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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
No, State Governors Can't Refuse To Accept Syrian Refugees — More than half a dozen state governors have come out against President Obama's plans to relocate several thousand Syrian refugees within the United States. Some have pledged to actively resist settlement of these refugees.
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
GOP governors reject Syrian refugees — More than a dozen Republican governors are moving to block Syrian refugees from entering their states after Friday's terrorist attacks in Paris that killed at least 130 people and wounded hundreds more. — What started as a trickle of opposition turned …
Katie Zezima / Washington Post:
Cruz: ‘No meaningful risk’ of Christians committing terrorism — MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Sen. Ted Cruz Sunday continued to call for Muslim refugees from Syria to be barred from entering the United States but opening the borders to displaced Christians, arguing there is not a “meaningful risk” that Christians will commit terrorist acts.
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The Independent:
The Syrian passport found near the remains of a suicide bomber at the Stade de France intrigues French investigators for many reasons. — “The single most intriguing fact is that the passport was there at all,” one French official source said. “It was not actually on the terrorist's body, or what remained of it.
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Mother Jones, Little Green Footballs, France 24, National Review and Guardian
Jennifer Ardis / Office of the Governor of Alabama:
Governor Bentley Refuses Syrian Refugees Relocating to Alabama — MONTGOMERY—Governor Robert Bentley on Sunday announced he is refusing Syrian refugees relocating to Alabama. — “After full consideration of this weekend's attacks of terror on innocent citizens in Paris …
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Obama adviser: Refugee plan proceeding despite Paris attacks — President Obama still plans to allow 10,000 Syrian refugees into the country over the next year, despite terrorist attacks in Paris, at top aide said Sunday. — “We're still planning on taking in Syrian refugees,” …
Dan Tuohy / UnionLeader.com:
Hassan: U.S. should ‘halt acceptance’ of Syrian refugees
Hassan: U.S. should ‘halt acceptance’ of Syrian refugees
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Dara Lind / Vox:
Is Mike Huckabee right that refugees from hot countries hate Minnesota? An investigation.
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Rand Paul calls for moratorium on issuing visas to citizens of countries with a ‘jihadist movement’
Rand Paul calls for moratorium on issuing visas to citizens of countries with a ‘jihadist movement’
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Justin Salhani / ThinkProgress:
Why ISIS Wanted Authorities To Find A Syrian Passport
Why ISIS Wanted Authorities To Find A Syrian Passport
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Washington Post, CNN, Guardian, BuzzFeed, Telegraph, Associated Press and Common Dreams
Nick Gass / Politico:
Huckabee calls on Ryan to prevent entry of Syrian refugees, or to step down
Huckabee calls on Ryan to prevent entry of Syrian refugees, or to step down
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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Some Republicans Push to Block Funding for Syrian Refugees
Some Republicans Push to Block Funding for Syrian Refugees
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Office of the Governor / Greg Abbott:
Governor Abbott To Refuse Syrian Refugees Relocating To Texas
Governor Abbott To Refuse Syrian Refugees Relocating To Texas
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Nealjriley / CBS Boston:
Massachusetts Governor: No Syrian Refugees For Now
Massachusetts Governor: No Syrian Refugees For Now
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CBS News:
Jeb Bush: Focus on Christian Syrian refugees
Jeb Bush: Focus on Christian Syrian refugees
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Obama calls idea of screening Syrian refugees based on religion ‘shameful,’ defends White House strategy
Obama calls idea of screening Syrian refugees based on religion ‘shameful,’ defends White House strategy
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Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
Jeff Sessions: Put Vote On Refugees In Required Government Funding Bill
Jeff Sessions: Put Vote On Refugees In Required Government Funding Bill
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Reuters:
Islamic State threatens attack on Washington, other countries — Islamic State warned in a new video on Monday that countries taking part in air strikes against Syria would suffer the same fate as France, and threatened to attack in Washington. — The video, which appeared on a site used …
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John Hudson / Foreign Policy:
Citing Paris Attack, CIA Director Criticizes Surveillance Reform Efforts
Citing Paris Attack, CIA Director Criticizes Surveillance Reform Efforts
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The Federalist:
Obama On His ISIS Strategy: I'm Not Interested In ‘American Leadership, Or America Winning’
Obama On His ISIS Strategy: I'm Not Interested In ‘American Leadership, Or America Winning’
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Mother Jones, Talking Points Memo, New York Post, RedState, Power Line and Instapundit
Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
A new Islamic State video threatens a Paris-style attack on Washington
A new Islamic State video threatens a Paris-style attack on Washington
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Feinstein breaks with Obama: ‘ISIL is not contained’
Feinstein breaks with Obama: ‘ISIL is not contained’
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Political Wire and Washington Free Beacon
Washington Post:
9/11 hero's husband returns award given to late wife after Caitlyn Jenner gets same award — Yanan Wang — After the 9/11 attacks, no one disputed that Moira Smith was a hero. The 38-year-old police officer led over a hundred bleeding people out of the World Trade Center, one after another …
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Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch: Email Reveals Top Aide Huma Abedin Warning State Department Staffer That Hillary Clinton Is “Often Confused” — (Washington, DC) - Judicial Watch today released more than 35 pages of emails former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's top aide Huma Abedin revealing …
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Huma: Hillary ‘Often Confused’
Huma: Hillary ‘Often Confused’
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Ben Domenech / The Daily Beast:
Why Can't the Dems Say ‘Radical Islam’?
