Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
11:50 AM ET, November 7, 2015

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
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.
RELATED:
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.
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 …
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The West Point Flap: How Much Will It Hurt Carson? [With comment by Paul]
Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:
No, Ben Carson Didn't Lie About West Point. It's Another Media Hit Job.
John Nolte / Breitbart:
Video Proof: CNN's Attack On Ben Carson's Biography Is Racially-Motivated
Kevin Cirilli / Bloomberg Business:
Carson Defends Claim That He Was Offered a Scholarship to West Point
Discussion: RedState, Politico and Daily Mail
Rachel Stoltzfoos / The Daily Caller:
Team Carson: ‘Politico Story Is An Outright Lie’
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 …
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.
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. …
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 …
RELATED:
Rebecca Leber / New Republic:
Obama Rejects the Keystone XL Pipeline—And Secures His Environmental Legacy
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Clinton refrains from attacks while bearing the brunt of her opponents'  —  ROCK HILL, S.C. — It wasn't a debate — technically.  But as the candidates sat in the bright red hot seat one after the other during a Friday night Democratic candidate forum in South Carolina …
Discussion: The Week
RELATED:
Annie Linskey / BostonGlobe.com:
Sanders draws differences with Clinton on oil pipeline, trade
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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Althouse, Hot Air, Deadspin and NBC News
Miranda Blue / Right Wing Watch:
Bachmann: Convert As Many Jews As Possible Because Christ Is ‘Coming Soon’  —  Family Research Council president Tony Perkins has been broadcasting his “Washington Watch” radio program from Israel this week, where he is helping to lead an FRC tour group.  Also on the tour is former …
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 11:50 AM ET, November 7, 2015.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court accepts challenge to health law's contraceptive mandate
John Fund / National Review:
Jeb Bush Apologizes to France — France Is Not Impressed, and Neither Are GOP Voters
Discussion: New York Times
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Leading Trump Supporter In Oklahoma Has Epically Offensive Facebook Page
Discussion: The Lost Ogle and Raw Story
Associated Press:
Dashcam video of man holding hands up helps convict officers
Discussion: Daily Kos and Mediaite
CBS News:
What prompted shooting by city marshals that left autistic boy dead?
 Earlier Items: 
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Jindal challenges Cruz to a debate
Discussion: Mediaite and Hot Air
Sonny Bunch / The Daily Beast:
How Bryan Cranston's ‘Trumbo’ Whitewashes Stalinism
Discussion: Instapundit
Jonathan V. Last / Weekly Standard:
Why Bathrooms Matter  —  Last week was one of those quiet Election Days …
Rebecca Riffkin / Gallup:
Americans With Government Health Plans Most Satisfied
Discussion: Daily Kos
Suzanne Perez Tobias / Wichita Eagle:
Conway Springs teacher says he will not resign; news conference canceled
Discussion: Guardian
Bloomberg Business:
A Wal-Mart Heir Is $27 Billion Poorer Than Everyone Thought
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Disney said Disney+ Q4 ARPU in the US and Canada, down 1% QoQ to $7.70, was affected partly by new wholesale arrangements with some distributors

The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney expects to spend $24B on content in 2025, up from $23.4B in 2024, due to sports programming expenses rising after NFL rate increases and NBA contracts

Liam Scott / Voice of America:
Reporters Without Borders sues X in France for “complicity in disseminating false information”, after X failed to block a fake video with RSF's logo

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page