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Senator Harry Reid:
Reid Statement on the Election of Donald Trump — Washington, D.C. - Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement about the election of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States: — “I have personally been on the ballot in Nevada for 26 elections …
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
SCOOP — SCHUMER backs ELLISON for DNC — TRUMP WORLD begins to float cabinet secretaries — SCHOCK indicted — TARGETED VICTORY splits in two — B'DAY: Tucker Bounds — Listen to Playbook in 90 Seconds http://bit.ly/2eP91e4 ... Subscribe on iTunes: http://apple.co/2f1856A — Happy Veterans Day.
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Fight erupts among Democrats for control of party in crisis — Swept from power, Democratic leaders in Washington and the states are increasingly nervous that the best-case scenario fight for the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee will be a long, ugly redux of the Hillary Clinton vs. Bernie Sanders primary.
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Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:
DNC Staffer Screams At Donna Brazile For Helping Elect Donald Trump
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MaryAlice Parks / ABC News:
Top Democrats Line up Behind Progressive Keith Ellison for Party Chair
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Thoughts for the Horrified — So what do we do now? By “we” I mean all those left, center and even right who saw Donald Trump as the worst man ever to run for president and assumed that a strong majority of our fellow citizens would agree. — I'm not talking about rethinking political strategy.
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The View From Trump Tower — If your social circles are like mine, you spent Tuesday night swapping miserable texts. Not all, but many of my friends and family members were outraged, stunned, disgusted and devastated. This is victory for white supremacy, people wrote, for misogyny, nativism and authoritarianism.
Peter W. Stevenson / Washington Post:
‘Prediction professor’ who called Trump's big win also made another forecast: Trump will be impeached — Few prognosticators predicted a Donald Trump victory ahead of Tuesday night. Polls showed Hillary Clinton comfortably ahead, and much of America (chiefly the media) …
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Trump Campaigned Against Lobbyists, but Now They're on His Transition Team — WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump, who campaigned against the corrupt power of special interests, is filling his transition team with some of the very sort of people who he has complained have too much clout …
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
Insurgent Trump taps GOP insiders, lobbyists for transition
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Grubhub, Inc.:
Inclusion and Tolerance in the Workplace — This year's presidential election was undoubtedly divisive and left many of our employees feeling concerned. In response, I wrote a company-wide email that was intended to advocate for inclusion and tolerance — regardless of political affiliation …
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Emily Smith / New York Post:
Chelsea Clinton being groomed to run for Congress — More On: — While some pundits are declaring the Clinton political dynasty dead, sources tell us that it is far from over. Chelsea Clinton is being groomed for the New York seat held by Rep. Nita Lowey.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Paul Ryan Says Medicare Privatization Is On — During the campaign, coverage of the issues was blotted out by coverage of Hillary Clinton's emails and Donald Trump's broad suite of sociopathic tendencies. And of the issues that did receive any attention, a conspicuously missing …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
And Here We Go — Paul Ryan just announced that as part …
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Jennifer Senior / New York Times:
Review: Megyn Kelly Tells Tales Out of Fox News in Her Memoir, ‘Settle for More’ — Even had there been no news in Megyn Kelly's new memoir, “Settle for More,” the book would have drawn a considerable audience. Ms. Kelly, the 45-year-old anchor on Fox News, has emerged …
Annie Karni / Politico:
Clinton aides blame loss on everything but themselves — Sexism. The media. James Comey. — On a call with surrogates Thursday afternoon, top advisers John Podesta and Jennifer Palmieri pinned blame for Hillary Clinton's loss on a host of uncontrollable headwinds that ultimately felled …
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Clinton aides blame FBI director, media for devastating loss
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
If you have a preexisting health condition, don't even think about leaving your job — Job lock is back. — If President-elect Trump follows through on his campaign promises, millions of individuals—immigrants, religious minorities, people of color—face a very grim four years.
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USA Today:
Keep the Electoral College: Our view — Elections are confusing. Learn what the Electoral College is in under a minute. — A national popular vote would bring its own set of problems. — With Hillary Clinton more than 300,000 votes ahead of President-elect Donald Trump in the popular vote count …
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
No, the Electoral College won't make Clinton president instead of Trump
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Richard Gehr / Rolling Stone:
Leonard Cohen Dead at 82 — Hugely influential singer and songwriter's work spanned five decades — Leonard Cohen, the hugely influential singer and songwriter whose work spanned five decades, died at the age of 82. Cohen's label, Sony Music Canada, confirmed his death on the singer's Facebook page.
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Leonard Cohen / Facebook:
It is with profound sorrow we report that legendary poet …
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Asra Q. Nomani / Washington Post:
I'm a Muslim, a woman and an immigrant. I voted for Trump. — Asra Q. Nomani is a former Wall Street Journal reporter and a co-founder of the Muslim Reform Movement. She can be found on Twitter at @AsraNomani. — A lot is being said now about the “silent secret Trump supporters.”
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Ken Belson / New York Times:
As Ratings Plummet, N.F.L. Considers Reducing Ads and Length of Games — N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Thursday that the league was looking at a variety of ways to shorten game broadcasts, including trimming some advertising, to keep the action moving.
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Mike Rowe / Facebook:
Off The Wall — Hey Mike. You've been very quiet. Everything OK? I just wanted you to know that I voted for you. I was also hoping you might explain what the hell happened on Tuesday, and say something to make me feel better about my fellow man. Thanks, — Carol Savoy — Hi Carol
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David Shortell / CNN:
Mayor: Database of undocumented New Yorkers could be deleted — Photos: — Donald Trump's rise — President-elect Donald Trump has been in the spotlight for years. From developing real estate and producing and starring in TV shows, he became a celebrity long before winning the White House.
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