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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Blames F.B.I. Director for Election Loss — Hillary Clinton on Saturday cast blame for her surprise election loss on the announcement by the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, days before the election that he had revived the inquiry into her use of a private email server.
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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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Mother Jones, MichelleMalkin.com, New York Magazine, BuzzFeed, Guardian and TheBlaze
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton blames one Comey letter for stopping momentum and the other for turning out Trump voters — Hillary Clinton blamed the renewed FBI inquiry into her State Department email system for blunting her momentum in the presidential election and the closure of that inquiry two days …
Jeff Zeleny / CNN:
Clinton to donors: FBI letters were double whammy to campaign
Clinton to donors: FBI letters were double whammy to campaign
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ABC News, Talking Points Memo and Instapundit
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
New York Times: We blew it on Trump — MORE FROM: — The Gray Lady feels the agony of political defeat — in her reputation and in her wallet. — After taking a beating almost as brutal as Hillary Clinton's, the New York Times on Friday made an extraordinary appeal to its readers to stand by her.
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Mediaite, BizPac Review and TheBlaze
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Simon Osborne / Daily Express:
Italy referendum result could send shockwaves through markets and DESTROY Europe — THE EU's days might be numbered with Italy about to vote on a referendum which could send shockwaves across the continent. — Analysts believe the outcome of the ballot on constitutional reform could have massive global implications.
Monterey County Herald:
Trump lesson drawing Hitler parallels costs Bay Area teacher — A history teacher at Mountain View High School has been placed on paid leave after drawing parallels between Republican President-elect Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler in his lesson plan. — Frank Navarro, who's taught at the school …
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Raw Story and Occupy Democrats
Jim Tankersley / Washington Post:
The advertising decisions that helped doom Hillary Clinton — In the closing weeks of the presidential race, Hillary Clinton's campaign — and the outside groups that supported it — aired more television advertisements in Omaha than in the states of Michigan and Wisconsin combined.
Fox News:
Massive anti-Trump protests planned for Inauguration Day, police on alert — Opponents to Donald Trump's presidency are planning large-scale demonstrations in the nation's capital in January when the Republican president-elect is sworn in on Inauguration Day, with police apparently expecting tens-of-thousands of protesters.
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Frankie Taggart / Yahoo:
‘Depressed’ De Niro backs anti-Trump protests
‘Depressed’ De Niro backs anti-Trump protests
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Independent Journal Review
Kurtis Lee / Los Angeles Times:
Is a Muslim from the Midwest set to take over the Democratic National Committee? — He's a Muslim from the heartland and he could be the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee. — Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota is slowly raking up support from some key figures within the party …
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The Nation
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Bernie Sanders / New York Times:
Where the Democrats Go From Here — Millions of Americans registered …
Where the Democrats Go From Here — Millions of Americans registered …
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Common Dreams
Associated Press:
Trump relies on Washington insiders to build administration
Trump relies on Washington insiders to build administration
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Associated Press and Mother Jones
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Seething liberals vow revolution in Democratic Party
Seething liberals vow revolution in Democratic Party
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Business Insider, CNBC and The Week
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Bernie's empire strikes back
Bernie's empire strikes back
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Wall Street Journal and Occupy Democrats
Caitlin McCabe / Philly.com:
Villanova University investigates race-related assault — Villanova University's Department of Public Safety is investigating a reported incident in which a black female student was assaulted by white males as they ran toward her yelling, “Trump, Trump, Trump!”
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Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
Stephen L. Carter / Bloomberg:
Trump and the Fall of Liberalism — Let's be frank. After this week's electoral explosion, liberalism faces years in the wilderness. It's not just that the president-elect is Donald Trump. It's that a Democratic Party that as recently as Monday imagined it had forged …
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No More Mister Nice Blog
CBS News:
In “60 Minutes” interview, Donald Trump weighs Twitter use as president — Donald Trump will appear in his first extensive post-election interview Sunday on “60 Minutes” at 7 p.m. ET/PT — After frequently deploying his controversial Twitter account over the last year to wage his White House campaign …
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Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, Business Insider, AOL, Politico and Mashable
Michael Wines / New York Times:
After a Fraught Election, Questions Over the Impact of a Balky Voting Process — So few Americans cast ballots that a new president was elected by barely 25 percent of registered voters. Some of those who did vote waited in line for hours. Others were told they needed an ID to vote under …