memeorandum: One by One, ISIS Social Media Experts Are Killed as Result of F.B.I. Program (New York Times)

10:15 AM ET, November 25, 2016

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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:

Russia tells U.S. to get out of the way in Syria — If the U.S. won't fight terrorists in Syria, it should stop getting in the way, said Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry. — Konashenkov was responding to the U.S. State Department's calls to other countries …

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New York Times:

One by One, ISIS Social Media Experts Are Killed as Result of F.B.I. Program — WASHINGTON — In the summer of 2015, armed American drones over eastern Syria stalked Junaid Hussain, an influential hacker and recruiter for the Islamic State. — For weeks, Mr. Hussain was careful to keep …

Thomas Gibbons-Neff / Washington Post:
First U.S. service member killed in Syria fighting the Islamic State

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Craig Timberg / Washington Post:

Russian propaganda effort helped spread ‘fake news’ during election, experts say — The flood of “fake news” this election season got support from a sophisticated Russian propaganda campaign that created and spread misleading articles online with the goal of punishing Democrat Hillary Clinton …

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Lawrence Lessig / Washington Post:

The Constitution lets the electoral college choose the winner. They should choose Clinton. — Lawrence Lessig is a professor at Harvard Law School and the author of “Republic, Lost: Version 2.0.” In 2015, he was a candidate in the Democratic presidential primary.

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NPR:

‘Brady Bunch’ Mom Florence Henderson Has Died — Florence Henderson, who went from Broadway star to become one of America's most beloved television moms in “The Brady Bunch,” has died, her manager and her publicist said. She was 82. — Henderson died Thursday night at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center …

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Anita Gates / New York Times:

Florence Henderson, Upbeat Mom of ‘The Brady Bunch,’ Dies at 82 — Florence Henderson, who began her career as an ingénue soprano in stage musicals in the 1950s but made a more lasting impression on television, as the perky 1970s sitcom mom on “The Brady Bunch,” died Thursday. She was 82.

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Ruairí Arrieta-Kenna / Politico:

Steve Bannon's First Pick For President — Steve Bannon thought he had found his perfect presidential candidate. This person was “an outsider,” someone who was “not part of the political establishment,” “not for sale,” with “an ‘America First’ foreign policy approach” and “a ‘Drain the Swamp’ mentality about Washington, DC.”

New York Times:

Republicans Divided Between Romney and Giuliani for Secretary of State — WASHINGTON — Rival factions of Republicans are locked in an increasingly caustic and public battle to influence President-elect Donald J. Trump's choice for secretary of state, leaving a prominent hole …

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Kate O'Keeffe / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Allies Raise Doubts About Mitt Romney Leading State Department

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Julia Marsh / New York Post:

Trump Tower security may take over 2 floors — and cost millions — More On: — The Secret Service is in negotiations with the Trump Organization to take over two vacant floors in the gilded 68-story Fifth Avenue tower, law enforcement sources told The Post.

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James Rosen / miamiherald:

Since his election win, Trump has talked to Putin more than any other world leader — WASHINGTON — In the scarcely two weeks since Donald Trump's surprise victory over Hillary Clinton, he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have spoken at least twice by phone. — Their aides have had additional contacts.

Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:

Electoral College must reject Trump unless he sells his business, top lawyers for Bush and Obama say — Ethics lawyers for the last two presidents are in agreement. — Members of the Electoral College should not make Donald Trump the next president unless his sells his companies and puts …

Cory Bennett / Politico:

Trump inspires scramble on spying powers — Tech and civil liberties advocates are imploring the Obama administration to rein in the government's massive surveillance apparatus before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, fearful he will carry out his campaign promises to register Muslims …

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