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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
Clinton blames Comey letters for defeat
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Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton blames one Comey letter for stopping momentum and the other for turning out Trump voters
Hillary Clinton blames one Comey letter for stopping momentum and the other for turning out Trump voters
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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
New York Times:
The Danger of Going Soft on Russia — Among the first world leaders to congratulate President-elect Donald Trump was Vladimir Putin. And why shouldn't he? — Just when relations between Russia and the West are at their most precarious point since the Cold War, Mr. Trump has been Russia's defender …
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Josie Ensor / Telegraph:
Russian warships arrive off Syrian coast ahead of ‘final’ assault on Aleppo
Russian warships arrive off Syrian coast ahead of ‘final’ assault on Aleppo
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Brianne Tolj / Daily Mail:
New Zealand's South Island hit with magnitude 7.5 earthquake - and residents are urgently warned to move inland as tsunami waves hit coast and aftershocks continue — A magnitude 7.5 earthquake centred north of Christchurch has jolted New Zealand and triggered a two-metre Tsunami.
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The Times of Israel
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.
Tina Brown / Guardian:
My beef over Hillary Clinton's loss is with liberal feminists, young and old — One picture, taken in the New York woods, restored the candidate to ordinary life. If Democrats had listened to ordinary Americans, she might have been president — he black mood of women feeling battered …
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
Scott Clement / Washington Post:
One-third of Clinton supporters say Trump election is not legitimate, poll finds — A strong majority of Americans accept Donald Trump as the winner of the presidential election last week, but a significant minority of Hillary Clinton supporters say his victory was illegitimate, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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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.
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
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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Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Laura Ingraham under consideration for White House press secretary — Conservative radio host Laura Ingraham is under serious consideration to be Donald Trump — 's White House press secretary, according to two sources with direct knowledge. — Trump appreciated Ingraham's loyalty through the campaign.
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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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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump's Hires Will Set Course of His Presidency — WASHINGTON — “Busy day planned in New York,” President-elect Donald J. Trump said on Twitter on Friday morning, two days after his astonishing victory. “Will soon be making some very important decisions on the people who will be running our government!”
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