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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama urged Clinton to concede on election night — to persuade her to concede the White House on election night, according to a forthcoming book on Clinton's defeat. — Authors Amie Parnes, The Hill's senior White House correspondent, and Jonathan Allen cite three Clintonworld sources familiar …
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Rachel Stockman / Law News:
Jill Stein Can't ‘Guarantee’ Money Will Go to Recount, Changes $$$ Goal — Before you donate to Green Party candidate Jill Stein's effort to demand a recount in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, you may want to read the fine print on her website. So far, she has raised $4.8 million …
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Rmagney / The Wisconsin Elections Commission:
Wisconsin Elections Commission Receives Two Presidential Election Recount Petitions — MADISON, WI - The Wisconsin Elections Commission today received two recount petitions from the Jill Stein for President Campaign and from Rocky Roque De La Fuente, Administrator Michael Haas announced.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Historic recount will have to move quickly — Wisconsin will begin a historic presidential recount next week and the state could risk losing its ability to have its 10 electoral votes counted if it doesn't meet key deadlines next month. — Hitting a Dec. 13 deadline could be particularly tricky …
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Eric Walsh / Reuters:
Green Party files for vote recount in Wisconsin: state election commission
Green Party files for vote recount in Wisconsin: state election commission
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Juan Buis / The Next Web:
CNN may have accidentally broadcast 30 minutes of hardcore porn last night [Update: Probably not] — We all mess up every now and then — and that's totally okay. But someone is probably getting fired for this mistake. — Last night at 11PM EST, some unsuspecting viewers getting ready …
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The Independent:
CNN denies airing 30 minutes of hardcore porn — CNN denied airing 30 minutes of inappropriate content on Thursday night after initially blaming local cable television provider RCN for the mishap, the network clarified on Friday. “The RCN cable operator in Boston aired inappropriate content …
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Mary-Ann Russon / International Business Times:
Oops! CNN's Boston TV channel accidentally broadcasts 30 minutes of hardcore porn — Cable provider RCN accidentally broadcast 30 minutes of pornography on a live CNN TV channel in Boston. — CNN accidentally broadcast 30 minutes of hardcore pornography to bemused viewers in Boston …
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Variety:
CORRECTED: CNN, RCN Deny Reports of Porn Airing on Channel in Boston … CNN and cable operator RCN are denying reports that 30 minutes of pornography aired on the channel designated for CNN in the Boston area on Thursday night. — According to online reports, subscribers of RCN cable …
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Report: Trump team wants Romney to apologize — Fox News is reporting that Donald Trump — 's transition team wants Mitt Romney to publicly apologize for railing against the president-elect during the campaign. — According to Mediaite, a transition official told Fox's Ed Henry …
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Madeline Schmitt / KRQE-TV:
Picture captures person accosting woman wearing hijab at Smith's — ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - It was an unpleasant experience for Smith's shoppers in Albuquerque Wednesday morning, particularly for a woman wearing a hijab, when another customer accosted her.
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Reuters:
Trump turns to Washington lawyer to navigate legal, ethics issues — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday chose Washington insider Donald McGahn to be his White House counsel, giving him the job of untangling potential conflicts of interest that the New York businessman's presidency may present.
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Washington Times:
Author dies after diagnosing himself with ‘Post-Trump Stress Disorder’ — Acclaimed author Jeff Gillenkirk died of a heart attack this week, two days after publication of his final article, “The New PTSD: Post-Trump Stress Disorder.” — Gillenkirk, 67, suffered the heart attack Tuesday …
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Harold Pollack / The Reality-Based Community:
The Democrats' biggest mistakes — Over Twitter, Kevin Drum asked me to identify the Democrats' three biggest mistakes. … I have mixed feelings about answering that question. When a comprehensively dishonorable and unfit demagogue ascends to the presidency, all the traditional gatekeepers …
Annie Karni / Politico:
Ingraham wants to be more than just Trump's flack — Laura Ingraham doesn't want to be just another flack. — The popular conservative radio talk show host is willing to accept the position of White House press secretary in Donald Trump's administration, but she wants a bigger title …
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Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Top Dem Says GOP Efforts To Overhaul Medicare Will Fail: ‘Make Our Day’ — Minority leader-elect Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released a defiant statement on Friday in response to reports that Congressional Republicans plan to shift Medicare towards a more privatized system now that the GOP controls …
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
A Battle to Change Medicare Is Brewing, Whether Trump Wants It or Not
A Battle to Change Medicare Is Brewing, Whether Trump Wants It or Not
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Dan Evon / New Urban Legends:
Ivanka Trump Said If Donald Trump Wasn't Her Father, She Would ‘Mace’ Him? — A quote purportedly from Donald Trump's daughter actually seems to have originated in a comedy bit. — CLAIM: Ivanka Trump said that she would “mace” her “father” during an appearance on a talk show. — FALSE
Arizona Republic:
Grandma's accidental Thanksgiving invite makes for memorable meal — Jamal Hinton, 17, spent part of Thanksgiving with Wanda Dench of Mesa. The grandmother accidentally texted Jamal with a Thanksgiving invitation and when she realized the mistake, she invited him to come for dinner anyway.
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Lawrence Lessig / Washington Post:
The Constitution lets the electoral college choose the winner. They should choose Clinton. — Lawrence Lessig is a professor at Harvard Law School and the author of “Republic, Lost: Version 2.0.” In 2015, he was a candidate in the Democratic presidential primary.
Mathew Ingram / Fortune:
No, Russian Agents Are Not Behind Every Piece of Fake News You See — One of the themes that has emerged during the controversy over “fake news” and its role in the election of Donald Trump is the idea that Russian agents of various kinds helped hack the process by fueling this barrage of false news.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump taps K.T. McFarland to be deputy national security adviser — Donald Trump has selected K.T. McFarland to be his deputy national security adviser, the president-elect's transition team announced. — McFarland, a Fox News analyst, served as an official in the Reagan White House.
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Katrin Bennhold / New York Times:
In Scotland, Trump Built a Wall. Then He Sent Residents the Bill. — BALMEDIE, Scotland — President-elect Donald J. Trump has already built a wall — not on the border with Mexico, but on the border of his exclusive golf course in northeastern Scotland, blocking the sea view of local residents who refused to sell their homes.
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Electoral College must reject Trump unless he sells his business, top lawyers for Bush and Obama say — Ethics lawyers for the last two presidents are in agreement. — Members of the Electoral College should not make Donald Trump the next president unless he sells his companies and puts …
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Daily Kos, Outside the Beltway and Business Insider
Kimberly Hefling / Politico:
Trump's education secretary pick supported anti-gay causes — Civil rights groups say they're “deeply concerned” that the extension of civil rights protections to gay and transgender students by President Barack Obama's Education Department will be dismantled by Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump's pick to lead the department.
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