Why Can't the Dems Say ‘Radical Islam’?
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National Enquirer:
WORLD EXCLUSIVE! CHARLIE SHEEN IS HIV POSITIVE — INSIDE HIS SHOCKING DIAGNOSIS — Decades of debauchery have finally caught up to Charlie Sheen. — In a bombshell world exclusive, The National ENQUIRER can reveal that the bad boy actor has been hiding an explosive secret from the world: He is HIV positive.
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
CNN Reporter Asks Obama: 'Why Can't We Take Out These Bastards?' — President defends military strategy against ISIS in press conference.
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
CNN's Jim Acosta Grills Obama on ISIS: 'Why Can't We Take Out These Bastards?'
CNN's Jim Acosta Grills Obama on ISIS: 'Why Can't We Take Out These Bastards?'
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Mother Jones and No More Mister Nice Blog
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Donald Trump on the Paris attacks: ‘Watch and study the mosques’ here at home — In September, not long after Ben Carson suggested that Islam is incompatible with the Constitution and that he wouldn't want a Muslim president, GOP Rep. Steve King of Iowa — one of the most prominent spokesmen …
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Kay Steiger / ThinkProgress:
Calling in to MSNBC's Morning Joe on Monday, Republican presidential …
Calling in to MSNBC's Morning Joe on Monday, Republican presidential …
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
WATCH: Obama absolutely destroys Jeb Bush for his ‘dark impulse’ to have a ‘religious test’ for refugees — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — President Barack Obama took a shot at Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on Monday for suggesting that there should a “religious test” for helping Syrian refugees.
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Obama Chides Republicans Who Want to Screen Muslim Refugees
Obama Chides Republicans Who Want to Screen Muslim Refugees
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Fox News:
Siege unfolds in Belgian extremist hub as suspected ‘mastermind’ of Paris attacks identified — DEVELOPING — Explosions rang out during a massive police operation in the Brussels suburb of Molenbeek as investigators searched for a suspect in the Paris massacre, but the final results of Monday's siege were unclear.
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The surprising reason why ISIS may be lashing out: because it's losing — On Thursday, one day before terrorists who appear to have been linked to ISIS launched a series of devastating attacks across Paris, President Obama went on ABC and made a comment that now looks pretty bad:
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Fearing Fear Itself — Like millions of people, I've been obsessively following the news from Paris, putting aside other things to focus on the horror. It's the natural human reaction. But let's be clear: it's also the reaction the terrorists want. And that's something not everyone seems to understand.
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Ilan Ben-Meir / BuzzFeed:
Rand Paul: “You Don't Have A Right To Pants” — The Kentucky senator and 2016 presidential candidate says government doesn't create rights — to healthcare or pants — and calls Bernie Sanders' politics “the same philosophy of socialism that lead ultimately to the extermination of people.”
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Washington Monthly and Mediaite
Paul Tassi / Forbes:
How Paris ISIS Terrorists May Have Used PlayStation 4 To Discuss And Plan Attacks [Updated] — Correction: This post has been edited as it has not been confirmed that a console was found as a result of these specific Belgian terror raids. Minister Jambon was speaking about tactics he knows ISIS to be using generally.
Lawrence Hurley / Raw Story:
Supreme Court rejects anti-abortion group's Planned Parenthood case — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an anti-abortion group's bid to force the federal government to reveal more information about a $1 million grant it made in 2011 …
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