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Shouting match erupts between Clinton and Trump aides — CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The raw, lingering emotion of the 2016 presidential campaign erupted into a shouting match here Thursday as top strategists of Hillary Clinton's campaign accused their Republican counterparts of fueling and legitimizing racism to elect Donald Trump.
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Campaign operatives blast Jeff Zucker over CNN coverage at Harvard event — CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — CNN President Jeff Zucker was jeered and heckled by Republican presidential campaign operatives at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics' campaign managers conference on Wednesday evening …
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Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
Kellyanne Conway Dodges Question on Trump's Claim That ‘Millions’ Voted Illegally
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Rick Klein / ABC News:
Clinton, Trump Aides Angrily Clash at Election Forum
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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump & Hillary Aides Tussle in ‘Goddamn Foodfight’ Screaming Match
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Raw Story
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Quote of the Day: There's No Such Thing as Facts Anymore
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Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
Vice President-elect Mike Pence Says Trump Administration Plans Ambitious Agenda — Incoming administration expects to get a lot done in a short time — CINCINNATI—Vice President-elect Mike Pence said Thursday that the incoming Trump administration is planning a burst of activity …
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Timothy B. Lee / Vox:
The Carrier deal shows a big problem with Trump's approach to the presidency — This week, Donald Trump has been trumpeting an announcement by Carrier, which makes furnaces and air conditioners, that the company will be keeping about 800 jobs in the United States instead of moving them to Mexico.
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Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:
Trump Cheered for Carrier Deal Even as Other Jobs Are Trimmed
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Fred Hiatt / Washington Post:
Trump's Carrier deal is right out of Putin's playbook
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Jayson Williams / CBS News:
Donald Trump celebrates Carrier deal in Indiana
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Trump has chosen retired Marine Gen. James Mattis for secretary of defense — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen retired Marine Gen. James N. Mattis to be secretary of defense, according to people familiar with the decision, nominating a former senior military officer who led operations across …
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump's Breezy Calls to World Leaders Leave Diplomats Aghast — WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump inherited a complicated world when he won the election last month. And that was before a series of freewheeling phone calls with foreign leaders that has unnerved diplomats at home and abroad.
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Paul Ryan: I've discussed Constitution ‘extensively’ with Trump — House Speaker Paul Ryan and President-elect Donald Trump have discussed the Constitution “extensively” in their almost daily conversations. — In an excerpt of a “60 Minutes” interview to air Sunday, Ryan was asked whether …
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Bloomberg:
Payrolls in U.S. Rise; Jobless Rate Falls on Lower Participation — U.S. hiring picked up in November while the unemployment rate tumbled to a nine-year low on a drop in the number of people in the workforce and wages unexpectedly declined, providing a mixed picture of the labor market.
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Lucia Mutikani / Reuters:
Payrolls rise solidly; jobless rate at nine-year low — U.S. employers boosted hiring in November and the unemployment rate dropped to a more than nine-year low of 4.6 percent, making it almost certain that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates later this month.
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Jack Holmes / Esquire:
A Trump Surrogate Drops the Mic: 'There's No Such Thing as Facts' — Finally, Scottie Nell Hughes spells it out for us. — Is there such a thing as truth? The past 18 months posed this seemingly absurd question. It's not whether something Donald Trump says is true, but about whether anyone even cares.
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Richard Drew / The Diane Rehm Show:
How Journalists Are Rethinking Their Role Under A Trump Presidency
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Raw Story
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
CNN commentator Scottie Nell Hughes: Facts no longer exist
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump to announce ‘almost all’ Cabinet picks next week — President-elect Donald Trump suggested he will reveal “almost all” of his remaining Cabinet choices next week. — Trump announced his nominee for defense secretary, retired Marine Gen. James Mattis, at a thank-you rally Thursday in Cincinnati.
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USA Today:
White House: Obama supports registering women for military draft — WASHINGTON — President Obama supports requiring women to register for Selective Service when they turn 18 — becoming the first president to endorse universal draft registration since Jimmy Carter.
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Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
White House Announces Support for Requiring Women to Register for Military Draft
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
GOP in talks about helping insurers after ObamaCare repeal — Congressional Republicans are talking to health insurers about ways to prevent a collapse of the insurance market once they pass an ObamaCare repeal bill. — Republicans are planning to pass repeal legislation as soon as January …
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Edward Morrissey / The Fiscal Times:
Obamacare RIP: Republicans Finally Have a Plan
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Julia Ioffe / Politico:
Russia accuses Ukraine of sabotaging Trump — A top Russian official is accusing the Ukrainian government of undermining Donald Trump's presidential campaign by trashing him on social media and disseminating dirt on one of his close associates. — A spokeswoman for Russia's Foreign Ministry …
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Van Jones: Dems ‘have a problem with elitism’ … Democratic political commentator Van Jones says his party comes across as elitist and condescending to voters. — “Everybody knows we have a problem with elitism,” he said on ABC's “The View” Thursday. — “Liberals and Democrats …
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Bloomberg.com:
Goldman's Gary Cohn to Meet With Trump's Team This Weekend — Goldman Sachs Group Inc. President Gary Cohn is scheduled to meet with President-elect Donald Trump's transition team this weekend amid growing speculation the longtime banker is seeking to leave Wall Street for a government job, according to people with knowledge of matter.
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John Sexton / Hot Air:
ADL: Newly uncovered remarks by Keith Ellison are ‘disturbing and disqualifying’ — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) says it has new doubts about Keith Ellison as the next chairman of the Democratic National Party. In a press release published Thursday the ADL cited new information in the form …
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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Promises to Usher In New ‘Industrial Revolution’ in Ohio Rally — President-elect vows sweeping changes to trade policy, national security, infrastructure, military spending and immigration — CINCINNATI, Ohio—President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday said his administration …
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