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8:15 AM ET, December 10, 2016

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Adam Entous / Washington Post:
Secret CIA assessment says Russia was trying to help Trump win White House  —  The CIA has concluded in a secret assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump win the presidency, rather than just to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral system, according to officials briefed on the matter.
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New York Times:
Russia Hacked Republican Committee but Kept Data, U.S. Concludes  —  WASHINGTON — American intelligence agencies have concluded with “high confidence” that Russia acted covertly in the latter stages of the presidential campaign to harm Hillary Clinton's chances and promote Donald J. Trump, according to senior administration officials.
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Obama to probe alleged Russian election meddling; Senate might too  —  President Obama has ordered his intelligence agencies to conduct a review of hacking during the 2016 presidential election and present their findings before he leaves office.  Alleged Russian hacking during the election might …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Plans Major Social Security Cuts  —  We'll have a story coming shortly on what I just mentioned a short time ago: that Republicans are now planning to pass major cuts to Social Security this year.  Specifically, this bill is being introduced by Rep. Sam Johnson, Chairman of the House Ways …
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Joseph Lawler / Washington Examiner:
Key GOP lawmaker introduces Social Security reform plan  —  A Republican lawmaker introduced legislation Thursday to shore up Social Security's finances and boost benefits for low-income workers without raising taxes, a conservative version of reform that could gain attention under unified GOP government next year.
Andrew Biggs / Forbes:
At Last: A New Social Security Reform Plan  —  Social Security has been a quiet subject for Republicans since the collapse of President Bush's reform efforts in 2005.  In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Republican Members of Congress were seemingly lining up to present new plans …
Discussion: New York Magazine
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Key House GOPer Introduces Bill With Major Cuts To Social Security
Discussion: Forbes and The Mahablog
Johnson, Sam:
Sam Johnson Unveils Plan to Permanently Save Social Security
Discussion: Occupy Democrats
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Going for the Big Enchilada
Discussion: Daily Kos and alicublog
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Exxon CEO is now Trump's secretary of state favorite - transition official  —  Exxon Mobil Corp Chief Executive Officer Rex Tillerson emerged on Friday as President-elect Donald Trump's leading candidate for U.S. secretary of state, a senior transition official said.
Discussion: Politicus USA and RedState
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Wall Street Journal:
Exxon's Rex Tillerson Is Top Candidate for Secretary of State
Discussion: Business Insider and Mother Jones
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Giuliani won't serve in Trump administration
Discussion: ABC News
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Giuliani pulls name from contention for secretary of state
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Obama's Second Term Was a Complete Failure  —  There's no other way to describe it.  —  Every December, Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post picks the biggest political loser of the past year.  —  In 2013, Cillizza's selection was Barack Obama.  He cited the botched rollout of Healthcare.gov …
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Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Obama urges Congress not to repeal ObamaCare  —  on Saturday lauded the Affordable Care Act as a Republican-controlled Congress looks forward to its repeal.  —  During his weekly White House address, Obama encouraged Americans who don't currently have healthcare to enroll in the program …
Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
Learn from His Mistakes
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
An ‘Apprentice’ Role for Trump Opens Door Wide for Questions  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump is entering office with financial entanglements that are exotic and far-flung: a condominium project in Manila, a luxury furniture maker in Istanbul, golf courses in Scotland and Ireland, and a hotel in Azerbaijan.
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Donald Trump's ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ deal may include money from brands  —  President-elect Donald Trump's financial arrangement with “Celebrity Apprentice” could provide him with a cut of the money generated by NBC's product integration deals for the show, a Hollywood source with direct knowledge of the arrangement told CNNMoney.
David Wright / CNN:
Conway on Trump ‘Apprentice’ role: He'll do it in his spare time
Robby Soave / Hit & Run:
Leftist Students Shouted ‘F*ck You B*itch’ at the Gay Director of a Pro-Trans Movie, Boys Don't Cry  —  There was a time not so long ago when the people shouting “f**k you bitch” at a gender-fluid gay filmmaker would have been bigoted right-wing conservatives.
Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Hits Early Voting: Who Knows What Happens When Polls Are ‘Locked’  —  It's been more than a month, but President-elect Donald Trump is still raising questions about the presidential election.  —  In what was supposed to be a stump speech for Republican Louisiana Senate candidate John Kennedy …
Discussion: TheBlaze
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:   Trump blasts early voting: ‘Many things can go wrong’
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Report: Trump wants as many as 5 generals in Cabinet  —  is considering tapping as many as five generals for his Cabinet, Politico reported Friday.  —  Trump has already selected three retired top military officers for his administration — Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn for national security adviser …
Discussion: Business Insider
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Joy-Ann Reid / The Daily Beast:
Hey, White Working Class, Donald Trump Is Already Screwing You Over  —  You're probably going to read this as sour grapes, and I certainly am sour about a family of kleptocrats moving into the White House because 80,000 of your votes in states that get more federal tax dollars than they put …
Discussion: USA Today
Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
Trump transition team for Energy Department seeks names of employees involved in climate meetings  —  The Trump transition team has issued a list of 74 questions for the Energy Department, asking officials there to identify which department employees and contractors have worked on forging …
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Darius Dixon / Politico:
Trump team's demands fuel fear of Energy Department ‘witch hunt’
Jonathan Oosting / Detroit News:
Michigan Supreme Court denies Stein's recount appeal  —  Lansing — The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday denied Green Party candidate Jill Stein's appeal to restart a partially completed presidential election recount, meaning President-elect Donald Trump's 10,704-vote victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton stands.
WTTG-TV:
Prince George's Co. liquor board chairman charged with DUI after MGM grand opening  —  NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. - The chairman of the Prince George's County liquor board is facing DUI and reckless driving charges after an accident that took place as he was leaving the grand opening …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Bob Fredericks / New York Post:
Hillary Clinton's losing campaign cost a record $1.2B
Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Obama is rushing to Trump-proof the White House
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Free-market Republicans contort to defend Trump
Discussion: Hot Air, Hullabaloo and alan.com
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Trump over performed the most in counties with the highest drug, alcohol and suicide mortality rates
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Monica Davey / New York Times:
In Chicago, Bodies Pile Up at Intersection of ‘Depression and Rage’
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Six donors that Trump appointed gave almost $12 million with their families to back his campaign and the party
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Let's relocate a bunch of government agencies to the Midwest
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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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