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• How Pence is poised to be a uniquely powerful VP

  08-12-2016 23:40 via rss.cnn.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump is finding comfort and delight in the revival of his boisterous campaign rallies.
  
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• Trump gets one presidential intelligence briefing a week: sources

  08-12-2016 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump is receiving an average of one presidential intelligence briefing a week, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter, far fewer than most of his recent predecessors. It was not immediately clear why Trump has decided not to receive the intelligence briefings available to President Barack Obama more frequently, or whether that has made any difference in his presidential preparations. Trump's spokespeople did not immed
  
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• Biden on if he ran: GOP would 'probably have eaten me alive'

  08-12-2016 23:05 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Vice President Joe Biden downplayed the chances his would be presidential campaign could have emerged victorious with a more strident economic message than Hillary Clinton's, saying Thursday that Republicans would "probably have eaten me alive" if he had decided to run.
  
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• ISIS Remains Threat in Libya Despite Defeat in Surt, U.S. Officials Say

  08-12-2016 22:57 via nytimes.com
  Officials say surviving fighters could go underground and exploit the economic and political vacuum, threatening not only the country but also its neighbors and possibly Europe.
  
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• Factbox: Contenders for senior jobs in Trump's administration

  08-12-2016 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - Below are people mentioned as contenders for senior roles as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump works to form his administration before taking office on Jan. 20, according to Reuters sources and media reports. Trump has already named a number of people for other top jobs in his administration. [nL1N1DV029] SECRETARY OF STATE * Mitt Romney, 2012 Republican presidential nominee and former Massachusetts governor * Rudy Giuliani, Republican former mayor of New York City [nL1N1DG05Q] * Bob
  
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• Greens rally in Michigan as courts in three states weigh recounts

  08-12-2016 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Green Party supporters rallied in freezing temperatures in Michigan's capital on Thursday and urged its high court to revive a recount of presidential votes in one of three states where the party wants ballots re-examined. About 50 people marched in a circle for about an hour in front of the Michigan Supreme Court, where Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein has asked the justices to hear an appeal.
  
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• U.N. Syria envoy says he plans to meet Trump team members

  08-12-2016 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura said on Thursday he planned to meet "people around the team" of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to discuss the nearly six-year conflict. "The plan is to meet some people around the team of President (elect) Trump," de Mistura told reporters, adding that meetings would take place in New York and Washington. De Mistura briefed the U.N. Security Council behind closed doors on Thursday afternoon and was ex
  
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• Trump taps Hardee's CEO for Labor

  08-12-2016 21:55 via rss.cnn.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump has picked Andrew Puzder, the head of the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's fast food restaurants, as his nominee for Labor secretary, a source familiar with the decision tells CNN.
  
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• Trump taps Andrew Puzder, CEO of Hardee's and Carl's Jr., as Labor secretary

  08-12-2016 21:55 via rss.cnn.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump has picked Andrew Puzder, the head of the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's fast food restaurants, as his nominee for Labor secretary, a source familiar with the decision tells CNN.
  
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• Pew poll: Trump's approval lower than previous incoming presidents

  08-12-2016 21:45 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Americans are less approving of President-elect Donald Trump than they were of previous presidents during their transitions into office, a new Pew Research Group poll shows.
  
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• U.N. Syria envoy de Mistura says he plans to meet Trump team members

  08-12-2016 21:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.N. envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said on Thursday he planned to meet "people around the team" of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. "The plan is to meet some people around the team of President (elect) Trump," de Mistura told reporters, adding that meetings would take place in New York and Washington. De Mistura spoke on his way in to brief the U.N. Security Council behind closed doors.
  
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• Kinzinger gets emotional over 2014 Gen. John Kelly speech to gold star families

  08-12-2016 21:18 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A 2014 speech by President-elect Donald Trump's Homeland Security pick retired Gen. John Kelly brought Rep. Adam Kinzinger to tears during CNN's "Wolf" on Thursday.
  
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• Kaine on Flynn: He's worse than a 'fourth grader' peddling in conspiracies

  08-12-2016 21:08 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine intensified his criticism over Donald Trump's national security adviser, saying that retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn peddles in conspiracy theories that even a little child would dismiss.
  
