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9:40 AM ET, December 27, 2017

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BBC:
Prince Harry interviews Barack Obama  —  2017 began with Barack Obama leaving the White House and handing over the baton of the presidency to Donald Trump.  —  Our guest editor today, Prince Harry, met President Obama, in Toronto in September during the Invictus Games to talk about his memories …
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Tom Sykes / The Daily Beast:
Prince Harry: ‘Royals Are the Family Meghan Never Had’
Discussion: New York Times, Axios and RedState
Nicholas Burns / USA Today:   America is on the brink of a historic break with Europe, thanks to Trump
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Mike Huckabee Says Trump Is Like Churchill.  Historians Disagree.  —  Former Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas drew a swift and intense response with a provocative claim on Tuesday: President Trump, he wrote, is similar to Winston Churchill, one of history's most iconic leaders.
Discussion: Raw Story, RedState, Mediaite and IJR
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Robert Mueller May Indict Paul Manafort Again … From its inception, two things about special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation were clear: first, the White House's biggest concern was that Mueller would follow the money; and second, Mueller is following the money.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Raw Story
Joe Tacopino / New York Post:
Michael Flynn's brother to Trump: It's ‘about time you pardoned’ him  —  Mike Flynn's younger brother told President Trump it's “about time” he pardoned “General Flynn” — in a tweet he sent to the president and deleted minutes later.  —  Joseph Flynn, the brother of Trump's ex-national security adviser …
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Tied Virginia Race That Was Headed for Name-Drawing Gets Another Twist  —  RICHMOND — A race that would tip control of Virginia's House of Delegates, whose constant and nearly comic pendulums between candidates has attracted national attention, took one more twist on Tuesday when a drawing to break a tie was unexpectedly postponed.
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Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Democrat in tied Va. House race says she will challenge disputed ballot in court
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
‘Never Trump’ Will Be the Only Faction Still Standing When He's Gone  —  As Donald Trump's first year in the White House ends observers are taking stock.  Eugene Robinson speaks for many Democrats and disaffected independents: “Just a few more days,” he wrote, “and this awful, rotten …
Discussion: Washington Post
Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
A swastika was mowed into a field.  Was it part of a chain of events that led to murder?  —  Neighbors said the display of hate in a Lorton, Va., community was as large as it was shocking: a swastika roughly 40 feet across mowed into the grass of a community field.
Discussion: The Root and The Stranger …
William Barber II / New York Times:
Trump's Terrible Choice for Judge  —  GOLDSBORO, N.C. — Among President Trump's worrisome nominees to the judiciary, perhaps none is as alarming as Thomas Alvin Farr, a protégé of Jesse Helms, the former North Carolina senator, and a product of the modern white supremacist machine that Mr. Helms pioneered.
Discussion: Althouse
Julie Bykowicz / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Struggle to Convert Voter Enthusiasm Into Cash Contributions  —  Party approaches 2018 midterms with large fundraising disadvantage over Republican National Committee  —  Democrats want to win back control of Congress and build up their presence in state capitals during next year's elections …
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Dante Chinni / Wall Street Journal:
College-Educated Women Are Moving Away From GOP
Discussion: Raw Story
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Who's Winning Trump's War With the Press?  —  The guy who said, “Never quarrel with a man who buys his ink by the barrel,” didn't anticipate Donald Trump.  Since becoming president, Trump has argued the news media to a stalemate thanks to the power of his alliance with the Fox News Network …
Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
Inspector general says mishandling of sexual harassment complaints at Justice Department is a ‘systemic’ problem  —  The Justice Department has “systemic” problems in how it handles sexual harassment complaints, with those found to have acted improperly often not receiving appropriate punishment …
USA Today:
Smearing Robert Mueller  —  If Trump is innocent, why the effort to discredit the special counsel's findings?:  Our view  —  When Robert Mueller was appointed in May to oversee the investigation into possible Russian interference in the 2016 campaign, he was universally praised as the perfect choice.
