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3:20 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.
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Salman Masood / New York Times:
Tensions High After NATO Air Strikes Kill Pakistani Soldiers
Discussion: CNN and Outside the Beltway
Associated Press:
Pakistan: 24 troops dead in NATO helicopter attack
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Vox Popoli
Nick Paton Walsh / CNN:
Pakistan official: NATO attack kills 26 Pakistani soldiers
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.
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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.
A.Killough / CNN:   House Democrat to pass on seeking re-election
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?
Barry Ritholtz / The Big Picture:
Examining the big lie: How the facts of the economic crisis stack up  —  It's fair to say that our discussion about the big lie touched a nerve.  —  The big lie of the financial crisis, of course, is that troubling technique used to try to change the narrative history and shift blame …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Megan McArdle / Wall Street Journal:
Spend It or Save It? … Shoppers in downtown Chicago on Black Friday, 2010.  The day after Thanksgiving remains one of the country's most anticipated shopping days.  —  A few months ago, I became the proud, and slightly sheepish, owner of what must be the world's most expensive food processor.
Karoli / Crooks and Liars:
The Shocking Truth About Naomi Wolf's Factless Assertions  —  In an article for The Guardian, Naomi Wolf wrote this: … This follows the ongoing meme that DHS has coordinated the Occupy crackdowns on a national level; that they are orchestrating the violence behind the clearing of Zuccotti Park and others.
Linda McQuaig / Toronto Star:
Occupy moves us into a new era  —  When thousands of Egyptian protesters took over Tahrir Square in events widely celebrated as the Arab Spring, I don't recall anyone being concerned that they were violating local bylaws.  —  Of course, Egypt was a dictatorship and the only way to protest the lack of democracy was by breaking laws.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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.
Howard Beck / New York Times:
N.B.A. and Players Reach Tentative Deal to End Lockout  —  On a frantic Black Friday in Midtown Manhattan, the biggest deal was consummated in a law office tucked between FAO Schwartz and the Apple Store, according to one of the negotiators.  —  With a few handshakes, and surely a few sighs …
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!”
Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:   Obama gives thumbs up to end of NBA strike
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.
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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:
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Erik Lacitis / Seattle Times:
Occupy Seattle visits Walmart's 99%
Discussion: The Stranger …
Keith Koffler / White House Dossier:
Obama Plays Golf for the 30th Time This Year
Louise A. Mozingo / New York Times:
To Rethink Sprawl, Start With Offices
Discussion: The Oil Drum
Kevin Fagan / San Francisco Chronicle:
Occupy protests can't stop S.F. shoppers
Discussion: Hot Air and Jammie Wearing Fools
First Read / msnbc.com:
Gingrich: Most illegal immigrants should leave, reapply to become citizens
Discussion: Washington Monthly and CNN
New York Times:
Legal Education Reform
Discussion: Balkinization and Althouse
 Earlier Items: 
Jeremy Herb / The Hill:
Republicans see opportunity to beat Obama with Pentagon cuts
Jared Janes / Monitor:
Aaron Peña to retire, says court-drawn map makes his district unwinnable
Discussion: Off the Kuff and Greg's Opinion
Gail Collins / New York Times:
O.K., Now Ron Paul
Henry Blodget / Business Insider:
European Banks Frantically Trying To Dump $7 Trillion Of Crap Assets — But No One Will Buy Them