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2:15 PM ET, November 1, 2016

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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Trump Leads Clinton by 1 Point in New Poll as Enthusiasm Declines  —  Strong enthusiasm for Hillary Clinton has ebbed since the renewal of the FBI's email investigation.  —  While vote preferences have held essentially steady, she's now a slim point behind Donald Trump — a first since May …
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Emily Guskin / Washington Post:
Post-ABC Tracking Poll: Trump 46, Clinton 45, as Democratic enthusiasm dips  —  Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are all but tied in the latest Washington Post-ABC News Tracking Poll, which finds Clinton backers slipping behind in enthusiasm even as the Democrat has an edge in early voting.
Thomas Fitzgerald / Philly.com:
Clinton up big in PA, says new F&M College Poll
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight
New York Times:
Donald Trump Used Legally Dubious Method to Avoid Paying Taxes  —  Donald J. Trump proudly acknowledges he did not pay a dime in federal income taxes for years on end.  He insists he merely exploited tax loopholes legally available to any billionaire — loopholes he says Hillary Clinton failed …
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New York Times:
Investigating Donald Trump, F.B.I. Sees No Clear Link to Russia  —  WASHINGTON — For much of the summer, the F.B.I. pursued a widening investigation into a Russian role in the American presidential campaign.  Agents scrutinized advisers close to Donald J. Trump, looked for financial connections …
Mother Jones:
A Veteran Spy Has Given the FBI Information Alleging a Russian Operation to Cultivate Donald Trump  —  Has the bureau investigated this material?  —  On Friday, FBI Director James Comey set off a political blast when he informed congressional leaders that the bureau had stumbled across emails …
Franklin Foer / Slate:
Was a Trump Server Communicating With Russia?  —  This spring, a group of computer scientists set out to determine whether hackers were interfering with the Trump campaign.  They found something they weren't expecting.  —  The greatest miracle of the Internet is that it exists—the second greatest is that it persists.
New York Times:
James Comey's Big Mistake  —  Four days after James Comey, the F.B.I. director, sent Congress a brief, inscrutable, election-shaking letter about emails that may or may not be new or relevant to the previously concluded investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server, his logic makes even less sense than it did on Friday.
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Piers Morgan / Daily Mail:
Desperate Democrats need to stop lashing Comey now.  He had no choice.  The ONLY people to blame for this email mess are Huma, Bill and most of all Hillary  —  Imagine, for a moment, that you're FBI director James Comey?  —  It's 11 days before the most contentious, divisive, brutal election in US history.
Discussion: LewRockwell
Rep. Gregory W. Meeks / The Hill:
Comey breaks department protocol by commenting on investigation
Discussion: Politico
Tyler Durden / zerohedge.com/fullrss2.xmlicle …:
Podesta To Mills: “We Are Going To Have To Dump All Those Emails”  —  In today's, 25th, Wikileaks release of hacked Podesta emails, one of the notable highlights is a March 2, 2015 exchange between John Podesta and Clinton aide Cheryl Mills in which the Clinton Campaign Chair says …
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Numbers / Pew Research Center:
It's harder for Clinton supporters to respect Trump backers than vice versa  —  Given the rancorous tone and often highly personal nature of this year's presidential campaign, supporters of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump might be expected to hold similarly negative views of one another.
Discussion: Politico and Washington Times
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Poll: Public overwhelmingly thinks media is in the tank for Clinton  —  The American public thinks the media wants Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton  —  to win by an almost 10-to-1 margin, according to a new poll.  —  The Suffolk University/USA Today poll released Friday asks …
Discussion: Mediaite and Instapundit
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Weak early voter turnout among African-Americans hurts Clinton in Florida  —  Hillary Clinton has a black voter problem in the nation's biggest battleground state.  —  After the first full weekend of in-person early voting ended Sunday, African-American turnout failed to meet expectations …
Discussion: The Week
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Brian Schaffner / Washington Post:
