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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
13 Republicans most likely to win WH — Republicans say their long list of 2016 hopefuls is among the deepest, most diverse group in recent history without a clear frontrunner. — “This is the most open field we've ever seen,” one GOP strategist told The Hill.
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Colbert I. King / Washington Post:
Deep South justice in Ferguson — My 102-year-old mother-in-law, Henryne Walker Stewart Goode, whom we buried a week ago at the Walker family cemetery in Okolona, Miss., often told an unforgettable story at our kitchen table. — She attended Okolona College, where she was taught English …
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Kristina Sgueglia / CNN:
Gun sales boom on Black Friday: Almost 3 background checks per second — (CNN) — The busiest shopping day of the year also saw a major boom for gun sales, with the federal background check system expected to set a record of more than 144,000 background checks Friday, according to the FBI.
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Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Rick Perry ramps up — Texas governor invites GOP donors to December sessions to discuss 2016 — Texas Gov. Rick Perry is inviting hundreds of prominent Republican donors and policy experts to a series of gatherings next month that are intended to rebuild his damaged national brand and lay …
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Hudson Hongo / Gawker:
GOP Staffer Calls Obama Daughters Classless, Dressed for the “Bar” — For most people, Sasha and Malia Obama's spiritless appearance at this year's White House turkey pardon was a lesson about humility, showing how even the world's most powerful man is still just “ugh, Dad” to his teenage daughters.
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Niels Lesniewski / The World's Greatest …:
Mark Warner Named to Senate Democratic Leadership — Warren and Warner are newly installed members on Senate Democrats' leadership team. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) — A senator who voted against keeping Harry Reid as the Democratic leader is getting a seat at the leadership table.
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Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
D'Souza And Kelly: Liberal Professors (And Unions) Brainwash Our Kids (VIDEO) — Fox News host Megyn Kelly joined conservative author and convicted felon Dinesh D'Souza on Friday to warn viewers of a grand left wing conspiracy to infiltrate and control the American education system.
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New York Times:
Obama Pushed ‘Fullest Extent’ of His Powers on Immigration Plan — WASHINGTON — Months before President Obama took executive action last week to reshape the nation's immigration system, Jeh C. Johnson, the secretary of Homeland Security, quietly convened a small group of advisers to explore the legal limits of the president's powers.
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Tina Nguyen / Mediaite:
Despair: More People Shopped on Black Friday than Voted in Midterms — Thank you, New York Times, for this depressing statistic: … To ensure that this was not a lie made by socialist commies, we did some research: — The number of Black Friday participants comes from the National Retail Federation …
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Economist:
Should digital monopolies be broken up? — European moves against Google are about protecting companies, not consumers — ALTHOUGH no company is mentioned by name, it is very clear which American internet giant the European Parliament has in mind in a resolution that has been doing …
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National Review
Frederic J. Frommer / Associated Press:
Past ban on marrying blacks may mar tribe's future — Associated Press 3 hrs ago — WASHINGTON (AP) — Several members of the Congressional Black Caucus are urging the Obama administration to withhold federal recognition of a Virginia Indian tribe because of its history of banning intermarriage with blacks.
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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 …
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