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4:00 AM ET, November 9, 2016

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Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:
1 dead, multiple people shot near Azusa polling station; active shooter heavily armed, officials said  —  Police are responding to an active shooting in Azusa.  (KTLA-TV Channel 5)  —  One person was killed and at least three others were wounded Tuesday in an active shooting near a polling place in Azusa.
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
George W. Bush didn't cast a ballot for president  —  George W. Bush and Laura Bush did not vote for either major-party presidential nominee this year.  Instead, they did not make a selection at the top of the ticket and voted for Republicans down ballot.  —  *Editor's note: This story has been updated throughout.
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Grace Curley / Howie Carr Show:
Howie Talks to Trump on Election Day
Rudy Takala / Washington Examiner:
Limbaugh: George W. Bush voted for Clinton
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Hot Air and RedState
Patti Domm / CNBC:
Dow futures down 300 as election looks tighter than expected  —  Stock futures plunged as traders watched for the outcome in a presidential race that continued to be extremely tight.  —  Investors moved into bonds and stock futures fell as traders questioned whether Democrat Hillary Clinton could win the race, as expected.
Chrissie.Thompsonfink / Cincinnati.com:
Never Trumper John Kasich plans Thursday speech  —  John Kasich, a possible 2020 candidate, plans to give a speech less than 48 hours after polls close in this election, casting his vision for the future of the Republican Party after his vocal opposition to current GOP nominee Donald Trump.
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
It's now on America's institutions — and the Republican Party — to check Donald Trump  —  We're about to see how strong the American system really is.  —  Donald Trump has won the election.  Now it is up to America's institutions, and the people within them, to check his worst instincts.
Discussion: Politico
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Sources: Hillary Clinton concedes  —  Donald Trump is on the verge of winning the presidency, after capturing the Democratic bastion of Wisconsin and moving within two electoral votes of the White House.  Hillary Clinton called Trump to concede the race, according to sources A Trump win …
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Alex Leininger / CNN:
Hundreds flock to Susan B. Anthony's grave on Election Day
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
The Trump campaign just basically got laughed out of a Nevada courtroom  —  The first rule of Las Vegas is, the house always wins.  Donald Trump's campaign made the case Tuesday that the presidential election in Sin City's home county might be rigged.  —  The court didn't agree.
Discussion: Politicus USA and The Root
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CBS News:
Nevada judge denies Trump campaign lawsuit over early voting
CBS Pittsburgh:
Voting Issues: Some Trump Voters Reporting Ballots Switching To Clinton  —  CLINTON TOWNSHIP (KDKA/AP) - Today is Election Day and for the most part, voting has been smooth.  —  Many areas are already seeing long lines with some officials saying they wouldn't be surprised if voter turnout topped 80 percent.
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New York Times:
Presidential Election Results  —  The first results are expected at 6 p.m. Eastern Time.  Here's the full list of poll closing times and our live coverage.
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New York Times:
Live Presidential Forecast
New York Times:
Donald Trump Is Elected President in Stunning Repudiation of the Establishment  —  Donald John Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States on Tuesday in a stunning culmination of an explosive, populist and polarizing campaign that took relentless aim at the institutions and long-held ideals of American democracy.
Discussion: alan.com, New York Times and The Week
Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Charlie Crist wins Florida House seat  —  Former Gov. Charlie Crist (D) is projected to win a Florida House seat, breaking his long run of unsuccessful bids for political office.  —  Crist defeated Rep. David Jolly (R) for the Pinellas County seat.  The district became more Democratic …
Discussion: Washington Post
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia mayor creates firestorm with Election Day post  —  A metro Atlanta mayor got a quick lesson in social media exposure Tuesday.  —  As voters across Georgia went to the polls, Jefferson Riley posted this on his personal Facebook page, which identifies him as the mayor of the Newton County city of Mansfield:
Ovetta Wiggins / Washington Post:
Maryland governor writes in his vote — for his father  —  For months, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) said he didn't like Donald Trump.  Then, this summer, the governor said he wouldn't vote for the Republican presidential nominee or Hillary Clinton.  —  He thought neither deserved to be president.
