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CNN:
San Bernardino shooting: Attacker pledged allegiance to ISIS, officials say — (CNN)[Breaking news update at 10:24 a.m. ET] — As the San Bernardino attack was happening, investigators believe the female shooter, Tashfeen Malik, posted on Facebook, pledging allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi …
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New York Times:
F.B.I. Treating San Bernardino Attack as Terrorism Case — WASHINGTON — The woman who, with her husband, killed 14 people in San Bernardino pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in a Facebook post the day of the attack, officials said Friday, and the F.B.I. announced it was treating the massacre as an act of terrorism.
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
What the Hell Just Happened on MSNBC and CNN? — A baffling, surreal scene just played out on the two networks, where the landlord of the San Bernardino shooting suspects apparently allowed reporters into their apartment. — The result was disturbing. On live national television …
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Poynter. and Washington Free Beacon
CBS News:
San Bernardino suspect's sister breaks her silence — As investigators sort through evidence picked up at the San Bernardino shooting suspects' Redlands home, family members say they are in disbelief. — “I can never imagine my brother or my sister-in-law doing something like this.
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Chris Enloe / TheBlaze.com:
Police Spokesman Stunned as News Cameras ‘Rush’ Inside San Bernardino Killers' Home and Broadcast Live — Media members bombarded into the San Bernardino apartment of Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik Friday afternoon, after the property's landlord pried off the board covering the door.
Daily Mail:
'It doesn't seem plausible to us': Family of US Muslim who killed 14 says they don't believe official account of the massacre and even suggest the Sandy Hook slaying didn't take place — Chesley: ‘There were a lot of questions drawn with Sandy Hook and whether or not that was a real incident or not’
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New York Times:
Tough Talk and a Cowardly Vote on Terrorism — Investigators now believe that what initially seemed a workplace shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., was a well-planned attack by a married couple with at least some contact with Islamic extremists. — The evolving situation has forced Republican leaders …
Brian Ries / Mashable:
Journalists storm San Bernardino shooters' apartment after landlord pries open door — THE LATEST: — In a surreal scene, a swarm of local and national media entered the apartment where San Bernardino shooters Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik lived after the landlord tore off a piece of plywood that was blocking the door.
Kate Mather / Los Angeles Times:
FBI seized guns, ammo, computer and notebook from home of San Bernardino shooters — FBI agents who searched the Redlands home of the shooters involved in a San Bernardino attack earlier this week removed a .22 caliber rifle, dozens of boxes of ammunition, weapons accessories …
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New York Times, Mediaite, The Last Refuge, Crime Blog, LAist and NBC News
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
The First Amendment Needs Your Prayers — Jumping on anyone who publicly expressed a religious feeling after the San Bernardino massacre. Where are we heading? — What gets you about what happened in San Bernardino is the shattering sameness of it. Once and not so long ago such atrocities …
Ashe Schow / Washington Examiner:
MSNBC embarrasses itself inside San Bernardino attackers' apartment
MSNBC embarrasses itself inside San Bernardino attackers' apartment
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Power Line
Fred Lucas / TheBlaze.com:
‘Of Course Not’: White House Spokesman's Surprising Response When Asked if Obama Gun Proposals …
‘Of Course Not’: White House Spokesman's Surprising Response When Asked if Obama Gun Proposals …
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Right Wing Watch
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
MSNBC: ‘We Regret’ Live Shots Of Kid Photos, ID Cards From Attackers' Home
MSNBC: ‘We Regret’ Live Shots Of Kid Photos, ID Cards From Attackers' Home
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The Week
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House rips GOP for blocking gun control measures
White House rips GOP for blocking gun control measures
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PoliticusUSA
NBC News:
Brother-in-Law Wants to Adopt Shooter's Orphaned Baby Girl
Brother-in-Law Wants to Adopt Shooter's Orphaned Baby Girl
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Los Angeles Times, Mediaite, Washington Post, Hit & Run, ABC News, Shakesville and KTLA
Susie Madrak / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
What The Hell Is NBC Doing Inside Attackers' Apartment?
