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For A Navajo Voter In Arizona, Environment, Jobs Are Top Concerns

8:49am October 04, 2016

Majerle Lister lives part-time with his grandmother on the Navajo Nation reservation. He's driven by social justice issues and, after backing Bernie Sanders, is reluctantly supporting Hillary Clinton.

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A Wealthy Retiree Outside GOP-Leaning Phoenix Plans To Vote D

8:49am October 04, 2016

by David Greene

In a city that leans Republican, retired wealthy businessman Lanny Lahr is an anomaly among his friends: He is supporting Democrat Hillary Clinton this election.

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The courtroom of the U.S. Supreme Court seen ahead of the start of the term.

Still Down A Justice, Supreme Court Term Is Off To A Restrained Start

8:49am October 04, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

Starting the term with an eight-justice court means it could remain short-handed, and often deadlocked, on some of the most controversial, and difficult, issues of the day.

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Trump Makes No Apologies For Tax History: 'I Have Brilliantly Used Those Laws'

8:49am October 04, 2016

by Scott Detrow

Donald Trump embraced the idea that he may have carefully navigated the tax code to avoid paying income taxes as he campaigned in Colorado on Monday.

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In Ohio, Clinton Zeroes In On Trump's Tax Returns

8:49am October 04, 2016

by Asma Khalid

Hillary Clinton campaigned Monday in Ohio, where she is facing unfavorable demographic trends as she tries to claim a state that President Obama won twice. But her major focus was a response to Donald Trump's tax story.

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National Security Division Assistant Attorney General John Carlin speaks at a conference earlier this month.

DOJ National Security Chief 'Not Afraid To Impose Consequences' On Hackers

7:42am October 04, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

The outgoing leader of the Justice Department's national security unit confronted a shifting threat, from hackers tied to foreign powers to young Americans inspired by online extremism.

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Undecided Catholic Voter Hopes Pence Is Persuasive In VP Debate

7:35am October 04, 2016

A third-generation Mexican-American, Mary Graham says she is hoping Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence — a fellow Catholic — can persuade her in tonight's debate to vote for his ticket.

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Vice Presidential Debates Have Mattered Before. Here's A Look Back

6:41am October 04, 2016

by Ron Elving

The winning presidential ticket has come away with no worse than a draw in eight of the nine vice presidential debates to date. Here's what you need to know.

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In Ariz., Mormon Working Mom Explains Why She's Supporting Trump

6:01am October 04, 2016

by David Greene

As part of our Divided States project, we are talking with representative voters across the traditionally red state of Arizona. Eileen Eagar is a Mormon, and a fervent supporter of Donald Trump.

Is It Fair That Businesses Get To 'Carry Forward' Their Losses?

6:00am October 04, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

A developer such as Donald Trump can use a net operating loss "carryforward" to lower his taxes. That may sound weird, but the law has been in place for nearly a century, and experts say it's fair.