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12:55 PM ET, November 27, 2015

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Washington Post:
He said, 'All right, let's do this.' Then he jumped the White House fence.  —  A man draped in an American flag was taken into custody Thursday afternoon after he jumped the fence of the White House while the first family was inside celebrating Thanksgiving.
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John Parkinson / ABC News:
President Obama Compares Syrian Refugees to Mayflower Pilgrims, Administration Says States Can't Block Them
Discussion: Hullabaloo and BillMoyers.com
Robinson Meyer / The Atlantic:
Video Is Never Enough … On October 20, 2014, a white Chicago Police Department officer named Jason Van Dyke fired 16 shots at a black Chicago resident, a 17-year-old named Laquan McDonald.  Van Dyke started shooting McDonald while he had his back turned on the officer, and he continued firing after McDonald had fallen to the ground.
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Protesters for Laquan McDonald Plan Chicago March to Disrupt Black Friday  —  As Black Friday continues to promote the holidays with rampant consumerism and violent frenzies across America, the shopping areas of Chicago are facing additional pressure as protests continue over the death of Laquan McDonald.
Discussion: NBC News
Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Trump denies mocking journalist who has disability, demands an apology  —  Donald Trump has been accused of using this moment during a Nov. 24, 2015, rally in South Carolina to mock a reporter who has a disablity that limits flexibility in his arms.  (Reuters)
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.
Graham Rayman / New York Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: FBI warns NY police about anti-Islam Arizona man who may be headed to state to confront Muslim group  —  After tracing the cross-country movements of a menacing anti-Muslim rabble-rouser from Arizona, the FBI took the unusual step of issuing an alert to New York law enforcement agencies to look out for him, sources said.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Nancy LeTourneau / Washington Monthly:
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Trump-Mania?  —  David Frum took up the cause of proposing yet another plan for how “the establishment” can bring down Donald Trump.  His suggestion is that the driving force behind Trump-mania is immigration, and so they should call out Trump …
Seth Barrett Tillman / THE NEW REFORM CLUB:
‘Teaching Children About World Religions and Ethics Could Help CounterIslamophobia’: A Response  —  a response to  —  Teaching Children About World Religions and Ethics Could Help Counter Islamophobia  —  Dr. O'Donnell tells us that teaching about world religions and ethics …
Cortney O'Brien / Townhall.com:
DNC Nearing $7 Million in Debt  —  The Democratic National Committee is in the red when it comes to their operating finances.  A new Federal Election Commission report reveals the DNC ended with an $800,000 net loss for October and now has a debt of $6.9 million.
Discussion: Independent Journal
Greg R. Lawson / The Hill:
Will Putin begin carving a little Turkey after the ‘stab in the back’?  —  As Americans prepare to sit down with family and friends on Thanksgiving, a different sort of Turkey carving may soon begin to emerge.  This could easily degenerate into a major challenge for the future of NATO …
Mick Krever / CNN:
Bloomberg: U.S. climate ‘crazies’ are being forced to accept reality  —  Bloomberg: U.S. climate ‘crazies’ forced to accept reality  —  (CNN)The realities of climate change will force American deniers — or “crazies” — to accept reality, Michael Bloomberg told CNN's Christiane Amanpour in an interview that will air Friday.
Discussion: Mediaite and Business Insider
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Ben Carson to Visit Refugees in Jordan Amid Scrutiny of His Foreign Policy Credentials  —  Ben Carson, who is facing increasing scrutiny over his grasp of foreign policy, is traveling to Jordan on Friday to visit Syrian refugees, in order to gain an understanding of the pressing issue and to polish his candidacy.
 
 
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Randall Kennedy / New York Times:
Black Tape at Harvard Law
Discussion: Boston Globe and Above the Law
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
The 2016 ballot wars begin
Discussion: The Week
Kimberly Alters / The Week:
The Washington Redskins sent out a perfectly oblivious Thanksgiving tweet
Matt McDonald / fox13now.com:
Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City investigating after wafer appears to bleed three days after communion
Discussion: KFOR-TV and New York's PIX11
Washington Post:
Canada gets it right on Syrian refugees
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Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Tighter Lid on Records Threatens to Weaken Government Watchdogs
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Oli Smith / Daily Express:
Inside secret underground ISIS bomb-making lair found littered with US-made guns and drugs
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Dakota Smith / L.A. Daily News:
LA City Council proposal would send john letters to owners of cars in prostitution areas
Discussion: CBS Sacramento
Sarah Knapton / Telegraph:
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