Early voting predict who wins. This is good news for Democrats.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge orders RNC to detail voter fraud pacts with Trump campaign  —  A federal judge is ordering the Republican National Committee to detail any agreements it has with Donald Trump's campaign to engage in “ballot security” efforts in connection with next week's election …
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Trump campaign encourages Pennsylvanians to change absentee votes  —  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump  —  's campaign is encouraging early voters in Pennsylvania to find out how they can change their ballots.  —  In a tweet posted early Tuesday morning, Trump adviser Dan Scavino provided …
Jesse Berney / Rolling Stone:
How the Hillary Clinton Outrage Cycle Took Over the Media  —  Outlets feed the impression that Clinton is a criminal without letting facts stand in the way  —  Much media coverage of Hillary Clinton starts with the assumption that the Democratic nominee is corrupt.  —  All Stories
Discussion: Daily Kos
Sofia Barbarani / Washington Post:
Venezuela is telling hungry city dwellers to grow their own food  —  CARACAS, Venezuela — Some Venezuelan city dwellers are trying to grow their own produce to offset the country's severe shortages following socialist President Nicolás Maduro's calls for “food sovereignty.”
Discussion: RedState
Bloomberg:
Clinton and Trump Prepare for Possibility of Election Overtime  —  Campaigns deploying volunteers and lawyers across country  —  Whether losing candidate concedes has no legal impact  —  Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are arming up for a possible post-Election Day battle.
Discussion: USA Today
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump wants ‘special session’ to repeal Obamacare  —  Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed to immediately repeal and replace President Barack Obama's signature health care law if he's elected president next week.  —  “When we win on Nov. 8 and elect a Republican Congress, we will be able to immediately repeal and replace Obamacare.
Discussion: ABC News
Martin E. Comas / Orlando Sentinel:
Seminole elections office receives five stolen, forged absentee ballots  —  Five absentee ballots in the Spring Valley neighborhood of Altamonte Springs were fraudulently submitted, Mike Ertel, Seminole's Supervisor of Elections Office said.  “We want to take make sure the person is caught and punished.”
Discussion: Law News
Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Billionaire GOP Donor Says Real Christians Aren't Conflicted About Trump  —  Billionaire GOP donor Foster Friess said Christian voters who are “really embracing their Christian values” aren't conflicted about voting for Trump, before explaining away Trump's near-complete lack of remorse about otherwise offensive comments and actions.
Discussion: The Week
Wall Street Journal:
Places Most Unsettled by Rapid Demographic Change Are Drawn to Donald Trump  —  Data show immigration has made small towns in the Midwest more racially diverse in the past 15 years, shifting the political needle  —  ARCADIA, Wis.—Small towns in the Midwest have diversified more quickly …
Discussion: Mother Jones
 
 
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CNN:
Clinton camp insists it can't be thrown off course
Discussion: FOX News Radio and Mediaite
Mark K. Matthews / Denver Post:
Hillary Clinton books last-minute ads in Colorado
Discussion: Political Wire
Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
Orange County has voted for the GOP in every presidential election since 1936.  This year, it could go blue
Discussion: Mother Jones
Stuart Rothenberg / Washington Post:
Senate forecast remains cloudy with one week to go until Election Day
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Ryan votes for Trump
Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
Sean Hannity promotes conspiracy theory Clinton was drunk at rally, then claims he didn't mean to do so
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
Telegraph:
Chubby older fathers are more attractive to women and live longer, scientists say
Discussion: Distractify
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Marc Ambinder / USA Today:
Journalists need new rules after Trump: Marc Ambinder
Manu Raju / CNN:
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Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
As the NYT Tech Guild goes on strike, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas offers the AI company's services to the NYT to help ensure election coverage is available

Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Around 75% of the largest US newspapers aren't endorsing anyone for president this year, as publishers try not to annoy any sliver of their remaining customers

Ellen Clegg / What Works:
After The Minnesota Star Tribune decided last summer not to endorse anyone for president, 15 former opinion staffers posted their own endorsement online

 
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