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TRANSITION 2017 // Donald Trump has selected pro-life Rep. Tom Price, R-GA, as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Price, an orthopedic surgeon, authored one of the most detailed proposals to repeal and replace Obamacare. http://cvote.it/2fZuU8p
ELECTION 2016 // Michigan officially certified Donald Trump as the winner of the state’s presidential contest, edging Hillary Clinton by 10,704 votes or two-tenths of a percentage point. Trump is the first Republican presidential candidate to win Michigan since 1988. Green Party candidate Jill Stein, who received 51,463 in Michigan, is expected to request a recount. Stein requested a recount in Wisconsin, and will likely request a recount in Pennsylvania, despite acknowledging the recounts are unlikely to change the outcome. http://cvote.it/2fYRK04
RECOUNT // Jill Stein has raised $6.5 million in the last five days in her quest for a recounts in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin. This is almost twice as much money as she raised during her entire presidential campaign as this year’s Green Party candidate, at $3.5 million. http://cvote.it/2fYTbvu
ABORTION // Politico says that taxpayer funding of abortion giant Planned Parenthood is in “major jeopardy next year.” http://cvote.it/2fYTB50
ABORTION // The Center for Disease Control just released 2013 abortion statistics and the U.S. abortion rate continues to decline. http://cvote.it/2fYUWst
GOVT WASTE // The federal government has wasted at least $247 billion in domestic and overseas spending, according to a new report released by Sen. James Lankford, R-OK. http://cvote.it/2fYRxdl
CATHOLIC // In a formal Jubilee act, the bishops of Poland acknowledged Jesus Christ as their King in a ceremony attended by tens of thousands — including Poland’s President Andrzei Duda. http://cvote.it/2fYwxU9
ON THIS DAY // 1947 – The United Nations votes for the partition of Palestine and the creation of an independent Jewish state. http://cvote.it/2fYDi84
SAINT // Saint Saturninus – http:/cvote.it/DailySaint
DAILY READINGS // Today’s readings – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
GIVING TUESDAY // Receive a set of 8 CV-Exclusive “US Saints” Art Prints — free with your donation of $20 or more. http://cvote.it/2gduMoW