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4:40 PM ET, December 13, 2016

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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
New York Times:
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.
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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ABC News:
Trump Invites Senate Clash With Tillerson State Nomination
Discussion: Politico
Tony Perkins / FRC:
Conservatives Drill down on Exxon's Tillerson
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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Associated Press:
Democrats to GOP: Run Fair Investigations of Russian Hacking
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
President Obama on Campaign Hacks: ‘Very Clear Relationships’ Between Team Trump and Russia
Washington Times:   Trying to overturn a free and fair election
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
New York should seize Trump Tower
Discussion: New York Daily News
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 …
Discussion: Mother Jones and Balloon Juice
Washington Post:
Russian envoy: Evacuation deal reached for last rebel zones in Syria's ravaged Aleppo  —  BEIRUT — A tentative deal to evacuate the last rebel-held zones in the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo was reached Tuesday after reports of widespread civilian deaths spurred diplomatic efforts, a Russian envoy and rebel commander said.
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The Daily Beast:
Last Rebels in Aleppo Say Assad Forces Are Burning People Alive
Discussion: The Guardian
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.
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 …
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.
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.
Discussion: RedState and Instapundit
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.
Discussion: Althouse and Instapundit
Mitt Romney / Facebook:
It was an honor to have been considered for Secretary of State of our great country.  My discussions with President-elect Trump have been both enjoyable and enlightening.  I have very high hopes that the new administration will lead the nation to greater strength, prosperity and peace.
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New York Times:
Rex Tillerson, Exxon C.E.O., Chosen as Secretary of State
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 …
Discussion: Mediaite, Hot Air and The Daily Caller
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.
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 …
Fox17:
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.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Root
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 …
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 …
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.
Discussion: RedState
Steven Nelson / US News:
Marijuana Is Harder Than Ever for Younger Teens to Find  —  Regulated markets for adults have not made it easier for younger people to get marijuana.  —  In some parts of the county, adults who want marijuana need to drive to the nearest state-regulated shop.  Teens, however, are self-reporting declining accessibility.
 
 
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