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2:05 PM ET, November 25, 2015

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CNN:
Chicago protesters march as police release video of officer shooting teen  —  Chicago (CNN)Protesters took to the streets of Chicago late Tuesday after police released a graphic dash-cam video showing an officer shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.  —  McDonald was killed in October 2014.
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David Jackson / USA Today:
Obama to address nation on Islamic State threats  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama will address the nation Wednesday following his meeting with national security aides about potential threats to the United States over the Thanksgiving holiday, the White House said.
Discussion: Liberaland
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Obama tries to reassure holiday travelers fearful of terror attacks
David Frum / The Atlantic:
How to Beat Donald Trump  —  A new round of attack ads are heading Donald Trump's way, some from John Kasich's campaign and the super PAC backing him, and more in the future from an LLC created specifically to produce anti-Trump messages.  —  New Day for America's 47-second ad splices together …
Gordon J. Davis / New York Times:
What Woodrow Wilson Cost My Grandfather  —  OVER the last week, a growing number of students at Princeton have demanded that the university confront the racist legacy of Woodrow Wilson, who served as its president before becoming New Jersey's governor and the 28th president of the United States.
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New York Times:
The Case Against Woodrow Wilson at Princeton
Dylan Baddour / Houston Chronicle:
Texas GOP official wants secession on the primary ballot  —  A member of the executive committee for the Republican Party of Texas plans to introduce a resolution at the group's next meeting, which would add to the party's primary ballot a non-binding measure for Texas secession.
Discussion: Right Wing Watch
Jim Dwyer / New York Times:
A Definitive Debunking of Donald Trump's 9/11 Claims  —  How alarmed were New Jersey officials by reports of Muslims dancing in the streets of Jersey City and Paterson on Sept. 11, 2001, to celebrate the destruction of the World Trade Center?  —  They feared riots would break out and were ready …
Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Obama draws criticism for doubling down on current ISIS strategy  —  President Obama announced no new steps to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) after meeting with French President François Hollande on Tuesday, despite calls for new action in the wake of this month's terrorist attacks in Paris.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Obstacles imperil budget deal  —  Congressional leaders face several hurdles to getting a budget deal done by the Dec. 11 deadline, including a fight over health funding that is holding up the omnibus spending package.  —  There's also a battle brewing over dozens of policy riders aimed …
Discussion: Washington Post
Washington Post:
Flash mob hits designer store in Georgetown, steals $13,000 worth of goods  —  A large group of juveniles robbed a designer store in Georgetown Tuesday evening and stole $13,000 worth of items, according to D.C. Police.  —  The incident happened just before 6 p.m. at the Diesel store in the 3000 block of M Street NW.
Jared Keever / Opposing Views:
Oregon Police Officer Reassigned After Tweeting About Upcoming Black Lives Matter Event  —  A Portland, Oregon, police officer has been reassigned, pending an internal investigation, after he posted a message to social media complaining about a scheduled Black Lives Matter protest in the city.
Discussion: Liberaland
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
Brown University's $100 Million Inclusivity Plan  —  Every university responds to student protests in its own way.  —  Earlier this month, scores of Brown undergraduates formed a circle on a quad and listened as black classmates expressed pain, anger, and frustration with campus life …
Discussion: Instapundit
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Rudy Giuliani: I Heard Reports Of 9/11 Cheering, But I Didn't See It (VIDEO)  —  Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) said Wednesday that he heard reports about people cheering the 9/11 terror attacks, but didn't see it for himself.  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump recently …
Discussion: Mediaite and Fox News Insider
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Rubio budget win is dealing heavy blow to ObamaCare  —  Sen. Marco Rubio may have dealt the biggest blow in the GOP's five-year war against ObamaCare.  —  A 2014 budget measure inspired by the Florida senator and presidential hopeful is pushing some insurers to drop out of the ObamaCare exchanges, experts say.
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
FBI has lead in probe of 1.2 billion stolen Web credentials: documents  —  A hacker who once advertised having access to user account information for websites like Facebook (FB.O) and Twitter (TWTR.N) has been linked through a Russian email address to the theft of a record 1.2 billion Internet credentials …
wmo.int:
WMO: 2015 likely to be Warmest on Record, 2011-2015 Warmest Five Year Period  —  Climate Change Breaches Symbolic Thresholds, Fuels Extreme Weather  —  Geneva 25 November 2015 (WMO) The global average surface temperature in 2015 is likely to be the warmest on record and to reach the symbolic …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and EcoWatch
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New York Times:
Emirates Secretly Sends Colombian Mercenaries to Fight in Yemen  —  WASHINGTON — The United Arab Emirates has secretly dispatched hundreds of Colombian mercenaries to Yemen to fight in that country's raging conflict, adding a volatile new element in a complex proxy war that has drawn in the United States and Iran.
Discussion: The Right Scoop and The Week
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Dem rep: I will argue with your Republican relatives for you  —  Are you a Democrat eagerly awaiting a sparring match with a Republican relative during the holiday season?  If so, Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) wants to help.  —  Grayson, running for Senate in a tough primary with fellow Democratic …
Discussion: Liberaland
New York Post:
Newborn baby found in nativity scene at Queens church  —  A newborn baby who still had his umbilical cord attached was found wrapped in swaddling clothes — and lying in a manger — at a Queens church on Monday.  —  The infant was abandoned at Holy Child Jesus Church in Richmond Hill …
William Poole / Wall Street Journal:
Don't Blame the Fed for Low Rates  —  Long-term rates reflect weak job creation and credit demand, both a result of President Obama's poor economic stewardship.  —  The frequent claim that Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and her colleagues are responsible for continuing low rates of interest …
Discussion: EconLog and bradford-delong.com
Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones:
Marco Rubio Is Using a Convicted Felon to Help Him Win Florida  —  Clyde Fabretti, a white-collar criminal, holds a key position in Rubio's presidential campaign.  —  Earlier this month, when Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) named his top campaign representatives across Florida …
Discussion: RedState
Ace / Ace of Spades HQ:
Thanksgivingmanship: Your Guide to Surviving The Progressive Imbeciles Who Have Spent a Week Cramming on How to Survive You  —  Oxford Don Stephen Potter introduced the world to the principles of Gamesmanship, the way to win at games by resort to cheap ploys which were very close to cheating without being technically cheating.
 
 
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Neil Munro / Breitbart:
Sen. Sessions Reveals 12 Refugee-Jihadis Charged this Year, Hopes to Shrink Obama's 2016 Refugee Budget
Gillian B. White / The Atlantic:
How Zoning Laws Exacerbate Inequality
Discussion: ACS Blog
Christopher J. Scalia / Weekly Standard:
Antonin Scalia, Bogeyman of the Liberal Imagination
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
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Judge rules on alleged gay-basher's tweets
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James Delingpole / Breitbart:
German Professor: NASA Has Fiddled Climate Data On ‘Unbelievable’ Scale
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Susan Jones / CNSNews:
US Planes Left ISIS Fuel Tankers Unharmed Because ‘They Ran Out of Ammunition’
Michael Allen / Opposing Views:
Christians Outraged By Google Evolution Doodle Celebrating Scientific Discovery
The White House:
Remarks by President Obama and President Hollande of France in Joint Press Conference
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
National World, one of the UK's biggest newspaper groups, gets a £56.2M buyout offer from shareholder Media Concierge, a 40% premium to its Nov. 21 stock price

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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