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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Seething liberals vow revolution in Democratic Party — The Republican civil war was supposed start this week. — Instead, a ferocious struggle has erupted on the left over the smoldering remains of the Democratic Party. — Liberals are seething over the election and talking about launching a Tea Party-style revolt.
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Bernie Sanders / New York Times:
Where the Democrats Go From Here — Millions of Americans registered a protest vote on Tuesday, expressing their fierce opposition to an economic and political system that puts wealthy and corporate interests over their own. I strongly supported Hillary Clinton, campaigned hard on her behalf …
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Bernie's empire strikes back
Bernie's empire strikes back
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Liberal Values, Wall Street Journal and Occupy Democrats
Kurtis Lee / Los Angeles Times:
Is a Muslim from the Midwest set to take over the Democratic National Committee?
Is a Muslim from the Midwest set to take over the Democratic National Committee?
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Associated Press:
Trump relies on Washington insiders to build administration
Trump relies on Washington insiders to build administration
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Gretchen Morgenson / New York Times:
How Letting Bankers Off the Hook May Have Tipped the Election
Fox News:
New York Times publisher vows to ‘rededicate’ paper to reporting honestly — Pedestrians wait for cabs across the street from The New York Times in New York. (AP) — The publisher of The New York Times penned a letter to readers Friday promising that the paper would “reflect” …
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
New York Times: We blew it on Trump
New York Times: We blew it on Trump
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Clinton blames Comey letters for defeat — Hillary Clinton pinned the blame for her defeat on FBI Director James Comey's letters about her email arrangement in a conference call with her top campaign contributors on Saturday afternoon. — Speaking with Democrats who raised over $100,000 …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump team rivalries spark infighting — The bitter infighting that plagued Donald Trump's campaign during the Republican presidential primary is starting to spill over into his team's efforts to establish an administration and political operation, according to more than half a dozen sources familiar with the planning efforts.
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Victor Davis Hanson / Hoover Institution:
Why Trump Won — Throughout the course of the 2016 election, the conventional groupthink was that the renegade Donald Trump had irrevocably torn apart the Republican Party. His base populism supposedly sandbagged more experienced and electable Republican candidates, who were bewildered that a …
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Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Tea Party leader shoots down RNC chair as Trump's chief of staff — A prominent Tea Party leader is warning Donald Trump not to choose RNC chair Reince Priebus as his White House chief of staff. — Reacting to reports that Trump is considering Priebus as one of his top two choices …
eenews.net:
Tears, angst as workforce braces for Trump takeover — U.S. EPA employees were in tears. Worried Energy Department staffers were offered counseling. Some federal employees were so depressed, they took time off. Others might retire early. — And some employees are in downright panic mode …
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ABC News:
Michael Moore Blasts Donald Trump as ‘Illegitimate President’ as He Tours Trump Tower — Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore called Donald Trump an “illegitimate president” while making an unexpected appearance at Trump Tower ahead of a protest slated to take place there in New York City today.
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
You Must Serve Trump — Of all the conservatives who opposed Donald Trump during his campaign for the presidency, his most vehement opponents were the men and women who had served in past Republican administrations, and particularly in the departments of state and of defense.
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Adam Nossiter / New York Times:
After Trump Win, Parallel Path Is Seen for Marine Le Pen of France's Far Right — HÉNIN-BEAUMONT, France — It was a moment of intense French patriotism on a sunny Friday, Armistice Day. A band blared “La Marseillaise,” the national anthem. Shouts of “Vive la France!” filled the chilly November air.
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
A series of strategic mistakes likely sealed Clinton's fate — Just days before the election, after weeks believing that Michigan was safely blue, the pro-Hillary Clinton super PAC Priorities USA polled voters there — only to discover that it was a one-point race.
Melissa Rohlin / MySanAntonio.com:
Gregg Popovich uncensored: Full transcript of thoughts on Donald Trump — Gregg Popovich said Friday that he's sick to his stomach that Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States. — Popovich said that it reflects the bigotry of many Americans, something he said disgusts him.
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Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:
Can Trump Save Their Jobs? They're Counting on It — INDIANAPOLIS — By the time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series for the first time in 108 years this month, Paul Roell was already asleep. He did not stay up to see Barack Obama win the presidency in 2008, or watch in 2000 as the margin …
CNN:
Civilians shot, bodies hung from poles in Mosul, Iraqi sources say — Battle for Mosul: From clinic to combat hospital — Irbil, Iraq (CNN)As fighting continued in and around Mosul on Friday, civilians caught in crossfire have a stark choice: whether to flee or stay huddled inside their homes.
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Nick Cumming-Bruce / New York Times:
ISIS Is Massacring Mosul Civilians as Troops Advance, U.N. Says
ISIS Is Massacring Mosul Civilians as Troops Advance, U.N. Says
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The Week and The Daily Caller