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12:45 PM ET, December 6, 2016

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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump: Cancel Boeing's Air Force One contract  —  President-elect 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 …
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Bloomberg:
Trump Says Boeing's Air Force One Order Should Be Canceled  —  President-elect says costs ‘are totally out of control’  —  Pentagon is looking to replace existing presidential fleet  —  President-elect Donald Trump said the latest Air Force One order should be canceled …
Discussion: Mediaite and Towleroad
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 …
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
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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Jennie Runevitch / WALV-TV:
USW: 730 union jobs saved in Carrier deal - not 1,100  —  Behind the numbers of the Carrier job deal  —  Carrier jobs details Carrier deal details Carrier deal details 6pm  —  INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - The Carrier deal, brokered by President-elect Donald Trump, may not have saved as many factory jobs …
Discussion: Politicus USA, alan.com and The Week
Ned Resnikoff / ThinkProgress:
Trump left Carrier union in the dark on a shoddy deal  —  Trump ignored the United Steelworkers, handed a big tax break to management, then claimed an exaggerated victory.  —  Two weeks ago, President-elect Donald Trump announced he had personally strongarmed the air conditioning …
Discussion: Politico and Morning Consult
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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Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Report: Trump's NatSec Pick Pushed Fake News 16 Times Since August  —  Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for national security advisor, has reportedly promoted conspiracy theories and unfounded accusations at least 16 times since August.
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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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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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 …
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
Donald Trump Continues ‘Thank You’ Tour, Will Formally Announce James Mattis as Secretary of Defense  —  Donald Trump is hitting the road again for the second leg of his post-election “thank you” tour, stopping in Fayetteville, North Carolina, tonight to express gratitude to his supporters who helped him get to the White House.
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Former Pentagon chief Leon Panetta: Democrats should give Mattis a waiver to be defense secretary
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: The Daily Caller and Eschaton
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Fairleigh Dickinson University:
PUBLIC BELIEVES CHRISTIE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A DEFENDANT
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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
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
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 …
Discussion: Mediaite, AOL, The Root and Washington Times
Neil Munro / Breitbart:
GOP Leadership to Delay Donald Trump's Election-Winning Priorities  —  A top ally of House Speaker Paul Ryan has outlined the GOP leadership's strategy to isolate and block President Donald Trump's populist campaign promises, likely including his popular immigration reforms.
New York Post:
Kerry 'fesses up about Obama's ‘red line’  —  Secretary of State John Kerry told a painful truth on Sunday, admitting that President Obama's “red line” fiasco in Syria “cost us significantly” by leading other nations to see America as weak.  —  Obama drew the line in August 2012 …
Todd VanDerWerff / Vox:
Donald Trump is turning his transition into a reality show, too.  That's an ominous sign.  —  Even his biggest cabinet picks are playing out like a season of The Apprentice  —  Donald Trump ran for president as our first reality-show candidate.  —  He positioned himself, early and often …
Discussion: alan.com
 
 
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
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Carson's nonexistent governing experience? Not a problem.
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Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
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