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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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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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Politico:
Chaffetz threatens to subpoena federal ethics watchdog over Trump criticism — House Republicans have found a subject for their opening review of conflicts of interest under Donald Trump: the federal official in charge of investigating conflicts of interest.
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New York Times:
G.O.P. Lawmaker Hints at Investigating Ethics Chief Critical of Trump — The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee on Thursday issued a stern letter, including a veiled threat of an investigation, to the federal government's top ethics monitor, who this week …
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Bloomberg:
Davos Wonders If It's Part of the Problem — Did the global elite's devotion to borderless capitalism sow the seeds of a populist backlash? — by — Kenneth Rogoff can pinpoint the moment he started to grow concerned Donald Trump would be the next U.S. president: It was when Rogoff's fellow attendees …
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
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
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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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 say their midnight vote was about bridge building. Actually, it was bridge burning.
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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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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
'It's Game of Thrones, the Apprentice, and Survivor all mixed into one' — Behind closed doors, Chris Christie — unceremoniously sent packing from Donald Trump's transition headquarters in Washington two months ago — is telegraphing a message to his confidants: I'll be back.
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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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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Robert Reich speechless after Jeffrey Lord claims Trump free to flout ethics because he won — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Robert Reich doesn't understand why Donald Trump isn't going out of his way to reassure Americans that there are no conflicts of interest in his businesses and political dealings.
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His Way! Inside Paul Anka's Top-Secret Performance Plan For Trump Inauguration — The music legend is re-writing the lyrics to an entire song. — President Donald Trump did it his way — and Paul Anka will let him know it! — A source close to the “(You're) Having My Baby” crooner …
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Approval of Trump Transition Still Low as Inauguration Nears — WASHINGTON, D.C. — In Gallup polling conducted two weeks before Inauguration Day, President-elect Donald Trump continues to garner historically low approval for his transition performance, with 51% of Americans disapproving …
W. James Antle III / Washington Examiner:
Freshman Democrat Kamala Harris grills CIA director nominee on climate change — Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., grilled CIA director Mike Pompeo on whether climate change was a leading national security threat during his Senate confirmation hearings Thursday.
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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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Rachana Pradhan / Politico:
GOP governors fight their own party on Obamacare — Republican governors who reaped the benefits of Obamacare now find themselves in an untenable position — fighting GOP lawmakers in Washington to protect their states' health coverage. — This rift between state and federal GOP officials …
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ABC News:
Obama's New Policy List Rhymes With ‘Bucket List’ — Coming up in the next {{countdown}} {{countdownlbl}} — Coming up next: — {{nextVideo.title}} — {{nextVideo.description}} — Skip to this video now — Related Extras Related Videos Video Transcript
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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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Manisha Ganguly / The Guardian:
WhatsApp backdoor allows snooping on encrypted messages — Exclusive: Privacy campaigners criticise WhatsApp vulnerability as a ‘huge threat to freedom of speech’ and warn it could be exploited by government agencies — A security backdoor that can be used to allow Facebook and others …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Anthony Scaramucci is hired for a top job in Trump's White House — Anthony Scaramucci, a prominent New York financier and confidant to President-elect Donald Trump, has accepted a top position on the incoming White House staff, where he will coordinate the administration's engagement …
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Trump's Cabinet nominees keep contradicting him — Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees, in their first round of confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill, have one after another contradicted the president-elect on key issues, promising to trim back or disregard some of the signature promises on which he campaigned.
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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 …