QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"In so many ways, we are America. But we are just ahead of the curve."
GAVIN NEWSOM, the lieutenant governor of California, on his state, which, like other Western states, tilted Democratic on Election Day.
NOVEMBER 12, 2016
（１）Vice President-Elect Pence to Take Over Trump Transition Effort
Mr. Pence will take the reins from Chris Christie, the governor of New Jersey, who had been in charge of the transition for the past several months.
（２）Trump Campaigned Against Lobbyists, but Now They’re on His Transition Team
To critics of Donald J. Trump, the inclusion of lobbyists and other advisers with industry ties is a sign that he may not follow through on all of his promises.
（３）Donald Trump Says He May Keep Parts of Obama Health Care Act
Mr. Trump indicated he would like to keep a provision that forces insurers to cover people with pre-existing conditions and another that allows parents to cover children into their mid-20s.
（４）Amid Tide of Red on Electoral Map, West Coast Stays Defiantly Blue
The region, which has prospered（繁栄する） compared with much of the rest of the country, embraced Hillary Clinton and a slew（向きを変える） of liberal policies on Election Day.
（５）‘We Couldn’t Believe Our Eyes’: A Lost World of Shipwrecks Is Found
Archaeologists have found more than 40 vessels in the Black Sea, some more than a millennium old, shedding（注ぐ） light on early empires and trade routes.
（６）Protests of Trump’s Election Continue Into Third Day デモ３日目
Thousands took part in demonstrations across the country that often blocked traffic.
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１、トランプ・チームは若干の選挙戦のsweeping（広範囲にわたる、全面的な）pledges（約束）をbacks off（=back down、撤回する）。次期大統領は、国境の壁やヘルスケア法について、よりソフトなスタンスを示唆することを促す。
２、devisive（不和を生じさせる）選挙によりwrought（workのpp、入念に作られた）animosity（憎しみ）が激しくなっている。町々が講義でconvulse（激しく揺れる）。swantika（カギ十字）、人種的中傷と脅しが、公的建物やdorm（=dormitory）-roomのドアに現れて来ている。ネット上でも、クリントンとトランプのサポーター間のvicious（激しい）やりとりがエスカレートし、個人的な対立やretribution（仕返し）のaccouts（pl.記事）が動画化されている。
３、ペンスがトランプの移行作業のリーダーとしてクリスティーに代わる。次期副大統領のマイク・ペンスが、トランプ移行作業の議長として、ニュージャージー州知事に代わる。変更は、incoming（次の）行政政策と人事へのペンスの影響をcement（不動のものとする）。
４、潜在的な内閣のpicks（選択された人）と会うことは、liberals（自由主義者たち）をsquirm（もじもじさせる）だろう（most likely to）。
