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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.
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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.
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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.
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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}}
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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 …
Andrea Mitchell / NBC News:
Rex Tillerson of Exxon Mobil 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 Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his secretary of state, two sources close to the transition process told NBC News on Saturday.
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New York Times:
Exxon Mobil Chief Rises as Trump's Choice for Secretary of State — Rex W. Tillerson, the president and chief executive of Exxon Mobil, has emerged as President-elect Donald J. Trump's top choice to become secretary of state, according to a person with direct knowledge of the search process.
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CBS News:
Rex Tillerson is Donald Trump's leading candidate for secretary of state
Rex Tillerson is Donald Trump's leading candidate for secretary of state
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Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Schumer calls for full investigation by Congress of Russian interference in U.S. elections
Schumer calls for full investigation by Congress of Russian interference in U.S. elections
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Exxon CEO is now Trump's secretary of state favorite - transition official
Exxon CEO is now Trump's secretary of state favorite - transition official
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Politicus USA, Common Dreams and RedState
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.”
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Balloon Juice
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.
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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.
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Power Line
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 …
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Obama to probe alleged Russian election meddling; Senate might too
Obama to probe alleged Russian election meddling; Senate might too
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Los Angeles Times
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.
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 …
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Bob Fredericks / New York Post:
Hillary Clinton's losing campaign cost a record $1.2B — More On: — Hillary Clinton and her supporters spent a record $1.2 billion for her losing presidential campaign — twice as much as the winner, Donald Trump, according to the latest records. — The president-elect …
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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.
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