memeorandum: McCain: Obama's failed leadership led to rise of ISIS (Bradford Richardson/The Hill)

2:15 AM ET, November 16, 2015

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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 …

Discussion: The Daily Beast and PoliticusUSA

Jonathan Martin / New York Times:

In Presidential Campaign, It's Now Terrorism, Not Taxes — WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders dispensed with the threat from the Islamic State in two sentences at the start of the Democratic debate before abruptly pivoting to the dangers of a “rigged economy.” Ben Carson struggled to answer …

Discussion: Political Wire and No More Mister Nice Blog

Bradford Richardson / The Hill:

McCain: Obama's failed leadership led to rise of ISIS — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) says President Obama's “failed policies” and lack of leadership have led to the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). — “It's because of the president of the United States' failed policies …

Discussion: Liberaland and Associated Press

New York Times:

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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Roger Cohen / New York Times: To Save Paris, Defeat ISIS

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

Discussion: A Separate State of Mind, Blogcritics, Fusion, Al Jazeera English, The Verge, The Week and The Atlantic

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

Discussion: Guardian, Hot Air and ABC News

Shane Goldmacher / Politico:

GOP field takes new shape after Paris attacks — It took just 48 hours, but the tragic terror attacks on Paris have quickly cleaved the 2016 Republican primary into a contest between those with serious foreign policy experience and those without, shifting the race, at least for now …

Discussion: Independent Journal and addictinginfo.org

David Edwards / Raw Story:

Jeb Bush: Only Christians should be allowed refugee status in response to Paris attack — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said over the weekend that the U.S. should respond to the terrorist attacks in Paris by carefully screening out Syrian refugees who are not Christians.

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

Discussion: Bloomberg Business, Washington Free Beacon, Little Green Footballs and The Hill

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

Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story, Greenville News, DownWithTyranny! and The PJ Tatler

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

Discussion: The Right Scoop and PoliticusUSA

Bethania Palma Markus / Raw Story:
Ted Cruz exploits Paris attack to talk about Christian persecution while honoring anti-gay bigots

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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 …

Discussion: twitchy.com and Algemeiner.com

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

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

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

Discussion: Guardian, Observer, Slantpoint, Business Insider, The Week, Bloomberg Business, Mashable and Los Angeles Times

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

Discussion: New York Times, FOX6Now.com, Fox News, RedState, The PJ Tatler, Outside the Beltway, The Right Scoop and Mediaite

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

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

Discussion: Mirror.co.uk, The Daily Beast, Wall Street Journal, Hot Air, Washington Post, Politico, Reuters and The New York Observer

Kyle Blaine / BuzzFeed:

Governor Of Alabama Says His State Will Refuse Syrian Refugees — Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley announced in a statement on Sunday night that he will opposes any effort to relocate Syrian refugees to his state after the attacks in Paris. — “After full consideration of this weekend's attacks …

Discussion: The Week and Guardian

Danny Monteverde / WWL-TV:
Officials: 14 Syrian refugees get access to Louisiana this year

Discussion: The Hayride and Fox News

Paul Egan / Detroit Free Press:
Snyder suspends efforts to settle Syrian refugees

Discussion: Raw Story and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

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 …

Discussion: Yahoo Politics, ABC News and Hot Air

Katie Zezima / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton invoked 9/11 to answer a question about Wall Street, and Twitter was not happy

Discussion: Slate, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Week and Washington Free Beacon

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

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Democracy in America, Business Insider, CNN, Mediaite, whorunsGov, BizPac Review, NPR and Breitbart

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

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Jason Silverstein / New York Daily News:

Minnesota House candidate drops campaign after tweeting defense of ISIS — Surprise: Defending ISIS isn't good politics. — A Minnesota state House candidate abruptly ended his campaign Sunday just one day after tweeting a tone-deaf defense of ISIS just after the deadly terror acts in Paris.

Discussion: Raw Story, BizPac Review and Independent Journal

Aaron Short / New York Post:

Columbia student activists: Protest with us, or else! — Either you're with us or you're against us. — Columbia student activists are pestering peers to attend campus protests and walk-outs in solidarity with college students at Missouri and Yale or risk social isolation, students say.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Truth Revolt and twitchy.com

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”.

Discussion: Liberal Values, KFOR-TV and FOX6Now.com

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 …

Discussion: Raw Story, Towleroad and Christian Science Monitor

David Edwards / Raw Story:

Tennessee pastor lashes out after Paris attacks: ‘There is no such thing as a good Muslim’ — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Following the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, Pastor Maury Davis of Cornerstone Nashville Church said on Sunday that there was “no such thing as a good Muslim.”

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