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Margaret Talev / Bloomberg Business:
Bloomberg Poll: Most Americans Oppose Syrian Refugee Resettlement — Americans agree with Republican presidential candidates on refugees, but are divided on whether to send U.S. troops to Iraq and Syria to fight the Islamic State, according to the poll. — margarettalev
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Frank Thorp V / NBC News:
Ted Cruz to Obama: ‘Insult Me to My Face’ — Sen. Ted Cruz had sharp words for President Barack Obama over his comments regarding Republican rhetoric on Syrian refugees, saying his statement “is utterly unbefitting of a president.” — “If you want to insult me, you can do it overseas …
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Gustavo Palencia / Reuters:
Honduras detains five Syrians said headed to U.S. with stolen Greek passports — Honduran authorities have detained five Syrian nationals who were trying to reach the United States using stolen Greek passports, but there are no signs of any links to last week's attacks in Paris, police said.
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The Hill:
Speaker Ryan: Syrian refugee bill does not have a ‘religious test’ — Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Wednesday pushed back against arguments that a House bill hitting the floor this week to enhance security screenings for Syrian refugees will filter people based on religion.
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Liz Robbins / New York Times:
11th-Hour Detour Puts Family in Connecticut as Indiana Bars Syrian Refugees
11th-Hour Detour Puts Family in Connecticut as Indiana Bars Syrian Refugees
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Cruz to Obama: Insult me to my face
Cruz to Obama: Insult me to my face
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NBC News:
Poll: A Majority of Americans Oppose Accepting Syrian Refugees
Poll: A Majority of Americans Oppose Accepting Syrian Refugees
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Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
Ted Cruz Challenges President Obama to ‘Come Back and Insult Me to My Face’
Ted Cruz Challenges President Obama to ‘Come Back and Insult Me to My Face’
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Associated Press:
Syrian family diverted after Indiana changes refugee policy
Syrian family diverted after Indiana changes refugee policy
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Walter Russell Mead / The American Interest:
President Obama's Cynical Refugee Ploy
President Obama's Cynical Refugee Ploy
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Andy Cush / Gawker:
Ted Cruz Would Like to Know Why Obama Won't Insult Him to His Face
Ted Cruz Would Like to Know Why Obama Won't Insult Him to His Face
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Honduras arrests five Syrians heading to US with fake passports: report
Honduras arrests five Syrians heading to US with fake passports: report
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
An angry Obama upbraids critics who want to block refugees from Syria
An angry Obama upbraids critics who want to block refugees from Syria
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Daily Mail:
The Syrian passports to terror: EIGHT migrants have got into Europe with same papers as those found …
The Syrian passports to terror: EIGHT migrants have got into Europe with same papers as those found …
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Ted Cruz To Obama: ‘Come Back And Insult Me To My Face’ (VIDEO)
Ted Cruz To Obama: ‘Come Back And Insult Me To My Face’ (VIDEO)
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Steve Inskeep / NPR:
Washington State Governor Says He Welcomes Syrian Refugees
Washington State Governor Says He Welcomes Syrian Refugees
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Ishaan Tharoor / Washington Post:
France says it will take 30,000 Syrian refugees, while U.S. Republicans would turn them away
France says it will take 30,000 Syrian refugees, while U.S. Republicans would turn them away
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ABC News:
French President Francois Hollande Welcomes Refugees Despite Paris Attack
French President Francois Hollande Welcomes Refugees Despite Paris Attack
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Timothy B. Lee / Vox:
George Takei has the perfect response to a mayor who praised Japanese internment — On Wednesday, the mayor of Roanoke, VA, 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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George Takei / Facebook:
Earlier today, the mayor of Roanoke, Virginia, Mr. David A. Bowers, in the attached letter, joined several state governors in ordering that Syrian refugees not receive any government assistance, or be relocated to their jurisdiction. Apart from the lack of legal authority to do so …
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Roanoke Mayor Off Clinton Campaign's Leadership Team After Refugee Remarks
Roanoke Mayor Off Clinton Campaign's Leadership Team After Refugee Remarks
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Alyssa Zauderer / New York's PIX11:
ISIS New York video: Terror group releases warning of Times Square attack — NEW YORK - Terror group ISIS released a propaganda video Wednesday that makes threats against New York. — The video shows several scenes in Manhattan including Times Square, a Gap in Herald Square, T.G.I. Friday's and yellow taxi cabs on city streets.
