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• Updated: Christmas tree growers: Drought not seriously hurting crop

  02-11-2016 23:47
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. — New England Christmas tree growers say the region’s drought is having only minor effects on their crop. The losses were confined mostly to seedlings planted in the spring, said Jim Horst, executive director of the New Hampshire-Vermont Christmas Tree Association. Unlike mature trees, those planted this year do not have established root […]
  
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• Santa Fe police searching for suspects in gas station robbery

  02-11-2016 23:44 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police are hoping you can help them identify the robbers after two scary robberies at two Santa Fe gas stations.
  The first happened on October 23rd at the Giant on Siler Road and Agua Fria at about midnight. A man wearing a black mask pulled a gun and demanded money, then fled.
  Then on Saturday six days later, a man and woman entered the Giant on Sawmill Road. Both of them were dressed in camouflage with their faces covered. That time the male not only demanded mone
  
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• 5-year-old male Tasmanian devil dies at an Albuquerque zoo

  02-11-2016 23:41
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An Albuquerque zoo says a 5-year-old male Tasmanian devil on loan from Australia has died. Sylar was one of four Tasmanian devils loaned to the ABQ BioPark in 2013 from Australia’s Healesville Sanctuary as part of an ambassador program. Zoo officials say Sylar’s keepers noticed last Friday that he was lethargic and […]
  
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• Texas-based French restaurant chain coming to ABQ

  02-11-2016 23:34
  
  A Dallas-based restaurant chain is planting its first New Mexico roots in Uptown. A franchisee for la Madeleine, which dubs itself a “country French cafe,” — has leased a space along Louisiana Boulevard just south of the Uptown Target store for a new restaurant, according to the property’s developer Mark Tekin. He said the plan […]
  
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• Updated: Arizona man charged in email attacks against over 75 schools

  02-11-2016 23:25
  
  NEW YORK — An Arizona man has been charged with trying to hack into email accounts at over 75 universities nationwide. Jonathan Powell, of Phoenix, was arrested Wednesday and held for arraignment in Phoenix federal court. New York prosecutors allege Powell successfully mined accounts for private information at a New York school from his work […]
  
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• Chicago Cubs fans hoping for World Series win Wednesday

  02-11-2016 23:15 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs fans are hoping for the party of the century — or more than a century — on Wednesday night.
  Fans crowded outside Wrigley Field on Tuesday night and sang “Go Cubs Go” after the team’s 9-3 win in Cleveland over the Indians in Game 6 of the World Series. The win forced a Game 7 on Wednesday in Cleveland, and Cubs fans are looking for the team’s first World Series title since 1908.
  “Anything can happen,” Cubs fan Joe
  
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• Updated: Comey, senior Justice officials eulogize beloved colleague David Margolis

  02-11-2016 23:14
  
  It was standing-room-only in the Great Hall of the Justice Department when FBI Director James Comey rose to honor a beloved colleague. David Margolis, a consigliere to senior Justice officials for more than 20 years, had been revered as the conscience of the department. He died in July of a heart attack at age 76. […]
  
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• Massive crack in city street has residents on edge

  02-11-2016 23:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s enough to drive people on one city block crazy. Just before you reach the cul-de-sac at the end of Roca Fiel NW, there is a massive crack in the road that extends the entire width of the street.
  “Every car that passes through here, you’d swear to God that the bumpers are gonna fall off,” said Ramon Jaramillo who lives on the street. Another neighbor said driving over the crack
  Another neighbor said driving over the crack every da
  
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• Updated: California cities ban pot sales ahead of state vote

  02-11-2016 22:24
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. — Worried that California might legalize recreational marijuana, the state’s third-largest city by population has voted to ban pot sales ahead of Tuesday’s election. San Jose isn’t alone in scrambling to block the possible effects of Proposition 64, which would legalize pot but also allow local bans on sales. Dozens of cities […]
  
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• Updated: Social media ‘influencers’: A marketing experiment that’s become a mini-economy

