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• Clinton Foundation had filing issues, too

  04-10-2016 23:40 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Clinton Foundation officials told CNN Tuesday that "certain supplementary financial information" may not have been filed as required with the New York State Charities Bureau for three years.
  
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• Muslim congressman accuses Trump aide of 'fear mongering'

  04-10-2016 22:49 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, got in a social media spat with Donald Trump's campaign manager Tuesday, accusing her of "fear mongering."
  
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• International observers will watch U.S. vote closely

  04-10-2016 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) - Amid charges from Donald Trump that the U.S. presidential election could be "rigged" and concerns of rights activists that black voters may face undue obstacles, the head of an international observer team pledged a full review ranging from voting machines to racial bias as it began work on Tuesday. The team from the 57-nation Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) that will monitor the Nov. 8 presidential and Congressional elections is se
  
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• Clinton hits Trump over comments on women ahead of vice presidential debate

  04-10-2016 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Amanda Becker HAVERFORD, Pa. (Reuters) - Democrat Hillary Clinton slammed Republican Donald Trump on Tuesday for making disparaging comments about women's physical appearance, accusing Trump of taking the issue of female body image "to a new level of difficulty and meanness." Hours before vice presidential candidates Tim Kaine and Mike Pence face off in Virginia in their sole debate, Clinton urged women at an event in the Philadelphia suburbs billed as a "family town hall" to stand up to onli
  
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• Bill Clinton calls Obamacare 'the craziest thing in the world,' later tries to walk it back

  04-10-2016 22:10 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Bill Clinton criticized President Barack Obama's signature policy reform while on the stump for his wife, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, calling Obamacare "the craziest thing in the world."
  
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• Reality Check: Trump on Clinton emails

  04-10-2016 22:06 via rss.cnn.com
  
  "I will appoint an attorney general who will reform the Department of Justice like it was necessary after Watergate," Donald Trump said at an event for veterans on Monday. "My attorney general will restore the integrity of the Department of Justice which has been severely questioned. Frankly, nobody has ever seen anything like what's happening today.
  
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• Hurricane keeps Obama off the campaign trail

  04-10-2016 22:06 via rss.cnn.com
  
  President Barack Obama canceled another campaign event for Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, just as his party hopes the sitting commander in chief can use his near-record popularity to help propel its nominee to victory.
  
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• Canada could make some gains if NAFTA reopened: negotiators

  04-10-2016 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Leah Schnurr OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada, fearful of talk by the U.S. presidential candidates to reopen the North American Free Trade Agreement, could use the opportunity to push for a better deal on worker mobility, dispute resolutions and other issues, Canadian negotiators of the original pact said. Republican Donald Trump calls NAFTA the worst trade deal signed by the United States and Democrat Hillary Clinton has signaled a change of position on the 1994 pact she supported when it became la
  
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• Supreme Court justice invokes, then throws shade on, Kardashian robbery in oral arguments

  04-10-2016 21:07 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Kim Kardashian's robbery will forever be enshrined in Supreme Court history thanks to Justice Stephen Breyer, who both threw some shade on the incident and used it as an example in questioning during a case on Tuesday.
  
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• Fiery Michelle Obama goes after Trump in Charlotte, taps microphone

  04-10-2016 21:05 via rss.cnn.com
  
  First lady Michelle Obama once again tore into Donald Trump while campaigning for Hillary Clinton, going after the Republican nominee for tweeting at 3 a.m. and for Trump's microphone issues at the first presidential debate.
  
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• Pence, Kaine step out of the shadows

  04-10-2016 20:45 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Mike Pence and Tim Kaine might lack the charisma and notoriety of their celebrity superiors on the Republican and Democratic tickets but their vice presidential debate Tuesday is suddenly taking on genuine political significance.
  
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• Climate change divide continues between parties

  04-10-2016 20:38 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump's belief that climate change is not a man-made phenomenon might break with the overwhelming majority of scientists.
  
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• No #OctoberSurprise from WikiLeaks at Julian Assange event

  04-10-2016 20:35 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump supporters who awoke early Tuesday morning hoping to discover a race-altering bombshell might wish they hit the snooze button instead.
  
