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Jill Vejnoska / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Alleged shoplifter dies after being subdued by Walmart workers — The Black Friday shopping weekend apparently took a tragic turn early Sunday morning when an alleged shoplifter died while being apprehended by employees and a contract security officer outside a Lithonia Walmart.
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fox4kc.com and Gawker
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Obama faces huge challenge in setting up insurance exchanges — The Obama administration faces major logistical and financial challenges in creating health insurance exchanges for states that have declined to set up their own systems. — The exchanges were designed as the centerpiece …
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National Review
WVMetroNews Headline News:
Capito Plans 2014 Senate Run — West Virginia Republican Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito will announce Monday morning that she is running in 2014 for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Democrat Jay Rockefeller. — Capito has long considered a run for the Senate, and passed …
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Politico, Ballot Box, The Fix and The Daily Caller
Kevin Gosztola / Firedoglake:
Obama Administration Was Not Willing to Trust Romney With a Secret Kill List — Obama with advisors in the Oval Office on July 27, 2010 — The administration of United States President Barack Obama feared they might lose re-election and in the summer of last year began to develop a set …
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Report: White House sought to draft rulebook for Romney on drone strikes
Report: White House sought to draft rulebook for Romney on drone strikes
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Michelle Malkin and The Agonist
Zach Pontz / Algemeiner.com:
Online Indiscretion Leads to Islamic Jihad Texting Threats to Israeli Soldiers During Operation Pillar of Defense — On Nov. 17, IDF reserve soldiers in staging areas around the Gaza Strip. They can go home in the coming days if the Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds. Photo: Israel Defense Forces.
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Sen. Graham ready to ‘violate’ anti-tax pledge for ‘fiscal cliff’ deal — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday said he is ready to violate conservative activist Grover Norquist's anti-tax pledge to reach a deal to avoid the looming “fiscal cliff.” — “I will violate the pledge …
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Sam Roberts / New York Times:
An Unusual Absence in the Race for Mayor — Where are the Jews? — As mayoral election season starts to heat up in a city that has started memorable Jewish political careers like Edward I. Koch's and Bella S. Abzug's, one thing seems to be missing: a major Jewish candidate.
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Gothamist and New York Magazine
Paul Krugman:
Incredible Credibility — There's an interesting mix of contrast and similarity between the policy debates in Britain and the United States right now. In both countries — as in every country that retains its own currency and has debts denominated in that national currency — interest rates are near record lows:
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New York Times, EconomicPolicyJournal.com and Business Insider
Jerusalem Post:
‘Satellites show Iran moving quickly to rearm Hamas’ — ‘Sunday Times’ cites Israeli official claiming Tehran shipping Fajr-5 rockets through Sudan to the Gaza Strip. — Israeli intelligence satellites have spied the loading of rockets and other material in Iran believed to be destined for the Gaza Strip …
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Atlas Shrugs
Chris Wallace / Fox News:
Sen. John McCain talks Egypt, Gaza and Libya; ‘fiscal cliff’ vs. consumers, investors — Special Guests: Sen. John McCain, Matthew Shay, John Sweeney — The following is a rush transcript of the November 25, 2012, edition of “Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace.” This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
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Crooks and Liars and 2chambers
Alistair Barr / Reuters:
Black Friday sales online top $1 billion for 1st time: comScore — (Reuters) - Black Friday retail sales online this year topped $1 billion for the first time ever as more consumers used the Internet do their early holiday shopping, comScore Inc said on Sunday.
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AMERICAblog
Douglas A. Blackmon / Washington Post:
Republicans face unexpected challenges in coastal South amid shrinking white vote — OXFORD, Miss. — Late on election night, a small melee erupted at the University of Mississippi here when a group of white students frustrated by the reelection of President Obama marched outside …
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The Political Carnival, The Immoral Minority, The PJ Tatler and The Hinterland Gazette