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• Trump Team Considers Moving Press Corps, Alarming Reporters

  15-01-2017 22:23 via nytimes.com
  The White House press corps was stunned by reports of a proposal by the Trump administration to eject reporters from their home in the West Wing.
  
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• French ex-PM Valls trails in left-wing TV primary debate: poll

  15-01-2017 21:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (Reuters) - Former French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, long a favorite to win the Socialist party ticket for this year's presidential election, was seen as having trailed other candidates in a television left-wing debate on Sunday, a flash poll showed. The Elabe poll of 1,053 people of mixed political stripe said that 29 percent had found former economy minister, Arnaud Montebourg, "more convincing" than Valls, on 26 percent in a debate among seven left-wing candidates. ...
  
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• Mediator: Bill Maher Isn’t High on Trump: The State of Free Speech in a New Era

  15-01-2017 21:31 via nytimes.com
  Mr. Maher, who has tested the limits of political criticism, is among many in Hollywood who fear that the president-elect’s critics will be targeted.
  
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• Critic's Notebook: Trump, Twitter and the Art of His Deal

  15-01-2017 21:28 via nytimes.com
  President-elect Donald J. Trump has always been hooked on recognition. More than ever, tweeting has given him a fitting outlet.
  
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• Feinstein: Russia's interference affected outcome of election - The Hill

  15-01-2017 21:20 via thehill.com
  
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  Feinstein: Russia's interference affected outcome of election
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  said Sunday that she believes Russia's attempt to interfere in the United States presidential election had an impact on the ultimate outcome. “I think that, and I think the FBI, in the October surprise — I call it an October surprise, of announcing a ...
  Top Senate Democrat Says Russian Hacks, Disinformation Influenced Election OutcomeNBCNews.com
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• Trump team doubles down on rebuke of civil rights leader

  15-01-2017 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's vice president and top aides on Sunday joined the U.S. president-elect in criticizing an historic civil rights activist and lawmaker for questioning the legitimacy of his election win, opening up a new divide days before the inauguration. U.S. Representative John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat, told NBC's "Meet the Press" he thought hacking by Russians had helped Trump, a Republican, get elected in November. Lewis said he does not plan to attend
  
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• The Oath: 35 words that make a President

  15-01-2017 20:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States
  
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• CIA Director Brennan: Trump should develop 'appreciation' for intel community

  15-01-2017 20:39 via rss.cnn.com
  
  CIA Director John Brennan implored President-elect Donald Trump to put his confidence in the intelligence community and develop an "appreciation" for the effect his words could have on national security.
  
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• Reader's Notebook: Lie to Me: Fiction in the Post-Truth Era

  15-01-2017 20:26 via nytimes.com
  Like reality-TV fans and some Donald J. Trump supporters, today’s novel readers may recognize the artifice before them but form a bond of “shared culpability.”
  
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• Republicans defend legitimacy of Trump's election

  15-01-2017 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Vice President-elect Mike Pence said on Sunday that he was disappointed by a black civil rights activist and politician's questioning of Donald Trump's legitimacy as president of the United States and his decision to boycott Friday's inauguration. U.S. Representative John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat, said on Friday he thought hacking by Russians had helped Trump, a Republican, get elected in November. Lewis said he does not plan to attend Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration, the first time he would miss
  
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• Obama Leaves Behind a Mixed Legacy on Immigration - NBCNews.com

  15-01-2017 20:05 via nbcnews.com
  
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  Obama Leaves Behind a Mixed Legacy on Immigration
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  In March 2014, more than two years after President Barack Obama sailed to reelection in a historic sweep of the Latino vote, a powerful ally was about to call him out. The president had been flying high on the success of his Deferred Action for ...
  
