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10:10 AM ET, December 29, 2016

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Carmel Dagan / Variety:
Debbie Reynolds, ‘Singin’ in the Rain' Star and Carrie Fisher's Mother, Dies at 84  —  Debbie Reynolds, the Oscar-nominated singer-actress who was the mother of late actress Carrie Fisher, has died at Cedars-Sinai hospital.  She was 84.  —  “She wanted to be with Carrie,” her son Todd Fisher told Variety.
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TMZ.com:
Debbie Reynolds — DEAD AT 84  —  Debbie Reynolds — who rose to stardom in “Singin' in the Rain” and quickly became a staple among Hollywood royalty — died Wednesday as a result of a stroke, TMZ has learned ... just one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher passed away ... this according to her son Todd.
TMZ.com:
Debbie Reynolds Rushed to Hospital for Possible Stroke (AUDIO + VIDEO)  —  Debbie Reynolds — Rushed to Hospital for Possible Stroke  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  2:53 PM PT — We've learned Debbie's condition when she was taken to the hospital was listed as “fair to serious.”
Mike Barnes / Hollywood Reporter:
Debbie Reynolds, Mother of Carrie Fisher and Star of ‘Singin’ in the Rain,' Dies at 84
Discussion: AOL and Suburban Guerrilla …
Los Angeles Times:
Debbie Reynolds rushed to the hospital after falling ill; condition unknown
Discussion: CNN and New Urban Legends
Bloomberg:
Obama Calls Trump After Twitter Complaint About ‘Roadblocks’  —  Detente strained between the outgoing and incoming presidents  —  Republican angered by UN resolution on Israel, election remark  —  U.S. President Barack Obama phoned his successor, Donald Trump, after the Republican accused Obama …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
What's really bugging Trump about Obama  —  Donald Trump can't decide whether he thinks the transition of power is going well or not.  —  But he knows he doesn't like how much attention Barack Obama is getting and is also bothered by what Trump and his closest advisers see as an active effort …
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Bibi Netanyahu Makes Trump His Chump  —  For those of you confused over the latest fight between President Obama and Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu of Israel, let me make it simple: Barack Obama and John Kerry admire and want to preserve Israel as a Jewish and democratic state in the Land of Israel.
Peter Martin / Sydney Morning Herald:
Julie Bishop backs Israel rather than the US over UN resolution
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Bloomberg:
Obama's Betrayal of Israel at the UN Must Not Stand
Discussion: neo-neocon and Instapundit
Elliott Abrams / Weekly Standard:
John Kerry's Final, Harmful Insult to Israel
New York Times:
Trump Takes Credit for Sprint Plan to Add 5,000 Jobs in U.S.  —  By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ and MICHAEL J. de la MERCEDDecember 28, 2016  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump took credit on Wednesday for a decision by Sprint to add 5,000 jobs in the United States, as he tried to deliver on his promise …
Discussion: RedState
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Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Trump takes credit for Sprint plan to keep 5,000 jobs in the US
Russell Begaye / The White House:
How President Obama Has Protected Our Sacred Land for Future Generations  —  I am very proud to be both Navajo and American.  As the President of the Navajo Nation, I've dedicated my life to ensuring that, as a Najavo, my story—and our stories—are part of our collective American history.
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
With new monuments in Nevada, Utah, Obama adds to his environmental legacy
The White House:
Statement by the President on the Designation of Bears Ears National Monument and Gold Butte National Monument
Discussion: The Verge and Politicus USA
Richard Johnson / Page Six:
DC private schools giving Kellyanne Conway the brush-off  —  MORE FROM:  —  Kellyanne Conway is worried establishment elites in Washington, DC, are so prejudiced against President-elect Trump that she won't be able to get her kids into private school in the nation's capital.
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump on alleged election interference by Russia: ‘Get on with our lives’  —  President-elect Donald Trump distanced himself Wednesday night from the Obama administration's plans to punish Russia for its alleged interference in the 2016 presidential election, telling reporters that “I think we ought to get on with our lives.”
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CNN:
Obama administration prepares sanctions, retaliation for Russian election meddling
Discussion: Infowars
Ryan Browne / CNN:
US military could carry out first execution in over 50 years  —  (CNN)A former US Army soldier who has been on death row since 1988 for raping and murdering several women could now face execution after a judge denied his bid for another stay of execution.  —  Judge J. Thomas Marten …
Discussion: alan.com
CNN:
Syria ceasefire deal reached between regime and rebels, Russia says  —  Istanbul, Turkey (CNN)The Syrian government and opposition rebels have agreed terms for a ceasefire in the country's long-running civil war, Vladimir Putin announced.  —  According to Russian state media TASS …
Discussion: The Hill, The Week and Althouse
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Scam Pastor to Pray With Trump At Inauguration  —  In 2007, TV preacher Paula White got investigated by the U.S. Senate for her shady fundraising practices.  —  Ten years later, she will pray at Trump's inauguration.  —  Yes, really.  —  White is a televangelist with a huge audience and a knack for stirring controversy.
Discussion: Politicus USA and Raw Story
George Soros / Project Syndicate RSS-Feed:
Open Society Needs Defending  —  Open societies are in crisis, and various forms of closed societies - from fascist dictatorships to mafia states - are on the rise.  Because elected leaders failed to meet voters' legitimate expectations and aspirations, electorates have become disenchanted …
Discussion: Vox Popoli and Infowars
Fox News:
Steve Martin deletes Twitter tribute to Carrie Fisher after backlash  —  Actor Steve Martin speaks onstage at the 75th Annual Peabody Awards in New York, U.S. May 21, 2016.  (Reuters)  —  Steve Martin received backlash for a tribute he paid to Carrie Fisher on Twitter.
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The Times of Israel:
Netanyahu to be investigated for bribery, fraud — report
Discussion: The Week
Jeffrey Sparshott / Wall Street Journal:
Big Growth in Tiny Businesses
Discussion: Instapundit
Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
Obamacare Didn't Fail Because It's Timid
Discussion: Instapundit
Ron Nixon / New York Times:
The Enemy Within: Bribes Bore a Hole in the U.S. Border
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Oculus acquires eye-tracking startup The Eye Tribe
 Earlier Items: 
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump makes last-minute push to add Hispanic to Cabinet
Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
Schumer calls for Trump Cabinet picks to turn over tax returns
Discussion: The Resurgent, alan.com and CNN
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump tells visitors he's drafting his inaugural speech with Reagan and Kennedy in mind
Discussion: The Week and AOL
Sabrina Siddiqui / The Guardian:
Reporting while Muslim: how I covered the US presidential election
Ryan Cooper / The Week:
The Republican plot to devour retirees' nest eggs
Discussion: Mother Jones and Hullabaloo
 

 
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New York Times:
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