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New York Times:
Sony's ‘The Interview’ Will Come to Some Theaters After All — LOS ANGELES — Sony Pictures said on Tuesday that it had secured a limited theatrical release for “The Interview” on Christmas Day. — “We have never given up,” Michael Lynton, chief executive of Sony Entertainment, said in a statement.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney.com:
Groundswell of support for ‘The Interview’ — Six of out 10 Americans think Sony overreacted by canceling the Christmas release of “The Interview.” And with each passing day, more of those people — including writers, independent theater owners and members of Congress — are speaking out.
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Robert Wilonsky / Pop Culture Blog:
Alamo Drafthouse founder ‘proud to be an American’ as theaters prepare to show ‘The Interview’
Alamo Drafthouse founder ‘proud to be an American’ as theaters prepare to show ‘The Interview’
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Dave McNary / Variety:
‘The Interview’ to Screen in Select Theaters on Christmas
‘The Interview’ to Screen in Select Theaters on Christmas
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
Pelosi: Boehner must force Grimm to resign — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is turning the heat up on Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), urging him to call for Rep. Michael Grimm's (R-N.Y.) resignation. — Grimm is expected to plead guilty Tuesday to a felony charge of tax evasion.
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Roll Call:
Rep. Michael Grimm Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion (Updated) — NEW YORK — Rep. Michael G. Grimm said he won't step down, despite pleading guilty Tuesday to one of the 20 felony tax fraud charges he's been battling since April — immediately raising questions about whether the New York Republican …
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Political Wire and Daily Kos
Michelle Jamrisko / Bloomberg:
Economy Grows Most Since '03 on U.S. Consumer-Spending Gains — The U.S. economy roared into overdrive in the third quarter as consumer and business spending fueled the biggest expansion in more than a decade. — Gross domestic product grew at a 5 percent annual rate from July through September …
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Third-Quarter GDP Revised Up to 5.0% Growth — WASHINGTON—The U.S. economy posted its strongest growth in more than a decade during the third quarter, supported by robust consumer spending and business investment. — Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of goods …
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Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:
U.S. Economy Grew 5% in Third Quarter, Its Fastest Rate in More Than a Decade
U.S. Economy Grew 5% in Third Quarter, Its Fastest Rate in More Than a Decade
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Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:
GDP grows by 5 percent as US economy picks up strong pace
GDP grows by 5 percent as US economy picks up strong pace
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Politico, Sky Dancing and Prairie Weather
Food and Drug Administration:
FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg's statement on FDA's blood donor deferral policy for men who have sex with men — For Immediate Release — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is a science-based regulatory agency that works to protect and promote the public health.
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Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
F.D.A. Lifting Ban on Gay Blood Donors
F.D.A. Lifting Ban on Gay Blood Donors
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John Marzulli / NY Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: 911 operators made ‘anti-police’ remarks, causing quarrel with FDNY dispatchers as 2 NYPD cops were dying, sources say — The war of words occurred when news broke that NYPD cops Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu were shot Saturday. One dispatcher allegedly said the cops ‘deserved it,’ said a law enforcement source.
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The Gateway Pundit
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US Census / Releases by Year:
Florida Passes New York to Become the Nation's Third Most Populous State, Census Bureau Reports — By adding an average of 803 new residents each day between July 1, 2013 and July 1, 2014, Florida passed New York to become the nation's third most populous state, according to U.S. Census Bureau state population estimates released today.
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Michelle Conlin / Reuters:
Off duty, black cops in New York feel threat from fellow police — (Reuters) - From the dingy donut shops of Manhattan to the cloistered police watering holes in Brooklyn, a number of black NYPD officers say they have experienced the same racial profiling that cost Eric Garner his life.
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Paul Caron / TaxProf Blog:
The IRS Scandal, Day 593 — Daily Caller: BOMBSHELL REPORT: IRS Targeted ‘Icky’ Conservative Groups: — Top IRS officials specifically targeted tea party groups and misled the public about its secret political targeting program led by ex-official Lois Lerner, according to a bombshell new congressional report.
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The Daily Caller, Power Line and Ed Driscoll
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Stephen Ohlemacher / Associated Press:
Probe fails to link IRS scandal to White House
Probe fails to link IRS scandal to White House
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Mediaite
Greg Munno / The FOIA Project:
FOIA Suits Jump In 2014 — More freedom of information lawsuits were brought against the federal government in fiscal year 2014 than in any year since at least 2001, according to a new analysis of court records by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC).
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
NYT, Vice, Mother Jones top FOIA suits
Lucy McCalmont / Politico:
Mitch McConnell: Senate 'didn't do squat for years' — Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says his biggest challenge will be righting the course of Congress, adding — in a swipe at outgoing Majority Leader Harry Reid — that his own chamber “basically didn't do squat for years.”
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Mitch McConnell's New Senate Goal: Turn Republican Dial to Yes
Mitch McConnell's New Senate Goal: Turn Republican Dial to Yes
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Emily Gosden / Telegraph:
BBC's Quentin Sommerville laughs uncontrollably as he attempts to report on burning drugs — Reporter repeatedly collapses into giggles in front of pile of burning narcotics — He has braved gunfire to report from some of the world's most treacherous regions.
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Alyssa Zauderer / New York's PIX11:
Southwest jet gets wing clipped in collision at LaGuardia Airport — The wing of a Southwest Airline was clipped. (Photo by Christiana Peppard) — LAGUARDIA AIRPORT, Queens (PIX11) - Two passenger jets collided at LaGuardia Airport Tuesday morning. — The wing of the Southwest Airlines …
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Irene / Judicial Watch:
Oops! U.S. Offers $5 Mil Reward for Al Qaeda Terrorist it Released From Gitmo — Years after liberating an Al Qaeda operative from the military prison at Guantanamo, the United States government has put him on a global terrorist list and offered a $5 million reward for information on his whereabouts.
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Kelly P. Kissel / Associated Press:
Arkansas to appeal federal gay marriage ruling — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' attorney general says he will appeal a federal judge's ruling that found voters were wrong to ban gay marriage during a referendum 10 years ago. — Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said Tuesday he would file …