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12:10 AM ET, December 18, 2014

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Peter Baker / New York Times:
U.S. to Restore Full Relations With Cuba, Erasing a Last Trace of Cold War Hostility … WASHINGTON — President Obama on Wednesday ordered the restoration of full diplomatic relations with Cuba and the opening of an embassy in Havana for the first time in more than a half-century as he vowed to …
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Politico:
Republicans livid over Cuba talks, call it appeasement  —  Leading Republicans reacted with outrage Wednesday over the Obama administration's move to normalize relations with Cuba, with some casting it as appeasement and the product of blackmail by the communist Castro government.
Politico:
The Democrats' risky Cuba bet  —  Will Florida's changing demographics offset a backlash among older Cuban-Americans?  —  Barack Obama, who won the swing state of Florida in the 2012 election by 50.01 percent to 49.13 percent, knows just how many presidential candidacies have gotten bogged …
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STATEMENT: Governor Jeb Bush on President Obama's Cuba Policy Announcement  —  The Obama Administration's decision to restore diplomatic ties with Cuba is the latest foreign policy misstep by this President, and another dramatic overreach of his executive authority.
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Marco Rubio Challenges The Pope On Obama's New Cuba Policy  —  Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (R) torched President Barack Obama's new policy aimed at normalizing U.S. diplomatic relations with Cuba on Wednesday, and addressed Pope Francis' support for the president's move.
USA Today:
Pope Francis played key role in U.S.-Cuba deal
Associated Press:
AP sources: US, Cuba seek to normalize relations
New York Times:
Change in Policy, Like Shift in Demographics, Could Alter Florida's Political Map
Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
Rubio Lays into Obama's Cuba Moves: ‘Worst Negotiator in Modern U.S. History’
Elise Labott / CNN:
American, Cuban spies freed
New York Times:
U.S. Said to Find North Korea Ordered Cyberattack on Sony  —  WASHINGTON — American officials have concluded that North Korea ordered the attacks on Sony Pictures's computers, a determination reached as the studio decided Wednesday to cancel the release of a movie comedy about the assassination …
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Gregg Kilday / Hollywood Reporter:
Top Five Theater Circuits Drop ‘The Interview’ After Sony Hack  — The country's largest chains won't be showing the movie  —  The country's top five theater circuits have decided not to play Sony's The Interview, a knowledgeable source tells The Hollywood Reporter.
Kim Zetter / Wired:
The Evidence That North Korea Hacked Sony Is Flimsy  —  A poster for the movie “The Interview” is taken down by a worker after being pulled from a display case at a Carmike Cinemas movie theater, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, in Atlanta.  Georgia-based Carmike Cinemas has decided to cancel …
Brent Lang / Variety:
Sony Cancels Theatrical Release for ‘The Interview’ on Christmas  —  With theater chains defecting en masse, Sony Pictures Entertainment has pulled the planned Christmas Day release of “The Interview.”  —  In announcing the decision to cancel the holiday debut, Sony hit back at the hackers …
Dennis Romero / LA Weekly:
Killing The Interview Opens Studios to Terrorist Manipulation  —  It's a cliche, but when it comes to today's cancellation of the Sony comedy The Interview, maybe the terrorists did win.  The studio caved after hackers, reportedly linked to North Korea, threatened theater violence if the Seth Rogen movie saw the light of day.
