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7:45 AM ET, November 3, 2016

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Wall Street Journal:
Secret Recordings Fueled FBI Feud in Clinton Probe  —  Agents thought they had enough material to merit aggressively pursuing investigation into Clinton Foundation  —  Secret recordings of a suspect talking about the Clinton Foundation fueled an internal battle between FBI agents who wanted …
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Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Bret Baier: FBI Sources Believe Clinton Foundation Case Moving Towards “Likely an Indictment”  —  Fox News Channel's Bret Baier reports the latest news about the Clinton Foundation investigation from two sources inside the FBI.  He reveals five important new pieces of information in these two short clips:
Fox News:
FBI's Clinton Foundation investigation now ‘a very high priority,’ sources say  —  The FBI's investigation into the Clinton Foundation that has been going on for more than a year has now taken a “very high priority,” separate sources with intimate knowledge of the probe tell Fox News.
Daily Mail:
WHAT HILLARY STAFFERS KNEW...AND WHEN THEY KNEW IT … Weiner was at home with their son Jordan, tweeting non-stop, and with little real work beyond occasional media appearances.  At one point in the summer of 2015 he took up a job with a PR firm.  It ended when some of the partners left in disgust.
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David Mack / BuzzFeed:
Here's An Open Letter To Comey From The Teen Who Allegedly Got Sexts From Weiner  —  “I thought your job as FBI Director was to protect me.”  —  with the teenage girl who allegedly got indecent messages from Anthony Weiner.  —  Her story has received renewed attention since FBI Director …
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Clinton leads Trump by 6 points, same as before FBI announcement: Reuters/Ipsos  —  Hillary Clinton led Republican Donald Trump by 6 percentage points among likely voters, according to a Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll released on Wednesday, the same advantage the Democratic presidential nominee held …
Discussion: The Week
William D. Cohan / Vanity Fair:
What Clintonworld Thinks About the Latest Abedin-Weiner Scandal
Discussion: CNN
Daniel Halper / New York Post:
This presidential race is the low-water mark of American journalism
Discussion: Business Insider and Mediaite
Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump Is Accused Of Raping A 13-Year-Old.  Why Haven't The Media Covered It?  —  There are two big reasons.  —  Washington bureau chief for The Huffington Post  —  If you've been anywhere near Facebook or Twitter in the past several months, you're probably aware that there is a case working …
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Timothy Noah / Politico:
Trump teen rape accuser abruptly calls off news conference  —  LOS ANGELES—A woman who has filed federal lawsuits accusing Donald Trump of repeatedly raping her two decades ago, when she was 13, abruptly canceled a news conference Wednesday where she was to detail her extraordinary claims against the GOP presidential nominee.
Adam Beam / Yahoo:
McConnell gives strongest statement yet in favor of Trump  —  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has made his strongest statement yet on his party's presidential nominee, telling a rally in his home state Wednesday that “we need a new president, Donald Trump, to be the most powerful Republican in America.”
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Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Claire McCaskill: ‘Majority’ Of Senate Republicans Won't Vote Trump
Discussion: CNN
Ali Rogin / ABC News:
Republican Sen. Jeff Flake Says He Might Write In Evan McMullin
Discussion: RedState, The Week and Politico
Madeline Conway / Politico:
Obama blasts Republicans for Clinton impeachment talk
Discussion: Vox
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Bookmaker: Nearly all election bets coming in are on Trump  —  A major gambling website says nearly all wagers on the presidential election in the last 48 hours have been on Donald Trump  —  to win.  —  Irish bookmaker Paddy Power on Tuesday said 91 percent of bets on the election …
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Beneath a Close Election Contest Lie Deep Rifts Among Groups (POLL)  —  Profound rifts among groups lie beneath the close presidential contest, underscoring the country's fundamental political divisions not only by race, gender and education but also by factors ranging from religious belief to residential area.
Morgan Howard / WDAM-TV:
WATCH LIVE: Greenville officials address church burning, vandalism  —  GREENVILLE, MS (Mississippi News Now) -  —  Tuesday night after 11 p.m. authorities responded to a call about a church burning in Greenville.  —  A local black church, Hopewell M.B. Church, was not only burned …
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Washington Post:
Senior FBI officials were told of new emails in early October but wanted more information before renewing Clinton probe  —  Senior FBI officials were informed about the discovery of new emails potentially relevant to the investigation of Hillary Clinton's private email server at least two weeks …
Jonathan D. Silver / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Police say woman sent text messages and images while she smothered children, killing one  —  Allegheny County Police Superintendent Coleman McDonough, left, and McKeesport police Chief Bryan Washowich speak at a news conference Wednesday at the county police headquarters in Homewood …
Megan Thee-Brenan / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Still Leads a Tighter Race, Times/CBS News Poll Shows  —  Heading into the final days of the presidential campaign, the race has settled back into a tight contest, with Hillary Clinton holding an edge over Donald J. Trump after a month of tumult.
