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7:10 PM ET, January 7, 2017

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CNN:
Trump national security pick Monica Crowley plagiarized multiple sources in 2012 book  —  By Andrew Kaczynski, design by Tal Yellin  —  Conservative author and television personality Monica Crowley, whom Donald Trump has tapped for a top national security communications role …
Ari Melber / NBC News:
U.S. Ethics Office Struggled to Gain Access to Trump Team, Emails Show  —  The office tasked with overseeing ethics and conflicts in the federal government struggled to gain access to leaders of the Trump transition team, and warned Trump aides about making decisions on nominees …
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New York Times:
Senate Confirmation Hearings to Begin Without All Background Checks  —  WASHINGTON — As Senate Republicans embark on a flurry of confirmation hearings this week, several of Donald J. Trump's appointees have yet to complete the background checks and ethics clearances customarily required …
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Ethics office accuses GOP of rushing Trump Cabinet confirmations  —  The director of the federal Office of Government Ethics on Saturday accused Senate Republicans of rushing confirmations for nominees in President-elect Donald Trump  —  's administration.
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Ethics official warns against confirmations before reviews are complete  —  A top ethics official warned Saturday that plans to confirm Donald J. Trump's top Cabinet choices before background examinations are complete are unprecedented and have overwhelmed government investigators responsible for the reviews.
Discussion: Power Line
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Ethics office: Trump nominees' hearings schedule ‘of great concern’
Discussion: Business Insider and Shareblue
Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Several Trump Picks' Ethics Reviews Incomplete
New York Times:
Trump Nominees' Filings Threaten to Overwhelm Federal Ethics Office
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Jared Kushner, a Trump In-Law and Adviser, Chases a Chinese Deal  —  On the night of Nov. 16, a group of executives gathered in a private dining room of the restaurant La Chine at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Midtown Manhattan.  The table was laden with Chinese delicacies and $2,100 bottles of Château Lafite Rothschild.
About / GotNews:
BREAKING: #FortLauderdale Terrorist #EstebanSantiago Joined MySpace As “Aashiq Hammad”, Recorded Islamic Music  —  Fort Lauderdale Airport terrorist Esteban Santiago registered on MySpace under the name “Aashiq Hammad” and recorded Islamic religious music on the site, 3 years before he ever deployed …
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CNN:
What we know about the Fort Lauderdale airport shooting suspect
Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Rivalry brewing on Trump team  —  's nomination of James Mattis as Defense secretary is sparking questions about how well the retired Marine general will get along with Mike Flynn, the three-star general set to be national security adviser.  —  Trump has a history of setting up rivalries among his advisers …
Anna Hopkins / Daily Mail:
Inside the Obama's final star-studded party: Bash goes on until 4am with Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks and SJP on the dance floor and chicken and waffles for breakfast  — Kelly Rowland, Wale and Nick Jonas, Paul McCartney among stars to arrive to White House party on Friday
Discussion: Deadline and Consequence of Sound
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Obamas host final star-studded White House bash
Discussion: RedState and IJR
Kathleen Parker / Washington Post:
If Obama is a Muslim, is Trump a Russian spy?  —  First, a history refresher: For the past nine years, a smattering of Americans, most recently led by our now president-elect, have insisted that Barack Obama is a Muslim born in Kenya.  —  For years, Donald Trump was unrelenting in his insistence …
The Guardian:
German police quash Breitbart story of mob setting fire to Dortmund church  —  Country's politicians warn against fake news after Breitbart website said group chanting ‘Allahu Akbar’ vandalised church on New Year's Eve  —  German media and politicians have warned against an election-year spike …
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Security analyst: Trump is going to ‘gut the intelligence community’ to cover up Russia hacks  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Appearing on MSNBC's AM Joy, a nationalsecurity specialist speculated that President-elect Donald Trump will “gut” the U.S. intelligence community …
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Trump: Only ‘stupid people’ don't want a good relationship with Russia  —  is hitting Twitter hard on Saturday, one day after the release of an intelligence report that concluded Russia interfered in the U.S. presidential election with the intention of helping him win.
Chris Mooney / Washington Post:
The crack in this Antarctic ice shelf just grew by 11 miles.  A dramatic break could be imminent.  —  In recent years, Greenland's enormous Petermann glacier has lost huge pieces of ice, one four times the size of Manhattan, one two times its size.  —  What scientists fear is about to happen in Antarctica would make that look tiny.
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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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Discussion: CBS Pittsburgh
Associated Press:
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Discussion: RedState
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 Earlier Items: 
Katie Frates / The Daily Caller:
Paul Ryan Busts Out Laughing As Democrats Protest Trump's Election Certification [VIDEO]
Discussion: NoisyRoom.net
Caroline Baum / MarketWatch:
Opinion: The rest of the story: What Obama won't tell you about his legacy
Discussion: IJR and Infowars
John Kass / Chicago Tribune:
In Facebook torture, victim's eyes terrify most
Andrew Ferguson / Weekly Standard:
Courtiers in Denial  —  Obama's rapidly shrinking legacy.
Discussion: New York Magazine
Tami Abdollah / Associated Press:
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