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• Moody's Analytics election model predicts Clinton win

  01-11-2016 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - Low gas prices and President Barack Obama's high approval ratings are key factors that favor Democrat Hillary Clinton winning the White House in next week's election, according to a model from Moody's Analytics that has accurately predicted the last nine U.S. presidential contests. Clinton is forecast to pick up 332 Electoral College votes against 206 for Republican Donald Trump, Moody's Analytics predicted on Tuesday in the final update of its model before Election Day on Nov. 8.
  
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• Donald Trump’s Math Takes His Towers to Greater Heights

  01-11-2016 23:36 via nytimes.com
  When Mr. Trump wants his buildings to seem bigger than they actually are, he enlarges them the same way he has thwarted long odds and defied reality throughout the election season: with sheer bluster.
  
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• Comey sits with critics at ceremony for late colleague

  01-11-2016 23:30 via rss.cnn.com
  
  FBI Director James Comey sat in the Justice Department's Great Hall on Tuesday, a few seats away from some of his harshest critics in recent days.
  
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• Paul Ryan avoids talking Trump as he stumps for a GOP White House

  01-11-2016 23:07 via rss.cnn.com
  
  GOP House candidate Trey Hollingsworth urged Indiana voters on Tuesday to get behind the "triple T team" -- Rep. Todd Young, Donald Trump and, of course, himself.
  
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• Adelson-backed super PAC attacks Clinton in Spanish-language ads

  01-11-2016 22:57 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A GOP group funded by heavyweight Republican donors is attacking Hillary Clinton from the left, attempting to open a rift between Latinos and the Democratic nominee via television ads aimed at Spanish-language voters.
  
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• How Trump changed political journalism

  01-11-2016 22:53 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Political journalism changed in 2016.
  
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• Ohio taps National Guard to defend election system from hackers

  01-11-2016 22:43 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Ohio is calling upon the National Guard to help defend the state's election system from hackers.
  
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• Clinton ad, speech grills Trump on women

  01-11-2016 22:41 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hillary Clinton's campaign is looking to change the subject after days of news about a renewed FBI review into emails associated with her private server by launching a concerted attack against Donald Trump's treatment of women.
  
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• Clinton camp says FBI should say what it knows about Trump's Russia ties

  01-11-2016 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Roberta Rampton and Mark Hosenball DADE CITY, Fla.,/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top aide to Hillary Clinton urged the FBI on Tuesday to disclose what it knows about any ties between Donald Trump and Russia, accusing the agency of unfairly publicizing its inquiry into Clinton's email practices while staying quiet about the Republican presidential candidate. The Federal Bureau of Investigation opened a preliminary inquiry in recent months into allegations that Trump or his associates might have ha
  
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• Former CIA director Morell: Comey 'made a series of terrible mistakes'

  01-11-2016 22:16 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Former acting CIA director Mike Morell says he has "deep respect" for FBI Director James Comey but that he "made a series of terrible mistakes."
  
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• Clinton-Connected Consulting Firm Sues Republican Strategist Ed Rollins

  01-11-2016 21:54 via nytimes.com
  The lawsuit, filed in New York State by Teneo, claims defamation and breach of contract over comments Mr. Rollins made on a Fox Business program.
  
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• Republicans look to seize on revived Clinton email issue in White House, Congress races

  01-11-2016 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans are seizing on the FBI's revived scrutiny of Hillary Clinton's handling of government emails, hoping it will hurt not just her presidential hopes but Democrats' chances of regaining one or both chambers of Congress in next week's election. Republican lawmakers are threatening to investigate Clinton from her first day in office if the Democrat is elected president on Nov. 8, following the FBI's move to review newly discovered emails that might pe
  
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• Santorum calls out Kasich over GOP pledge

  01-11-2016 21:19 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum berated several fellow Republicans Tuesday, including Ohio Gov. John Kasich, for failing to throw their support behind Donald Trump.
  
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• Clinton's challenge: Shift focus back to Trump

  01-11-2016 21:17 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hillary Clinton needs to make Donald Trump unacceptable again.
  
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• In Robocall, White Nationalist Accuses Utah’s Evan McMullin of Secretly Being Gay

  01-11-2016 20:51 via nytimes.com
  William Johnson says he believes Mr. McMullin, who is running close to Donald J. Trump in Utah, is “a closet homosexual.” Mr. McMullin called the attack “baseless lies.”
  
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• White House starts moving Obama's records to Chicago

  01-11-2016 20:47 via rss.cnn.com
  
  When most office workers leave a job, clearing out their desk involves a cardboard box and maybe a paper shredder. When the office worker is the President of the United States, it means military cargo planes, police-escorted tractor trailers -- and getting nowhere near that shredder.
  
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• Abedin lays low amid email probe

  01-11-2016 20:30 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Huma Abedin, Hillary Clinton's longtime -- and arguably closest -- aide, has stepped off the campaign trail in the wake of the FBI's announcement last week that it was investigating thousands of emails found on a laptop shared by her and her estranged husband, Anthony Weiner.
  
