Clinton, Obama try to capture votes in display of support

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Race turns to N.C. on pivotal day DECISION 2016

Obama, Clinton fire up Charlotte rally with mutual praise, attacks on Trump

FBI recommends not charging Clinton over ‘careless’ emails

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Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump speaks to supporters in Raleigh, calling Hillary Clinton corrupt.

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President Barack Obama campaigns at the Charlotte Convention Center with presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. He described her as smart, compassionate and respected worldwide, in contrast to Trump.

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Donald Trump blasted rival Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server at a packed rally at Raleigh’s Memorial Auditorium on Tuesday evening, saying the FBI’s recommendation not to pursue criminal charges against Clinton shows “the system is rigged.” Tuesday’s rally is Trump’s second visit to North Carolina since he became the presumptive Republican nominee in a presidential race that is expected to be closely contested in the Tar Heel State. “Essentially, I thought, everybody thought, she was guilty,” Trump said of Clinton, speaking inside the auditorium at downtown’s Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts. “It turned out that we’re not going to press

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charges. It’s really amazing. We have a rigged system, folks.” Trump said he was concerned by the FBI’s finding that the email server might have been hacked by a “hostile actor.” “Our enemies may have a blackmail file on crooked Hillary, and this alone means that she should not be allowed to serve as president,” he said. Earlier Tuesday, N.C. Democratic Party spokesman Dave Miranda praised the FBI finding, saying it’s “good that this matter is now resolved.” Trump criticized Obama’s decision to campaign with Clinton Tuesday. “Why was she campaigning on the plane of the United States – that very, very expensive plane?” Someone in the crowd yelled out “he’s a monkey” while Trump was speaking about Obama. SEE TRUMP, 2A

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An enthusiastic crowd greets President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton at the Charlotte Convention Center on Tuesday.

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Clinton campaign hopes the president’s support translates into votes in battleground state

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FBI director announced Tuesday that the agency isn’t recommending charges against Clinton in email probe

Eight years after Hillary Clinton urged Democrats to put aside their skepticism and unite behind Barack Obama, the president flew to Charlotte Tuesday to do the same for her. Looking relaxed and appearing to enjoy himself, Obama sat behind Clinton, smiling, nodding and leading the crowd in chants of “Hill-a-ry, Hill-a-ry.” The Clinton campaign hopes the president’s support translates into votes in this battleground state, which Obama narrowly won in 2008 but lost in 2012. It was their first joint appearance and came on a day with another significant development for the presumptive Democratic nominee: FBI Director James Comey announced that his agency won’t recommend Clinton face charges in the long-running probe into her use of a private email server when she served as Obama’s secretary of state. But he criticized her and her aides for “extremely careless” email practices and mishandling classified information. Neither Obama nor Clinton mentioned or even alluded to the FBI findings. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters that while the two spent time together aboard Air Force One, they didn’t discuss the investigation or the FBI’s announcement. The importance of Obama’s visit is underscored by the average of polls compiled by Real Clear

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