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• House passes government funding bill but problems persist in Senate

  08-12-2016 20:51 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The House voted 326 to 96 Thursday to pass a government funding bill, one day before agencies are set to run out of money.
  
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• Trump's Labor Dept pick sends early warning sign to worker advocates

  08-12-2016 20:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Amanda Becker and Robert Iafolla WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump will name fast-food executive Andy Puzder to head the U.S. Department of Labor, according to a source familiar with the matter, in an appointment likely to antagonize organized labor. Puzder, chief executive of CKE Restaurants Inc [APOLOT.UL], which operates the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's fast-food chains, has been a vociferous critic of government regulation of the workplace. Puzder frequently publishes comment
  
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• Democrats warm to fight vs. anti-climate change EPA nominee

  08-12-2016 19:51 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Senate Democrats are digging in their heels against President-elect Donald Trump's choice to helm the EPA -- Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt.
  
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• Ghana opposition leader says 'quietly confident' of election victory

  08-12-2016 19:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Ghana's main opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo said on Thursday he was "quietly confident" he had defeated President John Mahama in a Dec. 7 election and said his New Patriotic Party (NPP) had also taken a majority of seats in parliament. The electoral commission is yet to release results from Wednesday's vote but the opposition said it had tabulated results from constituencies and based its confidence on those figures. Ghana is a beacon of democracy in Africa and holds closely fought and peacef
  
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• Biden: I'm 'embarrassed' by the campaign

  08-12-2016 19:43 via rss.cnn.com
  
  This year's presidential contest was a substance-free spectacle, Vice President Joe Biden lamented on Thursday.
  
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• Visa Program for Afghans Under Threat for Helping U.S. Is Renewed

  08-12-2016 19:20 via nytimes.com
  Congress passed a $619 billion military policy bill that includes a measure adding 1,500 visas for Afghans who have risked their lives as interpreters and translators.
  
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• Visa Program for Afghan Translators Is Renewed, With New Restrictions

  08-12-2016 19:20 via nytimes.com
  Congress passed a $619 billion military policy bill that includes a measure adding 1,500 visas for Afghans who have risked their lives as interpreters and translators.
  
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• Ghana opposition leader says 'quietly confident' of victory

  08-12-2016 19:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana's main opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo said on Thursday he was "quietly confident" of victory, one day after elections, and added that his New Patriotic Party had gained 49 seats in parliament to take a majority. The electoral commission is yet to release results from Wednesday's vote but the opposition said it had tabulated results from constituencies and based its confidence on those figures. (Reporting by Matthew Mpoke Bigg; Editing by Joe Bavier and Andrew Roche)
  
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• Reid farewell speech: 'I made it because I worked hard'

  08-12-2016 18:45 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Harry Reid used his final speech Thursday as a US Senator to sing the praises of fellow lawmakers who supported him during his life's rough patches and to encourage those he's leaving behind in the Senate to continue to champion issues close to him.
  
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• Greens to rally in Michigan as recounts head to court in three states

  08-12-2016 18:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Protesters planned to rally on Thursday in Lansing, Michigan, outside the state's highest court, the latest judicial body to weigh the fate of Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein's demands for recounts in three states. A federal judge on Wednesday revoked his order requiring a recount in Michigan, siding with a state appeals court that found Stein did not have grounds to mount her challenge. Stein has appealed to the state Supreme Court.
  
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• Transition Briefing: Labor secretary pick may rekindle Trump’s women problem. And Chris Christie won’t head Republican Party.

  08-12-2016 18:21 via nytimes.com
  The president-elect’s attitude toward women has been a problematic political issue for a long time. With the tapping of fast-food executive Andrew F. Puzder, look for more questions to emerge.
  
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• Carter Page, Ex-Trump Adviser With Russian Ties, Visits Moscow

  08-12-2016 18:13 via nytimes.com
  Mr. Page, who was scrutinized by the F.B.I. on suspicion of private communications with senior Russian officials last summer, said he would meet with “business leaders and thought leaders.”
  
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• Leonardo DiCaprio, Trump talk climate change

  08-12-2016 18:04 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Leonardo DiCaprio met with President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to discuss climate change -- adding to the mixed signals from the President-elect on the environment.
  
