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Irin Carmon / MSNBC:
Abortion opponents defend their movement after Colorado shooting — In the wake of Friday's deadly shooting at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood clinic, groups that oppose abortion are defending themselves against the charge that their rhetoric helped inspire the killer.
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
GOP chairwoman defends abortion probe after Planned Parenthood shootings — The leader of the GOP-controlled House committee charged with investigating abortion providers is defending its mission in the wake of a deadly rampage at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado.
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Slate, New York Times, RealClearPolitics, Hot Air, Politico, Bloomberg View, PoliticusUSA and The Federalist
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Fiorina: Spin after clinic attack ‘typical left-wing tactics’ — Republican presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina said she is not surprised by comments blaming the Planned Parenthood attack on abortion opponents. — “This is so typical of the left, to immediately begin demonizing the messenger …
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Obamacare repeal may finally land on Obama's desk — Republicans are closer than ever to putting a repeal of Obamacare on the president's desk. — After an all-out effort by emissaries and allies of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell over the past two weeks to woo skeptical GOP senators …
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The Daily Signal
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
You Are More Than 7 Times As Likely To Be Killed By A Right-Wing Extremist Than By Muslim Terrorists
You Are More Than 7 Times As Likely To Be Killed By A Right-Wing Extremist Than By Muslim Terrorists
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Slantpoint, The Huffington Post, addictinginfo.org, The Daily Beast and CANNONFIRE
Rebecca Traister / New York Magazine:
How the Planned Parenthood Attack Could Reverse the Politics of Abortion
How the Planned Parenthood Attack Could Reverse the Politics of Abortion
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Washington Post, Planned Parenthood, Right Wing Watch, Associated Press, ThinkProgress, The Week and Mediaite
McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Whisper Campaigns And “Zipper Problems”: How Jeb Bush's Allies Tried — And Failed — To Stop Marco Rubio — On the night of the 2010 midterm elections, a portly, silver-haired Jeb Bush stood on a stage in the courtyard of Miami's luxe Biltmore Hotel, appearing to choke back tears.
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Herman Cain / Best of Cain:
Politics: Hey Jeb: Before you talk about my ‘fall,’ try getting as far as I got — Big talk from Mr. 5.5 percent. — Someone should tell Jeb Bush that I've accepted an invitation to speak at Donald Trump's rally this coming Monday in Georgia. I accepted for a simple reason: He asked.
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CNN, Politico, OnPolitics, Liberaland, The Right Scoop and New York Times
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
5 takes on 2016 as the campaign kicks into high gear
5 takes on 2016 as the campaign kicks into high gear
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Common Dreams, Slantpoint, Hit & Run and Bloomberg.com news
Christina Cauterucci / Slate:
Amy Schumer and Serena Williams' Nude Photoshoot Is a Big Middle Finger to Trolls — For more than half a century, Italian tire maker Pirelli has released an annual calendar full of photos of supermodels in pin-up poses wearing skimpy lingerie or nothing at all.
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Vanessa Friedman / New York Times:
The 2016 Pirelli Calendar May Signal a Cultural Shift — When Agnes Gund, the 77-year-old philanthropist and president emerita of the Museum of Modern Art, got the call, she thought: “That's odd. What's that got to do with someone like me?” — When Fran Lebowitz, the 65-year-old author …
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Jezebel and The Frisky
Alice Ollstein / ThinkProgress:
Black Pastors Rail Against Closed-Door Meeting With Trump, Citing Racist Language And Incitement — Dozens of African American pastors gathered behind closed doors with GOP frontrunner Donald Trump at his office in New York City on Monday. The Trump campaign originally told press the pastors …
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New York Times, Bloomberg Business, Washington Post, Reuters, Real Clear Politics, Independent Journal and Daily Kos
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Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune:
1 in custody in threat at University of Chicago linked to Laquan McDonald shooting — University of Chicago security officers patrol the Hyde Park campus quad on Nov. 30, 2015. … An online threat to kill 16 white male students or staff in retaliation for the shooting of Laquan McDonald forced …
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Hit & Run, UChicago News, VICE, Crime and Consequences Blog, Infowars, The Daily Caller, Jezebel, Mediaite, Independent Journal and Mashable
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Shirley Washington / FOX2now.com:
Ferguson mom's body found nude in pool of blood after meeting Facebook friend — FERGUSON, MO (KTVI) - The Major Case Squad is activated in Ferguson after a young mother is found dead in her home. Was the killer caught on camera? That's what her relatives believe.
