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Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Roy Moore Sues to Block Certification of Alabama Senate Election Results  —  MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Roy S. Moore, the first Republican to lose a United States Senate race in Alabama in 25 years, moved late Wednesday to block state officials from certifying the victory of his Democratic rival …
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Associated Press:
Roy Moore files lawsuit to block Alabama Senate result  —  MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Republican Roy Moore filed a lawsuit to try to stop Alabama from certifying Democrat Doug Jones as the winner of the U.S. Senate race.  —  The court filing occurred about 14 hours ahead of Thursday's meeting …
Discussion: Balloon Juice and The Week
CNN:
Roy Moore files complaint to block Alabama Senate result  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Roy Moore filed an election complaint on Wednesday, alleging potential voter fraud in Alabama's special election and urged a delay in certifying the results.  —  Moore, a Republican …
Alex Johnson / NBC News:
Roy Moore alleges voter fraud, files challenge to election defeat
Discussion: RedState
Kevin G. Hall / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Jailed Russian says he hacked DNC on Kremlin's orders and can prove it  —  WASHINGTON  —  A jailed Russian who says he hacked into the Democratic National Committee computers on the Kremlin's orders to steal emails released during the 2016 U.S. presidential election campaign now claims …
Discussion: Raw Story
Richard Haass / The Atlantic:
America and the Great Abdication  —  When great powers fade, as they inevitably must, it's normally for one of two reasons.  Some powers exhaust themselves through overreach abroad, underinvestment at home, or a mixture of the two.  This was the case for the Soviet Union.
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Rex Tillerson / New York Times:
I Am Proud of Our Diplomacy
Discussion: Daily Kos
Colin Kahl / Foreign Policy:
The United States Should Resolve to Avoid War With North Korea in 2018
Discussion: The Guardian
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Trump legal team readies attack on Flynn's credibility  —  President Trump's legal team plans to cast former national security adviser Michael T. Flynn as a liar seeking to protect himself if he accuses the president or his senior aides of any wrongdoing, according to three people familiar with the strategy.
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Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
If Flynn Is Just a Liar, Why Did Trump Keep Defending Him?
Discussion: Politicus USA
Max Boot / Foreign Policy:
2017 Was the Year I Learned About My White Privilege  —  I used to be a smart-alecky conservative who scoffed at “political correctness.”  The Trump era has opened my eyes.  —  In college — this was in the late 1980s and early 1990s at the University of California, Berkeley …
Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Bannon adviser: Ryan challenger Paul Nehlen is ‘dead to us’ after inflammatory tweets  —  What you need to know about Steve Bannon  —  Breitbart executive chairman Steve Bannon has cut ties with Paul Nehlen, the far-right activist who is challenging Paul Ryan for his congressional seat …
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Fake Tapper: ‘Very Fake News’ Anchor Leads Re-Ignition of CNN Scandal
Discussion: Raw Story
The Guardian:
Steve Bannon cuts ties with far-right candidate trying to unseat Paul Ryan
Discussion: IJR and Mediaite
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump builds his 2018 political message by rebranding Obama's economic legacy  —  The White House hopes to boost President Donald Trump's low approval ratings by using the economy as a centerpiece of its political message in 2018, according to three White House officials …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump, in Washington, stays close to home
Discussion: Political Wire and Axios
Lisa de Moraes / Deadline:
Vanity Fair “Regrets” Video Telling Hillary Clinton To Take Up Knitting, Drop Politics  —  Vanity Fair has apologized for a video in which six of its Hive editors attempted to make arch New Year's resolutions for Hillary Clinton, while sipping champagne.  —  “It was an attempt at humor …
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Carla Herreria / HuffPost:
Vanity Fair Gets Called Out For Suggesting Hillary Clinton Take Up Knitting
Ashley Southall / New York Times:
Crime in New York City Plunges to a Level Not Seen Since the 1950s  —  It would have seemed unbelievable in 1990, when there were 2,245 killings in New York City, but as of Wednesday there have been just 286 in the city this year — the lowest since reliable records have been kept.
Discussion: thecut
WKRG-TV:
Ulysses Wilkerson's Family Wanting Answers  —  TROY, Ala. - WARNING: IMAGES ARE GRAPHIC AND MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN  —  An image posted by a mother has since been shared 61,000 times.  —  Ulysses Wilkerson's family was searching for answers as to how the 17 year-old ended up like this after an encounter with Troy police.
Discussion: Splinter and The Root
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BuzzFeed:   This 17-Year-Old Was Brutalized During A Police Encounter And His Family Want To Know Why
Life & Style:
Melania Trump's Darkest Secrets Will Be Revealed in Omarosa Manigault's Tell All … From the moment President Donald Trump gave Omarosa Manigault Newman a job in his administration last January, she treated 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue like her own playground.  The polarizing reality TV personality brought …
Internal Revenue Service:
IRS Advisory: Prepaid Real Property Taxes May Be Deductible in 2017 if Assessed and Paid in 2017  —  WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service advised tax professionals and taxpayers today that pre-paying 2018 state and local real property taxes in 2017 may be tax deductible under certain circumstances.
Discussion: WCDC-TV and WNYC News
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Washington Post:   IRS says many who prepaid property taxes may still face cap on deductions
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
McCain associate subpoenaed in Trump dossier probe … House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes has issued a subpoena to David Kramer, a former State Department official who, in late November 2016, traveled to London to receive a briefing and a copy of the Trump dossier from its author, former British spy Christopher Steele.
Eli Stokols / Wall Street Journal:
Trump White House Saw Record Number of First-Year Staff Departures  —  Administration's 34% first-year turnover rate is twice that of Reagan's 17% in 1981—the next-highest in the past 40 years  —  President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, was fired after 25 days on the job.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
New York Daily News:
CNBC director accused of spying on teenage nanny with bathroom cam  —  A CNBC director who worked on finance guru Suze Orman's show has been accused of peeping on his teenage au pair with a spy-cam in a bathroom of his Westchester home, the Daily News has learned.
Discussion: The Daily Caller, IJR and Instapundit
Jonathan V. Last / Weekly Standard:
10 Things That Are Going to Be Problematic in 2018  —  Actually, almost everything is offensive.  But these are going to be just the worst.  —  In 2017, the bar for what must be deemed politically incorrect, culturally appropriative, or just plain inappropriate was set to a new low …
 
 
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Rupert Neate / The Guardian:
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Michael Crowley / Politico:
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CNN:
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 Earlier Items: 
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The Daily Beast:
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Yair Rosenberg / New York Times:
Confessions of a Digital Nazi Hunter
Associated Press:
In the heart of Trump Country, his base's faith is unshaken
Discussion: The Week, NewsBusters and Hullabaloo
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
GOP intraparty clash poised to shape U.S. Senate contest in Mississippi
Discussion: Raw Story