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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.
Erin Kelly / USA Today:
Intelligence officials refuse to brief House panel on Russian hacking — 1.0k Shares — WASHINGTON — House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes on Wednesday blasted as “unacceptable” the refusal of the FBI, CIA and National Intelligence directors to brief his panel …
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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.
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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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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Jim Morrill / The Charlotte Observer:
2 former NC governors criticize GOP efforts to strip executive power — Former North Carolina governors Jim Martin and Jim Hunt on Thursday criticized Republican lawmakers for trying to dilute the power of incoming Gov. Roy Cooper. — Martin, a Republican, said some GOP legislative proposals go “too far.”
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
North Carolina Republicans' Legislative Coup Is an Attack on Democracy
North Carolina Republicans' Legislative Coup Is an Attack on Democracy
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Chad Livengood / Detroit News:
Trump adviser: Kudlow to be top White House economist — Lansing — President-elect Donald Trump plans to appoint CNBC business commentator Larry Kudlow to chair the White House Council of Economic Advisers, a Trump adviser said Thursday. — Conservative economist Stephen Moore …
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Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Langley: Trump not planning to divest himself from his businesses
Langley: Trump not planning to divest himself from his businesses
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Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
Lawrence Kudlow in Running to Take Top Economic Adviser Post
Lawrence Kudlow in Running to Take Top Economic Adviser Post
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Marginal REVOLUTION
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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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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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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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.
Indianapolis Star:
A 20-year toll: 368 gymnasts allege sexual exploitation — INDYSTAR INVESTIGATIONS REVEALED THAT CHILDREN WERE BEING ABUSED IN GYMNASTICS GYMS, BUT NO ONE KNEW HOW WIDESPREAD THE PROBLEM WAS. UNTIL NOW. — 11,600 — A 12-year-old gymnast molested by an Olympic coach during “therapy” sessions.
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Dan Kopf / Quartz:
Trump's 17 cabinet-level picks have more money than a third of American households combined — The 17 people who US president-elect Donald Trump has selected for his cabinet or for posts with cabinet rank have well over $9.5 billion in combined wealth, with several positions still unfilled.
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New York Times:
Available to the Highest Bidder: Coffee With Ivanka Trump — WASHINGTON — Ozan M. Ozkural, a London-based investment manager, found a creative way to gain one-on-one access to the new first family: He bid nearly $60,000 to have a cup of coffee with Ivanka Trump for a charity event she was hosting.
Tegna / WFAA-TV:
No record of ‘faithless elector’ Chris Suprun as a 9/11 first responder — Christopher Suprun portrays himself as a hero, but now his alleged decorated past is coming into question. Jason Whitely reports. … DALLAS - The Republican elector who has gotten national attention for refusing …
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Kaitlan Collins / The Daily Caller:
Whoopi Goldberg: Celebrating Christmas And Getting An Abortion Is The Same Thing — Whoopi Goldberg thinks the right to celebrate Christmas and get an abortion are the same thing. — “The View” host was talking about the right to display Nativity scenes on Tuesday when she brought up abortion out of nowhere.
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Democratic donors call for Clinton campaign post-mortem — NEW YORK — When Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine greet the very top fundraisers and donors to their failed campaign at New York's Plaza Hotel on Thursday evening, many of them will have one question in mind: Where's the autopsy?
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New York Times:
Democrats at Crossroads: Win Back Working-Class Whites, or Let Them Go? — WASHINGTON — Sounding like a frustrated Cassandra, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. lamented last week that Hillary Clinton had not done enough to reach white working-class voters in the presidential campaign.
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Tina Nguyen / Vanity Fair:
Trump Grill Could Be the Worst Restaurant in America — And it reveals everything you need to know about our next president. — Halfway through a recent late lunch at the Trump Grill—the clubby steakhouse in the lobby of Trump Tower that has recently become famous through …
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Charles J. Sykes / New York Times:
Charlie Sykes on Where the Right Went Wrong — MILWAUKEE — After nearly 25 years, I'm stepping down from my daily conservative talk radio show at the end of this month. I'm not leaving because of the rise of Donald J. Trump (my reasons are personal), but I have to admit that the campaign has made my decision easier.
Madeline Conway / Politico:
Omarosa joins Trump transition team — Another reality television personality has joined Donald Trump's transition team. — Omarosa Manigault, a contestant on the first season of the president-elect's show “The Apprentice,” was one of nine new members of the transition's executive committee named Thursday.
Daniel Halper / New York Post:
Celebrities beg electors to be ‘heroes’ and vote against Trump — More On: — Celebrities are teaming up to beg Republicans in the Electoral College to vote against President-elect Donald Trump, pledging their “respect” for potential “heroes.” — A slew of other has-been and B …
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