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President Obama Criticizes FBI Chief on Disclosure of New Hillary Clinton Email Probe

President Obama offered his first public comments on FBI Director James Comey's disclosure about the new Hillary Clinton email probe. "We don't operate on leaks. We operate based on concrete decisions that are made," Obama said

President Obama slams FBI for ‘incomplete information’ on emails

PRESIDENT Obama has broken his silence on latest discovery of emails relating to Hillary Clinton, blasting FBI Director James Comey, by saying we “don’t operate on innuendo”.

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Donald Trump More Trustworthy Than Hillary Clinton, Poll Finds

The Republican presidential nominee leads his Democratic rival on honesty and trustworthiness by eight points in a Washington Post-ABC News poll, which found 46% of likely voters saying Trump is more honest and deserving of trust

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New tracking poll: Trump, Clinton in tight race

Although Trump's single-point advantage over Clinton is statistically negligible, it is his first lead in an ABC/Post poll since May

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How big a deal is the Hillary Clinton email scandal?

DONALD Trump has leapt on fresh revelations in Hillary Clinton’s email scandal, doubling down on his claim the drama is “worse than Watergate”.

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A fresh email scandal has come at the worst possible time for Hillary Clinton. Picture: Andrew Harnik/AP

Clinton emails: FBI chief may have broken law, says top Democrat

The Democratic leader in the US Senate says the head of the FBI may have broken the law by revealing the bureau was investigating emails possibly linked to Hillary Clinton.

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Mr Comey has come under fire from Democrats over the move

Sordid reason Clinton emails emerged

JUST 11 days out from the US presidential election, Hillary Clinton’s campaign is dealing with an FBI letter that could destroy her lead.

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Democratic presidential nominee, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is dealing with a shock FBI letter, with the bureau investigating more of her emails. Picture: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP

Reports: FBI obtains warrant to review emails linked to Huma Abedin

Hillary Clinton's senior aide Huma Abedin had not yet publicly released the contents of newly discovered emails in her possession. USA TODAY NETWORK

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FBI chief Comey grabs the spotlight in the 2016 US presidential race

FBI Director James Comey’s shock letter to Congress on Friday announcing the discovery of new evidence that might relate to the inquiry into Hillary Clinton’s emails has earned rare praise from Donald Trump and the ire of the Clinton campaign.

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© Win McNamee, AFP | FBI chief James Comey testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington, DC on September 28, 2016.

#PodestaEmails23: WikiLeaks releases new mails from Clinton chair

The 23rd batch of emails from the account of Hillary Clinton’s campaign chair, John Podesta, have been published online by WikiLeaks.

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U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton © Brian Snyder / Reuters

Clinton to FBI: Explain Yourself

Hillary Clinton called for the FBI to release all the information it has about the additional emails relating to her private email server. "The American people deserve to get the full and complete facts immediately," the Democratic nominee said

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Weiner Probe Entangles Clinton

The FBI is examining additional emails related to Hillary Clinton's use of a private email, a surprise twist in a turbulent campaign just 11 days before the election. The emails were discovered in the probe of Anthony Weiner, longtime Clinton aide Huma Abedin's husband.

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Trump running mate Mike Pence's plane skids off runway

Republican vice-presidential candidate Mike Pence has had a narrow escape after his plane slid off the runway while landing in New York City.

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Mike Pence (C) walks down the steps of his campaign plane at New York's LaGuardia Airport

Michelle Obama campaigns with her 'girl' Hillary Clinton

First Lady Michelle Obama has appeared for the first time during this presidential election race with Hillary Clinton, whom she called "my girl".

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Donald Trump speaks Hindi in unusual new campaign ad aimed at Indian-American voters

The ad prominently features an image of Modi as well as Trump's take on Modi's popular campaign slogan, "Ab Ki Baar Trump Sarkaar," or, "This Time, We're With Trump's Government."