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2:00 PM ET, December 5, 2015

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Muslim leader from CAIR tells CNN America bears some blame for terror attacks — America bears some of the blame for the bloody wave of Islamic extremism that has brought terrorism to San Bernardino, Paris and locations around the world, according to a spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Gateway Pundit, Independent Journal and Pamela Geller

CNN:

San Bernardino shooters ‘supporters’ of ISIS, terror group says — (CNN)ISIS militants described the two people who stormed a party in Southern California and shot 14 people to death as “supporters” of the terror group. — The terrorists made the declaration on their official radio station Saturday …

Discussion: BuzzFeed, Mediaite, Allen B. West, The Last Tradition, Blogcritics, USA Today, Independent Journal, WKRG-TV and fox13now.com

Rhonda Schwartz / ABC News:

First Photo of Female San Bernardino Shooter Tashfeen Malik — Since news today that San Bernardino shooter Tashfeen Malik is said to have posted a pledge of allegiance to ISIS around the time she and her husband killed 14 people Wednesday, the world's attention has shifted to the mysterious mother-turned-murderer.

The White House:

WEEKLY ADDRESS: We Will Not Be Terrorized — WASHINGTON, DC — In this week's address, the President offered his condolences to the families and community of the victims of the San Bernardino shooting. He recognized the possibility that the two attackers may have been radicalized …

Discussion: Politico, Taylor Marsh, Althouse and National Review

Reuters:

World News — Three members of the Turkish security forces were killed on Saturday in clashes with militants in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast, security forces said. Hundreds ... Iraq's Foreign Ministry summoned the Turkish ambassador to Baghdad on Saturday to protest at the deployment …

Discussion: The Jawa Report

Wall Street Journal:
Rifles Used in San Bernardino Shooting Illegal Under State Law

Discussion: BuzzPo, Here & Now, Never Yet Melted, Da Tech Guy Blog, RedState, Hit & Run and ABC News

New York Times:
Landlord Lets Reporters Into San Bernardino Suspects' Home

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, Mediaite, Shakesville, Poynter., TVNewser, CNN, Power Line, The Daily Caller and Boing Boing, more at Mediagazer »

Amanda Andrade-Rhoades / Opposing Views:
First Photo Of Female San Bernardino Shooter Released

Discussion: The American Interest, Washington Free Beacon and Guardian

David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
What the Hell Just Happened on MSNBC and CNN?

Discussion: CANNONFIRE, ABC News, Washington Post, Daily Kos, NPR, Poynter., Pharyngula, The Daily Caller, neo-neocon, Washington Free Beacon and TheBlaze.com, more at Mediagazer »

New York Times:

Continue reading the main story — All decent people feel sorrow and righteous fury about the latest slaughter of innocents, in California. Law enforcement and intelligence agencies are searching for motivations, including the vital question of how the murderers might have been connected to international terrorism.

Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:

Gun Debate Yields Page One Editorial — The New York Times is running an editorial on its front page on Saturday, the first time the paper has done so since 1920, calling for greater regulation on guns in the aftermath of a spate of mass shootings. — The editorial, headlined “The Gun Epidemic …

Discussion: Independent Journal, Daily Kos, Da Tech Guy Blog, National Review, Syracuse Post-Standard, Booman Tribune, addictinginfo.org, The Week, Townhall.com, Hit & Run and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »

Quinn Ford / Chicago Tribune:

Laquan McDonald police reports differ dramatically from video — Police redirect traffic near the 4100 block of South Pulaski Road where Laquan McDonald was fatally shot by Chicago police in October 2014. … Hundreds of pages of newly released Chicago police reports from the fatal shooting …

Discussion: WGN-TV, Mashable, The Week and FIRST FREEDOM

Chicago Tribune:
Rahm Emanuel op-ed: I own the problem of police brutality, and I'll fix it

Discussion: Slantpoint and Chicago

John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:
Clinton Voices Confidence in Rahm Emanuel as Chicago Mayor

Discussion: ABC News and The Daily Caller

Kim:

Kanye and I Welcome Our Baby Boy! — Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West welcomed the arrival of their son this morning. Mother and son are doing well.

Discussion: People.com, ABC News, New York's PIX11, Full Feed, Mashable and The Frisky

Melkorka Licea / New York Post:

Bunny hoarder compares farm sale to ‘terrorist invasion’ — A notorious Brooklyn rabbit hoarder's entire bunny farm will be up for adoption at $25 a pop during two big events held in Central Park and Union Square next Saturday. — The sale will be hosted by the ASPCA and the NYPD …

Discussion: Associated Press and New York's PIX11

Morning Call:

Philly's share of $17 million papal visit: $8 million — Scenes from the papal visit to Philadelphia. In Philly to see the pope? Upload your selfies at submit.mcall.com/photo; click on “Choose a gallery” and then select “Pope in Philly selfies.” Or e-mail them to submit@mcall.com. — Julia Terruso

Discussion: Dangerous Talk and Friendly Atheist

George F. Will / Washington Post:

The nonexistent case for progressive taxation — Progressives are increasingly preoccupied with income inequality, and their current hero, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), favors increasing the tax system's progressivity. So, in this 103rd year of the income tax, it is timely to note …

Philip Rucker / Washington Post:

Gun rights? Try gun pride: GOP candidates display firearms machismo — JOHNSTON, Iowa — Ted Cruz strode Friday into a shooting range here, where assault rifles and handguns were displayed on the walls and boxes of ammunition were stacked up for sale, to deliver some tough talk following this week's massacre in California.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, addictinginfo.org and New York Times

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.