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• United Technologies will retrain Carrier workers: CEO

  04-10-2016 20:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Nick Carey CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Technologies Corp plans retrain U.S. workers at its Carrier Corp air conditioning unit who will lose their jobs once production moves to Mexico, the company's top executive said on Tuesday. "These are real people with real jobs and real lives," United Technologies Chief Executive Officer Gregory Hayes said at a conference in Chicago on future technologies. Carrier Corp's announcement in February about the production move that would cost 1,400 jobs at a pl
  
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• Duterte tells Obama to 'go to hell'

  04-10-2016 20:06 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to "break up" with the US and said President Obama can "go to hell."
  
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• OBAMA: 'Republicans are eroding one of the core institutions of American democracy' - Business Insider

  04-10-2016 20:04 via businessinsider.com
  
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  OBAMA: 'Republicans are eroding one of the core institutions of American democracy'
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  barack obama merrick garland President Barack Obama announcing Judge Merrick Garland as his Supreme Court nominee. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque. Barack Obama says congressional Republicans are deliberately keeping the Supreme Court one ...
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  US top court denies Obama request to rehear major immigration caseReu
  
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• 15-year-old asks Clinton about Trump's comments on women

  04-10-2016 19:45 via rss.cnn.com
  
  At a Hillary Clinton town hall in rural Pennsylvania on Tuesday, it was a 15-year-old girl who put Donald Trump in the hot seat.
  
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• Pence Has the Tougher Job Tonight

  04-10-2016 19:33
  
  Tonight’s VP debate will be a challenge for Democrat Tim Kaine, but it could be a crisis for Republican Mike Pence. That’s because Hillary Clinton and Kaine are compatible in philosophy, on nearly every issue—but Donald Trump has actively and purposely alienated many of those who believe in Mike Pence’ ideals. If Trump were well […]
  
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• Whoever wins the election, Wall Street loses - CNBC

  04-10-2016 19:17 via cnbc.com
  
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  Whoever wins the election, Wall Street loses
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  "The financial services industry heads into the 2016 election in a precarious position," analysts Edward Mills and Ian Swanberg at investment bank FBR Capital Markets said in a note. "In years past, we could more easily break down the positive or ...and more »
  
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• Pennsylvania polls: Clinton with comfortable leads over Trump

  04-10-2016 19:10 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hillary Clinton appears to be pulling away in Pennsylvania, according to a pair of polls released Tuesday.
  
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• Biden fails as undercover student in Funny or Die PSA on sexual assault

  04-10-2016 18:57 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A career as a covert agent isn't likely Vice President Joe Biden's next career move.
  
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• Obama cancels Florida trip because of Hurricane Matthew - USA TODAY

  04-10-2016 18:48 via usatoday.com
  
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  Obama cancels Florida trip because of Hurricane Matthew
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  WASHINGTON — President Obama has canceled his planned trip to Florida Wednesday as Hurricane Matthew made a track for the Atlantic Coast, prompting Florida's governor to declare a state of emergency. Obama had planned to give a speech about the ...and more »
  
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• Kaine debate night guests highlight public service record in Virginia

  04-10-2016 18:14 via rss.cnn.com
  
  When Sen. Tim Kaine takes the debate stage Tuesday night, he'll have some familiar faces backing him up in the audience.
  
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• US: Russia ships new anti-missile system into Syria

  04-10-2016 17:29 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The Russian military has brought an additional, more advanced anti-aircraft and anti-missile system into Syria, a US official told CNN on Tuesday.
  
