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10:05 PM ET, November 25, 2015

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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.
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.
Discussion: Above the Law
John KassContact / Chicago Tribune:
Emanuel holds others accountable on police shooting video, not himself
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)
Discussion: Mediaite and Liberaland
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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David Ferguson / Raw Story:
Texas gun nuts who terrorized mosque publish names and addresses of Muslim families
Discussion: Vox Popoli
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 …
Discussion: Yahoo Politics
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Obama jokes his way through annual turkey pardon
Discussion: ABC News and 89.3 KPCC
David Jackson / USA Today:
Obama to address nation on Islamic State threats
Discussion: Liberaland
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Obama says there is ‘no specific and credible intelligence’ of U.S. terrorist plot over Thanksgiving
Discussion: Mother Jones
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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Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Marco Rubio: ‘Ignore’ Gay Marriage Decision Because 'God's Rules Always Win'
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:   Rubio: 'God's Rules' Win Over Supreme Court Decisions (VIDEO)
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 …
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Raw Story:
Georgia sheriff brags about ‘politically incorrect’ county with new sign: We say Merry Christmas
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 …
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 …
Discussion: WRIC-TV
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.
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 …
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.
J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
Emails Show Politico's Mike Allen Promised Positive Coverage of Chelsea Clinton  —  Few journalists are more thoroughly connected to Washington's power elite than Politico's Chief White House correspondent Mike Allen.  But as newly released emails between the veteran reporter …
Michael W. McConnell / Politico:
Yes, we should consider refugees' religion  —  It's not only fair, it's written into the law.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Jihad Watch and The Gateway Pundit
Los Angeles Times:
Sanders pledge illustrates how plans to curtail mass incarceration fall short  —  Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks in October in Davenport, Iowa.  Sanders has pledged to dramatically reduce prison populations if elected.  —  After years of plunging crime rates …
Discussion: whorunsGov
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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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
U.S. Announces Sanctions on 2 Accused of Dealings With Assad or ISIS
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Reporter: Trump camp requiring bathroom escorts for press
Discussion: Raw Story and TVNewser
Ashley Parker / New York Times:
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Rand Paul super PAC launches ad buy ahead of Iowa, N.H.
Associated Press:
Ads Featuring Nazi Imagery Pulled From New York City Subway
Washington Post:
Flash mob hits designer store in Georgetown, steals $13,000 worth of goods
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Oregon Police Officer Reassigned After Tweeting About Upcoming Black Lives Matter Event
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FBI has lead in probe of 1.2 billion stolen Web credentials: documents
 

 
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