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December 22, 2016

Thursday Top Headlines

Comey under pressure, Kasich’s gun bill, and Boeing and Trump.

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FBI Director Comey under pressure to explain his Clinton bombshell. (The Hill)
Cybersecurity firm finds evidence that Russian military unit was behind DNC hack. (The Washington Post)
Boeing CEO vows to build new Air Force One for less after Trump complaints. (Fox News)
North Carolina Senate votes down repeal of transgender bathroom bill; House doesn’t vote; special session adjourns. (Charlotte Observer)
Ex-CIA director: Migrant crisis has Germany “massively overextended.” (LifeZette)
Another botched sting? Berlin attack suspect was under surveillance for months and scheduled to be deported. (The Hill)
No more gun-free zones: Kasich signs concealed carry law in Ohio. (Red Alert Politics)
Illinois lost more residents in the last year than any other state in the union. (Eight states lost population.) What a shocker. (Chicago Sun-Times)
Homicides rose in most big cities this year. (The Wall Street Journal)
Black church member in Mississippi charged in “Vote Trump” arson. (Associated Press)
Growing list of post-election “hate crimes” turn out to be hoaxes. (Fox News)
Policy: Trump’s corporate tax plan will make America competitive again. (Independent Women’s Forum, via Washington Examiner)
Policy: Firing bad teachers hasn’t gotten any easier. (Fordham Institute)

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