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3:10 PM ET, December 26, 2016

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CNN:
Obama's exit interview: Hope and change can still win elections  —  (CNN)Arguing that Americans still subscribe to his vision of progressive change, President Barack Obama asserted in an interview recently he could have succeeded in this year's election if he was eligible to run.
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David Axelrod / CNN:
Full transcript: David Axelrod interviews President Barack Obama for The Axe Files  —  PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA IS INTERVIEWED ON “THE AXE FILES” FROM CNN & THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO INSTITUTE OF POLITIC  —  AXELROD (voiceover): I first met Barack Obama when he returned to Chicago from law school …
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Obama: I could have won a third term
Discussion: Hot Air
Alan M. Dershowitz / The Hill:
Obama pulls a bait-and-switch on anti-Israel Security Council vote  —  The Obama administration pulled a bait and switch in refusing to veto the recent Security Council resolution against Israel.  In attempting to justify its abstention - which under Security Council rules has the same effect …
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Josef Federman / Associated Press:
Israel: humbled Netanyahu places hopes in Trump
TMZ.com:
Versace Sued — Secret ‘Code’ for Black Customers ... Fired Employee Claims  —  Versace secretly alerts staffers when an African-American person enters the store ... according to an ex-employee who claims the company also dissed his fashion sense and then canned him.
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Sorry, But Our Fight Against Liberal Fascism Has Only Just Begun  —  I wish I could tell you that, having dodged the naggy bullet that was Felonia Milhous von Pantsuit, we can now spend the next four years being left alone.  But that's not in the cards.  Liberals won't - because they can't …
Discussion: The Other McCain
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump to inherit more than 100 court vacancies, plans to reshape judiciary  —  Donald Trump is set to inherit an uncommon number of vacancies in the federal courts in addition to the open Supreme Court seat, giving the president-elect a monumental opportunity to reshape the judiciary after taking office.
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Taegan Goddard / Political Wire:
Trump Will Inherit 100+ Court Vacancies
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
'We don't support Satanic Jews': Trump's neo-Nazi fans freak after he posts a ‘Happy Hanukkah’ tweet  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  President-elect Donald Trump decided to throw a bone to people who care about religious diversity in the United States by wishing Jewish people a …
Lisa Lerer / Associated Press:
Trump repeating some behaviors he criticized in Clinton  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump spent the past two years attacking rival Hillary Clinton as crooked, corrupt, and weak.  —  But some of those attacks seem to have already slipped into the history books.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Fox News:
RNC clarifies part of Christmas message after social media criticism  —  A Republican National Committee official lashed out at critics after part of a Christmas statement it made Sunday sparked outrage on social media.  —  RNC Chairman Reince Priebus released a three-paragraph statement on the holiday …
Lenny Bernstein / Washington Post:
Transition adviser's tweets add intrigue to Trump aide Jason Miller's sudden resignation  —  Twitter messages apparently posted by one of President-elect Donald Trump's aides have added some intrigue to the sudden resignation of Jason Miller, Trump's choice for communications director.
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
At Least 27 Shot, 7 Fatally, in Chicago Over Christmas Weekend  —  At least 27 people were shot, seven fatally, in a 48-hour period in Chicago over Christmas weekend, according to the Chicago Police Department.  It was the latest bloody chapter in a city besieged by gun violence.
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CNBC:
Suddenly hot smart home devices are ripe for hacking, experts warn  —  Will 2017 be the year your home becomes under attack from cyber criminals?  —  Experts expect the number of attacks on the Internet of Things (IoT) will likely increase in 2017.  IoT includes devices like webcams …
 
 
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Trump taps aide Stephen Miller to write inaugural address
Discussion: AOL
J.R. Wu / Reuters:
Chinese carrier enters South China Sea amid renewed tension
Discussion: The Daily Caller
The Times of Israel:
Official: ‘Rather ironclad’ intel shows Obama behind UN vote
Discussion: Israel Matzav and Israpundit
Washington Post:
A mother's Craigslist plea brings her kids a Christmas they'll never forget
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump readies war room to defend Cabinet picks
Discussion: The Week and Political Wire
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The Hill:
Five races to watch in 2017
Daily Mail:
This is why you don't leave Christmas shopping to the last minute: Massive brawls break …
Discussion: Infowars
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Changes Coming to White House Press Room: Who, Where, When and How
Discussion: Instapundit
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Internet ridicules Trump's narcissistic Christmas tweet: ‘No family, no warmth, just a tiny fist and a tree’
Discussion: alan.com
Jonathan D. Epstein / The Buffalo News:
Paladino's son rejects father's controversial comments
BBC:
Ex-Wham singer George Michael dies
 

 
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