memeorandum: Obama Plays Golf for the 30th Time This Year (Keith Koffler/White House Dossier)

1:10 PM ET, November 26, 2011

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Shams Momand / Reuters:

Pakistan stops NATO supplies after raid kills up to 28 — (Reuters) - NATO helicopters and fighter jets attacked two military outposts in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing as many as 28 troops and plunging U.S.-Pakistan relations, already deeply frayed, further into crisis.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, The Hindu, The Long War Journal, The Gateway Pundit, Booman Tribune, Belmont Club, Jihad Watch, americanthinker.com and Blogs of War

Nick Paton Walsh / CNN:
Pakistan official: NATO attack kills 26 Pakistani soldiers

Discussion: Zandar Versus The Stupid

Alicia M. Cohn / Ballot Box:

Texas court refuses to hold GOP-contested redistricting map — A San Antonio-based federal court refused to block a new congressional redistricting map late Friday, setting up a battle between Texas GOP and Democratic interests that will next turn to the Supreme Court.

Discussion: CNN

Gary Martin / MySanAntonio.com:

Rep. Gonzalez will not run again — Decision opens doors for Castro, Rodriguez. — WASHINGTON — Rep. Charlie Gonzalez said Friday he won't seek re-election, a decision that will end the congressional tenure of a Democratic family whose name has been synonymous with the city of San Antonio for more than half a century.

Discussion: Daily Kos, Off the Kuff, Hotline On Call and The Page

A.Killough / CNN:

TRENDING: Obama on NBA tentative agreement: ‘Good deal’ — (CNN) - After playing basketball at Fort McNair on Saturday, President Barack Obama seemed to approve the tentative deal reached earlier in the day to end the NBA lockout. — When asked about the potential agreement, Obama gave a thumbs-up and said, “Good deal!”

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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:

Obama gives thumbs up to end of NBA strike — The NBA lockout may be over, allowing basketball season to proceed after a two-month delay, following a tentative deal agreed to early Saturday morning. — NBA representatives and players shook hands on the deal at about 3 a.m. Saturday, according to The New York Times.

Howard Beck / New York Times:
N.B.A. and Players Reach Tentative Deal to End Lockout

Discussion: Gothamist, CBS New York and Marginal Revolution

Stacey Patton / Washington Post:

Why African Americans aren't embracing Occupy Wall Street — Occupy Wall Street might seem like a movement that would speak to black Americans. After all, unemployment among African Americans is at 15 percent, vs. almost 8 percent for whites. And between 2005 and 2009 …

Discussion: Althouse, Pirate's Cove, Daily Kos and Ricochet Conversations Feed

Doc / DocPop.org:
Occupy News Bin

Discussion: Mediaite

Rob Waugh / Daily Mail:

Climategate scientists DID collude with government officials to hide research that didn't fit their apocalyptic global warming — 5,000 leaked emails reveal scientists deleted evidence that cast doubt on claims climate change was man-made — Scientist asks, 'What if they find that climate change is a natural fluctuation?

Discussion: Don Surber, The Gateway Pundit and Tom Nelson

Home Santafenewmexican.com:

‘Abandoned’ by GOP, Johnson could seek Libertarian nod — HOME - NEWS - SPORTS - OPINION - PASATIEMPO - MAGAZINES - OBITUARIES - PHOTOS - VIDEO - SUBSCRIBERS - HELP & CONTACTS — Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson knows he's not going to win the New Hampshire presidential primary …

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Hit & Run, Taegan Goddard's … and Outside the Beltway

Ynetnews:

Cairo rally: One day we'll kill all Jews — Muslim Brotherhood holds venomous anti-Israel rally in Cairo mosque Friday; Islamic activists chant: Tel Aviv, judgment day has come — Arab hate: A Muslim Brotherhood rally in Cairo's most prominent mosque Friday turned into a venomous anti-Israel protest …

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Jihad Watch, The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers and americanthinker.com

Jon Kyl / Washington Post:

The supercommittee failed because Democrats insisted on $1 trillion in new taxes — We do not choose to add more to the blame game for failure of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction , but one Democratic talking point needs debunking: that the talks failed because of Republicans' attachment to the Bush tax cuts.

Discussion: Washington Monthly and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog

Keith Koffler / White House Dossier:

Obama Plays Golf for the 30th Time This Year — It is an unseasonably warm 65 degrees in the Washington area, and President Obama has bolted out of the White House to go golfing. — It's his 30th time golfing this year and the 88th golf outing of his presidency.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Weasel Zippers

William Nottingham / L.A. NOW:

Villaraigosa, Beck start countdown to Occupy L.A. closure — Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa ordered the shutdown of the Occupy L.A. encampment on City Hall grounds at 12:01 a.m. Monday, saying officials can no longer “maintain the public safety of a long-term encampment,” according to a statement issued Friday.

Discussion: americanthinker.com, Verum Serum and Jammie Wearing Fools

Ian Lovett / New York Times:
Occupy Los Angeles to Be Evicted From City Hall Park

Discussion: Occupy Boston, Connecting.the.Dots and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »

Naomi Wolf / Guardian:

The shocking truth about the crackdown on Occupy | Naomi Wolf — The violent police assaults across the US are no coincidence. Occupy has touched the third rail of our political class's venality — US citizens of all political persuasions are still reeling from images …

Discussion: The Mahablog, odd time signatures, Balloon Juice, Prairie Weather and Jammie Wearing Fools

Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org blogs:

Barack Obama and Ed Schultz Make GQ's ‘25 Least Influential People Alive’ — President Barack Obama and MSNBC's Ed Schultz have been named to GQ magazine's annual list of “The 25 Least Influential People Alive.” — Although not available online yet, TVNewser published a preview Friday:

Discussion: Scared Monkeys, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS and Ed Driscoll