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Prince Harry interviews Barack Obama — 2017 began with Barack Obama leaving the White House and handing over the baton of the presidency to Donald Trump. — Our guest editor today, Prince Harry, met President Obama, in Toronto in September during the Invictus Games to talk about his memories …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton Retain Most Admired Titles — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans once again are most likely to name Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton as the man and woman living anywhere in the world they admire most, as they have for the past 10 years.
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Ceylan Yeginsu / New York Times:
When Harry Met Barry: The BBC Obama Interview — LONDON — It was a case of the famous interviewing the famous. The BBC aired an interview on Wednesday that was unusual in at least a couple of respects: The man answering the questions was former President Barack Obama, and the man asking them was his friend Prince Harry.
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Laura Smith-Spark / CNN:
Prince Harry sidesteps Obama-Trump wedding guest list controversy — London (CNN)Britain's Prince Harry has avoided opening up a diplomatic rift between the British and US governments over the guest list for his wedding to Meghan Markle, saying plans had yet to be finalized.
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Udi Shaham / Jerusalem Post:
New Western Wall train station to be named after Trump — “The Western Wall is the holiest place for the Jewish people, and I decided to call the train station that leads to it after President Trump.” — A train station that will be built next to the Western Wall will be named after US President Donald Trump.
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Ruth Eglash / Washington Post:
Israel's transport minister wants to name a new Jerusalem train station after Trump
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Max Kutner / Newsweek:
TRUMP SHOULD PARDON MICHAEL FLYNN, WHO TOOK ‘THE BIGGEST FALL,’ FAMILY SAYS — President Donald Trump should pardon his former national security adviser and campaign aide Michael Flynn, who “has taken the biggest fall,” Flynn's brother said Tuesday. — In a since deleted tweet …
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Joe Tacopino / New York Post:
Michael Flynn's brother to Trump: It's ‘about time you pardoned’ him
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Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Mike Huckabee Says Trump Is Like Churchill. Historians Disagree. — Former Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas drew a swift and intense response with a provocative claim on Tuesday: President Trump, he wrote, is similar to Winston Churchill, one of history's most iconic leaders.
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
‘Never Trump’ Will Be the Only Faction Still Standing When He's Gone — As Donald Trump's first year in the White House ends observers are taking stock. Eugene Robinson speaks for many Democrats and disaffected independents: “Just a few more days,” he wrote, “and this awful, rotten …
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Washington Post
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Robert Mueller May Indict Paul Manafort Again … From its inception, two things about special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation were clear: first, the White House's biggest concern was that Mueller would follow the money; and second, Mueller is following the money.
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Sydney Pereira / Newsweek:
MELANIA TRUMP ORDERS REMOVAL OF NEAR-200-YEAR-OLD TREE FROM WHITE HOUSE — The historic Jackson magnolia has been on the south facade of the White House since the 1800s—making it the oldest on the grounds. But Tuesday, Melania Trump reportedly made the decision to have it removed …
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Tied Virginia Race That Was Headed for Name-Drawing Gets Another Twist — RICHMOND — A race that would tip control of Virginia's House of Delegates, whose constant and nearly comic pendulums between candidates has attracted national attention, took one more twist on Tuesday when a drawing to break a tie was unexpectedly postponed.
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
Years of Attack Leave Obamacare a More Government-Focused Health Law — WASHINGTON — The Affordable Care Act was conceived as a mix of publicly funded health care and privately purchased insurance, but Republican attacks, culminating this month in the death of a mandate that most Americans have insurance …
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Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
A swastika was mowed into a field. Was it part of a chain of events that led to murder? — Neighbors said the display of hate in a Lorton, Va., community was as large as it was shocking: a swastika roughly 40 feet across mowed into the grass of a community field.
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David Siders / Politico:
‘We have tapped into something’: Impeachment drive builds digital army to take on Trump — SAN FRANCISCO — When billionaire Democratic donor Tom Steyer launched a digital petition drive to impeach President Donald Trump two months ago, some Democratic Party leaders dismissed …
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Raw Story
Julie Bykowicz / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Struggle to Convert Voter Enthusiasm Into Cash Contributions — Party approaches 2018 midterms with large fundraising disadvantage over Republican National Committee — Democrats want to win back control of Congress and build up their presence in state capitals during next year's elections …
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Dante Chinni / Wall Street Journal:
College-Educated Women Are Moving Away From GOP
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David Von Drehle / Washington Post:
Could we be wrong? — A couple of decades ago, I was the editor of the Style section of Katharine Graham's newspaper, The Washington Post. My boss came to me with a copy of her soon-to-be published memoirs and the assignment to carve out an excerpt to run in the paper.
Susan Collins / Portland Press Herald:
Sen. Susan Collins: New tax law will benefit hardworking Mainers, not Washington elites — Among the positives are a larger standard deduction, relief for small businesses and an expanded child tax credit. — BY SUSAN COLLINSSPECIAL TO THE PRESS HERALD — I have heard a number …
Wall Street Journal:
Many Comments Critical of ‘Fiduciary’ Rule Are Fake — Wall Street Journal analysis shows 40% of respondents didn't write the posts that were attributed to them — A significant number of fake comments appear among thousands criticizing a proposed federal rule meant to prevent conflicts …
Gabriel Schoenfeld / USA Today:
Does Trump have a grand strategy for foreign policy? Dream on. — It is farcical to speak seriously about his ‘visions and aspirations.’ He's no Talleyrand or Metternich. He's more of a malevolent Forrest Gump. — The end of 2017 is upon us and the country has survived the Trump presidency.
John Harwood / CNBC:
Paul Ryan wants to cut entitlements to trim the deficit, but political reality stands in his way — Revenue shortfalls created by the new GOP tax law could make House Speaker Paul Ryan's political goals easier to achieve. — Ryan wants to cut so-called entitlement programs such as Medicare …
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