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John Podesta / Washington Post:
Something is deeply broken at the FBI — John Podesta was chairman of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. — The more we learn about the Russian plot to sabotage Hillary Clinton's campaign and elect Donald Trump, and the failure of the FBI to adequately respond, the more shocking it gets.
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Scott Detrow / NPR:
Obama On Russian Hacking: ‘We Need To Take Action. And We Will’ — President Obama says the United States will respond to Russian cyber-attacks that the intelligence community has concluded were part of an effort to influence the 2016 presidential election.
Wall Street Journal:
Republican National Committee Security Foiled Russian Hackers — Investigation calls it a less aggressive and much less persistent effort than the hacks of the Democratic National Committee — Russian hackers tried to penetrate the computer networks of the Republican National Committee …
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NBC News:
Why Didn't Obama Do More About Russian Election Hack? — Exclusive: Why the White House Waited to Act on Russian Hacking 3:01 — The Obama administration didn't respond more forcefully to Russian hacking before the presidential election because they didn't want to appear to be interfering …
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CNN:
Clinton says Putin grudge led Russia to hack Dem groups — New York (CNN)Hillary Clinton said Thursday night that Russian President Vladimir Putin's alleged involvement in the hacking of Democratic organizations during the 2016 election stemmed from a longtime grudge Putin has held against her.
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The American Mirror
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump renews complaints of Russian hacking reports — President-elect Donald Trump once again complained about reports of Russian cyberattacks against the U.S. election that he won last month, recalling that one of those hacking efforts yielded an email showing Hillary Clinton had received …
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ABC News
David Friedman / Arutz Sheva:
Read Peter Beinart and you'll vote Donald Trump — His reflexive reaction to my involvement in the Trump candidacy lays bare how dangerous the Jewish left is to the State of Israel. — The writer serves as the President of American Friends of Bet El. He is a practicing trial lawyer …
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The Times of Israel, New York Times, Power Line and The Guardian
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GreatAgain:
President-Elect Donald J. Trump Nominates David Friedman as U.S. Ambassador to Israel — (New York, NY)—President-elect Donald J. Trump on Thursday announced the nomination of Mr. David Friedman to serve as the United States Ambassador to Israel. — Mr. Friedman, a renowned attorney …
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Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:
Trump Chooses Hard-Liner as Ambassador to Israel
Trump Chooses Hard-Liner as Ambassador to Israel
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The Times of Israel and The Week
Jonathan Lemire / WHP:
Trump keeps reveling in election win at Pennsylvania rally — HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump's barnstorming tour across the states that won him the White House continues to feature far more taunts of triumph than notes of healing after a bruising election.
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Raleigh News & Observer:
Roy Cooper threatens to sue as legislature moves to secure more power — RALEIGH — Legislative Republicans clashed fiercely with Gov.-elect Roy Cooper Thursday as the House and Senate voted to sharply limit his appointment powers - and Cooper vowed to sue them over any law he deems unconstitutional.
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Jim Morrill / The Charlotte Observer:
2 former NC governors criticize GOP efforts to strip executive power
2 former NC governors criticize GOP efforts to strip executive power
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
A ‘power grab’? There's some serious political drama in North Carolina right now.
A ‘power grab’? There's some serious political drama in North Carolina right now.
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The BRAD BLOG, NBC News and Common Dreams
Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
What gave us Donald Trump is what gave us Dylann Roof. — On June 16, 2015, Donald Trump took the stage at his eponymous tower in New York City and announced his bid for the White House. His message was clear. “The U.S. has become a dumping ground for everyone else's problems,” Trump said.
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Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
On Climate Change, Who Will Censure the Censors? — The Department of Energy has balked at a request from the Trump transition team to provide the names of all department employees or contractors who attended UN global climate talks in the last five years. — “We are going to respect …
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Trump is going to be mad when he hears what his appointees think about the TPP — His top economic and foreign policy advisers love it (as do his other advisers). — Donald Trump ran for president on a platform of, among other things, strident opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership …
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Equitable Growth
New York Times:
Is Donald Trump a Threat to Democracy? — Donald J. Trump's election has raised a question that few Americans ever imagined asking: Is our democracy in danger? With the possible exception of the Civil War, American democracy has never collapsed; indeed, no democracy as rich or as established as America's ever has.
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Charles J. Sykes / New York Times:
Charlie Sykes on Where the Right Went Wrong
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
At the center of the pitch for Tillerson: Richard Cheney and Marco Rubio — At the start of the week, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) seemed bent on opposing the nomination of Rex Tillerson for secretary of state. — By the end of it, Rubio had heard directly from former vice president Richard B. Cheney …
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Political Wire, New York Magazine and Raw Story
Francis Menton / Manhattan Contrarian:
The Impending Collapse Of The Global Warming Scare — Over the past three decades, the environmental movement has increasingly hitched its wagon to exactly one star as the overwhelming focus of the cause, namely “climate change.” Sure, issues of bona fide pollution like smog and untreated sewage …
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The Guardian
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Sean Hannity Continues Lovefest with Julian Assange: 'You've Done Us a Favor' — The bizarre Sean Hannity-WikiLeaks bromance has now only grown more loving. — On Thursday afternoon, Hannity, the Fox News host and informal Trump adviser, once again interviewed WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange …
Telegraph:
Swedish towns told to ‘make preparations regarding the threat of war and conflict’ with Russia — Sweden's towns and villages have been ordered to make preparations for a possible military attack in the latest sign of the country's growing anxiety at its newly belligerent Russian neighbour.
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
The biggest Pinocchios of 2016 — It's time for our annual roundup of the biggest Pinocchios of the year. — Just before the presidential election, we highlighted the most outlandish statements of the campaign. This list is limited to claims we checked in 2016.
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Adam Mosseri / Facebook:
News Feed FYI: Addressing Hoaxes and Fake News — A few weeks ago we previewed some of the things we're working on to address the issue of fake news and hoaxes. We're committed to doing our part and today we'd like to share some updates we're testing and starting to roll out.
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