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5:15 PM ET, November 28, 2014

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Adam McDonald / KMOV-TV:
Pregnant woman loses eye after police shoot bean bag at her  —  FERGUSON, Mo. (KMOV.com) — This St. Louis woman's picture and story has spread through social media, she's now ready to talk about what happened to her shortly after the grand jury announcement was made in the death of Michael Brown.
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Jason Molinet / NY Daily News:
‘I will have justice for what they did to me’: Pregnant St. Louis woman loses eye after police …
Discussion: Mashable
Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Red State Editor: 'I'd Have Shot Mike Brown Right In His Face'  —  Red State editor Ben Howe jumped on Twitter the day before Thanksgiving to share his take on a grand jury's decision not to indict Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren Wilson in the killing of unarmed teenager Michael Brown.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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Daily Mail:
The controversial rules for white people who were told ‘not to take up space’ at Michael Brown vigil in Toronto
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Kathryn Schroeder / OpposingViews.com:
Black Ferguson Residents Protect White-Owned Business Amid Riots
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Maya Rhodan / TIME:
Darren Wilson's Lawyers Say He Has No Plans to Apologize to Michael Brown's Family
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Paige Winfield Cunningham / Politico:
The coming wave of anti-abortion laws  —  New GOP state legislatures will make access to abortion harder than ever.  —  The big Republican gains in the November elections strengthened and enlarged the anti-abortion forces in the House and the Senate.  But it's the GOP victories in the statehouses …
Josh Harkinson / Mother Jones:
Walmart Is Seeing Its Biggest Black Friday Protests Ever Today  —  If Walmart paid a living wage, “I could buy clothes for my kids to wear.”  —  Black Friday is best known as the day when big-box retailers rake in money, but it has also become a time for some of their employees to demand a share of the proceeds.
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
‘F*ck It, I Quit’ Reporter Under Investigation For Possible Campaign Finance Violations  —  Back in September, Charlo Greene offered an unforgettably profane resignation from an Alaska television station so that she could dedicate herself full-time to marijuana advocacy.
Discussion: Anchorage Daily News and Mediaite
Joan Walsh / Salon:
Learning from my 2014 mistakes: A year of reckoning for Democrats  —  But Ebola was a phony GOP-made crisis and Dems shouldn't have cowered  —  Thanksgiving is a great time for writers to reckon with whatever we got wrong over the year - and to be grateful that in this day and age we get to write every day …
Discussion: RedState
Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Masturbating Passenger Causes Premature Landing For Virgin Flight  —  A passenger caused a Virgin Atlantic flight to make an unscheduled landing on Monday after masturbating and attempting to pry open an emergency exit.  —  The premature landing came about after the Bay Area man …
Discussion: Mediaite
Jeffburkett / CBS Dallas:
Austin Police: Shooter Targets Buildings Downtown  —  AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW/AP) - A gunman attempted to set the Mexican Consulate ablaze and fired more than 100 rounds at downtown buildings early Friday before he died, Austin authorities said.  —  Investigators were trying to determine …
Danny Vinik / The New Republic:
The Reason Republicans Can't Pass Anything on Immigration  —  Why didn't Republicans preempt President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration with their own legislation?  At the very least, that would have worsened the politics of Obama's move.  At best, it would have forced Obama to rethink taking unilateral action at all.
Discussion: FOX News Radio
S.R. / Free exchange:
China's $6.8-trillion hole?  —  HAS CHINA really blown $6.8 trillion on worthless investments over the past five years?  This is the startling claim made by two Chinese government researchers that has, understandably, caused quite a stir.  If true, it would mean that fully 37% …
Discussion: Reuters and New York Times
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Pollution and Politics  —  Earlier this week, the Environmental Protection Agency announced proposed regulations to curb emissions of ozone, which causes smog, not to mention asthma, heart disease and premature death.  And you know what happened: Republicans went on the attack, claiming that the new rules would impose enormous costs.
Discussion: EconLog
Sarah Buduson / WEWS-TV:
Cleveland officials say officers waited nearly 4 minutes to administer first aid to Tamir Rice, 12  —  CLEVELAND - Cleveland officials said Thursday officers waited close to four minutes to administer first aid after Tamir Rice, 12, was shot.  —  Deputy Chief Ed Tomba said a detective …
Martin Matishak / The Hill:
Anti-ISIS coalition to meet next week  —  Foreign dignitaries from around 60 countries that make up the international coalition against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) will meet for the first time next week, the State Department announced Wednesday.
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Anne Barnard / New York Times:
Conflicting Policies on Syria and Islamic State Erode U.S. Standing in Mideast
Discussion: Hot Air and Business Insider
 
 
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Jeffrey Gettleman / New York Times:
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Rebecca Riffkin / Gallup:
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Racist tweet puts school on high alert
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Emily Bazelon / New York Times:
Do Online Death Threats Count as Free Speech?
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Andy Greenberg / Wired:
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Discussion: Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Democratic Rifts Surface in Wake of Midterm Election Defeat
Discussion: Fox News
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