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Liberals Should Knock Off the Mockery Over Calls to Limit Syrian Refugees — Chris Cillizza on the post-Paris push among Republicans to keep Syrian refugees out of the country: … Cillizza has some poll numbers to back this up, but he's right in more ways than just that.
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
16 Of The Worst Ways To Respond To ISIS' Paris Attack — Under President Francois Hollande, the French began their military and legal response to the horrific terror attacks that hit Paris on Friday. ISIS, which took responsibility for the terrorism, threatened the United States that it could be next.
Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
NRA-Backed Legislator: We Can't Take Syrian Refugees Because It's Too Easy For Them To Buy Guns — A Texas state legislator wants the U.S. to stop allowing Syrian refugees into the country. His reasoning: They might be able to buy guns in his state. — Rep. Tony Dale (R) …
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Washington Post:
Republican leaders call for ‘pause’ on Syrian refugee program — Republican leaders on Tuesday called for a “pause” in admitting Syrian refugees into the United States, citing national security risks in the wake of the Paris attacks. — “Our nation has always been welcoming …
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Michael C Bender / Bloomberg Business:
Jeb Bush Splits With Republicans Over Syrian Refugees — In an interview for Bloomberg's “With All Due Respect,” the Republican candidate stressed the United States shouldn't allow in refugees “if there's any kind of concern.” — michaelcbender — Jeb Bush said he wouldn't ban Syrian refugees …
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Donald Trump And Mike Huckabee Argue The U.S. Is Too Cold For Syrian Refugees — Cold weather, hot takes. — Scott Olson / Getty Images — Donald Trump and Mike Huckabee have seized on an odd argument to argue against taking Syrian refugees: The U.S. is too cold for them.
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New York Times:
G.O.P. Governors Vow to Close Doors to Syrian Refugees — Republican governors, presidential candidates and members of Congress pledged Monday to oppose or even defy President Obama's plan to resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees as the party's fury over illegal immigration and border security reached new heights.
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Rudy Koski / KTBC:
Governor says no to refugees while a state lawmaker says those here can buy guns
Governor says no to refugees while a state lawmaker says those here can buy guns
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Political Wire
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Louisiana's race for governor is set to end on November 21 …
Louisiana's race for governor is set to end on November 21 …
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Texas GOP lawmaker: Keep Syrian refugees out of our state because it's too easy to get a gun here
Texas GOP lawmaker: Keep Syrian refugees out of our state because it's too easy to get a gun here
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Ryan vows quick action on Syrian refugees
Ryan vows quick action on Syrian refugees
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Justin Salhani / ThinkProgress:
All Paris Attackers Identified So Far Are European Nationals, According To Top EU Official
All Paris Attackers Identified So Far Are European Nationals, According To Top EU Official
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Candidates Confront The Refugee Question
The Note: Candidates Confront The Refugee Question
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The Hill:
Pressure builds to block refugees
Pressure builds to block refugees
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Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
Russia Says Bomb Downed Plane in Egypt and Intensifies Attacks on ISIS — MOSCOW — Hours after confirming for the first time on Tuesday that a bomb brought down a Russian charter jet over the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt more than two weeks ago, killing all 224 people aboard, Russia joined France in bombing Islamic State targets in Syria.
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Kurt Schlichter / Independent Journal Review:
What Defeating ISIS Would Look Like — Kurt Schlichter is a trial lawyer in Los Angeles, California. A retired U.S. Army infantry colonel, he is the author of Conservative Insurgency: The Struggle to Take America Back 2009-2041. — ShareTweetEmail — The Journal by IJReview …
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Daily Mail:
Obama is LATE for moment of silence as the rest of the G20 leaders hold somber observance to mourn Paris attacks
Obama is LATE for moment of silence as the rest of the G20 leaders hold somber observance to mourn Paris attacks
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Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
CNN's Christiane Amanpour Gives Surprisingly Brutal Review of Obama's Islamic State Claims at G-20 Summit
CNN's Christiane Amanpour Gives Surprisingly Brutal Review of Obama's Islamic State Claims at G-20 Summit
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Walter Russell Mead / The American Interest:
How to Beat ISIS: The President Is Partly Right
How to Beat ISIS: The President Is Partly Right
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Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
Charlie Sheen reveals he's HIV positive in TODAY Show exclusive — Charlie Sheen revealed he is HIV positive Tuesday in an exclusive TODAY interview with Matt Lauer. — “It's a hard three letters to absorb. It's a turning point in one's life,” the 50-year-old actor said.
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump: I'll ‘go to war’ with Cruz if he rises higher — Donald Trump said Monday he is capable of turning on Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in their competition for the GOP's 2016 presidential nomination. — “If he catches on, I guess we'll have to go to war,” he told host Joe Kernen on CNBC's “Squawk Box.”
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Duane Patterson / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Senator Ted Cruz Reacts To Obama's Turkey Press Conference And Hillary's Debate Performance Saturday Night
Senator Ted Cruz Reacts To Obama's Turkey Press Conference And Hillary's Debate Performance Saturday Night
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Matthew J. Belvedere / CNBC:
Trump: Why I may have to go to war with Ted Cruz
Trump: Why I may have to go to war with Ted Cruz
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Oxford Dictionaries / OxfordWords blog:
Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year 2015 is... That's right - for the first time ever, the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year is a pictograph: , officially called the ‘Face with Tears of Joy’ emoji, though you may know it by other names. There were other strong contenders from a range of fields …
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Patrick O'Connor / Wall Street Journal:
Marco Rubio Says GOP Rivals Tried to Weaken U.S. Intelligence Efforts … WASHINGTON-Days after the Paris terrorist attacks heightened homeland security concerns, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio leveled pointed charges Monday at a pair of Republican presidential rivals who backed efforts to overhaul U.S. bulk collection of phone records.
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Daily Mail:
Sick taunts of the Paris mastermind: Jihadist boasts of freely crossing Europe's borders and mocks police who had him in their clutches — ISIS jihadi Abdelhamid Abaaoud has shuttled between Syria and Europe, exploiting the migrant crisis on EU borders — The mastermind …
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
The Myth of the Terrorist Mastermind
The Myth of the Terrorist Mastermind
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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 …
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Sanders hesitates on socialism speech — Bernie Sanders' ballyhooed speech on socialism is now on indefinite hold. — Details about how Sanders would pay for his proposed single-payer national health insurance program to provide Medicare for all Americans have yet to be fleshed out …
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