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Spencer Ackerman / Guardian:
‘The FBI is Trumpland’: anti-Clinton atmosphere spurred leaks, sources say — Highly unfavorable view of Hillary Clinton intensified after James Comey's decision not to recommend an indictment over her use of a private email server — Deep antipathy to Hillary Clinton exists within the FBI …
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CBS News:
FBI finds emails related to Hillary Clinton's State Department tenure — The FBI has found emails related to Hillary Clinton's tenure as secretary of state on the laptop belonging to the estranged husband of Huma Abedin, Anthony Weiner, according to a U.S. official.
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Wayne Barrett / The Daily Beast:
Meet Donald Trump's Top FBI Fanboy — Two days before FBI director James Comey rocked the world last week, Rudy Giuliani was on Fox, where he volunteered, un-prodded by any question: “I think he's [Donald Trump] got a surprise or two that you're going to hear about in the next few days.
ABC News:
Despite Trump's Claims, Evidence From FBI's Clinton Foundation Probe ‘Not Impressive,’ Sources Say — On the campaign trail today, Donald Trump touted allegations about the Clinton Foundation that reliable sources say are false and ill-informed. “It was reported last night that the FBI …
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Oops: Fox anchor retracts claim of ‘likely’ Clinton indictment after conservatives sites go wild — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Fox News anchor Bret Baier admitted on Thursday that he had been wrong when he reported that Hillary Clinton would “likely” be indicted by federal authorities …
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Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
FBI examining fake documents targeting Clinton campaign: sources — The FBI and U.S. intelligence agencies are examining faked documents aimed at discrediting the Hillary Clinton campaign as part of a broader investigation into what U.S. officials believe has been an attempt by Russia …
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Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
FBI fear of leaks drove decision on emails linked to Clinton: sources
FBI fear of leaks drove decision on emails linked to Clinton: sources
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Fox News:
Sources: 99 percent chance foreign intel agencies breached Clinton server
Sources: 99 percent chance foreign intel agencies breached Clinton server
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
FBI launches internal investigation into its own Twitter account
FBI launches internal investigation into its own Twitter account
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Donald Trump has never been closer to the presidency than he is at this moment — If the polls closed right at this moment (which they won't) and if the results in each state perfectly mirrored the current RealClearPolitics average of polls in each state (which they won't) …
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Associated Press:
North Carolina voter challenge process seems “insane,” judge says
North Carolina voter challenge process seems “insane,” judge says
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
6 ways Trump could win 270 electoral votes
6 ways Trump could win 270 electoral votes
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Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Melania Trump leaves the media scratching its head — again — After Melania Trump delivered a partially-plagiarized speech at the Republican National Convention, journalists wondered whether she would speak on the campaign trail again. On Thursday, more than three months later …
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Daily Mail:
Melania speaks - and tells how she will battle the online bullies from the White House.
Melania speaks - and tells how she will battle the online bullies from the White House.
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Cruz refuses to say Trump's name as he stumps for him
Cruz refuses to say Trump's name as he stumps for him
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Melania Trump: American culture ‘has gotten too mean and too rough’
Melania Trump: American culture ‘has gotten too mean and too rough’
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Daniel González / Arizona Republic:
Arizona leads nation in early-voting surge by Latinos — Vice-presidential candidate Tim Kaine will be trying to sway Hispanic voters, but many have already cast their ballots — Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine will deliver a campaign speech entirely in Spanish in Phoenix …
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
Chatter grows that Ryan could step down — Chatter is growing louder on Capitol Hill that Paul Ryan — 's days as Speaker are numbered. — Four House Republicans, including a senior lawmaker close to leadership, told The Hill they expect Ryan to step down after Tuesday's elections …
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Tim Alberta / National Review:
Life on the Inside: Mike Pence's Turbulent Trip with Donald Trump
Life on the Inside: Mike Pence's Turbulent Trip with Donald Trump
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Sharon Churcher / RADAR:
Megyn Kelly Gone Rogue! Fox News Star Claims Perv Boss Roger Ailes Harassed Her Too! — The network's prize anchor drops a bombshell amid contract talks. Is she ready to go? — Fox News star Megyn Kelly has unveiled explosive new charges against the network's founder, Roger Ailes …
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CNN:
Eric Trump: David Duke ‘deserves a bullet’ — “The guy does deserve a bullet. I mean, these aren't good people. These are horrible people,” Eric Trump said. — (CNN)Eric Trump said on Thursday that former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke deserves “a bullet.”
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Carla Field / WYFF-TV:
Woman missing since August found ‘chained like a dog,’ sheriff says … A woman reported missing in August along with her boyfriend has been found held captive “chained like a dog” since her disappearance, the sheriff said, and a registered sex offender has been arrested in connection with the investigation.
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David Macanally / WALV-TV:
Cubs fan shares World Series with late father at Greenwood cemetery — GREENWOOD, Ind. (WTHR) - A North Carolina man drove back home to Indiana to keep a decades-old promise to his father. — Wayne Williams drove in for the Game 7 of the World Series. — “The gate was open,” he says as he drives in.
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Polls: Trump Ahead in Arizona and Texas, Deadlocked in Georgia — Donald Trump holds the advantage in the reliably Republican states of Arizona and Texas five days until Election Day, but he's running neck and neck with Hillary Clinton in Georgia, according to a trio of new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls.
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Chimamanda Adichie / The Atlantic:
Why Is Hillary Clinton So Widely Loved? — We do not see, often enough, the people who love Hillary Clinton, who support her because of her qualifications rather than because of her unqualified opponent, who empathize with her. Yet millions of Americans, women and men, love her intelligence …
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Heritage calling for Supreme Court blockade if Clinton wins — The conservative group Heritage Action is pushing Republican senators to keep the Supreme Court at eight justices if Democrat Hillary Clinton — is elected president. — In a Thursday morning briefing at the Heritage …
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Russ Buettner / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Income Isn't Always What He Says It Is, Records Suggest — On the financial disclosure forms that Donald J. Trump has pointed to as proof of his tremendous success, no venture looks more gold-plated than his golf resort in Doral, Fla., where he reported revenues of $50 million in 2014.
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David Goldman / Associated Press:
Georgia Governor Says He ‘Misspoke’ When He Used The Term ‘Colored People’ — ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal says he made a mistake in using the phrase “colored people” during a speech last month, but he is standing by the gist of his statement. — WAGA-TV (http://bit.ly/2epZIkh) …
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Dale Russell / WAGA-TV:
Governor Nathan Deal defends using phrase ‘colored people’ in speech
Governor Nathan Deal defends using phrase ‘colored people’ in speech
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Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
State releases 350 Clinton emails unearthed by FBI — The State Department on Thursday released 357 of the 15,000 Hillary Clinton — emails uncovered by the FBI during its investigation into the former secretary of State's personal email server. — Many of the documents …
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Joshua Stewart / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Catholic parish's bulletin says Democratic voters are doomed to hell, Clinton is satanic — Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Republican nominee Donald Trump and Melania Trump, together at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner on Oct. 20 in New York.
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Nick Kalman / Fox News:
Casting notice goes out for new ‘up-and-coming’ conservative news network — Donald Trump denies he is interested in launching a new conservative news venture, but somebody sure is. — What's being billed as an “up-and-coming conservative media network currently in development” …
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