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11:20 AM ET, December 7, 2020

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Zeynep Tufekci / The Atlantic:
‘This Must Be Your First’  —  On the evening of September 11, 1980, my mom was approached by a neighbor who held rank in the Turkish military.  He told her to stock up on bread and rice.  “Oh, another coup,” she immediately groaned.  The neighbor was aghast—he wasn't supposed to tell anyone what was coming.
New York Times:
Biden Picks Xavier Becerra to Lead Health and Human Services  —  The selection of Mr. Becerra, the California attorney general, is a surprise.  If confirmed, he will face a daunting challenge in leading the department at a critical moment in the pandemic.  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect …
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New York Times:
Georgia to Re-Certify Its Results After 2nd Recount Affirmed Biden's Victory  —  The announcement is the latest blow to President Trump's attempts to subvert the election results in the state.  Here's the latest.  —  Live  —  Biden Picks Xavier Becerra to Lead Health and Human Services
Tyler Pager / Politico:
To rebuild CDC, Biden picks Rochelle Walensky  —  President-elect Joe Biden has selected Rochelle Walensky, the chief of infectious diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital, to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to two people with knowledge of the decision.
Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Judge Removes Tentacle of ‘Kraken’ Election-Toppling Bid in Michigan: ‘The People Have Spoken’  —  Slapping down one of the so-called “Kraken” cases pushed by pro-Trump lawyers Sidney Powell and Lin Wood, a federal judge in Michigan cut off one of the arms of their efforts to overturn battleground elections.
Discussion: Detroit Free Press and Forbes
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Federal judge rejects Michigan Republicans' effort to decertify election results
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Supreme Court Turns Away Case on Transgender Student Bathroom Use  — Parents objected to school's accommodation of transgender boy  — Supreme Court leaves intact Oregon school district policy  —  The U.S. Supreme Court refused to question school district policies …
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David R. Lurie / The Daily Beast:
The Supreme Court's Dangerous New Crusade Against Science Is Just Beginning
Discussion: Raw Story
A.B. Stoddard / The Bulwark:
What If Trump Is Trying To Break the GOP?  —  The future of the Republican party is an endless series of loyalty tests and Trump family vendettas.  Good luck.  —  It's hard for Republicans to think straight these days.  Stop the count, no, wait—do a recount.  Elections are rigged and fraudulent.
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Jeff Amy / Associated Press:
Georgia governor again rejects lawmakers replacing electors  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's governor is again telling lawmakers that he won't call a special session to overturn Georgia's election results and appoint 16 presidential electors who would support Republican President Donald Trump instead …
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Bob Dylan Sells His Songwriting Catalog in Blockbuster Deal  —  Universal Music purchased his entire songwriting catalog of more than 600 songs in what may be the biggest acquisition ever of a single act's publishing rights.  —  Bob Dylan's memoir “Chronicles: Volume One” …
Jeff Barker / Baltimore Sun:
Paul Sarbanes, longtime U.S. senator from Maryland who championed protection of Chesapeake Bay, dies at 87  —  Paul S. Sarbanes, a low-key son of Greek immigrants who fiercely protected the Chesapeake Bay and other Maryland interests during 30 years in the U.S. Senate, died Sunday night, according to his son.
