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Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump attend Alfred E. Smith Dinner for charity in New York City

Posted at 7:39 PM, Oct 20, 2016
and last updated 2016-10-20 22:14:12-04

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT):

   9:35 p.m.

Hillary Clinton isn't holding back against Donald Trump at the annual Al Smith dinner in New York.

Clinton joked that if Trump didn't like what she was saying, then he could "shout `wrong."' She added that she was surprised Trump let her go second because "I didn't think he'd be OK with a peaceful transition of power." And she said Trump "looks at the Statue of Liberty and sees a four."

During Trump's remarks, he drew boos from the crowd as he described Clinton as "crooked."

Clinton joked, "After listening to your speech, I will also look forward to listening to Mike Pence deny that you ever said it."

Clinton also took some shots at herself. She opened by saying she had taken "a break from my rigorous nap schedule to be here."

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   9:23 p.m.

After earning hearty laughs for many of his early jokes at the annual Al Smith dinner, Donald Trump appeared to lose the crowd as he crossed the line from jokes to deeply personal insults aimed at rival Hillary Clinton.

Trump was repeatedly booed when he described Clinton as corrupt and latched onto information contained in hacked emails from her staff. That included a hit on Clinton for "pretending" not to hate Catholics as she sits at a Catholic charity event.

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   9:19 p.m.

Donald Trump is roasting himself and rival Hillary Clinton as he kicks off the annual Al Smith Dinner a day after the pair's final contentious debate. After suggesting that he's best known for his modesty, Trump joked that the gathering is Clinton's "largest crowd of the season."

He later took a shot at the controversy surrounding her use of a private email server as secretary of state, saying that after she bumped into him, she'd said, "pardon me."

Clinton immediately got the joke and tossed her head back to laugh.

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   7:53 p.m.

Talk about an awkward dinner party.

Rivals Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have arrived and been seated at the annual Al Smith dinner in Manhattan.

But the pair declined to shake hands as they entered the room.

Clinton was introduced first, followed by Trump. The pair are sitting with just one seat between them. That's being filled by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who will be tasked with playing peace-maker.

Also seated on the dais are a host of political and business leaders, including Mayor Bill de Blasio, who was quietly booed by some in the room when he walked in.

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