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9:45 AM ET, December 4, 2014

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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Former RNC chairman: 'Black man's life not worth a ham sandwich'  —  Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele on Wednesday criticized grand jury decisions to not indict white police officers in the deaths of black men in New York and Ferguson, Mo.
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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Hands Up, Don't Choke: Eric Garner Was Killed By Police For No Reason  —  On July 17, 2014, Eric Garner was choked to death by a New York City policeman.  On December 3, 2014, a grand jury chose not to indict the officer who killed him.  And unlike the Michael Brown case in Ferguson …
New York Times:
Wave of Protests After Grand Jury Doesn't Indict Officer in Eric Garner Chokehold Case  —  A Staten Island grand jury on Wednesday ended the criminal case against a white New York police officer whose chokehold on an unarmed black man led to the man's death, a decision that drew condemnation …
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Michael Brown, and Now Eric Garner  —  At some point between the moment a Missouri grand jury refused to indict a police officer who had shot and killed Michael Brown on a Ferguson street and the moment a New York grand jury refused to indict a police officer who choked and killed Eric Garner …
Discussion: Gawker and Hullabaloo
Uri Friedman / The Atlantic Online:
Do Police Body Cameras Actually Work?  —  It may be the most significant reform to follow the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown.  —  On Monday, President Obama requested $75 million in federal funds for a technology that, as he sees it, could help bridge the kinds of rifts between …
Discussion: The Daily Banter
New York Times:
Officer Daniel Pantaleo Told Grand Jury He Meant No Harm to Eric Garner  —  It was never supposed to be a chokehold, the officer testified.  It was a wrestling move.  —  After two months of considering evidence in the fatal choking of Eric Garner on July 17, a grand jury on Staten Island …
Politico:
Container-in-chief  —  Once more, Obama tries to quell public rage after the non-indictment of a police officer.  —  For the second time in ten days, the Obama administration is scrambling to contain tensions and anger unleashed by a local grand jury's decision not to charge a white police officer …
ABC News:
Watch: Obama After Eric Garner Decision: ???  This Is an American Problem???  —  Some of you may have heard there was a decision that came out today by a grand jury not to indict.  Police officers who had.  Interacted with the an individual named Eric garner in New York City.
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:   Pete King: Eric Garner Wouldn't Have Died From Chokehold If He Weren't ‘Obese’
Sara Fischer / CNN:
Rand Paul blames Eric Garner's death on high NYC cigarette tax
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
John Podhoretz / Commentary Magazine:
Eric Garner and the Crime Drop
Andrew McCarthy / National Review:
No Indictment in Garner Case
Discussion: JustOneMinute
New York Times:
A Search for Justice in the Eric Garner Case
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Washington Post
Nia-Malika Henderson / Washington Post:
With Eric Garner, Obama's body camera argument just took a big hit
New York Post:
Cop cleared in chokehold death of Eric Garner
Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
Dem Sen. Gillibrand: I Will Ask Justice Department To Investigate Chokehold Death
Discussion: Bloomberg Politics
Manu Raju / Politico:
GOP unlikely to reverse ‘nuclear option’  —  GOP senators were outraged at Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for invoking the “nuclear option” last year, calling his push to weaken the filibuster on presidential nominees a destructive and heavy-handed move with far-reaching consequences.
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Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
The money majority  —  Mitch McConnell has a plan to stay in control of the Senate.  It has dollar signs attached.  —  Mitch McConnell is moving swiftly to consolidate political power — and cash.  —  Before he even takes the reins as Senate majority leader, McConnell and his allies …
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama: US infrastructure ‘embarrassing’  —  President Obama told corporate leaders Wednesday he was embarrassed by U.S. infrastructure that was “falling behind” countries like China who spent aggressively on construction projects.  —  “I'd much rather have our problems than China's problems.
David / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Ben Carson Lashes Out At Wolf Blitzer: Don't ‘Focus On The Words’ When I Compare U.S. To Nazis  —  Possible Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson on Wednesday lashed out at CNN host Wolf Blitzer for “focusing on the words” that he used when he compared the United States to Nazi Germany.
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Kendall Breitman / Politico:
Ben Carson: Presidency ‘horrible and stressful’
Discussion: Hot Air and Outside the Beltway
Alexandra Jaffe / CNN:
Ben Carson stands by comparison of U.S. to Nazi Germany
Discussion: Daily Kos and National Review
Lisa Baumann / Associated Press:
Gov. Bullock vying to run governor group  —  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Gov. Steve Bullock is vying to chair the group dedicated to electing Democratic governors — a position that would give him a prominent platform as he heads into his own re-election bid.  —  Bullock spokesman Dave Parker confirmed …
Discussion: Political Wire
Katie McDonough / Salon:
“It makes me really depressed”: From UVA to Cosby, the rape denial playbook that won't go away  —  Rolling Stone's piece on sexual violence may have been imperfect — but here's why its backlash was pre-ordained  —  Rolling Stone contributing editor Sabrina Rubin Erdely's report on a culture …
 
 
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Chrstrauss / USA Today:
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Washington Post:
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Why Marco Rubio Should Be the GOP's Presidential Front-Runner
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 Earlier Items: 
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
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David Ferguson / Raw Story:
Arizona pastor predicts ‘AIDS-free Christmas’ if all gays are killed, as God commands
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Dear Media: This Elizabeth Lauten Nonsense Is Why Everybody Hates You