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								Exxon CEO emerges as favorite to lead US State Department							</a>
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								<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/exxon-ceo-emerges-as-favorite-to-lead-us-state-department/">After Giuliani exit, Trump considers Rex Tillerson as top candidate for secretary of state; Romney still in running</a>
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							By <a title="AP" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/ap/">AP</a> and <a title="TOI staff" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/times-of-israel-staff/">TOI staff</a>						</div>
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								Trump faces pushback from base, allies over Romney musings							</a>
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							By <a title="Jonathan Lemire" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/jonathan-lemire/">Jonathan Lemire</a>						</div>
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								Trump vows to &#8216;stop dead&#8217; Mideast immigration: &#8216;We have no idea who they are&#8217;							</a>
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							By <a title="TOI staff" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/times-of-israel-staff/">TOI staff</a> and <a title="AP" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/ap/">AP</a>						</div>
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								Trump&#8217;s &#8216;Thank you&#8217; tour gets off to raucous start							</a>
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							By <a title="Julie Pace" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/julie-pace/">Julie Pace</a> and <a title="Catherine Lucey" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/catherine-lucey/">Catherine Lucey</a>						</div>
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							By <a title="Eric Cortellessa" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/eric-cortellessa/">Eric Cortellessa</a>						</div>
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								Trump aide steps up bid to block possible Romney nomination							</a>
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							By <a title="Julie Pace" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/julie-pace/">Julie Pace</a>						</div>
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								<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-makes-new-administration-picks-in-face-of-recount-appeal/">Former Fox News analyst, GOP candidate's campaign attorney named White House advisers; other possible hires to meet president-elect Monday</a>
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							By <a title="Steve Peoples" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/steve-peoples/">Steve Peoples</a> and <a title="Todd Richmond" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/todd-richmond/">Todd Richmond</a>						</div>
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							By <a title="Mandel NGAN" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/mandel-ngan/">Mandel NGAN</a> and <a title="Nicolas Revise" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/nicolas-revise/">Nicolas Revise</a>						</div>
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