memeorandum: 2 Suspects Identified as Paris Attack Investigation Widens (New York Times)

4:15 PM ET, November 15, 2015

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2 Suspects Identified as Paris Attack Investigation Widens — PARIS — The investigation into the Paris terrorist attacks unfurled across Europe on Sunday, from France to Belgium to Serbia, as the authorities worked to track down the identities and allies of the assailants who laid siege …

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Washington Post:

French officials: Manhunt in Europe for at least 1 suspect ‘directly involved’ in Paris attacks — PARIS — Authorities were scouring Europe on Sunday for at least one other suspect, and possibly two, who were “directly involved” in Friday night's attacks in Paris, as investigators tried …

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Daily Mail:

'HELP, HELP, I'M PREGNANT': WOMAN FILMED DANGLING FROM WINDOW IN DESPERATE BID TO ESCAPE GUNMEN … Was Paris attack planned by a Belgian terror cell in the ‘Jihad capital of Europe’? Police investigating links between killer gang that included THREE BROTHERS, a homegrown terrorist …

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Justin McCurry / Guardian:

Paris attacks: police ‘still hunting’ man involved in Isis assault - live updates — Here is what we know so far about the suspects in the Paris attack. — Seven attackers were killed in the atrocity. An eighth man is still feared to be at large. — Only one of the attackers …

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BBC:
Paris attacks: Weapons found in ‘getaway car’

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CNN:
French official: One suicide bomber entered EU by hiding in tide of refugees

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Daily Mail:
Jihadis sneaked into Europe as fake Syrian refugees: Killer's passport was used by 'migrant …

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Katie Zezima / Washington Post:

Hillary Clinton invoked 9/11 to answer a question about Wall Street, and Twitter was not happy … Most Read

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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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CBS News:

Democratic debate transcript: Clinton, Sanders, O'Malley in Iowa — The Democratic presidential candidates faced off on foreign policy and domestic issues at Drake University in Iowa on November 14, 2015. CBS News hosted the debate. — JOHN DICKERSON: — Good evening, I'm John Dickerson of CBS News in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:

Winners and losers from the second Democratic presidential debate — The three Democrats running for the 2016 presidential nomination gathered in Iowa on Saturday night for the second debate of the campaign. Coming just 24 hours after the attacks in Paris, the first 30 minutes …

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Dylan Matthews / Vox:
What Bernie Sanders misses about Dwight Eisenhower's tax rates

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Paola Chavez / ABC News:
Second Democratic Debate: The Best Lines

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Annie Karni / Politico:
Sanders fights CBS move to change debate format after Paris

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Washington Post:
Saturday night, three candidates took part in the second Democratic …

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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Sanders: We Don't Need No Stinking Foreign Policy!

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New York Times:
Rivals at Democratic Debate Attack Hillary Clinton

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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Sanders: Climate Change ‘Directly Related’ To Growth Of Terrorism (VIDEO)

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Theodoric Meyer / Politico:

White House stays course on ISIL amid GOP calls for more — The White House vowed no major shift in U.S. strategy in the fight against the Islamic State on Sunday in the wake of the terrorist attacks on Paris, despite clamors for change from key Republicans.

Theodoric Meyer / Politico:

Bush urges U.S. declaration of war against ISIL — Republican presidential contender Jeb Bush said on Sunday, in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on Paris, the U.S. should “declare war” on the Islamic State, which is blamed by the French for the deadly attacks.

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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
GOP candidates link Paris attacks to immigration

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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Trump: Paris attacks would have been ‘different’ if civilians were armed

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ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Ben Rhodes and Marco Rubio

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Bethania Palma Markus / Raw Story:

Ted Cruz exploits Paris attack to talk about Christian persecution while honoring anti-gay bigots — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz held a “Rally for Religious Liberty” on Saturday at Bob Jones University in South Carolina …

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Katie Zezima / Washington Post:
Cruz: Obama ‘does not wish to defend this country’

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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Republican Candidates Urge Aggressive Response After Paris Attacks

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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Obama Criticized for Claim That ISIS Is ‘Contained’

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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:

CBS Democratic debate: 8.5 million viewers — The second Democratic primary debate of the year averaged 8.5 million viewers on Saturday night, far fewer than the audience of the first debate, according to preliminary Nielsen ratings. — The debate was the most-watched show of the night …

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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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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.