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12:50 AM ET, December 6, 2014

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Will Dana / Rolling Stone:
A Note to Our Readers  —  To Our Readers:  —  Last month, Rolling Stone published a story titled “A Rape on Campus” by Sabrina Rubin Erdely, which described a brutal gang rape of a woman named Jackie at a University of Virginia fraternity house; the university's failure to respond to this alleged assault …
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T. Rees Shapiro / Washington Post:
U-Va. fraternity to rebut claims of gang rape in Rolling Stone  —  A lawyer for the University of Virginia fraternity whose members were accused of a brutal gang rape said Friday that the organization will release a statement rebutting the claims printed in a Rolling Stone article about the incident.
Max Fisher / Vox:
The New Republic and the Beltway media's race problem  —  There's little doubt that The New Republic's young owner, Chris Hughes, treated its beloved editor, Frank Foer, poorly.  Hughes' new CEO, Guy Vidra, criticized Foer's leadership while sitting right next to him at an all-staff meeting.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
After shake-up, New Republic staffers resign en masse  —  The majority of The New Republic's masthead resigned en masse on Friday following the owner's decision to force out the editorial leadership, move the magazine to New York, and rebrand the venerable, century-old publication as a “digital media company.”
Jelani Cobb / New Yorker:
No Such Thing as Racial Profiling  —  Coming just two weeks after the non-indictment of Officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown, the non-indictment of Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner has the feel of a grim serial filled with redundant plot lines …
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New York Times:
U.S. to Continue Racial, Ethnic Profiling in Border Policy  —  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will soon issue new rules curtailing the use of profiling, but federal agents will still be allowed to consider race and ethnicity when stopping people at airports, border crossings …
Eric Bradner / CNN:
George W. Bush: Garner decision ‘hard to understand’
Discussion: theGrio, Politico and CANNONFIRE
Ashley Southall / New York Times:
Protesters Fill the Streets Across the Country Over Decision in Eric Garner Case
Discussion: Daily Kos and Washington Post
Rocco Parascandola / NY Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: Rookie NYPD officer who shot Akai Gurley in Brooklyn stairwell was texting union rep as victim lay dying  —  In the six and a half minutes after Peter Liang discharged a single bullet that struck Gurley, 28, he and his partner couldn't be reached, sources told the Daily News.
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BuzzFeed:
Grand Jury To Hear Case Of Unarmed Man Shot By New York Cop In Stairwell
Discussion: New York Magazine and Gothamist
Randy E. Barnett / USA Today:
Randy Barnett: How to finally kill Obamacare  —  The Supreme Court is more likely to act if Republicans have an alternative bill ready.  —  Thanks to four justices of the Supreme Court, there is now a clear path to repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act next year, finally bringing Obamacare to an end.
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The National Interest:
Wounded Donkey: The Democratic Party's Obamacare Disaster
Discussion: NOLA River
Josh Rogin / Bloomberg View:
Kerry Puts Brakes on CIA Torture Report  —  Secretary of State John Kerry personally phoned Dianne Feinstein, chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Friday morning to ask her to delay the imminent release of her committee's report on CIA torture and rendition during …
David McCabe / The Hill:
22 people had to approve Romney tweets  —  Aides to Mitt Romney's presidential team in 2012 are airing their frustrations with the campaign, alleging that tweets had to be approved by nearly two dozen people by the end of the race.  —  “So whether it was a tweet, Facebook post, blog post …
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
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Taegan Goddard / Political Wire:
Romney Tweets Needed to be Approved by 22 People  —  A new study on the use of Twitter during the 2012 presidential campaign reports that Mitt Romney's digital team “had to go through an extensive vetting process for all of its public communications, meaning that the temporal workflow …
Discussion: Daily Kos and FOX News Radio
Jen Yamato / Deadline:
Obama Romance Movie In Works - Who Will Play Young Barack?  —  EXCLUSIVE: The White House legend that is Barack and Michelle Obama's romance is heading to the screen.  Southside With You, a drama in the vein of Before Sunrise, chronicles the summer 1989 afternoon when the future President …
David Weigel / Bloomberg Politics:
The Last Days of Democratic Politics In Louisiana Are Here  —  But Mary Landrieu and Edwin Edwards are raging against the dying of the light.  —  NEW ROADS, La.—Every day brings at least three campaign stops, outside, under the cool December sky.  Every stop is the same …
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Alexandra Jaffe / CNN:
Cassidy, headed toward win, takes Election Day off
Discussion: NOLA River
Jonathan Oosting / MLive.com:
Michigan House approves Religious Freedom Restoration Act in party-line vote  —  Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger, R-Marshall (MLive File Photo)  —  LANSING, MI — Michigan's Republican-led House on Thursday approved a proposed “Religious Freedom Restoration Act,” which supporters …
Agency / Telegraph:
World's fattest man Keith Martin dies, aged 44  —  Weight-loss surgery could not save Londoner Keith Martin, 44, who died from pneumonia following a lengthy battle with his weight  —  A Londoner who was officially the fattest man in the world has died.  —  Keith Martin, 44 …
Discussion: Liberaland and FOX News Radio
Steve Strunsky / New Jersey Online:
Christie bridge scandal report cannot determine if governor was involved  —  TRENTON — An interim report by the joint legislative panel investigating last year's controversial lane closures at the George Washington Bridge could not determine if Gov. Chris Christie had any direct involvement …
Discussion: Politico
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Shawn Boburg / NorthJersey.com:
GWB probe finds no evidence of link to Christie; legislative panel blames his appointees
 
 
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Shawnmcginnis / KTLA:
Transgender Woman Shot, Killed While Pounding on Door of Compton Home for Help
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
New Hispanic Caucus head: Obama gets B+ on immigration
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
Ashton Carter, passed over before, gets picked by Obama to be defense secretary
Washington Post:
The ‘Why not me?’ race for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016
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Neil Munro / The Daily Caller:
Top GOP Leader Promises Total Amnesty In 2015
Discussion: TPNN, Washington Monthly and RedState
Megan Brilley / fox4kc.com:
Hate crime murder? Man intentionally drove SUV into KC Muslim teen, police say
Discussion: Raw Story
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
On immigration, a toxic distrust between conservatives and GOP leaders
Alex S. Vitale / The Nation:
We Don't Just Need Nicer Cops. We Need Fewer Cops.
Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:
Big Job Gains and Rising Pay in Labor Data
David Sims / The Atlantic Online:
Seen It All Before: 10 Predictions About Police Body Cameras
George Selgin / Free Banking:
A 1920-21 Recovery Myth
Discussion: EconLog and Cafe Hayek
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B

 
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