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• To understand Obama's legacy, walk in his shoes on the day it all began - USA TODAY

  15-01-2017 19:20 via usatoday.com
  
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  To understand Obama's legacy, walk in his shoes on the day it all began
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  WASHINGTON — We try to assess Barack Obama's legacy by squinting into the murky future — debating the durability of his policies and programs, wondering what the new president will do to them. But when we measure the 44th president's ...and more »
  
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• On Washington: ‘Repeal and Replace’: Words Still Hanging Over G.O.P.’s Health Care Strategy

  15-01-2017 19:20 via nytimes.com
  Producing the slogan turned out to be far easier for Republicans than producing an actual replacement for President Obama’s Affordable Care Act.
  
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• Empty desks in the Trump White House?

  15-01-2017 19:02 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Staffing shortages in a Trump White House? A Supreme Court "nuclear option." And some curious polling in New York City.
  
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• Priebus to Obama: 'Step up' and quiet Democrats who question Trump's legitimacy - Chicago Tribune

  15-01-2017 18:58 via chicagotribune.com
  
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  Priebus to Obama: 'Step up' and quiet Democrats who question Trump's legitimacy
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  A top aide to President-elect Donald Trump called on President Barack Obama Sunday to tell fellow Democrats to stop questioning Trump's legitimacy -- and rejected comparisons to Trump's own well-publicized doubts about Obama's eligibility to serve.
  After Years Of Birther Conspiracies, Trump Aide Claims GOP Never Questioned Obama's LegitimacyHuffington Post
  Obama aide: Trump should 're
  
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• One Hand on Light Switch, Obama Isn't Flipping to 'Off' Just Yet - New York Times

  15-01-2017 18:35 via nytimes.com
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  One Hand on Light Switch, Obama Isn't Flipping to 'Off' Just Yet
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  Still in the works as the seconds tick by for President Obama: a negotiated release of American hostages in Afghanistan, another lengthy list of reduced prison sentences for nonviolent drug offenders, and a raft of appointments to obscure but important ...
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• One Hand on Light Switch, Obama Isn’t Flipping to ‘Off’ Just Yet

  15-01-2017 18:32 via nytimes.com
  In the last days of his presidency, he has taken action on police overhauls, Cuba, NATO and new national monuments.
  
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• Sharpton: 'Thank God we lived in the age of Obama' - The Hill

  15-01-2017 18:17 via thehill.com
  
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  Sharpton: 'Thank God we lived in the age of Obama'
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  He went on to tout Obama's record, including his work on improving the economy and creating ObamaCare. "Barack Obama, president for eight years, turned around the economy," Sharpton said. "Took it when it was on the brink and turned around an ...and more »
  
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• Rand previews Obamacare replacement plan

  15-01-2017 18:13 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul on Sunday unveiled the broad strokes of his Obamacare replacement package, a measure he again said Republicans must pass "on the same day as we do repeal."
  
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• Rand Paul previews Obamacare replacement plan

  15-01-2017 18:13 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul on Sunday unveiled the broad strokes of his Obamacare replacement package, a measure he again said Republicans must pass "on the same day as we do repeal."
  
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• Priebus to Obama: 'Step up' and quiet Democrats who question Trump's legitimacy - Washington Post

  15-01-2017 18:01 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  Priebus to Obama: 'Step up' and quiet Democrats who question Trump's legitimacy
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  A top aide to President-elect Donald Trump urged President Obama on Sunday to tell fellow Democrats to stop questioning Trump's legitimacy — and rejected comparisons to Trump's own well-publicized doubts about Obama's eligibility to serve. The remarks ...
  Obama aide: Trump should 'reach out' to Democrats boycotting inaugurationThe Guardian
  After Years Of Birther Conspiracies, Tr
  
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• Top Republicans disappointed with questioning legitimacy of Trump's win

  15-01-2017 17:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Vice President-elect Mike Pence said on Sunday that he was disappointed by a black civil rights activist and politician's questioning of Donald Trump's legitimacy as president of the United States and his decision to boycott Friday's inauguration. U.S. Representative John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat, said on Friday he thought hacking by Russians had helped Trump, a Republican, get elected in November. Lewis said he does not plan to attend Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration, the first time he would miss
  
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• Pence: No contact between Trump campaign and Russia

  15-01-2017 17:29 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Vice President-elect Mike Pence flatly denied communication had taken place between President-elect Donald Trump's campaign and Russia after repeated questions in interviews on Sunday.
  