Discussion: Maryland Matters
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Adam Clymer / New York Times:   Paul Sarbanes, Former Maryland Senator, Dies at 87
Bart Barnes / Washington Post:
Paul Sarbanes, senator from Maryland who led overhaul of corporate accounting rules, dies at 87
Discussion: The Hill
Daniel Jacobs / Congressman John Sarbanes:
Congressman John Sarbanes Announces the Passing of Senator Paul Sarbanes
Discussion: UPI, Bloomberg and Reuters
Kurt Bardella / USA Today:
Get ready to change the channel and stop giving Donald Trump the attention he craves  —  I am a part of this problem.  But my point is we have an opportunity to do better.  To learn from the past.  To ignore Trump and get back to reality.  —  As we near the end of the Trump presidency …
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Larry Hogan swipes at Trump in 2024-themed video
Discussion: The Hill, Fox News and Maryland Matters
Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
Armed protesters alleging voter fraud surrounded the home of Michigan's secretary of state  —  Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson had just finished wrapping string lights around her home's portico on Saturday evening and was about to watch “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” …
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Miriam Marini / Detroit Free Press:
Protesters descend on Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's home after dark
Aakriti Bhalla / Reuters:   Michigan Secretary of State says armed protesters gathered outside her home
New York Times:
Barr Is Said to Be Weighing Whether to Leave Before Trump's Term Ends  —  The attorney general's future came into doubt after he acknowledged that the Justice Department had not found evidence of widespread voter fraud in the president's election loss.  —  WASHINGTON — Attorney General William P. Barr …
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CNN:   Doctor: Giuliani potentially exposed hundreds to virus
Ben Smith / New York Times:
A Powerful Reporter Got Away With Sexual Misconduct for Decades.  His Paper, and His Union, Looked the Other Way.  —  Michael Fuoco was a bigfoot reporter with a fiery personality and a reputation for harassing young women.  No one seemed to want to rein him in.
New York Times:
The Places That Had the Biggest Swings Toward and Against Trump  —  Education was a key dividing line, but other things mattered, too.  —  With most of the slow-to-report votes tallied, we finally have a clearer picture of last month's presidential results.
David A. Weaver / The Hill:
Social Security Administration is preparing to bar 500,000 Americans from getting benefits  —  Over the weekend, the Social Security Administration (SSA) sent the Trump administration's Office of Management and Budget a proposal that — if similar to a version leaked earlier this year …
Washington Post:
‘A lost generation’: Surge of research reveals students sliding backward, most vulnerable worst affected  —  After the U.S. education system fractured into Zoom screens last spring, experts feared millions of children would fall behind.  Hard evidence now shows they were right.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Bob Woodward is writing another Trump book with the Washington Post's Robert Costa  —  Woodward with Robert Costa.  Photo via YouTube.  —  When Bob Woodward called President Trump to warn him that “Rage” would be “a tough book,” Trump replied, as Woodward recounted on “60 Minutes”: “Well, I didn't get you on this book.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Biden's ambassador to the GOP  —  Chris Coons was in the final two when it came to Joe Biden's search for a secretary of State.  But the president-elect had a simple message when he broke the news that the job would instead go to Tony Blinken.  —  “I need you in the Senate,” …
Discussion: Washington Times, IJR and NBC News
 
 
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Daniel Drezner / Washington Post:
The hidden upside to the Trump White House's incompetence
Discussion: The Week
CBS News:
China becomes first country to execute robotic docking in lunar orbit
New York Times:
An Autistic Man Is Killed, Exposing Israel's Festering Police Brutality Problem
Associated Press:
Trump cementing death penalty legacy up to Biden inaugural
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
Virginia Military Institute removing Confederate statue
Discussion: Forbes and Associated Press
Michael Gartland / New York Daily News:
Queens lawmaker David Weprin enters race for NYC Comptroller
Axios:
Biden plans to keep pushing normalization efforts Trump began in the Middle East
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Michael Flynn Goes Full QAnon in His Post-Pardon Media Tour
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Conservative nonprofit group challenging election results around the country has tie to Trump legal adviser Jenna Ellis
Discussion: Election Law Blog
Kasey Grewe / The Atlantic:
Headlines Don't Capture the Horror We Saw
Discussion: Raw Story
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Biden's Cabinet isn't shaping up to be progressives' dream, but it's far from their nightmare
Discussion: NBC Chicago
Politico:
'It's an unusual setup': Kerry's climate job scrambles Biden's org chart
Brad Raffensperger / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Runs the Stacey Abrams Playbook
Discussion: Political Wire
Jackson Diehl / Washington Post:
Netanyahu's reaction to Biden's victory is appalling
Discussion: Raw Story
Kim Chipman / Bloomberg:
Water Futures to Start Trading Amid Growing Fears of Scarcity
Sridhar Natarajan / Bloomberg:
Goldman Plots Florida Base for Asset Management in a Blow to New York