  02-11-2016 22:21
  
  As soon as Lauren Middledorf starts striking poses, you can tell that she’s done this more than a few times before. Smile. Look at the camera. Look away. Reposition the leopard-print purse. Tousle hair. Cross legs. Add sunglasses. Repeat. The photographer – snapping away at her subject on a shadow-bathed outdoor plaza – occasionally chimes […]
  
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• Updated: Luke Bryan wants a ‘three-peat’ at the CMA Awards

  02-11-2016 22:19
  
  Christmas could come early for country star Luke Bryan: The singer may have a “three-peat” as entertainer of the year at the Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday night. Bryan is nominated for the top prize, which he won the last two consecutive years, besting acts like Garth Brooks, George Strait and Blake Shelton. “The […]
  
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• Updated: Ruff justice: Michigan dog wins release from death row

  02-11-2016 22:10
  
  A Michigan dog who spent weeks on death row has returned home after DNA tests cleared him in the death…
  
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• Updated: Chicago Cubs fans hoping for World Series win Wednesday

  02-11-2016 22:10
  
  CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs fans are hoping for the party of the century — or more than a century — on Wednesday night. Fans crowded outside Wrigley Field on Tuesday night and sang “Go Cubs Go” after the team’s 9-3 win in Cleveland over the Indians in Game 6 of the World Series. The win […]
  
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• Suspected shoplifter brags about his crimes on Facebook, police say

  02-11-2016 21:43
  
  If there was a book about how not to get away with shoplifting, police said one suspect should write it. From what was learned about Matthew Crowder’s apparent decisions, that book probably would not be a long one.
  
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• Updated: ‘The Uncondemned’ revisits a milestone war-crimes trial

  02-11-2016 20:51
  
  Rape has been designated a war crime, in the eyes of international law, since the end of World War I. But it wasn’t prosecuted as such for many decades after that – not after the atrocities at Nanking, nor in Soviet-occupied Germany after World War II, nor in any of the other places where sexual […]
  
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• Updated: Picking the right neutrals for walls and trim: Experts weigh in

  02-11-2016 20:51
  
  “White on white when done right can be one of the most beautiful and versatile paint color combinations,” says Washington designer Kiera Kushlan. But for the untrained eye, picking out a good white out of hundreds of choices is a tough-enough task. Coordinating a perfect trim color to go with it can be even more […]
  
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• Gun-control advocates are hoping to finally win on Tuesday with state approach

  02-11-2016 20:51
  
  MATTAWAMKEAG, Maine – The regulars at Bob & Tom’s Gun Shop spend hours here fiddling with firearms, sipping coffee and making small talk – chatter that now focuses on fighting an initiative that would require universal background checks for all gun purchases in the state. “It’s honest gun country here,” said Bud McLaughlin of Medway, […]
  
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• Updated: QB Newton hopes concerns addressed after talk with Goodell

  02-11-2016 20:50
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is hopeful his concerns over taking “illegal hits” from defensive players while he’s in the pocket will be addressed on the field following a “great conversation” with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. The two spoke Tuesday by phone, and Newton says that Goodell was receptive to his concerns. The […]
  
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• Updated: A hot mic, groping charges and sexting: 2016 has not been a good year for men

  02-11-2016 20:50
  
  This presidential election has been downright embarrassing to men. In its closing days, that’s how a lot of men, including Ken Oldham, see the 2016 campaign. So many of its lowest moments involved men and sex: Donald Trump’s vulgar boasts on the “Access Hollywood” video about kissing women and grabbing their crotches. Women, one after […]
  
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• Firefighters respond to brush fire near Tramway Boulevard

  02-11-2016 20:23
  
  Several agency firefighting units are responding to a brush fire near Tramway Boulevard, according to Bernalillo County Fire Department officials.
  
