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2:50 PM ET, December 4, 2014

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Nick Wing / The Huffington Post:
A Grand Jury Did Indict One Person Involved In Eric Garner's Killing — The Man Who Filmed It  —  On Wednesday, a Staten Island grand jury decided not to return an indictment for the police officer who put Eric Garner, an unarmed black man, in a chokehold shortly before his death.
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
On the Staten Island Decision  —  Several news organizations have reported that a New York grand jury in Staten Island has voted against indicting Daniel Pantaleo, a New York City police officer, in the choking death of Eric Garner.  The decision is to be announced officially on Thursday.
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 …
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Pete King: Eric Garner Wouldn't Have Died From Chokehold If He Weren't ‘Obese’  —  While many on the right condemned a grand jury's decision not to indict a white police officer for placing a black man in a fatal chokehold, Rep. Peter King (R-NY) defended the officer Tuesday and said that if the victim …
Discussion: Shakesville and New York Times
John Podhoretz / Commentary Magazine:
Eric Garner and the Crime Drop
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Hands Up, Don't Choke: Eric Garner Was Killed By Police For No Reason
New York Times:
Officer Daniel Pantaleo Told Grand Jury He Meant No Harm to Eric Garner
Andrew McCarthy / National Review:
No Indictment in Garner Case
Discussion: Don Surber and JustOneMinute
Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
‘Hell No!’ Eric Garner's Widow Rejects Killer Cop's Condolences (VIDEO)
Discussion: Mediaite
Albert Burneko / The Concourse:
The American Justice System Is Not Broken
Justin Sink / The Hill:
WH: Bill to roll back immigration order unfair  —  The White House on Wednesday blasted a bill offered by Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.) that would roll back the president's executive action on immigration, calling the bill “unfair” and “bad policy.”  —  Press secretary Josh Earnest said the legislation would …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and PoliticusUSA
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
House Republicans scramble to avoid a shutdown ahead of a Dec. 11 deadline
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
The money majority  —  Mitch McConnell has a plan to stay in control of the Senate.
Discussion: Democracy21
Joel Connelly / Strange Bedfellows:
Landrieu warns about Cantwell: Cantwell raises money for Landrieu  —  Beleaguered Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., underdog in her forthcoming Senate runoff election, warned Pelican State voters on Wednesday that her defeat would elevate an advocate of “windmills” to a powerful position on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
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Washington Post:
Mary Landrieu, Deep South's last Senate Democrat, must fend for herself
Megan Cassidy / Arizona Republic:
Phoenix police: Suspect unarmed when killed by officer  —  The facts surrounding Rumain Brisbon's death — the ones that could be agreed upon as of Wednesday evening — follow a narrative familiar to a nation still reeling from the racially charged police incidents in Ferguson, Mo., New York City and elsewhere.
Erick Erickson / RedState:
Would You Please Click Here to Order John Boehner Some New Balls?  —  I guess Barack Obama took John Boehner's balls because Boehner is playing with the President's balls instead of his own.  —  That's sad.  I mean, think about this.  For the last three months, the GOP actively campaigned …
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Norm Ornstein / National Journal:
The Pernicious Effects of Gerrymandering  —  If the Supreme Court decides to stop letting voters take control of the redistricting process away from partisan legislators, polarization can only get worse.  —  Almost invariably, whenever I speak about our polarized politics, the first or second question I get is about redistricting.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
4 New Studies Show Obamacare Is Working Incredibly Well  —  Great law, or great<em>est</em> law?  —  Shares  —  A week ago, Sen. Charles Schumer said his party made a political mistake by passing the Affordable Care Act rather than some unspecified economic measure.
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 …
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 …
Scott Conroy / Real Clear Politics:
Jeb Bush Putting Out Feelers in New Hampshire  —  Two top New Hampshire Republican strategists have been contacted this week by a Jeb Bush confidant to discuss their interest in leading the former Florida governor's prospective presidential campaign there, RealClearPolitics has learned from GOP sources in the Granite State.
John DiStaso / New Hampshire Journal:
First look: Poll shows Ayotte with small lead over Hassan in potential 2016 US Senate matchup  —  HENNIKER - The first poll of the 2016 election cycle gauging a potential U.S. Senate matchup between Sen. Kelly Ayotte and Gov. Maggie Hassan shows incumbent Republican Ayotte with a small lead over the Democratic chief executive.
Discussion: CNN and Political Wire
Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Motorist hits crowd members, pulls gun at Central West End protest  —  A man was arrested during protests Wednesday evening in the Central West End after he drove through the crowd and later waved a gun at protesters.  —  The incident happened during a day of demonstrations that brought protesters …
Discussion: Raw Story and PoliticusUSA
 
 
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Daily Mail:
Woman arrested for U.S. mother's Abu Dhabi mall murder in dramatic raid on home packed …
David Hawkings / Hawkings Here:
Obama's Push for Political Ambassadors Reaching Lame-Duck Limit
Discussion: The Dish, Political Wire and Hit & Run
Eliott C. McLaughlin / CNN:
Feds: Cleveland PD used excessive force
Discussion: Liberaland and Mediaite
Alan Pyke / ThinkProgress:
Judge Orders Florida City To Pause Arrests Of People Feeding The Homeless
Politico:
Hillary Clinton has met with potential campaign managers
 Earlier Items: 
Jeff Elder / Wall Street Journal:
Apple Deleted Rivals' Songs from Users' iPods
Tim Alberta / National Journal:
Ted Cruz's Secret Weapon in 2016: Steve King
Discussion: The Hill
Ryan Gallagher / The Intercept:
How the NSA Hacks Cellphone Networks Worldwide
Chrstrauss / USA Today:
Kenny Smith's open letter to Charles Barkley about Ferguson - A For The Win exclusive.
Discussion: Mediaite, SBNation.com and NOLA River
Washington Post:
President Obama's unilateral action on immigration has no precedent
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
ObamaCare sees 1.5M applicants in two weeks
Discussion: Daily Kos
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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Bloomberg:
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

 
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