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• Canada judge appoints receiver to oversee Trump-branded tower sale

  01-11-2016 20:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Alastair Sharp TORONTO (Reuters) - A Canadian judge on Tuesday appointed a receiver to oversee the sale of a Toronto hotel-condo tower bearing the name of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump after the tower's developer failed to make payments on its loans. The decision brings the 65-storey Trump International Hotel & Tower, the first Trump-branded hotel in Canada, one step closer to a change of ownership after several setbacks since it opened its doors in 2012. In his presidential ca
  
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• Presidential Election: Ryan Voted for Trump; Jay Z to Join Clinton

  01-11-2016 20:06 via nytimes.com
  The candidates head to battleground states; recent polls have better news for Donald J. Trump; the House speaker votes early; and a hip-hop star will stump for Hillary Clinton.
  
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• FBI investigations into Trump-Russia ties yield little

  01-11-2016 20:02 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The FBI has been conducting multiple investigations of alleged connections between Russia and Donald Trump, his presidential campaign or its backers. But none so far has yielded proof of criminal connections between the parties.
  
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• Nicaragua's Ortega seen easily winning third straight term: poll

  01-11-2016 19:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is expected to win re-election by a landslide on Nov. 6, according to a poll published on Tuesday, the last such survey released before the vote. The poll by M&R Consultants showed 69.8 percent of those surveyed planned to vote for Ortega and his leftist Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) party, compared with 8.1 percent for right-wing opposition candidate Maximino Rodriguez. Ortega, a 70-year-old former guerrilla leader, first ruled the country in
  
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• FBI releases docs from 2001 Rich investigation days before election

  01-11-2016 19:42 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The FBI on Tuesday -- one week from Election Day -- released heavily redacted files from its 2001 investigation of President Bill Clinton's pardon of Marc Rich.
  
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• The $44 million closing arguments begin

  01-11-2016 19:40 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Brace yourself for the final throes of the months-long $500 million battle on television airwaves.
  
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• The PG-13 Reporters Covering an R-Rated Election

  01-11-2016 19:25 via nytimes.com
  Children ages 10 to 14 have been facing some unusual challenges while covering the primary campaigns and general election for the book publisher Scholastic.
  
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• Trump, Pence pitch Obamacare repeal a week from election

  01-11-2016 19:17 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump ceded the floor Tuesday to his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, to make his campaign's case a week out from Election Day for repealing and replacing Obamacare.
  
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• Orlando Gunman’s Wife Breaks Silence: ‘I Was Unaware’

  01-11-2016 18:52 via nytimes.com
  Noor Salman, whose husband, Omar Mateen, killed 49 people at the Pulse nightclub, described him as abusive and said she had known nothing about his plans.
  
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• Poll: Blunt, Kander neck and neck in Missouri Senate race

  01-11-2016 18:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Missouri's Senate race is neck and neck one week out from Election Day, while Donald Trump is expanding his lead over Hillary Clinton in the Show Me State, a new Monmouth University poll has found.
  
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• Clinton camp: FBI must say what it knows about Trump's Russia ties

  01-11-2016 18:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Roberta Rampton and Mark Hosenball WHITE PLAINS, New York/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top aide to Hillary Clinton on Tuesday urged the FBI to disclose what it knows about any ties between Republican Donald Trump and Russia, accusing the law enforcement agency of unfairly publicizing its inquiry into Clinton's email practices while staying quiet about Trump. A week before Election Day, the Clinton campaign has been trying to contain damage from FBI Director James Comey's announcement on Friday of
  
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• Donald Trump on ‘Why We Must Win’: Repeal of Obamacare

  01-11-2016 18:22 via nytimes.com
  Mr. Trump and his running mate, Gov. Mike Pence, said they want to take more of a free-market approach to health care, reducing regulation and coverage requirements.
  
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• Ryan hits Clinton 'scandal baggage,' targets congressional races

  01-11-2016 17:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Hillary Clinton presidency would bog down in "scandal baggage," House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Tuesday, adding he was focused on defending Republican majorities in Congress in the Nov. 8 election. Republicans have hammered the Democratic candidate as scandal-prone since FBI Director James Comey revived questions about her handling of emails while she was secretary of state. It's always a scandal one after another, then there's an inves
  
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• How Do You Say ‘Vote for Clinton’ in Spanish? Ask the Abuelas

  01-11-2016 17:33 via nytimes.com
  Grandmothers — abuelas, in Spanish — are at the front lines of the Democratic Party’s effort to get Hispanic voters to the polls in Arizona, Nevada and Colorado.
  
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• Gowdy: Democrats used to think Comey was the Second Coming

  01-11-2016 17:20 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy said Tuesday that Democrats who are now criticizing FBI Director James Comey had been heaping praise on him earlier this year.
  
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• Nikki Haley on Trump: 'Every day I hold my breath wondering what he's gonna say'

  01-11-2016 16:07 via rss.cnn.com
  
  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said in a radio interview Monday that she is voting for Donald Trump out of concern over presidential appointments, but added that she disagrees with his divisive rhetoric and holds her breath every day"wondering what he's gonna say."
  
