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11:55 PM ET, December 29, 2016

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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
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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The White House:
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.
Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
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 …
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.
Discussion: ABC News and Daily Kos
Reuters:
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.
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.
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
Department of Homeland Security:
Joint DHS, ODNI, FBI Statement on Russian Malicious Cyber Activity
Discussion: GeekWire and US-CERT
Washington Post:
Kremlin spokesman vows retaliation against U.S. sanctions
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Obama under pressure to prove Russian interference in election
Discussion: Politico, The Point and RedState
Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
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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The Guardian:
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story, alan.com and New York Times
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
School board votes to oust Trump campaign official who compared Michelle Obama to an ape
Discussion: The Buffalo News
Daily Mail:
UK Government issues unprecedented attack on the US after Secretary of State John Kerry branded Israeli regime the ‘most right-wing in history’  — No 10 says it was inappropriate of Kerry to attack the make-up of the democratically-elected Israeli government
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Will John Kerry's Israel Speech Tear the Democrats Apart?
Discussion: Mediaite
Peter Martin / Sydney Morning Herald:
Julie Bishop backs Israel rather than the US over UN resolution
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Schumer: Kerry ‘emboldened extremists on both sides’
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
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.
Josh Rogin / Sputnik International:
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.
Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
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 …
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Some New Year's Resolutions for Our Progressive Pals  —  The year 2016 was a great one for our progressive friends - except for that whole utter repudiation unpleasantness of last November.  Now, as a concerned conservative friend eager to help, let me offer you some New Year's resolutions that will keep you on the path to success.
Travis Allen / Washington Examiner:
California Democrats legalize child prostitution  —  Beginning on Jan. 1, prostitution by minors will be legal in California.  Yes, you read that right.  —  SB 1322 bars law enforcement from arresting sex workers who are under the age of 18 for soliciting or engaging in prostitution, or loitering with the intent to do so.
Discussion: RedState and Red Alert Politics
Patrick Wintour / The Guardian:
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 …
Alexander Bisley / Reason:
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.
Emma Green / The Atlantic:
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 …
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.
Discussion: Common Dreams and The Week
Susan Lampert Smith / Medical Xpress:
Heat-activated penile implant might restore sexual function in men with ED  —  The basic technology for penile implants hasn't improved much in 40 years.  —  But Brian Le, a new faculty member in the Department of Urology with a background in materials science, is hoping …
Discussion: Gizmodo and New York Magazine
 
 
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John Hayward / Breitbart:
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