memeorandum: Apple's Tim Cook declares the end of the PC and hints at new medical product (Allister Heath/Telegraph)

12:45 PM ET, November 10, 2015

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Jeb Bush Allies Threaten Wave of Harsh Attacks on Marco Rubio, an Ex-Mentee — The cash-rich group aiding Jeb Bush's White House run has filmed a provocative video casting his rival Marco Rubio as ultimately unelectable because of his hard-line stand against abortion.

Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Republicans Wrangle in Wisconsin

Discussion: Hit & Run, Politico, Fox News and abc7chicago.com

Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
A Pre-emptive Strike From Marco Rubio, Using Jeb Bush's Words

Discussion: Washington Post, The Week and Florida Politics

The Hill:
Clinton, allies set sights on newly surging Rubio

Discussion: ABC News, The Week and Political Wire

Bloomberg Business: Jeb Bush's Comeback Plan Looks Weaker Than Advertised

NBC News:
Bush Vs. Rubio Sets The Stage For Tonight's Debate

Discussion: Washington Post, Politico and Florida Politics

John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:
Bush, Carson Under Pressure Ahead of Critical Fourth Debate

Discussion: Politico

New York Times:

As Missouri Activists Block Journalists, a Divide Over ‘Respect’ and Rights — COLUMBIA, Mo. — A video that showed University of Missouri protesters restricting a student photographer's access to a public area of campus on Monday ignited discussions about press freedom.

Discussion: Erick on the Radio, Simple Justice, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Balloon Juice, BillMoyers.com, NPR, Washington Post, Truth Revolt, Mother Jones, The Daily Caller, City Journal and American Power, more at Mediagazer »

James Fallows / The Atlantic:

A Young Journalist Setting an Example for the Rest of Us — It's too easy, and also rash and risky, to criticize people on the basis of perhaps-out-of-context social media snippets. — So let me compliment someone! You may already have seen the video below, shot this afternoon at the University of Missouri.

Discussion: NBC News

Sean Davis / The Federalist:

Meet The Mizzou Media Professor Who's Trying To Ban Media Coverage — After desperately trying to gin up media coverage of student protests at the University of Missouri, one of the school's media professors is now furiously trying to “muscle” the press off campus to prevent …

Discussion: Progressives Today, Independent Journal, The Gateway Pundit, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Washington Monthly, protein wisdom, Vox, Slantpoint, The American Conservative, The Daily Caller, Washington Free Beacon, USA Today and Instapundit

Melissa Cronin / Gawker:

Woman Calling for “Muscle” To Block Reporter From Mizzou Demonstrations Is a Professor of Mass Media — A professor of Mass Media at the University of Missouri was seen on a video demanding “muscle” to stop reporters from covering the demonstrations on the campus' quad.

Discussion: The Big Lead, The Daily Beast, fox13now.com, The Daily Caller, Los Angeles Times, Mediaite, Deadspin and ABC News, more at Mediagazer »

Jon Schuppe / NBC News:
Jonathan Butler: How a Grad Student's Hunger Strike Toppled a University President

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Associated Press, Washington Post, SBNation.com, Refinery29, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Slantpoint

Adrienne Green / The Atlantic:
The Financial Calculations: Why Tim Wolfe Had to Resign

Discussion: Washington Post, The Daily Caller, The Mahablog, The American Conservative, Business Insider, New York Times and Feministing

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:

A Self-Awareness Mr Magoo — In case you missed the late news yesterday evening, the Carson-Yale mystery has taken a paradoxical turn in which all can apparently rejoice: new evidence both suggests the possibility that Ben Carson may be telling some version of the truth as he remembers it …

David A. Graham / The Atlantic:

How Ben Carson and Marco Rubio Outfoxed the Media — Two Republican candidates. Two sets of potentially damaging stories. So far, not a great deal of damage. What happened? — In one case, much-anticipated credit-card records from Marco Rubio produced ... not a great deal.

Discussion: Vox, Washington Post, Care2 Causes, Politico, Power Line, Wall Street Journal and Weekly Standard

Scott Clement / Washington Post:

Ben Carson is still the most popular presidential candidate. And it's not close. — Ben Carson maintains his exceptional popularity among Republicans amid criticisms of his campaign and past statements, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. — And, in fact, he's quite popular among independents too.

