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12:45 PM ET, December 5, 2015

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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 …
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Fox News:
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.
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, National Review and Althouse
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  —  Weapons were legally purchased with magazine locking devices but altered to make them more powerful, ATF finds  —  The rifles used in the San Bernardino mass shooting were illegal under California law because they were modified …
Amanda Andrade-Rhoades / Opposing Views:
First Photo Of Female San Bernardino Shooter Released
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.
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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 …
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
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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
Eve Ewing / New Republic:
Rahm Emanuel's Next Scandal? Chicago's Public Housing
Discussion: Chicagoist and Chicago Reader
Ashley Feinberg / Gawker:
Watch the Most Deeply Uncomfortable Moments of the Ted Cruz Family Outtake Videos  —  Thanks to the (few) rules governing campaign Super PACs, candidates aren't technically allowed to coordinate with them.  Which means candidates can't technically feed them hours and hours of raw video footage for future campaign ads.
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Cruz fires back at Rubio on NSA comments
Discussion: whorunsGov and The Right Scoop
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 …
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 …
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
Adam Tamburin / Tennessean.com:
Lawmakers want UT chief to resign after holiday post  —  Two state lawmakers are calling for the resignation of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville's leader, and others are promising action after a post on the school's website that encouraged employees to “ensure your holiday party is not a Christmas party in disguise.”
Ashe Schow / Washington Examiner:
MSNBC embarrasses itself inside San Bernardino attackers' apartment  —  Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More  —  NBC News cameras were allowed inside the apartment of the husband and wife who shot and killed 14 people at the Inland Regional Center on Wednesday.
Discussion: Power Line
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
MSNBC: ‘We Regret’ Live Shots Of Kid Photos, ID Cards From Attackers' Home
Discussion: The Week
 
 
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