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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump's baseless assertions of voter fraud called ‘stunning’ — Donald Trump on Sunday used the platform of the presidency to peddle a fringe conspiracy theory to justify his loss of the popular vote, claiming without evidence that millions of people voted illegally Nov. 8.
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Donald Trump is now questioning the legitimacy of the election he won — “I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally,” Trump tweeted. — Donald Trump took some time off from staffing his White House and enjoying Thanksgiving to go on a series of Twitter rampages this weekend.
Associated Press:
THE LATEST: PRIEBUS SAYS CLINTON, TRUMP TEAMS ‘CUT A DEAL’ — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President-elect Donald Trump's transition (all times EST): — Donald Trump's incoming chief of staff suggests Hillary Clinton is backing away from a deal worked out between the two presidential campaigns …
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Trump: ‘I won the popular vote if you deduct’ illegal votes — declared Sunday he would have won the popular vote if “illegal” votes were discounted. — “In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally,” Trump wrote on Twitter.
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Tom LoBianco / CNN:
Trump falsely claims ‘millions of people who voted illegally’ cost him popular vote
Trump falsely claims ‘millions of people who voted illegally’ cost him popular vote
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Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Donald Trump Falsely Claims He Won the Electoral College and Popular Vote by a ‘Landslide’
Donald Trump Falsely Claims He Won the Electoral College and Popular Vote by a ‘Landslide’
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Ted Cruz / National Review:
The Truth about Fidel and Raul — There is more than enough evidence to judge the Castros' legacy for what it is: the systematic exploitation and oppression of the Cuban people. — Two decades of “Castro-is-dead” rumors are finally at an end. And the race is on to see which world leader …
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David Caplan / ABC News:
Former Cuban Castaway Elian Gonzalez Remembers Fidel Castro as a Father Figure-Turned-Friend
Former Cuban Castaway Elian Gonzalez Remembers Fidel Castro as a Father Figure-Turned-Friend
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‘This Week’ Transcript: Kellyanne Conway and Sen. Bernie Sanders
‘This Week’ Transcript: Kellyanne Conway and Sen. Bernie Sanders
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Michael J. Totten / City Journal:
The Last Communist City — A visit to the dystopian Havana that tourists never see
The Last Communist City — A visit to the dystopian Havana that tourists never see
Greg Grandin / The Nation:
Fidel Castro, 1926-2016 — The Cuban revolutionary almost outlasted 11 US presidents.
Fidel Castro, 1926-2016 — The Cuban revolutionary almost outlasted 11 US presidents.
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Conway unloads on Romney — Appointing Mitt Romney as secretary of state would be viewed by many supporters of President-elect Donald Trump as a major betrayal, former Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway told CNN on Sunday. — “It's just breathtaking in scope and intensity,” …
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump advisers hit Mitt — Top advisers to President-elect Donald Trump escalated their attacks on Mitt Romney on Sunday, catapulting their long-simmering frustrations on to TV news in an extraordinary public airing of grievances. — In a series of interviews on the Sunday political talk shows …
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Lindsay Gibbs / ThinkProgress:
Trump is ignoring daily intelligence briefings, relying on ‘a number of sources’ instead — His spokeswoman thinks he is getting enough information through phone calls with world leaders. — Last week, the Washington Post reported that President-elect Donald Trump had only received …
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Tom LoBianco / CNN:
Conway: Trump backers feel ‘betrayed’ by Romney consideration
Conway: Trump backers feel ‘betrayed’ by Romney consideration
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Melissa Leon / The Daily Beast:
Mark Hamill Blasts Trump's Cabinet: 'It's a Who's-Who of Really Despicable People' — A week after Election Day, on the first Tuesday in America's new, uncertain reality, the man who once symbolized a rebellion's hope against a white supremacist empire is aghast.
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Jonathan Bullington / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
In Bourbon Street mass shooting, here is what we know so far — One person is dead and nine others wounded after a Bourbon Street shooting early Sunday (Nov. 27), New Orleans police said. The gunfire started shortly before 1:30 a.m. in the 100 block of Bourbon, between Canal and Iberville streets.
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Katherine Lam / New York's PIX11:
Google fixes NYC Trump Tower name after changed to ‘Dump Tower’ on Google Maps — NEW YORK — Google has fixed Trump Tower's name after an unknown person changed the midtown building's label on Google Maps for several hours on Saturday. — A search for Trump Tower on Google Maps brought …
Shawn Boburg / Washington Post:
For Trump son-in-law and confidant Jared Kushner, a long history of fierce loyalty — Jared Kushner was just an undergrad at Harvard when politicians began receiving big-dollar campaign donations bearing his name. — In reality, the money was sent by his father, a powerful New Jersey real estate mogul.
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Ian Bogost / The Atlantic:
A Pocket Guide to the Robot Revolution … This therapeutic baby-seal robot makes eye contact and responds to a person's touch and speech. — Furby (1998) — A hamsterlike toy robot that could gradually learn to speak English. Tens of millions of them were sold in the late '90s. — ASIMO (2000)