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Associated Press:
OBAMA MAKING CHANGES TO CUBAN IMMIGRATION POLICY — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is ending a longstanding immigration policy that allows any Cuban who makes it to U.S. soil to stay and become a legal resident, a senior administration official said Thursday.
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Alan Gomez / USA Today:
Obama to end ‘wet foot, dry foot’ policy for Cubans — The Obama administration is ending the 20-year-old “wet foot, dry foot” policy that allows most Cuban migrants who reach U.S. soil to become legal permanent residents after one year. — The decision was confirmed Thursday …
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The White House:
Statement by the President on Cuban Immigration Policy
Statement by the President on Cuban Immigration Policy
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Obama ending special immigration status for migrants fleeing Cuba
Obama ending special immigration status for migrants fleeing Cuba
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Patricia Zengerle / Reuters:
Obama administration ends special immigration policy for Cubans
Obama administration ends special immigration policy for Cubans
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Cherine Akbari / WSVN-TV:
Obama scrapping ‘wet foot, dry foot’ policy for Cubans
Obama scrapping ‘wet foot, dry foot’ policy for Cubans
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Barbara Bush / TIME:
The Bush Sisters Wrote the Obama Girls A Letter — Bush is the CEO and co-founder of Global Health Corps — Malia and Sasha, eight years ago on a cold November day, we greeted you on the steps of the White House. We saw both the light and wariness in your eyes as you gazed at your new home.
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TMZ.com:
Obama Dog Sunny Bites White House Guest (PHOTO) — Obama Dog Sunny — Bites White House Guest — EXCLUSIVE — President Obama had to deal with a small domestic crisis at the White House — a family friend was bitten by Sunny, the First Family's 4-year-old dog.
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Henry Farrell / Washington Post:
Republicans say their midnight vote was about bridge building. Actually, it was bridge burning. — Republicans in the Senate voted Wednesday night on a bill that would significantly accelerate the repeal of key elements of the Affordable Care Act (commonly called Obamacare) through reconciliation.
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ThinkProgress:
In one night, the GOP voted to take away these 6 essential health benefits — Republicans showed exactly where they stand. — By Melissa Boteach and Jeremy Slevin — Last night while you were sleeping, the Senate debated and ultimately passed a budget resolution that provides a pathway …
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John Harwood / CNBC:
Repealing Obamacare: Just what the doctor ordered for wealthy investors
Repealing Obamacare: Just what the doctor ordered for wealthy investors
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New York Times:
Comey Letter on Clinton Email Is Subject of Justice Dept. Inquiry — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department inspector general's office said Thursday it would open an investigation into the decision in October by James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, to inform Congress about a new review …
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Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Justice, FBI to be investigated over Clinton probes
Justice, FBI to be investigated over Clinton probes
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Justice Department inspector general to investigate pre-election actions by department and FBI
Justice Department inspector general to investigate pre-election actions by department and FBI
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Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
President Obama Surprises Vice President Biden With Presidential Medal of Freedom — President Obama surprised Vice President Joe Biden with the nation's highest civilian honor - the Presidential Medal of Freedom - at a tribute event at the White House this afternoon.
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Evan Perez / CNN:
Biden confirms Obama, VP were briefed on unsubstantiated claims against Trump
Biden confirms Obama, VP were briefed on unsubstantiated claims against Trump
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Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
Obama surprises Joe Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Obama surprises Joe Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Doris Truong / Washington Post:
Trolls decided I was taking pictures of Rex Tillerson's notes. I wasn't even there. — What it's like to be at the center of a fake-news conspiracy theory. — There's a joke among Asian Americans that people think we all look the same. That joke became my own personal Pizzagate late Wednesday …
Jonah Engel Bromwich / New York Times:
C-Span Online Broadcast Interrupted by Russian Network — At 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Representative Maxine Waters was on the floor of the House of Representatives, arguing for the importance of the Securities and Exchange Commission. — “At this time,” Ms. Waters, Democrat of California …
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Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
C-SPAN coverage mysteriously overtaken by Russia state television
C-SPAN coverage mysteriously overtaken by Russia state television
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Rubio's choice: Buck Trump or back down on Tillerson? — Marco Rubio got tough with Rex Tillerson. Now he has to decide if he's willing to take on Donald Trump, too. — The Florida senator produced quite a fireworks show this week with his grilling of a seemingly rattled Tillerson …
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Why did Obama dawdle on Russia's hacking? — “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark,” mutters Marcellus as ghosts and mad spirits haunt Elsinore castle in the first act of Shakespeare's “Hamlet.” — After this past week of salacious leaks about foreign espionage plots and indignant denials …
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Jamie Lovegrove / Dallas Morning News:
Texas Rep. Mike Conaway: Russian hacking like Mexican singers campaigning for Clinton
Texas Rep. Mike Conaway: Russian hacking like Mexican singers campaigning for Clinton
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Annie Linskey / BostonGlobe.com:
'It's not partisan chowder': Legal Sea Foods dropped from inauguration menu — WASHINGTON — Ever since Ronald Reagan rode into this town, there's been a certain tradition here regarding seafood. When new presidents move into the White House, the festivities include a steaming hot cup of New England clam chowder.
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Amazon.com:
Amazon to Create More Than 100,000 New, Full-Time, Full-Benefit Jobs across the U.S. over the Next 18 Months — Already one of the country's biggest employers, Amazon plans to grow its full-time U.S.-based workforce from 180,000 in 2016 to over 280,000 by mid-2018
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GUCCIFER 2.0:
Here I am Again, My Friends! — I really hope you've missed me a lot. Though I see they didn't let you forget my name. The U.S. intelligence agencies have published several reports of late claiming I have ties with Russia. — I'd like to make it clear enough that these accusations are unfounded.
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Piers Morgan / Daily Mail:
The only hookers in this story are the cheap, lazy journalists who ran with fake Trump sleaze to urinate on his presidency — President-elect Donald Trump didn't pay prostitutes to urinate on his bed in the presidential suite at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Moscow, three years ago.
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TMZ.com:
Newt Gingrich — CNN Reporter Was an Idiot ... Gotta Respect ‘Trumpism’ — Newt Gingrich wants to start treating reporters like hockey players — when they step out of line ... they go in Donald Trump's penalty box. — We got Newt in D.C. where he explains his concept of “Trumpism” …
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Madeline Conway / Politico:
Earnest implicitly rebukes Sean Spicer after press conference
Earnest implicitly rebukes Sean Spicer after press conference
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Deidra Dukes / WAGA-TV:
Girl's ‘suicide video’ sparks outrage online — POLK COUNTY, Ga. - Days after a 12-year-old girl broadcast her suicide live on a social media site; Polk County Police Chief Kenny Dodd said he can't stop people from sharing the video online. — In the video, Katelyn Nicole Davis claimed …
Chris Edelson / The Hill:
Remedy for Russian meddling should be new election — It sounds like a story lifted from the pages of a spy novel. U.S. intelligence officials have concluded that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin led a cyberespionage scheme designed to help Donald Trump — win the presidential election.
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Emily Heil / Washington Post:
Jeff Bezos is the anonymous buyer of the biggest house in Washington — Washington's Kalorama neighborhood just keeps getting swankier: Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has bought the former Textile Museum, a 27,000 square-foot property, intending to convert it into a single-family home …
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