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- Donald Trump is, once again, taking credit for jobs he had no part in creating
- Tensions in Tel Aviv: Relations between President Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu hit rock bottom
- The climate struggle is real: 10 biggest global warming stories of 2016
- WATCH: The year in fake news
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- When normal conversations become death threats: Rabid anti-abortionists target Texas abortion providers
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- Sean Spicer, Donald Trump’s future press secretary, says “Business as usual is over” when it comes to the new administration
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- Republicans are determined to repeal Obamacare, even before knowing what they’d replace it with
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- Melania Trump, currently suing a publication for defamation, says her goal is to protect the First Amendment
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- Chuck Schumer: John Kerry has “emboldened extremists” by speaking about Israel
- President Obama issues sanctions against alleged Russian hackers — and publicly calls them out
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