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First on CNN: Trump's cabinet pick invested in company, then introduced a bill to help it — Tom Price in 60 seconds Story highlights — Washington (CNN)Rep. Tom Price last year purchased shares in a medical device manufacturer days before introducing legislation that would have directly benefited …
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ACASignups.net, Daily Kos, Occupy Democrats, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Raw Story, New York Magazine and Political Wire
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Trump, Price and Hill GOP at odds on Obamacare — Donald Trump and his pick to lead the Obamacare repeal effort, Rep. Tom Price, share a vision that the current health care system needs to be completely uprooted. — But the two men have articulated wildly divergent visions for what comes next …
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Politicus USA, Shadowproof and The Mahablog

Reporters Plead with MLK III to Attack Trump; Did Lewis Tweets Shake You ‘To Your Core?’ — On Monday afternoon, reporters stationed inside Trump Tower begged with Martin Luther King III to attack President-elect Trump over tweets concerning Democratic Congressman John Lewis (Ga.) …
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Power Line and Mediaite
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John Lewis Boycotted George W. Bush's Inauguration, Too
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MSNBC, The Daily Caller, WFLA-TV, The Gateway Pundit, AOL, NBC News and CNBC

Obama Loves Martin Luther King's Great Quote—But He Uses It Incorrectly
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TheBlaze

John Lewis ‘a racist pig,’ Gwinnett commissioner writes on Facebook
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Bloomberg, Raw Story, Mediaite, alan.com, Talking Points Memo, NBC News, New York Times and Political Insider blog

With All Due Disrespect — As a young man, Congressman John Lewis …
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Washington Post, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, BizPac Review and Daily Kos

Dem dilemma: Stand with Lewis?
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Washington Monthly and FOX News Radio


Monica Crowley to forgo post in Trump White House — GOP foreign policy adviser Monica Crowley said Monday she will relinquish the senior job she'd been poised to take in the Trump White House. — Ms. Crowley, who had been tapped to be senior director of strategic communications …
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Monica Crowley bows out of Trump administration post following plagiarism revelations
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Salon, Towleroad, NBC News, Outside the Beltway and TheBlaze, more at Mediagazer »

Monica Crowley not taking role in Trump administration
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ABC News, New York Post and IJR

F.B.I. Arrests Wife of Killer in Orlando Mass Shooting — WASHINGTON — The wife of the man who carried out a deadly terrorist attack in Orlando, Fla., has been arrested in connection with the mass shooting, a law enforcement official said Monday. — Noor Salman was taken into custody …
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CNN to Sean Spicer: Jim Acosta ‘has our complete support’ — The Trump transition team's calls for an apology from CNN correspondent Jim Acosta are being met by something else: a strong statement from CNN supporting Acosta. — “Being persistent and asking tough questions is his job …
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Politico, Daily Kos, Politicus USA and Business Insider
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The Case for Not Being Crybabies
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Washington Monthly, Daily Wire and JustOneMinute, more at Mediagazer »

Trump Is Making Journalism Great Again
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Instapundit, Hit & Run, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Daily Wire, Taylor Marsh, Raw Story and twitchy.com, more at Mediagazer »


European leaders shocked as Trump slams NATO and E.U., raising fears of transatlantic split — BRUSSELS — European leaders grappled with the jolting reality of President-elect Donald Trump's skepticism of the European Union on Monday, saying they might have to stand without the United States at their side during the Trump presidency.
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The Moderate Voice, The Atlantic, Washington Monthly, NPR, Business Insider, Bloomberg and Talking Points Memo
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Our Country Is Currently in Cardiac Arrest
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Bloomberg, Mediaite, RedState, The Week and Talking Points Memo


Germany hits out at Donald Trump after he labels Nato ‘obsolete’ and threatens car makers with 35pc tariffs
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New York Times, Hot Air and Reuters

Trump rattles NATO with ‘obsolete’ blast
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Vox, Daily Kos, New Century Times, Mediaite, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Reuters


Sources: Trump labor pick Andrew Puzder has voiced second thoughts about nomination — Washington (CNN)President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be labor secretary has voiced second thoughts in recent days, because of a relentless barrage of criticism from Democrats, labor unions and other liberal groups …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, Politicus USA, New York Times, The Daily Caller and Mediaite

More than 4 in 10 say Trump should sell his businesses — but even more say he shouldn't, poll finds — A narrow majority of Americans say Donald Trump should not have to sell his businesses to separate them from his duties as president — but a large majority say the president-elect …
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Political Wire, Politicus USA and The Daily Caller
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Public Splits on Trump's Ethics Compliance; Three-Quarters Want Tax Returns Released (POLL)
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The Hill, Mediaite and Common Dreams


Bruce Springsteen Cover Band Drops Out of Trump Inauguration Party — “We had to make it known that we didn't want to seem disrespectful ... to Bruce, his music and his band,” B-Street Band's Will Forte says — The B-Street Band, a popular Bruce Springsteen cover group that's performed nearly 200 gigs …
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The Gateway Pundit, Washington Post, AOL, TheBlaze, Talking Points Memo, Gothamist and The Guardian
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Springsteen band cancels inaugural gig out of ‘respect’ for Bruce
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Raw Story, RedState, The Portland Press Herald, AOL and Mediaite


Audio: Mayor Fouts compares black people to ‘chimps,’ ridicules women — Join us on Facebook for exclusive stories in metro Detroit. — Warren Mayor Jim Fouts used the n-word, compared black people to “chimps” and called old women “dried-up c**ts” in new audio recordings obtained exclusively by Motor City Muckraker.


For Trump, Three Decades of Chasing Deals in Russia — It was 2005, and Felix Sater, a Russian immigrant, was back in Moscow pursuing an ambitious plan to build a Trump tower on the site of an old pencil factory along the Moscow River that would offer hotel rooms, condominiums and commercial office space.
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Politicus USA


‘Never Trump’ national-security Republicans fear they have been blacklisted — They are some of the biggest names in the Republican national security firmament, veterans of past GOP administrations who say, if called upon by President-elect Donald Trump, they stand ready to serve their country again.


Obamas Jet to Palm Springs After Inauguration — President Obama and Michelle Obama will be leaving frigid Washington D.C. for sunny Palm Springs ... TMZ has learned. — We're told when the First Family leaves the Capitol after the inauguration, they'll take a chopper …
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Mediaite and The Daily Caller


Obamas, out. Trumps, in: Flipping the White House is a 5-hour sprint — When Donald Trump walks into the White House for the first time as president on Jan. 20, his suits will be hanging in his closet, his personal photos will be displayed on perfectly placed tables, and his toothbrush …
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Political Wire


Trump: Monday will be day one of administration — said the first order he'll sign as president will be to create “strong borders.” — It's something he's said before, but the promise gained attention Monday evening, after that portion of his Times of London interview was highlighted …
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alan.com