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5:00 PM ET, December 2, 2015

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Tracybloomktla / KTLA:
Reports of at Least 20 Victims Amid Active Shooting Incident in San Bernardino: Police  —  There were initial reports of at least 20 victims down amid an active shooter incident at a center for people with developmental disabilities in San Bernardino late Wednesday morning, according to a police official.
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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 …
abc7.com:
12 people killed in shooting at San Bernardino social services facility  —  Up to 12 people were believed killed in an active-shooting situation in San Bernardino on Wednesday.  —  The shooting took place at the Inland Regional Center, a nonprofit that works with individuals with developmental disabilities, at 1365 S. Waterman Avenue.
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 …
German Lopez / Vox:
San Bernardino shooting: what we know  —  There was a mass shooting on Wednesday in San Bernardino, California.  —  According to early reports from police, at least one gunman shot as many as 20 people.  At least some people were fatally wounded, but it's unclear how many.
Eliza Collins / Politico:
GOP memo offers Senate candidates advice on how to cope with Trump  —  Republican officials have started to more seriously reckon with the possibility that Donald Trump will be the eventual nominee, drafting a user's guide for GOP Senate candidates that advises them to tap into their inner Trump.
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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.
Discussion: Business Insider
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
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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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.
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.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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The Hill:
Democrats reject initial Republican spending bill
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
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 …
Discussion: Instapundit
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Emily Shire / The Daily Beast:
Hamilton Students Deliver List of 83 ‘Demands’ to College President
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: The Week, Balloon Juice and Daily Kos
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 …
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.
Discussion: Towleroad
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John Nolte / Breitbart:
9 Pieces of Documentation that Vindicate Trump's Claim of 9/11 Muslim Celebrations  —  There is nothing yet that validates Donald Trump's claim that on that terrible September morning “thousands and thousands” of American Muslims cheered the collapse of the World Trade Center.
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 …
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
Michael Allen / Opposing Views:
Alabama Lawmaker: Don't Shop At Stores ‘Not Owned By God Fearing Christians’  —  Republican Alabama State Rep. Alan Harper advised people on a Nov. 30 Facebook posting not to shop at stores that are not owned by “God fearing Christians.”  —  The posting has since been removed …
Discussion: Liberaland and Mediaite
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
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
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 …
Kasie Hunt / NBC News:
Lindsey Graham Faces A Looming Deadline in His Home State  —  South Carolina's State Election Commission has warned the state's Republican Party: If a candidate wants to stay off the ballot for the Feb. 20 presidential primary, they have until Dec. 21 to get out of the race.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Curt Lanning / ARKANSASMATTERS:
Man Applies to Place “Gay Pride Festivus Pole” at Capitol  —  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A Florida man applied on Monday afternoon to place a “Gay Pride Festivus Pole” at the state Capitol grounds in Little Rock.  —  Executive Director for the Humanity Fund Chaz Stevens said he sent in an Arkansas Secretary …
Discussion: Towleroad, Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Josh Sanburn / TIME:
Here's What MTV Is Calling the Generation After Millennials  —  It joins a growing list of monikers for post-millennial teens  —  Griffin Picciani, 14, doesn't feel like a millennial.  The New York City teenager looks at his early-20s cousins and easily recognizes the differences between his teenage years and theirs.
Wall Street Journal:
Those Israel Boycotts Are Illegal  —  In many cases, educational associations that shun Israel may be sued for violating their charters.  —  By  —  The American Anthropological Association (AAA) voted on Nov. 20 to boycott Israel, though the resolution—which would prohibit Israeli academic institutions …
 
 
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Trump: Impeaching Obama will only make him a martyr
Katie Pavlich / The Hill:
The Obama administration, not the NRA, sells guns to terrorists
Jenna Lifhits / Washington Free Beacon:
Morning Joe Panel: Clinton's New Ad ‘Too Terrible’ For Words
Discussion: Mediaite and Independent Journal
Associated Press:
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Hillary Clinton's likability problem
Discussion: The Week, Jezebel and Hot Air
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

 
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