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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:
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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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CNN
Daniel Halper / New York Post:
This presidential race is the low-water mark of American journalism
This presidential race is the low-water mark of American journalism
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Business Insider and Mediaite
David Mack / BuzzFeed:
Teen Who Allegedly Got Weiner Sexts “Upset” With Comey
Teen Who Allegedly Got Weiner Sexts “Upset” With Comey
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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.
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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 …
Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Trump child rape accuser calls off news conference over threats … of raping her when she was 13 called off a press conference at which she planned to speak out after receiving threats, her attorney said. — The unidentified accuser, known as Jane Doe, was set to make a public statement …
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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
Claire McCaskill: ‘Majority’ Of Senate Republicans Won't Vote Trump
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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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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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Jerry Mitchell / The Clarion Ledger:
“Vote Trump” painted on burned black church in Mississippi
“Vote Trump” painted on burned black church in Mississippi
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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 …
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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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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Gawker and Hulk Hogan Reach $31 Million Settlement
Gawker and Hulk Hogan Reach $31 Million Settlement
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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 …
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Washington Post
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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.”
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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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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.
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 …
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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
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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,” …
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