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10:25 AM ET, December 27, 2016

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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Defying U.N., Israel Prepares to Build More Settlements  —  JERUSALEM — Undeterred by a resounding defeat at the United Nations, Israel's government said Monday that it would move ahead with thousands of new homes in disputed areas and warned nations against further action, declaring that Israel does not “turn the other cheek.”
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Report: Israel to build more settlements in defiance of UN  —  The Israeli government says it plans to build thousands of settlements in East Jerusalem despite a U.N. Security Council vote last week to condemn such settlements.  —  Jerusalem will approve 600 units Wednesday …
Discussion: RedState and Townhall.com
Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
Israel will share ‘evidence’ of Obama-UN collusion with Trump, ambassador says
David Paul Kuhn / New York Times:
Sorry, Liberals.  Bigotry Didn't Elect Donald Trump.  —  Donald J. Trump won the white working-class vote over Hillary Clinton by a larger margin than any major-party nominee since World War II.  Instead of this considerable achievement inspiring introspection, figures from the heights of journalism …
Joel Kotkin / The Daily Beast:
Progressives Have Let Inner Cities Fail for Decades.  President Trump Could Change That.  —  When Donald Trump described the “devastating” conditions in America's inner cities, emphasizing poor schools and lack of jobs, he was widely denounced for portraying our urban centers in a demeaning …
Jonathan M. Katz / Politico:
In North Carolina, Some Democrats See Their Grim Future  —  In the end, even Phil Berger, the powerful Republican leader of North Carolina's Senate, couldn't stop the debacle.  A state law that effectively banned legal protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people …
Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Thanks to no-drama Obama, American leadership is gone  —  If Dec. 7, 1941, is the day that Franklin D. Roosevelt said “will live in infamy,” then Dec. 20, 2016, has got to be a close second.  No Americans died that day as they did at Pearl Harbor, but the American Century …
William Turton / Gizmodo:
Senior Facebook Employee Arrested For Allegedly Soliciting Unprotected Sex From Underage Girl  —  Dov Katz, the head of computer vision at Oculus VR, was arrested near Seattle on December 21 for allegedly soliciting sex from an underage girl.  According to charging records …
Isaac Arnsdorf / Politico:
Trump rewards big donors with jobs and access  —  More than a third of the almost 200 people who have met with President-elect Donald Trump since his election last month, including those interviewing for administration jobs, gave large amounts of money to support his campaign and other Republicans this election cycle.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Sarah Knapton / Telegraph:
The meals your parents made for you are now too calorific for modern lifestyles  —  Globalisation has been a health disaster, creating a generation of people who expend so little energy each day that they no longer need to eat the same calories as their parents, a new study by the London School of Economics suggests.
Evan MacDonald / Plain Dealer:
Fight at Beachwood Place mall ends with officers using pepper spray to disperse crowd  —  Shoppers stand outside the Beachwood Place mall on Monday evening after officers were called to the scene for a disturbance.  (Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com)  —  BEACHWOOD, Ohio — Officers used pepper spray …
Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Dershowitz: Obama Will Go Down In History As One Of The Worst Foreign Policy Presidents Ever … Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz slammed President Obama for “stabbing Israel in the back” on Monday morning's edition of ‘Fox & Friends.’  —  “[History will see President Obama] …
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump adviser on lack of star power at inauguration: ‘This is not Woodstock’  —  Donald Trump's inaugural committee is having no problems finding celebrities to attend his inauguration because that's not who the committee is looking for, Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn said Tuesday.
Shaun Towne / WPRI-TV:
Full interview: Incoming White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer  —  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Last week it was announced that Barrington native Sean Spicer was tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to be the new White House press secretary and communications director.
DrexelNow:
Response to Professor George Ciccariello-Maher's Tweet  —  Drexel became aware today of Associate Professor George Ciccariello-Maher's inflammatory tweet, which was posted on his personal Twitter account on Dec. 24, 2016.  While the University recognizes the right of its faculty to freely express …
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Scott Jaschik / Inside Higher Ed:
Drexel Condemns Professor's Tweet
Discussion: Heat Street
Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
Miracle on the Old Lincoln Highway  —  BEDFORD, Pa. — Nestled in the picturesque Allegheny Mountains half way between this Bedford County seat and the charming little village of Everett, Pa., Santa Claus came to town right before Christmas Day.  —  At least to those who had layaways at the local Walmart.
Michael Bastasch / The Daily Caller:
Obama Blames The Media For Trump's Landslide Win In Rural America  —  Obama Blames The Media For Not Telling Rural Americans How Awesome He Is  —  Obama To Muster Organizers, Journos, Pols For Next Generation Of Progressive Leaders  —  Democrats Freak Out After Trump Does What They Asked Him To Do
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
NY Attorney General Hinders Trump Plan to Shutter Foundation  —  Donald Trump's plan to dissolve his eponymous foundation is already running into a roadblock from the New York Attorney General's office, which says the organization can't close while its probe is ongoing.
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Daily Mail:
‘NO WAY’: Trump mocks Obama for saying he could have beaten him if he were allowed to run again - and cites job losses, Obamacare and the ISIS terror army as reasons  — Trump blasted Obama for claiming he could have mobilized Americans to win a third term in office if he had been the Democratic nominee
Discussion: The Last Tradition
 
 
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Peter Nickeas / Chicago Tribune:
61 shot, 11 fatally, over Christmas weekend
Michael Brendan Dougherty / The Week:
Angela Merkel is destroying Europe
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Charged a Fee for Getting Arrested, Whether Guilty or Not
Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
Mucking Out the Justice Department
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
When One Party Has the Governor's Mansion and the Other Has the Statehouse
Abigail Hauslohner / Washington Post:
Muslims in a Bible Belt town hold their breath
Jori Finkel / New York Times:
‘The Fashion of Islam’ to Arrive at de Young in 2018
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
Obama: I'm going to keep to myself when I leave the White House
Media Matters for America:
AS INAUGURATION APPROACHES, NRATV SAYS DISSENT AGAINST TRUMP IS AN “ASSAULT” ON THE CONSTITUTION
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Deroy Murdock / New York Post:
Obama's legacy is a devastated Democratic Party
Paul Rosenberg / Salon:
Donald Trump's wrecking crew: A cabinet of zealots who yearn to destroy their own agencies
James Kirchick / The Daily Beast:
The Jews Begging to Join the Alt-Right
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
'We don't support Satanic Jews': Trump's neo-Nazi fans freak after he posts a ‘Happy Hanukkah’ tweet
Discussion: alan.com