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December 21, 2016 Vol. 9 No. 102
Trump official winner!
Trump surpassed the necessary 270 votes in the Electoral College on Monday results will be officially certified January 6, 2017. By Desert Star Staff President-elect Donald Trump has officially secured victory from the Electoral College, amassing votes. Protesters called for electors to “vote your conscience” outside various state houses where each state’s November election results were being authenticated.
Around 5:30 p.m. EST on Monday, Trump reached his 270th Electoral College vote to become the 45th US president, per the Associated Press. Texas put Trump past the threshold, with 36 of its 38 electors voting for him to reflect the results of the state’s November election results. Two “faithless” electors
in the Texas delegation voted for former Texas Congressman Ron Paul and Ohio Governor John Kasich, both Republicans. In the state of Washington, four electors pledged to Clinton did not vote for her, instead opting for Colin Powell, who received three votes, and Faith Spotted Eagle.
Zsa Zsa Gabor dies at 99
With just Hawaii’s four electoral votes pending around 6:00 p.m. EST, Trump reportedly garnered 304 votes to Clinton’s 224, the Associated Press reported. Clinton is expected to win the remaining four votes. Ahead of Monday’s vote, 306 electors were anticipated to vote for
“I am a marvelous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man, I keep his house.” -Zsa Zsa Gabor
By Todd Leopold and Tony Marco Zsa Zsa Gabor, the Hungarian beauty whose many marriages, gossipy adventures and occasional legal scuffles kept her in tabloid headlines for decades, died Sunday, said her former longtime publicist Ed Lozzi. She was 99. Gabor died of heart failure, Lozzi said. She had been frail and used a wheelchair since a 2002 car accident, according to publicist John Blanchette. “Most that are still around from the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s know that Zsa Zsa Gabor is an American icon and the key link in the Gabor-Hilton dynasty, which
will still exist for generations to come,” Lozzi said. The actress had been hospitalized numerous times since 2010, when she broke her hip in a fall. In 2011, her leg was amputated. Gabor may have risen to fame as a performer, but she held on to it through simply being Zsa Zsa Gabor: glamorous socialite, witty talkshow guest and sister of Eva (“Green Acres”) and Magda. She was married nine times and divorced seven, with another union annulled. Her adventures filled gossip columns for decades. She made quips about her husbands and romances
-- “I’m a great housekeeper -- every time I get a divorce, I keep the house” -- was a favorite, and paraded through pop culture accompanied by jewels, tiny dogs and her ever-present, heavily accented “Dahlink.” In her ability to maintain her celebrity status without ever appearing to work for it in the classic ways -- singing, acting, performing (though, it could be argued, she was ALWAYS performing) -- she was a predecessor to more recent boldface names such as Anna Nicole Smith, Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian. Continues on Page 10
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Trump, while the other 232 were pledged to vote for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. As Electoral College voting for the president is underway, electors tried to dodge the party line. A Minnesota elector was replaced, four Washington Continues on Page 7