What The Hell Is NBC Doing Inside Attackers' Apartment?
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Hullabaloo, Raw Story and The Daily Caller
Jacob Sullum / Hit & Run:
How Background Checks and an ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban Failed in San Bernardino
How Background Checks and an ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban Failed in San Bernardino
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Liberty Unyielding, Never Yet Melted and Washington Post
Caleb Howe / RedState:
CNN Asks Slain San Bernardino Man's Widow If He Was Asking For It
CNN Asks Slain San Bernardino Man's Widow If He Was Asking For It
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The Times of Israel, Los Angeles Times, Infowars, Daily Wire, Truth Revolt, Independent Journal, abc7.com and The Jawa Report
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Jeb Bush is convincing donors the polls are wrong — Jeb Bush didn't fix it. His attempted attacks on rivals have fallen flat. His $30 million in TV ads have failed to move his numbers. And now, with the Iowa caucuses less than two months away, he's polling at a miserable 3 percent nationally.
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CNN:
CNN/ORC Poll: Trump alone at the top again — (CNN)Donald Trump is once again alone at the top of the Republican field, according to the latest CNN/ORC Poll, with 36% of registered Republicans and Republican-leaning independents behind him, while his nearest competitor trails by 20 points.
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David Brooks / New York Times:
No, Donald Trump Won't Win — A little while ago I went rug shopping. Four rugs were laid out on the floor and among them was one with a pink motif that was dazzlingly beautiful. It was complex and sophisticated. If you had asked me at that moment which rug I wanted, I would have said the pink one.
Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
Sens. Rubio, Graham Vote To Continue Muslim Immigration From Countries With Jihadist Movements
Sens. Rubio, Graham Vote To Continue Muslim Immigration From Countries With Jihadist Movements
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Refugee Resettlement Watch and Moonbattery
MJ Lee / CNN:
Republicans brace for long battle against Donald Trump
Republicans brace for long battle against Donald Trump
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Washington Post, Outside the Beltway, Daily Kos and Florida Politics
Nick Gass / Politico:
Donald Trump opens ‘yuge’ lead over GOP field in CNN/ORC national poll
Donald Trump opens ‘yuge’ lead over GOP field in CNN/ORC national poll
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New York Times, Hullabaloo, The Hill and Bloomberg Business
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Democratic insiders: Trump is easy prey for Clinton
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
AG Loretta Lynch Promises to ‘Take Action’ Against ‘Anti-Muslim Rhetoric’ — In remarks before the Muslim Advocates Dinner Thursday night, Attorney General Loretta Lynch told attendees that the Justice Department will take action against “anti-Muslim rhetoric” and “violent talk.”
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Washington Post, Hot Air and C-SPAN.org
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Melissa Gira Grant / Guardian:
How Stoya took on James Deen and broke the porn industry's silence — Stoya - in her first interview since accusing James Deen - and a chorus of adult performers argue that the problem in porn isn't the sex: it's the culture — toya says she couldn't sleep.
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New York Magazine, Death and Taxes, all, Jezebel and MTV
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Republicans' Climate Change Denial Denial — Future historians — if there are any future historians — will almost surely say that the most important thing happening in the world during December 2015 was the climate talks in Paris. True, nothing agreed to in Paris will be enough, by itself, to solve the problem of global warming.
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Washington Post and Vox
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Elizabeth Kolbert / New Yorker:
Congress Moves to Sabotage the Paris Climate Summit
Congress Moves to Sabotage the Paris Climate Summit
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New York Times and Common Dreams
Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones:
The Craziest Thing About This Supreme Court Case Isn't That One Plaintiff Believes Unicorns Are Real — Inside the redistricting challenge that could upend the political map. — On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will examine the bedrock principle of “one person, one vote” …
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obamasrealfather.com and ImmigrationProf Blog