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• What (Lots of) Money Can Buy at Trump’s Inauguration

  29-11-2016 23:06 via nytimes.com
  An “exclusive” luncheon with cabinet appointees, an “intimate” dinner with the vice president-elect and more are available — for donors who give enough.
  
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• Representative Barletta says he discussed becoming Trump's labor secretary

  29-11-2016 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republican congressman Lou Barletta of Pennsylvania said he met with President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday and discussed becoming his labor secretary. "We talked about secretary of labor," Barletta told reporters in the lobby of Trump Tower. (Reporting by Mohammad Zargham in Washington; Writing by Eric Beech)
  
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• McCain is really not interested in talking about Trump

  29-11-2016 22:22 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Republican Sen. John McCain said he's still done with questions about President-elect Donald Trump.
  
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• Justices Hear Texas Death Penalty Case Involving Intellectual Disability

  29-11-2016 21:59 via nytimes.com
  The Supreme Court seemed to lean toward sparing an inmate’s life because of problems with Texas’ legal definition of intellectual disability.
  
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• Immigration attorneys' fears grow over uncertain DACA future

  29-11-2016 21:56 via rss.cnn.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly said his administration will take a tough stance on illegal immigration. His potential policies include a wall along the border with Mexico, tripling the number of ICE agents, and a two-year mandatory minimum sentence for those who enter the United States illegally, but one position in particular has some immigration attorneys scrambling to find the best way forward.
  
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• Senate leader hopes to have several Trump nominees confirmed on January 20

  29-11-2016 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he hopes to have several of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees confirmed on his first day in office on Jan. 20. "In the past, we've been able to confirm a number of an incoming president's Cabinet appointments on day one, and we hope on January 20," McConnell said. "Even though there's a lot going on that day, we hope to be able to vote on and confirm a number of the president's selections for the Cabinet so he can get star
  
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• How Trump's health secretary pick would replace Obamacare

  29-11-2016 21:34 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Tax credits to buy insurance on the individual market. Incentives to sock money away in Health Savings Accounts. Limits on employer-sponsored plans. High-risk pools to cover the sick.
  
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• Trump taps Obamacare critic to overhaul health system

  29-11-2016 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Steve Holland NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump named a vociferous critic of Obamacare and a health policy expert to key appointments on Tuesday to help him repeal and replace President Barack Obama's signature healthcare program. Republican Representative Tom Price, an orthopedic surgeon from Georgia, will be Trump's Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, and Seema Verma, the founder of a health policy consulting company, will lead the Centers for Medicare and Medica
  
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• What the Supreme Court has said about flag burning

  29-11-2016 20:31 via rss.cnn.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump might not be a fan of burning the American flag, but neither he nor Congress can criminalize it, the Supreme Court has ruled twice.
  
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• The three women of color Trump has appointed, so far

  29-11-2016 20:27 via rss.cnn.com
  
  As Donald Trump's Cabinet begins to take shape, the President-elect has selected three women of color so far to serve in top positions in his administration, including South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who was a sharp critic of Trump during the 2016 Republican primary campaign.
  
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• US military: Fatal phone tag with Russians contributed to Syrian deaths

  29-11-2016 20:17 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A US military investigation revealed Tuesday that Russian and coalition officers engaged in a 27-minute game of phone tag while American and coalition warplanes were mistakenly bombing and killing fighters allied with the Syrian regime in September.
  
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• Confirmed Trump Cabinet Picks So Far

  29-11-2016 20:01
  
  Here’s a short list of who Trump has picked for his cabinet so far. Rumors abound that a Secretary of State pick is imminent and the list has come down to a small handful of finalists, including Mitt Romney, General David Petraeus, and Rudy Giuliani, according to CBS News. However, here are some of the […]
  
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• The US military prepares for war in space

  29-11-2016 19:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  It was May 2014 when a small team of American airmen monitoring a Russian satellite launch saw something they had never seen before. An object the team thought was a piece of debris from the launch suddenly came to life.  
  
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• Supreme Court takes up question of death penalty and intellectual disability

  29-11-2016 19:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Five Supreme Court justices Tuesday seemed to agree with arguments that a Texas death row inmate should not be executed because he is intellectually disabled.
  