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Washington Post:
2 terror suspects dead after French police raid north of Paris — PARIS — A woman triggered a suicide blast Wednesday as more than 100 police and soldiers stormed an apartment in northern Paris, acting on tips that the suspected ringleader of last week's bloodshed could be hiding in the tense French capital.
Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
Ben Carson's campaign made a U.S. map and put a bunch of states in the wrong place … Happy Geography Awareness Week! Recognizing that “too many young Americans are unable to make effective decisions, understand geo-spatial issues, or even recognize their impacts as global citizens,” …
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Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:
Ben Carson Can't Place New England On A Map (PHOTO)
Ben Carson Can't Place New England On A Map (PHOTO)
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Senate Dems prep separate response to Paris attacks — A core group of Senate Democrats are preparing a response to the terrorist attacks in Paris, in an effort to focus attention on what the Democrats say are more pressing potential security threats even as Congress remains largely focused on the nation's refugee resettlement program.
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Democrats will vote no on Syria refugee bill
Democrats will vote no on Syria refugee bill
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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.
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Sky News:
Jewish Teacher Stabbed By ‘IS Supporters’ — Police on the streets of Marseille this week — A Jewish teacher has been stabbed in Marseille by three people claiming to be Islamic State supporters, say prosecutors. — Three people on two scooters approached the teacher in the street …
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Peter Wehner / Commentary Magazine:
Our Bitter and Graceless President — We all know people of towering arrogance and we all know people of staggering incompetence, but Barack Obama is quite possibly the perfect package. No one on the scene today combines these two qualities in quite the same way as Mr. Obama.
Ben Carson / Washington Post:
My plan to defeat the Islamic State — Make no mistake about it: We are at war, and we can't win it with a strategy of containment. — By Ben Carson- — Columns — Columns … The Post's View — The Post's View … PostEverything — PostEverything — Paris is a city.
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Our two Americas, in 1 map — Want to understand the bifurcated nature of our politics? Try this map, released Tuesday by the Federal Election Commission, that documents which party controls a majority of seats in each state's congressional delegation. — Pretty remarkable no?
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Ece Toksabay / Reuters:
Turkey fans BOO during pre-match minute's silence for the victims of Paris attacks and chant ‘Allahu Akbar’ before Greece friendly — Turkey fans were heard booing during the minute's silence for the victims of the Paris attacks before kick-off — Chants of ‘Allahu Akbar’ …
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Marissa Payne / Washington Post:
Turkish soccer fans disrupt moment of silence for Paris attack victims
Turkish soccer fans disrupt moment of silence for Paris attack victims
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David Axe / The Daily Beast:
Russia Pounds ISIS With Biggest Bomber Raid in Decades — Putin's air force just used its nuclear bombers to lay waste to the capital of the ‘Islamic State.’ — The Russian air force just pulled off one of the biggest and most complex heavy bomber missions in modern history …
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Andrew McCarthy / National Review:
Refugee ‘Religious Test’ Is ‘Shameful’ and ‘Not American’ ... Except that Federal Law Requires It — As I argued in Faithless Execution, the principal constitutional duty of the chief executive is to execute the laws faithfully. President Obama, by contrast, sees his principal task as imposing …
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New York Daily News:
NRA, Republicans block proposed law to stop suspected terrorists from buying guns in U.S. — The NRA — and their gun-loving Republican cohorts — are refusing once more to stop terrorists intent on getting armed in the U.S.A. — A legal loophole allows suspected terrorists on the government's …
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