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5:35 PM ET, December 3, 2016

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Scott Adams' Blog:
Scott Adams' Blog  —  By now you know that President Elect Trump took a call from the President of Taiwan and simultaneously lit on fire the underpants of the mainstream media and maybe the leadership of China too.  —  Apparently taking a phone call from the president of Taiwan …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo, neo-neocon and CNN
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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 …
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 …
The Hill:
GOP lawmakers praise Trump for Taiwan call
Yahoo:
U.S. president-elect, in break with practice, speaks to Taiwan's leader
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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  —  The latest on a deadly fire in warehouse party in Oakland (all times local):  —  At least 9 people are confirmed dead and 25 others are unaccounted for in a three-alarm fire at a warehouse in Oakland where people were having a party .
Tim Nudd / Adweek:
Can You Figure Out the Mystery Inside This Remarkable Ad About High School Love?  —  A message deeper than idle sketches  —  Here's a pretty amazing ad from BBDO New York, with a mystery at its core.  —  At the outset, we meet Evan, a high school kid who can't wait for summer break.
Discussion: Hot Air
Tana Ganeva / Washington Post:
He got life without parole for pot.  And he was just denied clemency.  —  This post has been updated to include quotes from The Watch's interview with Ferrell Scott.  —  Ferrell Scott was sentenced to life in prison for possession and conspiracy to distribute marijuana …
Discussion: USA Today
Michael McCaul / Fox News:
Rep. McCaul: Yes, we will build a wall, put Mexico on a “payment plan” and enforce the law  —  FILE: Undated: Unidentified people in Mexico crossing the Rio Grande to enter the United States illegally, in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.  (AP)  —  Donald Trump campaigned on a big promise …
Discussion: PoliPundit.com and BizPac Review
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: RedState and Political Wire
New York Times:
Will Ivanka Trump Be the Most Powerful First Daughter in History?  —  Ivanka Trump is about to become the most influential first daughter since Alice Roosevelt Longworth.  But can she do so without damaging her own brand?  —  When Nancy Pelosi, the minority leader of the House of Representatives …
Fox News:
Bergdahl requests pardon from President Obama, US officials  —  Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl—held captive for five years after being captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan—has requested a pardon from President Obama, Fox News has learned from two senior US officials.
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Lawrence H. Summers / Washington Post:
Trump's Carrier deal could permanently damage American capitalism  —  There are many aspects of the economic policy of the new administration that I find misguided.  But I am most troubled by what President-elect Donald Trump did with Carrier to hold on to an extra 700 jobs in Indiana.
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Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
Palin slams Trump Carrier deal as ‘crony capitalism’
Brad King:
So Far Appalachia: The Myth of the Rural, White Working Class + Voting Against Their Self Interest  —  I'm writing a book about Appalachia.  More specially, I'm writing a memoir of my family, which helped settled what is now the poorest county in the country: Clay County, which The New York Times dubbed …
Discussion: Points and Figures
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.
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 …
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.
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, alan.com and Politico
Amy Zimmerman / The Daily Beast:
J. Cole Comes for Kanye West: Is the Hip-Hop World Turning on Pro-Trump Yeezy?  —  The diss track is having a renaissance.  Earlier this week, reformed actor Shia LaBeouf debuted the ultimate lo-fi diss track: a modest recording emailed to radio presenter Charlemagne Tha God.
Discussion: theGrio
Sean Penn / The Daily Beast:
Hollywood, Havana and Me  —  Deep breath.  Exhale.  Out with the bad...  I was an American abroad, working overseas on this recent election night 2016.  By midnight Dublin-time, having watched tidbits of news coverage, I was able to put myself to sleep, confidently, arrogantly …
Discussion: IndieWire
 
 
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