Discussion: Politico, The Week and Daily Wire
Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:
Saudi Arabia now employing 14 lobby firms as it fights 9/11 law  —  Saudi Arabia is again expanding its lobbying force as Capitol Hill considers a revision to a law that would allow the families of 9/11 victims to sue the country.  —  Two additional firms are now working on Saudi Arabia's behalf …
Discussion: Washington Post
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Obamacare: The Last Straw?  —  The Affordable Care Act's open enrollment period for 2017 began yesterday.  The timing couldn't have been worse for Hillary Clinton.  Across the country, exchanges opened with higher premiums, fewer carriers, less choice and smaller networks.  Did I mention higher premiums?
Anthony Brooks / WBUR:
WBUR Poll: Trump Edges Ahead Of Clinton In N.H.  —  A new WBUR poll of likely voters in New Hampshire finds that Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton are now in a dead heat with just five days to go before Election Day.  —  The survey also finds Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte leading …
Yamiche Alcindor / New York Times:
Some Who Saw Change in Obama Find It Now in Donald Trump  —  GRANTVILLE, Pa. — It didn't take long for Jack Morris to regret voting for President Obama.  A few months after Mr. Morris, a lifelong Republican, cast his first vote for a Democrat in 2008, he learned that the carpet company …
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Trump gives himself advice aloud: ‘Stay on point Donald, stay on point’  —  PENSACOLA, Fla. — Donald Trump channeled the counsel of his top advisers and uttered it out loud on Wednesday night: You're rising in the polls so don't screw it up.  —  “We've got to be nice and cool, nice and calm.
William Nardi / The College Fix:
TRENDING: Universities work to purge male students of their ‘toxic’ masculinity  —  VIDEO: Undoing a legacy of ‘harm, oppression and dominance’  —  Universities across the nation are taking steps to actively purge male students of what's been labeled “toxic masculinity.”
Discussion: Daily Wire and Althouse
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs win!  Cubs win!  Cubs win!  —  Photos from Game 7 of the World Series at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio on Nov. 2, 2016.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Finally.  —  The most epic drought in sports history is over, and the Cubs are world champions.
New York Times:
Obama Faults F.B.I. on Emails, Citing ‘Incomplete Information’  —  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — President Obama threw the power of the White House behind Hillary Clinton on Wednesday.  He faulted how the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, handled new emails related to the investigation …
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Alabama Secretary of State: Helping More People Vote Would “Cheapen the Work” of Civil Rights Heroes  —  Automatic voter registration has recently emerged a key tool in increasing the United States' anemic voter turnout.  The process is simple: Whenever an eligible citizen interacts with a government agency …
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Cuban: 'I'd rather lose every penny than have Trump as president'  —  Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said on Wednesday that he is more concerned about the possibility of a Donald Trump  —  presidency than he is at the prospect of his team losing fans over his support for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton
Ben Felder / Daily Oklahoman:
Oklahoma legislator references Clinton's execution in Facebook post  —  SALLISAW — State Rep. John Bennett, a Sallisaw Republican seeking re-election next week, appeared to call for the execution of Hillary Clinton in a recent Facebook post.  —  Bennett wrote, “2 words ... firing squad,” …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
 
 
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Military Leader: Iran Sending Elite Fighters Into U.S., Europe
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Federal judge wants GOP to hand over info on poll watchers
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Dems Offer More Evidence of Sketchy GOP Poll Watcher Activity In Nevada
Discussion: Occupy Democrats
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Schumer Says He Lost Confidence in FBI's Comey Over E-Mail Probe
Discussion: Mediaite and Hot Air
Olivia Nuzzi / Esquire:
How Do You Get David Duke to Leave Your Party?
Discussion: Mediaite and The Atlantic
New York Daily News:
Daily News doubles down on endorsement of Clinton for President — it's that important
Discussion: The Huffington Post
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Andrew Ferguson / Weekly Standard:
The New York Times Invents a Narrative on Comey
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Laura Krantz / BostonGlobe.com:
Suffolk University student's claim of racism adds to turmoil at school
Anne Helen Petersen / BuzzFeed:
Meet The Ivanka Voter
Discussion: Instapundit
Neil McArthur / VICE:
Ecosexuals Believe Having Sex with the Earth Could Save It
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Voters, Just Hear Me Out
Nick Denton / Being myself:
A hard peace  —  After four years of litigation funded …
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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