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• More than 2,500 reports of 'negative incidents' at schools post-election, survey shows

  29-11-2016 19:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  In the days following Donald Trump's presidential victory, students in Kansas chanted, "Trump won, you're going back to Mexico," to students from other countries, according to a high school teacher in a suburban community within the state.
  
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• Trump Calls for Revoking Flag Burners’ Citizenship. Court Rulings Forbid It.

  29-11-2016 19:41 via nytimes.com
  The proposal, advanced by the president-elect via Twitter, appears to be in conflict with an array of Supreme Court precedents.
  
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• Jimmy Carter to Obama: Before you leave office, recognize Palestinian state

  29-11-2016 19:34 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Former President Jimmy Carter is calling on the Obama administration to recognize Palestinian statehood before leaving office January 20.
  
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• Factbox: Trump to meet with Cohn, Romney, Corker, Giuliani, others

  29-11-2016 19:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - U.S. Republican President-elect Donald Trump holds more meetings on Tuesday as he forms his administration before taking over from Democratic President Barack Obama on Jan. 20. Trump's transition team said he was scheduled to meet with the following people: TUESDAY GARY COHN * Goldman Sachs Group Inc president and chief operating officer MARSHA BLACKBURN * Republican U.S. ...
  
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• Trump taps Obamacare critic to revamp health system

  29-11-2016 19:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Steve Holland NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump named a vociferous critic of Obamacare and a health policy expert on Tuesday to help him repeal and replace President Barack Obama's signature healthcare program. Republican Representative Tom Price, an orthopedic surgeon from Georgia, will be Trump's Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, and consultant Seema Verma will lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a powerful agency that oversees government healt
  
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• Trump's plan to deport criminals won't be easy. Just ask Obama

  29-11-2016 19:08 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump has vowed to kick off his presidency by swiftly kicking out one segment of the immigrant population: criminals.
  
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• After perceived snubs, UK's May calls Trump to strengthen ties

  29-11-2016 18:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  British Prime Minister Theresa May and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump agreed on Tuesday that they should work to build relationships through the U.S. transition and meet at the earliest opportunity. Britain has long cherished its "special relationship" with the United States as a central pillar of its foreign policy, but speculation has been widespread in London about how ties would evolve under Trump after a series of perceived snubs from him. "The Prime Minister called the U.S. President-el
  
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• Trump's pick for national security adviser praised alt-right figure as one of the bravest people he's met

  29-11-2016 18:55 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Michael Flynn, Donald Trump's pick to be national security adviser, praised controversial alt-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos one week after the election as "phenomenal" and one of the bravest people he's met.
  
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• Biden to be honored by both sides in Senate tribute

  29-11-2016 18:50 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Vice President Joe Biden will be honored next month by senators on both sides of the aisle for his service in office and in the Senate, Biden spokeswoman Meghan Dubyak confirmed Tuesday to CNN.
  
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• Trump to nominate Elaine Chao for transportation post: source

  29-11-2016 18:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao to head the Transportation Department, a source with knowledge of the decision said on Tuesday. Chao, the wife of Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, served as labor secretary under President George W. Bush and was the first Asian-American woman to hold a Cabinet position. Although Trump spoke on the campaign trail about wanting to "drain the swamp" in Washi
  
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• Trump picks Elaine Chao for Transportation secretary

  29-11-2016 17:50 via rss.cnn.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Elaine Chao, the former Labor secretary and wife of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, to be his choice for Transportation secretary, an official briefed on the matter told CNN on Tuesday.
  
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• Trump 'thank you' tour to start Thursday in Cincinnati

  29-11-2016 17:24 via rss.cnn.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump will kick off a "thank you" tour across a series of 2016 states that propelled him to victory, with a rally Thursday in Cincinnati, Ohio, a source with the transition team confirmed to CNN Tuesday.
  
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• Factbox: Trump announces picks to fill two key healthcare posts

  29-11-2016 17:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - Republican U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday named a vociferous Obamacare critic and a consultant to help him overhaul the nation's healthcare system. Republican Representative Tom Price, an orthopedic surgeon from Georgia, will be Health and Human Services secretary, and consultant Seema Verma will lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a powerful agency that oversees government health programs and insurance standards, Trump said in a statement. Below are de
  
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• Trump's latest issue: Flag burning

  29-11-2016 16:37 via rss.cnn.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump proposed on Tuesday a penalty -- including possible jail time or loss of citizenship -- for burning the American flag, in spite of two US Supreme Court rulings that protect the act under the First Amendment as a form of free speech.
  
