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10:55 AM ET, November 19, 2015

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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Dems push refugee alternative  —  Senate Democrats are pushing a legislative alternative to a House Republican bill that would halt the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the United States, giving themselves political cover to oppose it.  —  Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Calif.) …
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Cruz to Obama: Insult me to my face  —  GOP presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) challenged President Obama on Wednesday for attacking Republicans who oppose plans to admit thousands of Syrian refugees into the U.S.  —  “It is utterly unbefitting of the president to be engaging …
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Democrats Take Center Stage on National Security
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Trump: ‘Absolutely no choice’ but to close mosques
Discussion: Politico and Hit & Run
Margaret Talev / Bloomberg Business:
Bloomberg Poll: Most Americans Oppose Syrian Refugee Resettlement
Fox News:
Obama threatens to veto House GOP bill on Syrian refugee screening
Discussion: Algemeiner.com and BizPac Review
John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:
Carson Wins on Personality, Trump on Terror in Bloomberg Poll  —  Republicans and Republican-leaning voters are not so enthusiastic about mass deportations, the survey shows.  —  McCormickJohn  —  Republicans overwhelmingly pick Ben Carson over Donald Trump for having the better temperament …
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Trump rises after Paris attacks  —  Donald Trump has gained political strength since the Paris terrorist attacks last Friday, according to most of the polls released in the aftermath.  —  Trump's gains show him once again confounding Beltway wisdom, where the widespread view was that such a grave event …
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
GOP Has Clear Top 4; Clinton Dominant for Dems; General Election Tight
Discussion: Political Wire
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump rules GOP race in New Hampshire, Sanders by 1 over Clinton
New York Times:
Chief Suspect in Paris Attacks Died in Raid, France Says  —  BRUSSELS — Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the Belgian militant suspected of orchestrating the Paris terrorist attacks, was killed in a police raid in the northern Paris suburb of St.-Denis early Wednesday, the French authorities announced on Thursday.
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Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: First footage of Paris attacks shows diners diving for cover as jihadist sprays café with bullets... and women he tried to kill at point-blank range but who escaped because his gun jammed  — The images show the merciless savagery of an Islamic State assassin and the extraordinary bravery of the victims
The Local:
Paris terror ‘commander’ confirmed dead in raid
Discussion: The Local
Hunter Walker / Yahoo Politics:
Donald Trump has big plans for ‘radical Islamic’ terrorists, 2016 and ‘that communist’ Bernie Sanders  —  Trump is currently building a Washington, D.C., hotel about a half mile from the White House.  “You know, honestly, I think the party should take guys like Pataki …
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Hunter Walker / Yahoo:
Donald Trump has big plans for ‘radical Islamic’ terrorists, 2016 and ‘that communist’ Bernie Sanders  —  Donald Trump is already planning his palace on Pennsylvania Avenue.  —  Whether or not his campaign is successful, the Republican billionaire will have a presence on the street where America's president lives.
Timothy B. Lee / Vox:
George Takei has the perfect response to a mayor who praised Japanese internment  —  On Wednesday, the mayor of Roanoke, Virginia, wrote a controversial letter explaining why his administration won't be welcoming Syrian refugees.  The letter from Mayor David Bowers invoked America's history …
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Natalie DiBlasio / Associated Press:
Va. mayor suggests internment camps over Syrian refugees
Discussion: USA Today, WPRI-TV and Newsalert
Judicial Watch:
Clinton Goes after Laugh Factory Comedians for Making Fun of Her  —  In what appears to be a first for a serious presidential contender, Hillary Clinton's campaign is going after five comedians who made fun of the former Secretary of State in standup skits at a popular Hollywood comedy club.
People.com:
Carly Simon Says 'You're So Vain' Is About Warren Beatty - Well, Only the Second Verse: ‘He Thinks the Whole Thing Is About Him!’  —  For 44 years, the subject of “You're So Vain” has remained one of pop music's most enduring mysteries.  —  But at long last, Carly Simon has solved the mystery - well, sort of.
Noe Leiva / Agence France-Presse:
Honduras arrests five Syrians headed to US with stolen passports  —  5 Syrian refugees detained in Honduras en route to U.S.  —  Tegucigalpa (AFP) - Honduran authorities have arrested five Syrians intending to make it to the United States with stolen Greek passports, triggering alarm Wednesday …
Discussion: Truth Revolt, CNN, Infowars and Hot Air
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Washington Post:
41 years.  $3 billion.  Inside the Clinton donor network.  —  HOW WE DID IT  —  This project is an effort to identify every known donor who contributed to support Bill and Hillary Clinton over their four decades in public life.  —  Read about our methodology.
Discussion: Political Wire
John Wagner / Washington Post:
O'Malley's presidential campaign is perilously close to financial collapse  —  With barely 10 weeks before Democrats start picking their presidential nominee, former Maryland governor Martin O'Malley's campaign is perilously close to financial collapse.  —  The Democratic hopeful …
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Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:   Martin O'Malley Likely To Accept Public Funding, Campaign Says
Ruthie Blum / Algemeiner.com:
Palestinian Stabbing Attack in Tel Aviv: 2 Israelis Dead, 1 Moderately Wounded During Midday Prayers  —  The scene of Thursday afternoon's stabbing attack in Tel Aviv.  Photo: IDF.  —  Two Israelis were killed and one moderately wounded in a stabbing attack in Tel Aviv on Thursday afternoon, according to Israeli news outlets.
Discussion: RT, Fox News and Jihad Watch
Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE — REPORT: 8 Syrians Caught at Texas Border in Laredo  —  Two federal agents operating under the umbrella of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are claiming that eight Syrian illegal aliens attempted to enter Texas from Mexico in the Laredo Sector.
Tom Friedman / Ace of Spades HQ:
A Conversation With a Cabbie and What It Tells Us About The Next Several Minutes of My Life  —  Special Guest Columnist for Ace of Spades HQ  —  I was talking to my cabbie in Cairo, making idle chit-chat as we threaded our way through a colorful and boisterous bazaar, what the locals call a souk …
USA Today:
Campus adults, protect free speech: Our view  —  Students are right to protest for diversity, but First Amendment protects offensive speech.  —  When student protests and the resignation of the university president revealed deep racial problems at the University of Missouri last week, it seemed at first like a singular event.
 
 
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Clinton to offer her plan for defeating Islamic State
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Tech moguls shun Clinton super PAC
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
After Paris, we should look to Chris Christie
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Bruce Riedel / Full Feed:
In the battle against IS, where is the Arab coalition?
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Hadas Gold / Politico:
NBC exec's ‘illegals’ remark angers Hispanic lawmakers
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Clay Travis / Fox Sports:
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