title: is america on the brink of civil war
text: donald trump kicks off final campaign day with fla rally  
  boston globe 
  
  donald trump is criticizing the fbis decision not to criminally charge hillary clinton he says now its up to the american people to deliver justice at the ballot box 
  trump kicked off his election day eve blitz with a rally monday in florida he told the sarasota crowd that the system is rigged but at least we know it 
  he claimed that our country is a laughing stock all over the world 
  the republican nominee than pantomimed quotation marks when he said the word justice as he hit the fbi and the department of justice for their handling of the case 
  fbi director james comey notified congress sunday that a review of new emails connected to clintons servers did produce evidence that would warrant charges 
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  an exaide to former president bill clinton alleged in a hacked email that chelsea clinton used the familys charitable foundation to help underwrite her  wedding 
  the  exchange between doug band and hillary clinton campaign chairman john podesta was released by the wikileaks organization stolen messages have chronicled tensions within the clinton foundation between band and the daughter of the democratic presidential nominee 
  band told podesta that chelsea clinton was gossiping to outsiders that she was investigating questionable spending band suggested that she is the one who should be scrutinized for using foundation resources for her wedding he did not provide details about this a clinton foundation spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment 
  band was later forced out amid issues with his outside consulting firm 
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  donald trump is kicking off his last breakneck day of campaigning before polls open with a rally in sarasota florida 
  trump is telling thousands of supporters packed into a local fairgrounds arena monday that the election is now in their hands 
  he told them get out there i mean i did my thing i worked 
  trump is planning to continue a frenzied campaign pace with rallies in five states monday including north carolina pennsylvania new hampshire and michigan 
  trump is also continuing to paint rival hillary clinton as a corrupt and alluding to the scrutiny of her use of a private email sever as secretary of state 
  trump is also having some fun at one point he held up a mask in his likeness and complimented its hair 
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  the white house says it will neither defend nor criticize fbi director james comeys decision to send a new letter to congress about hillary clintons emails 
  thats the same phrasing the white house used when comey initially announced that the fbi was looking into more emails related to its investigation of clinton in a followup letter sunday comey said the fbi review was completed and it was standing by its recommendation that no charges be filed 
  white house spokesman josh earnest on monday told reporters aboard air force one that the white house hasnt been briefed on the investigation and didnt receive advance notice about comeys latest letter 
  earnest says obama still has confidence in comey 
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  philadelphias public transit system will be up and running in time for election day now that a weeklong strike has ended thats a relief to the states democrats 
  democratic city officials were worried that the strike could affect turnout at the polls tuesday pennsylvania does not offer early voting so election day turnout is key 
  the state has favored democrats in recent presidential elections but polls suggest the race is tightening democrat hillary clinton is counting on strong support in the philadelphia area both candidates are campaigning in the state tuesday 
  the southeastern pennsylvania transportation authority and the union representing roughly  transit workers announced a tentative agreement early monday subways were soon operating on a reduced schedule and limited trolled serve was restored 
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  the justice department says it will send more than  staffers to  states on election day to monitor the polls thats a  percent reduction from the number four years ago 
  department officials say personnel will be sent to  jurisdictions to watch for potential civil rights violations mondays announcement comes amid rising concerns about voter intimidation particularly aimed at minorities 
  the number of personnel is less than the roughly  monitors and observers who were dispatched in  
  the justice department has said its pollwatching presence has been curtailed by a  supreme court opinion that gutted a key provision of the voting rights act 
  in a statement attorney general loretta lynch said the department is committed to ensuring that every eligible voter can participate in the election 
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  hillary clinton is departing on a multistop swing of the presidential battleground states on the day before the election shes telling reporters that were just going to work until the last vote is counted 
  clinton said monday that while she thinks she has some work to do to bring the country together she wants to be the president for those who vote for her and those who dont she was speaking to reporters at an airport outside new york city 
  clinton said she has a big agenda ahead of us and is vowing to get a lot done if she defeats republican donald trump 
  the democratic presidential nominee was campaigning in pittsburgh grand rapids michigan philadelphia and raleigh north carolina 
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  new jersey gov chris christie says he doesnt know if the george washington bridge lane closure controversy cost him the vice presidential nomination 
  christie said monday on cbs this morning that he was runnerup to be republican donald trumps vice presidential pick he denied a report that trump had offered him the job then rescinded it he said he thinks trump thought indian governor mike pence was the better choice 
  two of christies former allies were convicted friday for their role in realigning access lanes to the bridge in a political revenge plot against a democratic mayor who didnt endorse him 
  christie says he thinks trump will defeat democrat hillary clinton tuesday because the momentum is on his side and the country wants change 
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  ohio democrats want the us supreme court to intervene in their voter intimidation lawsuit in the swing state 
  the party has filed an emergency request for the nations high court to lift a cincinnatibased federal appeals court order that ruling sunday granted the donald trump campaigns request to block a federal judges restraining order democrats said was needed to prevent voter intimidation 
  a th us circuit court of appeals threejudge panel said ohio democrats didnt show a likelihood of success on their cases merits 
  the party told the us supreme court the appellate judges ruled without reviewing critical evidence a lower court judge relied on in ruling that anyone engaging in intimidation or harassment inside or near polling places would face contempt of court charges 
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  donald trumps campaign manager says its not true that his staff has stopped him from tweeting 
  trump has exhibited unusual restraint on social media in the final days of the campaign the new york times reported on sunday that aides have finally wrested away his twitter account 
  president barack obama seized on the report at a voter rally in florida telling the crowd that anyone who cant be trusted with a twitter account shouldnt be trusted with control of the americas nuclear weapons 
  when asked monday about the times report by nbcs today show campaign manager kellyanne conway said no its not true 
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  with the cloud of an fbi investigation lifted hillary clinton and donald trump struck strikingly different tones as they moved into the final hours of a volatile nearly twoyearlong presidential campaign 
  after days of attacks on trumps qualifications and temperament clinton cast herself as the candidate of healing and reconciliation perhaps a surprising position for one of the most divisive figures in american politics trump meanwhile voiced new confidence as he brought his campaign  and his dark visions of a rigged american economic and political system to longtime democratic strongholds 
  overshadowing the flurry of lastminute campaigning was fbi director james comeys latest letter to congress informing lawmakers the bureau had found no evidence in its hurried review of newly discovered emails to warrant criminal charges against clinton