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8:15 AM ET, November 11, 2016

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Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:
DNC Staffer Screams At Donna Brazile For Helping Elect Donald Trump  —  Democrats' nerves are raw in Washington after Tuesday's stunning loss.  —  WASHINGTON On Thursday, Democratic Party officials held their first staff meeting since Hillary Clinton's stunning loss to Donald Trump in the presidential race.
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Sanders backs Ellison for DNC chairman
Richard Gehr / Rolling Stone:
Leonard Cohen Dead at 82  —  Hugely influential singer and songwriter's work spanned five decades  —  Leonard Cohen, the hugely influential singer and songwriter whose work spanned five decades, died at the age of 82.  Cohen's label, Sony Music Canada, confirmed his death on the singer's Facebook page.
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Leonard Cohen / Facebook:
It is with profound sorrow we report that legendary poet, songwriter and artist, Leonard Cohen has passed away.  —  We have lost one of music's most revered and prolific visionaries.  —  A memorial will take place in Los Angeles at a later date.  The family requests privacy during their time of grief.
Larry Rohter / New York Times:
Leonard Cohen, Epic and Enigmatic Songwriter, Is Dead at 82  —  Leonard Cohen, the Canadian poet and novelist who abandoned a promising literary career to become one of the foremost songwriters of the contemporary era has died, according to an announcement Thursday night on his Facebook page.
Discussion: Instapundit
Bryan Llenas / Fox News:
Boss tells pro-Trump employees to resign  —  If you voted for Donald Trump, you may not feel welcomed at Grubhub.  —  The CEO of Grubhub, an online food delivery service, sent a company wide email Wednesday suggesting employees who agree with President-elect Donald Trump's behaviors and his campaign rhetoric should resign.
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Grubhub, Inc.:
Inclusion and Tolerance in the Workplace  —  This year's presidential election was undoubtedly divisive and left many of our employees feeling concerned.  In response, I wrote a company-wide email that was intended to advocate for inclusion and tolerance — regardless of political affiliation …
Discussion: Chicago Tribune and twitchy.com
Debbie Dingell / Washington Post:
I said Clinton was in trouble with the voters I represent.  Democrats didn't listen.  —  Debbie Dingell, a Democrat, represents Michigan's 12th Congressional District in the House.  —  I was the crazy one.  I predicted that Hillary Clinton was in trouble in Michigan during the Democratic primary.
Jennifer Senior / New York Times:
Review: Megyn Kelly Tells Tales Out of Fox News in Her Memoir, ‘Settle for More’  —  Even had there been no news in Megyn Kelly's new memoir, “Settle for More,” the book would have drawn a considerable audience.  Ms. Kelly, the 45-year-old anchor on Fox News, has emerged …
Claire Taylor / The Advertiser:
BREAKING: Police say UL student made up robbery story  —  Lafayette police said a woman made up a story about two men attacking her and stealing her wallet and hijab on Wednesday.  —  “During the course of the investigation, the female complainant admitted that she fabricated the story …
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Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Police: Student fabricated report she was beaten, robbed
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Paul Ryan Says Medicare Privatization Is On  —  During the campaign, coverage of the issues was blotted out by coverage of Hillary Clinton's emails and Donald Trump's broad suite of sociopathic tendencies.  And of the issues that did receive any attention, a conspicuously missing …
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Hard Choice for Mitch McConnell: End the Filibuster or Preserve Tradition  —  WASHINGTON — Before the election, it was clear that Democrats were looking at the very real prospect of scrapping the filibuster to keep Republicans from blocking the Supreme Court nominees of a President Hillary Clinton.
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Clinton aides blame loss on everything but themselves  —  Sexism.  The media.  James Comey.  —  On a call with surrogates Thursday afternoon, top advisers John Podesta and Jennifer Palmieri pinned blame for Hillary Clinton's loss on a host of uncontrollable headwinds that ultimately felled …
Reuters:
Judge tells Trump University litigants they would be wise to settle  —  The U.S. judge overseeing the lawsuit against President-elect Donald Trump and his Trump University told both sides they would be wise to settle the case “given all else that's involved.”
