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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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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump's Cabinet picks undergo grueling prep for hearings — They call them “murder boards” for a reason. — Seated beneath bright lights that mimic the conditions of a camera-packed hearing room, President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks are being put through hours-long mock confirmation hearings …
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Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Warren: No confirmation hearings until ethics concerns addressed
Warren: No confirmation hearings until ethics concerns addressed
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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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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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Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
President Obama Says ‘Obamacare’ Will Survive Beyond His Presidency
President Obama Says ‘Obamacare’ Will Survive Beyond His Presidency
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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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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.
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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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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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 …
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 …
Michael S. Rosenwald / Washington Post:
Gun silencers are hard to buy. Donald Trump Jr. and silencer makers want to change that. — The federal government has strictly limited the sale of firearm silencers for as long as James Bond and big-screen gangsters have used them to discreetly shoot enemies between the eyes.
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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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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 …
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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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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