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10:50 AM ET, December 29, 2016

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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 …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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
Tracy Wilkinson / Los Angeles Times:
John Kerry, tireless in his diplomatic efforts, often came up empty-handed
Discussion: RedState and Associated Press
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)
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 …
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 …
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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.
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump on Russian hacking: ‘Computers have complicated lives very greatly’  —  on Wednesday said he thinks computers have made people's lives much more complex when asked about Russian hacking.  —  “I think that computers have complicated lives very greatly,” the president-elect said Wednesday …
Discussion: alan.com
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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg:
GOP Readies Swift Obamacare Repeal With No Replacement in Place  —  Senate will start in early January to repeal health-care law  —  Republicans split over how long to delay replacement plan  —  The first major act of the unified Republican government in 2017 will be a vote in Congress to begin tearing down Obamacare.
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Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
Obamacare Didn't Fail Because It's Timid
Discussion: Instapundit
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 …
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
Mark Robison / Reno Gazette-Journal:
Nevada's voter-OK'ed gun background checks blocked  —  Final update  —  The expansion of gun background checks approved by Nevada voters last month will not happen as expected, based on an opinion released Wednesday by the Nevada Attorney General's Office.
Discussion: Bearing Arms and Hot Air
Seth Barrett Tillman / THE NEW REFORM CLUB:
Ed Kilgore, At NY Mag's Daily Intelligencer, Asks President Obama To Use Recess Appointments: Kilgore's Strategy Won't Work & This Is Why  —  Ed Kilgore, at NY Mag's Daily Intelligencer column, argues that President Obama should use his recess appointment power in the waning days of his administration.
 
 
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Weighs Letting Veterans Opt Out of V.A. Medical Care
Discussion: Vox
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
David Fahrenthold tells the behind-the-scenes story of his year covering Trump
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
Ron Nixon / New York Times:
The Enemy Within: Bribes Bore a Hole in the U.S. Border
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Fox News:
Steve Martin deletes Twitter tribute to Carrie Fisher after backlash
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
 

 
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