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• CNN anchor, Trump transition spokesman debate constitutionality of flag burning

  29-11-2016 15:17 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A fiery debate broke out on CNN's "New Day" regarding President-elect Donald Trump's proposed penalty for burning the American flag.
  
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• Gambia's Jammeh faces rare challenge in December 1 poll after 22-years rule

  29-11-2016 15:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Edward McAllister BANJUL (Reuters) - Gambian President Yahya Jammeh will face a rare challenge from a revitalized and united opposition in an election on Thursday as he seeks to extend his 22-year grip on power in the tiny West African nation. Jammeh, 51, seized power as a young army officer in a 1994 coup and has maintained his control over Gambia in four subsequent elections despite growing international concern over his government's deteriorating human rights record. In the final days of c
  
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• Turkish PM says finalizing constitutional change to bolster Erdogan powers

  29-11-2016 15:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Turkey's ruling AK Party is finalizing plans to formally cement President Tayyip Erdogan's powers by creation of an executive presidency and will meet the nationalist opposition to iron out details, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Tuesday. Erdogan has long sought constitutional change to strengthen what had been in the past a largely ceremonial position. "We will meet one more time with (MHP leader Devlet) Bahceli and give this (constitutional) change its final shape," Yildirim told a par
  
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• Trump ignores First Amendment, suggests jail time for flag-burning

  29-11-2016 15:01 via rss.cnn.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump proposed on Tuesday a penalty -- including possible jail time or loss of citizenship -- for burning the American flag, in spite of two US Supreme Court rulings that protect the act under the First Amendment as a form of free speech.
  
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• Trump looks to Obamacare critic to overhaul healthcare

  29-11-2016 14:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Steve Holland NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump named a vociferous critic of Obamacare and a policy consultant on Tuesday to help him overhaul the healthcare system that Republicans have targeted since Democrats enacted sweeping reforms in 2010. Republican Representative Tom Price, an orthopedic surgeon from Georgia, will be Trump's Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, and consultant Seema Verma will lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a powerful ag
  
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• Why Trump won't change

  29-11-2016 13:41 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Winning the presidency didn't change Donald Trump -- and it's increasingly clear that actually being president won't change him either.
  
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• US-Cuba cold front expected under Trump

  29-11-2016 12:50 via rss.cnn.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump marked the first day of official mourning for Fidel Castro with a tweeted threat: If Cuba wasn't willing to make "a better deal" for Cubans and Americans, he'd reverse nascent US-Cuba ties.  
  
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• Ex-CBO director surveys road ahead for Trump's trillion-dollar infrastructure plan

  29-11-2016 12:29 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Of President-elect Donald Trump's many campaign promises, the one with the trillion-dollar price tag might end up being an easier one to sell.
  
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• War in space: Kamikazes, kidnapper satellites and lasers

  29-11-2016 12:02 via rss.cnn.com
  
  It was May 2014 when a small team of American airmen monitoring a Russian satellite launch saw something they had never seen before. An object the team thought was a piece of debris from the launch suddenly came to life.  
  
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• Democrats' election consolation: 4 new female senators - Politico

  29-11-2016 11:13 via politico.com
  
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  Democrats' election consolation: 4 new female senators
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  Harris and Cortez Masto have vowed to safeguard immigrants in their diverse states against any GOP effort to roll back President Barack Obama's executive actions sparing millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation. Harris snapped a selfie with ...
  
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• Politics|Obama's Sacred Duty: Visiting the Wounded at Walter Reed - New York Times

  29-11-2016 11:00 via nytimes.com
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  Politics|Obama's Sacred Duty: Visiting the Wounded at Walter Reed
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  So Mr. Obama turned the knob and gently pushed his way inside. “Hello? Jeremy, what's going on?” Maj. Jeremy Haynes remembers the president saying as he came into his room at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center two years ago. It was the first ...
  
