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1:45 AM ET, December 4, 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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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
Steve Eder / New York Times:
Jill Stein's Pennsylvania Recount Effort Is Dealt a Major Setback  —  Pennsylvania appears increasingly unlikely to have a statewide recount of its votes, diminishing the last long-shot hope by opponents of Donald J. Trump that a review of the ballots could overturn his election as president.
Discussion: NPR, The Verge and Joe.My.God.
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 …
Discussion: Associated Press and ABC News
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.
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: Washington Monthly and RedState
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, Talking Points Memo and CNN
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Jane Perlez / New York Times:
Taiwan Call Gives China a Clue on What to Expect From Donald Trump
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
Mattie Kahn / ELLE:
Bertolucci Admits He Conspired to Shoot a Non-Consensual Rape Scene in ‘Last Tango in Paris’  —  The director said he didn't tell star Maria Schneider because he “wanted her reaction as a girl not as an actress.”  —  CONTENT NOTICE: This article contains disturbing stories of rape and assault.
Jenny Stanton / Daily Mail:
At least nine people are killed and another dozen missing after devastating fire breaks out on the second floor during a 100-person late-night rave inside an Oakland warehouse with no sprinklers  — Officials say at least nine people died in massive fire in at ‘Rave Cave’ that was held in an Oakland warehouse
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East Bay Times:
Oakland: At least nine dead after massive fire at live-work space 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
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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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Trump attends lavish costume party  —  arrived for an upscale costume party Saturday night on Long Island, according to pool reports.  —  Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway shared a photo of herself alongside Trump while wearing a Superwoman costume for the “Heroes and Villains” themed party, tweeting, “Honoring the ultimate hero.”
Discussion: ABC News, Politico, Raw Story and Mediaite
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
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 …
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
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  The announcement that Mall of America was welcoming its first black Santa Claus was greeted in many quarters as a good thing but, as might be expected in a country that has become increasingly more comfortable saying any racist thing that comes to mind, many were highly offended.
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 …
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Company Has No Plans to Invest in Taiwan, Aides Say
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Hollywood Reporter:
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Amy Zimmerman / The Daily Beast:
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Sean Penn / The Daily Beast:
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Bloomberg:
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Discussion: RedState and Political Wire
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