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• McDonough: Obama sees Trump as 'freely elected,' defends Lewis

  15-01-2017 17:01 via rss.cnn.com
  
  White House chief of staff Denis McDonough defended Georgia Rep. John Lewis Sunday against recent attacks from President-elect Donald Trump, but he did not agree with his claim that Trump is not "legitimate."
  
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• Rand Paul: John Lewis isn't immune to criticism

  15-01-2017 16:51 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Sen. Rand Paul praised Georgia Rep. John Lewis Sunday as a civil rights icon, but said he's not "immune" to criticism from political opponents.
  
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• CIA director warns Trump to watch what he says, be careful on Russia

  15-01-2017 16:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Outgoing CIA Director John Brennan on Sunday issued a stern parting rebuke to Republican Donald Trump days before he assumes the U.S. presidency, advising him not to absolve Russia for its recent actions and warning him to watch what he says. Brennan's comments, in an interview on "Fox News Sunday," laid bare the simmering tensions between the president-elect and the intelligence community he has criticized and is on the verge of commanding. The CIA directo
  
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• Kerry visits site where he killed a Viet Cong soldier

  15-01-2017 16:38 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Secretary of State John Kerry visited on Saturday the very site where he killed a Vietnamese soldier in battle almost 50 years earlier, when his Swift Boat was attacked by the Viet Cong.
  
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• Kremlin counts days to Trump's inauguration, blasts Obama - Fox News

  15-01-2017 16:10 via foxnews.com
  
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  Kremlin counts days to Trump's inauguration, blasts Obama
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  MOSCOW – Exulted by Donald Trump's victory in the U.S., the Kremlin is counting the days to his inauguration and venting its anger at Barack Obama's outgoing administration, no holds barred. Careful not to hurt chances for a thaw in U.S.-Russia ...
  Top Senate Democrat Says Russian Hacks, Disinformation Influenced Election OutcomeNBCNews.com
  The new American exceptionalism: How the Russian connection to the 2016 el
  
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• McDonough: Obama sees Trump as 'freely elected,' defends Lewis - CNN

  15-01-2017 16:02 via cnn.com
  
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  McDonough: Obama sees Trump as 'freely elected,' defends Lewis
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  "The Democrats are most angry that so many Obama Democrats voted for me," he wrote just after 9 a.m. ET. "With all of the jobs I am bringing back to our Nation, that number..will only get higher. Car companies and others, if they want to do business in ...
  Obama White House Refuses to Call Trump 'Legitimate' PresidentBreitbart News
  Trump attacks civil rights leader who questioned his election winReuters
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• Pence hopes Lewis 'reconsiders' decision to skip Trump inauguration

  15-01-2017 15:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President-elect Mike Pence said on Sunday he hoped that U.S. Representative John Lewis reconsiders his decision to not attend the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. "While I have great respect for John Lewis and for his contributions, particularly to the civil rights movement, I was deeply disappointed to see someone of his stature question the legitimacy of Donald Trump's election as president and say he's not attending the inauguration," Pence said on "Fo
  
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• President Obama: A look back - CBS News

  15-01-2017 15:24 via cbsnews.com
  
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  President Obama: A look back
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  Five days before the inauguration of Donald Trump as our 45th president, we take a look back at our 44th president, Barack Obama. Our Cover Story is reported by Martha Teichner: “Because of what we did on this date in this election at this defining ...
  Obama and His Movement Prepare to Challenge President TrumpNBCNews.com
  With days left in office, President Obama ushers in dozens of policies. But will they stay seated?Washington Post
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• Facebook to begin warning users of fake news before German election - CNNMoney

