memeorandum: POLITICO Huddle: CONGRESS'S ENVIOUS WORKWEEK — AAN targets CFPB — Corker complaint filed — MORE RECONCILIATION DRAMA (Burgess Everett/Politico)

1:50 PM ET, November 10, 2015

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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.

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, Vox, Slantpoint, protein wisdom, The American Conservative, The Daily Caller, Washington Free Beacon, USA Today and Instapundit

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:

Can We Start Taking Political Correctness Seriously Now? — <span>“Help me get this reporter out of here. I need some muscle over here.”</span> … The student protest at the University of Missouri began as a response to a serious problem — outbursts of vile racism on campus …

Discussion: Front Page Magazine, Hot Air, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Federalist, Instapundit, Washington Post, Truth Revolt and Medium

Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:
A clash between administrators and students at Yale went viral. Why that is unfortunate for all concerned.

Discussion: The American Conservative, Vox, The Daily Free Press, Hot Air, Spectator, Hit & Run, Clayton Cramer, The Right Scoop, Daily Wire, The Daily Signal and Fox News Insider

Melissa Cronin / Gawker:
Woman Calling for “Muscle” To Block Reporter From Mizzou Demonstrations Is a Professor of Mass Media

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

New York Times:

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.

Bloomberg Business:

Jeb Bush's Comeback Plan Looks Weaker Than Advertised — Though the Republican presidential candidate's team says they're focused on March contests, there are few signs of enthusiasm in those states. — michaelcbender — As Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush's poll numbers dropped …

Discussion: Washington Monthly

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, Political Wire and The Week

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

Discussion: Associated Press, Hit & Run, Politico and Fox News

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

Discussion: Politico, Washington Post, RedState and Business Insider

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

Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Yale Classmate: We Did The Prank Test That Ben Carson's Talking About

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

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

Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:

Trump Floats Starbucks Boycott, Pledges Return Of ‘Merry Christmas’ — Donald Trump on Monday night criticized Starbucks for creating a blank red cup for the holiday season, rather than including winter or Christmas-themed designs. — Starbucks' decision has angered Christians who believe …

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

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: TheBlaze.com, Associated Press, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, BuzzFeed, Shakesville, Washington Post, Truth Revolt, Eschaton, Mediaite, New York Post, Christian News …, The Moderate Voice, Raw Story and WTVR-TV

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: Talking Points Memo, CNN, Politico, Human Rights Campaign Blog, Fusion, The Week and theGrio

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

Discussion: BuzzFeed, Mashable, Washington Post and Fusion

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

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

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

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

Discussion: Guardian

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, The Verge, Sputnik International, Engadget, Gizmodo, Eschaton and Mashable

Burgess Everett / Politico:

POLITICO Huddle: CONGRESS'S ENVIOUS WORKWEEK — AAN targets CFPB — Corker complaint filed — MORE RECONCILIATION DRAMA — THE SENATE AND THE ‘FRENCH WORK WEEK’: Jeb Bush was taking it easy on the Senate when he compared the chamber's schedule to a French work week.

Discussion: Mother Jones and Trail Blazers Blog

Hannah Hess / Roll Call: Critics Decry Capitol Police ‘Old Boys’ Network'

Michael Isikoff / Yahoo:

Chelsea Manning ‘feels like a freak’ with 2-inch prison haircut, sues Army — It would be hard to imagine the saga of Chelsea Manning getting any stranger — or more poignant. But it did one night in September when the former U.S. Army intelligence analyst, who is serving a 35-year prison term …

Discussion: Daily Wire and Progressives Today

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: neo-neocon, The Week and Political Wire

Jon Schuppe / NBC News:

Jonathan Butler: How a Grad Student's Hunger Strike Toppled a University President — Hours after his hunger strike forced the resignation of the University of Missouri's president, graduate student Jonathan Butler appeared on campus in a knit hat and an “I Love My Blackness And Yours” t-shirt and insisted it wasn't about him.