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Ed Payne / CNN:
Mali hotel attack: 3 dead after gunmen take captives at Radisson Blu in Bamako — (CNN)LATEST DEVELOPMENTS: — • [7:20 a.m. ET] Security forces have begun a counter-assault on the hotel in Mali's capital, said French President Francois Hollande, who said he'd been in touch …
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THE REZIDOR HOTEL GROUP:
Hostage-taking at Radisson Blu Hotel, Bamako / Mali — We are closely following the hostage-taking incident that is taking place at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Bamako / Mali today, 20th November 2015. According to our latest information 125 guests and 13 employees are still in the building.
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Tiemoko Diallo / Reuters:
Gunmen attack luxury hotel in Mali capital, 170 taken hostage — Gunmen shouting Islamic slogans attacked a luxury hotel full of foreigners in Mali's capital Bamako early on Friday morning, taking 170 people hostage, a senior security source and the hotel's operator said.
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Daily Mail:
Jihadists kill three as they go ‘floor to floor’ screaming ‘Allahu Akbar’ during AK-47 rampage at Mali hotel and take 170 hostages before freeing those who could recite the Koran — Radison Blu hotel under attack by jihadists armed with AK-47s and hand grenades in Malian capital of Bamako
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BBC:
Mali attack: Special forces storm hotel to free hostages
Mali attack: Special forces storm hotel to free hostages
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Isabelle Fraser / Telegraph:
Mali hotel attack: gunmen hold 170 hostage at Radisson Blu as third body found at Paris terrorist lair - live
Mali hotel attack: gunmen hold 170 hostage at Radisson Blu as third body found at Paris terrorist lair - live
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
CNN reporter suspended after tweet on refugees — CNN global affairs correspondent Elise Labott has been suspended for two weeks, a source at CNN confirmed to POLITICO. — Earlier on Thursday Labott had tweeted about the House voting on a bill that would make it harder for Syrian refugees to enter the United States.
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Daily Kos:
These 47 Democrats Just Voted to Send Syrian Refugees Back to their Imminent Death
These 47 Democrats Just Voted to Send Syrian Refugees Back to their Imminent Death
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CNN:
House passes bill that could limit Syrian refugees
House passes bill that could limit Syrian refugees
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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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Margaret Talev / Bloomberg Business:
Clinton Opens 25-Point Lead on Sanders in Bloomberg Politics National Poll — She also earns higher scores on commander-in-chief traits, including the ability to combat terrorism. — margarettalev — Hillary Clinton has solidified her lead nationally in the Democratic presidential nominating contest …
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A.B. Stoddard / The Hill:
Why the youth vote is key — The youth vote isn't what it used to be, and that could be good news for Republicans in 2016. — Young voters who supported President Obama in 2008 by more than 60 percent have since struggled with burdensome student debt and to find a job and anchor themselves in the middle class.
Daily Mail:
Hillary hammers ‘obsession’ with the words ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ as she insists 'Muslims …
Hillary hammers ‘obsession’ with the words ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ as she insists 'Muslims …
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NBC News:
Poll: Trump Retakes Lead in GOP Race; Cruz Makes Gains
Poll: Trump Retakes Lead in GOP Race; Cruz Makes Gains
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Sanders invokes FDR to defend democratic socialism
Sanders invokes FDR to defend democratic socialism
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Itay Hod / The Wrap:
Hollywood Mogul Haim Saban Calls for ‘More Scrutiny’ of Muslims (Exclusive)
Hollywood Mogul Haim Saban Calls for ‘More Scrutiny’ of Muslims (Exclusive)
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Vaughn Hillyard / NBC News:
Donald Trump's Plan for a Muslim Database Draws Comparison to Nazi Germany — NEWTON, Iowa — Donald Trump “would certainly implement” a database system tracking Muslims in the United States, the Republican front-runner told NBC News on Thursday night. — “I would certainly implement that.
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Vaughn Hillyard / MSNBC:
Trump: ‘Would certainly implement’ Muslim database — NEWTON, Iowa — Donald Trump, the Republican front-runner for president, told NBC News on Thursday night that he “would certainly implement” a database system tracking Muslims in the United States. — “I would certainly implement that.
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Ted Cruz Creates a ‘National Prayer Team’ — Pray for Ted Cruz. — That appears to be among the chief tasks to be undertaken by the Cruz campaign's “national prayer team,” a group announced on Thursday and scheduled to begin its work next month. — Mr. Cruz, who has aggressively courted …
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
How Ted Cruz is locking up the evangelical vote
Michele Hall / Blavity:
This morning at Harvard Law School we woke up to a hate crime. — The hallways of Harvard Law School are lined with portraits of every tenured professor in the history of the university. As a first-year law student, the first time that I walked down those hallways I was painfully aware …
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Steve Annear / BostonGlobe.com:
Tape found on portraits of black Harvard law professors
Tape found on portraits of black Harvard law professors
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Associated Press:
Israeli PM Welcomes Pollard's Release — Israel says the United States has freed convicted spy Jonathan Pollard from federal prison after nearly 30 years and the Israeli prime minister has issued a statement welcoming the release. — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in the statement on Friday that …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
After 30 Years in Prison, Jonathan Pollard to be Freed — but Not to Israel
After 30 Years in Prison, Jonathan Pollard to be Freed — but Not to Israel
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP group plans most aggressive anti-Trump campaign yet — John Kasich has attacked Donald Trump relentlessly in debates and now his super PAC is planning to invest $2.5 million in the most aggressive takedown of the poll leader yet — on behalf of an increasingly anxious GOP establishment.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Farce Awakens — Erick Erickson, the editor in chief of the website RedState.com, is a serious power in right-wing circles. Speechifying at RedState's annual gathering is a rite of passage for aspiring Republican politicians, and Mr. Erickson made headlines this year when he disinvited Donald Trump from the festivities.
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Kelly Winters / Facebook:
Improving the Experience When Relationships End — Community Support FYI is a new series of blog posts about how we work to keep the Facebook community safe, supported and connected. — Facebook is a place for sharing life's important moments, which for many people include their romantic relationships.
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Major insurer may leave ObamaCare — One of the country's largest health insurers warned Thursday that it may leave the ObamaCare exchanges within two years, delivering a shock announcement that could ripple through the marketplace. — At a shareholder meeting Thursday …
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Ex-CIA director: Snowden should be ‘hanged’ for Paris — A former CIA director says leaker Edward Snowden should be convicted of treason and given the death penalty in the wake of the terrorist attack on Paris. — “It's still a capital crime, and I would give him the death sentence …
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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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