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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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Political Wire, Hot Air and New York Magazine
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.
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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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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Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
Peter Beaumont / The Guardian:
Four soldiers dead in Jerusalem truck attack — Four people killed and a dozen injured with bodies ‘strewn on the street’ after attack on promenade overlooking Old City … Four Israeli officer cadets were killed in Jerusalem on Sunday and a dozen wounded when a Palestinian attacker driving a truck ploughed into them deliberately.
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New York Times, The Gateway Pundit, Sputnik International, The Week, Mediaite, The Geller Report and Associated Press
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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Hot Air, Jamie Dupree, The Guardian and TheBlaze
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 …
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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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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Political Wire
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.
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump Team Urges Faster Cabinet Ethics Review — The Latest on President-elect Donald Trump (all times EST): — A top aide to Donald Trump says it'd be “ideal” if the Trump administration and the Republican-led Congress could repeal President Barack Obama's health law and replace …
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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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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Celebrities give Obama emotional farewell in video — Celebrities, activists and others gave an emotional goodbye to President Obama in a new video by the White House titled “Yes We Can: Your Most Memorable Moments from the Obama Presidency.” — The video features figures including Leonardo DiCaprio …
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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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