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3:30 PM ET, November 18, 2015

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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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Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
Ted Cruz Challenges President Obama to ‘Come Back and Insult Me to My Face’  —  A fired-up Sen. Ted Cruz this morning challenged President Obama to a debate over Syrian refugees, lashing out at Obama over his Tuesday comments in the Philippines.  —  “I want to encourage you, Mr. President …
Washington Post:
2 terror suspects dead after French police raid north of Paris
Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:
Ben Carson Can't Place New England On A Map (PHOTO)  —  Retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson on Tuesday expressed his support for a growing contingent of governors who are against allowing Syrian refugees into the United States — but he shared an incorrect graphic of the lower 48 states in the process.
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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 …
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama: GOP refugee opponents ‘scared of widows and orphans’
David Giambusso / Politico:
De Blasio escalates attack on Christie's refugee stance
Discussion: Bloomberg Business
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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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Bobby Jindal's presidential campaign was unrecognizable from the Bobby Jindal I knew  —  I met Bobby Jindal 12 years ago.  He was running for Louisiana governor against Kathleen Blanco.  At 32, he was one of the most impressive candidates for any office that I had ever met.
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Marco Rubio scores megadonor Frank VanderSloot
Discussion: Bloomberg.com news
Adam C. Smith / Tampa Bay Times:
Fla poll: Trump 36%, Rubio 18%, Carson 15%, Cruz 10%, Bush 9%
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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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.
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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Ian Fisher / New York Times:
In Rise of ISIS, No Single Missed Key but Many Strands of Blame
Daily Mail:
The Syrian passports to terror: EIGHT migrants have got into Europe with same papers as those found on stadium suicide bomber  —  The full scale of the trade in false passports that allows terrorists to slip into Europe was exposed last night.  —  It lets Islamic State fanatics who are bent …
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Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Kerry: Recent Paris attack lacked ‘rationale’ of Charlie Hebdo strike  —  Secretary of State John Kerry suggested on Tuesday there was a “rationale” behind the terrorist strike on the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, unlike the recent “indiscriminate” ISIS attacks in Paris.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Kerry, after gaffe, says terrorist attacks can never be rationalized
Discussion: Townhall.com and Washington Post
Dave Boucher / Tennessean.com:
Tennessee GOP leader: Round up Syrian refugees, remove from state  —  Glen Casada: “We need to ... take them back to the ICE center and say, 'They're not coming to Tennessee, they're yours.' ”  —  A top Tennessee Republican lawmaker believes the time has come for the National Guard to round …
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?
Discussion: Newsalert
New York Post:
Student: I was suspended for having a consensual threesome  —  A Manhattan acting student is suing his arts college for suspending him after a consensual ménage à trois with two other students, according to court papers.  —  Plaintiff John Doe met Jane Doe during their freshman year …
Discussion: Gothamist
Andy Cush / Gawker:
Ted Cruz Would Like to Know Why Obama Won't Insult Him to His Face  —  Standing outside of a private club for fancy men this morning, senator and presidential hopeful Ted Cruz made it clear that he is ready to buck with Barack Obama.  “If you want to insult me, you can do it overseas …
WATE-TV:
Maryville toddler survives alone for several days after grandmother's death  —  MARYVILLE (WATE) - A Maryville toddler was taken to the hospital after police say she survived alone for several days after her grandmother died.  —  According to a Maryville Police Department report …
Discussion: WGN-TV and myfox8.com
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 …
Leda Reynolds / Daily Express:
ISIS suspects posing as refugees arrested at airport clutching hand-drawn MAP to Germany  —  EIGHT people have been arrested at Istanbul's main airport amid fears they are Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists posing as refugees after they were found clutching a hand-drawn map plotting the route to Germany.
 
 
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New York Times:
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Democrats will vote no on Syria refugee bill
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Oliver Darcy / TheBlaze.com:
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Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
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