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6:35 PM ET, December 7, 2015

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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 …
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Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
How Obama Thinks About Terrorism  —  At the core of Barack Obama's terrorism speech on Sunday night lay a contradiction.  He gave the address to convince an increasingly fearful nation that he takes the terrorist threat seriously.  But he doesn't, at least not in the way his political opponents do.
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump calls for ‘complete shutdown’ on Muslims entering US  —  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he is calling for a “complete and total shutdown” on Muslims entering the United States.  —  Trump says in a statement released by his campaign Monday …
Donald J Trump for President:
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.
Discussion: New York Times and Towleroad
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
ISIS has targeted refugee program to enter US, Homeland Security chairman says  —  Intelligence officials have determined that Islamic extremists have explored using the refugee program to enter the United States, the head of the House Homeland Security Committee said on Monday.
Discussion: Daily Wire and Pamela Geller
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Calls For ‘Total’ Shutdown Of Muslim Immigration To The U.S.  —  GOP frontrunner Donald Trump released a statement Monday calling for “a total and complete shutdown” of Muslims immigrating into the United States in light of recent terrorist attacks.  —  “Without looking …
New York Times:
Donald Trump Calls for Barring Muslims From Entering U.S.
The White House:
Address to the Nation by the President
James Fallows / The Atlantic:
Obama the Analyst  —  Sunday evening's speech about terrorism distilled …
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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Talking Points Memo:
“This guy is such a total pussy, it's stunning,” Peters continued.
Discussion: Guns.com and Truth Revolt
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Clinton Thumps Trump in Latest Head-to-Head Poll  —  Hillary Clinton leads the Republican presidential field in hypothetical general-election match-ups, with Ben Carson and Marco Rubio running the closest to her, according to a new national MSNBC/Telemundo/Marist poll.
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Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Ben Carson Responds to Falling Poll Numbers
CNN:
CNN/ORC Poll: Donald Trump, Ted Cruz on the rise in Iowa
Discussion: Political Wire, OnPolitics and Althouse
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
The far-right position that could doom Marco Rubio in the general election
Discussion: Politico and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Brian Ross / ABC News:
WELCOME TO AMERICA: NEW PHOTO SHOWS TERROR COUPLE ENTERING US
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Richard A. Serrano / Los Angeles Times:
San Bernardino shooters had been radicalized ‘for some time,’ went to shooting ranges before attack  —  A shooting attack in San Bernardino leaves 14 people dead and 21 injured and prompts a rare address from the Oval Office by President Obama.  —  The FBI said Monday that the San Bernardino shooters …
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.
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Jeb Bush's Pot Joke Did Better Than Donald Trump's Most Retweeted Tweet Of 2015
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Trump threatens top Bush donor with defamation suit over ‘hater’ ads
Discussion: Mediaite
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
A House Divided  —  On July 28th, Mark Meadows, a Republican representative from North Carolina, walked to the well of the House and filed a motion to vacate the chair.  It's an obscure parliamentary tool that allows any member of the House to trigger a vote to oust the Speaker.
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Paul Ryan Brings Sharply Different Leadership Style to House
Discussion: Political Wire
DNAinfo New York:
VIDEO: Woman Eats Pizza While Walking Away From Fatal Fort Greene Crash  —  FORT GREENE — Surveillance video appeared to capture a woman calmly munching on a slice of pizza moments after an unlicensed driver hurtled onto a curb and fatally struck a 30-year-old woman Sunday on Fulton Street.
Discussion: New York's PIX11 and Mediaite
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Sarah Begley / TIME:
TIME Announces Shortlist for 2015 Person of the Year  —  Meet the eight final contenders  —  A shortlist of candidates chosen by TIME magazine's editors for the 2015 Person of the Year was revealed on NBC's TODAY show Monday morning.  The eight contenders are, in alphabetical order:
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
ACLU: “With Major Reform,” No-Fly List Could Be Used To Stop Gun Purchases  —  An officer from the Transportation Security Administration checks travel documents for passengers traveling through Reagan National Airport on November 25, 2015.  —  Win Mcnamee / Getty Images
Discussion: Hit & Run and AMERICAblog News
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Obama Actually Thought He Was Being Reassuring Last Night
Speaker.gov:
Statement on The President's Oval Office Address  —  WASHINGTON - House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement tonight in response to President Obama's Oval Office address on terrorism:
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Lynch recalibrates message on hateful speech  —  Attorney General Loretta Lynch Monday appeared to recalibrate remarks she made last week that suggested the Justice Department could investigate speech deemed hostile towards Muslims.  —  “Of course, we prosecute deeds and not words,” …
 
 
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Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
Ted Cruz Tells Fabricated Story About A Girl Threatened With Jail For Saying ‘Jesus’
Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Pressure mounts for a year-end spending deal
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
George Zimmerman's Ex Reacts to Him Posting Naked Pic of Her on Twitter …
Fox News Insider:
GOOD NEWS Taya Kyle Uses New Hi-Tech Rifle in Sharpshooting Contest for Charity
Ezra Klein / Vox:
“Political identity is fair game for hatred”: how Republicans and Democrats discriminate
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Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Obama's tweet on gay marriage among most popular of 2015
Discussion: Politico and Slantpoint
David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Supreme Court lets local ban on assault weapons stand
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Zombie nativity scene draws $500 a day fine from town as Christian protesters descend
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John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

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Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
On Fox News, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong discussed his new approach to publish “views from both sides”, and said the paper had conflated news and opinion
 
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