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• Factbox: Trump to meet with ex-Ford CEO, U.S. lawmakers, others

  08-12-2016 18:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - Donald Trump was scheduled to hold additional meetings on Thursday and Friday as he forms his administration before taking over from Democratic President Barack Obama on Jan. 20. The Republican president-elect has held more than 85 meetings so far, according to his transition team. Trump was to meet with the following people on Thursday and Friday, according to his team: THURSDAY RETIRED ADMIRAL STAVRIDIS * Retired U.S. ...
  
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• Crowded field for French Socialist candidate, but Valls still seen ahead

  08-12-2016 17:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Two more French Socialist politicians prepared to join a jostling field for the party's presidential nomination on Thursday though polls showed Manuel Valls, who quit as premier launch his campaign, to be holding a solid lead. The badly-divided Socialists, more adrift than ever since President Francois Hollande announced on Dec. 1 that he would not run for a second term, are seeking to settle on a candidate who can stop humiliation by a right-wing candidate next spring. Despite being seen by man
  
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• Trump’s Likely Labor Pick, Andrew Puzder, Is Critic of Minimum Wage Increases

  08-12-2016 17:39 via nytimes.com
  Mr. Puzder, chief executive of the company behind Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr., also strongly supports repealing the Affordable Care Act.
  
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• Trump to meet with Chicago mayor, North Carolina governor, others

  08-12-2016 17:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (This version of the story corrects date in last paragraph to Dec. 14, not Dec. 4) (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump was scheduled to hold additional meetings on Wednesday as he forms his administration before taking over from Democratic President Barack Obama on Jan. 20. The Republican president-elect has held more than 80 meetings so far, according to his transition team. This week, Trump was to meet with the following people: WEDNESDAY RAHM EMANUEL * Democratic Chicago mayor, form
  
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• Worried Auto Industry Braces for Change Under Trump

  08-12-2016 16:55 via nytimes.com
  Tariffs on imported vehicles and parts and fewer subsidies for electric cars are among the possible changes that concern domestic automakers.
  
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• Trump's Labor Department appointment sends early warning sign to labor

  08-12-2016 16:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Amanda Becker and Robert Iafolla WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump will name fast-food executive Andy Puzder to head the U.S. Department of Labor, according to a source familiar with the matter, in an appointment likely to antagonize organized labor. Puzder, chief executive of CKE Restaurants Inc [APOLOT.UL], which operates the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's fast-food chains, has been a vociferous critic of government regulation of the workplace. Puzder frequently publishes comment
  
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• Trump picks opponent of higher minimum wage for Labor Dept

  08-12-2016 16:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Amanda Becker and Robert Iafolla WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump named fast-food executive Andy Puzder to head the U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday, drawing criticism from labor advocates worried about his opposition to a higher minimum wage and government regulation of the workplace. Puzder, chief executive of CKE Restaurants Inc [APOLOT.UL], which operates the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's fast-food chains, has frequently argued in the media that higher minimum wages would
  
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• Trump expected to name CKE Restaurants CEO to head Labor Department: source

  08-12-2016 16:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Andy Puzder, chief executive of CKE Restaurants Inc, as his nominee to head the U.S. Labor Department, according to a source familiar with the choice, putting a vocal critic of government intervention in labor markets in charge of workplace regulation. Puzder, whose company operates the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's fast-food chains, appeared as a Trump surrogate during the presidential campaign. The selection, first reported
  
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• Nearby bookstore owners describe scary 'Pizzagate' episode

  08-12-2016 16:28 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The owners of beloved DC bookstore located on the same block as the "pizzagate" pizza restaurant recounted their experience Thursday when a viral conspiracy theory drew a man to fire a gun on their street.
  
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• Libraries Become Unexpected Sites of Hate Crimes

  08-12-2016 16:13 via nytimes.com
  The president of the American Library Association said there had been “startling increases” in vandalism, including hateful messages, at libraries in 2016.
  
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• GOP Rep: 'Some awfully bad people' among 'dreamers'

  08-12-2016 15:40 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Rep. Steven King struck a strident tone while discussing immigration policy on Thursday, saying "there are some awfully bad people" among the so-called "dreamers" that President Barack Obama is protecting from deportation.
  
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• Paula Broadwell: 'A little bit of a shocker' Petraeus up for Cabinet

  08-12-2016 15:37 via rss.cnn.com
  
  David Petraeus' former mistress said Thursday "it was a little bit of a shocker" to find out that President-elect Donald Trump was considering the retired general for Secretary of State.
  