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
North Korea-Based Thriller With Gore Verbinski And Steve Carell Canceled
Erin Dooley / ABC News:
Obama: Sony Hack Proves U.S. Needs to Do ‘A Lot More’ to Protect Against Cyber Threats
Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:
The Obamas: How We Deal with Our Own Racist Experiences  —  The Obamas open up about raising their daughters, the impact of stereotypes, and what's on the POTUS dance party playlist.  Subscribe now for instant access to the exclusive PEOPLE interview!  —  The protective bubble that comes …
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Josh Lederman / Associated Press:   Obama on Hanukkah says small acts can make miracles
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Obamas on Race: We've Been Treated Like the Help
Discussion: Power Line and The Huffington Post
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Did Ted Cruz really bungle the lame-duck session for Republicans?  —  There's no doubt that many Republican senators, and plenty of conservative commentators, were angry at GOP Sen. Ted Cruz for raising a time-consuming objection to passage of the “Cromnibus” spending bill in an effort …
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Chris Davis / KCEN-TV:
Words Exchanged Before KCEN Employee Shot in Station Parking Lot  —  (KCEN) - Law enforcement officials have taken a man who was hold up inside of a house into custody.  They are calling him a person of interest in the shooting of Patrick Crawford.  But they are not saying whether or not he is the shooter.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
For immediate release  —  Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in October suggests that economic activity is expanding at a moderate pace.  Labor market conditions improved further, with solid job gains and a lower unemployment rate.
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Paul Handley / Agence France-Presse:
US Federal Reserve says can be ‘patient’ on rate rise
Discussion: Slantpoint
Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Citing Health Risks, Cuomo to Ban Fracking in New York State  —  Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's administration announced on Wednesday that it would ban hydraulic fracturing in New York State because of concerns over health risks, ending years of debate over a method of extracting natural gas.
Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
Vermont bails on single-payer health care  —  Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin on Wednesday dropped his plan to enact a single-payer health care system in his state — a plan that had won praise from liberals but never really got much past the framework stage.  —  “This is not the right time” …
Nick Anderson / Washington Post:
Johns Hopkins mistakenly says ‘yes’ to hundreds of rejected applicants  —  Sam Stephenson was steeling himself for another round of college applications after his first choice, Johns Hopkins University, turned him down.  Then the 17-year-old from Culpeper County in Virginia received an e-mail …
Discussion: CNN and 6abc.com
Lynette Rice / People.com:
Stephen Collins Confesses Sexual Abuse of Underage Girls to PEOPLE: ‘I Did Something Terribly Wrong’  —  Embattled actor Stephen Collins has released a lengthy statement to PEOPLE in which he admits to inappropriate sexual contact with three female minors.  —  The 67-year-old …
Discussion: Mashable, Mediaite, Gawker and UPROXX
Joe Arnold / WHAS-TV:
Grimes pledges legal challenge if Paul attempts simultaneous races  —  Alison Lundergan Grimes says she will challenge Senator Rand Paul if he tries to get on the ballot for both Senate re-election and president  —  FRANKFORT, Ky. (WHAS11) — Six weeks after she lost her own bid for the U-S Senate …
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
Phil / Uber Blog:
Our Commitment to Safety  —  Millions of people have come to rely on Uber for daily commutes, special nights out, and reliable transportation for their loved ones.  Riders are served by the hundreds of thousands of Uber driver partners whose service reduces drunk and distracted driving …
Katherine Timpf / National Review:
U Michigan Department Chair: We Should ‘Hate Republicans’  —  A University of Michigan department chairwoman has published an article titled, “It's Okay To Hate Republicans,” which will probably make all of her conservative students feel really comfortable and totally certain that they're being graded fairly.
 
 
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
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Miranda Blue / Right Wing Watch:
Pat Robertson: Gays 'Will Die Out Because They Don't Reproduce'
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
DCCC list-builds off Stephen Colbert
Jim Tankersley / Washington Post:
A black hole for our best and brightest
Anne Bayefsky / Jerusalem Post:
UN: Turning back the clock to pre-1948 is the real endgame
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Tarini Parti / Politico:
Republican Martha McSally wins last House race of 2014
Molly Redden / Mother Jones:
This GOP Lawmaker Wants a Woman to Get Permission From the Father Before Having an Abortion
Dan Froomkin / The Intercept:
Billion Dollar Surveillance Blimp to Launch over Maryland
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Anna Betts / The Guardian:
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