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Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
For FBI, email investigation yields little but criticism — From the moment they secured a warrant, dozens of FBI agents worked night and day to analyze a trove of messages that they thought might help advance their probe of Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server, according to a senior law enforcement official.
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
It's hard to see how James Comey could have handled this last 9 days any worse — Nine days ago, FBI Director James B. Comey shook the political world with a letter to Congress noting that emails “pertinent” to the investigation of Hillary Clinton's private email server had been discovered …
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Emails Warrant No New Action Against Hillary Clinton, F.B.I. Director Says — The F.B.I. informed Congress on Sunday that it has not changed its conclusions about Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server as secretary of state, removing a dark cloud that has been hanging over her campaign two days before Election Day.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Comey says FBI stands by decision to not pursue case against Clinton — Just over a week after FBI Director James Comey rolled a grenade into the presidential race by announcing the arrival of new evidence in the Hillary Clinton email probe, he offered what amounted to a “never mind” Sunday …
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
FBI: Review of new emails doesn't change conclusion on Clinton — (CNN)FBI Director James Comey told lawmakers Sunday the agency hasn't changed its opinion that Hillary Clinton should not face criminal charges after a review of new emails. — Comey had dropped a bombshell 11 days …
Wall Street Journal:
FBI Says New Emails Don't Change Conclusions About Hillary Clinton
FBI Says New Emails Don't Change Conclusions About Hillary Clinton
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NBC News:
FBI Completes Review of Newly Revealed Hillary Clinton Emails, Finds No Evidence of Criminality
FBI Completes Review of Newly Revealed Hillary Clinton Emails, Finds No Evidence of Criminality
New York Times:
Inside Donald Trump's Last Stand: An Anxious Nominee Seeks Assurance — Donald J. Trump is not sleeping much these days. — Aboard his gold-plated jumbo jet, the Republican nominee does not like to rest or be alone with his thoughts, insisting that aides stay up and keep talking to him.
Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
Clinton Rally Speaker Escorted Off Stage After Using Speech To Criticize Hillary — During a rally for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Saturday, a college student who was given a speaking slot was quickly escorted off stage after he used his speech to criticize the candidate.
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Paul A. Rahe / Ricochet:
How I Might Be Wrong — On Thursday night, I posted an appeal to Never Trumpers, arguing that they should hold their noses and vote for the slimeball. The heart of my argument was the following claim — which I once again urge you to ponder: … To the best of my knowledge …
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Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
CLINTON CAMPAIGN: If ‘whopper’ email is published by WikiLeaks in next 2 days, 'it's probably a fake' — A spokesperson for Hillary Clinton's campaign said Sunday that if Wikileaks were to publish a bombshell email in the final two days of the election, it would likely not be authentic.
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Cindy Wooden Catholic / Catholic News Service:
Fight the fear, put people first, pope tells grassroots movements — VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When the search for profits outweighs all other considerations in society, money becomes a god who terrorizes humanity — excluding the majority of people and causing those still well off to build walls to cower behind, Pope Francis said.
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Michael O'Loughlin / America Magazine:
Days Before U.S. Election, Pope Francis Warns Against Politics of Fear
Days Before U.S. Election, Pope Francis Warns Against Politics of Fear
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Experts hedge bets as election tightens — continues to narrow as the candidates jet around the country in the final frenzy before Election Day. — Clinton is relying on star power provided by LeBron James, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Katy Perry and others, while Trump forges ahead with his incursion into blue states.
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Miranda Blue / Right Wing Watch:
Trump To Close Out Campaign By Rallying With Ted Nugent, Of Course — Donald Trump is planning to spend the penultimate night of his campaign rallying with Ted Nugent, a musician and NRA board member who has a long record of violent rhetoric, misogyny and anti-Semitism.
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Eli Watkins / CNN:
‘Game of Thrones’ author isn't writing. He's campaigning for Clinton — Washington (CNN)Everyone is watching it, and they never shut up about it. It feels like it will never end, and there are constant last-minute surprises. It's a story about violence, power and sex — all entirely divorced from reality.
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Final NBC/WSJ Poll: Clinton Holds a Four-Point National Lead Over Trump — Democrat Hillary Clinton holds a four-point lead over Republican Donald Trump in the final national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll of the 2016 presidential race. — Clinton gets support from 44 percent of likely voters, while Trump gets 40 percent.
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Michael Coleman / Albuquerque Journal:
Journal Poll: Clinton still ahead in NM
Journal Poll: Clinton still ahead in NM
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Hillary Clinton / USA Today:
Why you should vote for me — Closing arguments before Election Day. — In January, America is going to have a new president. Things are going to change — that much is certain. The question is, what kind of change are we going to have? — We can build an economy that works for everyone …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Top Dems Knew Hillary's Illegal Server Could Be Fatal — We wrote here about the Wikileaks-released email in which Neera Tanden told John Podesta what she thought about Hillary Clinton's illegal private email server: … At that time, we did not have John Podesta's response, but I wrote that “I would guess it was Cheryl Mills.”
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
The End Is Nigh — WASHINGTON — When historians write …
The End Is Nigh — WASHINGTON — When historians write …
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Nevada GOP chair: Polling locations open late so ‘certain group’ can vote — NV GOP chair: Polls open late for a ‘certain group’ — Trump then suggested that the polling location's extended closing time is a sign of a “rigged system” — Reno, Nevada (CNN)The chairman …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Latino voting surge rattles Trump campaign
Latino voting surge rattles Trump campaign
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