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• Ghana opposition calls on president to concede election defeat

  08-12-2016 14:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Kwasi Kpodo and Matthew Mpoke Bigg ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana's main opposition party said on Thursday it had an unassailable lead in a presidential election and called on President John Mahama to concede defeat - comments dismissed as "treasonable" by the incumbent's campaign team. Ghana has enjoyed two peaceful transitions of power via elections since 2000, a fact unusual in Africa. The New Patriotic Party said its candidate, Nana Akufo-Addo, had taken 53.5 percent of the vote according to its
  
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• Transition Briefing: Donald Trump Picks Twitter Fight With Union Local Chief in Indiana

  08-12-2016 13:46 via nytimes.com
  A Steelworkers local president, Chuck Jones, said the president-elect had lied about jobs saved at Carrier. That was too much for Mr. Trump.
  
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• Trump could privatize nation's air traffic controllers

  08-12-2016 13:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Ginger Gibson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chances that the federal government could hand off the U.S. air traffic control system to private management are increasing, say advocates who report they are getting supportive feedback from President-elect Donald Trump and his team. U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, who chairs the House of Representatives Transportation Committee, has met with Trump and incoming Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to make his case for moving the nation's 14,500 air traffic co
  
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• Ghana opposition urges electoral commission to publish results

  08-12-2016 12:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A spokesman for Ghana's opposition candidate Nana Akufo-Addo's party urged the electoral commission on Thursday release results quickly, saying further delays would create suspicion it was trying to overturn its win in the poll. The delay "gives suspicion that the commission is trying to overturn the clearly expressed will of the people", spokesman Sammy Awuku told a news conference broadcast live on radio stations.
  
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• Ghana electoral commission to start releasing results on Thursday: spokesman

  08-12-2016 12:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana's electoral commission spokeman said the agency would start releasing results on Thursday from a presidential and parliamentary vote held the day before and it called for calm. Eric Dzakpasu was reacting to comments from the main opposition New Patriotic Party urging the commission to issue results quickly and saying delays would create suspicion it was trying to overturn them. (Reporting by Matthew Mpoke Bigg; Editing by Tim Cocks and Louise Ireland)
  
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• Reid on Trump's Cabinet picks: 'Quite frankly, scary'

  08-12-2016 12:21 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Outgoing Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid says he finds President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet lineup "scary."
  
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• Why Obamacare could be the messiest battle of 2017

  08-12-2016 12:05 via rss.cnn.com
  
  It's the scenario Obamacare-hating Republicans have dreamed about: Complete control of Washington.
  
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• Transition Briefing: Trump Picks Twitter Fight With Union Local Chief in Indiana

  08-12-2016 11:00 via nytimes.com
  A Steelworkers local president, Chuck Jones, said the president-elect lied about jobs saved at Carrier. That was too much for Mr. Trump.
  
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• Political Divide on Campuses Hardens After Trump’s Victory

  08-12-2016 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Republican students feel estranged from colleges where the institutional bias leans left, and university officials fear tensions will increase after the inauguration.
  
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• On Campus, Trump Fans Say They Need ‘Safe Spaces’

  08-12-2016 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Republican students feel estranged from colleges where the institutional bias leans left, and university officials fear tensions will increase after the inauguration.
  
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• Ghana opposition calls on president to concede vote defeat

  08-12-2016 10:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Ghana's main opposition party said on Thursday it had a strong lead in elections and called on President John Mahama to concede defeat - comments dismissed as "treasonable" by the incumbent's campaign team. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) said its candidate, Nana Akufo-Addo, had won 52 percent of the vote according to its own tally of Wednesday's presidential poll, against 44.8 percent for Mahama. The Electoral Commission said it had not certified any results in the closely fought race to lead the
  
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• Ghana opposition party calls on Mahama to concede election defeat

  08-12-2016 10:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana's main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) said on Thursday its tabulation of results from an election showed it held a strong lead and called on President John Mahama to concede defeat. Mahama's campaign said the NPP's comments on Wednesday's election were "treasonable" and an irresponsible act that could threaten peace in the West African country. (Reporting by Kwasi Kpodo; Editing by Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Louise Ireland)
  
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