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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Schumer: Refugee pause may be necessary — Sen. Charles Schumer (N.Y.), the third ranking member of the Senate Democratic leadership, on Tuesday said it may be necessary to halt the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the United States. — Republicans immediately seized on Schumer's comment …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama: GOP refugee opponents ‘scared of widows and orphans’ — President Obama is lashing out at Republican politicians who oppose allowing Syrian refugees into the U.S., accusing them of being “scared of widows and orphans.” — Speaking to reporters Wednesday morning in the Philippines …
Claire Phipps / Guardian:
Paris attacks: police hunt ‘ninth suspect’ as Germany on alert after Hanover bomb threat - live — And a bit more from Obama: … People did not “resort to fear and panic” after the Boston marathon bombing, he said: … Share — November 17, 2015 — 21:29
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Josh Rogin / Bloomberg View:
Governors Press White House for Refugee Information — In a call with senior Obama administration officials Tuesday evening, several governors demanded they be given access to information about Syrian refugees about to be resettled by the federal government in their states. Top White House officials refused.
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Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:
Kasich Proposes New Government Agency To Promote Judeo-Christian Values
Kasich Proposes New Government Agency To Promote Judeo-Christian Values
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McCain slams Cruz's call for religious test for refugees
McCain slams Cruz's call for religious test for refugees
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Ishaan Tharoor / Washington Post:
What Americans thought of Jewish refugees on the eve of World War II
What Americans thought of Jewish refugees on the eve of World War II
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Paul Singer / USA Today:
Republican leaders seek ‘pause’ in Syrian refugees; plan legislation soon
Republican leaders seek ‘pause’ in Syrian refugees; plan legislation soon
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Jason L. Riley / Wall Street Journal:
Mistrusting Obama on ISIS—and Refugees
Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
The Obama administration is fighting a growing national backlash …
The Obama administration is fighting a growing national backlash …
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Business Insider, The Daily Caller, The Hayride and BizPac Review
Sarah Frostenson / Vox:
Here's a map of every state refusing to accept Syrian refugees
Here's a map of every state refusing to accept Syrian refugees
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CNN:
3 terrorist suspects killed, others held in raid in Saint-Denis, officials say — Saint-Denis, France (CNN)Three terrorist suspects have been killed in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis during an ongoing security operation linked to the deadly attacks that rocked the French capital five days ago, a police source said.
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BBC:
Paris attacks: Police in deadly swoop on apartment in northern suburb — Two people were killed as police carried out a seven-hour raid on a flat suspected of housing the alleged mastermind of Friday's attacks. — A woman blew herself up with a suicide belt and another suspect was killed by gunfire.
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Daily Mail:
FIRST TWO ATTACKS: STADE DE FRANCE — The attacks began at 9.20pm at the Stade de France where the French football team was hosting Germany in an international friendly. — The game was being watched by 80,000 spectators, among them was President Francois Hollande who had to be evacuated from the stadium.
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Daily Mail:
'If you don't like this country, why the f*** did you come here?' …
'If you don't like this country, why the f*** did you come here?' …
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BizPac Review, The Gateway Pundit and Independent Journal
New York Times:
2 Die as French Police Seek Paris Attacks Suspect; 7 Arrested in Raid
2 Die as French Police Seek Paris Attacks Suspect; 7 Arrested in Raid
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Daily Mail:
Sick taunts of the Paris mastermind: Abdelhamid Abaaoud boasted of freely crossing Europe's borders …
Sick taunts of the Paris mastermind: Abdelhamid Abaaoud boasted of freely crossing Europe's borders …
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Ben Doherty / Guardian:
Police injured in St-Denis shootout amid hunt for ninth Paris attacker
Police injured in St-Denis shootout amid hunt for ninth Paris attacker
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Infowars, RT, Pamela Geller and The Last Refuge
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Ben Carson Is Struggling to Grasp Foreign Policy, Advisers Say — Ben Carson's remarks on foreign policy have repeatedly raised questions about his grasp of the subject, but never more seriously than in the past week, when he wrongly asserted that China had intervened militarily in Syria and then failed …
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Fred Bever / WBUR:
WBUR Poll: Trump More Firmly On Top In N.H.; Voters Split On Middle East Military Policy — Donald Trump is holding on to his lead in the latest WBUR poll of likely voters in New Hampshire's Republican presidential primary, while his closest rival, Dr. Ben Carson, appears to be fading.