Discussion: Raw Story
Ruth Eglash / Washington Post:
Israel's transport minister wants to name a new Jerusalem train station after Trump  —  JERUSALEM — Israel's minister of transportation wants to name a new train station set to be built in the next few years in Jerusalem after President Trump.  —  And it's not just any station.
Gabriel Schoenfeld / USA Today:
Does Trump have a grand strategy for foreign policy?  Dream on.  —  It is farcical to speak seriously about his ‘visions and aspirations.’ He's no Talleyrand or Metternich.  He's more of a malevolent Forrest Gump.  —  The end of 2017 is upon us and the country has survived the Trump presidency.
Brent Bozell / Townhall.com:
The Year of Media Freakouts  —  The year 2017 unfolded into a massive surprise to liberals, who fully expected that before Christmas we would (a) all die in a nuclear war over President Donald Trump's tweets or (b) be swearing in President Mike Pence after Trump was impeached or petulantly quit …
Craig Timberg / Washington Post:
Bitcoin's boom is a boon for extremist groups  —  After Charlottesville's bloody Unite the Right rally in August, technology companies tightened rules against hate speech and banned many extremists from using Web hosting services, social media platforms and online payment systems.
Discussion: Axios
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Years of Attack Leave Obamacare a More Government-Focused Health Law  —  WASHINGTON — The Affordable Care Act was conceived as a mix of publicly funded health care and privately purchased insurance, but Republican attacks, culminating this month in the death of a mandate that most Americans have insurance …
Associated Press:
13 Days in July: The Trump White House's crucible  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — They were the 13 days that transformed the White House.  —  Even for an administration that spent most of 2017 throwing off headlines at a dizzying pace, events in the second half of July unfolded at breakneck speed.
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Associated Press:
Timeline for 13 days that transformed Trump White House
Discussion: Politico
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
How the Era of the Big-Name News Anchor Crashed to an End … The heyday of alpha anchor appears to be finished, along with the cherished belief of television executives that it's necessary to cater to coddled stars in the service of ratings and revenue.  —  The waning days of 2017 feature …
David Siders / Politico:
‘We have tapped into something’: Impeachment drive builds digital army to take on Trump  —  SAN FRANCISCO — When billionaire Democratic donor Tom Steyer launched a digital petition drive to impeach President Donald Trump two months ago, some Democratic Party leaders dismissed …
Discussion: Raw Story
Reuters:
U.S. lawmakers question businessman at 2016 Trump Tower meeting: sources  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Georgian-American businessman who met then-Miss Universe pageant owner Donald Trump in 2013, has been questioned by congressional investigators about whether he helped organize …
Variety:
Variety Critics Name the 20 Most Anticipated Movies of 2018  —  The coming year has more than just blockbusters to offer.  Here are the movies a dozen Variety critics from around the world are most looking forward to.  —  Variety polled its international team of critics …
 
 
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Ramesh Ponnuru / National Review:
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CNN:
Trump has scored some successes in foreign policy
Discussion: Power Line
BuzzFeed:
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USA Today:
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 Earlier Items: 
Julia Craven / HuffPost:
Why Black People Own Guns
Discussion: IJR
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Russia is going to attack our next election. The Trump administration may not even try to stop it.
Sharyl Attkisson / The Hill:
10 times the intel community violated the trust of US citizens, lawmakers and allies
Discussion: Instapundit
Bloomberg:
Analysts Cut iPhone X Shipment Forecasts, Citing Lukewarm Demand
Discussion: NBC News, Daily Mail and Deadline
Andrés Miguel Rondón / Washington Post:
To beat President Trump, you have to learn to think like his supporters
Scientific American:
Men Resist Green Behavior as Un-Manly
Discussion: Raw Story
Ezra Klein / Vox:
The inside story of Doug Jones's win in Alabama
Discussion: New York Magazine