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5:25 PM ET, December 28, 2016

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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Inside the coming war between the United States and the United Nations  —  Even before Donald Trump's inauguration as president, Congress is planning to escalate the clash over the U.N. Security Council's anti-Israel resolution into a full-on conflict between the United States and the United Nations.
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Marissa Newman / The Times of Israel:
Erekat: Leaked transcript with Kerry, Rice ‘lies and half-truths’  —  Palestinian negotiator confirms confab with US officials, as US National Security Council says tripartite meeting never took place, says report a ‘total fabrication’  —  The Times of Israel is liveblogging Wednesday's developments as they unfold.
Bloomberg:
Kerry Calls Netanyahu's Settlements Stance a Threat to Peace
Discussion: Politico
Politico:
House to vote to condemn UN, crack down on regs
Discussion: The Daily Caller
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
John Kerry, in a Final, Pointed Plea, Will Outline a Vision of Mideast Peace
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Obama Bests Trump as Most Admired Man in 2016  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — Americans are most likely to name President Barack Obama as the man they admire most in 2016.  Twenty-two percent mentioned Obama in response to the open-ended question.  President-elect Donald Trump was second at 15%.
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CNN:
Obama administration prepares sanctions, retaliation for Russian election meddling  — Russia responds: ‘Action against Russian diplomatic missions in the US will immediately bounce back’  —  (CNN)The Obama administration is preparing to announce, as soon as Thursday …
Discussion: Infowars and Talking Points Memo
Madeline Conway / Politico:
Obama bests Trump in Gallup's ‘most admired’ poll
Discussion: The Week and alan.com
Michael Moore / Facebook:
5 Things You Can Do Right Now About Donald J. Trump - from Michael Moore  —  It's been seven weeks since Hillary beat Trump by nearly 3 million votes but lost the presidency to him.  So if your head is still spinning from that mindf***, or you can't quite believe a malignant narcissist …
Ryan Cooper / The Week:
The Republican plot to devour retirees' nest eggs  —  Perhaps the most monstrous thing about the American medical system — and the bar for that title is high indeed — is predatory billing.  —  A great many medical providers adjust their prices based on how defenseless the patient is …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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New York Times:
How Donald Trump's Health Secretary Pick Endangers Women
Discussion: Slate and Jezebel
Malia Zimmerman / Fox News:
‘You cannot eat here’: Hawaii café riles residents with ban on Trump voters  —  This sign was posted at Honolulu's Café 8 ½.  —  Honolulu's Café 8 ½ gets rave reviews on Yelp for its “Radiatore Verde” and “Italian stir fry,” among other popular dishes …
Serena Dong / CNN:
Donald Trump rooster statue takes China by storm  —  Beijing (CNN)What do you get when you cross the year of the rooster with the year of Trump?  —  A “yuge” statue.  —  A giant rooster sculpture, sporting the President-elect's signature hairdo and hand gestures, has been erected outside …
Discussion: The Hill, AOL and Raw Story
Sabrina Siddiqui / The Guardian:
Reporting while Muslim: how I covered the US presidential election  —  “We should exterminate them.”  —  The words rolled off the voter's tongue as though he was merely discussing a pest invasion in his home.  He was talking about Muslims.  —  I froze as I became suddenly aware of my own Muslim identity …
Christina Mendez / philstar.com:
Duterte: I tossed out kidnapper from helicopter  —  MANILA, Philippines - Is this another joke or hyperbole?  —  President Duterte vowed yesterday that corrupt officials would suffer the same fate as kidnap suspects he claimed to have thrown off a helicopter in mid-flight when he was mayor of Davao City.
Sarah Dean / Daily Mail:
Woman, 30, beheaded in Afghanistan for entering a city to go shopping without her husband  — Under Taliban rule women are prohibited from leaving their homes unless accompanied by a close male relative  —  A woman has reportedly been beheaded by a group of armed men in Afghanistan after she entered a city without her husband.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Post and Courier:
State Rep. Chris Corley accused of punching wife in face, pointing gun at her  —  Chris Corley, Republican state representative from Graniteville, was arrested Tuesday in connection with domestic violence charges.  Provided  —  Rep. Chris Corley appears in court for a bond hearing …
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:   SC Rep. Who Defended Confederate Flag Allegedly Beat, Pointed Gun At Wife
Chris Spargo / Daily Mail:
Thousands sign petition demanding that Hunter College fires boastful professor whose husband harassed Ivanka Trump on a flight with her children  — A petition has been started asking Hunter College to fire Matthew Lasner, an associate professor of urban studies
New York Post:
Teacher groomed her accused murderer to be sex toy, baby daddy  —  Isaac Duran Infante (center) is brought in after being charged with killing his ex-girlfriend and son.  —  William Miller  —  SEE ALSO  —  :0  —  The prey was once the predator.  Former Brooklyn teacher Felicia...
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Experts: Ryan's livestream crackdown may be unconstitutional  —  Paul Ryan's new crackdown against protests on the House floor — a direct response to the Democrats' gun-control “sit-in” last summer — is prompting questions from experts in both parties about its constitutionality.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Appeals court revives suits over Hillary Clinton emails  —  A federal appeals court has revived a pair of lawsuits seeking to force the federal government to sue former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in a quest to try to recover more emails from the private server she used while secretary of state.
Discussion: RedState, Townhall.com and Mother Jones
Juan Williams / The Hill:
The dangerous erosion of facts  —  Have you heard the news?  —  Donald Trump  —  won the national popular vote in the 2016 presidential election.  —  Fifty-two percent of Republicans say it's a fact, according to one poll.  Forty percent of Trump voters told another poll the same thing.
Josh Katz / New York Times:
‘Duck Dynasty’ vs. ‘Modern Family’: 50 Maps of the U.S. Cultural Divide  —  Americans have been clustering themselves into cultural bubbles just as they have clustered in political bubbles.  Their TV preferences confirm that.  —  ← FEWER FANS MORE FANS →
 
 
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Melania Trump wants to champion free speech — while suing bloggers and newspapers for defamation
Discussion: alan.com
Robert Shibley / Wall Street Journal:
Time to Reform the Kangaroo Courts on Campus
Tori Richards / Fox News:
San Francisco grapples with growing crime, blight after years of liberal policies
Discussion: Infowars
Los Angeles Times:
Former California lieutenant governor will meet with Trump to discuss running Agriculture department
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
72 percent of Americans feel hopeful about 2017: poll
 Earlier Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
As Home Prices Rise, Flippers Make a Comeback
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Politico
Jaclyn Schultz / WAGA-TV:
Police: Queen Latifah's car stolen by gas station thieves
Discussion: AOL and Refinery29
TMZ.com:
NFL's Ray McDonald — Terrifying Video In Dom. Violence Case
Discussion: ProFootballTalk and The Root
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
HGTV Will Never Upset You: How the Network Beat CNN in 2016
Tom Cotton / New York Times:
Fix Immigration. It's What Voters Want.
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Warren stirs talk of 2020 White House run
Discussion: Political Wire