memeorandum: French launch “massive” anti-ISIS airstrikes in Syria (CBS News)

8:35 PM ET, November 15, 2015

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French Warplanes Strike Islamic State Militants in Syria — PARIS — French warplanes struck Islamic State militants in Syria on Sunday, a French government official said, two days after attackers linked to the terrorist group carried out a coordinated assault on Paris that killed 129 people.

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CBS News:

French launch “massive” anti-ISIS airstrikes in Syria — PARIS — Two days after the deadly terror attacks in Paris that left at least 129 people dead and 352 injured, a French defense official says they have conducted “massive” airstrikes that have destroyed two jihadi sites in the Islamic State …

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BBC:

Paris attacks: Police seek ‘dangerous’ Salah Abdeslam — Police have issued a photograph of a French national wanted in connection with Friday's deadly attacks in Paris. — The man, named as Salah Abdeslam, 26, is described as dangerous. — Seven attackers, two of whom had lived in Belgium …

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New York Times:

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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Roger Cohen / New York Times:

To Save Paris, Defeat ISIS — MILAN — The Paris slaughter claimed by the Islamic State constitutes, as President François Hollande of France declared, an “act of war.” As such, it demands of all NATO states a collective response under Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty.

Anne Barnard / New York Times:
Beirut, Also the Site of Deadly Attacks, Feels Forgotten

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Washington Post:
French officials: Manhunt in Europe for at least 1 suspect ‘directly involved’ in Paris attacks

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Peter Foster / Telegraph:
Paris attacks put dagger through heart of liberal Europe

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

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Theodoric Meyer / Politico:
White House stays course on ISIL amid GOP calls for more

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Justin McCurry / Guardian:
Paris attacks: police ‘still hunting’ man involved in Isis assault - live updates

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

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

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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:

It's time for Obama to make a choice: Lead us or resign — In any time and place, war is fiendishly simple. It is the ultimate zero-sum contest — you win or you lose. — That eternal truth is so obvious that it should not need to be said. Yet even after the horrific slaughter in Paris …

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Theodoric Meyer / Politico:
Bush urges U.S. declaration of war against ISIL

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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Jeb Bush: Only Christians should be allowed refugee status in response to Paris attack

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

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Devin Henry / The Hill:
Santorum: Obama, Hillary created ISIS

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

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

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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:

Bill Clinton Defends Hillary's Wall Street Ties — The former president said that attacks from Hillary Clinton's Democratic rivals were “a stretch.” — jeneps — Former President Bill Clinton insisted Sunday that his wife doesn't deserve to be attacked by her fellow Democratic candidates …

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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

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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Winners and losers from the second Democratic presidential debate

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CBS News:
Democratic debate transcript: Clinton, Sanders, O'Malley in Iowa

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TMZ.com:

‘JACKASS’ STAR DEAD — Vincent Margera — the uncle of Bam Margera who appeared in “Jackass” — has died ... TMZ has learned. — Vincent became famous for pranks he pulled off with Bam on the TV show and later the “Jackass” movies as well as “Viva La Bam”.

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Rich Kane / Salt Lake Tribune:

Hundreds rally against new Mormon policy; many file forms to quit the faith (with video) — Protest » Turnout larger than expected, overwhelms organizers. — More than 1,000 inactive and active Mormons — along with their backers — rallied in City Creek Park on Saturday to protest …

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Dave Boyer / Washington Times:

Obama arrives late for ‘moment of silence’ for Paris attacks — President Obama walked in late Sunday on a moment of silence being held by world leaders in Turkey to honor the victims of Friday's terrorist attacks in Paris. — Reporters traveling with the president said Mr. Obama …

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Paul Egan / Detroit Free Press:

Snyder suspends efforts to settle Syrian refugees — LANSING — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says he is suspending efforts to bring Syrian refugees to Michigan in light of the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday. — “Given the terrible situation in Paris, I've directed that we put …

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Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:

A Federal Agency Inadvertently Just Gave Super PACs More Power — WASHINGTON — The blurred lines of coordination between campaigns and super PACs have dominated the election cycle. — How involved, for instance, can future candidates be in raising and spending money for their super PACs?

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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