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With one week out, the state of the race is as it ever was. The Democratic demographic advantage holds, with Clinton seeing several paths to 270 Electoral College votes. To win, Trump needs to be about perfect, picking up Democratic states, in addition to holding the line in GOP ones. The latest Clinton email drama is raising questions about what her potential presidency would look like, as Republicans prepare for permanent investigation. Meanwhile, it's putting President Obama in a tough spot, defending Clintonwhose style of politics he's never enjoyedwithout throwing FBI Director James Comey under the bus. A judge orders the Republican Party to detail its poll monitoring relationship with the Trump campaign. CNN parts ways with the interim DNC Chairwoman. And Obama meets a "lame duck" trick-or-treater. Must Reads, Your Questions About the New Hillary Clinton Emails, Answered TIME's Sam Frizell explains the latest developments, Donald Trump Used Legally Dubious Method to Avoid Paying Taxes A shell game to minimize his tax burden New York Times, Obama Caught in Middle of Unseemly Spat Over Clinton Emails Defending the politics he distastes Associated Press, Pro-Hillary Clinton Super PAC Accepted Illegal Contributions It is returning the money Center for Public Integrity, FBI Making Inquiry Into Ex-Trump Campaign Manager's Foreign Ties Former aide's Russia ties draw scrutiny NBC, Sound Off, "The president doesn't believe Director Comey is trying to influence the outcome of an election."  White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest, who said he would neither defend nor criticize Comey for sending a letter to Congress about reopening the investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails, "I'm dressed up as what happens when young people vote."  Obama to Samantha Bee on his Halloween costume, Bits and Bites, President Barack Obama Talks Trump, Clinton and His Legacy on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee TIME, Weak early voter turnout among African-Americans hurts Clinton in Florida Politico, White nationalist launches new pro-Trump ad in Utah targeting Evan McMullin's mom LA Times, CNN severs ties with Donna Brazile Politico, GOP sources Rick Perry encouraged Michael McCaul to challenge Ted Cruz Texas Tribune, John Kasich follows through on vow not to vote for Donald Trump, writes in John McCain instead Cleveland.com, Democrats Accuse Donald Trump and GOP of Intimidating Voters in Four States Associated Press, Donald Trump is refusing to pay his campaign pollster three-quarters of a million dollars Washington Post, Supreme Court Considers Fashion v. Function in Cheerleading-Uniform Case Wall Street Journal, Judge orders RNC to detail voter fraud pacts with Trump campaign Politico, Opiate epidemic fades from campaign trail as death toll rises CBS, Hillary Clinton Uses Daisy Girl' in Ad Criticizing Donald Trump TIME, In private, Burr quips about gun owners shooting Clinton CNN, Richard Burr bans NO from receiving notices of campaign events News  Observer, This Trick-or-Treater Dressed as a Lame Duck Totally Won President Obama's Halloween Party TIME, Robby Mook calls for fair treatment from the FBI CNN