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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Promises a Revelation on Hacking — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald J. Trump, expressing lingering skepticism about intelligence assessments of Russian interference in the election, said on Saturday evening that he knew “things that other people don't know” about the hacking …
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ThinkProgress, Political Wire, Raw Story and Booman Tribune
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Trump: I 'know things that other people don't know' about hacking — declared Saturday that he knows “things that other people don't know” about Russian hacking allegations, suggesting FBI and CIA reports leave room for doubt over Russia's meddling in the U.S. election.
Dave Burke / Daily Mail:
Terrorist caught on CCTV dressed as Father Christmas shoots 35 dead and wounds 40 in Istanbul celebrity nightclub as terrified New Year's Eve revellers dive into Bosphorus to survive — Nightclub owner Mehmet Kocarslan said security had been stepped up after US intelligence warnings
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BBC:
Istanbul Reina nightclub attack ‘leaves 35 dead’
Istanbul Reina nightclub attack ‘leaves 35 dead’
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The Week and Independent Journal Review
Chris Graham / Telegraph:
Istanbul terror attack: 35 killed as gunman ‘dressed as Santa’ opens fire at nightclub in Turkey
Istanbul terror attack: 35 killed as gunman ‘dressed as Santa’ opens fire at nightclub in Turkey
Discussion:
John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The Daily Caller
New York Times:
Terrorist Attack at Nightclub in Istanbul Kills Dozens
Terrorist Attack at Nightclub in Istanbul Kills Dozens
Discussion:
The Gateway Pundit, Sputnik International, The Daily Caller, myfox8.com and twitchy.com
Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
Gingrich Says Biggest Worry About Trump Administration is That They Might ‘Lose Their Nerve’ — Less than three weeks before the presidential inauguration, leading Trump ally Newt Gingrich said his biggest worry about the incoming administration is that they will “lose their nerve.”
Discussion:
The Week
Hadas Gold / Politico:
New York Times, Wall Street Journal editors take on Trump and the media — The top editors for The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal expressed wariness over the incoming president-elect's respect for the First Amendment. — In a special NBC “Meet the Press” episode devoted …
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Oliver Willis
John A. Farrell / New York Times:
Nixon's Vietnam Treachery — Richard M. Nixon always denied it: to David Frost, to historians and to Lyndon B. Johnson, who had the strongest suspicions and the most cause for outrage at his successor's rumored treachery. To them all, Nixon insisted that he had not sabotaged Johnson's 1968 peace initiative …
Discussion:
Lawyers, Guns & Money
Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Van Jones: ‘The Clinton days are over’ — Washington (CNN)The Clinton family's grip on the Democratic Party has come to an end and it's time for a new generation of leadership to lead the party, CNN political commentator Van Jones said. — “You have to understand, I think that the Clinton days are over …
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TheBlaze
Aaron Short / New York Post:
Trump advisers want Netanyahu to attend inauguration — President-elect Donald Trump's advisers want to invite Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu to the inauguration or arrange a meeting of the two leaders before then, a source close to the transition said.
Discussion:
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, BizPac Review, Politico, Israel Matzav and The Times of Israel
Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
Trump's Incoming Press Secretary Questions Whether Obama's Russia Sanctions Are Out of ‘Proportion’ — President-elect Donald Trump's incoming White House press secretary questioned whether President Obama's actions against Russia for an alleged cyberattack on Democratic political organizations may be out of “proportion.”
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Associated Press and Politico
Alex Shephard / New Republic:
What Happened to Rock Music? — The genre hasn't been this irrelevant in decades, which was only underscored by a slew of memoirs by aging rock stars. — Maybe, this time, rock really is dead. In 2016, the pop charts were ruled by Justin Bieber, Drake, and Rihanna.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and Eschaton
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Trump kicks biographer off golf course — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday ejected from his West Palm Beach golf course one of his most critical biographers, Harry Hurt III, who had been preparing to play in a foursome with billionaire mega-donor David Koch.
Discussion:
Mediaite and Harry Hurt III
Rachel Bishop / Mirror.co.uk:
CCTV ALLEGEDLY SHOWING ONE OF THE NIGHTCLUB ATTACKERS — Get Daily updates directly to your inbox — This is the first footage from inside a nightclub in Turkey where at least one gunman opened fire tonight, killing at least 35 people and wounding 40. — The CCTV allegedly shows …
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Infowars