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U.S. Punishes Russia for Election Hacking, Ejecting Operatives — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration struck back at Russia on Thursday for its efforts to influence the 2016 election, ejecting 35 Russian intelligence operatives from the United States and imposing sanctions on Russia's …
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Statement by the President on Actions in Response to Russian Malicious Cyber Activity and Harassment — Today, I have ordered a number of actions in response to the Russian government's aggressive harassment of U.S. officials and cyber operations aimed at the U.S. election.
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FBI, DHS release report on Russia hacking — The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday released a joint report detailing how investigators linked the Russian government to hacks on various Democratic political organizations. — The document makes clear reference …
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Austin Wright / Politico:
Obama's Russia sanctions put Hill Republicans in a box — President Barack Obama's eleventh-hour Russia sanctions present a big test for congressional Republicans, who are torn between decades-old GOP principles and their new standard-bearer's unorthodox embrace of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Obama orders Russia expulsions, sanctions for interference in 2016 election — President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats and sanctioned Russian intelligence officials who Washington believes were involved in hacking U.S. political groups in the 2016 presidential election.
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U.S. Department of the Treasury:
Resource Center — Home » Resource Center » Financial Sanctions » OFAC Recent Actions » Issuance of Amended Executive Order 13694; Cyber-Related Sanctions Designations — Issuance of Amended Executive Order 13694; Cyber-Related Sanctions Designations
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The White House:
FACT SHEET: Actions in Response to Russian Malicious Cyber Activity and Harassment — Today, President Obama authorized a number of actions in response to the Russian government's aggressive harassment of U.S. officials and cyber operations aimed at the U.S. election in 2016.
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Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova on new threats of sanctions from the United States
Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova on new threats of sanctions from the United States
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CNN:
Russia sanctions announced by White House
Russia sanctions announced by White House
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Buffalo School Board Passes Resolution Telling Carl Paladino To Resign Within 24 Hours — His fellow board members say Paladino, a Donald Trump ally, needs to resign within 24 hours or they will seek his removal from the state. — BUFFALO, N.Y. The Buffalo Board of Education voted 6-2 Thursday …
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Trump New York co-chair won't resign despite racist remarks about Obamas — Carl Paladino, who said he wanted to see president dead of mad cow disease and first lady living with a gorilla, will not resign despite school board voting him out — The Trump presidential campaign New York co-chair …
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Bibi Netanyahu Makes Trump His Chump — For those of you confused over the latest fight between President Obama and Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu of Israel, let me make it simple: Barack Obama and John Kerry admire and want to preserve Israel as a Jewish and democratic state in the Land of Israel.
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Will John Kerry's Israel Speech Tear the Democrats Apart?
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Peter Martin / Sydney Morning Herald:
Julie Bishop backs Israel rather than the US over UN resolution
Julie Bishop backs Israel rather than the US over UN resolution
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Gun-loving conservative columnist accidentally killed after letting teen boy hold his firearm — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — M.D. Harmon, a conservative columnist who frequently wrote in favor of gun ownership rights for the Portland Press Herald, died this week after being accidentally shot by a teenage boy.
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11 A-list artists that refused to perform at Donald Trump's inauguration — If Donald Trump were still just a regular old billionaire and threw a party at Trump Tower in New York City, celebrities would be lined up out the door, and the most famous artists would be pining for a chance to perform.
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Harsh US Sanctions Ban Russian Use Of Maryland's Grills, Ocean Views — Ruthless US sanctions have banned the use of a highly-private and strategically placed Russian “spy compound,” a vacation retreat center in Maryland where families grilled burgers, hot dogs, and maybe even nuclear-Russian shish kebobs.
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Milo Yiannopoulos Strikes $250K Book Deal (Exclusive) — “They said banning me from Twitter would finish me off. Just as I predicted, the opposite has happened,” says Yiannopoulos. — Milo Yiannopoulos has parlayed his ban from Twitter — and some controversial appearances on college campuses …
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Why Russia-brokered Syrian ceasefire has chance of succeeding — Nothing is ever certain, but in the case of Syria peace drive Moscow is at centre of decision making while US is out in the cold — Labelled an international pariah only months ago by Boris Johnson, and warned he would be stuck …
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Anthony Bourdain on Sichuan Peppers, Sex, Eating Dogs, and Political Correctness — An exclusive post-election interview with the culinary celebrity host of Parts Unknown. — From Iran to to Hanoi to rural New England: Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown on CNN has covered a lot of territory, like No Reservations before it.
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Democrats Have a Religion Problem — There aren't many people like Michael Wear in today's Democratic Party. The former director of Barack Obama's 2012 faith-outreach efforts is a theologically conservative evangelical Christian. He is opposed to both abortion and same-sex marriage …
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Open Society Needs Defending — Open societies are in crisis, and various forms of closed societies - from fascist dictatorships to mafia states - are on the rise. Because elected leaders failed to meet voters' legitimate expectations and aspirations, electorates have become disenchanted …
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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg:
GOP Readies Swift Obamacare Repeal With No Replacement in Place — Senate will start in early January to repeal health-care law — Republicans split over how long to delay replacement plan — The first major act of the unified Republican government in 2017 will be a vote in Congress to begin tearing down Obamacare.
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Austin Wright / Politico:
Congress leaves Trump with unlimited war powers — For much of President Barack Obama's second term, Congress sought to pass a formal authorization for the war against the Islamic State — both to signal the country's resolve and to provide a check on the president's unfettered war powers.
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