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7:50 AM ET, January 7, 2017

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New Jersey Online:
N.J. aunt of Ft. Lauderdale airport shooting suspect: ‘He lost his mind’ in Iraq  —  Esteban Santiago with his newborn son.  (Family photo)  —  UNION CITY — The suspect in the Fort Lauderdale shooting was a U.S. military veteran who “lost his mind” after a tour of duty in Iraq, his aunt said Friday.
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CBS Miami:
Family: Shooting Suspect ‘Lost His Mind’ After Tour In Iraq  —  FORT LAUDERDALE - The suspected gunman in a deadly attack at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport “lost his mind” after coming back home from a one-year tour in Iraq, family members told the media.
The Daily Beast:
Esteban Santiago ID'd as Airport Gunman  —  Esteban Santiago has been identified as the gunman who opened fire at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, according to Senator Bill Nelson of Florida.  Nelson told MSNBC that Santiago had a military ID and handgun with him when he shot …
NorthJersey.com:
Next Slide  —  The alleged gunman who killed at least five people at a Florida airport on Friday was an Army veteran who was born in New Jersey, and a recent father who began to have problems about a month ago when a relative said he began to see things and “lost his mind.”
German Lopez / Vox:
Shooting at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, airport: what we know
CNN:
Fort Lauderdale airport shooting: Suspect in custody, 9 injured
Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
At Least 5 Dead, 8 Injured in Shooting at Fort Lauderdale Airport; Suspect in Custody
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Today's Intelligence Report Proves Nothing [Updated]  —  Today the U.S. intelligence community-i.e., the CIA, the FBI and the NSA-released a report titled “Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections.”  This is the declassified version of a longer report that was delivered …
Discussion: Da Tech Guy Blog
New York Post:
New York City needs Hillary Clinton to run for mayor  —  It seems unlikely — but the idea's been floating around for several days now, and so far she's not rejecting it.  For what it's worth, Secretary Clinton, we'd love to see you run for mayor.  New York City needs you.
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Jennifer Fermino / New York Daily News:
Hillary Clinton possibly mulling a run for New York City mayor, source says  —  Hillary Clinton left open the possibility of running for mayor of New York City this year in a private conversation with a top Democrat, a well-placed source told the Daily News.
BuzzFeed:
Hackers Tried To Break Into DNC Computers Right Before New Year's Eve  —  Officials told BuzzFeed News that hackers had been trying to infiltrate the DNC as recently as five days ago.  —  WASHINGTON — The FBI alerted the Democratic National Committee as recently as New Year's Eve that hackers …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Says Focus on Russian Hacking Is a ‘Political Witch Hunt’
The Hill:
Dems try to voice objections as Congress certifies Trump's win … Several House Democrats tried to raise objections as a joint session of Congress met to formally count the Electoral College results certifying Donald Trump  —  's presidential election.  —  Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) …
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Biden To Democrats Objecting To Electoral College Results: ‘It Is Over’
Discussion: AOL
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Rand Paul: Trump ‘fully supports my plan to replace Obamacare’  —  Sen. Rand Paul on Friday said President-elect Donald Trump “fully supports” his plan to simultaneously repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.  —  “I just spoke to [Trump] and he fully supports my plan to replace Obamacare …
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Gwynne Hogan / DNAinfo New York:
Sex Attacks Up 62 Percent in Greenpoint as Most Cases Remain Unsolved  —  GREENPOINT — There has been a 62 percent jump in sex attacks reported in Greenpoint over the last year with the majority not resulting in arrests, police statistics show.  —  In 2016, the NYPD was told about 13 rapes …
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Hill Republicans embrace building of border wall, despite cost  —  Republicans on Capitol Hill say they don't need to wait for Mexico to make good on President-elect Donald Trump's central campaign promise: building a southern border wall.  —  In fact, they are happy to underwrite the wall themselves …
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Numbers / Pew Research Center:
Less than half the public views border wall as an important goal for U.S. immigration policy
Discussion: Hot Air, Daily Kos and Hit & Run
New York Times:
Trump Nominees' Filings Threaten to Overwhelm Federal Ethics Office  —  WASHINGTON — Rex W. Tillerson owns more than $50 million of Exxon Mobil stock, has earned an annual salary of $10 million and holds a range of positions — from director at the Boy Scouts of America to the managing director of a Texas horse and cattle ranch.
Discussion: Raw Story
Tina Nguyen / Vanity Fair:
Inside the Rise of the “Breitbart of the Left”  —  David Brock, the conservative apostate turned liberal agitator, lays out his plans for the future of the Internet for progressives.  “We're going to go after spineless Democrats who want to make nice with Trump.”
Discussion: Shakesville
Paul Caron / TaxProf Blog:
Rethinking Faculty Hiring At Fourth-Tier Law Schools  —  Philip L. Merkel (Western State), Scholar or Practitioner?  Rethinking Qualifications for Entry-Level Tenure-Track Professors at Fourth-Tier Law Schools, 44 Cap.  U. L. Rev. 507 (2016):  —  [M]any fourth-tier law schools have lost their way.
Campbell Brown / Facebook:
I have some exciting news to share.  This month I will be joining Facebook to lead its News Partnerships team.  This is a different role for me, but one where I will be tapping my newsroom experience to help news organizations and journalists work more closely and more effectively with Facebook.
Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
Third lien on Trump hotel brings alleged unpaid bills to over $5 million  —  Workers from AES Electrical apparently went all out to make sure Donald Trump could open his luxury hotel on the day he wanted.  —  In the frenzied final six weeks of work at the hotel, while Trump touted the project …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Week
 
 
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Jon Gabriel / New York Post:
Obama ignores facts with boastful ‘greatest hits’ list
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Thousands of Marines fought in southern Afghanistan. Now, the service is going back.
Discussion: USNI News and The Daily Caller
Ari Natter / Bloomberg:
Trump's EPA Pick Steps Down From Group That Battled the Agency
Discussion: Reuters
Ashe Schow / The Hill:
In campus rape cases, colleges to learn sexual advances go both ways
 Earlier Items: 
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Rosie O'Donnell to Paul Ryan: ‘F— u’
Discussion: Shareblue, RedState and Daily Kos
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Michele Bachmann Hopes Trump Will Reverse ‘Evil’ Gay Rights Causes
Discussion: Metro Weekly and Joe.My.God.
Mark Hemingway / Weekly Standard:
Scandals Aplenty  —  The media just pretended they didn't exist.
Belinda Cleary / Daily Mail:
Millennials are entitled, narcissistic and lazy …
Meg Anderson / NPR:
Bernie Sanders Says Trump Won Because Democrats Are Out Of Touch
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