  15-01-2017 14:19 via money.cnn.com
  
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  Facebook to begin warning users of fake news before German election
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  With a federal election looming in Germany, Facebook is beginning to attach warning labels to made-up stories seen by German users of the web site. The effort, an attempt to curb the spread of "fake news" and hoaxes on the site, started in the United ...and more »
  
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• Icon Obama - Los Angeles Times

  15-01-2017 14:00 via latimes.com
  
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  Barack Obama's face started showing up on the walls of schools and tire shops, bars and carnicerias right after his election in 2008. I've been photographing inner city murals for four decades, and in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York and Detroit, Obama ...
  
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• Among inner-city muralists, Obama is in serious rotation - Los Angeles Times

  15-01-2017 14:00 via latimes.com
  
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  Among inner-city muralists, Obama is in serious rotation
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  Barack Obama's face started showing up on the walls of schools and tire shops, bars and carnicerias right after his election in 2008. I've been photographing inner city murals for four decades, and in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York and Detroit, Obama ...
  
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• Gambia's President-elect arrives in Senegal after talks fail

  15-01-2017 13:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Emma Farge DAKAR (Reuters) - Gambia's President-elect Adama Barrow has left the country for neighboring Senegal, a coalition member and local media said on Sunday, a day after West African leaders failed to persuade President Yahya Jammeh to step aside. Barrow, a former real estate agent, won a Dec. 1 election in the former British colony by a slim margin. Long-ruling Jammeh conceded defeat but then changed his mind, plunging one of West Africa's tourist hot spots into crisis and dimming hope
  
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• Obama's Forgotten Plan to Reduce Abortions - POLITICO Magazine

  15-01-2017 13:30 via politico.com
  
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  Obama's Forgotten Plan to Reduce Abortions
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  Barack Obama launched his political career with a speech in 2004 that decried political divisions and attested, in the face of some liberals' squeamishness over religion in politics, that “we worship an awesome God in the blue states.” In the early ...
  
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• Newt Gingrich Wants GOP Back In The Economic Dark Ages - Forbes

  15-01-2017 13:01 via forbes.com
  
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  Newt Gingrich Wants GOP Back In The Economic Dark Ages
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  Gingrich's knee-jerk rant notwithstanding, CBO has stood out during the current era of hyper-partisanship as a highly professional apolitical agency whose only goal is to get the numbers right no matter whose numbers they may be. CBO's directors have ...and more »
  
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• Race is an integral part of Obama's story, and he embraced its complexity - Los Angeles Times

  15-01-2017 12:40 via latimes.com
  
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  Race is an integral part of Obama's story, and he embraced its complexity
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  “After my election, there was talk of a post-racial America,” Obama said in his farewell address last week. “And such a vision, however well-intended, was never realistic. Race remains a potent and often divisive force in our society. … And all of us ...
  Obama and His Movement Prepare to Challenge President TrumpNBCNews.com
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• Michelle Obama's Legacy: The First Lady Through the Years - NBCNews.com

  15-01-2017 12:09 via nbcnews.com
  
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  Michelle Obama's Legacy: The First Lady Through the Years
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  Michelle Obama embraces her husband, U.S. President elect Barack Obama, after he gave his victory speech during an election night gathering in Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, on Nov. 4, 2008. Obama defeated Republican nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) ...
  'If I hadn't met Michelle Obama, I might not be where I am today'The Guardian
  On The Tonight Show, Michelle Obama Cements a Legacy of EmpathyThe Atlantic
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• You Draw It: What Got Better or Worse During Obama's Presidency - New York Times

  15-01-2017 11:00 via nytimes.com
  You Draw It: What Got Better or Worse During Obama's Presidency
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  You Draw It: What Got Better or. Worse During Obama's Presidency. By LARRY BUCHANAN, HAEYOUN PARK and ADAM PEARCE JAN. 15, 2017. Draw your guesses on the charts below to see if you're as smart as you think you are.
  
