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Hunter Walker / Yahoo Politics:
Sanders aide pushes back against CBS switch to foreign policy focus for debate — A staffer for one of the other campaigns who was also on the call described the exchange to Yahoo News as “heated” and even “bizarre,” and a second source on the call confirmed the nature of the exchange.
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Sanders fights CBS move to change debate format after Paris — DES MOINES - With the rest of the world riveted on Paris, Bernie Sanders' top aides fought hard to preserve his 90-second opening remarks - even as sponsors of tonight's debate demanded time to discuss the terrorist slaughter of 120 civilians.
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Rick Klein / ABC News:
Analysis: Debate Reveals Democratic Uncertainties on Foreign Policy — The Democrats came to Iowa Saturday night to have a debate, in a somber moment in a shaken nation. — It turned into something less than an outright fight but ultimately quite a bit more - a potentially pivotal moment …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Sanders: We Don't Need No Stinking Foreign Policy! — Via Drudge, there was a “bizarre,” “heated” telephone exchange this morning between representatives of CBS, which is hosting tonight's Democratic presidential debate, and one of Bernie Sanders' top aides.
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Democratic Debate Brings Clashes on Economy and Terrorism — The fight against global terrorism took center stage Saturday night when Democrats gathered in Iowa to debate after the gruesome attacks in Paris that laid bare the kinds of threats the next American president will face.
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Washington Post:
Tonight, three candidates are participating in the second Democratic debate at Drake University in Des Moines: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley. — We'll be posting the transcript live below, with notes and analysis from the crew here at The Fix as well as the Fact Checker's Michelle Lee.
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Michael Crowley / Politico:
Attacks call Obama's strategy into question — Coming just a day after President Barack Obama's comment that the Islamic State had been “contained,” the terrorist attacks in Paris have cast doubt on the administration's strategy and efforts to show gains against the jihadist group, which claimed credit for the carnage.
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Dylan Matthews / Vox:
What Bernie Sanders misses about Dwight Eisenhower's tax rates
What Bernie Sanders misses about Dwight Eisenhower's tax rates
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Politico and Yahoo Politics
Eli Lake / Bloomberg View:
10 Questions for Clinton After the Paris Massacre
10 Questions for Clinton After the Paris Massacre
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RedState, Liberal Values and PoliticusUSA
Annie Karni / Politico:
ISIL crisis ensnares Clinton and Obama
ISIL crisis ensnares Clinton and Obama
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Clinton fends off attacks in second debate
Clinton fends off attacks in second debate
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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Obama Criticized for Claim That ISIS Is ‘Contained’
Obama Criticized for Claim That ISIS Is ‘Contained’
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Emily Steel / New York Times:
CBS Shifts Emphasis of Democratic Debate to Reflect Paris Attacks
CBS Shifts Emphasis of Democratic Debate to Reflect Paris Attacks
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New York Times:
Paris Terror Attacks May Prompt More Aggressive U.S. Strategy on ISIS
Paris Terror Attacks May Prompt More Aggressive U.S. Strategy on ISIS
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Mike Huckabee / Mike Huckabee for President:
Response to Paris Terror Attacks
Response to Paris Terror Attacks
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Wall Street Journal:
Paris Attacks: Suicide Bomber Wearing an Explosive Vest Was Blocked From Entering Stade de France Soccer Venue — At least one suicide bomber had a ticket to the France-Germany soccer game, but his explosive vest was found during a security check at the gate
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Ben Norton / Salon:
Our terrorism double standard: After Paris, let's stop blaming Muslims and take a hard look at ourselves — But until we look honestly at the violence we export, nothing will ever change — Any time there is an attack on civilians in the post-9/11 West, demagogues immediately blame it on Muslims.
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Daily Mail:
Jihadis sneaked into Europe as fake Syrian refugees: Killer's passport was used by ‘migrant’ who arrived in Greece just weeks ago as authorities reveal terrorists - including a 15-year-old - prowled streets in three coordinated teams — French police revealed a Syrian passport was found …
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New York Times:
PARIS ATTACK WAS WORK OF 3 TEAMS, AN ‘ACT OF WAR’ BY ISIS, FRANCE SAYS
PARIS ATTACK WAS WORK OF 3 TEAMS, AN ‘ACT OF WAR’ BY ISIS, FRANCE SAYS
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Fox News:
Belgium makes three arrests linked to Paris attacks
Belgium makes three arrests linked to Paris attacks
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Jihad Watch, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Allen B. West
Jon Henley / Observer:
Paris terror attacks ‘carried out by three coordinated teams of gunmen’
Paris terror attacks ‘carried out by three coordinated teams of gunmen’
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Rukmini Callimachi / New York Times:
ISIS Claims Responsibility, Calling Paris Attacks ‘First of the Storm’
ISIS Claims Responsibility, Calling Paris Attacks ‘First of the Storm’
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USA Today:
Francois Hollande: Paris attacks were ISIL ‘act of war’
Francois Hollande: Paris attacks were ISIL ‘act of war’
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Saeed Kamali Dehghan / Guardian:
Paris attacks: Hollande holds Islamic State responsible for ‘act of war’ - live
Paris attacks: Hollande holds Islamic State responsible for ‘act of war’ - live
Max Fisher / Vox:
The perfect response to people who blame Islam for ISIS — When people talk about ISIS and Islam, as they are today and will surely be for some time in the wake of the Paris terror attacks, they tend to take one of two positions: either that ISIS has nothing to do with “real” Islam …
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Sanders: Climate Change ‘Directly Related’ To Growth Of Terrorism (VIDEO) — Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said Saturday climate change poses the greatest threat to national security - both on American spoil and around the world.
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Tom Slater / Spiked:
After Paris — Less than 24 hours after the barbarism in Paris, the bodies of more than 120 concertgoers, Friday-night revellers and children barely cold, and the apologism has already begun. They couldn't even wait a whole day, these cultural appeasers, whose kneejerk response to every act …
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Caitlin Yilek / The Hill:
Dems fire back at GOP in debate Wi-Fi war — The Democratic National Committee (DNC) found an unusual way to take a jab at the Republican National Committee (RNC) before Saturday's Democratic debate: It's Wi-Fi network. — The DNC named it's Wi-Fi network “13MillionNewJobs,” …