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The Perfect Weapon: How Russian Cyberpower Invaded the U.S. — WASHINGTON — When Special Agent Adrian Hawkins of the Federal Bureau of Investigation called the Democratic National Committee in September 2015 to pass along some troubling news about its computer network, he was transferred, naturally, to the help desk.
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Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Rick Perry, Ex-Governor of Texas, Is Trump's Pick as Energy Secretary — WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump plans to name the former Texas governor Rick Perry as his secretary of energy. — The selection of Mr. Perry to lead the energy agency would offer a rich paradox …
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Ayn Rand-acolyte Donald Trump stacks his cabinet with fellow objectivists
The Daily 202: Ayn Rand-acolyte Donald Trump stacks his cabinet with fellow objectivists
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E! Online:
Why Kanye West and President-Elect Donald Trump Met — Kanye West and President-elect Donald Trump met at Trump Tower Tuesday morning to discuss a potential role for the rapper, E! News has learned exclusively. — The “Jesus Walks” rapper met with Trump to discuss becoming an …
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
New York should seize Trump Tower
New York should seize Trump Tower
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Kanye West Visits Donald Trump
Kanye West Visits Donald Trump
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Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
Marco Rubio Joins Other GOP Senators Voicing Concern Over Rex Tillerson — Some question secretary of state nominee's dealings with Russia — WASHINGTON— Exxon Mobil Corp. CEO Rex Tillerson,Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, faces a bruising confirmation hearing next year in the Senate …
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Christina Wilkie / The Huffington Post:
Fired Trump Adviser Tells Moscow Audience How Great Exxon CEO Would Be For Russia
Fired Trump Adviser Tells Moscow Audience How Great Exxon CEO Would Be For Russia
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Top U.S. spy agency has not embraced CIA assessment on Russia hacking - sources — The overseers of the U.S. intelligence community have not embraced a CIA assessment that Russian cyber attacks were aimed at helping Republican President-elect Donald Trump win the 2016 election, three American officials said on Monday.
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
President Obama on Campaign Hacks: ‘Very Clear Relationships’ Between Team Trump and Russia
President Obama on Campaign Hacks: ‘Very Clear Relationships’ Between Team Trump and Russia
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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
Why Obamacare enrollees voted for Trump — In Whitley County, Kentucky, the uninsured rate declined 60 percent under Obamacare. So why did 82 percent of voters there support Donald Trump? — CORBIN, Ky. — Kathy Oller is so committed to her job signing up fellow Kentuckians for Obamacare …
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BBC:
Aleppo battle: UN says 82 civilians shot on the spot — Syrian pro-government forces have been entering homes in eastern Aleppo and killing those inside, including women and children, the UN says. — The UN's human rights office said it had reliable evidence that in four areas 82 civilians were shot on sight.
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Matthew J. Belvedere / CNBC:
After talking with Trump, Bill Gates says president-elect could be like JFK — Bill Gates: Trump has a chance to lead through innovation — President-elect Donald Trump has an opportunity to establish “American leadership through innovation,” Bill Gates told CNBC on Tuesday.
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Joe Davidson / Washington Post:
Energy Dept. rejects Trump's request to name climate change workers, who remain worried — Global warming — “it's a hoax.” — Donald Trump has said that more than once. — So it's understandable that the request by the president-elect's transition team for the names …
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Detroit News:
Records: Too many votes in 37% of Detroit's precincts — Voting machines in more than one-third of all Detroit precincts registered more votes than they should have during last month's presidential election, according to Wayne County records prepared at the request of The Detroit News.
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Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
Al Franken Faces Donald Trump and the Next Four Years — The two-term Democratic senator, who once made a living satirizing politicians, envisions an unfunny future. — 'D — onald Trump never laughs," Al Franken said. — This was the senator's first observation to me on a recent afternoon.
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Duane Townsend / The Hill:
America is held hostage by flyover states — The predominant narrative coming out of the 2016 Presidential post-election analysis is: The flyover states have spoken. — A flyover state is the huge region between the coasts. As opposed to the eastern seaboard, northern post-industrial states and Pacific Ocean states.
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
David Brock blasts Brooklyn, ‘animals’ in press — There aren't many people on the planet who hate Donald Trump - and love Hillary Clinton - with the Savonarola intensity of a David Brock. — But the Democratic dark-arts impresario has come to believe, in the harsh light of last month's bitter loss …
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Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic:
My President Was Black — “They're a rotten crowd,” I shouted across the lawn. “You're worth the whole damn bunch put together.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby — I. — “Love Will Make You Do Wrong” — In the waning days of President Barack Obama's administration …
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Belding firefighter let go for racist remarks … BELDING, Mich. — A firefighter from the Belding fire department was let go for allegedly posting racist remarks on Facebook over the weekend. — A three-sentence statement is all it took to get Ryan Hudson fired.
Paul Waldman / The Week:
Donald Trump, the all-knowing know-nothing — As the noted philosopher Donald Rumsfeld said, there are known unknowns (the things you know you don't know) and unknown unknowns (the things you don't know you don't know). When the former secretary of defense issued those words of wisdom …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
RNC keeps close tabs on Electoral College vote — The Republican National Committee is overseeing an expansive whip operation designed to lock down Donald Trump's Electoral College majority and ensure that the 306 Republican electors cast their votes for the president-elect.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Feds: alleged ‘Pizzagate’ gunman circulated InfoWars conspiracy video — A criminal complaint filed in federal court Tuesday reveals new details surrounding the strange case of Edgar Maddison Welch, the gunman in a bizarre attack earlier this month on a D.C. pizzeria.
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Kurt Eichenwald / Newsweek:
How Donald Trump's business ties are already jeopardizing U.S. interests — U.S. DONALD TRUMP U.S. FOREIGN POLICY — Given the vast scope of the clashes between the Trumps' extensive business dealings and the interests of America, the president-elect vowed during the campaign …
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Linda Trischitta / Sun-Sentinel:
Driver dodges boat oar as it pierces windshield on Alligator Alley — Christina Kay Theisen was driving home Friday when a boat oar pierced the front windshield of her car. … Privacy Policy — Christina Kay Theisen is glad she wasn't on her phone or changing the radio as she drove across Alligator Alley.
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Abby Huntsman named new co-host of ‘Fox and Friends Weekend’ — Fox News has named Abby Huntsman its new co-host of “Fox and Friends Weekend.” — Huntsman is the daughter of former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, a Republican presidential candidate in 2012. She previously hosted “The Cycle” on MSNBC from 2013 to 2015.
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Brady Dennis / Washington Post:
Scientists are frantically copying U.S. climate data, fearing it might vanish under Trump — Alarmed that decades of crucial climate measurements could vanish under a hostile Trump administration, scientists have begun a feverish attempt to copy reams of government data onto independent servers …
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