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8:00 AM ET, December 8, 2015

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DONALD J. TRUMP STATEMENT ON PREVENTING MUSLIM IMMIGRATION  —  (New York, NY) December 7th, 2015, — Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on.
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump calls for ‘shutdown’ of Muslims entering US  —  Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump wants to halt all Muslim immigration to the United States.  —  In a statement from his campaign, Trump called for a “total and complete shutdown” of Muslims entering the United States until elected leaders …
Josh Fatzick / The Daily Caller:
Here's How Donald Trump Just Punked Jeb Bush Again  —  GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump has been trying to get under the skin of Jeb Bush since the campaign started, and in his latest effort, Trump re-directed a seemingly Bush-related website to his own campaign website.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Trump: It's time for a “total and complete shutdown” of Muslims entering the U.S.; Update: Not my policy, says Cruz; Update: American citizens too  —  A perfect complement to the Ben Sasse post, which wondered how many Americans agree that the lines are drawn between “militant Islam” and “everyone else.”
Russell Moore:
Is Donald Trump Right About Closing the Border to Muslims?  —  Donald Trump is at it again.  This time, the Republican presidential frontrunner suggests that the United States should close the border to all Muslims—including Muslim-Americans traveling abroad.
New York Times:
Donald Trump Calls for Barring Muslims From Entering U.S.  —  Donald J. Trump called on Monday for the United States to bar all Muslims from entering the country until the nation's leaders can “figure out what is going on,” an extraordinary escalation of his harsh rhetoric aimed at members …
Erick Erickson / RedState:
This is a Brilliant Move by Donald Trump  —  Donald Trump just trumped all the Republican candidates for President.  —  The day after the mom jeans wearing squat to pee President came out to assure us that tolerance, gun control, and climate change would save us from ISIS …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Poll: Cruz surges ahead of Trump and Carson in Iowa  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has surpassed Donald Trump and Ben Carson in Iowa, a new poll finds, giving the Texas Republican his first lead of the cycle in an early-voting state.  —  Cruz, who has been on a sharp upward trajectory in the polls …
Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:
Desperate Trump Drops Ugly Policy Bomb: Ban All The Muslims Abroad
Discussion: CNN, Guardian and Vox Popoli
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump calls for ‘complete shutdown’ on Muslims entering US
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump: Ban all Muslim travel to U.S.
Fox News:
Bank records show $28,500 deposit to Syed Farook's account two weeks before the shooting, source says  —  EXCLUSIVE - A $28,500 deposit was made to Syed Farook's bank account from WebBank.com on or about Nov.18, some two weeks before he and his wife Tashfeen Malik carried out the San Bernardino massacre …
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New York Times:
Killers Were Long Radicalized, F.B.I. Investigators Say
Discussion: The Daily Caller and TalkLeft
Elizabeth Preza / Mediaite:
Gunman's Father Placed on FBI Watch List After San Bernardino Attacks
Discussion: Daily Wire, Mashable and Rush Limbaugh
Richard A. Serrano / Los Angeles Times:
San Bernardino shooters had been radicalized ‘for some time,’ went to shooting ranges before attack
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Fox News suspends two commentators for profanity while criticizing Obama  —  Two Fox News commentators were suspended on Monday for using profanities while criticizing President Obama on Monday.  —  Ralph Peters, a Fox News “strategic analyst,” called the president a “total pu—” who “doesn't want to hurt our enemies.”
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Fox News Suspends Contributors For Profane On-Air Comments About Obama
Bill Schneider / The Great Debate:
Obama's terror speech perfectly highlights reasons for Trump's rise  —  President Barack Obama speaks about counter-terrorism and the United States fight against Islamic State during an address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, December 6, 2015.  REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
Discussion: The Week, The Hill and Daily Wire
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Andrew Malcolm / Investor's Business Daily:   Terrorism isn't scaring Americans; Obama is
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Rukmini Callimachi / New York Times:
U.S. Strategy Seeks to Avoid ISIS Prophecy
Discussion: JustOneMinute and The Week
Bret Stephens / Wall Street Journal:
Fighting Terror by Self-Reproach  —  How did we become a country more afraid of causing offense than playing defense?  —  Nobody who watched Barack Obama's speech Sunday night outlining his strategy to defeat Islamic State could have come away disappointed by the performance.
Navy.mil The Official Website …:
Rear Adm. Baucom Receives Non-judicial Punishment  —  From Office of the Chief of Information  —  Washington (NNS) — Rear Adm. David Baucom received non-judicial punishment  —  (NJP) from commander, United States Fleet Forces, Nov. 23 after an NJP investigation revealed violations …
Discussion: abc7news.com
Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
Ted Cruz Tells Fabricated Story About A Girl Threatened With Jail For Saying ‘Jesus’  —  During a town hall event in South Carolina on Monday, Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz made the bold claim that he will defend religious liberty because “what kind of country are we living in where …
Discussion: reverbpress.com and Raw Story
 
 
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