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Molly Ball / The Atlantic:
The Ecstasy of Donald Trump — MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina—All politicians, if they are any good at their craft, know the truth about human nature. — Donald Trump is very good, and he knows it better than most. — Trump stands alone on a long platform, surrounded by a rapturous throng.
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Roger Simon / Politico:
All hail Donald — Do not say you were not warned. Der Donald has warned you.
All hail Donald — Do not say you were not warned. Der Donald has warned you.
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Daily Kos and Washington Post
Oli Smith / Daily Express:
Inside secret underground ISIS bomb-making lair found littered with US-made guns and drugs — AN ASTONISHING series of secret tunnels carved by hand by ISIS militants have been found littered with drugs, copies of the Quran and US-made ammunition. — The underground tunnels were used by ISIS militants to hide from bomb raids
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Jihad Watch
Dakota Smith / L.A. Daily News:
LA City Council proposal would send john letters to owners of cars in prostitution areas — A California privacy group is concerned about a Los Angeles City Hall proposal to send warning letters to the owners of cars seen driving in areas known for prostitution.
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Associated Press
Catherine Herridge / Fox News:
FBI using elite surveillance teams to track at least 48 high risk ISIS suspects — With as many as 1000 active cases, Fox News has learned at least 48 ISIS suspects are considered so high risk that the FBI is using its elite tracking squads known as the mobile surveillance teams or MST to track them domestically.
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The Daily Caller and Daily Mail
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Google deems Bernie Sanders' economic plan a ‘phishing scam’ — Democratic presidential hopeful Bernard Sanders' economic plan triggered Gmail's “phishing scam” antenna, with the mail system saying the senator's liberal campaign promises — including lower prescription drug prices and free college for all — sound like frauds.
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Liberty Unyielding, The Week and The Daily Caller
Bill Ruthhart / Chicago Tribune:
Four new Laquan McDonald shooting videos raise more questions — Activists take to the streets in reaction to the release of a Chicago police dash-cam video showing the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald, 17, by an officer in October 2014. — Newly released videos from four additional police vehicles …
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Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Trump draws scornful rebuke for mocking reporter with disability — Businessman and reality TV star Donald Trump is under fire for mocking a New York Times reporter with a congenital joint condition during a campaign rally in South Carolina this week, drawing a scornful rebuke from the reporter …
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Plan A for GOP donors: Wait for Trump to fall. (There is no Plan B.)
Plan A for GOP donors: Wait for Trump to fall. (There is no Plan B.)
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The Last Refuge, Algemeiner.com, Vox, Salon and The Hill
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Smithsonian: Statue of Liberty was originally a Muslim woman — The Statue of Liberty was originally designed to be a Muslim woman, the Smithsonian Institution's magazine says. — An article on the government-administered museum's blog, Smart News, claims one of the designers …
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Liberaland, Fire Andrea Mitchell!, Smithsonian and Instapundit
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Obama: Syrian refugees are like pilgrims on the Mayflower — This Thanksgiving, President Obama is calling for Americans to lend a helping hand to another group of pilgrims fleeing persecution. — “Nearly four centuries after the Mayflower set sail, the world is still full of pilgrims …
Sarah Knapton / Telegraph:
End of daily injections for diabetes as scientists restore insulin production — Injecting billions of immune cells back into the body boosts insulin production, preventing the need for daily injections — The end of daily injections for diabetes sufferers could be in sight after scientists showed …
Matt Latimer / Politico:
How to BE the Crazy Uncle This Thanksgiving — Every year at the holidays, millions of Americans partake in a whole parallel tradition: avoiding the “crazy uncle,” that one exhausting relative who treats every event as a chance to assault you with their fringe political ideas …
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CNN, The Week, Outside the Beltway and ABC News
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
GOP rider would boost party spending — Senate Republicans plan to insert a provision into a must-pass government funding bill that would vastly expand the amount of cash that political parties could spend on candidates, multiple sources tell POLITICO. — The provision, which sources …
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The Last Refuge and Mock Paper Scissors
Scott W. Johnson / Weekly Standard:
The Threat from ‘Minnesota Men’ — Where ISIS goes for American recruits. — If you get your news from the headlines, you can be excused for thinking that “Minnesota men” pose a special risk of taking up the terrorist jihad at home and abroad. As the Wall Street Journal reported this past April …
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