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Jeb Bush / Facebook:
A Note from Jeb Bush — Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah! — Like many of you, our family was blessed with the opportunity to gather together over the recent Thanksgiving holiday. — Columba and I are so proud of the wonderful adults our children have become, and we loved spending time with our three precious grandchildren.
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John McCormick / Bloomberg Politics:
Jeb Bush Says He Will ‘Actively Explore’ Presidential Run — The Republican will former a leadership PAC next year, he says on Facebook. — Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush said Tuesday he's taking another step toward running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.
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David Lightman / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Jeb Bush announces he'll explore presidential run, fronts GOP field for '16 — WASHINGTON — Jeb Bush, who announced Tuesday that he'll explore a 2016 presidential bid, has sprinted to the front of the Republican field in a new McClatchy-Marist Poll. — Bush, the son of president George H.W. Bush …
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Reuters:
Jeb Bush to ‘actively explore’ U.S. presidential bid
Jeb Bush to ‘actively explore’ U.S. presidential bid
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Gary Fineout / Associated Press:
Jeb Bush to ‘actively explore’ run for president
Lauran Neergaard / Associated Press:
Survey: E-cigs surpass regular cigs in teen use
Survey: E-cigs surpass regular cigs in teen use
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Pete Yost / Associated Press:
Govt urges dismissal of lawsuit over immigration
Govt urges dismissal of lawsuit over immigration
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New York Times:
Pakistani Taliban Attack on Peshawar School Leaves 145 Dead — Aftermath of School Attack in Pakistan Aftermath of School Attack in Pakistan — The scene on Tuesday in Peshawar in northwestern Pakistan after more than 100 people were killed in a Taliban attack on a school. — Video by Quynhanh Do on
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BBC:
Pakistan Taliban ‘kill 100’ in assault on Peshawar school — At least 100 people, mostly children, have been killed in a Taliban assault on an army-run school in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, officials say. — Five or six militants wearing security uniforms entered the school, officials said.
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Tim Craig / Washington Post:
Pakistani forces reclaim school after ‘horrific’ Taliban attack kills at least 141
Pakistani forces reclaim school after ‘horrific’ Taliban attack kills at least 141
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Jibran Ahmad / Reuters:
Over 120 Pakistanis, mostly children, killed in Taliban high school attack
Over 120 Pakistanis, mostly children, killed in Taliban high school attack
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Daily Mail:
‘Our classmates were shot in front of us... I felt bullets flying past my head’: Boy aged 10 …
‘Our classmates were shot in front of us... I felt bullets flying past my head’: Boy aged 10 …
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Saad Khan / Agence France-Presse:
Carnage as Taliban storm Pakistan school, kill 130
Carnage as Taliban storm Pakistan school, kill 130
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Mushtaq Yusufzai / NBC News:
Kids Shot ‘One by One’: More Than 100 Dead in School Attack
Kids Shot ‘One by One’: More Than 100 Dead in School Attack
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Ken Kurson / The New York Observer:
EXCLUSIVE: New York Mag's Boy Genius Investor Made It All Up — In an exclusive Observer interview, Mohammed Islam, said to have investment returns of $72 million as a hs senior, admits he invented the whole story — Damir Tulemaganbetov and Mohammed Islam (r) in the office of 5WPR …
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New York Magazine:
An Apology to Our Readers — A story in <em>New York</em>'s most recent issue was false. — In the most recent edition of New York, its annual Reasons to Love New York issue, the magazine published a story about a Stuyvesant High School senior named Mohammed Islam, who was rumored to have made $72 million trading stocks.
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Abby Ohlheiser / Washington Post:
Hero mom calls into CSPAN to berate her arguing pundit sons — Democrat Brad Woodhouse and Republican Dallas Woodhouse received a surprise during their joint appearance on C-SPAN when their mother called into scold them for fighting over the holidays. (C-SPAN)
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Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
'Oh God It's Mom': Brother Operatives Get Surprise C-SPAN Caller — C-SPAN guests usually go on prepared for the occasional offensive question from a caller but when Dallas and Brad Woodhouse went on to Washington Journal Tuesday they got something different: a call from their mother.
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Politico:
Ted Cruz reignites GOP civil war — Republican senators pounded Ted Cruz over the weekend, lashing him for his procedural tactics and ultimately voting in large numbers against his immigration gambit. — Now, Cruz's allies off Capitol Hill are looking for revenge. — Story Continued Below
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Jim Malewitz / Politico:
Ted Cruz trolled over surgeon general vote
Ted Cruz trolled over surgeon general vote
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Melissa Healy / Los Angeles Times:
New surgeon general approved despite remarks on guns, contraception
New surgeon general approved despite remarks on guns, contraception
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Bloomberg:
Russian Rate Jump Fails to Stop Ruble Crash — The ruble plummeted into a freefall, losing as much as 19 percent as panic swept across Russian financial markets after a surprise interest-rate increase failed to stem the run on the currency. — The ruble plunged to as weak as 80.10 per dollar …
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Karoli / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
George W. Bush Cancels Trip Overseas For Fear Of Arrest — Too bad they fear authorities abroad more than they fear those at home, eh? — UPDATE: This is a story from 2011. Our mistake! — Granted, it's the Daily Mail reporting the story, but there's definitely a ring of truth to it.
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Maxim Lott / Fox News:
Campus turns on Muslim conservative who penned satire — Of all the notes Omar Mahmoud said were affixed to his campus apartment, the one on the right is one of the tamest. — A Muslim conservative who took on political correctness at his college campus found out just how angry the very folks he was lampooning can get.
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Trevor Eischen / Politico:
David Brooks: Elizabeth Warren has chance of being nominated — New York Times columnist David Brooks says Elizabeth Warren has a “significant and growing chance of being nominated” as the Democratic candidate in the 2016 presidential election. — In an op-ed titled “Warren Can Win,” …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Warren Can Win — Elizabeth Warren's memoir begins with the story …
Warren Can Win — Elizabeth Warren's memoir begins with the story …
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
John Yoo: If the Torture Report Is True, CIA Officers Are at Legal Risk — A surprising admission by an attorney who was instrumental in enabling the Bush Administration's brutal interrogation practices — The debate over the CIA interrogation program pits critics who insist illegal torture took place …
Laura Barron-Lopez / The Hill:
WH to healthcare providers: Prepare for climate impacts — The White House wants healthcare providers to get serious about bulking up their defenses against climate change. — In a best-practice guide for healthcare providers and policymakers released on Monday, the administration advises …
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Lauren Feiner / thedp.com:
Phi Delta Theta holiday photo sparks controversy — THIS — Following national conversations on race relations, Penn students were confronted with the issue on campus in the form of a holiday card. — On Sunday night, a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity posted what became a controversial Christmas photo on Facebook.
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Josh Rogin / Bloomberg View:
Canada Says Parliament Shooter Wasn't a Lone Wolf — Early reports indicate that Man Haron Monis, who was behind yesterday's deadly hostage crisis in Sydney, Australia, was an unbalanced man acting alone and not an agent of a Islamic State, despite his demand for one of the group's flags during the standoff.
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Roger Simon / Politico:
(Burp) Here comes Mitt! — Are you ready for Romney in 2016? — Mitt Romney has become the acid reflux candidate: He just keeps coming back up. — There has been poll after poll, story after story and now, over the weekend, a “Ready for Romney” website emerged that may or may not be serious.