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7:40 AM ET, December 22, 2014

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Trevor Eischen / Politico:
Giuliani condemns anti-police ‘propaganda’ he says Obama started  —  Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is condemning President Barack Obama for anti-police “propaganda” in the wake of the murders of two New York City police officers in Brooklyn.  —  When asked on “Fox News Sunday” …
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
NAACP chief: Don't blame Democrats for NYPD shootings  —  The head of the NAACP said it is “not fair” for the leader of a prominent police union and former Gov. George Pataki (R-N.Y.) to blame Democratic politicians for the deaths of two New York City police officers.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
M.L. Nestel / The Daily Beast:
Anger at The Cop Killer - And The Police
NY Daily News:   Lupica: NYPD killings come as some think cops are the real threat
Nancy LeTourneau / Washington Monthly:
Flame Throwers and Fire Fighters
Skschust / CBS New York:
Police Unions, Others Blast De Blasio After Shooting Deaths Of Two NYPD Cops
Yahoo! News:
President Obama's Hawaii vacation: Day 2  —  KAILUA, Hawaii (AP) — How President Barack Obama spent the second day of his holiday vacation in Hawaii on Sunday:  —POLICE SHOOTING: Obama called New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton on Sunday morning to offer condolences …
Discussion: Associated Press
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Agence France-Presse:
Driver ploughs into crowd in France's second ‘Allahu Akbar’ attack  —  Dijon (France) (AFP) - A driver shouting “Allahu Akbar” ("God is greatest") ploughed into pedestrians in eastern France Sunday, injuring 11 of them, just a day after a man yelling the same words was killed in an attack on police officers.
Discussion: TheJournal.ie and Slantpoint
Julia Edwards / Reuters:
Obama to name Sally Yates as pick for deputy attorney general  —  Reuters 3 hrs ago  —  HONOLULU (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to announce on Monday that U.S. Attorney Sally Yates will be his nominee for deputy attorney general, the No. 2 position at the Justice Department, a U.S. official said.
Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
Obama offers help to NYPD after 2 officers killed
Bill Madden / NY Daily News:
Yankees will pay for education of children of NYPD cop Rafael Ramos who was killed while on duty Saturday  —  George Steinbrenner's Yankee Silver Shield Foundation has, for 32 years, provided for the education of the children of New York City cops, firefighters and Port Authority employees who were killed in the line.
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Rheanna Murray / ABC News:
Son Mourns NYPD Cop Shot Dead With Partner
Discussion: 7online.com
New York Times:
Prosecute Torturers and Their Bosses  —  Since the day President Obama took office, he has failed to bring to justice anyone responsible for the torture of terrorism suspects — an official government program conceived and carried out in the years after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Discussion: Raw Story
Scott Greer / The Daily Caller:
Time: Right-Wing Militias Are The Real Threat To Cops  —  Time Magazine warned of a growing threat to cops nationwide in September 2010.  The nationally renowned publication argued that sinister individuals would launch targeted attacks against police officers and even ambush them in their patrol cars.
Discussion: Vox Popoli and Ed Driscoll
Janet Daley / Telegraph:
If we don't stand up to our enemies, they've already won  —  If there's a risk in confronting the individuals, states and terrorist groups who are hell-bent on doing us harm - then it's a risk we must be prepared to take, writes Janet Daley.  —  In the second half of the last century …
Alec Luhn / Politico:
Scenes from Putin's Economic Meltdown  —  Russian shoppers are buying everything they can—before the ruble collapses completely.  —  Get the hot deals while they last!  Whatever's on your holiday shopping list—buy now, it may never be this cheap again!  In a single day this past week …
ProPublica:
In 2008 Mumbai Attacks, Piles of Spy Data, but an Uncompleted Puzzle  —  by Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, and James Glanz and David E. Sanger, New York Times  —  This story was co-published with the New York Times and Frontline.  —  In the fall of 2008, a 30-year-old computer expert named …
Discussion: TalkLeft and Prairie Weather
Todd S. Purdum / Politico:
Hollywood's fickle friend  —  Obama rebukes Sony, but industry loves him anyway.  —  LOS ANGELES — For most of the past decade, Hollywood has loved Barack Obama, opening its hearts, homes and wallets to him since his days as a candidate for the Senate from Illinois.  And Obama has loved Hollywood back — not so much.
Discussion: The Hill
 
 
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