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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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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Obama Chides Republicans Who Want to Screen Muslim Refugees — ANTALYA, Turkey — President Obama on Monday lashed out at Republican presidential candidates who suggested that religious tests be given to refugees seeking to enter the United States out of a fear of letting terrorists into the country.
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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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Jennifer Ardis / Office of the Governor of Alabama:
Governor Bentley Refuses Syrian Refugees Relocating to Alabama
Governor Bentley Refuses Syrian Refugees Relocating to Alabama
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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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Donald Trump on the Paris attacks: ‘Watch and study the mosques’ here at home
Donald Trump on the Paris attacks: ‘Watch and study the mosques’ here at home
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who has talked up his past border security bills …
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who has talked up his past border security bills …
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Dara Lind / Vox:
Is Mike Huckabee right that refugees from hot countries hate Minnesota? An investigation.
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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Nealjriley / CBS Boston:
Massachusetts Governor: No Syrian Refugees For Now
Massachusetts Governor: No Syrian Refugees For Now
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CNN:
Syrian refugees shunned by some in U.S. after attacks in Paris
Syrian refugees shunned by some in U.S. after attacks in Paris
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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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Esther Castillejo / ABC News:
Growing Number of States Refuse to Accept Syrian Refugees in Wake of Paris Attacks
Growing Number of States Refuse to Accept Syrian Refugees in Wake of Paris Attacks
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John L. Micek / PennLive.com:
As other states close their borders, Gov. Tom Wolf says Pa. will accept Syrian refugees
As other states close their borders, Gov. Tom Wolf says Pa. will accept Syrian refugees
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Paris Attacks: What We Know About Suspects and Fugitives
Paris Attacks: What We Know About Suspects and Fugitives
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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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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 — 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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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Feinstein breaks with Obama: ‘ISIL is not contained’
Feinstein breaks with Obama: ‘ISIL is not contained’
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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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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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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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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?' — 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.”
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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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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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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 health care or pants — and calls Bernie Sanders' politics “the same philosophy of socialism that lead ultimately to the extermination of people.”
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New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Botches Wall Street Questions — Hillary Clinton should have seen that Wall Street shot coming. Instead, she compounded the damage. — The former secretary of state was off to a sound outing in Saturday night's debate against Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and former Gov. Martin O'Malley of Maryland.
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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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