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• Little improvement in Temer government's popularity: Brazil poll

  04-10-2016 17:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Anthony Boadle and Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - President Michel Temer has not managed to convince Brazilians his government is better than that of his ousted predecessor Dilma Rousseff, and his popularity remains low, according to a poll on Tuesday. Pollster Ibope said the number of people who consider Temer's government "great" or "good" edged up to 14 percent from 13 percent in the previous survey in late June, which was conducted six weeks after he replaced Rousseff when her i
  
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• Changing Votes Isn't the Only Way Hackers Could Undermine an Election - Slate Magazine

  04-10-2016 17:17 via slate.com
  
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  Changing Votes Isn't the Only Way Hackers Could Undermine an Election
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  And if those attacks were targeted to precincts with predictable voting patterns, it's conceivable that the overall election result in a tight race could be altered. Stolen voter registration information could be used to send targeted, false ...and more »
  
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• France says time to act on Congo, EU sanctions possible

  04-10-2016 17:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  France said on Tuesday it was time to prevent the political situation worsening in Democratic Republic of Congo and consider imposing European Union sanctions. The United States imposed sanctions on a general and a former senior police official on Sept. 28 in an apparent ratcheting up of pressure on President Joseph Kabila to hold an election for his successor in November. Dozens of people have died in clashes between security forces and protesters angered by what opposition groups say is Kabila
  
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• Johnson stands by being skeptical of elected officials, foreign leaders

  04-10-2016 17:11 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Libertarian Candidate Gary Johnson said Tuesday that he can not name a foreign leader he admires because he's "skeptical" about all politicians.
  
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• Bill Clinton calls Obamacare 'the craziest thing in the world'

  04-10-2016 16:46 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Bill Clinton criticized President Barack Obama's signature policy reform while on the stump for his wife, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, calling Obamacare "the craziest thing in the world."
  
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• Crucial Haiti election still on despite Hurricane Matthew - USA TODAY

  04-10-2016 16:35 via usatoday.com
  
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  Crucial Haiti election still on despite Hurricane Matthew
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  Crucial, controversial and long-delayed elections in Haiti are scheduled to take place Sunday despite the devastating storm now smashing through the tiny Caribbean nation. "There is a contingency plan that ... takes into account any situation that may ...and more »
  
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• Campaign manager: Trump and I have 'fabulous relationship'

  04-10-2016 15:38 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump's campaign manager said Tuesday the unpredictable Republican nominee is indeed listening to his team of advisers.
  
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• Gary Johnson stands by being skeptical of elected officials, foreign leaders

  04-10-2016 15:05 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Libertarian Candidate Gary Johnson said Tuesday that he can not name a foreign leader he admires because he's "skeptical" about all politicians.
  
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• In a Crazy Year, Meet the “Boring” VP Candidates

  04-10-2016 15:03
  
  Ordinarily, presidential candidates try to look “presidential,” and the vice presidential candidates are forced into the distasteful role of “attack dog.” This year is different, with both candidates at the top of the ticket going after each other, leaving the bottom of the ticket to be more cordial. In fact, CNN Money quotes David Axelrod, […]
  
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• Live Stream: Watch the Vice Presidential Debate Tonight

  04-10-2016 14:34
  
  Tonight will be the one and only face-off between vice presidential candidates Mike Pence and Tim Kaine. This evening’s debate is taking place at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. The moderator will be Elaine Quijano, a correspondent of CBS News. Tuesday, October 4, 2016 Vice Presidential Debate from Longwood University Aired On: ABC, NBC, CBS, […]
  
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• GOP distances itself from Trump — again

  04-10-2016 14:30 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump -- struggling to move past a week of one controversy after another -- is making clear that he's willing to go it alone in the final weeks of the campaign.
  
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• WikiLeaks' Julian Assange promises “significant” leak on US election, Google - CBS News

  04-10-2016 14:16 via cbsnews.com
  
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  WikiLeaks' Julian Assange promises “significant” leak on US election, Google
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  BERLIN - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange promised “significant” disclosures on subjects including the U.S. election and Google in the coming weeks as the secret-spilling group marked its 10th anniversary on Tuesday. Assange said WikiLeaks plans to ...
  Here's When WikiLeaks Plans to Start Releasing Documents on the US ElectionFortune
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• Philippine leader tells Obama 'go to hell', says can buy arms from Russia,... - Reuters

  04-10-2016 14:01 via reuters.com
  
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  MANILA Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday told U.S. President Barack Obama to "go to hell" and said the United States had refused to sell some weapons to his country but he did not care because Russia and China were willing suppliers.
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• Obama administration secretly used taxpayer money to scout move for Guantanamo detainees - Fox News

  04-10-2016 13:48 via foxnews.com
  
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  Obama administration secretly used taxpayer money to scout move for Guantanamo detainees
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  The Obama administration secretly used taxpayer money to fund an official inspection of several U.S. cities as possible locations to move terror detainees held at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp in violation of federal law, the Washington Free Beacon ...
  
