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3:40 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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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, Townhall.com and Instapundit
Numbers / Pew Research Center:
It's harder for Clinton supporters to respect Trump backers than vice versa
Discussion: Politico and Washington Times
Thomas Fitzgerald / Philly.com:
Clinton up big in PA, says new F&M College Poll
Discussion: New York Times and FiveThirtyEight
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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Tennessean.com:
Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen calls on FBI director to resign
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 …
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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 …
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 …
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. …
Discussion: LewRockwell
Fbi / Recently Added:
William J. Clinton Foundation  —  This initial release consists of material from the FBI's files related to the William J. Clinton Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.  The bulk of these records come from a 2001 FBI investigation into the pardon of Marc Rich (1934-2013) …
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 …
Discussion: Common Dreams and Raw Story
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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 …
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Brian Schaffner / Washington Post:
Early voting predict who wins. This is good news for Democrats.
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Odds Of An Electoral College-Popular Vote Split Are Increasing  —  We've written about this before, but I wanted to call your attention to it again because the possibility of an Electoral College-popular vote split keeps widening in our forecast.  While there's an outside chance …
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 …
Siobhan McFadyen / Daily Express:
‘We are losing control of the streets’ Merkel's Germany descends into lawlessness  —  GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel is facing catastrophe over her failed migrant policy, according to a new report.  —  During the first six months of 2016, migrants committed 142,500 crimes, according to the Federal Criminal Police Office.
Discussion: Hot Air
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
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Election drives gun-buying surge, Beretta election sale on magazines  —  Americans are suspending major purchases of houses and cars until after the presidential election, choosing instead to lard up on guns instead, according to a new survey provided to Secrets.
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
Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
LGBT group endorses Trump, calls Clinton ‘detrimental’ for gay community  —  The Miami chapter of LGBTQ Log Cabin Republicans (LCR) announced on Monday its decision to break with the national organization to support GOP nominee Donald Trump for president.  —  “We, as Log Cabin Republicans of Miami …
Discussion: alan.com, RedState and Joe.My.God.
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
Associated Press:
Political Groups Fight for Control of State Supreme Courts  —  Wealthy powerbrokers.  Special interest groups.  Millions of dollars pouring in to elect conservatives or liberals.  —  It sounds like a typical election-year contest for Congress or a state legislature, but it's actually …
Wayne Dupree:
HUH?  Michelle Obama Deletes Tweets All The Way Back to 2013; No Hillary Anywhere!  —  Ever wonder what happens when things go awkward?  —  Michelle Obama just scrubbed her Twitter account all the way back to 2013 which some will think is suspicious especially with what's going on with her relationship …
 
 
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
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Wall Street Journal:
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Martin E. Comas / Orlando Sentinel:
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Mark K. Matthews / Denver Post:
Hillary Clinton books last-minute ads in Colorado
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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
Bloomberg:
Clinton and Trump Prepare for Possibility of Election Overtime
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