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Ivy League prof. calls Ben Carson a ‘coon’ — U Penn Prof Anthea Butler tweeted “If only there was a ‘coon of the year’ award” in response to Ben Carson's claim that people have the right to display Confederate flags on private property. — In the past, Butler has tweeted that God is a …
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Carson slams Obama for Oregon visit with shooting victims' families — <p>If he were president, Ben Carson would not visit Roseburg, Oregon, in the aftermath of last week's deadly shooting, as President Barack Obama is scheduled to do on Friday. The Republican presidential candidate …
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Ben Carson: On gun control, Snowden — and Trump — NEW YORK — Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon who trails only Donald Trump at the top of the Republican presidential field, says the lesson of the nation's latest mass shooting isn't to enact more limits on guns but to consider whether …
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Insistent Ben Carson Tells Whoopi That Hitler Really Could Happen Here
Insistent Ben Carson Tells Whoopi That Hitler Really Could Happen Here
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Georgia Man Loses Job, Upsets Mother after Facebook Post — ATLANTA - A swirl of controversy over a Facebook post and its accompanying racially-charged comments have led to an Atlanta man's job termination. — Gerod Roth, who is white, was fired from the Polaris Marketing Group in Atlanta …
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
In first national ad, Clinton hits GOP on Benghazi — Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign is seeking to capitalize off of Republicans' comments linking her political performance with the House committee investigating the 2012 violence in Benghazi, Libya.
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Emily Atkin / ThinkProgress:
New Analysis Ranks Presidential Candidates By Their Supporters' Grammar
New Analysis Ranks Presidential Candidates By Their Supporters' Grammar
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Eli Lake / Bloomberg View:
Clinton Can Thank Obama for Her Benghazi Headache
Clinton Can Thank Obama for Her Benghazi Headache
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Jonathan Allen / Vox:
Hillary Clinton just made a Benghazi ad
Hillary Clinton just made a Benghazi ad
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Dems, Don't Freak Out About Rubio Just Yet — Sure, it's easy to understand why liberals would be worried about him. But let's take a look at his drawbacks, shall we? — So in the past week or so, it seems that people have decided that Marco Rubio is going to be the GOP nominee. What people, you ask?
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Why Marco Rubio's Chances Are Rising — A lot has changed since April, when Marco Rubio announced his presidential bid. Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin was the top candidate of mainstream conservative activists and donors. Jeb Bush seemed like a fund-raising juggernaut with natural appeal …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Trump Holding Steady Nationally
Trump Holding Steady Nationally
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Justice Department set to free 6,000 prisoners, largest one-time release — The Justice Department is set to release about 6,000 inmates early from prison — the largest one-time release of federal prisoners — in an effort to reduce overcrowding and provide relief to drug offenders …
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
U.S. to Release 6,000 Inmates Under New Sentencing Guidelines
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Exclusive: Biden himself leaked word of his son's dying wish — <p>Joe Biden has been making his 2016 deliberations all about his late son since August.</p><p>Aug. 1, to be exact — the day renowned Hillary Clinton-critic Maureen Dowd published a <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/ 02 …
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Rihanna in Cuba: The Cover Story — Rihanna is firmly in control of her life and career—but not of her image, which has veered between club-hopping temptress and poster child for victims of domestic abuse. As the 27-year-old readies her long-awaited new album, she talks candidly …
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Julie Miller / Vanity Fair:
Rihanna Praises Rachel Dolezal: “I Think She Was a Bit of a Hero” — In Vanity Fair's November cover story, Rihanna weighs in on the controversial N.A.A.C.P. chapter president who was “outed” as white. — When Rachel Dolezal first made headlines this summer, after the N.A.A.C.P. chapter president was …
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Fellow diners accuse Nampa family of ‘ruining their dinner,’ deliver nasty note — BOISE - A Nampa mom is upset after she says she received a nasty note from her fellow diners accusing her 10-month-old son of “ruining” their dinner with his yelling. — Katie Leach admits that her son's “new thing” is yelling.
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Graham opposed Sandy aid but wants help in South Carolina — Washington (CNN)Sen. Lindsey Graham is asking for federal aid for his home state of South Carolina as it battles raging floods, but he voted to oppose similar help for New Jersey in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in 2013.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
The 'Morning Joe'-Clinton campaign stalemate — <p>There's a mandate on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": No candidate surrogates or spokespeople can appear on the show until the candidate agrees to be interviewed. And it all started with the Hillary Clinton campaign.</p><p>" The rule …
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Stock photo company offering campaigns gaffe-free images
Stock photo company offering campaigns gaffe-free images
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Fiorina: 'I'm distinctly horrifying to liberals'
Fiorina: 'I'm distinctly horrifying to liberals'
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Hillary Clinton Approaches Debate, and Bernie Sanders, With Caution — Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign is grappling with a pressing and difficult question: How can she contrast herself to Bernie Sanders in next week's Democratic presidential debate and beyond, without employing the sort of attacks that could boomerang to harm her?
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Dissent on Israel Not Permitted at Bernie Sanders Event
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Hollywood Mother Collapses, Dies While Feeding Baby Who Then Chokes to Death: Police — The bodies of a woman and her 1-year-old son, who were likely dead for days, were found inside a Hollywood apartment Monday along with a second boy who was suffering from severe dehydration after a worried neighbor called 911.
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What no politician wants to admit about gun control — President Obama is clearly fed up. His speeches after mass shootings — speeches that have become a bit of a morbid ritual, given how regularly the shootings occur — have grown angrier, more emotional, and more disgusted …
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Vindicator:
Man “too high” on marijuana calls Austintown police for help — AUSTINTOWN — Township police were called to a home Friday night by a man who complained he was “too high” after smoking marijuana. — According to a police report, authorities were called to the 100 block of Westminister Avenue …
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Exclusive: NBC's Andy Lack to Meet with Keith Olbermann on Possible MSNBC Return — The apex of MSNBC's 19-year existence was arguably its run during the 2008 presidential campaign. Barack Obama was an electric, historic and therefore ratings-generating candidate.
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BobbyJindal.com:
We fill Our Culture With Garbage, And We Reap The Result — I'm going to start today by venting, and I will warn you in advance that this is going to be a sermon, but someone needs to speak the truth for a change: — Another week, another mass shooting, another press conference …
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Picture of Jefferson County Deputy comforting baby goes viral — JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, a three car accident, including an 18-wheeler and an ambulance, occurred just before 8 a.m. Tuesday. The accident occurred on I20 near Leeds.