it<u+2019>s no surprise that fbi director james comey has given hillary clinton another legal pass on her reckless handling of classified information. <u+201c>the case was never serious in the first place,<u+201d> notes a journal editorial . the justice department never went to a grand jury, which was needed to gather all appropriate evidence, and justice freely handed out immunity deals to mrs. clinton<u+2019>s advisers. <u+201c>certainly mrs. clinton will have cause to be grateful to mr. comey if she wins on tuesday. the price to the country is the damage he has done to the reputation of the fbi as an apolitical law-enforcement agency,<u+201d> writes the editorial board . click here to receive this daily opinion summary via email. speaking of double standards, the internal revenue service is still targeting conservative organizations. a journal editorial notes that on friday federal judge michael barrett granted a preliminary injunction against the irs on strong evidence of viewpoint discrimination . the tax agency has been applying extra scrutiny to the texas patriots tea party, making extensive document requests. also, if the group hosts a speaker, the irs asks whether it extends <u+201c>an equal opportunity to participate to speakers on behalf of other political candidates seeking the same office.<u+201d> the editorial board observes : <u+201c>as far as we know, the irs has never asked similar questions of the clinton foundation , despite its obvious political purpose and mixing of private profit with charity work.<u+201d> speaking of double standards, laureate international universities <u+201c>helped make bill clinton richer and donated big bucks to the clinton foundation that promoted the clinton political brand,<u+201d> notes a separate editorial . meantime, the company avoided a regulatory assault against similar firms and <u+201c>received political access that helped promote the laureate brand,<u+201d> writes the editorial board . <u+201c> hillary clinton and donald trump are in a statistical dead heat in florida, where the state<u+2019>s 29 electoral votes will be pivotal in tuesday<u+2019>s presidential election,<u+201d> writes our columnist mary anastasia o<u+2019>grady . <u+201c>one surprise for democrats is that president obama<u+2019>s december 2014 decision to liberalize u.s. cuba policy is not helping their nominee as the white house expected it to. instead, it has become a liability.<u+201d> <u+201c>the u.s. economy suffers from complex, arbitrary and politicized regulation . the ridiculous tax system and badly structured social programs discourage work and investment. even internet giants are now running to washington for regulatory favors,<u+201d> writes john cochrane . he sketches out a plan to return the u.s. to robust growth . for any readers depressed about this year<u+2019>s election, george melloan reminds us that things could be much worse<u+2014>and have been . <u+201c>the system is under threat again. but it is far stronger now than it was in the 1930s. history is not on the side of the statists,<u+201d> writes mr. melloan .
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