Discussion: Politico
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ABC News:
2016 Election Results: DC, MA, MD, MS, NJ, OK
Discussion: Vox
Ari Berman / The Nation:
This 99-Year-Old Man Rode His Bike to the Polls.  Wisconsin Republicans Turned Him Away.  —  Scott Walker's voter-ID law is disenfranchising the greatest generation.  —  By ,  —  Madison, WI— Fred Leidel was born in 1916, before women got the right to vote.
Ylan Q. Mui / Washington Post:
Markets plunge worldwide as Trump surges to the White House  —  Global financial markets convulsed Tuesday night as Donald Trump was projected to claim victory in the race for the White House after a polarizing campaign that investors had largely bet against.
Discussion: The Root, RedState and TheBlaze
Joe Perticone / Independent Journal Review:
Omarosa: Republicans Who Vote Against Donald Trump Will Be Put On “A List”  —  NEW YORK — Omarosa Manigault, a surrogate of Donald Trump and former contestant on the reality television show “The Apprentice,” said the GOP presidential nominee will keep a list of Republicans who vote against him.
Paul Krugman Comment / New York Times:
Paul Krugman: The Economic Fallout  —  It really does now look like President Donald J. Trump, and markets are plunging.  When might we expect them to recover?  —  Frankly, I find it hard to care much, even though this is my specialty.  The disaster for America and the world has so many aspects …
Discussion: Mother Jones, Politico and The Week
Hadas Gold / Politico:
The Huffington Post ending editor's note that called Donald Trump ‘racist’  —  The Huffington Post's editor's note calling Donald Trump as a “racist” and “xenophobe” is no more, a source in the newsroom tells POLITICO.  —  For months, every story on the Huffington Post about Trump came …
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Donald Trump wins the presidency in stunning upset over Clinton  —  Donald John Trump has been projected as the winner of the presidential election, according to the Associated Press, after election returns showed that Trump had won stunning come-from-behind victories across a swath of contested states.
Michelle Hackman / Wall Street Journal:
Tight Senate Contests Set New Spending Records  —  Pennsylvania race has already topped $162 million; New Hampshire and Nevada also have hefty price tags  —  The most competitive contests for the U.S. Senate this year are spending more money than ever, with the Pennsylvania race between GOP incumbent …
Sarah Frostenson / Vox:
Live election results: It's over.  Republicans will control the Senate.  —  More than just the presidency is at stake tonight.  The battle for which party will control the Senate is coming down to the wire, too — and now with Sen. Pat Toomey's win in Pennsylvania, Democrats dreams of regaining the Senate are over.
Patrick McGreevy / Los Angeles Times:
Californians vote to legalize recreational use of marijuana in the state  —  Voters on Tuesday approved Proposition 64, which would make California the most populous state in the nation to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.  —  The approval of the ballot measure, which led in recent polls …
Discussion: alan.com, Mashable, KTLA and The Week
New York Daily News:
Bare-chested anti-Trump protesters removed from GOP candidate's Midtown Manhattan polling place  —  Two topless women stormed Donald Trump's Midtown Manhattan polling place on Tuesday in protest of the Republican candidate.  —  The women, in their mid-20s, arrived to the P.S. 59 polling site …
Discussion: TheBlaze, Daily Wire, The Hill and alan.com
Portia Crowe / Business Insider:
Canada's immigration website just crashed  —  The Government of Canada's immigration website crashed on Tuesday night as the US election results were rolling in.  —  The site went down about 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, and there was intermittent accessibility after that.
 
 
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Rush Limbaugh:
Polls Are Still Being Used as Weapons — And Nobody Knows What Will Happen
Alice Miranda Ollstein / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Sheriff Joe Arpaio goes down
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Trump Projected to Win Florida and Iowa
Discussion: Mother Jones and The Week
 Earlier Items: 
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
U.S. voters want leader to end advantage of rich and powerful: Reuters/Ipsos
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and LifeNews.com
Ryan J. Reilly / The Huffington Post:
Trump Team Claims A Poll Watcher Was Threatened With A Belt In Philly. Here's What Really Happened.
Discussion: Infowars
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Carl Bernstein: Trump wins if ‘alternate universe’ of Drudge is right
Discussion: alan.com
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Last Night Was the High-Point of the Democratic Party's Cool
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Ex-'Apprentice' contestant won't release ‘potentially damaging’ Trump tape
 

 
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Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
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