memeorandum: FBI fear of leaks drove decision on emails linked to Clinton: sources (Mark Hosenball/Reuters)

4:05 AM ET, November 4, 2016

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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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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 …

Mark Hosenball / Reuters:

FBI fear of leaks drove decision on emails linked to Clinton: sources — FBI Director James Comey was driven in part by a fear of leaks from within his agency when he decided to tell Congress the FBI was investigating newly discovered emails related to Hillary Clinton, law enforcement sources said on Thursday.

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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.

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ABC News:
Despite Trump's Claims, Evidence From FBI's Clinton Foundation Probe ‘Not Impressive,’ Sources Say

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New York Times: Sorting Through the Clinton Email Case and What the F.B.I.'s Options Are

Fox News:
Sources: 99 percent chance foreign intel agencies breached Clinton server

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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 …

Discussion: Mediaite, CNN, Politicus USA, Raw Story, Daily Kos, The Week and The Stranger …

Daily Mail:

Melania speaks - and tells how she will battle the online bullies from the White House. Trump's wife makes first campaign speech and reveals her cause will be making social media safe — Melania Trump spoke to supporters today in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, part of the Philadelphia suburbs that Donald Trump needs to win

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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Cruz refuses to say Trump's name as he stumps for him

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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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Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
Obama: Donald Trump Would Tolerate Klan If Elected President

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Eric Bradner / CNN:
6 ways Trump could win 270 electoral votes

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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Hillary Clinton just got some scary-looking polls in New Hampshire

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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 …

Associated Press:
VP Candidate Kaine Delivers Speech in Spanish in Phoenix

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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Poll: Trump deeply unpopular among Latinos, who favor Clinton by more than 3 to 1

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CNNMoney:

Media refutes baseless Fox News report on FBI Clinton Foundation ‘indictment’ — Several of the nation's leading news outlets have rebutted a report from Fox News stating that the FBI is pursuing an indictment of the Clinton Foundation. — On Thursday, NBC News, ABC News and CNN all reported …

David Edwards / Raw Story:
Oops: Fox anchor retracts claim of ‘likely’ Clinton indictment after conservatives sites go wild

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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Stuart Rothenberg / Washington Post:

Is the Clinton cake still baked? — I have been in Washington, D.C. for Ronald Reagan's 1980 victory, Bill Clinton's demise and resurrection in the 1992 race, the hanging chads of 2000, the election of the first black president in 2008, and the GOP tsunami of 2010, so I should not be shocked by anything.

Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post: 'He's got to get control of the ship again': How tensions at the FBI will persist after the election

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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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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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 …

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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BuzzFeed:

How Macedonia Became A Global Hub For Pro-Trump Misinformation — BuzzFeed News identified more than 100 pro-Trump websites being run from a single Macedonian town. — BuzzFeed Founding Editor, Canada — “This is the news of the millennium!” said the story on WorldPoliticus.com.

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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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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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Chimamanda Adichie / The Atlantic:

What Hillary Clinton's Fans Love About Her — 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 …

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.

Discussion: NBC News, Politicus USA, Hot Air, Talking Points Memo and Political Insider blog

Brittney Verner / KRHD-LP:

93-year-old votes for the first time — A local veteran has cast his vote for the very first time this year, and he's encouraging others to do the same. — Roy Hale, 93, was born and raised in Kempner Texas, and although he's never made the time to vote, this year he felt it was important to change that habit.

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Washington Free Beacon

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 …

Discussion: Heat Street, Mediaite, Politico and RedState