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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
After another release of documents, FBI finds itself caught in a partisan fray — The surprise tweet from a little-used FBI account came about 1 p.m. Tuesday, announcing that the agency had published on its website 129 pages of internal documents related to a years-old investigation …
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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) …
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CNN:
FBI releases docs from 2001 Rich investigation days before election — Washington (CNN)The FBI on Tuesday — one week from Election Day — released heavily redacted files from its 2001 investigation of President Bill Clinton's pardon of Marc Rich. — The release — issued …
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Odd Timing: FBI Releases Closed Case Files On Bill Clinton Pardon Of Marc Rich
Odd Timing: FBI Releases Closed Case Files On Bill Clinton Pardon Of Marc Rich
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Clinton camp questions FBI release of Marc Rich pardon files
Clinton camp questions FBI release of Marc Rich pardon files
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New York Times:
F.B.I.'s Email Disclosure Broke a Pattern Followed Even This Summer — WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. and Justice Department faced a hard decision in two investigations this past summer that had the potential to rock the presidential election. The first case involved Donald J. Trump's campaign chairman …
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Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Buyer's Remorse, Democrats?
Buyer's Remorse, Democrats?
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Margaret Chadbourn / ABC News:
When We Might Know More on FBI's Renewed Investigation Into Clinton's Email Server
When We Might Know More on FBI's Renewed Investigation Into Clinton's Email Server
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Fake story about Obamas, Hillary Clinton ensnares Sean Hannity — Sean Hannity on Tuesday embraced a piece of fake news about President Obama deleting endorsements of Hillary Clinton from his Twitter account. — Hannity used the made-up news to claim that President Obama's legacy might be “jail.”
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Chris Massie / CNN:
Former DNC chair Ed Rendell: Clinton campaign is making a mistake by attacking FBI director — (CNN)Ed Rendell, the former governor of Pennsylvania and former Democratic National Committee chairman, said Tuesday that Hillary Clinton's campaign was making a mistake by attacking FBI director James Comey …
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A FiveThirtyEight Chat / FiveThirtyEight:
On A Scale From 1 To 10, How Much Should Democrats Panic? — In this week's politics chat, we wonder how safe Hillary Clinton's lead is. The transcript below has been lightly edited. — micah (Micah Cohen, politics editor): Clinton's lead has shrunk to a hair above 4 percentage points …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Odds Of An Electoral College-Popular Vote Split Are Increasing
The Odds Of An Electoral College-Popular Vote Split Are Increasing
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Heather Higgins / The Hill:
If Dems will rig a debate for Clinton, what won't they do to win? — No matter what the election outcome next week, the media will be big losers. This campaign season has seen much of the media rip off their veneer of objectivity, too often acting instead as an unofficial campaign arm working to elect Hillary Clinton
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Freedom Caucus plans secret meeting in D.C. today — Top members of the House Freedom Caucus will hold a rare, pre-election strategy session in Washington on Wednesday to chart the group's moves in November and beyond, sources familiar with the gathering told POLITICO.
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Zac Bellman / Beloit Daily News:
Johnson: Clinton could be impeached — BELOIT — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said Monday he believes Hillary Clinton's actions with her private email server are impeachable offenses should she be elected president. — “She purposefully circumvented it (the law), this was willful concealment and destruction …
Jordan Rudner / Dallas Morning News:
Texas Ag Commissioner Sid Miller blames staffer for tweet that called Hillary Clinton the c-word — WASHINGTON — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller blamed hackers and then an overzealous staffer for a tweet from his campaign account that called Hillary Clinton a “c—.”
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
In home stretch, Sid Miller is Trump's Texas go-to guy
In home stretch, Sid Miller is Trump's Texas go-to guy
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Donald Trump gave a very, very good speech today in Pennsylvania — Donald Trump isn't terribly good at delivering speeches. He tends to bounce between a rote recitation of the words in the TelePrompTer and wild message detours into controversial territory that grab headlines and totally distract …
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Architectural Digest:
The Obama Family's Stylish Private World Inside the White House — Decorated by Michael S. Smith for the Obamas, the White House's private quarters are as worldly and relaxed as the family that calls them home — Considering the epochal achievements of the Obama administration …
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Dan Hendrickson / WHOTV:
Two Metro Police Officers Killed in Apparent Ambush Attacks … DES MOINES, Iowa — Two metro police officers are dead following what is being called an “ambush-style attack.” — According to Des Moines Police the incident started at 1:06 a.m. Wednesday with a report of shots fired near 70th and Aurora.
New York Times:
Black Turnout Falls in Early Voting, Boding Ill for Hillary Clinton — African-Americans are failing to vote at the robust levels they did four years ago in several states that could help decide the presidential election, creating a vexing problem for Hillary Clinton as she clings …
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
White nationalists plot Election Day show of force — Neo-Nazi leader Andrew Anglin plans to muster thousands of poll-watchers across all 50 states. His partners at the alt-right website “the Right Stuff” are touting plans to set up hidden cameras at polling places in Philadelphia and hand …
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John McCormick / Bloomberg:
Clinton Narrowly Beats Trump With Independents in Bloomberg Poll — The Democrat has a four-point advantage in a head-to-head matchup. — McCormickJohn — Hillary Clinton holds a slim advantage with independents, a group Republican Mitt Romney won by five percentage points in 2012 …
Matthew Burns / WRAL-TV:
WRAL poll: Trump charges ahead in NC — RALEIGH, N.C. — With a week to go until Election Day, Republican Donald Trump has seized control of a tight presidential race in North Carolina, according to an exclusive WRAL News poll released Tuesday. — SurveyUSA polled 659 people statewide …
New York Times:
Avoiding Taxes, Trump-Style — Donald Trump's claim that he was smart for figuring out how not to pay federal income taxes was obnoxious when he said it, at least for the millions of Americans who pay their fair share. Now we learn that he was able to avoid some of those taxes decades ago …
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Philly.com:
State raids Delco offices, seeking evidence of voter registration fraud — Pennsylvania state police have raided a Delaware County political field office seeking evidence of possible voter-registration fraud, according to court records. — In a warrant filed late last week in County Court …
Dan Merica / CNN:
Huma Abedin lies low amid email probe — (CNN)Huma Abedin, Hillary Clinton's longtime — and arguably closest — aide, has stepped off the campaign trail in the wake of the FBI's announcement last week that it was investigating thousands of emails found on a laptop shared by her and her estranged husband, Anthony Weiner.
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
WATCH: Keith Olbermann lays out the links between Trump and Russia — and it's incredibly damning — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Mixing quotes from GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump praising Russian strongman Vladimir Putin with recent reports about contacts between …
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