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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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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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The Lid, Hot Air, The Week, Business Insider, RedState, Instapundit and AOL


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.


Russian hacking activity continues unabated — Sources: Intel shows Putin approved hacking — Russians “continue to do all kinds of stuff” against American political organizations, a US official said — A Clinton campaign official said they received notice “a state actor” was trying to hack private accounts
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alan.com


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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ABC News, Washington Post, The Daily Caller, Business Insider, The American Mirror and Talking Points Memo


Intelligence officials refuse to brief House panel on Russian hacking
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Power Line, RealClearPolitics, The Last Tradition, Global Guerrillas and Independent Journal Review

Obama Says US Will ‘Take Action’ In Response To Russian Cyber Attacks
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Daily Kos, The Week and The Guardian


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 Guardian, The Times of Israel, New York Times, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Power Line
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Trump Chooses Hard-Liner as Ambassador to Israel
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Haaretz, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Week and The Times of Israel


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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Political Wire, New Century Times, Jezebel, Raw Story, The Week and The Root
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Langley: Trump not planning to divest himself from his businesses
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CNBC and Business Insider


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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The Progressive Pulse, News, Indy Week, Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos and Raw Story
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2 former NC governors criticize GOP efforts to strip executive power
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ThinkProgress, The Atlantic, WRAL-TV and Raleigh News & Observer


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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Princeton Election Consortium


Who said what inside the Trump tech meeting: Immigration, paid maternity leave and becoming the ‘software president’ — It's almost like Recode was in the air duct at Trump Tower. — The leaders of tech were closemouthed about their meeting with President-elect Donald Trump yesterday in New York …
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CNBC and Mother Jones
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The Note: Russia Redux
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RedState, Recode and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »

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


Joe and Mika Defend Themselves Against the Haters — The Morning Joe hosts talk access to Donald Trump, ratings, and their critics. — Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski were all spooled up when I sat down with them in a cramped green room on the first day of December after they had taped …
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Talking Points Memo, Mediaite and Raw Story


‘Nobody Is Getting Fooled!’: Face-Off Between Tucker Carlson, Newsweek Writer Goes Off the Rails — Fox News' Tucker Carlson faced off with Newsweek senior writer Kurt Eichenwald tonight and it didn't take long for things to blow up. — Right off the bat, Carlson made it clear …
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twitchy.com, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Daily Caller, Fox News Insider, BizPac Review and Raw Story


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 …


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