memeorandum: After Paris Attacks, Vilifying Refugees (New York Times)

11:55 AM ET, November 17, 2015

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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.”

Discussion: CNBC, American Spectator and Patterico's Pontifications

David Weigel / Washington Post:

Louisiana's race for governor is set to end on November 21, one week after the Paris bombings. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), the struggling Republican nominee, is trying to make the race turn on one issue: Whether to let Syrian refugees settle in the United States.

Discussion: Politico, The Hayride, Political Wire, RedState and The PJ Tatler

Michael Falcone / ABC News:

The Note: Candidates Confront The Refugee Question — NOTABLES —TRUMP PROMISES TO DEPORT SYRIAN MIGRANTS: Donald Trump said he would deport all Syrian refugees who settle in the U.S. if elected president. “Anybody that's brought into this country from the migration is going to be out …

Discussion: Political Wire

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.

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New York Times:
After Paris Attacks, Vilifying Refugees

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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
16 Of The Worst Ways To Respond To ISIS' Paris Attack

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Wall Street Journal:
Paris Stadium Attacker Got to Europe Using Fake Syrian Passport

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The Hill:
Pressure builds to block refugees

Discussion: RedState and Washington Post

New York Times:
G.O.P. Governors Vow to Close Doors to Syrian Refugees

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BostonGlobe.com:
Baker won't allow Syrian refugees in Mass. for now

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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
No, State Governors Can't Refuse To Accept Syrian Refugees

The Hill:
Cruz to offer bill banning Syrian refugees

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Associated Press:
SOME GOVERNORS HALT, QUESTION PLAN TO ACCEPT SYRIAN REFUGEES

Discussion: Guardian, Raw Story, Tennessean.com, The Week, Associated Press, WISH-TV, Althouse, WBAY-TV, USA Today and Common Dreams

Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
State Department: Only 2% Of Syrian Refugees In U.S. Are Military-Aged Men With No Family

Discussion: Fusion, Plain Dealer, The Hill and The Huffington Post

Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Obama Chides Republicans Who Want to Screen Muslim Refugees

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money, CBS Philly, NPR, Bloomberg View, JustOneMinute, The Tower, Mashable, ABC News and The Federalist

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.

Discussion: Slantpoint, Shakesville, BuzzFeed, Mother Jones, WREG-TV, The Week, Business Insider, KFOR-TV and Hollywood Life

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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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.

Discussion: Political Insider blog, Associated Press, The Daily Caller, Reuters, Mediaite, The Week and Outside the Beltway

Paul Taylor / Reuters: France, Russia strike Islamic State in Syria, EU aid invoked

Andrew Roth / Washington Post:
Russia confirms Sinai plane crash was the work of terrorists

Discussion: Hot Air

New York Times:
Paris Attacks Suspect Was Target of Strikes on ISIS in Syria

Discussion: 89.3 KPCC, Vlad Tepes, Telegraph, NBC News and Deadspin

New York Times:
Could Paris Happen Here? — Hanover, N.H. — SURVEYING …

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Matthew Dalton / Wall Street Journal:
Paris Attacks Suspect Was Monitored by Western Allies Seeking to Kill Him

Discussion: The Week, The Daily Caller and Bloomberg View

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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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 …

Discussion: Politico, Hot Air, Algemeiner.com, Townhall.com, Liberal Values and Judicial Watch

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 …

Discussion: Washington Monthly and Bloomberg.com news

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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Jake Sherman / Politico:

Ryan aims to address refugee situation this week — House Republican leaders are moving swiftly to draft legislation to halt President Barack Obama's plan to accept thousands of refugees from Syria, and Speaker Paul Ryan said he wants a vote on the matter this week.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos

Daily Mail:

Obama is LATE for moment of silence as the rest of the G20 leaders hold somber observance to mourn Paris attacks — President Barack Obama arrived at the G20 summit's first working session after the silent observance was already underway — Later in the day Obama insisted …

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News, TPNN and Independent Journal

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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Real Clear Politics:
The GOP Race for Delegates: An Interactive Tool

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KEYE-TV:

Mosque vandalized with feces, torn Quran — The Pflugerville Police Department is searching for the vandal(s) responsible for vandalism at the Islamic Center of Pflugerville on Windermere Drive. Investigators say a member of the center arrived just before 6 a.m. Monday to find a torn apart Quran …

Discussion: Raw Story, KXAN-TV and LiberalAmerica.org

Pamela Engel / Business Insider:

‘Idiots’: ISIS responds to Anonymous threatening its ‘biggest operation ever’ against it — An ISIS-affiliated account on the messaging app Telegram has sent out a message about Anonymous' threat to launch its “biggest operation ever” against the terrorist group.

Discussion: BGR, Guardian, Infowars, KFOR-TV and New York Times