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• Today in History: November 2

  02-11-2016 19:46 via krqe.com
  
  Today in History
  Today is Wednesday, Nov. 2, the 307th day of 2016. There are 59 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On Nov. 2, 1976, former Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter became the first candidate from the Deep South since the Civil War to be elected president as he defeated incumbent Gerald R. Ford.
  On this date:
  In 1795, the 11th president of the United States, James Knox Polk, was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
  In 1865, the 29th president of the United States,
  
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• MDC guard accused of raping inmates found not guilty

  02-11-2016 19:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Jury deliberations are underway in the case of an Metropolitan Detention Center guard accused of raping inmates. Torry Chambers is accused of raping several female inmates between 2008 and 2010.
  Attorneys gave their closing arguments Wednesday in the case of Chambers.
  “Inmates are the perfect victims. They are at the Metropolitan Detention Center,” said Jacqueline James, prosecutor. “That does not mean they’re stripped of the right to
  
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• Jury begins deliberations for MDC guard accused of raping inmates

  02-11-2016 19:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Jury deliberations are underway in the case of an MDC guard accused of raping inmates. Torry Chambers is accused of raping several female inmates between 2008 and 2010.
  Wednesday both sides presented closing arguments.
  Chambers is still a sergeant at MDC but is not allowed to have contact with inmates.
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• Closing arguments to be presented in Torry Chambers case

  02-11-2016 19:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The trial for a Metropolitan Detention Center guard accused of sexually assaulting female inmates is wrapping up.
  Torry Chambers is accused of raping several female inmates while working at MDC between 2008 and 2010. Wednesday, both sides presented closing arguments so the case is expected to go to the jury Wednesday afternoon.
  Chambers is still a sergeant at MDC.
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• Albuquerque Rapid Transit project looking to hire contractors

  02-11-2016 18:44 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Rapid Transit project is looking to hire contractors.
  Bradbury Stamm Construction has launched a web page with job openings for the project. They’re looking to bring on a variety of technical expertise and preferably those who live within a mile of the construction zone.
  Positions are also available at some ART construction sub-contractors.
  For more information on working for ART, click here.Albuquerque Rapid Transit project looking to hire
  
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• Updated: US, Europe at odds over Revolutionary Guard-backed airline

  02-11-2016 18:36
  
  WASHINGTON — An Iranian airline, backed by the country’s notorious Revolutionary Guard and used to ferry weapons and fighters to support Syria’s government, has acquired rights to fly commercial routes in more than a dozen European and Asian countries in spite of U.S. terror-related sanctions. The agreement Iran and six other world powers signed last […]
  
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• Updated: ‘Friends Forever’: The extraordinary bond between a little boy and a WWII II vet

  02-11-2016 18:35
  
  The way Erling Kindem told it, the tomatoes brought them together. “Every time he saw me out there, he would come running over,” Kindem, a World War II veteran, told KARE, an NBC affiliate in Minneapolis. ” ‘Erling, got any ‘matoes?’ “ He is speaking of his dear friend and young next-door neighbor, Emmett Rychner, […]
  
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• America Ferrera wants to do a ‘Gilmore Girls’ binge with Hillary Clinton

  02-11-2016 18:35
  
  What enthusiasm gap? Actress America Ferrera really, really digs Hillary Clinton. In fact, she has her fantasy hang with the Democratic candidate all planned out. “I am a first-generation American, millennial, female voter who is not only voting for Clinton but also really likes her,” Ferrera writes in an essay for Latina magazine. “She’s the […]
  
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• Updated: UK’s ‘killer air’ ruled illegal by top court

  02-11-2016 18:34
  
  The U.K. government broke the law by failing to adequately deal with air pollution, a London judge said, ruling that ministers should revise current plans to rein in toxic emissions to comply with European Union standards. Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom must “aim to achieve compliance by the soonest date possible,” High Court Judge Neil Garnham […]
  
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• Updated: Other teams beside Cubs, Indians, who had long title waits

