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8:15 AM ET, November 17, 2015

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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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Katie Zezima / Washington Post:
Cruz to introduce bill to bar Syrian refugees  —  CHARLESTON, S.C. — Sen. Ted Cruz, who has said that the United States should not allow Syrian Muslim refugees into the country but should provide safe haven to fleeing Christians, plans to introduce legislation that would bar Syrian refugees from entering the U.S.
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Questions Whether Syrian Refugees Are ‘Trojan Horse’  —  Donald J. Trump questioned whether Syrian refugees are part of a “Trojan horse” plot, suggested buying land in Syria to create a “safe space” and said that in 2000 he could “feel” that terrorists were going to strike in the United States …
The Hill:
Cruz to offer bill banning Syrian refugees  —  Sen. Ted Cruz has struck back at President Obama's implication that his rejection of Syrian refugees is “shameful,” telling CNN he will be introducing legislation banning Muslim Syrian refugees from entering the United States.
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
CNN's Jim Acosta Grills Obama on ISIS: 'Why Can't We Take Out These Bastards?'  —  During a Monday press conference in Turkey, President Barack Obama was grilled by CNN's Jim Acosta about his previous statements downplaying ISIS and why the United States couldn't kill the “bastards.”
USA Today:
After Paris attacks, governors refuse to accept Syrian refugees
CNN:
Syrian refugees shunned by some in U.S. after attacks in Paris
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:   State Department: Only 2% Of Syrian Refugees In U.S. Are Military-Aged Men With No Family
Megan Apper / BuzzFeed:
Huckabee: Put Syrian Refugees in Homes of “Limousine Liberals”
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Mother Jones
Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Governors rush to slam door on Syrian refugees
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Governors revolt against Obama's Syrian refugee plan
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Clinton ‘often confused’ says staffer in email  —  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was “often confused,” according to a 2013 email from her longtime aide Huma Abedin.  —  The comment, which is likely to attract attention from Clinton's critics on the presidential campaign trail …
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Why Al Gore won't endorse Hillary Clinton  —  At least four times in the past year, Al Gore has passed up opportunities to endorse Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, brushing off questions from People magazine and other media outlets with the admonition that it's still too early …
Lanford Beard / People.com:
Source: Charlie Sheen Is HIV-Positive  —  Charlie Sheen is going on the Today show to discuss being HIV-positive, sources tell PEOPLE.  —  According to top Hollywood publicist and crisis manager Howard Bragman, he was approached by people close to Sheen six months ago to deal with the crisis, but never dealt with him directly.
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TMZ.com:
Charlie Sheen — Threats of Lawsuits Unraveled HIV Secret  —  As we reported, Charlie will discuss his HIV status Tuesday on “Today.” … Charlie Sheen kept his HIV status under wraps, but everything unraveled when some former partners threatened him with lawsuits ... TMZ has learned.
Ari Soffer / Reuters:
Poll: Most Americans support escalating fight against ISIS  —  Support for war against jihadists, opposition to unrestricted immigration; but Americans oppose sending ground troops to Iraq, Syria.  —  French firefighters aid injured victim of Paris attacks
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The surprising reason why ISIS may be lashing out: because it's losing
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and NOLA River
Jack Shafer / Politico:
The Myth of the Terrorist Mastermind  —  Now that French authorities have named a suspected chief planner of the Paris attacks—27-year-old Belgian ISIS veteran Abdelhamid Abaaoud—the press is building him up as if he's 100 feet tall.  Abaaoud isn't just another opportunist butcher of innocent flesh …
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Wall Street Journal:
Paris Stadium Attacker Got to Europe Using Fake Syrian Passport  —  Man apparently posed as refugee, entered through Greek island of Leros  —  ATHENS—Mystery deepened over a Paris attacker who traveled to Europe via Greece and the Balkans, after French officials said Monday that the Syrian passport he had used was indeed a fake.
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John Hudson / Foreign Policy:
Citing Paris Attack, CIA Director Criticizes Surveillance Reform Efforts  —  CIA Director John Brennan said Monday he suspects the Islamic State is currently working on more terrorist plots against the West following Friday's attack in Paris that killed at least 129 people and injured hundreds more.
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Scott Shane / New York Times:
After Paris Attacks, C.I.A. Director Rekindles Debate Over Surveillance
J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:
Usually Dispassionate Fox News Anchor Bill Hemmer Goes Off on Obama Terror Speech  —  America's Newsroom co-anchor Bill Hemmer was uncharacteristically opinionated and aggressive after President Barack Obama's remarks Monday morning at the G20 Summit over Friday's French terror attacks.
Star Tribune:
Top student body officers at University of Kansas face calls to resign over diversity demands  —  LAWRENCE, Kan. — Racial tensions are growing at the University of Kansas with a call for three top Student Senate leaders to resign and a recent graduate initiating a hunger strike.
Discussion: Power Line and National Review
 
 
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The Hill:
Day one promises pile up for GOP hopefuls
Discussion: WND, Daily Kos and The Week
Milo Yiannopoulos / Breitbart:
I'm a Gay Man and Mass Muslim Immigration Terrifies Me
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP campaigns tell RNC not to let Adelson stack the debate crowd
 Earlier Items: 
Josh Meyer / NBC News:
ISIS Has Help Desk for Terrorists Staffed Around the Clock
David Edwards / Raw Story:
WATCH: Obama absolutely destroys Jeb Bush for his ‘dark impulse’ to have a ‘religious test’ for refugees
Discussion: addictinginfo.org and The Week
Lawrence Hurley / Raw Story:
Supreme Court rejects anti-abortion group's Planned Parenthood case
Discussion: Trust.org and The Daily Caller
CBS News:
Sarah Palin's view
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

 
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