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• Obama Must Have His Applause — Please (Don't) Clap - National Review

  15-01-2017 10:35 via nationalreview.com
  
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  Obama Must Have His Applause — Please (Don't) Clap
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  A year ago, she noted, President Obama gave a State of the Union speech during which he called for developing a cure for cancer, and Tom Price, blackhearted reactionary and probable saboteur, “refused to applaud.” She remarked ... And he is going to ...and more »
  
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• Obama legacy: Change, hope, but not for all - Dallas News

  15-01-2017 06:38 via dallasnews.com
  
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  Obama legacy: Change, hope, but not for all
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  WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama promised hope and change when he became the nation's 44th president eight years ago. He delivered on the change but leaves a nation still struggling for hope. He departs office after leading the United States out of its worst ...
  Obama, who sought to ease partisanship, saw it worsen insteadLos Angeles Times
  Democrats' Only Man With a Plan Is ObamaRealClearPolitics
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• DNC chair contenders seek unified front against Trump

  15-01-2017 04:43 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Over and over, the candidates to helm the Democratic National Committee stressed Saturday that they're waging a new fight against Donald Trump -- not re-fighting the old one between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton.
  
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• An Obama generation, unbowed - The Boston Globe

  15-01-2017 04:02 via bostonglobe.com
  
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  An Obama generation, unbowed
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  FERGUSON, Mo. — He sat in the front pew, listening as the pastor of Prince of Peace Missionary Baptist Church preached about the blessings bestowed on those with a humble spirit and audacious dreams. “Obama had only been a senator for 768 days ...and more »
  
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• Conservative pundit says Lewis' questioning of Trump 'unprecedented'

  15-01-2017 03:11 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A war of words is brewing between President-elect Donald Trump and civil rights icon John Lewis after the congressman doubted the President-elect's legitimacy -- and a conservative pundit says the questioning is "unprecedented."
  
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• Stasi: Another open letter to the Obama sisters - New York Daily News

  15-01-2017 03:02 via nydailynews.com
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  Stasi: Another open letter to the Obama sisters
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  Unlike the Bush sisters, Malia (l.) and Sasha Obama are the daughters of one of the finest leaders in American history. (Kevin Mazur/WireImage). Linda Stasi. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Saturday, January 14, 2017, 9:00 PM. Another open letter to the Obama ...
  Bush sisters pen letter to Obama girls before White House exitPBS NewsHour
  In pictures: Obama girls' eight years in the White HouseBBC News
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• When He Goes Low, They Go … Where? Democrats Mull How to Confront Trump

  15-01-2017 02:31 via nytimes.com
  “If you try to go tweet-to-tweet with him, more often than not you’re not going to succeed,” a candidate to lead the Democratic National Committee said at a forum.
  
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• Rights group: Rise of Trump, far-right puts 'human rights system at risk'

  15-01-2017 02:24 via rss.cnn.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump's victory, as well as the emergence of far-right populist parties in Europe, "have put the postwar human rights system at risk," according to Human Rights Watch.
  
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• With days left in office, President Obama ushers in dozens of policies. But will they stay seated? - Washington Post

  15-01-2017 00:57 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  With days left in office, President Obama ushers in dozens of policies. But will they stay seated?
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  In the final days before President Obama leaves office, administration officials are rushing to complete dozens of tasks that will affect millions of lives and solidify the president's imprint on history. But in many cases, their permanence is ...
  Obama and His Movement Prepare to Challenge President TrumpNBCNews.com
  Jolted by Deaths, Obama Found His Voice on RaceNe
  
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• Ahead of inauguration, thousands rally for immigration and civil rights

  15-01-2017 00:49 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Thousands rallied in Washington Saturday less than a week before President-elect Donald Trump takes office to make clear their opposition to his policies on immigration and social justice.
  
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