QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"The October surprise doesn’t mean anything. The bar’s been lowered so much, you can’t lower it any more."
FERNANDO GONZALES, an early voter for Hillary Clinton in Miami, on the ebbs and flows of the election season.
OCTOBER 31, 2016
（１）Early Turnout Tilts（柄をはめる） Toward Democrats in Swing（揺れる） States
Hillary Clinton’s campaign, leveraging（てこ入れする） its advantage in state-level organization, may be mitigating（緩和する） the fallout（結果） from her latest scrap（喧嘩） with the F.B.I.
（２）Justice Department Obtains Warrant to Review Clinton Aide’s Emails
Investigators hope to review as many of Huma Abedin’s emails as possible before Election Day, though it remained unclear whether they could finish their work by then.
（３）Black Voters, Aghast at Trump, Find a Place of Food and Comfort
The struggling African-Americans who visit a Philadelphia food pantry（食糧貯蔵室） recoil at Donald Trump’s appeals to voters hit hard by economic troubles.
（４）A Little-Noticed Fact About Trade: It’s No Longer Rising
There are signs that the slowdown is becoming structural. Developed nations appear to be backing away from globalization.
（５）Wife, First Lady and Now Running Mate: Amassing（集める） Power in Nicaragua
Rosario Murillo, President Daniel Ortega’s wife, has risen by winning over the poor and the public, but also by pushing out many in Mr. Ortega’s inner circle.
