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Criminal probe underway over would-be spoiler Senate candidate in Alaska

By Andrew Goudsward and Nathan Frandino WASHINGTON/ANCHORAGE, Oct 30 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration stepped up criminal and civil investigations into allegations that Democrats conspired to recruit a spoiler candidate in a critical Senate race in Alaska, officials said on Friday, injecting fresh uncertainty into Tuesday's midterm elections. The top federal prosecutor in Alaska, US Attorney Michael Heyman, said ‌at a press conference that a Wednesday New York Times article ab