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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Donald Trump to Remain Executive Producer on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ (EXCLUSIVE) … Donald Trump will remain an exec producer on NBC's “Celebrity Apprentice,” which is returning Jan. 2 after a two-year hiatus with new host Arnold Schwarzenegger. — MGM confirmed to Variety that Trump has retained his EP credit on the series.
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Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
Mark Burnett: I 'have never been a supporter of Donald Trump's candidacy' — Mark Burnett, the executive producer of NBC's “The Apprentice,” is tamping down claims that he a supporter of Donald Trump amid calls for him to release footage from the reality TV show that starred the GOP nominee.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
As ‘The Apprentice’ Returns to TV, Trump Stands to Profit
As ‘The Apprentice’ Returns to TV, Trump Stands to Profit
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
The reality show president: Trump to retain producing credit on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’
The reality show president: Trump to retain producing credit on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’
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alan.com and Political Wire
Sarah Fenske / News Blog, Riverfront Times:
Andrew Puzder, Trump's Pick for Labor Department, Was Accused of Abusing Wife — Andrew Puzder, the St. Louis attorney who rose to become CEO of Carl's Jr. and now stands as Donald Trump's pick to be Secretary of Labor, was accused of abuse by his first wife in the 1980s — with police twice summoned to the couple's home.
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Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
Top Ten Reasons Andy Puzder Is a Great Pick for Labor Secretary
Top Ten Reasons Andy Puzder Is a Great Pick for Labor Secretary
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Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
Trump's labor secretary pick really likes his company's sexist burger ads
Trump's labor secretary pick really likes his company's sexist burger ads
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Expected to Name Fast-Food Executive Andy Puzder as Labor Secretary
Trump Expected to Name Fast-Food Executive Andy Puzder as Labor Secretary
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Chris Isidore / CNNMoney:
Carrier to ultimately cut some of jobs Trump saved — It sounded like great news when Carrier said last week that it would invest millions in the Indiana plant it decided to keep in the U.S. — The company's deal with President-elect Donald Trump to keep a furnace plant from moving to Mexico …
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TheBlaze, New York Magazine and New York Times
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Chuck Jones / Washington Post:
I'm the union leader Donald Trump attacked. I'm tired of being lied to about our jobs. — Trump swore he'd save our jobs. He didn't. — I'm a union leader in Indianapolis. I represent the Carrier workers whose jobs Donald Trump has pledged to save. And I'm tired of being lied to.
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Joe Hallett / The Columbus Dispatch:
John Glenn, American hero, aviation icon and former U.S. senator, dies at 95 — His legend is other-worldly and now, in his 95th year, that's where John Glenn has gone. — An authentic hero and genuine American icon, Glenn died this afternoon surrounded by family at the Ohio State University …
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John Noble Wilford / New York Times:
John Glenn, American Hero of the Space Age, Dies at 95
John Glenn, American Hero of the Space Age, Dies at 95
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Towleroad and Outside the Beltway
Mark Krikorian / National Review:
Trump's Labor Department Pick: Put Americans Last — Trump had three cabinet slots to fill that are most important for immigration policy (several others have important, but secondary, roles, such as HHS, which handles refugees once they arrive). — The first pick was Sen. Jeff Sessions …
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Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
Trump Expected to Tap Labor Secretary Who Prefers Foreign Labor to American Workers — President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to name as his Labor Secretary fast food executive Andy Puzder, who stands diametrically opposed to Trump's signature issues on trade and immigration — which won him the election.
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Politico, New York Magazine, Talking Points Memo and TheStreet.com
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Trump's Transition Team ‘Is Like Game of Thrones’ — As the least experienced, least ideological, and therefore perhaps most malleable president-elect in history prepares to take office, all eyes are on who is influencing his decisions. And so far, Donald Trump's administration is shaping …
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Politico, No More Mister Nice Blog and The Week
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Numbers / Pew Research Center:
Low Approval of Trump's Transition but Outlook for His Presidency Improves — Growing numbers see ‘strong’ partisan and racial conflicts — Nearly a month after Donald Trump's election as president, the public views his transition to the White House less positively than those of past presidents-elect.
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Born in 1980 — 92% — 79% — 62% — 61% — The phrase “American dream” was invented during the Great Depression. It comes from a popular 1931 book by the historian James Truslow Adams, who defined it as “that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone.”
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Brookings Institution, Notes On Liberty, Marginal REVOLUTION, Red Alert Politics and Equitable Growth
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Bob Davis / Wall Street Journal:
Barely Half of 30-Year-Olds Earn More Than Their Parents
Barely Half of 30-Year-Olds Earn More Than Their Parents
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The Washington / Toronto Star:
Belleville woman helped cook up Pizzagate — Writer disavows responsibility for Sunday's attack, but passed explosive allegations along. — Following the spread of fake news and “Pizzagate” — which inspired a violent incident in a Washington, D.C. eatery and might have even affected …
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Ben Stein / The American Spectator:
They've Gone Insane — And hating Trump hasn't made them any nicer either. — I just don't get it. People are going insane about Donald Trump being president-elect. It's beyond the wildest anger and fear I saw even about Richard Nixon, my hero. And, as I say, I just cannot see it.
Stephanie Susskind / WPTV:
Satanic display causes controversy in Boca Raton — BOCA RATON, Fla. - A Satanic display is causing controversy in Boca Raton on the day the city will celebrate its holiday parade. — Now, some local interfaith clergy members are coming together to take a stand.
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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Republicans ready to launch wide-ranging probe of Russia, despite Trump's stance — Leading Senate Republicans are preparing to launch a coordinated and wide-ranging probe into Russia's alleged meddling in the U.S. elections and its potential cyber threats to the military …
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Business Insider, CNN, TheBlaze, USA Today and Morning Consult
Anemona Hartocollis / New York Times:
On Campus, Trump Fans Say They Need ‘Safe Spaces’ — ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Amanda Delekta, a sophomore at the University of Michigan and political director of the College Republicans, was ecstatic when her candidate, Donald J. Trump, won the presidential election.
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CBS News:
Trump has declined many intelligence briefings offered to him according to Senate aide — Intelligence community officials have confirmed that president-elect Donald Trump has declined many of the daily intelligence briefings that have been offered to him, a Senate aide confirmed to CBS News' Margaret Brennan.
Thomas Gibbons-Neff / Washington Post:
An admiral basically took a dig at Colin Kaepernick. The Pentagon tweeted the quote, then deleted it. — On the 75th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Adm. Harry Harris, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, addressed a crowd of World War II veterans and survivors of the battle …
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Chris Perez / New York Post:
Navy admiral's Pearl Harbor speech trolls Colin Kaepernick
Navy admiral's Pearl Harbor speech trolls Colin Kaepernick
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Liberty Unyielding, Washington Free Beacon, BizPac Review, twitchy.com and The American Mirror
Scott Stump / TODAY.com:
Mark Zuckerberg details Facebook's new plans amid fake news concerns — “We've been working on this for a long time, and we've taken important steps, but there's a lot more to do,” Sandberg said. “We know that people don't want to see hoaxes on Facebook, and we don't want to see hoaxes on Facebook.
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Mashable and Business Insider
Susan Jones / CNSNews:
Obama Reminds Troops They Have the Right to ‘Protest Against Authority’ and ‘Criticize Our President’ — (CNSNews.com) - In a speech at MacDill Air Force Base, in Tampa, Florida on Tuesday, President Obama focused on his eight-year effort to protect the homeland, fight terrorism, and strengthen U.S. allies.
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The Gateway Pundit