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Federal judge Robert Hinkle going “senior,” but not retiring

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Don’t call it a retirement. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle of Tallahassee moves to senior status on Monday – not that that really changes anything, he says. “Our district’s caseload has increased a great deal over the last 30 years, but the number of authorized judgeships has remained at four,” Hinkle said in an email. He sits in the Northern District of Florida; the state has three federal trial-court districts. “When a judge takes senior status, the judge can keep working as much…

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Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump use whatever they’ve got in the final push

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Knock on every door. Marshal every volunteer. Lob every attack. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are opening the final weekend of a marathon campaign by pulling out every tool they have to get their supporters to vote. Polls show critical battleground states may still be up for grabs ahead of Tuesday’s election. Clinton and her allies rushed to shore up support among African-Americans, acknowledging signs of weaker-than-expected turnout in early vote data. That has raised a red flag about diminished…

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Donald Trump: ‘Here we go again’ with Hillary Clinton scandal cycle

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Donald Trump warned on Thursday that a cloud of investigation would follow Hillary Clinton into the White House, evoking the bitter impeachment battle of the 1990s in a closing campaign argument meant to bring wayward Republicans home. Clinton and her allies, led by President Barack Obama, told voters to get serious about the dangers of Trump. As polls show Trump closing in on Clinton in key battleground states, her campaign is rushing to shore up support in some long-standing Democratic…

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Every vote counts: Bill Clinton appeals to voters in deep red Southwest Florida

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Former President Bill Clinton made an appeal to Democrats in staunchly conservative Southwest Florida this week: Vote for Hillary and make sure everyone you know does, too. “The most important thing you can do is to vote and take your friends to vote,” Clinton said during a rally in Collier County on Tuesday. “Do it today. Do it tomorrow. Do it every day until Election Day. If enough people who are for her turnout, she will win Florida and she…

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Mitch Perry Report for 11.1.16 — Russian involvement’ in presidential election still a mystery

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The Tampa Bay area gets one last, large dose of Bill and Hillary Clinton today. Hillary makes her first campaign appearance in what used to be considered a crucial bellwether — Pasco County, for an appearance this afternoon at Pasco-Hernando State College. Bill Clinton, meanwhile, makes his second appearance in the past 14 days in Pinellas County, speaking in South St. Petersburg. With a week to go before the presidential election wraps up, the most significant national story in the papers this…

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Three Florida stops for Bill Clinton on Tuesday signal importance of Sunshine State

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The Hillary Clinton campaign, in yet another sign that Florida is a must-win, is sending Bill Clinton to Florida yet again on Tuesday. From the Clinton campaign: “On Tuesday, November 1, President Bill Clinton will return to Florida to campaign in Miami-Dade, Collier and Pinellas counties. President Clinton will lay out Hillary Clinton’s vision for an America that is stronger together, with an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top.” Barely a news cycle goes by without Hillary Clinton…

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DCCC doctored photo ad becomes comedy fodder for Stephen Colbert

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That controversial television ad that photoshopped Pinellas County GOP Congressman David Jolly with Donald Trump made for some fodder on a late night comedy show Tuesday, when “The Late Show’s” Stephen Colbert referred to it during his monologue. “Democrats couldn’t find any photos tying Jolly to Trump, so they just photoshopped Trump with his arm around Jolly,” Colbert said, showing a still photo from the ad. “That is not fair, Democrats,” he chided. “With photoshop you can make anyone seem like friends, even Hillary and Bill Clinton!” The CBS…

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