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• Former PM Valls loses lead over Montebourg in Socialist primaries: polls

  08-01-2017 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Former French prime minister Manuel Valls has lost his lead over leftist opponent Arnaud Montebourg ahead of the Socialist primaries, according to two polls published on Sunday. An Ifop poll, published by the weekly Journal du Dimanche, showed that in case of a second-round vote on Jan. 29 between Valls and Montebourg, former economy minister Montebourg was predicted to win 52 percent of the vote, the first time he has placed ahead of Valls in a major poll. In last month's Ifop poll, Valls was s
  
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• Obama to offer 'admonitions' in farewell address

  08-01-2017 22:06 via rss.cnn.com
  
  President Obama's farewell speech. President-elect Trump's strategy on government inaction. And Team Trump's influence over state party organizations.
  
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• Trump acknowledges Russia role in U.S. election hacking: aide

  08-01-2017 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Toni Clarke and Dustin Volz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump accepts the U.S. intelligence community's conclusion that Russia engaged in cyber attacks during the U.S. presidential election and may take action in response, his incoming chief of staff said on Sunday. Reince Priebus said Trump believed Russia was behind the intrusions into the Democratic Party organizations, although Priebus did not clarify whether the president-elect agreed that the hacks were directed by Rus
  
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• Trump drops inauguration announcer who's done them all since Eisenhower

  08-01-2017 21:27 via rss.cnn.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump is breaking from 11 presidents' worth of tradition and benching Charles Brotman.
  
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• Boris Johnson arrives in US for talks with Trump team

  08-01-2017 21:19 via rss.cnn.com
  
  UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson arrived in the US on Sunday for what his office said was a series of meetings with President-elect Donald Trump's closest advisers and congressional leaders.
  
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• Hillary Clinton for NYC mayor? Probably not, but rumors persist

  08-01-2017 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the weeks since Hillary Clinton's shock election defeat to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, a rumor has taken hold among New York City's political chattering class: could she challenge Mayor Bill de Blasio's reelection bid this year? Discussion of a possible Clinton campaign intensified last week when conservative news website Newsmax reported that Democrats unhappy with de Blasio were pressing her to run. Stories soon appeared in various outlets, including
  
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• Ghana president faces outcry over plagiarism in inaugural speech

  08-01-2017 20:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Matthew Mpoke Bigg ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo came under fire on Sunday when it emerged that his inaugural address plagiarized quotes from speeches by U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. The outcry on social and national media over Saturday's speech took the shine off a moment of triumph for the former opposition leader, who won a convincing victory in December after twice losing battles for the presidency. The slip is embarrassing in part because Akufo-A
  
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• Who's in Trump's Cabinet?

  08-01-2017 19:21 via rss.cnn.com
  
  President-elect Trump will have about 4,000 government positions to fill, including some of the most important posts in the US government.
  
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• McConnell: Trump's Russia hopes 'will be dashed pretty quickly'

  08-01-2017 17:35 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday he believes President-elect Donald Trump's hopes of working more cooperatively with Russia "will be dashed pretty quickly."
  
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• Russia’s RT: The Network Implicated in U.S. Election Meddling

  08-01-2017 17:24 via nytimes.com
  Created by Russia’s government to offer “the Russian view on global news,” RT acted like a Kremlin propaganda operation, an American intelligence report suggests.
  
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• Tanden: Clinton will never run for office again

  08-01-2017 17:18 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hillary Clinton confidante Neera Tanden says she doesn't expect Clinton to run for New York City mayor -- or anything else, ever again.
  
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• Trump accepts U.S. intelligence on Russia hacking, top aide says

  08-01-2017 17:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Toni Clarke and Dustin Volz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump accepts the U.S. intelligence community's conclusion that Russia engaged in cyber attacks aimed at disrupting the presidential election and may take actions in response, his incoming chief of staff said on Sunday. Reince Priebus, the former Republican National Committee chairman, said Trump understands that Moscow was behind the intrusions into the Democratic Party organizations. "He accepts the fact that this par
  
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• Peña Nieto Faces Unrest in Mexico as Gas Prices Climb and Trump Ascends

  08-01-2017 16:30 via nytimes.com
  Mexico already faces rising crime and a sluggish economy. Now it is bracing for Donald J. Trump’s threatened crackdown on immigration and trade.
  
