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5:45 PM ET, December 4, 2015

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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.
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.
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 …
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’
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 …
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House rips GOP for blocking gun control measures  —  The White House on Friday ripped congressional Republicans for opposing efforts to tighten the nation's gun laws in the wake of Wednesday's mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif.  —  White House press secretary Josh Earnest lashed …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Brian Ries / Mashable:
Journalists storm San Bernardino shooters' apartment after landlord pries open door  —  In a surreal scene, a swarm of local and national media entered the apartment where Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik lived after the landlord tore off a piece of plywood that was blocking the door.
Dexter Thomas / Los Angeles Times:
Rampage killers led secret life, hiding plans and weapons
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Relative: SB shooting suspect no jihadist
Discussion: NBC News
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:   Obama: US has ‘never been more protected’ from ISIS
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
San Bernardino Shooting Investigated as ‘Act of Terrorism’
Discussion: abc7.com, abc7news.com and The Week
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.
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.
CNN:
At 3% in the polls, Jeb Bush in free-fall
Discussion: Hot Air and Diane Ravitch's blog
Steven Shepard / Politico:   Democratic insiders: Trump is easy prey for Clinton
Los Angeles Times:
California congresswoman won't stand for moment of silence  —  San Bernardino resident Lisa Gonzalez hugs Pastor Ernie Ceballos after he helped the police escort her home to the street where sheriff's deputies were investigating the scene where two suspects were gunned down Wednesday during a shootout with police.
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Fred Lucas / TheBlaze.com:
‘Of Course Not’: White House Spokesman's Surprising Response When Asked if Obama Gun Proposals …
Jacob Sullum / Hit & Run:
How Background Checks and an ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban Failed in San Bernardino
Awr Hawkins / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE-Ted Cruz Reacts to San Bernardino: Now, More Than Ever, Americans Must Be Armed
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.”
Discussion: Washington Post, Hot Air and C-SPAN.org
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James Barrett / Daily Wire:
The day after a horrific shooting spree by a “radicalized” Muslim man and his partner in San Bernardino, California, Attorney General Loretta Lynch pledged to a group of Muslim activists that she would take aggressive action against anyone who used “anti-Muslim rhetoric” that “edges toward violence.”
John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
Loretta Lynch: “Actions Predicated On Violent Talk” Toward Muslims Will Be Prosecuted
Kory Grow / Rolling Stone:
Scott Weiland, Former Stone Temple Pilots Singer, Dead at 48  —  Vocalist, who also fronted Velvet Revolver, died in his sleep  —  Scott Weiland, the instantly recognizable voice behind Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver known for his dynamic stage presence, has died.  He was 48.
Discussion: Daily Kos, New York Times and CNN
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Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times:
Scott Weiland, frontman for Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, dies at 48
Discussion: Guardian, VICE and Independent Journal
TMZ.com:
Scott Weiland — Found Dead on Tour Bus
Discussion: Towleroad and Mashable
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.
Discussion: Washington Post and Vox
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Elizabeth Kolbert / New Yorker:
Congress Moves to Sabotage the Paris Climate Summit
Discussion: Common Dreams and New York Times
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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Daily Mail:
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