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Betsy Klein / CNN:
Ted Cruz: GOP isn't ‘condom police’ — Bettendorf, Iowa (CNN)Iowans at a town hall waded into awkward territory on Monday evening as Ted Cruz tackled a question on contraceptives. — During a question and answer session at the final stop of a three-day Iowa campaign swing …
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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Cruz Excoriates Rubio on Foreign Policy, Links Him to Clinton — In an exclusive interview, the Texas Republican positions himself as a third way between “neo-con” interventionism and isolationism. — Ted Cruz on Monday offered his strongest denunciation so far of Marco Rubio's foreign policy views …
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Cruz: ‘Overwhelming majority of violent criminals are Democrats’ — Ted Cruz on Monday equated Democrats with violent crime. — In an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on Monday, the Texas senator said that “the simple and undeniable fact is the overwhelming majority of violent criminals are Democrats.”
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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio Punish Each Other for the Best Things They've Done
Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio Punish Each Other for the Best Things They've Done
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John Hawkins / Townhall.com:
The Conservative Case For Ted Cruz
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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Rebecca Traister / New York Magazine:
How the Planned Parenthood Attack Could Reverse the Politics of Abortion — The Democrats are no longer treating it like a dirty word. — Pin It — On November 13, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Whole Woman's Health v. Cole, a challenge to Texas's 2013 omnibus abortion bill enforcing an array of abortion-clinic regulations.
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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Fiorina: Spin after clinic attack ‘typical left-wing tactics’
Fiorina: Spin after clinic attack ‘typical left-wing tactics’
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Brian Lyman / The Montgomery Advertiser:
Alabama settles Planned Parenthood suit; will pay fees
Alabama settles Planned Parenthood suit; will pay fees
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Obamacare repeal may finally land on Obama's desk
Obamacare repeal may finally land on Obama's desk
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William Cummings / OnPolitics:
Trump mulls debate boycott unless CNN donates $5M — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Macon Centreplex, Nov. 30, 2015, in Macon, Ga. (Photo: Branden Camp, AP) — Donald Trump proposed demanding $5 million from CNN in order for him to participate …
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Washington Post:
Donald Trump ponders charging CNN for his debate participation — MACON, Ga. — Donald Trump has threatened to charge CNN $5 million for his appearance in the next Republican presidential debate, which the network will host on Dec. 15 in Las Vegas. — “How about we do this for CNN …
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Fox News:
Clinton emails show Benghazi response, back-patting after contentious hearing — As the number of classified Hillary Clinton emails grew to nearly 1,000, they also reveal how freely she and her staff shared information on the Benghazi attacks including confirming the death of Ambassador Chris Stevens …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Do Hillary's Emails Confirm Clinton-Obama Enmity? — In the nation's capital it is commonly believed that the Clintons and the Obamas can't stand one another. I pretend to no insider status with regard to such D.C. conflicts, certainly not on the Democratic side.
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The White House:
Remarks by President Obama at the First Session of COP21 — PRESIDENT OBAMA: President Hollande, Mr. Secretary General, fellow leaders. We have come to Paris to show our resolve. — We offer our condolences to the people of France for the barbaric attacks on this beautiful city.
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Justin Sink / Bloomberg Business:
U.S. Will Keep Commitments in Paris Climate Deal, Obama Says
U.S. Will Keep Commitments in Paris Climate Deal, Obama Says
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Bernard E. Harcourt / New York Times:
Cover-Up in Chicago — THERE'S been a cover-up in Chicago. The city's leaders have now brought charges against a police officer, Jason Van Dyke, for the first-degree murder of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. But for more than a year, Chicago officials delayed the criminal process …
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John Parkinson / ABC News:
President Obama ‘Confident’ US-led Coalition Has Momentum to ‘Degrade and Destroy’ ISIS — A week after Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet near the Syria border, President Obama continued his effort to refocus the battle against the Islamic State, while deescalating tensions between Russia and Turkey.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Obama skeptical Putin will shift focus to fighting ISIL in Syria
Obama skeptical Putin will shift focus to fighting ISIL in Syria
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BBC:
Russia says Turkey ‘shot down plane for IS oil’
Russia says Turkey ‘shot down plane for IS oil’
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Liz Kreutz / ABC News:
Elizabeth Warren Only Female Democratic Senator Missing From Hillary Clinton Endorsement Event — One by one tonight, 13 female Democratic senators took the stage inside the packed ballroom at the Hyatt Regency in Washington, DC to raise money and announce their support for Hillary Clinton.
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Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
For Clinton, one glaring holdout among female Democratic senators
For Clinton, one glaring holdout among female Democratic senators
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Emily Heil / Washington Post:
When in Paris... President Obama has a ‘working dinner’ at three-star eatery — As working dinners go, President Obama's meal Monday night in Paris with French President Francois Hollande, Secretary of State John Kerry and others wasn't too shabby. — No cartons of takeout — instead …
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Emily Atkin / ThinkProgress:
Black Pastor: Donald Trump Isn't Telling The Whole Truth About Closed-Door Meeting — In the minutes following a closed-door meeting with black pastors on Monday afternoon, billionaire presidential candidate Donald Trump touted the event as a huge success. More than 100 leaders …
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Timothy Wheeler, MD / The Hill:
Why Congress stopped gun control activism at the CDC — History is not always written by the victors. In a Nov. 20 letter to the Labor, Health, Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee, House Democrats urged repeal of the 1996 ban on funding for gun control advocacy …
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Aide reached out to NFL commish after Clinton head injury — A longtime Hillary Clinton aide reached out to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) after the former secretary of State sustained a head injury in late 2012.
Jessica Hamzelou / New Scientist:
Scans prove there's no such thing as a ‘male’ or ‘female’ brain — You may have read that having a male brain will earn you more money. Or maybe that female brains are better at multitasking. But there is no such thing as a female or male brain, according to the first search for sex differences across the entire human brain.
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Justin Gillis / New York Times:
A Path for Climate Change, Beyond Paris — The pledges that countries have signaled they will make in Paris over the next two weeks to cut emissions will inevitably fall short of what is needed to solve the problem of climate change. — But many political leaders gathering there …
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CBS News:
Clinton can't “conceive” any condition for combat troops in Iraq, Syria — Hillary Clinton on Monday told CBS News that she could not imagine any circumstance in which the U.S. would deploy troops on the ground in the battle against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
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