Discussion: RT and Politico
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Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Trump campaign staff redirects, then restores, mention of Muslim ban from website  —  President-elect Donald Trump's campaign staff temporarily redirected the webpage detailing his controversial proposal to temporarily ban Muslim immigration into the United States, one of the most divisive …
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New York Times:
Who Will Help Donald Trump Run the Country?  The Hunt Is On.  —  The Great Mentioner is hard at work in the nation's capital as increasing numbers of names of potential key members of the Trump administration are bandied about.  —  With the Trump team having limited ties to Washington …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Trump team: We ‘fully expect’ to have White House press pool
Discussion: ABC News and Washington Post
Royal Oak Schools:
More Links  —  ROMS Incident  —  We are committed to providing a safe, secure, and supportive learning environment for all students.  —  R.O. Supt.  —  there was an incident during one of the lunches at Royal Oak Middle School that was captured on video and posted to social media.
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James David Dickson / Detroit News:
Royal Oak Middle School students chant ‘Build the wall’
Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
There Were No Purple* States On Tuesday  —  In the run-up to Election Day, we wondered whether more voters than normal would split their tickets because of Donald Trump's unique candidacy, perhaps voting for Republicans down-ballot but for Hillary Clinton in the presidential contest.
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
With Trump's Election, a Bonanza for Washington Lobbyists  —  WASHINGTON — Trent Lott, the former Republican senator from Mississippi, had gleefully flown back from Florida, where he had been working for the campaign of Donald J. Trump.  Now a powerful lobbyist, his phone had been buzzing nonstop …
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Ken Belson / New York Times:
As Ratings Plummet, N.F.L. Considers Reducing Ads and Length of Games  —  N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Thursday that the league was looking at a variety of ways to shorten game broadcasts, including trimming some advertising, to keep the action moving.
Discussion: ProFootballTalk
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
‘Not my president’: Thousands protest Trump in rallies across the U.S.  —  Demonstrations and vigils protesting the election of Donald Trump spread across the country late Wednesday and early Thursday, as thousands of people rallied against the president-elect in cities from coast to coast.
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Is This the Second Redemption?  —  Between 1870 and 1901, there were 20 black representatives in Congress and two black United States senators.  Between 1901 and 1929, there were none.  —  Those simple numbers offer a small glimpse of the totality of the Southern counterrevolution …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Thoughts for the Horrified  —  So what do we do now?  By “we” I mean all those left, center and even right who saw Donald Trump as the worst man ever to run for president and assumed that a strong majority of our fellow citizens would agree.  —  I'm not talking about rethinking political strategy.
Michael Kruse / Politico:
‘He Was Surprised as Anyone’  —  There's a tiny handful of people who know the story of Donald J. Trump better than anyone outside his family, and never at any point in their long observation of his life did any of them think this was a man who one day would be president.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jennifer Lawrence / Broadly:
Don't Be Afraid, Be Loud: Jennifer Lawrence on What We Do Now  —  In the face of a Trump presidency, the Oscar-winning actress reflects on turning our anger and fear into hope.  —  Is this the stark reality?  It doesn't matter how hard you work or how qualified you are, at the end of the day, if you're not a man?
 
 
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
Insurgent Trump taps GOP insiders, lobbyists for transition
Alec MacGillis / ProPublica:
Revenge of the Forgotten Class
Discussion: The Week and Jezebel
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
‘Shame on You!’: CNN Panel Gets Heated Over Minorities' Fears of Trump
Discussion: Daily Wire and Raw Story
Masha Gessen / The New York Review of Books:
Autocracy: Rules for Survival
Discussion: Discourse.net
Laura Vitto / Mashable:
This Hillary supporter just ran into Hillary in the woods, because we all need a long walk today
Discussion: TheBlaze
 Earlier Items: 
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Pollsters tackle what went wrong
David Wright / CNN:
Lock her up? Maybe not so much, Giuliani and Christie say
Discussion: The Daily Signal and Hot Air
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Team Considering Rep. Jeb Hensarling as Treasury Secretary
Will Doran / Raleigh News & Observer:
KKK announces North Carolina ‘victory’ parade
Laura Italiano / New York Post:
The one scenario that could still get Hillary into the White House