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Deborah L. Shelton / Chicago Reporter:
How Chicago tried to cover up a police execution — It was just about a year ago that a city whistleblower came to journalist Jamie Kalven and attorney Craig Futterman out of concern that Laquan McDonald's shooting a few weeks earlier “wasn't being vigorously investigated,” as Kalven recalls.
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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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Chicago Tribune:
A staggering moment for Chicago — Warning graphic content: Chicago officials released the police dash-cam video of the October 2014 fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald, 17, by a Chicago police officer. Warning: This video contains graphic images. The Chicago Tribune edited this version only for length.
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Matt Taibbi / Rolling Stone:
America Is Too Dumb for TV News — Trump and others are proving it: we can't handle the truth — Donald Trump said this to supporters at an Alabama rally: — “Hey, I watched when the World Trade Center came tumbling down. And I watched in Jersey City, New Jersey …
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Rudy Giuliani: I Heard Reports Of 9/11 Cheering, But I Didn't See It (VIDEO)
Rudy Giuliani: I Heard Reports Of 9/11 Cheering, But I Didn't See It (VIDEO)
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Avi Selk / Irving Blog:
Armed mosque protesters publish Irving Muslims' home addresses — This group has posted the home addresses of dozens of Muslims and “sympathizers”. (Avi Selk/TDMN) — By JULIE FANCHER and AVI SELK — Staff Writers — The organizer of a recent armed anti-Muslim protest …
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Armed Texas Mosque Protestor Shares Home Addresses Of Local Muslims
Armed Texas Mosque Protestor Shares Home Addresses Of Local Muslims
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David Ferguson / Raw Story:
Texas gun nuts who terrorized mosque publish names and addresses of Muslim families
Texas gun nuts who terrorized mosque publish names and addresses of Muslim families
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Associated Press:
President Barack Obama spared two turkeys named for one of the nation's most admired presidents, continuing a White House tradition that provides a refreshing sense of amusement and bipartisan cheer no matter how troubled the times. — Obama pardoned “Abe,” the 2015 national Thanksgiving turkey …
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Obama says there is ‘no specific and credible intelligence’ of U.S. terrorist plot over Thanksgiving
Obama says there is ‘no specific and credible intelligence’ of U.S. terrorist plot over Thanksgiving
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Donald Trump beats Marco Rubio in a head-to-head matchup among Republicans — In my conversation with political scientist Alan Abramowitz, we spent a fair amount of time discussing whether elite confidence in Marco Rubio is justified. This morning, Abramowitz pointed me to a new Economist/YouGov poll that suggests maybe it isn't.
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
New York Times slams Trump's mocking of reporter as ‘outrageous’ — Donald Trump has added a new item to his growing list of presidential campaign firsts: mocking a person's physical handicap. — During a defense of his widely debunked claim that thousands of people in parts of New Jersey …
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 …
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump: Report your neighbors for suspicious activities — GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump said late Tuesday that everyday Americans should monitor their neighbors for questionable behavior. — “The real greatest resource is all of you, because you have all those eyes …
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Chris Morran / Consumerist:
No, Target Is Not Giving You A 50% Off Everything Coupon For Liking A Page On Facebook — We all want to believe that there are special coupons out there just waiting to be grabbed, and the newest questionable offer to take hold of Facebook newsfeeds involves the false promise of a coupon …
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VICE:
Eagles of Death Metal Discuss Paris Terror Attacks — During Eagles of Death Metal's November 13 show at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, gunmen entered the venue and opened fire on the crowd, leaving at least 90 dead. The band spoke to VICE about the tragic events that took place that night.
Stephanie Pedersen / ledger-enquirer:
Sheriff's ‘politically incorrect’ sign draws strong reaction … In an effort to “stir people's belief and patriotism,” Harris County Sheriff Mike Jolley posted a new sign Tuesday morning outside of his department that says his county is politically incorrect, and if you have a problem with that, you can leave.
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Google:
European privacy requests for search removals — In a May 2014 ruling, Google Spain v AEPD and Mario Costeja González, the Court of Justice of the European Union found that individuals have the right to ask search engines like Google to remove certain results about them.
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Michael W. McConnell / Politico:
Yes, we should consider refugees' religion — It's not only fair, it's written into the law.
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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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.
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Rod Nordland / New York Times:
U.S. General Says Kunduz Hospital Strike Was ‘Avoidable’ — KABUL, Afghanistan — The top American commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John F. Campbell, said Wednesday that several service members had been suspended from duty after an internal military investigation of the American airstrike …
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Coming soon: More immigrants from Muslim nations than population of D.C. — 680,000 — Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More — President Obama's open-door immigration policy is set to accept more immigrants from Muslim nations over the next five years than the entire population of Washington …
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Reporter: Trump camp requiring bathroom escorts for press — Donald Trump's campaign is requiring journalists at rallies to have bathroom escorts, according to an NBC News reporter. — “Trump campaign now requiring media to have bathroom escorts at his rallies when leaving ‘the pen,’ ” …