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• Top Trump aide deflects Russia hacking questions

  08-01-2017 16:21 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Top Donald Trump aide Kellyanne Conway deflected questions about Russia's hacking of Democratic operatives Sunday, while insisting those hacks to nothing to tilt the presidential race's outcome.
  
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• Conway noncommittal on Obamacare replacement timing

  08-01-2017 16:17 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Top Donald Trump aide Kellyanne Conway -- who is set to become a senior White House adviser -- wouldn't commit to a time line for replacing Obamacare, despite a claim by a top Republican senator about Trump's position.
  
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• Congressmen question Trump on U.S.-Russia friendship

  08-01-2017 15:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The top Republican and Democrat on the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee on Sunday cast doubt on whether Russia can become an ally of the United States, an idea President-elect Donald Trump has embraced. Republican Devin Nunes, chairman of the committee, said on "Fox News Sunday" he would like to see a U.S.-Russia friendship but does not know if it is possible.
  
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• Republican senators urge Trump to embrace findings on Russia hacking

  08-01-2017 15:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Ginger Gibson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior Republican senators urged President-elect Donald Trump to punish Russia in response to U.S. intelligence agencies' conclusion that President Vladimir Putin personally directed efforts aimed at influencing the outcome of the November election. In a joint appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday, Republican Senators Lindsey Graham and John McCain said evidence was conclusive that Putin sought to influence the election - a point that Trump ha
  
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• Former PM Valls loses lead over Montebourg in Socialist primaries: poll

  08-01-2017 14:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Former French prime minister Manuel Valls has lost his lead over leftist opponent Arnaud Montebourg ahead of the Socialist primaries, an Ifop poll, published by the weekly Journal du Dimanche, showed on Sunday. In case of a second-round vote on Jan. 29 between Valls and Montebourg, former economy minister Montebourg was predicted to win 52 percent of the vote, the first time he has pulled ahead of Valls in a major poll. Last month, Valls was still marginally ahead of Montebourg with 51 percent o
  
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• Jeff Sessions, a Lifelong Outsider, Finds the Inside Track

  08-01-2017 11:01 via nytimes.com
  An alliance with Donald J. Trump has paid off for Mr. Sessions in a fashion that few who know him ever imagined: Within days, he could be confirmed as attorney general.
  
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• Transition Briefing: No Target Too Small, Trump Intervenes to Oust Ohio’s G.O.P. Chair

  08-01-2017 08:34 via nytimes.com
  President-elect Donald J. Trump pressured Republican activists by phone, determined to remove an Ohio Party official who had publicly opposed his campaign.
  
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• ‘What’s the Big Deal?’ Ask Trump Voters on Russia Hacking Report

  08-01-2017 02:50 via nytimes.com
  Supporters of President-elect Donald J. Trump have dismissed a report by U.S. intelligence officials accusing Russia of interfering in the election to undermine Hillary Clinton.
  
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• One of Obama's last duties in office: Wedding guest - USA TODAY

  08-01-2017 01:10 via usatoday.com
  
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  JACKSONVILLE, Fla, — Taking one of his last trips on Air Force One, President Obama flew to Jacksonville Saturday to attend the wedding of White House aide Marvin Nicholson — whose job it is to arrange the president's travel. Nicholson is marrying ...and more »
  
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• Inside the Obama's final star-studded party: Bash goes on until 4am with Meryl Streep, Paul McCartney, SJP and ... - Daily Mail

  08-01-2017 00:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Inside the Obama's final star-studded party: Bash goes on until 4am with Meryl Streep, Paul McCartney, SJP and ...
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  President Barack Obama and the First Lady are saying their final goodbyes with one final star-studded party. From (l-r) La La Anthony, Terrence J, Kelly Rowland, Will Packer and rapper Wale all posed for a group photo as they prepared to boogie down ...
  
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• Sessions faces 'Washington's bloodsport'

  08-01-2017 00:08 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Sen. Jeff Sessions is preparing for yet another confirmation hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
  
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• Jeff Sessions faces 'Washington's bloodsport'

  08-01-2017 00:08 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Sen. Jeff Sessions is preparing for yet another confirmation hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
  
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• News Analysis: U.S. Reacting at Analog Pace to a Rising Digital Risk, Hacking Report Shows

  08-01-2017 00:07 via nytimes.com
  The report, compiled by the F.B.I., the C.I.A. and the National Security Agency, reveals fundamental problems with American cyberdefenses.
  
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