memeorandum: FBI, Justice Department to be investigated over Clinton probe (CNN)

7:30 AM ET, January 13, 2017

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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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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

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The White House:
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

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New York Times:
Obama Ends Exemption for Cubans Who Arrive Without Visas

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Patricia Zengerle / Reuters:
Obama administration ends special immigration policy for Cubans

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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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Eric Bradner / CNN:

Ryan: GOP will repeal, replace Obamacare at same time — (CNN)House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday Republicans plan to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law at the same time they approve a GOP replacement plan. — “We want to do this at the same time, and in some cases in the same bill …

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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.

Discussion: New York Times, The Atlantic, Daily Kos and New York Magazine

John Harwood / CNBC:
Repealing Obamacare: Just what the doctor ordered for wealthy investors

Discussion: Daily Kos

CNN:

FBI, Justice Department to be investigated over Clinton probe — Washington (CNN)The Justice Department's internal watchdog announced Thursday it has launched a probe into the department and the FBI's handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server.

Discussion: The Last Refuge and CBS Miami

Bloomberg:
FBI Chief Under Fire Again With Justice Department Investigation

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Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Justice, FBI to be investigated over Clinton probes

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Daniel Halper / New York Post:
DOJ watchdog to investigate FBI's handling of Hillary email probe

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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.

Discussion: Politico, Taylor Marsh and Vox

Evan Perez / CNN:
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

Discussion: Taylor Marsh, ABC News, Politico and Political Wire

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

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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.

Discussion: Raw Story

Daniel Victor / New York Times:

With a single tweet on Thursday, President-elect Donald J. Trump pulled L. L. Bean, the Maine retailer known for its boots, jackets and preppy New England aesthetic, back into a political crossfire. — The company was already facing a boycott from liberal customers after reports that Linda Bean …

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 …

Discussion: Media Matters for America, Badger Pundit, Mediaite, The Last Refuge and The Gateway Pundit, more at Mediagazer »

Max Greenwood / The Hill:

FBI director briefed Trump on dossier: reports — FBI Director James Comey briefed President-elect Donald Trump — on a two-page summary of an unverified dossier claiming Russia had compromising information on the real estate mogul, CNN reported Thursday.

Discussion: Media Matters for America, RedState and Mediaite

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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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” …

Discussion: Raw Story, The Daily Caller, RedState and Mediaite

Madeline Conway / Politico:
Earnest implicitly rebukes Sean Spicer after press conference

Discussion: Mediaite

BostonGlobe.com:

LePage after surgery: 'There's 50 less pounds of me to hate' — PORTLAND, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage says he had weight loss surgery and jokes now “there's 50 less pounds of me to hate.” — The fiery Republican revealed the bariatric surgery on Wednesday on Portland-based WLOB-FM.

Discussion: Political Wire

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 …

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