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11:30 PM ET, December 3, 2014

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New York Times:
Protests After Grand Jury in Eric Garner Chokehold Case Doesn't Indict Officer  —  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 …
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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.
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.
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 …
New York Post:
Cop cleared in chokehold death of Eric Garner  —  Eric Garner seen during his arrest last August.  —  A Staten Island grand jury cleared an NYPD cop Wednesday in the chokehold death of Eric Garner during his caught-on-video arrest for peddling loose cigarettes, The Post has learned.
Sara Fischer / CNN:
Rand Paul blames Eric Garner's death on high NYC cigarette tax  —  Sen. Rand Paul blames high cigarette taxes for the death of Eric Garner  —  Washington (CNN) — In 2010, the New York State Legislature passed a law raising taxes on cigarettes purchased in New York City to $5.85 per pack of 20 cigarettes.
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
New York Times:
Grand Jury Said to Bring No Charges in Staten Island Chokehold Death of Eric Garner  —  A Staten Island grand jury has voted not to bring criminal charges against the white New York City police officer at the center of the Eric Garner case, a person briefed on the matter said Wednesday.
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Hands Up, Don't Choke: Eric Garner Was Killed By Police For No Reason
Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
Dem Sen. Gillibrand: I Will Ask Justice Department To Investigate Chokehold Death
Discussion: Bloomberg Politics
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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Alexandra Jaffe / CNN:
Ben Carson stands by comparison of U.S. to Nazi Germany  —  Washington (CNN) — Neurosurgeon Ben Carson stood by his controversial comparison of the United States to Nazi Germany in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday.  —  Asked by Blitzer whether he would amend or take back his comments, Carson said “Absolutely not.”
Kendall Breitman / Politico:   Ben Carson: Presidency ‘horrible and stressful’
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
ObamaCare author: Health law is ‘really complicated’  —  Sen. Tom Harkin, one of the coauthors of the Affordable Care Act, now thinks Democrats may have been better off not passing it at all and holding out for a better bill.  —  The Iowa Democrat who chairs the Senate Health, Education …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Return of Focus Hocus Pocus
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Eschaton
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.
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Dear Media: This Elizabeth Lauten Nonsense Is Why Everybody Hates You  —  Last week, President Barack Obama pardoned a turkey prior to Thanksgiving Day, as is tradition.  And as in previous years, his teenage daughters Malia and Sasha stood by his side.  The daughters are cute as can be …
Joe Romm / ThinkProgress:
2014 Headed Toward Hottest Year On Record — Here's Why That's Remarkable  —  2014 is currently on track to be hottest year on record, according to new reports from both the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the U.K.'s Met Office Wednesday.  Similarly, NOAA reported two weeks ago …
Discussion: Met Office
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Lauren Fox / National Journal:
Ted Cruz Pushes the House to Have All-Out Spending Fight on Obama Immigration Action  —  Conservatives in the House look to Cruz once again for solutions to stop Obama.  —  Sen. Ted Cruz is playing de facto House conservatives leader once again.  —  Taking the podium Wednesday …
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Dan Cahill / Chicago Sun Times:
4 Downs with Mike Ditka: Ferguson, Forte and is Briggs a HOFer?  —  Before Sunday's game, five St. Louis Rams players took the field in a “hands up, don't shoot” solidarity protest for Ferguson and Michael Brown.  —  Neither the NFL nor the Rams penalized the players for their actions.
Associated Press:
Watchdog reveals thousands of docs relating to disclosure of taxpayer data to White House  —  A woman walks out of the Internal Revenue Service building in New York.  —  An IRS watchdog is acknowledging that thousands of documents related to requests between the White House and the tax agency for unauthorized tax information exist —
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Steve Almasy / CNN:
Charles Barkley: We never talk about race until something bad happens  —  Watch Brooke Baldwin's full interview with Charles Barkley on CNN on Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET  —  (CNN) — Charles Barkley — who once said he doesn't create controversies, he just brings them to our attention — is at it again.
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
DHS already hiring 1,000 employees to carry out Obama amnesty
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Clinton in the void  —  She faces a challenge in how to spend …
David Ferguson / Raw Story:
Arizona pastor predicts ‘AIDS-free Christmas’ if all gays are killed, as God commands
Discussion: Addicting Info and Liberaland
Matt Higgins / CBS Houston:
Texas Expected To Sue Obama Administration Over Executive Actions On Immigration
Discussion: Addicting Info and FOX News Radio
Erica Werner / Associated Press:
GOP Opposition to Obama Pick for Immigration Post
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Rob Barry And / Wall Street Journal:
Hundreds of Police Killings Are Uncounted in Federal Stats
Discussion: Hit & Run
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Mike Huckabee: Brown Could Have Avoided Death “If He Behaved Like Something Other Than A Thug”
Discussion: Mediaite and Washington Monthly
Alan S. Blinder / New York Review of Books:
What's the Matter with Economics?
Dan Froomkin / The Intercept:
12 Things to Keep in Mind When You Read the Torture Report
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