memeorandum: Clinton tells GOP how to defeat her (John Podhoretz/New York Post)

9:15 AM ET, November 16, 2015

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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 …

Discussion: Politico and CBS DC

New York Times:

What Will Come After Paris — The terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday, along with twin bombings in Beirut on the day before and the downing of a Russian jetliner over the Sinai Peninsula on Oct. 31, show a new phase in the Islamic State's war against the West, a readiness to strike far beyond areas …

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Slantpoint, BizPac Review, The Gateway Pundit and The Week

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: No More Mister Nice Blog and Political Wire

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

Discussion: Liberaland

New York Times:
French Warplanes Strike Islamic State Militants in Syria

Discussion: Fox News, WGN-TV, Reuters, Washington Post, The Moderate Voice, Business Insider and The Week

Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
U.S. Warplanes Strike ISIS Oil Trucks in Syria

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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
It's time for Obama to make a choice: Lead us or resign

Discussion: The Daily Beast and PoliticusUSA

Reuters:
Iraq says it shared information that France, U.S., Iran were targets

Discussion: Erick on the Radio, Washington Free Beacon and Wall Street Journal

Bryan Bender / Politico:
Attacks in France put NATO on the spot

Discussion: Opinio Juris and Washington Post

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

Discussion: CNN, Slantpoint, A Separate State of Mind, Fusion, Blogcritics, Al Jazeera English, The Week, The Verge, Outside the Beltway, Facebook Safety and The Atlantic

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

Discussion: CBS DC

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,” …

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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 …

Discussion: Weekly Standard, Political Insider blog, Truth Revolt, NBC News and Washington Post

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: ThinkProgress, AMERICAblog News, The Week and Guardian

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

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

Discussion: addictinginfo.org and Liberaland

Dave Boyer / Washington Times:
Obama arrives late for ‘moment of silence’ for Paris attacks

Discussion: Instapundit

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

Discussion: Fox News, BizPac Review, The PJ Tatler and The Hayride

John Podhoretz / New York Post:

Clinton tells GOP how to defeat her — Discussing foreign policy in the wake of the attack on Paris at a Democratic-candidate debate last night, Hillary Rodham Clinton gave the Republican Party a guide map to her defeat. — A Republican candidate who can effectively harness President …

Discussion: Erick on the Radio, Betsy's Page and USA Today

Juan Williams / The Hill:

Democrats divided on Middle East — Even before the recent terror attacks in Paris, the politics of war were intruding upon the presidential primary campaign. — Last week, among Republicans, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush joined businesswoman Carly Fiorina and Ohio Gov. John Kasich in supporting a no-fly zone in Syria.

CNN: How Bernie Sanders has already won

New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Botches Wall Street Questions

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon

Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Clinton's debate performance leaves trail of fodder for political adversaries

Discussion: New Yorker and Power Line

Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Bill Clinton Defends Hillary's Wall Street Ties

Discussion: Politico, Yahoo Politics, ABC News, Washington Post and Hot Air

Politico:

The Belgian radicals' den — Paris investigation leads to run-down Brussels neighborhood notorious for jihadi recruitment. … “We don't have a grip on the situation in Molenbeek.” — A confession — a mea culpa almost — summed up the Belgian government's reaction to the links discovered between …

Discussion: Politico, Outside the Beltway and New York Times

BBC:
Paris attacks: Police seek ‘dangerous’ Salah Abdeslam

Discussion: twitchy.com, Algemeiner.com, Mashable, Washington Post and New York Times

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: Liberaland and Raw Story

Paul Walsh / Star Tribune:
Burnsville DFLer abruptly quits state House race after tweeting 'ISIS isn't necessarily evil'

Discussion: Associated Press, BizPac Review and Independent Journal

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.

Discussion: The Atlantic, Los Angeles Times, Guardian and neo-neocon

Stephen BattaglioContact / Los Angeles Times:

John Dickerson keeps Democratic debate on track despite last-minute shuffle — CBS News political director John Dickerson had just finished his first rehearsal Friday for the Democratic primary debate when the words “this just in” came through his earpiece.

Discussion: Althouse, Mediaite and Algemeiner.com

Katie Glueck / Politico:

Rival campaigns starting to fear Ted Cruz — He has more cash than any other Republican candidate. He is organized in every county in the first four voting states. And he has served up one strong debate performance after the next. — Now, not three months from primary season …

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, addictinginfo.org and The Hill

Paul Sperry / New York Post:

How Obama is bankrolling a non-stop protest against invented outrage — Barack Obama's presidency has been pockmarked by rioting, looting and protests. That's no coincidence. It's what the former community organizer sought from Day One. And it's just going to get worse before he leaves office.