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7:20 AM ET, December 4, 2015

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Dexter Thomas / Los Angeles Times:
Rampage killers led secret life, hiding plans and weapons  —  A DMV handout photo of Syed Rizwan Farook, whom authorities have identified as one of two shooters who killed 14 and wounded 21 at a workplace holiday party in San Bernardino.  —  Early Wednesday morning, Syed Rizwan Farook asked …
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Los Angeles Times:
For victim's boyfriend, 22 hours of conflicting reports, then heartbreak  —  Ryan Reyes, 32, center, breaks down after finding out his boyfriend of nearly three years, Daniel Kaufman, 42, was one of those killed during Wednesday's mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center.
Thomas Gibbons-Neff / Washington Post:
Couple seemed quiet and withdrawn — until explosion of violence  —  RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Syed Rizwan Farook seemed happy, quiet and devoutly religious both before and after his journey to Saudi Arabia last year.  His co-workers noticed only two changes after the trip: The restaurant inspector …
Discussion: Erick on the Radio
USA Today:
‘Daily News’ provokes with cover on Calif. shooting: 'God isn't fixing this' … Jefferson Graham reports from San Bernardino, California, where survivors and family members at Wednesday's mass shooting have been bussed to a local community center.  Sean Fujiwara
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Dem Sen. Cites Success of Gun Laws in California a Day After San Bernardino  —  In the wake of yesterday's horrific shooting in San Bernardino, California, Senate Democrats are attempting another strong gun control push.  They are pushing for universal background checks and banning individuals …
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Guns: Time to Call the Liberal Bluff?
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi: No right to moments of silence without action on gun violence
Discussion: Politico
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate approves bill repealing much of ObamaCare  —  The Senate on Thursday passed legislation repealing the core pillars of ObamaCare, taking a major step toward sending such a bill to the president's desk for the first time.  —  Republicans hailed it as a political messaging victory …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate votes to defund Planned Parenthood
Discussion: Jezebel, Common Dreams and Mother Jones
The Hill:
Ryan vows to offer ObamaCare replacement plan in 2016
Discussion: Washington Post and Politico
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Behind McConnell's campaign to win over Cruz
TMZ.com:
Scott Weiland — Found Dead on Tour Bus … EXCLUSIVE  —  Rock star Scott Weiland was found dead on his tour bus in Minnesota ... TMZ has learned.  —  Weiland was on tour with his band Scott Weiland & the Wildabouts ... they were supposed to play the Medina Ballroom tonight, but the show was cancelled.
Discussion: Mashable, LAist, all and The Week
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Los Angeles Times:
Scott Weiland, frontman for Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, dies at 48  —  Scott Weiland at KROQ's Weenie Roast at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine in June 2001.  —  Scott Weiland, a performer known for his grunge rock voice and struggles with addiction, has died, according to his wife, Jamie.
Discussion: Guardian and KTLA
Rebecca Shimoni Stoil / The Times of Israel:
Trump courts Republican Jews with offensive stereotypes  —  WATCH: 'You're not going to support me because I don't want your money,' candidate tells a GOP Jewish group; calls them ‘negotiators’  —  WASHINGTON - Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Thursday invoked a series …
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Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Confident Bush vows to ‘whoop’ Clinton in election
John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
Loretta Lynch: “Actions Predicated On Violent Talk” Toward Muslims Will Be Prosecuted  —  WASHINGTON — Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Thursday warned that the Justice Department could take aggressive action against people whose anti-Muslim rhetoric “edges towards violence” …
Discussion: Walid Shoebat and Pamela Geller
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Justin Salhani / ThinkProgress:
Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Has Gone From Fringe To Mainstream, Report Says
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
After grumbling, Trump says he will participate in CNN debate  —  Donald Trump said Thursday that he is unexcited about the upcoming primary debate and irritated by CNN's coverage of his campaign, but confirmed that he will appear at the network's GOP forum scheduled for Dec. 15 in Las Vegas.
Max Ehrenfreund / Washington Post:
We've had a massive decline in gun violence in the United States.  Here's why.  —  Premeditated mass shootings in public places are happening more often, some researchers say, plunging towns and cities into grief and riveting the attention of a horrified nation.
James Nani / Times Herald-Record:
Ulster County sheriff: ‘PLEASE’ carry gun if you have a license  —  KINGSTON - Ulster County Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum is encouraging private citizens who are licensed to carry a gun to take up arms in the wake of mass shootings and other world events.  —  Van Blarcum released the message via …
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Celia Behar / YouCaring:
Help The Lil' Mamas Support The Wetzel Family … THE STORY  —  On December 2nd our Mama, Renee Wetzel, wrote us this:  —  “Please pray.  My husband was in a meeting and a shooter came in.  There are multiple people dead/shot.  I can't get a hold of him.”  Her husband was in San Bernardino.
Hannah Karp / Wall Street Journal:
Coldplay to Headline Super Bowl Halftime Show  —  Band to withhold new ‘A Head Full of Dreams’ album From Spotify  —  British rock band Coldplay will headline the halftime show at the National Football League's Super Bowl 50 in February, according to people familiar with the matter.
Kristina Rizga / Mother Jones:
“I get anxiety knowing that the tests count more than classwork or schoolwork,” Kiana said.  “It's a make or break kind of thing.” … “They tell me I must have data, and they don't consider tests data unless it comes from multiple-choice,” teacher Joshua Katz told me.
Alfred J. Tuchfarber / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
60 Days Until Iowa: Are the Polls Predicting the Winners?  —  It's now about two months, 60 days, until actual voting begins in that fascinating exercise in democracy, the Iowa caucuses.  A few days later the good folks of New Hampshire follow with another great American tradition …
Discussion: Booman Tribune and Liberal Values
 
 
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Rahm takes heat from black lawmakers
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CBS Boston:
Police Officer Buys Birthday Cake Ingredients For Shoplifting Mother
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Seth Mandel / New York Post:
Obama's pathetic failure to transform ... anything
Nicole Haas / BizPac Review:
FBI expert on CNN mocks Obama while covering shootings; clearly not ‘climate change’ related
Noah Sneider / The Atlantic:
Remembering the Soviet Union's Disappeared
David Marcus / The Federalist:
It's Time For Conservatives To Confront Racism
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Chicago Tribune:
District 211 votes to give transgender student access to girls' locker room
Discussion: Advocate and Washington Post
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Mark Follman / Mother Jones:
Mass murder is not an impulsive crime—and therein lies the promise of threat assessment.
Discussion: Slantpoint
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Trump: Obama doesn't care about black people
Discussion: Liberty News
Jonathan Oosting / MLive.com:
Michigan officials should ignore gay marriage ruling, lawmakers say at religious freedom rally
Discussion: Right Wing Watch
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
In historic decision, Pentagon chief opens all jobs in combat units to women
A.B. Stoddard / The Hill:
Christie can't lose  —  Nine months ago a savvy political junkie told …
Discussion: Politico
 

 
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