The presidential candidates’ divergent paths highlight the yawning gaps between race, place and economics that drive policies.
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Takedown blows cap ugly, corrosive race
The presidential candidates spend the last days laying siege to each other as catastrophic choices rather than emphasizing their policies and experience.
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Trump makes sure he’s master of Web domain names that taint him
Donaldtrumpsucks.com is just one of the dozens he’s acquired to keep critics from using them.
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Sanders spurs on Maine voters in campaign rally for Clinton
The Vermont Democrat returns to Deering High School, where thousands of Portland Democrats stood in line for a party caucus in March and gave Sanders a victory over Hillary Clinton.
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Report: Trump used dubious tax avoidance scheme in 1990s
The New York Times says it has documents showing that Donald Trump essentially traded debt relief for nearly worthless ‘partnership equity’ in the 1990s to avoid tax liability.
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Trump goes on attack over emails, while Clinton faults FBI
National polls show a tightening race as the candidates enter the final week of the campaign.
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Clinton’s new ‘Daisy’ ad aims to shift focus back to Trump and nukes
The ad features the same woman who, as a small girl, plucked petals from a flower in the original one, which was aimed at Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater.
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Clinton extends her lead in latest Maine Sunday Telegram poll of voters
The late-October numbers favor the Democrat, even in the more conservative 2nd District, which shifted markedly since September.
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In post-fact society, emotions and ideology increasingly squelch scientific evidence
The candidates in next week’s election offer stark differences on turning back climate change.
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Poll: Most think Clinton’s email server broke law
But the results also show many voters are more concerned about groping accusations against Donald Trump.