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    To the Point

    A bombshell on the road to the White House

    Supporters of Hillary Clinton say FBI Director James Comey might have damaged her chances for no good reason. Donald Trump says, maybe the election is “not as rigged” as he thought. We hear about the fallout from Comey’s vague letter about new emails that might or might not have any connection to the Democratic nominee.

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    By Warren Olney • Oct 31, 2016 • 52m Listen

    Supporters of Hillary Clinton say FBI Director James Comey might have damaged her chances for no good reason. Donald Trump says, maybe the election is “not as rigged” as he thought. We hear about the fallout from Comey’s vague letter about new emails that might or might not have any connection to the Democratic nominee.

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    3 stories
    1. 1:52

      Syrian rebels strike back in Aleppo

      The United Nations has accused Syria and Russia of "war crimes" in their siege of one side of Aleppo. Now it's " appalled " by rebel fire in the other direction that's also killing civilians. Rami Jarrah is a Syrian citizen-journalist who joins us from Southern Turkey.

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      7 min
    2. 8:50

      An FBI bombshell in the final stretch

      Last Friday’s October surprise by FBI Director James Comey hasn’t helped Donald Trump or damaged Hillary Clinton… at least so far. Early polls show voters knew about the latest email kerfuffle, but that they’d already made up their minds. Many said they wished this campaign were over. The political world is fully engrossed.

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      35 min
    3. 44:03

      Why Halloween at college is so frightening

      Halloween costumes have scared college administrators into taking action. Are they over-looking other dangers that require moral guidance?

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      9 min
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Paul von Zielbauer

      Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 1:527 min

      Syrian rebels strike back in Aleppo

    2. 8:5035 min

      An FBI bombshell in the final stretch

    3. 44:039 min

      Why Halloween at college is so frightening

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