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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Obama: I didn't underestimate Putin — Outgoing President Barack Obama denied that he underestimated Russian leader Vladimir Putin in 2012 when he mocked GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney for saying Russia was the country's major enemy in the world. — “I don't think I underestimated him …
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Democrats wage anti-Trump offensive for their own gain — MORE FROM: — This is a first: Donald Trump is guilty of an understatement, of making a molehill out of a mountain. He called the Washington furor over Russian hacking a “witch hunt” when it is actually far more sinister and dangerous.
Kathleen Parker / Washington Post:
If Obama is a Muslim, is Trump a Russian spy?
If Obama is a Muslim, is Trump a Russian spy?
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Graham: Republicans happy about Russian meddling are political hacks — (R-S.C.) on Sunday ripped Republicans who are “gleeful” about Russia's meddling in the U.S. election, saying anyone who isn't condemning the meddling is “a political hack.” — “Most Republicans are condemning what Russia did.
Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Warren: No confirmation hearings until ethics concerns addressed — on Saturday called for the Senate to not hold confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump — 's Cabinet picks until after the completion of an ethics screening. — “Cabinet officials must put our country's interests before their own.
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Ethics official warns against confirmations before reviews are complete
Ethics official warns against confirmations before reviews are complete
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New York Times:
Senate Confirmation Hearings to Begin Without All Background Checks
Senate Confirmation Hearings to Begin Without All Background Checks
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Ethics office accuses GOP of rushing Trump Cabinet confirmations
Ethics office accuses GOP of rushing Trump Cabinet confirmations
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Ethics office: Trump nominees' hearings schedule ‘of great concern’
Ethics office: Trump nominees' hearings schedule ‘of great concern’
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Haaretz:
Netanyahu Caught on Tape Negotiating Mutual Benefits With Businessman — Sources who spoke with Netanyahu said he was surprised by evidence against him; last night it was reported Netanyahu asked U.S.'s Kerry to help Israeli Hollywood mogul Arnon Milchan with visa problems.
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William J. Burns / New York Times:
How We Fool Ourselves on Russia — In the quarter-century since the end of the Cold War, profound grievances, misperceptions and disappointments have often defined the relationship between the United States and Russia. I lived through this turbulence during my years as a diplomat in Moscow …
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Spicer: Media doesn't treat Trump with respect, cheers on Democrats — The media doesn't treat President-elect Donald Trump — with the proper respect, the man set to be the next White House spokesman says in an interview with The Hill. — Sean Spicer, the longtime GOP operative …
Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
President Obama Says ‘Obamacare’ Will Survive Beyond His Presidency — President Barack Obama says he believes his signature health care law will survive, noting he has told Republicans over his two terms in office to come up with a different solution if the law doesn't work.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
GOP resistance grows to Obamacare repeal without replacement
GOP resistance grows to Obamacare repeal without replacement
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Jay Rosen / PressThink:
Plagiarism charges against Monica Crowley put her publishing house on stage — Today Andrew Kaczynski of CNN published this article. It says that author and TV figure Monica Crowley, recently appointed to the Trump administration as a national security aide, plagiarized many portions of her 2012 book “What The (Bleep) Just Happened.”
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The Hill:
Dems launch early '18 attacks on GOP Senate targets — Liberals are already beginning to target Republican Sens. Jeff Flake — (Nev.) with attack ads as Democrats look to soften up their only two realistic targets ahead of a difficult 2018 Senate map. — Two groups, Progressive Change …
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ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: President Barack Obama — WALK-AND-TALK INTERVIEW — GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Mr. President, thank you for doing this. As we're walking towards your office I have to think you're going to miss this short commute. — BARACK OBAMA: [laughs] I am …
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Kyle Smith / New York Post:
Celebrity divas insult half of America with their Trump ‘resistance’ — MORE FROM: — At the Golden Globes Sunday night, and the Oscars next month, expect lots of gold-plated bitching about Donald Trump. Honorees will mourn the “dark times in America” in their $20,000 frocks.
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
White House Red Scare — WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump will walk into the Oval Office and be stunned. — First, it will be a shock to work in an office decorated with images of men other than himself. Second, he is bound to be suffused with awe as he looks around …
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Trump mentioned Wikileaks 164 times in last month of election, now claims it didn't impact one voter — “Boy, that Wikileaks has done a job on her, hasn't it?” — President-elect Trump says that information published by Wikileaks, which the U.S. intelligence community says was hacked by Russia …
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CNN:
What we know about the Fort Lauderdale airport shooting suspect — (CNN)Esteban Santiago returned from a tour in Iraq a changed man, his aunt said Saturday. He talked about the destruction he witnessed. About the killing of children. Visions that haunted him.
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