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump takes 9-point lead over Carson
Trump takes 9-point lead over Carson
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Pamela Engel / Business Insider:
Ben Carson's campaign slams bombshell New York Times report as ‘affront to good journalistic practices’
Ben Carson's campaign slams bombshell New York Times report as ‘affront to good journalistic practices’
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Albert R. Hunt / Bloomberg View:
Trump or Carson? Republican Insiders Consider the Inconceivable
Trump or Carson? Republican Insiders Consider the Inconceivable
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Booman Tribune and FiveThirtyEight
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump on Jindal dropping out: I'm not unhappy to see them go — Despite Bobby Jindal's constant barbs at him throughout the course of his now-kaput campaign, Donald Trump said Wednesday that “ultimately,” the Louisiana governor was “very nice” to him. — “Well, he was, you know, a little nasty with me.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Bobby Jindal drops out of White House race
Bobby Jindal drops out of White House race
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Bobby Jindal / Facebook:
I cannot tell you what an honor it has been to run for President …
I cannot tell you what an honor it has been to run for President …
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Melinda Deslatte / Associated Press:
Louisiana Gov. Jindal ends bid for GOP nomination in 2016
Louisiana Gov. Jindal ends bid for GOP nomination in 2016
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Business Insider, CBS Philly, neo-neocon and The Right Scoop
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
John Kerry's Freudian slip — John Kerry said this today: … (Emphasis added) — You don't have to be a psychiatrist to detect a Freudian slip in Kerry's statement that there was “perhaps even a legitimacy” to the Charlie Hebdo attack. Charles Krauthammer was a psychiatrist and he detects it.
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Kerry sees ‘rationale’ in Charlie Hebdo murders, unlike Friday's attacks in Paris
Kerry sees ‘rationale’ in Charlie Hebdo murders, unlike Friday's attacks in Paris
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The Gateway Pundit, Scared Monkeys, Truth Revolt, Washington Free Beacon and The Week
John Kerry / US Department of State:
Remarks to the Staff and Families of U.S. Embassy, Paris
Remarks to the Staff and Families of U.S. Embassy, Paris
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Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Dartmouth's disgrace, Hanlon edition — My first term at Dartmouth I took a great freshman seminar with Professor Peter Bien on Politics and the Novel. We read A Passage to India, Under Western Eyes, The Secret Agent, Guard of Honor, Freedom or Death, The Trial, and a few others.
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Monica Showalter / Investor's Business Daily:
A Creepy, Coercive Turn For Campus Protests
A Creepy, Coercive Turn For Campus Protests
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The Daily Caller
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
The Koch intelligence agency — The political network helmed by Charles and David Koch has quietly built a secretive operation that conducts surveillance and intelligence gathering on its liberal opponents, viewing it as a key strategic tool in its efforts to reshape American public life.
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Associated Press:
Two U.S. flights to Paris diverted by bomb threats; innocent Muslims ejected from Baltimore plane for ‘watching the news’; bomb squad in Chicago and ‘firebomber racist’ targets mosque — Two Air France flights headed to Paris were diverted after bomb threats - both flights landed safely
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CNN:
2 Air France flights diverted due to bomb threats
2 Air France flights diverted due to bomb threats
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump names Cruz when asked about VP spot — Donald Trump on Tuesday named Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) when asked about his possible running mate in 2016. — “Ted Cruz is now agreeing with me 100 percent,” he said when asked about his vice presidential pick, according to Lifezette.
Oliver Darcy / TheBlaze.com:
Video: Turkey Fans Boo Moment of Silence for Paris Attacks, Then Break Out Into This Chant — A moment of silence for the victims of the Paris attacks was booed by Turkish fans Tuesday during a friendly game against Greece, Reuters reported. — Reuters reporter Ece Toksabay tweeted …
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Hanna Rosin / The Atlantic:
The Silicon Valley Suicides — The air shrieks, and life stops. First, from far away, comes a high whine like angry insects swarming, and then a trampling, like a herd moving through. The kids on their bikes who pass by the Caltrain crossing are eager to get home from school, but they know the drill.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump: ‘Absolutely no choice’ but to close mosques — The United States will have “absolutely no choice” but to close down some mosques where “some bad things are happening,” Donald Trump said in a recent interview, explaining his rationale for doing so. — “Nobody wants to say this and nobody wants …
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