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5:35 PM ET, December 10, 2016

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Andrea Mitchell / NBC News:
Rex Tillerson of ExxonMobil Expected to Be Named Trump's Secretary of State: Sources  —  NBC News: Trump chooses Secy of State 2:55  —  Donald Trump is expected to nominate ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his secretary of state, two sources close to the transition process told NBC News on Saturday.
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Trump picks Exxon CEO Tillerson for secretary of State: report  —  has selected Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his nominee for secretary of State, NBC News reported Saturday.  —  Tillerson had reportedly jumped to the front of the pack of candidates in recent days, despite not being mentioned on shortlists as recently as last week.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump, McConnell, Putin, and the Triumph of the Will to Power  —  Of the many things that resulted in Donald Trump's election, from Hillary Clinton's own errors to James Comey's extraordinary insinuations against her in the contest's final stages, Russian hacking played a meaningful enough role to tilt a razor-tight contest.
William Cummings / USA Today:
Trump bashes CIA, dismisses Russian hacking report  —  21k Shares  —  President-elect Donald Trump's transition team questioned the credibility of the CIA late Friday in response to a report the agency found Russia intervened in the election to boost his prospects.
MSNBC:
NBC News: Trump chooses Tillerson for Secy of State  —  NBC News can confirm that Donald Trump has chosen Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State.  NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports. ...  more Duration: {{video.duration.momentjs}}
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The CIA concluded that Russia worked to elect Trump.  Republicans now face an impossible choice.  —  This post has been updated with a defiant statement from the Trump transition team.  —  The Washington Post is now reporting that the CIA has concluded something widely suspected …
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump, Mocking Claim That Russia Hacked Election, at Odds with G.O.P.  —  WASHINGTON — An extraordinary breach has emerged between President-elect Donald J. Trump and the national security establishment, with Mr. Trump mocking American intelligence assessments that Russia interfered …
Discussion: The Mahablog and Politicus USA
Andrea Mitchell / NBC News:
Rex Tillerson of Exxon Mobil Expected to Be Named Trump's Secretary of State: Sources
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump on track to name Exxon CEO Tillerson secretary of state: source
Discussion: Infowars
CBS News:
Rex Tillerson is Donald Trump's leading candidate for secretary of state
Discussion: CBS New York
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Schumer demands congressional inquiry on Russian meddling
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Schumer calls for full investigation by Congress of Russian interference in U.S. elections
Michael Kinsley / Washington Post:
Donald Trump is actually a fascist  —  Michael Kinsley is a columnist for Vanity Fair magazine and a contributing columnist for The Post.  —  Donald Trump is a fascist.  —  When you call somebody a fascist, you can mean any number of things.  Often, it means no more than “somebody I don't like.”
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Kathryn Blackhurst / LifeZette:
Microsoft Holiday Ad Celebrates Left-Wing Causes  —  To celebrate the “spirit of the holidays,” Microsoft released an ad this week best described as a collage of Left-wing pet causes.  The commercial features sympathetic images and anecdotes for Black Lives Matter, Syrian refugees, transgender activism and more general LGBT issues.
Discussion: Power Line
Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
Trump on ‘lock her up’ calls: 'Now we don't care'  —  on Friday said that now that he's won the election, he does not care to prosecute Hillary Clinton  —  Trump was speaking in Grand Rapids, Mich., as part of his “thank you” tour when he heard some chants of “lock her up” — a common refrain during his campaign events.
Discussion: RedState
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Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Trump on ‘lock her up’ chant: 'Now we don't care'
Discussion: Political Wire
CBS News:
Study: Half of people “remember” events that never happened  —  Ever find yourself caught up in a vivid memory of an event that, you later realize with confusion, didn't really happen the way you thought?  According to new research by psychologists at the University of Warwick in the U.K., you are far from alone.
BBC:
Venezuela seizes Christmas toys to distribute to poor  —  Venezuelan authorities have arrested two toy company executives and seized almost four million toys, which they say they will distribute to the poor.  —  Officials accused the company of hoarding toys and hiking prices in the run-up to Christmas.
Discussion: RedState and Forbes
TMZ.com:
Ivanka Trump — Secret Service Nabs Accused Stalker Near Trump Tower  —  Ivanka Trump's alleged stalker was only a block away from her family's home base, Trump Tower, when Secret Service swooped in and apprehended him ... TMZ has learned.  —  Justin Massler — who did 6 months …
The White House:
Weekly Address: It's Time to Get Covered on the Health Insurance Marketplace  —  WASHINGTON, DC — In this week's address, President Obama discussed Open Enrollment on the Health Insurance Marketplace, which began November 1.  The deadline to sign up for coverage beginning on January 1 is this Thursday …
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Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:   Obama urges Congress not to repeal ObamaCare
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
An ‘Apprentice’ Role for Trump Opens Door Wide for Questions  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump is entering office with financial entanglements that are exotic and far-flung: a condominium project in Manila, a luxury furniture maker in Istanbul, golf courses in Scotland and Ireland, and a hotel in Azerbaijan.
Discussion: Diane Ravitch's blog
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Ken Thomas / Military Times:
Trump greets troops, draws cheers at Army-Navy game
Discussion: Associated Press
Bloomberg:
Non-OPEC Said to Join OPEC in First Global Cut in 15 Years
Discussion: Forbes
Ronn Blitzer / Law News:
Videographers Sue State Because They Don't Want to Film Gay Weddings
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump says blacks who stayed home were ‘almost as good’ as those who voted for him
Discussion: MLive.com and ThinkProgress
 Earlier Items: 
Martin Kaste / NPR.org:
Military-Trained Police May Be Less Hasty To Shoot, But That Got This Vet Fired
Discussion: Guns.com
Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Obama is rushing to Trump-proof the White House
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Obama to probe alleged Russian election meddling; Senate might too
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Joy-Ann Reid / The Daily Beast:
Hey, White Working Class, Donald Trump Is Already Screwing You Over
Discussion: emptywheel
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
National World, one of the UK's biggest newspaper groups, gets a £56.2M buyout offer from shareholder Media Concierge, a 40% premium to its Nov. 21 stock price

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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