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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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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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Dylan Matthews / Vox:
What Bernie Sanders misses about Dwight Eisenhower's tax rates — At the Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines Saturday night, Bernie Sanders reiterated his support for raising the top income tax rate far above its 39.6 percent level. He wouldn't give an exact number …
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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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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Clinton fends off attacks in second debate — Hillary Clinton, after coasting through the first Democratic debate, spent two hours during the second showdown on Saturday night fending off a barrage of attacks, as her rivals criticized her foreign policy record, her ties to Wall Street, and her shifting positions on gun control.
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Paola Chavez / ABC News:
Second Democratic Debate: The Best Lines — In light of the attacks in Paris on Friday night, the Democratic debate hosted by CBS News in Des Moines, Iowa, focused on national security and foreign policy. — Candidates Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley began the debate …
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Washington Post:
Saturday night, three candidates took part in the second Democratic …
Saturday night, three candidates took part in the second Democratic …
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Winners and losers from the second Democratic presidential debate
Winners and losers from the second Democratic presidential debate
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Michael Crowley / Politico:
Attacks call Obama's strategy into question
Attacks call Obama's strategy into question
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New York Times:
Rivals at Democratic Debate Attack Hillary Clinton
Rivals at Democratic Debate Attack Hillary Clinton
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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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Annie Karni / Politico:
ISIL crisis ensnares Clinton and Obama
ISIL crisis ensnares Clinton and Obama
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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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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Trump: Paris attacks would have been ‘different’ if civilians were armed
Trump: Paris attacks would have been ‘different’ if civilians were armed
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
GOP candidates link Paris attacks to immigration
GOP candidates link Paris attacks to immigration
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Wall Street Journal:
Paris Attacks: Suicide Bomber Wearing an Explosive Vest Was Blocked From Entering Stade de France Soccer Venue
Paris Attacks: Suicide Bomber Wearing an Explosive Vest Was Blocked From Entering Stade de France Soccer Venue
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Peter Foster / Telegraph:
Paris attacks put dagger through heart of liberal Europe
Paris attacks put dagger through heart of liberal Europe
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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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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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ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Ben Rhodes and Marco Rubio — This is a rush transcript for “This Week” on November 15, 2015 and it will be updated. — GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS, ABC HOST: That was President Obama on Thursday and we're joined now by his deputy national security adviser for strategic communications, Ben Rhodes.
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Rand Paul: Rubio Blocked Amendment That Would Have Protected U.S. From Jihadists
Rand Paul: Rubio Blocked Amendment That Would Have Protected U.S. From Jihadists
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Nick Gass / Politico:
CBS ends Democratic debate with seven minutes to spare — CBS brought in the second Democratic debate seven minutes under time, giving Iowa Democrats the chance to catch the end of the No. 5-ranked Hawkeyes' game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. — The candidates began their closing statements …
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Sally Kohn / The Atlantic:
When Minorities Demand Equal Respect — A mere century ago in America, lynchings were all too common. In 1907 alone, the journalist Ray Stannard Baker documented the reasons why black men and women were lynched: … The term “political correctness” may be new but its foundations are not.
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
A Crisis Our Universities Deserve — BETWEEN the 19th century and the 1950s, the American university was gradually transformed from an institution intended to transmit knowledge into an institution designed to serve technocracy. The religious premises fell away, the classical curriculums …
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
The Exploitation of Paris — Can't we wait until we've resolved the body count? Until the identities of all of the victims have been determined and their families informed? Until the sirens stop wailing? Until the blood is dry? — Or must we instantly bootstrap obliquely related agendas …
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