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• Mexico peso seen plunging 10 percent if Trump wins U.S. election - Reuters poll

  01-11-2016 15:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Mexico's peso could plunge more than 10 percent to a record low against the dollar in a matter of weeks if Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 8, according to a Reuters poll of currency strategists published on Tuesday. The likelihood of a Hillary Clinton victory is mostly priced in as opinion polls continue to show an edge to the Democratic candidate, the survey suggested. Forecasts for most other currencies in the region were revised slightly higher compared with early Oct
  
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• Clinton ad grills Trump on women, character

  01-11-2016 15:26 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hillary Clinton's campaign is looking to change the subject after days of news about a renewed FBI review into emails associated with her private server by launching a concerted attack against Donald Trump's treatment of women.
  
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• Reader Forum: Why Does Education Translate to Less Support for Donald Trump?

  01-11-2016 14:53 via nytimes.com
  Some readers say it has to do with intelligence and knowledge gained, while others point to a whole host of factors that could be at play.
  
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• Clinton camp assails FBI director, presses for details

  01-11-2016 14:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Roberta Rampton WHITE PLAINS, New York (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign ratcheted up the pressure on FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday, saying that if he released inconclusive information about the Democratic candidate, he can do the same for her Republican rival. A week before Election Day, the Clinton campaign is working to contain damage from Comey's announcement on Friday of new emails that might pertain to a previously completed investigation into Clinton's use of a
  
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• Clinton camp insists it can't be thrown off course

  01-11-2016 14:34 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hillary Clinton's campaign is insisting it can't be thrown off course in the final week of the presidential race -- because it's already running on auto-pilot.
  
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• Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook: 'We just want fairness' from FBI

  01-11-2016 14:33 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hillary Clinton's campaign continued to call out the FBI Tuesday for the announcement last week that the agency is reviewing emails related to the former secretary of state's private server, with Clinton's campaign manager saying they simply want to be treated fairly.
  
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• Ryan: I already voted for Trump

  01-11-2016 14:23 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Paul Ryan might be done defending Donald Trump, but the House speaker said Tuesday that he still followed through on his pledge to vote for the Republican Party's presidential nominee.
  
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• Students across America have voted, and they chose...

  01-11-2016 14:03 via rss.cnn.com
  
  It may be one week until Election Day, but students across the country have already cast their ballots in a mock election and predicted a winner in the presidential campaign.
  
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• Obama Pans Trump, Encourages Voting on 'Samantha Bee' - RollingStone.com

  01-11-2016 13:59 via rollingstone.com
  
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  Obama Pans Trump, Encourages Voting on 'Samantha Bee'
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  This week, he sat down with Samantha Bee on Full Frontal to urge voters – especially young ones – to cast ballots in next week's election. "Seeing as how this is our Halloween interview, can you tell us a spooky story about what happens if people don't ...
  Obama: Clinton's ambition might be questioned if she's presidentCNN
  Barack Obama tells Samantha Bee a 'spooky story': 'Trump could be presiden
  
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• The Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton not running for president

  01-11-2016 13:37 via rss.cnn.com
  
  They have two of the most recognizable names in America, but neither of them is running for president.
  
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• The Run-Up: Clinton’s Emails. Again

  01-11-2016 13:17 via nytimes.com
  In the latest episode of The Run-Up, we examine the most recent surprise development in a campaign that never ceases to shock.
  
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• Clinton camp: The cake's already baked

  01-11-2016 13:01 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hillary Clinton's campaign is insisting it can't be thrown off course in the final week of the presidential race -- because it's already running on auto-pilot.
  
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• New tracking poll: Trump, Clinton in tight race

  01-11-2016 12:41 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are neck-and-neck in a new national tracking poll out Tuesday morning.
  
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• Polarizing Politics: 5 Reasons the 2016 Election Feels So Personal - Live Science

  01-11-2016 12:33 via livescience.com
  
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  Polarizing Politics: 5 Reasons the 2016 Election Feels So Personal
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  A Monmouth University poll released in September found that 7 percent of Americans said they'd lost friendships over the 2016 election. Experts say there are a lot of reasons for the high emotions on both sides. Here are five major reasons you might ...and more »
  
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• Election Day Primer: Storylines to Watch - ABC News

  01-11-2016 12:18 via abcnews.go.com
  Election Day Primer: Storylines to Watch
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  If it wins the day, the nation will take a sharp turn from the Obama era, with implications both domestic and foreign. We are virtually guaranteed an angrier losing side than we've seen in modern electoral history. A presidential election won't move ...and more »
  
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• Bridgegate jury set to resume deliberations

  01-11-2016 12:03 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Jury deliberations are set to resume Tuesday in the politically charged criminal case known as Bridgegate.
  
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• Russia's Putin, Italy's Renzi discuss energy projects: Tass

  01-11-2016 11:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi discussed possible joint future energy projects in a phone conversation on Tuesday, the Tass news agency reported, citing the Kremlin press service. There were no details on what projects were discussed. Putin also offered Renzi help dealing with the aftermath of Italy's earthquake, Russian news agencies reported. (Reporting by Katya Golubkova; Writing by Christian Lowe; Editing by Andrew Osborn)
  
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