memeorandum: Wyden town hall disrupted by 'hands up, don't shoot' protests (Oregonian)

5:00 PM ET, January 4, 2015

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Steve Wulf / ESPN:

Stuart Scott dies at age of 49 — Stuart Scott, a longtime anchor at ESPN, died Sunday morning at the age of 49. — Among the features of the new ESPN studio in Bristol is a wall of catchphrases made famous by on-air talent over the years. An amazing nine of them belong to one man …

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Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
ESPN's Stuart Scott Dies at 49

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Kyle Balluck / The Hill:

Texas Republican announces challenge to Boehner for Speaker in new Congress — Rep. Louis Gohmert (R-Texas) said Sunday that he will challenge John Boehner (R-Ohio) as Speaker in the new Congress. — “I'm putting my name out there today to be another candidate for Speaker,” Gohmert said on “Fox and Friends.”

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Gohmert:

Gohmert Announces Run for Speaker of the House — Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement today regarding his decision to buck the status quo and challenge John Boehner in the race for House Speaker: — “After the November elections gave Republicans control of the Senate, voters made clear they wanted change.

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Ted Yoho / Facebook:
I will not support John Boehner for Speaker of the House.

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Oregonian:

Navy vet, 100, persuades protesters to let him speak: ‘Give me a chance’ — U.S. Navy veteran Dario Raschio was all smiles Saturday as he awaited a special honor from U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, who joined him at Portland Community College's Southeast Campus to present the 100-year-old with a handful of medals.

Discussion: The Daily Caller

Oregonian:

Wyden town hall disrupted by 'hands up, don't shoot' protests — A town hall meeting with U.S. Sen Ron Wyden was called off Saturday afternoon when “hands up, don't shoot” protests broke out. — The event, at Portland Community College's Southeast Campus, was canceled after 45 minutes.

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Roger L Simon / Roger L. Simon:

Egypt's al-Sisi Makes Extraordinary Speech on Islam — Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi made an extraordinary speech on New Year's Day to Cairo's Al-Azhar and the Awqaf Ministry calling for a long overdue virtual ecclesiastical revolution in Islam. This is something no Western leader …

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New York Post:

How Sharpton gets paid to not cry ‘racism’ at corporations — Want to influence a casino bid? Polish your corporate image? Not be labeled a racist? — Then you need to pay Al Sharpton. — For more than a decade, corporations have shelled out thousands of dollars in donations …

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Alina Simone / New York Times:

How My Mom Got Hacked — MY mother received the ransom note on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. It popped up on her computer screen soon after she'd discovered that all of her files had been locked. “Your files are encrypted,” it announced. “To get the key to decrypt files you have to pay 500 USD.”

Naomi Oreskes / New York Times:

Playing Dumb on Climate Change — CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — SCIENTISTS have often been accused of exaggerating the threat of climate change, but it's becoming increasingly clear that they ought to be more emphatic about the risk. The year just concluded is about to be declared the hottest one on record …

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Michelle Higgins / New York Times:

Year of the Condo in New York City — At least twice as many new condominium units are scheduled to hit the Manhattan market this year as in 2014, the most since 2007. That means more choice for buyers and some welcome competition among developers. — The influx comes after a five-year shortage …

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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:

GOPer Mia Love: Time ‘To Move On’ From Scalise's Hate Group Speech — Incoming Rep. Mia Love (R-UT) on Sunday said that House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) should remain in Republican leadership despite recent reports that he spoke at an event for a white nationalist group in 2002.

Discussion: Hinterland Gazette

Robert Mendick / Telegraph:

Anti-terror plan to spy on toddlers ‘is heavy-handed’ — Nursery staff and childminders are given ‘duty’ to report toddlers they suspect of being at risk of becoming terrorists under new Home Office measures — Nursery school staff and registered childminders must report toddlers at risk …

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Mike Huckabee / Facebook:

This evening I wanted to share with you some news that is very personal to me. Because you have been such a good friend and a strong supporter of all my efforts, I wanted you to know first that tonight I will do more than just say goodnight on my Fox show. I will say goodbye.

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