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Anthony DePalma / New York Times:
Fidel Castro, Cuban Revolutionary Who Defied U.S., Dies at 90 — Mr. Castro brought the Cold War to the Western Hemisphere, bedeviled 11 American presidents and briefly pushed the world to the brink of nuclear war. — Fidel Castro, the fiery apostle of revolution who brought the Cold War …
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The White House:
Statement by the President on the Passing of Fidel Castro — At this time of Fidel Castro's passing, we extend a hand of friendship to the Cuban people. We know that this moment fills Cubans - in Cuba and in the United States - with powerful emotions, recalling the countless ways …
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BBC:
Cuba's Fidel Castro, former president, dies aged 90 — Fidel Castro, Cuba's former president and leader of the Communist revolution, has died aged 90, state TV has announced. — It provided no further details. — Fidel Castro ruled Cuba as a one-party state for almost half a century …
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Glenn Garvin / miamiherald:
Fidel Castro is dead — Fidel Castro, who towered over his Caribbean island for nearly five decades, a shaggy-bearded figure in combat fatigues whose long shadow spread across Latin America and the world, is dead at age 90. His brother Raul announcedthe death late Friday night.
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Rubio blasts Obama's ‘pathetic’ Castro statement — (R-Fla.) lashed out at President Obama on Saturday for not taking a harsher stance against Fidel Castro in a statement issued after the former Cuban leader's death. — “President Obama issued a pathetic statement on death of dictator #FidelCastro …
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Armando Salguero / miamiherald:
Unrepentant hypocrite Colin Kaepernick defends Fidel Castro — EDITOR'S NOTE: This column was published on Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, several hours before news spread of the death of Fidel Castro. — The August evening the nation first noticed Colin Kaepernick taking a knee during the playing …
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miamiherald:
Cuban exiles pour onto Miami streets to celebrate Fidel Castro's death
Cuban exiles pour onto Miami streets to celebrate Fidel Castro's death
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Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen:
Ros-Lehtinen Comments on Death of Fidel Castro
Ros-Lehtinen Comments on Death of Fidel Castro
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Talking Points Memo:
Fidel Castro Dead at 90
Fidel Castro Dead at 90
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Washington Post:
Fidel Castro, Cuban dictator, dies at 90
Fidel Castro, Cuban dictator, dies at 90
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Marc Erik Elias:
Listening and Responding To Calls for an Audit and Recount — Over the last few days, officials in the Clinton campaign have received hundreds of messages, emails, and calls urging us to do something, anything, to investigate claims that the election results were hacked and altered in a way to disadvantage Secretary Clinton.
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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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Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
Clinton Campaign to Participate in Recount Sought by Green Party's Stein — ‘We feel it is important, on principle, to ensure our campaign is legally represented in any court proceedings’ — WASHINGTON—Representatives from Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign plan to participate …
Brent Griffiths / Politico:
Clinton campaign to join Wisconsin recount
Clinton campaign to join Wisconsin recount
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
U.S. Officials Defend Integrity of Vote, Despite Hacking Fears
U.S. Officials Defend Integrity of Vote, Despite Hacking Fears
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Rmagney / The Wisconsin Elections Commission:
Wisconsin Elections Commission Receives Two Presidential Election Recount Petitions
Wisconsin Elections Commission Receives Two Presidential Election Recount Petitions
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Michael Gerstein / Detroit News:
Mich. readies for presidential recount as cutoff looms
Mich. readies for presidential recount as cutoff looms
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Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
Trump supporter calls passengers ‘Hillary b— es’ during rant on plane — supporter yelled at fellow passengers on a Delta flight on Tuesday night, calling some people “Hillary bitches.” — “Didn't take long to notice that I'm back in 'Merica...,” a Facebook user captioned the 45-second video.
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Eric Chenoweth / Washington Post:
Americans keep looking away from the election's most alarming story — Eric Chenoweth is co-director of the Institute for Democracy in Eastern Europe. — In assessing Donald Trump's presidential victory, Americans continue to look away from this election's most alarming story …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Can the Democratic Party rise again? Yes — and here's the first big thing to watch. — If you care about whether the Democratic Party can rebuild itself anytime soon out of the smoking wreckage left behind by the disastrous 2016 elections, something very important is happening a lot sooner than you think.
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Chelsea Hawkins / Stand With Standing Rock:
Army Corp Closes Public Access to Oceti Sakowin Camp on Dec. 5th — Tribe calls on President Obama again to deny easement and honor treaty — Cannon Ball, N.D. — The following statement from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's Chairman, Dave Archambault II, can be quoted in part or in full.
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Claire Martin / New York Times:
Anger Rooms: A Smashing New Way to Relieve Stress — When she was a teenager on the South Side of Chicago in the late 1990s, Donna Alexander fantasized about setting up a space where stressed-out people could relieve their tension in a safe, nonviolent way — by smashing mannequins, televisions, furniture and other objects.
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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