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• Trump Calls Mitt Romney in Again After Kellyanne Conway's Warning - Fortune

  29-11-2016 09:53 via fortune.com
  
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  Trump Calls Mitt Romney in Again After Kellyanne Conway's Warning
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  Donald Trump's hunt for a secretary of state is veering into dramatic terrain, with the president-elect summoning Mitt Romney back for a second look as a top aide leads a public pressure campaign against the pick. Trump has a follow-up meeting Tuesday ...
  A recount won't change the election results, but Trump and the political fringes are debating it anywayLos Angeles Times
  Security experts join Jill Stein's 'elec
  
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• Turkey's nationalists see 'significant progress' on constitution bill, leader says

  29-11-2016 09:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's nationalist opposition has made "significant progress" in talks with the ruling AK Party on its planned constitutional reform bill, the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters, Devlet Bahceli also said he believed the bill - which would pave the way for the executive presidency long sought by President Tayyip Erdogan - could be sent to the constitutional commission once "one or two" issues are overcome. (Reporting by Gulse
  
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• Trump looks to Obamacare critic, Indiana expert to overhaul health care

  29-11-2016 08:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Steve Holland NEW YORK (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump will announce on Tuesday he has chosen a vociferous Obamacare critic and an Indiana policy expert to help him overhaul the U.S. healthcare system, a transition official told Reuters. Trump is set to name Republican Representative Tom Price, an orthopedic surgeon from Georgia, as his Health and Human Services secretary, and consultant Seema Verma to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a powerful agency that
  
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• Trump set to roll out his 'dream team' for health care reforms

  29-11-2016 06:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Steve Holland NEW YORK (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump will roll out two top members of what he will cast as a "dream team" on Tuesday to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system, a transition official told Reuters on Monday. Trump is set to name Georgia congressman Tom Price as Health and Human Services secretary and Indiana consultant Seema Verma to lead the powerful Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency that oversees government health programs and insurance standa
  
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• Haiti presidential election 'won by Jovenel Moise' - BBC News

  29-11-2016 05:49 via bbc.com
  
  Haiti presidential election 'won by Jovenel Moise'
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  Businessman Jovenel Moise has won Haiti's presidential election in the first round, preliminary results show. Mr Moise polled 55.67%, well ahead of his closest rival Jude Celestin's 19.52%, provisional electoral council chief Uder Antoine said. Jean ...and more »
  
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• Trump to pick Seema Verma for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: transition official

  29-11-2016 05:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is set to name Indiana health policy consultant Seema Verma as his pick for administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a transition official told Reuters on Monday. Trump is expected to officially announce his selection of Verma and Republican U.S. Representative Tom Price, an orthopedic surgeon who he will nominate to be secretary of health and human services, casting them as his "dream team" whose job will be to transform the U.S. healthc
  
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• Gingrich: Recount effort part of takeover by the 'nutty wing' of the Democratic party - Fox News

  29-11-2016 05:44 via foxnews.com
  
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  Gingrich: Recount effort part of takeover by the 'nutty wing' of the Democratic party
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  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich slammed efforts by Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Green Party candidate Jill Stein to force a recount of votes in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, with another request expected to be filed in Michigan ...and more »
  
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• Trump to name Georgia lawmaker Tom Price as health secretary pick

  29-11-2016 05:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Steve Holland and Melissa Fares NEW YORK (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump is set to announce on Tuesday that he has chosen Republican U.S. Representative Tom Price, an orthopedic surgeon and vociferous critic of the Affordable Care Act, as health and human services secretary, two sources told Reuters. If confirmed by the Senate, Georgia's Price, 62, will play a major role in overhauling the health care insurance law better known as Obamacare, the signature domestic legislative achieve
  
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• Jill Stein defends her recount efforts

  29-11-2016 05:20 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein defended her recount efforts Monday, even though she admits there is no evidence of fraud at the ballot box.
  
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• Allegheny County holds off on certifying election results - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  29-11-2016 04:48 via post-gazette.com
  
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  Allegheny County holds off on certifying election results
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  Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein launched a two-pronged bid to re-examine Pennsylvania's presidential election results Monday. And while even some supporters of the effort say they don't expect to overturn Donald J. Trump's win in the ...and more »
  
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• North Carolina State Board Of Elections Dismisses Some Of Pat McCrory's Election Protests - Huffington Post

  29-11-2016 03:40 via huffingtonpost.com
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  North Carolina State Board Of Elections Dismisses Some Of Pat McCrory's Election Protests
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  North Carolina's State Board of Elections ordered local election boards Monday night to dismiss any election protest from Gov. Pat McCrory (R) that “merely disputes the eligibility of a voter.” The dismissal follows election protests filed in 52 ...
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