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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Ben Carson compares Syrian refugees to dogs — Ben Carson likened Syrian refugees fleeing the country's bloody civil war and Islamic State violence to dogs on Thursday. — Speaking to reporters following a campaign stop in Mobile, Alabama, Carson stressed that the United States wants smart leaders …
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
House approves Syrian refugees bill — The House passed a bill Thursday that would block Syrian and Iraqi refugees from entering the country unless they pass strict background checks — setting up a collision with President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats.
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Alex Nowrasteh / Cato Institute:
Syrian Refugees Don't Pose a Serious Security Threat — Of the 859,629 refugees admitted from 2001 onwards, only three have been convicted of planning terrorist attacks on targets outside of the United States and none was successfully carried out. That is one terrorism-planning conviction …
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House defies Obama, approves bill halting Syrian refugees — In a 289-137 vote, the House on Thursday easily approved legislation that requires new screening requirements on refugees from Syria and Iraq before they can enter the United States. — Forty-seven Democrats defied President Obama's veto threat …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Dems vow to block refugee bill
Senate Dems vow to block refugee bill
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Alicia A. Caldwell / Associated Press:
Here's What It Actually Takes For A Syrian Refugee To Enter The U.S.
Here's What It Actually Takes For A Syrian Refugee To Enter The U.S.
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ISIS CRISIS — a speech in Congress by Rep. Steve Russell (R-OK), on Nov 18, 2015
ISIS CRISIS — a speech in Congress by Rep. Steve Russell (R-OK), on Nov 18, 2015
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Cortney O'Brien / Townhall.com:
Obama: Refugees No More Dangerous Than Tourists
Obama: Refugees No More Dangerous Than Tourists
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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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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump won't rule out database, special ID for Muslims in US — GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump believes that the war on terror will require unprecedented surveillance of America's Muslims. — “We're going to have to do thing that we never did before,” he said during a Yahoo interview.
Hunter Walker / Yahoo:
Donald Trump has big plans for ‘radical Islamic’ terrorists, 2016 and ‘that communist’ Bernie Sanders
Donald Trump has big plans for ‘radical Islamic’ terrorists, 2016 and ‘that communist’ Bernie Sanders
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Trump rises after Paris attacks
Trump rises after Paris attacks
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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Trump: ‘Absolutely no choice’ but to close mosques
Trump: ‘Absolutely no choice’ but to close mosques
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Mark Alesia / Indianapolis Star:
Jared Fogle sentenced to 15 years, eight months in prison — Jared Fogle was sentenced to 15 years, eight months in prison Thursday for possession and distribution of child pornography and traveling across state lines for commercial sex with a minor. — Judge Tanya Walton Pratt announced …
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Nation's largest insurer may exit Obamacare due to losses — Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More — UnitedHealth Group, the largest insurance company in the U.S., on Thursday slashed its earnings outlook, citing new problems related to Obamacare, and told investors it may exit the program's exchanges.
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Wall Street Journal:
Rising Rates Pose Challenge to Health Law
Rising Rates Pose Challenge to Health Law
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Zachary Tracer / Bloomberg Business:
UnitedHealth May Quit Obamacare Markets in Blow to Health Law
UnitedHealth May Quit Obamacare Markets in Blow to Health Law
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Kim Christiansen / KUSA-TV:
Mom still texts trooper after his death — Fallen trooper's mom keeps his legacy alive KUSA — KUSA - As a teenager, Taylor Thyfault was exceptional. His ambition and passion led him to make a list of 25 future goals when he was in high school. — Those goals were:
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.
Marco Rubio / Politico:
We Asked Marco Rubio to Lay Out His ISIL Strategy. Here It Is. — Last week, France suffered the deadliest terror attack to hit Europe in more than a decade. It was perpetrated by a terrorist organization that has repeatedly warned the world of the scope of its intentions and the brutality of its methods.
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Sanders invokes FDR to defend democratic socialism — Bernie Sanders sought to wrap himself in the mantle of Franklin D. Roosevelt on Thursday afternoon, seeding a long-anticipated speech about his brand of democratic socialism with references to the successful efforts by the New Deal architect …
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Steve Annear / BostonGlobe.com:
Tape found on portraits of black Harvard law professors — Harvard University police are investigating after students at the law school Thursday discovered strips of black tape placed across photographs of black professors that are displayed on a wall outside a lecture hall.
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Andrew M. Duehren / Harvard News:
Police Investigate Vandalism on Portraits of Black Law Professors
Police Investigate Vandalism on Portraits of Black Law Professors
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Fox News:
At least 5 dead, including American tourist, in West Bank and Tel Aviv terrorist attacks — The scene of a stabbing attack in Tel Aviv. (Israeli Defense Forces) — DEVELOPING: An 18-year-old American tourist has been identified as one of the victims shot and killed by a Palestinian terrorist Thursday …
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Ana Gonzalez-Barrera / Pew Research Center's …:
More Mexicans Leaving Than Coming to the U.S. — Net Loss of 140,000 from 2009 to 2014; Family Reunification Top Reason for Return — More Mexican immigrants have returned to Mexico from the U.S. than have migrated here since the end of the Great Recession, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis …
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Randall Kennedy / American Prospect:
Ta-Nehisi Coates's Caricature of Black Reality — John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation — Ta-Nehisi Coates. … Ta-Nehisi Coates's Between the World and Me is an open letter to his 15-year-old son, Samori. It conveys worry over Samori's prospects and posits a stoical parental philosophy on raising a black man in America.
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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
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Jeff German / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Las Vegas man indicted on charges of threatening Obama, others — A Las Vegas man was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday on charges of threatening President Barack Obama and other government officials. — Tyrone Paul Ponthieux, 55, who is in federal custody, faces one felony count …
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Hannah Waxman / The Daily Princetonian:
Updated: Students “walkout and speakout,” occupy Nassau Hall until demands of Black Justice League are met — University President Christopher Eisgruber '83 said that he had no plans to sign the document outlining the demands of student protesters occupying his office in Nassau Hall on Wednesday.
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Adele Is Said to Reject Streaming for ‘25’ — For weeks, the music industry has been awaiting the release of Adele's new album, “25,” with a mixture of excitement and anxiety. The album is all but certain to be a gigantic hit, but Adele had not revealed whether she would release it on streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music.
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
GOP Has Clear Top 4; Clinton Dominant for Dems; General Election Tight — PPP's first look at the Republican Presidential race nationally in six weeks finds that things haven't actually changed all that much since early October. Donald Trump leads the field with 26%, to 19% for Ben Carson.
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