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Republican president nominee Donald Trump (Reuters/Carlo Allegri) and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. (Reuters/Carlos Barria)

Fact-Checking the ‘Final Arguments’ of Trump and Clinton

by Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Glenn Kessler | Nov 8, 2016 | World

With the 2016 presidential election race coming to a close tomorrow, here’s a roundup of 29 claims being made by Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in their “final argument” speeches. Trump repeated many of his greatest hits of debunked claims, and Clinton mainly...

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Photo / AP

Donald Trump v Hillary Clinton: The 15 States that will Decide the U.S. Election

by Jose A. DelReal, Anne Gearan, Ed O'Keefe | Nov 7, 2016 | World

Arizona The Grand Canyon State hasn’t voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since Bill Clinton in 1996, but Democrats believe that increased Hispanic voter registration will keep things competitive. Recent polling has given Republican Donald Trump a...

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Why This Election Terrifies Me

by Frank Bruni | Nov 7, 2016 | Opinion

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Tuesday nears, after such epic ugliness. “It’s almost over,” friends say. “We’ll finally be done with this.” What a lovely thought. What a naïve fantasy. There’s no end here, just a punctuation mark, a measly comma between the rancor that has built...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Mikhail Klimentyev/Pool photo via Associated Press)

Russia may be Wounded, but it can Still Bite

by David Ignatius | Nov 7, 2016 | Opinion

Whoever wins Tuesday’s presidential election will face an assertive, aggrieved Russia whose risk-taking behavior under President Vladimir Putin is increasingly worrisome to U.S. experts. Today’s pushy, headstrong Russia presents a paradox: By most measures, it is a...

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Hillary Clinton in Las Vegas on Wednesday. Credit Doug Mills/The New York Times

Voters Express Disgust Over U.S. Politics in New Times/CBS Poll

by JONATHAN MARTIN, DALIA SUSSMAN and MEGAN THEE-BRENAN | Nov 5, 2016 | World

An overwhelming majority of voters are disgusted by the state of American politics, and many harbor doubts that either major-party nominee can unite the country after a historically ugly presidential campaign, according to the final pre-election New York Times/CBS...