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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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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 …
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No More Mister Nice Blog and Political Wire
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 …
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Liberaland, Associated Press and Hullabaloo
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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Anne Barnard / New York Times:
Beirut, Also the Site of Deadly Attacks, Feels Forgotten
Beirut, Also the Site of Deadly Attacks, Feels Forgotten
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A Separate State of Mind, Blogcritics, Fusion, Al Jazeera English, The Verge, The Week and The Atlantic
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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twitchy.com and Algemeiner.com
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Washington Post:
French officials: Manhunt in Europe for at least 1 suspect ‘directly involved’ in Paris attacks
French officials: Manhunt in Europe for at least 1 suspect ‘directly involved’ in Paris attacks
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Guardian, Observer, The Week, Bloomberg Business, Slantpoint, Business Insider, Mashable and Los Angeles Times
CNN:
French official: One suicide bomber entered EU by hiding in tide of refugees
French official: One suicide bomber entered EU by hiding in tide of refugees
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Peter Foster / Telegraph:
Paris attacks put dagger through heart of liberal Europe
Paris attacks put dagger through heart of liberal Europe
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Mirror.co.uk, Wall Street Journal, The Daily Beast, Hot Air, Washington Post, Politico, Reuters and The New York Observer
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 …
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Political Wire, Independent Journal and addictinginfo.org
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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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addictinginfo.org and Washington Post
Theodoric Meyer / Politico:
Bush urges U.S. declaration of war against ISIL
Bush urges U.S. declaration of war against ISIL
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Bloomberg Business, Washington Free Beacon, Little Green Footballs and The Hill
Katie Zezima / Washington Post:
Cruz: Obama ‘does not wish to defend this country’
Cruz: Obama ‘does not wish to defend this country’
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The Hill, Raw Story, Greenville News, DownWithTyranny! and The PJ Tatler
Devin Henry / The Hill:
Santorum: Obama, Hillary created ISIS
Santorum: Obama, Hillary created ISIS
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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
Ted Cruz exploits Paris attack to talk about Christian persecution while honoring anti-gay bigots
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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 …
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Paul Egan / Detroit Free Press:
Snyder suspends efforts to settle Syrian refugees
Snyder suspends efforts to settle Syrian refugees
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Raw Story
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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Yahoo Politics, Hot Air and ABC News
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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
Hillary Clinton invoked 9/11 to answer a question about Wall Street, and Twitter was not happy
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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
Winners and losers from the second Democratic presidential debate
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Democracy in America, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Business Insider, Mediaite, BizPac Review, NPR, Breitbart and whorunsGov
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.
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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.
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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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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 …
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Raw Story, Towleroad and Christian Science Monitor
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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