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9:40 AM ET, October 24, 2016

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Devlin Barrett / Wall Street Journal:
Clinton Ally Aided Campaign of FBI Official's Wife  —  Group linked to Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe donated nearly half a million dollars to 2015 state Senate candidate  —  The political organization of Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, an influential Democrat with longstanding ties to Bill …
James Ball / BuzzFeed:
Here's What I Learned About Julian Assange While Working Alongside Him  —  The WikiLeaks founder is out to settle a score with Hillary Clinton and to reassert himself as a player on the world stage, says BuzzFeed News special correspondent James Ball, who worked for Assange at Wikileaks.
Discussion: The Week and Hullabaloo
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Trump's window is closing  —  With two weeks to go, Donald Trump's path to an Election Night win is almost entirely closed.  —  Hillary Clinton enters the final 15 days of the race safely ahead in states worth more than 270 electoral votes.  Indeed, the suspense of this final stretch is less …
Discussion: NBC News and Associated Press
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Trump in 2012 on deporting many undocumented immigrants: 'I don't believe in that'  —  Trump on mass deportation in 2012: 'I don't believe in that'  —  (CNN)Just four years ago, Donald Trump took a drastically different position on what is now his central issue: deporting undocumented immigrants in the United States.
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
Tom Hayden, 1960s radical who became champion of liberal causes, dies at 76  —  Tom Hayden, a 1960s radical who became one of the nation's best-known champions of liberal causes, has died.  He was 76.  —  Tom Hayden, a 1960s radical who was in the vanguard of the movement to stop the Vietnam War …
Discussion: The Week and KTLA
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Obama: Don't let GOP be counterweight to Clinton  —  NORTH LAS VEGAS — President Barack Obama on Sunday railed against Republicans pivoting to campaigning as counterweights to a Hillary Clinton presidency, insisting that they can't escape Donald Trump now or if he loses.
Discussion: ABC News, Business Insider and The Week
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Tim Skoczek / CNN:
Kaine: Clinton as president would seek Congress' input for ISIS fight  —  The Axe Files, featuring David Axelrod, is a podcast distributed by CNN and produced at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics.  The author works for David Axelrod.  —  Cary, N.C. (CNN)If Hillary Clinton …
Discussion: Politico and Washington Times
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Could a President Clinton heal a divided nation?  —  If she wins the White House, Hillary Clinton  —  will face the daunting task of healing the national divisions exposed by a vicious campaign season.  —  Whether Clinton could knit the nation back together is an open question.
Joshua Spivak / The Hill:
The Electoral College back in the spotlight?  —  may be losing in the polls, but thanks to the Electoral College system, he will have a chance to pull an unlikely ace from the hole.  In every election as we get closer to the finish line, the critical Electoral College maps only gains in importance.
Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
New Podesta Email Exposes Dem Playbook For Rigging Polls Through “Oversamples”  —  Earlier this morning we wrote about the obvious sampling bias in the latest ABC / Washington Post poll that showed a 12-point national advantage for Hillary.  Like many of the recent polls from Reuters …
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Trump's Right - The System Is Rigged And We Don't Owe It Our Default Acceptance  —  No pearl went unclutched when Trump refused to agree in advance to validate the giant scam that is this election.  Yeah, scam.  In light of all we've seen during this stupidest of years …
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Dangers of Hillary Clinton  —  A VOTE for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump, the Clinton campaign has suggested in broad ways and subtle ones, isn't just a vote for a Democrat over a Republican: It's a vote for safety over risk, steady competence over boastful recklessness …
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Why the Justice Dept. Will Have Far Fewer Watchdogs in Polling Places  —  WASHINGTON — For the first time since the days of poll taxes and literacy tests a half-century ago, the Justice Department will be sharply restricted in how it can deploy some of its most powerful weapons to deter voter intimidation in the presidential election.
Discussion: The Week
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Busted: Jake Tapper unearths clip of Kellyanne Conway saying Trump ‘whines’ about rigged elections  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  CNN host Jake Tapper on Sunday reminded Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway that she had been against her bosses “rigged” …
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Trump's growth projections leave economists in disbelief  —  's claim that he could more than triple economic growth if elected president.  —  Trump has repeatedly blasted the gross domestic product (GDP) numbers under President Obama as pathetically low, promising he would change the trajectory …
Discussion: Raw Story
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Plans to send heavier weapons to CIA-backed rebels in Syria stall amid White House skepticism  —  As rebel-held sections of Aleppo crumbled under Russian bombing this month, the Obama administration was secretly weighing plans to rush more firepower to CIA-backed units in Syria.
Discussion: NO QUARTER USA NET and The Week
BostonGlobe.com:
Hundreds of people wearing yoga pants parade past man's house in R.I.  —  A letter to the editor by a man in Barrington, R.I., that criticized women over the age of 20 wearing yoga pants spurred a response, which included a parade of hundreds of women, and men, in yoga pants past the man's house.
Extra Mustard / SI.com:
Around 15 people showed up to Curt Schilling's Trump rally on Saturday  —  Former Red Sox pitcher and current political neophyte Curt Schilling held a Trump “rally” outside Boston's city on Saturday, but uh, it wasn't much of a rally.  —  According to folks passing by …
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Fox News:
At least 13 people reported dead in California tour bus, semi-truck crash  —  At least 13 people are dead and several more were rushed to local hospitals after a tour bus collided with a semi-truck early Sunday morning in California, Fox News confirmed.
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
During a rare Sunday rally, Trump asks the crowd if he was right to run for president
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Tina Terry / WSOC-TV:
Woman shot, killed while in town for sister-in-law's funeral, police say
Discussion: The Root and Raw Story
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Want a presidential appointment? Step 1: Oppo research on yourself
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Even if Democrats win the Senate in 2016, their majority is unlikely to endure
Discussion: The Week
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
How mega-donors helped raise $1 billion for Hillary Clinton
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Clinton campaign says it has nothing to do with Trump accusers
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Eric Trump says his father will accept election results — 'if they're fair'
Discussion: Daily Kos and twitchy.com
 Earlier Items: 
Yahoo:
Iraq parliament in surprise vote to ban alcohol
Discussion: Guardian and The Week
Carimah Townes / ThinkProgress:
Trump suggests voter fraud might not be so bad after all, provided it helps him win
Discussion: Washington Post
Juju Chang / ABC News:
Gay Republicans Explain Why They Are Proudly Supporting Donald Trump
Discussion: Towleroad
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Late polls show Dems gaining in governor races
Julia Ioffe / Foreign Policy:
Trump Won't Inherit the Land, So He's Sowing It with Salt
Isaac Arnsdorf / Politico:
Priebus: Trump ‘not willing to not concede’
Discussion: Associated Press
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Donald Trump is killing Ivanka's business as women boycott her brand — and the stores that carry it
 

 
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