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Barak Ravid / Haaretz:
Britain Pulled the Strings and Netanyahu Warned New Zealand It Was Declaring War: New Details on Israel's Battle Against the UN Vote — The British secretly worked the Palestinians and urged New Zealand to move ahead with the resolution, and a call from Netanyahu to Putin triggered a real drama …
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Associated Press:
Israeli Cabinet minister calls John Kerry speech a ‘pathetic step’
Israeli Cabinet minister calls John Kerry speech a ‘pathetic step’
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
John Kerry, in a Final, Pointed Plea, Will Outline a Vision of Mideast Peace
John Kerry, in a Final, Pointed Plea, Will Outline a Vision of Mideast Peace
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Power Line, Mother Jones, AOL, The Lid, Common Dreams, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, The Week, Hot Air, BizPac Review, twitchy.com, The Daily Signal, Central Maine, TheBlaze and NBC News
Barak Ravid / Haaretz:
Leaked Document: U.S. Colluded With Palestinians 10 Days Before UN Settlements Vote
Leaked Document: U.S. Colluded With Palestinians 10 Days Before UN Settlements Vote
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BizPac Review, TheBlaze, The Times of Israel and The Daily Caller
Marissa Newman / The Times of Israel:
Erekat: Leaked transcript with Kerry, Rice ‘lies and half-truths’
Erekat: Leaked transcript with Kerry, Rice ‘lies and half-truths’
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The Resurgent, Hot Air and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Bloomberg:
Kerry Plans Middle East Speech as Israel Retaliates Over UN Snub
Kerry Plans Middle East Speech as Israel Retaliates Over UN Snub
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ABC News, Politico, The Resurgent, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and twitchy.com
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Inside the coming war between the United States and the United Nations
Inside the coming war between the United States and the United Nations
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The Atlantic, Business Insider, New York Times, Slate, Political Wire, Independent Journal Review and Fox News
Malia Zimmerman / Fox News:
‘You cannot eat here’: Hawaii café riles residents with ban on Trump voters — This sign was posted at Honolulu's Café 8 ½. — Honolulu's Café 8 ½ gets rave reviews on Yelp for its “Radiatore Verde” and “Italian stir fry,” among other popular dishes …
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Obama Bests Trump as Most Admired Man in 2016 — PRINCETON, N.J. — Americans are most likely to name President Barack Obama as the man they admire most in 2016. Twenty-two percent mentioned Obama in response to the open-ended question. President-elect Donald Trump was second at 15%.
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Madeline Conway / Politico:
Obama bests Trump in Gallup's ‘most admired’ poll — President Barack Obama topped Gallup's annual list of the men Americans most admire, while Hillary Clinton was named the country's most admired woman for the 15th year in a row. — In a poll asking Americans to name the man they most admire …
Michael Moore / Facebook:
5 Things You Can Do Right Now About Donald J. Trump - from Michael Moore — It's been seven weeks since Hillary beat Trump by nearly 3 million votes but lost the presidency to him. So if your head is still spinning from that mindf***, or you can't quite believe a malignant narcissist …
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Experts: Ryan's livestream crackdown may be unconstitutional — Paul Ryan's new crackdown against protests on the House floor — a direct response to the Democrats' gun-control “sit-in” last summer — is prompting questions from experts in both parties about its constitutionality.
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Post and Courier:
State Rep. Chris Corley accused of punching wife in face, pointing gun at her — Chris Corley, Republican state representative from Graniteville, was arrested Tuesday in connection with domestic violence charges. Provided — Rep. Chris Corley appears in court for a bond hearing …
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Josh Katz / New York Times:
‘Duck Dynasty’ vs. ‘Modern Family’: 50 Maps of the U.S. Cultural Divide — Americans have been clustering themselves into cultural bubbles just as they have clustered in political bubbles. Their TV preferences confirm that. — ← FEWER FANS MORE FANS →
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Independent Journal Review and Althouse
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump: Obama ‘lost’ in key swing states for Clinton — argued Tuesday that President Obama did not help Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton — win key swing states in the November election. — In a tweet, Trump doubled-down on his belief that he would have defeated Obama …
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New York Post:
Teacher groomed her accused murderer to be sex toy, baby daddy — Isaac Duran Infante (center) is brought in after being charged with killing his ex-girlfriend and son. — William Miller — SEE ALSO — :0 — The prey was once the predator. Former Brooklyn teacher Felicia...
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New York Times, Gothamist, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The Last Tradition
Jaclyn Schultz / WAGA-TV:
Police: Queen Latifah's car stolen by gas station thieves — FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - Hollywood's Queen Latifah became another unfortunate victim of a crime trend plaguing drivers throughout south Fulton County: thieves jump into a driver's seat while someone is pumping gas, and quickly take off.
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J.J. Gallagher / ABC News:
Trump Takes Credit for Bump in Consumer Confidence — President-elect Donald Trump congratulated himself on Tuesday night for an uptick in the Consumer Confidence Index, a closely-watched economic measure. — The Conference Board reported on Tuesday that its index of consumer confidence rose …
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Infowars, AOL, Politicus USA, Mashable, Washington Times, The Week and Mediaite
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Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Obama administration is close to announcing measures to punish Russia for election interference — The Obama administration is close to announcing a series of measures to punish Russia for its interference in the 2016 presidential election, including economic sanctions and diplomatic censure, according to U.S. officials.
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Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, Josh Blackman's Blog, The Guardian, Fox News Insider, Recode, Raw Story, The Week, AOL, Daily Kos, Business Insider, TheBlaze, The Moderate Voice, WiredPen, Political Wire, Hot Air, NO QUARTER USA NET, The Atlantic, Politicus USA and CNN, more at Mediagazer »
Mitch Mitchell / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Attorney: Viral video not an isolated incident among Fort Worth cops — FORT WORTH — Riding the backlash of last week's viral video involving a Fort Worth police officer, the attorney for a black man shot in July by another officer released a video Tuesday of the incident, which he said was unjustified.
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ThinkProgress, Raw Story, PINAC, The Root and CBS Dallas
Wall Street Journal:
As Home Prices Rise, Flippers Make a Comeback — Number of investors flipping homes returns to precrisis levels; big banks also get back in the game — This is a great time to be in the house-flipping business. — The number of investors who flipped a house in the first nine months of 2016 reached the highest level since 2007.
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The Daily Caller and Politico
Fox News Insider:
Food Stamp Fraud at All-Time High: Is It Time to End the Program? — Food stamp fraud is at an all-time high, with cases this year including a state lawmaker and even a millionaire. — According to the USDA, $70 million of taxpayer money was wasted in 2016 due to food stamp fraud.
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Washington Post and Mother Jones
Los Angeles Times:
Former California lieutenant governor will meet with Trump to discuss running Agriculture department — President-elect Donald Trump is considering former California Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado to lead the Agriculture department, a move that would bring greater diversity to the Republican's Cabinet.
Tom Cotton / New York Times:
Fix Immigration. It's What Voters Want. — Donald J. Trump smashed many orthodoxies on his way to victory, but immigration was the defining issue separating him from his primary opponents and Hillary Clinton. President-elect Trump now has a clear mandate not only to stop illegal immigration …