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FOX31 Denver and KTLA
Walker Bragman / Salon:
More like Reagan than FDR: I'm a millennial and I'll never vote for Hillary Clinton — I never thought I'd be encouraging people to not vote for the Democratic nominee for president. But I am — I am a 27-year-old, politically active, progressive millennial voter.
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Liberal Values and Independent Journal
New York Times:
Sheldon Silver, Ex-New York Assembly Speaker, Is Found Guilty on All Counts — Sheldon Silver, an assemblyman who rose from the Lower East Side of Manhattan to become one of New York State's most powerful politicians, was found guilty on Monday in a federal corruption trial …
William Saletan / Slate:
Forget Syria. The most dangerous religious extremists are migrants from North and South Carolina. — Another terrorist attack. Another grim tally of the dead and wounded. Another killer full of hate, from a land that breeds such men. Like millions of migrants before him, the perpetrator crossed the border unchallenged.
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New York Times, Daily Kos, Mediaite and Wall Street Journal
Devin Henry / The Hill:
White House presses GOP on ISIS — The White House is pushing congressional Republicans to formally authorize military action against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and institute new rules to prevent terrorism in the United States. — The press comes in the wake …
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ABC News, Politico and Talking Points Memo
BBC:
Russia says Turkey ‘shot down plane for IS oil’ — Russia has accused Turkey of shooting down its warplane near the border with Syria in order to protect its oil trade with the Islamic State (IS) group. — Speaking at international talks on climate change in Paris, Russian President Vladimir Putin called …
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Vlad Tepes, The Week and Jihad Watch
Andreas Rivera / Standard-Examiner:
Police: Mother, daughter and friends go on egg tossing spree — RIVERDALE — A 44-year-old Ogden woman has an unusual way of bonding with her daughter — one that landed her with criminal charges after a night of widespread vandalism. — Jennifer Terry was charged with class A misdemeanor causing a catastrophe in October.
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Fox News' Steve Doocy: ‘I Actually Remember’ Muslims Cheering On 9/11 — “Fox and Friends” co-host Steve Doocy came to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's defense on the show Monday, saying he “actually” remembers hearing about Muslim Americans cheering the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks.
Merrill v. Lynch / isp.yale.edu:
FOLLOWING MAJOR FIRST AMENDMENT VICTORY, NATIONAL SECURITY LETTER RECIPIENT NICHOLAS MERRILL ABLE TO REVEAL PREVIOUSLY UNDISCLOSED SCOPE OF FBI WARRANTLESS SURVEILLANCE TOOL — CONTACT: Rebecca Wexler — PATRIOT ACT GAG ORDER LIFTED IN FULL FOR THE FIRST TIME:
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New York Times, Hit & Run and Mother Jones
Philip Pullella / Reuters:
World headed toward ‘suicide’ if no climate agreement: pope — The U.N. climate conference in Paris is most likely humanity's last chance to thwart global environmental disaster, Pope Francis said on Monday, warning the world was “at the limits of suicide”.
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Liberaland, The Gateway Pundit and addictinginfo.org
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Inequality and the City — New York, New York, a helluva town. The rents are up, but the crime rate is down. The food is better than ever, and the cultural scene is vibrant. Truly, it's a golden age for the town I recently moved to — if you can afford the housing. But more and more people can't.
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Josh Blackman / Josh Blackman's Blog:
Posner: The 14th Amendment is “Old, Cryptic, or Vague.” But What About Article III? — The Yale Journal asked Judge Richard Posner to re-review William Eskridge's 1996 Book, The Case for Same-Sex Marriage. In his initial review in 1997, Posner rejected the right to same-sex marriage as a constitutional matter.
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Washington Post and Instapundit