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1:40 PM ET, December 6, 2016

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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump: Cancel Boeing's Air Force One contract  —  Donald Trump on Tuesday called for the cancellation of a Defense Department contract with Boeing to build the next generation of presidential aircraft, decrying the deal as too expensive.  —  “Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force …
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Boeing responds to Trump: Air Force One deal is for $170M  —  Boeing on Tuesday responded to President-elect Donald Trump  —  's criticism over the cost of a new Air Force One plane, saying the contract is actually for $170 million.  —  Trump earlier Tuesday tweeted that the deal was for …
Discussion: alan.com and Fox News Insider
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Donald Trump Tweets to ‘Cancel Order’ for New Air Force One Plane  —  Citing a multibillion-dollar price tag, President-elect Donald Trump today posted a tweet calling for the cancellation of what he said was Boeing's order for a new Air Force One jet.  —  “Boeing is building a brand …
Bloomberg:
Trump Says Boeing's Air Force One Order Should Be Canceled
Discussion: Mediaite and Towleroad
Berkeley Lovelace Jr / CNBC:
Donald Trump just took a shot at Boeing in Trump Tower
Discussion: The Hill, NBC News, Mediaite and TheBlaze
Robert Reed / Chicago Tribune:   Boeing CEO waits for Trump's trade play
Amy Tennery / Reuters:
Trump seeks to ground costs of new Air Force One with Boeing
Discussion: New York Magazine
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Trump's Carrier deal is wildly popular  —  Donald Trump's first major action as president-elect — the deal he and Vice President-elect Mike Pence struck last week with Carrier Corp. — is earning high marks from American voters, a new Politico/Morning Consult poll shows.
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Ned Resnikoff / ThinkProgress:
The details of the Carrier deal have finally been released. Trump exaggerated big league.
Discussion: Morning Consult and Politico
Andrew Hanna / Politico:
Flynn under fire for fake news  —  As Donald Trump's national security adviser, retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn will have to advise the president of the veracity of foreign and domestic threats, separating those that require immediate policy action from propaganda or misinformation.
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Detroit News:
Half of Detroit votes may be ineligible for recount  —  One-third of precincts in Wayne County could be disqualified from an unprecedented statewide recount of presidential election results because of problems with ballots.  —  Michigan's largest county voted overwhelmingly …
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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Message Sparks Anger in China  —  President-elect's Taiwan call, tweets signal his approach will be more adversarial  —  The verbal confrontation between President-elect Donald Trump and the Chinese government escalated on Monday, as China responded harshly to attacks by Mr. Trump on its economic and security positions.
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Christopher Suprun / New York Times:
Why I Will Not Cast My Electoral Vote for Donald Trump  —  Dallas — I am a Republican presidential elector, one of the 538 people asked to choose officially the president of the United States.  Since the election people have asked me to change my vote based on policy disagreements with Donald J. Trump.
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Secret Service advertised as hot ‘new amenity’ at Trump Tower  —  The U.S. Secret Service is the hot, new “amenity” in the Trump Tower, where desperate brokers are trying to lure well-heeled clients into the building on Fifth Avenue that has served as President-elect Donald Trump's home …
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
Pentagon buries evidence of $125 billion in bureaucratic waste  —  The Pentagon has buried an internal study that exposed $125 billion in administrative waste in its business operations amid fears Congress would use the findings as an excuse to slash the defense budget, according to interviews …
Matt Friedman / Politico:
Christie's approval hits record low; most say he should have been charged for Bridgegate  —  Gov. Chris Christie is just one point away from tying the record for worst approval rating of any New Jersey governor in memory.  —  And an overwhelming majority of New Jersey voters …
Discussion: Jezebel, The Daily Caller and Eschaton
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Fairleigh Dickinson University:
PUBLIC BELIEVES CHRISTIE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A DEFENDANT
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Louder With Crowder:
Tucker Carlson Drop Kicks Smug College Student Over Trump, Environment...  Ok college students, take a knee.  I know on campus, in your safe space, you hear a lot about Faux News or Fox Noise or whatever the kids are calling it these days.  You may even think you're smarter than Tucker Carlson …
Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
Quote from Clinton concession the most retweeted political tweet of the year  —  's concession speech was the most retweeted political tweet of the year, Twitter announced on Tuesday.  —  The tweet from Clinton's account was retweeted more than 635,000 times as of Tuesday morning.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and New York Times
Eric Greitens / Facebook:
Tonight, my wife Sheena—the mother of my two boys, and the future First Lady of Missouri—was robbed at gunpoint not far from our home.  —  She is safe—but shaken.  We are grateful for the men and women of law enforcement.  Their response was swift and skilled, and we thank God for their presence tonight.
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Fox News:
Missouri governor-elect's wife robbed at gunpoint; three suspects arrested
Julie Jargon / Wall Street Journal:
Middle-Market Woes Inspire Starbucks's Bet on Luxury Coffee  —  As core clientele loses spending power, chain readies push into realm of $12-a-cup java  —  About 25 years ago, Starbucks Corp. decided to become a public company on the bold idea that customers across the country would pay more than $1 for a cup of coffee.
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The Democrats' Days of Rage and Denial  —  Their self-delusion in defeat is as predictable as a sunrise.  —  It's not often that “go die in a fire” is given as an option in an ultimatum, but Professor David Faris, writing in The Week, has urged congressional Democrats to grab a torch:
Discussion: PoliPundit.com
Dave McMenaminESPN / ESPN:
Sources: LeBron James among Cavs not staying at Donald Trump-branded hotel in New York  —  TORONTO — A group of Cleveland Cavaliers players have been excused from staying at the team's planned accommodations, the Trump SoHo hotel in lower Manhattan, when the defending champions visit …
Corey Charlton / The Sun:
MERKEL'S U-TURN Angela Merkel calls for Germany BURKA BAN saying ‘the full veil is not appropriate here’ in astonishing U-turn  —  The German Chancellor made the announcement at a party conference having recently declared she will stand for re-election  —  ANGELA Merkel today completed …
 
 
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Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
Exclusive: The Strange, Complex Education of Jared Kushner
Discussion: RedState and ThinkProgress
Todd VanDerWerff / Vox:
Donald Trump is turning his transition into a reality show, too. That's an ominous sign.
Discussion: alan.com
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Carson's nonexistent governing experience? Not a problem.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Neil Munro / Breitbart:
GOP Leadership to Delay Donald Trump's Election-Winning Priorities
Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
Black Activists Launch Monthly Fee System For Whites To Pay Blacks
Discussion: RedState and BizPac Review
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
New pro-Trump group takes form, with Kellyanne Conway possibly at the helm
Discussion: Political Wire and BizPac Review
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Bill McMorris / Washington Free Beacon:
SEIU Texas Declares Bankruptcy After Losing Millions to Company
Discussion: Hot Air and Liberty Unyielding
New York Post:
Kerry 'fesses up about Obama's ‘red line’
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump's GOP takeover begins
Discussion: Cincinnati.com and Raw Story
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Freedom Caucus opposes GOP's Obamacare replacement plan
 

 
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Ofcom rules that five GB News programs presented by Conservative politicians have broken its due impartiality rules and puts the channel “on notice”

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Todd Spangler / Variety:
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