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9:45 PM ET, December 3, 2016

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CBS Pittsburgh:
Green Party Drops Statewide Pennsylvania Recount  —  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP/KDKA) - Green Party-backed voters dropped a court case Saturday night that had sought to force a statewide recount of Pennsylvania's Nov. 8 presidential election, won by Republican Donald Trump, in what Green Party …
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The Eagle:
The Latest: Green Party drops statewide Pennsylvania recount  —  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on the Green Party's effort to force a statewide recount of the Nov. 8 presidential election in Pennsylvania: (all times local):  —  The Green Party is dropping its court case seeking a recount …
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Stein to hold rally outside Trump Tower  —  Green Party candidate Jill Stein is scheduled to hold a press conference and rally outside Trump Tower in New York on Monday, defending her push for recounts in several states.  —  “We won't stand down as Donald Trump
Discussion: RedState
Caitlin McCabe / Philly.com:
Jill Stein campaign drops recount effort in Pa.  —  Former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein discontinued her statewide recount effort in Pennsylvania Saturday afternoon after a Commonwealth Court judge mandated the campaign post a $1 million bond to press on with its challenge.
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: neo-neocon and Talking Points Memo
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The Guardian:
China lodges complaint with US over Trump's Taiwan phone call
NBC News:
Donald Trump's Call With Taiwan President Was No Surprise: Official
Emily Rauhala / Washington Post:
China blasts ‘petty’ Taiwan call with Trump
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
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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Art Swift / Gallup:
Americans' Support for Electoral College Rises Sharply  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' support for keeping the Electoral College system for electing presidents has increased sharply.  Weeks after the 2016 election, 47% of Americans say they want to keep the Electoral College …
Discussion: RedState
New York Times:
In Trump's Security Pick, Michael Flynn, ‘Sharp Elbows’ and No Dissent  —  WASHINGTON — Days after Islamist militants stormed the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012, Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn reached a conclusion that stunned some of his subordinates at the Defense Intelligence Agency …
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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
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
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
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Company Has No Plans to Invest in Taiwan, Aides Say  —  Reports of possible investments circulated after President-elect's call with Taiwan's leader  —  After a phone call with Taiwan's leader that broke with decades of U.S. diplomatic protocol, a representative for U.S. President-elect Donald …
Discussion: The Guardian and Mediaite
Gail Collins / New York Times:
Trump, Finally Explained  —  Do you remember “50 First Dates”?  It was a Drew Barrymore movie about a woman with short-term amnesia who wakes up every morning with no memory whatsoever of the day that went before.  —  I am thinking it's the perfect Donald Trump analogy.
New York Times:
Extremists Turn to a Leader to Protect Western Values: Vladimir Putin  —  As the founder of the Traditionalist Worker Party, an American group that aims to preserve the privileged place of whiteness in Western civilization and fight “anti-Christian degeneracy,” Matthew Heimbach knows whom …
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 …
New York Times:
The Scourge of Racial Bias in New York State's Prisons  —  A New York Times investigation draws on nearly 60,000 disciplinary cases from state prisons and interviews with inmates to explore the system's inequalities and the ripple effect these can have.  —  The racism can be felt …
Hollywood Reporter:
Madonna Repeatedly Slams Donald Trump, Says She's “Ashamed to be an American” at Miami Fundraiser  —  The musician also kissed Ariana Grande and teased ex-husband Sean Penn, who crawled through her legs at one point as the two tried to coerce the audience to bid higher.
 
 
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