memeorandum: Private memo lays out how the GOP would deal with Trump as its nominee (Washington Post)

8:55 PM ET, December 2, 2015

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Richard A. Serrano / Los Angeles Times:

Developing Fatalities confirmed in San Bernardino shooting; police search for black SUV — Police are now searching for a black sport utility vehicle that fled the scene of a mass shooting that left up to 20 people injured inside of a San Bernardino social services office on Wednesday morning …

Tracybloomktla / KTLA:

Male and Female Suspects Killed After Mass Shooting That Left 14 Dead, 17 Wounded — Fourteen people were killed and 17 wounded after shooters armed with long guns opened fire inside the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino Wednesday, and two suspects were dead.

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German Lopez / Vox:

San Bernardino shooting: what we know — As many as three suspects remain at large after shooting and killing at least 14 people and wounding at least 17 people at a San Bernardino, California, social services center on Wednesday, according to police. — Up to three shooters were involved …

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Steve Almasy / CNN:

Active shooter reported in San Bernardino, California — Reports of multiple victims in San Bernardino shooting — (CNN)Police in San Bernardino, California, tweeted a warning Wednesday that there was an active shooter situation. — There were one to three suspects …

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Mark Berman / Washington Post:

At least 14 people killed, 17 injured in mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif. — As many as three attackers opened fire at a holiday party for county employees in San Bernardino, Calif., on Wednesday, killing at least 14 people and injuring 17 others in what the city's police chief described as an act of domestic terrorism.

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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:

President Obama Says Pattern of US Mass Shootings Has ‘No Parallel’ After San Bernardino Shooting

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Emily Kirschenheuter / KRON4.com:

Suspects are down — SAN BERNADINO (KRON) — Suspects are down following Wednesday's mass shooting at a health services facility in San Bernardino. — Police are serving a search warrant on a home in Redlands, California, in connection with the deadly shooting at a social services facility in neighboring San Bernardino.

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Emma Green / The Atlantic:

Prayer Shaming After a Mass Shooting in San Bernardino — Directly after a mass shooting, in the minutes or hours or days between the first trickle of news and when police find a suspect or make arrests, it is very difficult to know what to do. Some people demand political action, like greater gun control; others call for prayer.

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New York Times:
Shooting in San Bernardino Kills at Least 14, Wounds 17

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abc7.com:
12 people killed in shooting at San Bernardino social services facility

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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
WATCH LIVE: At least 14 dead in mass shooting at San Bernardino social services agency

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Fox News:
Active shooter, reports of multiple victims in San Bernardino, Calif.

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Associated Press:
The Latest: Officers flooding area near California shooting

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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Paul Ryan Holds Moment Of Silence For San Bernardino Shooting Victims

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Washington Post:

Private memo lays out how the GOP would deal with Trump as its nominee — Donald Trump has become such a force in the Republican Party that the official overseeing next year's Senate races has proposed a delicate strategy for GOP candidates: Tap into Trumpism without mimicking Trump.

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Washington Post:

Memo on Donald Trump from Ward Baker to NRSC senior staff — This document was written by Ward Baker on September 22, 2015 regarding his observations on Donald Trump and the 2016 presidential election. Read more about the confidential memo

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Eliza Collins / Politico:
GOP memo offers Senate candidates advice on how to cope with Trump

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John Nolte / Breitbart:

Trump 100% Vindicated: CBS Reports ‘Swarm’ On Rooftops Celebrating 9/11 — The DC Media has spent the last two weeks attempting to destroy Donald Trump with lies. Outright lies, and they are doing so in order to protect a 14 year-old cover up. Not only have eyewitnesses …

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John Nolte / Breitbart:
9 Pieces of Documentation that Vindicate Trump's Claim of 9/11 Muslim Celebrations

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Deer Collision / Facebook:

Over the weekend, Officer Pittaluga encountered a large deer while driving on Decoursey Pike through Visalia. The encounter was less than cordial and ended as abruptly as it began. We think this video is a pretty good training video on how to react when a four-legged furry friend attempts to abruptly cross your path.

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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

Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:

Top Fundraiser Quits Ben Carson's Campaign Amid Internal Strife — Sock heir sought and failed to shake up leadership in Republican candidate's camp — One of Ben Carson's top fundraisers told the Republican presidential candidate on Wednesday that he is quitting the campaign after he was unable …

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Aurora Snow / The Daily Beast:

Two More James Deen Accusers Tell All: ‘There Was So Much Blood’ — Porn stars Amber Rayne and Kora Peters tell The Daily Beast's Aurora Snow about how Deen violated them on set, bringing the total number of on the record accusers to five. … One well-known adult actress discovered …

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The Hill:

Democrats reject initial Republican spending bill — Citing dozens of “poison-pill” riders, House Democrats have rejected the Republicans' initial year-end government funding bill and plan to respond with their own alternative package. — GOP leaders had delivered the sweeping spending proposal …

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Juan Williams / The Hill:
The GOP at breaking point

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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

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Steven Hayward / Power Line:

The Spreading Virus: Hamilton College Edition — The crybullies of Hamilton College have issued a list of 83 demands, and you have to read through this not to believe it. In addition to lapses in basic literacy, the document is self-contradictory: it deplores “tokenism” in hiring …

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Emily Shire / The Daily Beast:
Hamilton Students Deliver List of 83 ‘Demands’ to College President

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Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:

University President Draws Audible Gasps From Students, Faculty When He Reveals Identity of Suspect Behind Racist Threats — Kean University President Dawood Farahi drew audible gasps from faculty and students on Tuesday when he informed them that the suspect who recently made “abhorrent” …

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Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:

Ted Cruz Vows To Fight Gay Rights In Extremist Conference Call — Sen. Ted Cruz continues to woo anti-gay extremists, this time appearing on a conference call for conservative activists organized by E.W. Jackson, the former GOP nominee for lieutenant governor of Virginia.

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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Ted Cruz Vows to Put Hard-Core Conservatives on Supreme Court

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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 …

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Steven Erlanger / New York Times:

NATO Unveils Plans to Grow, Drawing Fury and Threats From Russia — LONDON — For the first time in six years, NATO on Wednesday invited a new member to join the military alliance, prompting a heated response from Russia and further underscoring escalating tensions between the Cold War adversaries.

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