  02-11-2016 18:20
  
  The World Series will finish late Wednesday, bringing an end to one of the longest title droughts in sports. The Chicago Cubs are trying to win their first series since 1908, and the Cleveland Indians their first since 1948. They are playing Game 7 in Cleveland. Here are some other teams and players who had […]
  
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• New Mexico starts Twitter handle to monitor DWI cases

  02-11-2016 17:20 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – The governor of New Mexico has announced the launch of the Twitter handle NMDWIWatch tell you if drunken driving offenders are let off too easy.
  The Twitter handle announcement Wednesday is part of a court monitoring initiative by Gov. Susana Martinez that places residents inside courtrooms across the state.
  Officials say the purpose is the shed light how drunken driving cases are being handled.
  Martinez has previously said some state judges are routinely lenient in d
  
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• New Mexico starts Twitter account to monitor DWI cases

  02-11-2016 17:20 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A new Twitter account launched to make sure DWI cases aren’t falling through the cracks and drunk drivers aren’t getting off easy, is now up and running.
  There’s already a string of Tweets posted about a single case. The handle is @NMDWIWatch, and the information tweeted comes from monitors who sit in on drunk driving cases in court.
  Back in April, the State Department of Transportation awarded Mothers Against Drunk Driving a $800,000 two-year cont
  
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• The Electoral College: What is it and what does it do?

  02-11-2016 15:55 via krqe.com
  
  (MEDIA GENERAL) — Political scientists, journalists and talking heads refer to it as “The Map,” “The Path to 270,” “The Road to the White House.”
  What they are referring to is the Electoral College – which, for those who have a hazy memory of your high school civics class – is what actually elects the President of the United States. Presidential campaigns know their goal isn’t necessarily to win the popular vote but to take the absolute
  
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• Cranioplasty patient travels to Denver for evaluation

  02-11-2016 15:41
  
  A 9-year-old Albuquerque girl is making a trip that her family hopes will change her life.
  
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• Albuquerque police talk woman down from rooftop

  02-11-2016 15:03
  
  Albuquerque police say that officers were successfully able to talk a woman down from a rooftop after hours of negotiation early Wednesday morning.
  
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• Albuquerque police respond to calls of woman on rooftop

  02-11-2016 14:24 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department says officers were dispatched to the 2900 block of Monte Vista Blvd. NE around 4:00 a.m. Wednesday morning, in reference to a woman who was on a rooftop.
  Officer say the woman was on the roof and refused to come down. After about two and a half hours, police say they were able to talk the woman into climbing down.
  The woman was then treated by rescue. Police say it’s unknown if she suffers from any type of mental
  
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• St. Clair Winery and Bistro honors Nation’s hero’s

  02-11-2016 14:12 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – November is the kickoff to a busy holiday season. From Thanksgiving to Christmas there’s a long list of “to-do’s” but there’s also a very important celebration that one local restaurant wants to highlight: Veteran’s Day.
  St. Clair Winery is gearing up to honor our nation’s heroes next Friday, November 11 by providing all U.S. veterans and active duty military with a free meal.
  St. Clair Winery and Bistro’s Wine Prog
  
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• St. Clair Winery and Bistro honors nation’s heroes

  02-11-2016 14:12 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – November is the kickoff to a busy holiday season. From Thanksgiving to Christmas there’s a long list of “to-do’s” but there’s also a very important celebration that one local restaurant wants to highlight: Veteran’s Day.
  St. Clair Winery is gearing up to honor our nation’s heroes next Friday, November 11 by providing all U.S. veterans and active duty military with a free meal.
  St. Clair Winery and Bistro’s Wine Prog
  
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• ABQ 365 details early November events

  02-11-2016 14:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Whether you’re a visitor, lived here your entire life, or are somewhere in the middle, you are bound to be looking for something to do.
  With Albuquerque’s feel of a small town in a big city, repetitiveness seems to become the norm. So those who are looking to get out of the same-old, same-old, look to ABQ 365 to help you venture from your comfort zone.
  ABQ 365 is Albuquerque’s online source for community happenings, by the community.&
  
