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Des Moines Register:
Last Slide Next Slide — Two metro-area police officers were shot and killed in apparent “ambush style” attacks early Wednesday. — Police from Urbandale and Des Moines departments responded to a report of gunfire at the intersection of 70th Street and Aurora Avenue at about 1:06 a.m.
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Grant Rodgers / Des Moines Register:
Scott Michael Greene was convicted in combative 2014 encounters … Scott Michael Greene, the 46-year-old suspect in the killings of two police officers early Wednesday, apparently had previous encounters with Urbandale police officers, according to court records about a man with the same name and date of birth as the suspect.
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Linh Ta / Des Moines Register:
Iowa police shootings: Confederate flag incident at stadium under scrutiny … The suspect in Wednesday's killings was removed from Urbandale High School's football stadium Oct. 14 after he claimed his Confederate flag was stolen by other spectators, authorities said.
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New York Times:
Iowa Police Arrest Suspect in ‘Ambush’ Killings of 2 Officers
Iowa Police Arrest Suspect in ‘Ambush’ Killings of 2 Officers
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CNN:
2 Iowa police officers killed, manhunt on for suspect
2 Iowa police officers killed, manhunt on for suspect
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CNN:
Obama on FBI: We don't operate on innuendo — FBI Director James Comey sent a letter to members of Congress related to Hillary Clinton's emails — (CNN)President Barack Obama made his first public comments about the FBI decision to disclose its new review into emails …
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New York Times:
Obama Criticizes F.B.I. Director: 'We Don't Operate on Incomplete Information' — WASHINGTON — President Obama criticized the decision by his F.B.I. director to alert Congress on Friday about the discovery of new emails related to the Hillary Clinton server case, implying …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Cotton: Clinton Foundation one of world's largest money-laundering schemes
Cotton: Clinton Foundation one of world's largest money-laundering schemes
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama weighs in on FBI: 'We don't operate on innuendo'
Obama weighs in on FBI: 'We don't operate on innuendo'
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David Mack / BuzzFeed:
Teen Who Allegedly Got Weiner Sexts “Upset” With Comey — The 15-year-old exclusively told BuzzFeed News she is upset with the FBI for not informing her that her case became tied to the use of Hillary Clinton's private email server. — The teenage girl who allegedly received indecent messages …
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Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
Teen who allegedly got explicit texts from Weiner slams FBI — The teenage girl who allegedly received sexually explicit messages from former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) was “upset” about reports that the FBI connected her case to the probe of Hillary Clinton — 's email server, according to a new report.
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Daily Mail:
WHAT HILLARY STAFFERS KNEW...AND WHEN THEY KNEW IT
WHAT HILLARY STAFFERS KNEW...AND WHEN THEY KNEW IT
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William D. Cohan / Vanity Fair:
What Clintonworld Thinks About the Latest Abedin-Weiner Scandal
What Clintonworld Thinks About the Latest Abedin-Weiner Scandal
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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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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Historically Black Church In Mississippi Set Ablaze, Vandalized With ‘Vote Trump’ — A historically black church in Greenville, Mississippi was set on fire and vandalized with graffiti reading “vote Trump” on Tuesday night. — “It is being investigated as a hate crime,” …
Emma Green / The Atlantic:
A Black Church Burned in the Name of Trump
A Black Church Burned in the Name of Trump
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Nick Denton / Being myself:
A hard peace — After four years of litigation funded by a billionaire with a grudge going back even further, a settlement has been reached. The saga is over. — As the most unpalatable part of the deal, three true stories—about Hulk Hogan, the claim by Shiva Ayyadurai that he invented email …
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Michelle Castillo / CNBC:
Gawker to pay Hulk Hogan at least $31 million to settle case
Gawker to pay Hulk Hogan at least $31 million to settle case
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Scott Clement / Washington Post:
Post-ABC Tracking poll finds race tied, as Trump opens up an 8-point edge on honesty — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are tied in the new Washington Post-ABC News Tracking Poll which finds Trump now holds an edge on which candidate is honest and trustworthy.
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Clinton, Trump tied in latest national poll
Clinton, Trump tied in latest national poll
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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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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
From Roe to Trump — On Jan. 22, 1973, the Supreme Court of the United States, by a 7-2 majority, discovered a sweeping constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy and struck down abortion laws across the country. Within five years, the number of abortions in America annually climbed above a million …
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Voters, Just Hear Me Out
Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
Early Voting a Poor Predictor of Final Results — As we wind down this election, we begin to hear the familiar chime: The election is over and/or can be predicted because of what we see in the early vote. Don't buy it. While we might be able to make some broad projections based upon early voting …
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Michael Isikoff / Yahoo:
Video shows Trump with mob figure he denied knowing — A newly uncovered video appears to contradict Donald Trump's claim that he never knew a high-stakes gambler who was banned from New Jersey casinos for alleged ties to organized crime. — The reputed mob figure, Robert LiButti …
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Jon Stewart tears into Trump at NY event — It's possible Jon Stewart misses his old job — or at least the part where he got to make fun of Donald Trump — The former “Daily Show” host repeatedly mocked the GOP presidential nominee at a Tuesday event, specifically scoffing at his claims …
Monmouth University:
Monmouth University Polling Institute — Pennsylvania — Clinton Has Smaller Lead; McGinty Ahead in Senate Race — West Long Branch, NJ - Hillary Clinton maintains the lead in Pennsylvania, although by a smaller margin than one month ago. The Monmouth University Poll finds she currently …
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Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
FBI investigating alleged donor scheme tied to Senate candidate — The FBI is investigating an alleged illegal donation scheme involving a wealthy Saudi family that supports Democratic Florida Senate candidate Patrick Murphy. — The Hill has found no evidence that Murphy himself was involved in, or even aware of, the alleged scheme.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Election Update: Yes, Donald Trump Has A Path To Victory — Tuesday was another pretty good day of polling for Donald Trump. It's also not an easy day to characterize given the large number of polls published. You could cherry-pick and point to the poll that has Trump up 7 percentage points …
CNN:
New CNN / ORC polls suggest new strength for Trump, Clinton rise in Florida — Washington (CNN)Both the Clinton and Trump campaigns have hit the ground hard in Arizona, Florida, Nevada and Pennsylvania, and new CNN/ORC polls across the four states paint a picture of a tight race to the finish in critical battlegrounds.
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Reuters:
U.S. militia girds for trouble as presidential election nears — Down a Georgia country road, camouflaged members of the Three Percent Security Force have mobilized for rifle practice, hand-to-hand combat training — and an impromptu campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
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David Dayen / New Republic:
How Low Can Political Journalism Sink? — After the 2016 election, we now know the answer. Campaign coverage has never been more vacuous, policy-free, and corrosive to democracy. — An eye-opening study of the 2016 election by Tyndall Report, which tracks the content of the three nightly news programs …
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