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Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Ben Carson's Past Faces Deeper Questions — In harsh light of presidential politics, parts of his inspirational biography are questioned — The day after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in 1968, Ben Carson's black classmates unleashed their anger and grief on white students who were a minority at Detroit's Southwestern High.
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Detroit News:
Carson's Westmoreland story doesn't match records — Carlisle, Pa. — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson's published account of having dinner with a top commander in the Vietnam War after marching in a Memorial Day parade in 1969 as a high school ROTC cadet in Detroit does not match historical records.
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Ben Carson Seems to Have a Serious Personal Honesty Problem — We all know that Ben Carson has some wacky ideas. We also know that he has some pretty strange views of history. And that a lot of his policy proposals make no sense at all. But he's long had a pretty good reputation for being truthful.
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Ben Carson Turns Heat on Reporters in Feisty News Conference — Ben Carson was feisty. He was mocking. He was unyielding. And he was unexpectedly theatrical. — Mr. Carson, the doctor whose soft-spoken and sedate style have made his rise to the top of the Republican presidential field …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The West Point Flap: How Much Will It Hurt Carson? [With comment by Paul]
The West Point Flap: How Much Will It Hurt Carson? [With comment by Paul]
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John Nolte / Breitbart:
Video Proof: CNN's Attack On Ben Carson's Biography Is Racially-Motivated
Video Proof: CNN's Attack On Ben Carson's Biography Is Racially-Motivated
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Kevin Cirilli / Bloomberg Business:
Carson Defends Claim That He Was Offered a Scholarship to West Point
Carson Defends Claim That He Was Offered a Scholarship to West Point
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Haley Hudler / FIRE:
Yale Students Demand Resignations from Faculty Members Over Halloween Email — Tensions at Yale University hit a boiling point yesterday after an email about Halloween costumes created a week-long controversy on campus. — Students called for the resignation of Associate Master …
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Jencey Paz / yaleherald.com:
Hurt at home … As a Silimander, I feel that my home is being threatened.
Hurt at home … As a Silimander, I feel that my home is being threatened.
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New York Times:
Hundreds of Nude Photos Jolt Colorado School — CAÑON CITY, Colo. — At least 100 students at a high school in Cañon City traded naked pictures of themselves, the authorities said Friday, part of a large sexting ring. — The revelation has left parents outraged …
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Reid, Pelosi pushing for repeal of ObamaCare's ‘Cadillac tax’ — Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) are working behind the scenes to repeal one of the most controversial taxes in ObamaCare, multiple sources tell The Hill.
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Bill McMorris / Washington Free Beacon:
Union: Obama Threw Workers Under the Bus — One of the nation's largest unions accused President Obama of betraying workers and the labor movement by blocking the Keystone Pipeline and is backing up its rhetoric with campaign donations to Republicans. — The Laborers' International Union …
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Rebecca Leber / New Republic:
Obama Rejects the Keystone XL Pipeline—And Secures His Environmental Legacy
Obama Rejects the Keystone XL Pipeline—And Secures His Environmental Legacy
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Fox News:
Campus stabber's manifesto included ‘praise for Allah,’ plan for beheading — A handwritten manifesto carried by a California college student whose stabbing spree Wednesday left four wounded bore names of his targets, a vow “to cut someone's head off” and as many as five reminders to …
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Diana Moskovitz / Deadspin:
This Is Why NFL Star Greg Hardy Was Arrested For Assaulting His Ex-Girlfriend — Barefoot and frightened, Nicole Holder walked as fast as she could through the darkness, and the moment she saw the cops she ran. She headed west on Fifth Street toward North Church, away from the Charlotte. …
New York Daily News:
Donald Trump had an uncredited ghostwriter for his new book, ‘Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again’ — Donald Trump's new book, “Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again,” was written by a ghostwriter, two sources confirm to Confidenti@l.
Arturo Garcia / Raw Story:
Maher: ‘Capt. Carnival Barker and Crazy McSleepy Pants’ are winning because US voters are dumb — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Real Time host Bill Maher closed his show out on Friday by ridiculing a Republican electorate demanding that their next presidential candidate have as little political experience as possible.
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