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• Wednesday’s Morning Rush Video, 5 Facts: Monitor: APD still fails to get use-of-force review right

  02-11-2016 14:08 via krqe.com
  
  The 5 Facts You Need to Know
  1. When it comes to Albuquerque police fixing its use of force problems, the latest report from the court appointed monitor shows the Albuquerque Police Department has a long way to go. APD’s chief says the report shows continued progress by tactical units and a department that’s meeting it’s deadlines. However, in the report the monitor criticized APD several times, saying APD still doesn’t routinely hold officers accountable when they u
  
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• KRQE Cares launches new educational program

  02-11-2016 14:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It has been an umbrella for several initiatives throughout the year, from shoes for kids, food for kids, and now a brand new campaign.
  KRQE Cares is introducing another great organization to serve the Albuquerque community, Books for Kids.
  Vangie Pacheco, Jennifer Lucero Montoya, and Angelo Gonzales, joined KRQE This Morning’s team to discuss the campaign. Watch above.
  The Books for Kids campaign will raise money for the APS Educational Foundations to purch
  
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• After explosion, company aims to restart gas pipeline

  02-11-2016 13:46 via krqe.com
  
  HELENA, Ala. (AP) — Executives at a pipeline company say their goal is to restart the line as early as this weekend after an explosion and fire shut down gasoline shipments to millions across the South.
  The deadly explosion sparked a geyser of fire Monday and closed off the vital pipeline, raising fears of another round of gas shortages and price increases. It’s Colonial Pipeline’s second accident and shutdown in two months.
  Continuing fires in the drought-stricken area of cent
  
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• NMSU professor tests underground irrigation system at ABQ park

  02-11-2016 13:34
  
  Bernd Leinauer, professor of turfgrass water conservation at New Mexico State University approached Albuquerque Parks and Recreation with an idea.
  
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• Security camera catches burglar in the act

  02-11-2016 13:32
  
  An Albuquerque father says he got security cameras to deter theft after a spike in crime in his neighborhood, but that didn't stop one burglar.
  
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• Three arrested in lingerie lifting case

  02-11-2016 13:27
  
  Albuquerque police say they have arrested three suspects accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of underwear in a major lingerie-theft bust.
  
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• Man arrested, search for female suspect continues in 'violent carjacking'

  02-11-2016 13:25
  
  Albuquerque Police Department officers said Tuesday that they are still on the lookout for a woman connected to a "violent carjacking" Monday afternoon.
  
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• Woman linked to previous scams accused of identity theft

  02-11-2016 13:24
  
  She is unapologetic and insists she’s done nothing wrong, but for more than a year, KOB has closely followed the saga of accused Albuquerque scam artist Kristin Fuson.
  
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• Monitor’s report: APD still struggles with use-of-force policy

  02-11-2016 13:23
  
  The Albuquerque Police Department is still struggling with its use-of-force policy when it comes to understanding it and holding people accountable, according to the fourth Department of Justice monitor report released Tuesday.
  
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• Breaking: Police: 2 Iowa officers killed in 2 ambush-style attacks

  02-11-2016 13:20
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa — Two Des Moines area police officers were shot to death early Wednesday in separate ambush-style attacks while they were sitting in their patrol cars, and police said they are searching for a known suspect. Officers responded to a report of shots fired at 1:06 a.m. and found an Urbandale Police Department […]
  
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• FBI release of Bill Clinton archive raises timing questions

  02-11-2016 13:13 via krqe.com
  
   
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Only days before the presidential election, the FBI released an archive of documents from a long-closed investigation into Bill Clinton’s 2001 presidential pardon of a fugitive financier, prompting questions from Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign about its timing.
  The release comes amid the bureau’s controversially timed review of emails from a Hillary Clinton aide.
  The 129 pages of heavily censored material about Bill Clinton’s presid
  
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