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Candidates Hit Key Swing States as Election Day Draws Near

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With Election Day just 11 days away, both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are hitting important battleground states, like Ohio and North Carolina.

The news comes as Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence's campaign plane had a scary landing late Thursday night during a rainstorm at New York's LaGuardia Airport.

None of the more than 30 people onboard were injured when the plane skidded off the runway after landing in heavy rain, but the airport was closed down for a while.

"Pretty close to grave, grave danger," GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump said. "But I just spoke to Mike Pence, and he's fine."

Earlier Thursday, in the key swing state of Ohio, Trump spoke out against Hillary and Bill Clinton, accusing them of corruption.

"They didn't create anything, produce anything, invent anything," he said. "All they did was sell favors, sell access, and sell out the American worker."

In a new WikiLeaks release, hacked emails show how top aide to Bill Clinton, Doug Band, raised money for the Clinton Foundation.

In a 2011 memo, Band explained how he worked for years to raise $46 million from big businesses and lined up speeches and consulting contracts for the former president. Band referred to it as "Bill Clinton, Inc."

Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton campaigned in another important swing state, North Carolina, where she was joined by first lady Michelle Obama.

"So I couldn't think of a better place to come back to with another woman whose voice we need now more than ever," Clinton said during the rally.

"Hillary doesn't play," the first lady said of the presidential candidate. "She has more experience and exposure to the presidency than any candidate in our lifetime."

As far as the media coverage of the presidential race? A new Associated Press-GfK poll shows most Americans, 56 percent, agree with Trump that the media is biased against the Republican presidential candidate.

Eighty-seven percent of Trump supporters believe the media is biased against their candidate, and 30 percent of Clinton supporters agree.

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