attorney General Holder and Other Former DOJ Officials Pen Letter Criticizing Comey
CBS News:
Harry Reid accuses Comey of sitting on proof of Trump-Russia ties, possible Hatch Act violation
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
FBI agents waited weeks to tell Comey about emails possibly relevant to Clinton probe
Associated Press:
If Elected, Clinton Faces Awkward Coexistence With Comey
Discussion: alan.com, Joe.My.God. and ABC News
David Edwards / Raw Story:
NBC's Pete Williams: Trump's bogus ‘rigged’ talk pushed Comey to break DOJ rules on elections
The Hill:
Holder, ex-Justice officials question Comey's ‘breach of protocol’
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Justice Department Obtains Warrant to Review Clinton Aide's Emails
Discussion: The Week and The Daily Caller
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
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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Scott Clement / Washington Post:   Clinton loses popularity edge in tight race with Trump, new Post-ABC Tracking Poll finds
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Clinton and Trump Even in Latest Poll; Turnout Critical
Discussion: Hot Air and New York Times
John Fund / National Review:
History Repeats: A Nixonian Cover-up in the Home Stretch of the Campaign  —  Someday, we might learn the truth, but not if Hillary can help it.  —  Richard Nixon's 1972 campaign for president involved trying to conceal the truth about Watergate until after voters went to the polls.
Discussion: BizPac Review
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Embattled Issa: I'd advise Clinton if she asked  —  CARDIFF-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. — For most of Barack Obama's presidency, Rep. Darrell Issa has relished his role as White House enemy No. 1, taunting the president as “corrupt” and even floating the idea of impeachment.
Kurt Eichenwald / Newsweek:
DONALD TRUMP'S COMPANIES DESTROYED EMAILS IN DEFIANCE OF COURT ORDERS  —  U.S. DONALD TRUMP 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION HILLARY EMAILS  —  Over the course of decades, Donald Trump's companies have systematically destroyed or hidden thousands of emails, digital records and paper documents demanded …
Discussion: Joe.My.God., Raw Story and CANNONFIRE
Charles S. Faddis / The Hill:
Hillary's emails matter: A retired CIA officer explains why  —  The 2016 presidential election, already one of the wildest in American history, has been rocked by the announcement that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is reopening its investigation into 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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Justin Miller / American Prospect:
How to Get White Workers to Vote for Clinton
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
Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
Once the hope candidate, Obama in his final days faces a hopeless electorate
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
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
A President Clinton would be out of control: Glenn Reynolds
Discussion: Instapundit, Power Line and Fox News
 

 
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Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
Q&A with Kara Swisher about a potential bid for Washington Post, what she would do as its owner, Jeff Bezos' effusive comments to Trump, Will Lewis, and more
 
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