Discussion: The Week and Political Wire

Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:

Yale Classmate: We Did The Prank Test That Ben Carson's Talking About — A former staff member of the Yale Record says that he recalls many of the details of a prank that Dr. Ben Carson wrote about in an autobiography. — The incident has been the subject of media coverage in recent days …

Discussion: Mother Jones, Erick on the Radio, New York Times, alicublog, Guardian, Fox News Insider, BizPac Review, Mediaite, Independent Journal, Politico, Talking Points Memo, Hot Air and Bloomberg View

Joe Concha / Mediaite:
Burden of Truth Back on Media as BuzzFeed Finds Confirmation from Carson's Mom on Stabbing Incident

Discussion: The Daily Banter, American Spectator and The Right Scoop

Seung Min Kim / Politico:

Appeals court keeps block on Obama immigration actions — A federal appeals court has rejected President Barack Obama's effort to move forward with a series of executive actions he announced last year seeking to give quasi-legal status and work permits to millions of undocumented immigrants.

Discussion: Washington Post, Washington Free Beacon, Associated Press, ImmigrationProf Blog, Josh Blackman's Blog, ThinkProgress, The Gateway Pundit, Independent Journal, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The Workplace Report

Sean Kelly / Opposing Views:
Court Blocks Obama's Plan To Protect Undocumented Immigrants

Discussion: Guardian

David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Appeals court rules against Obama's immigration plan

Discussion: Bloomberg Business, Hit & Run, Clutch Magazine, The Week, Outside the Beltway, New York Times, Althouse and Politico

Kevin McGill / Associated Press:
Appeals court rules against Obama immigration plan

Discussion: MichelleMalkin.com, CNN, Fox News, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Erick on the Radio, ThinkProgress and The Right Scoop

Rachael Bade / Politico:

FBI steps up interviews in Clinton email probe — Even as Hillary Clinton tries to put questions about her private email server behind her, the FBI has stepped up inquiries into the security of the former secretary of state's home-made email system and how aides communicated over email, POLITICO has learned.

Discussion: Political Wire, Business Insider, Scared Monkeys, The Daily Caller, Washington Free Beacon, Hot Air and Independent Journal

Jordain Carney / The Hill: Reid rips Grassley over Clinton-Abedin probe

Theodore Schleifer / CNN:

Donald Trump: ‘Maybe we should boycott Starbucks’ — “If I become president, we're all going to be saying Merry Christmas again, I can tell you,” Trump told a crowd in Springfield, Illinois — Washington (CNN)Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump weighed in on the day's controversy on Monday …

Discussion: Associated Press, BuzzFeed, Shakesville, Washington Post, TheBlaze.com, Truth Revolt, Eschaton, Mediaite, Christian News …, The Moderate Voice and WTVR-TV

Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Floats Starbucks Boycott, Pledges Return Of ‘Merry Christmas’

Discussion: CNBC, Right Wing Watch, Washington Post, Blogcritics, WGN-TV, WTVR-TV and Jezebel

Out Magazine:

Out100 2015 Cover Revealed: President Barack Obama … The 44th President of the United States is our Ally of the Year—a president who came to office on a wave of euphoria, appeared to lose momentum halfway through, and has since rallied, helping us secure marriage equality …

Discussion: Politico, Human Rights Campaign Blog, Fusion and The Week

Aaron Hicklin / Out Magazine:
Editor's Letter: Why We Shot the President of the United States of America

Discussion: Mashable, Washington Post, BuzzFeed and Fusion

Allister Heath / Telegraph:

Apple's Tim Cook declares the end of the PC and hints at new medical product — Exclusive interview: The Apple boss has two missions - taking on the office PC with his new devices and keeping his customers safe from cyber criminals — It is striking how little has changed in the average office over the past decade.

Discussion: Guardian, Engadget, The Verge, Sputnik International, Gizmodo, Eschaton and Mashable

Peter Weber / The Week:

Watch Sen. Claire McCaskill take a strong, politically questionable stand against mansplaining — It's unusual to hear a politician ridicule about half her constituents on national television, but certain topics simply supersede politics. For Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), that issue is apparently mansplaining.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Caller