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• Suburban White Women Weigh Their Options In A 'Bizarre' Election - FiveThirtyEight

  04-10-2016 13:00 via fivethirtyeight.com
  
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  Suburban White Women Weigh Their Options In A 'Bizarre' Election
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  And Mitt Romney got 61 percent of the vote in 2012 in Westmoreland County, home to Level Green, compared with 47 percent of Americans who voted for Romney nationwide. But DeMarco, who is retired and has been married for 41 years, is baffled by the ...
  
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• What to watch in the vice presidential debate

  04-10-2016 12:39 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Sen. Tim Kaine and Gov. Mike Pence come into Tuesday night's debate with a mission.
  
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• Matt K. Lewis: GOP has 'slim pickings' to fight Trump

  04-10-2016 12:30 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The Republican Party has "slim pickings" when it comes to choosing its next leader in the age of Donald Trump, says Daily Caller senior contributor and author Matt K. Lewis, who also cautioned the party against depending too heavily on rising stars.
  
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• Biden on Trump: 'He's not a bad man, but his ignorance is so profound'

  04-10-2016 12:30 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Vice President Joe Biden slammed Donald Trump in an exclusive interview with CNN aired Tuesday, saying that the Republican nominee "lacks any sensibilities about the American people."
  
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• This mayor won't stop posting racist Obama memes. He won't resign, either. - Washington Post

  04-10-2016 12:27 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  This mayor won't stop posting racist Obama memes. He won't resign, either.
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  Mayor Charles Wasko appears to have two passions, according to his public Facebook posts: antique cars and incendiary political memes. The mayor's photos of cars have garnered a few dozen likes and comments. The memes, on the other hand, have ...
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• Supreme Court starts new term with more questions than answers

  04-10-2016 12:27 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The Supreme Court will gavel in a new term on Tuesday with a thin docket of cases overshadowed by looming questions concerning the future tilt of the court.
  
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• In Farmville, VP wishful thinking: 'Actually, I'm more confident in them'

  04-10-2016 12:25 via rss.cnn.com
  
  "Some calm, something peaceful." That is what Rob Chapman is hoping will come out of the vice presidential debate being held in his hometown of Farmville, Virginia.
  
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• How to watch the vice presidential debate on CNN

  04-10-2016 12:20 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence are scheduled to face each other on stage for their first and only official debate Tuesday night.
  
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• Pence preps for his biggest debate job: Trump clean-up

  04-10-2016 12:18 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The last time Mike Pence was on a debate stage, four years ago in Indiana, he was carrying the Republican brand as a clear front-runner touting the record of highly popular Gov. Mitch Daniels.
  
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• Mike Pence preps for his biggest debate job: Trump clean-up

  04-10-2016 12:18 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The last time Mike Pence was on a debate stage, four years ago in Indiana, he was carrying the Republican brand as a clear front-runner touting the record of highly popular Gov. Mitch Daniels.
  
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• Donald Trump: Underdog

  04-10-2016 12:16 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump -- struggling to move past a week of one controversy after another -- is making clear that he's willing to go it alone in the final weeks of the campaign.
  
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• VP candidates to debate in Virginia town as campaigns court rural vote

  04-10-2016 12:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Ginger Gibson and Alana Wise FARMVILLE, Va. (Reuters) - Jay Fortner, a truck driver who hauls construction material around Virginia, is putting his faith in Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to revive rural America, including the small town of Farmville where he lives. Farmville, a town of 8,000 nestled in the heart of central Virginia, will get a rare spell in the limelight on Tuesday night when U.S. vice presidential candidates Republican Mike Pence and Democrat Tim Kaine face of
  
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