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1:40 PM ET, December 3, 2016

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The Guardian:
China lodges complaint with US over Trump's Taiwan phone call  —  Conversation with Tsai Ing-wen thought to be first between US and Taiwanese leaders since ties cut in 1979 at China's behest  —  China has lodged “solemn representations” with the US over a call between the president-elect …
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Emily Rauhala / Washington Post:
China blasts ‘petty’ Taiwan call with Trump  —  BEIJING — On Friday, President Xi Jinping told Henry Kissinger that he hoped for “stability” in U.S.-China ties under the new administration.  Nobody told Donald Trump.  —  The president-elect on Friday broke with four decades of diplomatic practice …
New York Times:
How Trump's Calls to World Leaders Are Upsetting Decades of Diplomacy
Discussion: Mother Jones
The Hill:
GOP lawmakers praise Trump for Taiwan call
East Bay Times:
Oakland: At least nine dead after massive fire at live-work space party … OAKLAND — In what may be the deadliest structure fire in Oakland's history, at least nine people died in a blaze that broke out late Friday at an electronic music party at a Fruitvale district live-work space, officials said.
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KTVU-TV:
9 dead, 25 unaccounted for in three-alarm Oakland fire
Discussion: The Guardian and SFist
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Trump education pick once touted school reform to 'advance God's Kingdom'  —  's pick for secretary of Education in 2001 described her work in promoting school choice as trying to “advance God's Kingdom,” according to audio discovered by Politico.  —  During a 2001 meeting of “The Gathering …
Discussion: RedState and alan.com
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Benjamin Wermund / Politico:
Trump's education pick says reform can 'advance God's Kingdom'  —  The billionaire philanthropist whom Donald Trump has tapped to lead the Education Department once compared her work in education reform to a biblical battleground where she wants to “advance God's Kingdom.”
Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Bergdahl asks Obama for pardon  —  Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held captive for five years and freed in an exchange for five Taliban prisoners, has asked President Obama to pardon him before leaving the White House.  —  A source told Fox News that Bergdahl wrote a letter to Obama thanking …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Bowe Bergdahl, Facing Desertion Trial, Asks Obama for Pardon
Discussion: Althouse
Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Bergdahl asks Obama to pardon him before Trump takes office
Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
Palin slams Trump Carrier deal as ‘crony capitalism’  —  Sarah Palin is criticizing President-elect Donald Trump  —  's deal with Carrier, even as she is reportedly under consideration to serve as Trump's secretary of Veterans Affairs.  —  In a op-ed in Young Conservatives published Friday …
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Lawrence H. Summers / Washington Post:
Trump's Carrier deal could permanently damage American capitalism
Gov. Sarah Palin / Young Conservatives:
Sarah Palin: But... Wait... The Good Guys Won't Win With More Crony Capitalism
Lawrence J. Spiwak / The Hill:
A political temper tantrum at the FCC  —  The United States just went through a brutal election season.  Politics is a nasty game.  But now that the election is over, we must — in the immortal words of Abraham Lincoln — come together and embrace the better angels of our nature.
Bloomberg:
Iowa Governor Branstad Is Frontrunner for U.S.-China Ambassador  —  People say meetings likely with Trump's transition team  —  Branstad, China's Xi have friendship dating back to 1985  —  Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, a longtime friend of Chinese President Xi Jinping …
Discussion: Political Wire
Bart Jansen / USA Today:
Hawaii's forecast: Icy and dangerous conditions.  No, really.  —  The forecast in Hawaii is calling for an entire foot of snow.  Patrick Jones (@Patrick_E_Jones) has some details on snow in The Aloha State.  Buzz60  —  Forget the swimsuits for Hawaii and pack raincoats and winter parkas.
Thomas E. Ricks / New York Times:
The General Who Should Lead the Pentagon  —  Nominating a retired general to be secretary of defense is an unusual move in American politics.  Since just after World War II, when the Department of Defense was created, only one general has held the post.  That was George C. Marshall …
Mohammed Hanif / New York Times:
Pakistan Has a Drinking Problem  —  KARACHI, Pakistan — Pakistan was recently mesmerized by a bottle of Scotch whisky.  On Oct. 30, as hundreds of supporters of the opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (P.T.I.) were making their way to the capital Islamabad, with the declared intent …
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie / New Yorker:
Now Is the Time to Talk About What We Are Actually Talking About  —  America has always been aspirational to me.  Even when I chafed at its hypocrisies, it somehow always seemed sure, a nation that knew what it was doing, refreshingly free of that anything-can-happen existential uncertainty so familiar to developing nations.
Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
Secret Service faces massive bill for protecting Trump  —  Protecting Donald Trump and his family will involve unprecedented costs for taxpayers.  But federal and New York City officials are dismissing speculation about sky-scraping expenses.  —  The Secret Service renting a floor …
New York Times:
G.O.P. Plans Immediate Repeal of Health Law, Then a Delay  —  WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress plan to move almost immediately next month to repeal the Affordable Care Act, as President-elect Donald J. Trump promised.  But they also are likely to delay the effective date …
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Question Facing Keith Ellison: Could He Lead D.N.C. as Part-Timer?  —  DENVER — Representative Keith Ellison of Minnesota, whose pursuit of the chairmanship of the beleaguered Democratic National Committee has drawn growing skepticism over his views on Israel, faced questions of a less incendiary sort …
 
 
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Sean Penn / The Daily Beast:
Hollywood, Havana and Me  —  Deep breath.  Exhale.  Out with the bad...
Discussion: IndieWire
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senators crafting bill to limit deportations under Trump
New York Times:
Will Ivanka Trump Be the Most Powerful First Daughter in History?
Discussion: Political Wire
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Petraeus's Sunday Hail Mary
Discussion: Political Wire
Kathie Warco / Observer-Reporter:
Election argument ends with assault, Donora police say
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Donald Trump deserves more credit than he's getting for his Cabinet picks
Adam Gopnik / New Yorker:
The Democrats and the Seesaw of Identity Politics
Discussion: Althouse and The Guardian
 Earlier Items: 
Candice Williams / Detroit News:
Prominent gay Republican said DeVos stood up for him
Barry Yeoman / New Republic:
The North Carolina GOP Has a New Suppression Tactic: Voter Defamation
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Atlantic
Fox News:
Hampshire College returns US flag to full staff; president denies playing politics
Discussion: Mediaite
Mark Steyn / Steyn Online:
Make Kellogg's Gr-rr-rr-rr-rreat Again
Discussion: Power Line
Carrie Sheffield / Salon:
Calling Jeff Sessions “racist” conveniently ignores the work he's done for Alabama's black community
Philly.com:
Philly Clout: Turnpike manager rips his bosses in email minutes before retirement
Discussion: CBS Pittsburgh