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Richard Fausset / New York Times:
For Robert Dear, Religion and Rage Before Planned Parenthood Attack — CHARLESTON, S.C. — The man she had married professed to be deeply religious. But after more than seven years with Robert L. Dear Jr., Barbara Micheau had come to see life with him as a kind of hell on earth.
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Lance Benzel / Gazette:
Clerical glitch causes speculation about Colorado Springs shooting suspect's gender identity — An El Paso County clerical error was apparently to blame for Planned Parenthood shooting suspect Robert Lewis Dear Jr. being listed as a woman on his voter registration card …
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker sees ‘common denominator’ in shooter, abortion — Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), a leading House abortion opponent, says last week's shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic should “only increase” efforts to defund the organization. — Franks said that the shooting at a clinic …
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Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Damon Linker / The Week:
The deeply irresponsible rhetoric of the pro-life movement
The deeply irresponsible rhetoric of the pro-life movement
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New York Times, LifeNews.com, Mother Jones, Friendly Atheist, Hot Air and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
Obama, While Speaking in Paris, on Planned Parenthood Shooting: 'This Just Doesn't Happen in Other Countries'
Obama, While Speaking in Paris, on Planned Parenthood Shooting: 'This Just Doesn't Happen in Other Countries'
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MichelleMalkin.com, The Daily Caller and myfox8.com
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Cruz: ‘Overwhelming majority of violent criminals are Democrats’
Cruz: ‘Overwhelming majority of violent criminals are Democrats’
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The Hill, Friendly Atheist, addictinginfo.org and The Week
The Colorado / Raw Story:
Colorado GOP lawmaker: Planned Parenthood is the ‘real culprit’ in the shooting
Colorado GOP lawmaker: Planned Parenthood is the ‘real culprit’ in the shooting
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Liberaland and The Colorado Independent
Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook:
A letter to our daughter — Your mother and I don't yet have the words to describe the hope you give us for the future. Your new life is full of promise, and we hope you will be happy and healthy so you can explore it fully. You've already given us a reason to reflect on the world we hope you live in.
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Kerry A. Dolan / Forbes:
Mark Zuckerberg Announces Birth Of Baby Girl & Plan To Donate 99% Of His Facebook Stock — In a post on Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg announced that he and his wife Priscilla Chan have a new baby girl named Max. Along with that joyful news, Zuckerberg said he plans to give away 99% of his Facebook stock over the course of his life.
Fran Spielman / Chicago:
Emanuel fires McCarthy — Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy has been fired by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the mayor confirmed Tuesday. — McCarthy was called into City Hall on Monday and when he left City Hall he still had a job. But overnight, the mayor called McCarthy to tell him he was out …
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New York Times:
Mayor Rahm Emanuel Fires Chicago Police Superintendent — CHICAGO — Mayor Rahm Emanuel ousted Chicago's police superintendent on Tuesday, responding to an uproar over a white officer shooting a black teenager 16 times and anger at the Police Department for resisting, for more than a year, release of a video of the fatal shooting.
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City of Chicago, CityLab, addictinginfo.org and The Week
Neetzan Zimmerman / The Hill:
MTV News posts 2001 clip that sparked Trump 9/11 claim — As Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump continues to offer newspaper clippings and soundbites he says are proof of his claim that he saw “thousands and thousands” of Muslim Americans cheering the terror attacks of Sept. 11 …
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Dylan Stableford / Yahoo Politics:
Giuliani refutes Trump's 9/11 claim: ‘We had some pockets’ of people celebrating — not thousands
Giuliani refutes Trump's 9/11 claim: ‘We had some pockets’ of people celebrating — not thousands
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CNN, NBC News, ABC News and No More Mister Nice Blog
John Nolte / Breitbart:
Trump Card: New Report Points To DC Media Cover-Up of 9/11 NJ Muslim Celebration
Trump Card: New Report Points To DC Media Cover-Up of 9/11 NJ Muslim Celebration
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Liberaland and The Daily Banter
Eric Roston / Bloomberg Business:
Unearthing America's Deep Network of Climate Change Deniers — A new study attempts the first tally of those driving the peculiarly American strain of climate change denial. — The American public has turned away from outright denial of climate change. Sixty-three percent of adults describe …
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CNN:
Obama ends Paris climate visit with spotlight on legacy
Obama ends Paris climate visit with spotlight on legacy
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Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Slantpoint, USA Today and Associated Press
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Obama equates threats from climate change, ISIS
Obama equates threats from climate change, ISIS
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Washington Free Beacon
Tom Moran / New Jersey Online:
You won't believe why N.H.'s top paper endorsed Christie | Moran — If you haven't read the fulsome endorsement of Gov. Chris Christie from New Hampshire's most influential paper, take a minute. This could be important. — Know two things about this endorsement from the Manchester Union-Leader.
