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6:40 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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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 …
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.
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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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,” …
Ezra Klein / Vox:
“Political identity is fair game for hatred”: how Republicans and Democrats discriminate  —  In 1960, Americans were asked whether they would be pleased, displeased, or unmoved if their son or daughter married a member of the other political party.  —  Respondents reacted with a shrug.
Discussion: Washington Monthly and The Week
 
 
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
George Zimmerman's Ex Reacts to Him Posting Naked Pic of Her on Twitter …
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