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2:20 PM ET, December 2, 2015

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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Anyone but Ted Cruz  —  You're evaluating candidates for an open job in your company, and you come across one who makes a big impression.  —  He's clearly brilliant — maybe smarter than any of the others.  He's a whirlwind of energy.  And man oh man can he give a presentation.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Ben Carson tumbles in national poll  —  Ben Carson took a tumble in the latest national poll, falling 7 points from last month in the Quinnipiac University survey, after weathering heavy criticism for his lack of foreign policy expertise and scrutiny about his personal tale of redemption.
Juan Williams / The Hill:
The GOP at breaking point  —  The biggest political story of 2015 will also be the biggest political story of 2016: The Republican base has divorced the Republican establishment.  —  The rupture has paralyzed Congress and polarized voters, both inside and outside GOP ranks.
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Trump leads, Carson fades in national poll
Discussion: Politico and addictinginfo.org
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Donald Trump is a bigot and a racist  —  Let's not mince words: Donald Trump is a bigot and a racist.  —  Some will think this an outrageous label to apply to the frontrunner for a major party's presidential nomination.  Ordinarily, I would agree that name-calling is part of what's wrong with our politics.
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Heather / Crooks and Liars:
Jake Tapper Hammers Trump Advisor For Insisting He Wasn't Mocking Disabled NYT Reporter
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Pro-Kasich super PAC whacks Trump again
Discussion: New York Times
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump on terrorists: ‘You have to take out their families’ … Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that the families of terrorists ought to be targeted in the fight against Islamic militants.  —  Trump made the remark during an interview on “Fox and Friends …
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Trump: We Have To ‘Take Out’ The Families Of Terrorists
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors
Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
Trump: ‘I always felt a little guilty’ about not serving in military
Discussion: Political Wire
Jon B. Carroll / The Henry County Report:
Leaked Documents Reveal Dothan Police Department Planted Drugs on Young Black Men For Years, District Attorney Doug Valeska Complicit … HUNDREDS OF CASES PROSECUTED WITH PLANTED EVIDENCE, MANY WRONGLY CONVICTED STILL IN PRISON  —  The Alabama Justice Project has obtained documents that reveal …
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Arturo Garcia / Raw Story:
Bombshell: Alabama cops systematically framed blacks by planting drugs and guns for decades
Discussion: Balloon Juice, The Week and Daily Kos
Jessica Remo / New Jersey Online:
Twitter threats to black Kean students made by black alum, police say  —  ELIZABETH — A recent Kean graduate has been charged with being responsible for a series of tweets threatening black students at the school two weeks ago, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced Tuesday.
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Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
University President Draws Audible Gasps From Students, Faculty When He Reveals Identity …
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Ted Cruz Vows to Put Hard-Core Conservatives on Supreme Court  —  In an exclusive interview, the former Supreme Court litigator reveals how he would reshape the bench if elected to the White House.  —  Ted Cruz says Republicans have “an abysmal record” when it comes to picking Supreme Court justices …
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Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Ted Cruz Vows To Fight Gay Rights In Extremist Conference Call
Discussion: Towleroad
Emily Shire / The Daily Beast:
Hamilton Students Deliver List of 83 ‘Demands’ to College President  —  From limiting freedom of speech to discouraging white faculty from leading departments, Hamilton College's ‘The Movement’ wants radical action across swaths of campus life.  —  A group of students at Hamilton College …
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Steven Hayward / Power Line:
The Spreading Virus: Hamilton College Edition
Discussion: Instapundit
Bob Brenzing / Fox17:
Photo of birthday cake decorated at Meijer goes viral for good reasons … GAINES TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A picture of a cake decorated at the Gaines Township Meijer is making the rounds on social media as people learn the story behind who created it.  —  Over the weekend, Lisa Aldrich posted a photo of a cake she purchased at Meijer.
Liz Sly / Washington Post:
Iraqis think the U.S. is in cahoots with the Islamic State, and it is hurting the war  —  BAIJI, Iraq — On the front lines of the battle against the Islamic State, suspicion of the United States runs deep.  Iraqi fighters say they have all seen the videos purportedly showing U.S. helicopters …
Jordan Smith / Opposing Views:
60-Year-Old Pastor Marries Teenager With Support Of His Wife  —  Thom Miller, an Ohio-based pastor, has married a teenage woman and is having a child with her, all with the support of his 44-year-old wife Belinda.  —  The 60-year-old, who spent time earlier in life behind bars as a member of the mob …
Discussion: Liberaland
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Alabama Sued Over Photo ID Law After Mass DMV Closures  —  Alabama now faces a federal lawsuit over its voter ID law after closing 30 or so driver's licenses offices, many of them in areas with high African-American populations.  —  The NAACP Legal Defense Fund is bringing the suit on behalf …
Discussion: NAACP LDF
New York Times:
The Chicago Police Scandal  —  The cover-up that began 13 months ago when a Chicago police officer executed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald on a busy street might well have included highly ranked officials who ordered subordinates to conceal information.  But the conspiracy of concealment exposed …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Rahm Emanuel: I have no plans to resign
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Men accused of shooting up Black Lives Matter protest appear in court — and guess what?  They're ‘not racist’  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Attorneys for three of the men accused of opening fire on Black Lives Matter protesters appeared Tuesday in court to dispute the allegations against them.
Discussion: TwinCities.com and Pharyngula
Karen Weise / Bloomberg.com:
Fox17:
“I was speechless:” Man charged with felony for passing out jury rights fliers in front of courthouse … MECOSTA COUNTY, Mich. — A Mecosta man is charged with a felony for obstruction of justice and misdemeanor of tampering with a jury for passing out fliers about jury nullification rights …
Discussion: FOX31 Denver, Hit & Run and KFOR-TV
NBC News:
Planned Parenthood Shooting Suspect Robert Dear Targeted Agency Before: Ex-Wife  —  The man charged with killing three people at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado, has targeted the agency before, his ex-wife said Tuesday.  —  Robert Lewis Dear, 57 …
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Walrus and the New York Times  —  As part of its cheerleading for the U.N. climate convention in Paris, the New York Times is running a series on What Climate Change Looks Like.  First up are the walruses: … The Times is peddling ignorance here.  Actually, the congregation of walruses …
Charles Hurt / Washington Times:
Obama loses gift of speech in Paris; time to invoke 25th Amendment  —  ANALYSIS/OPINION:  —  Is it now time to invoke Section 4 of the 25th Amendment?  —  Has our president officially lost his ability to discharge the powers and duties of his office?  —  Anyone who listened …
Nick Gass / Politico:
Sandy Berger, former national security adviser, dies  —  Former National Security Adviser Sandy Berger, who served under President Bill Clinton, has died at the age of 70 from cancer.  —  “V sad start to day; just learned Sandy Berger passed away during the night,” Richard Haass …
Discussion: Bloomberg.com news
 
 
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
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Alexander Burns / New York Times:
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