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11:05 AM ET, December 26, 2016

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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump to inherit more than 100 court vacancies, plans to reshape judiciary  —  Donald Trump is set to inherit an uncommon number of vacancies in the federal courts in addition to the open Supreme Court seat, giving the president-elect a monumental opportunity to reshape the judiciary after taking office.
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Obama: I could have won a third term on message of hope and change
Discussion: CNN and Hot Air
Taegan Goddard / Political Wire:
Trump Will Inherit 100+ Court Vacancies
Discussion: alan.com and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Alan M. Dershowitz / The Hill:
Obama pulls a bait-and-switch on anti-Israel Security Council vote  —  The Obama administration pulled a bait and switch in refusing to veto the recent Security Council resolution against Israel.  In attempting to justify its abstention - which under Security Council rules has the same effect …
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Josef Federman / Associated Press:
Israel: humbled Netanyahu places hopes in Trump
Lenny Bernstein / Washington Post:
Transition adviser's tweets add intrigue to Trump aide Jason Miller's sudden resignation  —  Twitter messages apparently posted by one of President-elect Donald Trump's aides have added some intrigue to the sudden resignation of Jason Miller, Trump's choice for communications director.
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Changes Coming to White House Press Room: Who, Where, When and How
Discussion: Instapundit
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Sorry, But Our Fight Against Liberal Fascism Has Only Just Begun  —  I wish I could tell you that, having dodged the naggy bullet that was Felonia Milhous von Pantsuit, we can now spend the next four years being left alone.  But that's not in the cards.  Liberals won't - because they can't …
Discussion: The Other McCain
BBC:
Ex-Wham singer George Michael dies  —  The star, who launched his career with Wham in the 1980s and later continued his success as a solo performer, is said to have “passed away peacefully at home”.  —  Thames Valley Police said South Central Ambulance Service attended a property in Goring in Oxfordshire at 13:42 GMT.
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Alex Matthews / Daily Mail:
BREAKING NEWS: George Michael dies peacefully at his home in Oxfordshire on Christmas Day, aged 53
Discussion: Jezebel
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
At Least 27 Shot, 7 Fatally, in Chicago Over Christmas Weekend  —  At least 27 people were shot, seven fatally, in a 48-hour period in Chicago over Christmas weekend, according to the Chicago Police Department.  It was the latest bloody chapter in a city besieged by gun violence.
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CNN:
Obama's exit interview: Hope and change can still win elections  —  (CNN)Arguing that Americans still subscribe to his vision of progressive change, President Barack Obama asserted in an interview recently he could have succeeded in this year's election if he was eligible to run.
Chris Enloe / TheBlaze:
Drexel University professor says the only thing he wanted for Christmas was ‘white genocide’  —  George Ciccariello-Maher, an associate professor of politics and global studies at Drexel University in Philadelphia, only wanted one thing for Christmas: “white genocide.”
CNBC:
Suddenly hot smart home devices are ripe for hacking, experts warn  —  Will 2017 be the year your home becomes under attack from cyber criminals?  —  Experts expect the number of attacks on the Internet of Things (IoT) will likely increase in 2017.  IoT includes devices like webcams …
Discussion: alan.com
Lisa Lerer / Associated Press:
Trump repeating some behaviors he criticized in Clinton  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump spent the past two years attacking rival Hillary Clinton as crooked, corrupt, and weak.  —  But some of those attacks seem to have already slipped into the history books.
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Internet ridicules Trump's narcissistic Christmas tweet: ‘No family, no warmth, just a tiny fist and a tree’  —  President-elect Donald Trump extended Merry Christmas wishes to his Twitter followers on Sunday morning — with a proper Christmas tree emoji — only to have detractors notice it wasn't the warmest of greetings.
Discussion: alan.com
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump readies war room to defend Cabinet picks  —  Donald Trump's transition team is taking zero chances with the president-elect's Cabinet picks, assembling a “war room” to promote their strengths and fend off criticism before next month's confirmation hearings.
Discussion: Political Wire and The Week
GOP.com:
RNC Message Celebrating Christmas  —  WASHINGTON - Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus and Co-Chair Sharon Day released the following statement celebrating Christmas:  —  “Merry Christmas to all!  Over two millennia ago, a new hope was born into the world …
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Social media erupts over GOP statement about ‘new King’
Discussion: Politico and RedState
David Mack / BuzzFeed:   People Are Arguing About Whether Republicans Just Compared Trump To Jesus
 
 
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Paladino's son rejects father's controversial comments
Joanna Walters / The Guardian:
Progressive causes see ‘unprecedented’ upswing in donations after US election
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Mike Hayes / BuzzFeed:
The Obamas Successfully Beat A Live Action Escape Game On Vacation