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton is getting crushed on social media, captured in one word cloud — Above is a word cloud of all mentions related to Hillary Clinton during the month of November, through midnight Eastern time. — The graphic, via our analytics partners at Zignal Labs, does not exactly highlight …
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Washington Free Beacon, Independent Journal and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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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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Michael Brendan Dougherty / The Week:
The blindingly obvious political attack that every 2016 candidate should use against Hillary
The blindingly obvious political attack that every 2016 candidate should use against Hillary
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Cruz hits Hillary on contraceptive rhetoric: What nonsense
Cruz hits Hillary on contraceptive rhetoric: What nonsense
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Talking Points Memo
Scott Wong / The Hill:
Speaker Paul Ryan eyes strategy for government shutdown fight — House Speaker Paul Ryan's (R-Wis.) strategy for avoiding a government shutdown is taking shape, with his leadership team seeking a clean break from the divisive intraparty warfare that plagued John Boehner's (R-Ohio) tenure.
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Richard Lawson / Vanity Fair:
The Reagan Administration's Unearthed Response to the AIDS Crisis Is Chilling — A new short film, When AIDS Was Funny, unearths never-before-heard audio reaction to the escalating AIDS crisis. — One of the most prominent stains on the reputation of the much-mythologized Reagan administration …
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Samuel Smith / Christian Post:
Rubio: Paris Attacks and 9/11 Are Part of God's Plan for Our Lives — Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio spoke about seeking God's guidance, arguing that the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris last month and in the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, were both part of God's mysterious plan for the universe.
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LiberalAmerica.org and Joe.My.God.
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Eric W. Dolan / Raw Story:
Marco Rubio: 9/11 terror attacks were part of God's plan for the universe
Marco Rubio: 9/11 terror attacks were part of God's plan for the universe
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William Cummings / OnPolitics:
Trump mulls debate boycott unless CNN donates $5M — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (Steven Senne, AP) — Donald Trump proposed demanding $5 million from CNN in order for him to participate in the next Republican presidential debate during a rally in Macon, Ga. on Monday.
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NBC News, Greenville News, RealClearPolitics, Politico and The Week
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump To CNN: Give Me $5 Million Or I Won't Be At Your Next Debate
Trump To CNN: Give Me $5 Million Or I Won't Be At Your Next Debate
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OnPolitics
Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Joint Chiefs chairman: ‘We have not contained’ ISIS — The United States has “not contained” the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the nation's top military officer said Tuesday, contradicting President Obama's remarks last month about the terror group.
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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
56 Arrests in U.S. This Year Related to ISIS, Study Says
56 Arrests in U.S. This Year Related to ISIS, Study Says
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Washington Times, The Hill, Independent Journal, NPR, Politico, The Week and New York Times
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
You Can't Understand American Politics Without Reading This Study — I don't say this lightly or often. But this is one of the most important studies in years in terms of understanding the current state of American politics and society. The study is the work of two Princeton University scholars …
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Mother Jones
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Wary of Donald Trump, G.O.P. Leaders Are Caught in a Standoff — WASHINGTON — For months, much of the Republican Party's establishment has been uneasy about the rise of Donald J. Trump, concerned that he was overwhelming the presidential primary contest and encouraging other candidates to mimic his incendiary speech.
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Nola Marketplace / WGNO:
‘Exploding’ hoverboard blamed for destroying Lafitte family's home — LAFITTE, La. (WGNO)- Jessica Horne can't believe that the hoverboard her son couldn't wait to get— could have killed him. Now she blames the toy for a fire that destroyed her home. — Just five days before Thanksgiving …
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