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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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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 …
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.
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Trump basks in latest controversy  —  Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump defiantly made his case for barring all Muslims from entering the country before a rowdy crowd in South Carolina on Monday night, dismissing his critics as putting political correctness before national security.
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
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 …
John DiStaso / WMUR:
State GOP chairwoman says Trump's call to ban Muslims from U.S. is ‘un-American’  —  After Jennifer Horn blasts Trump, his supporters say she should resign party post  —  State Republican Party chairwoman Jennifer Horn said Monday that Donald Trump's call for a “total and complete shutdown” …
Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
A Note on Trump: We Are No Longer Entertained  —  Earlier today, the candidate currently leading in the polls for the Republican presidential nomination called for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.”  That was, of course, Donald Trump.
Eugene Scott / CNN:
Trump warns: ‘Many more World Trade Centers’
Discussion: Political Wire and The Week
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Trump: It's time for a “total and complete shutdown” …
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Ted Cruz is even less electable than Donald Trump
Discussion: New York Times and ABC News
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:   Donald Trump has a base: 76% of Republicans think Islam is un-American
New York Times:
Donald Trump Calls for Barring Muslims From Entering U.S.
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump: Ban all Muslim travel to U.S.
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Elizabeth Preza / Mediaite:
Gunman's Father Placed on FBI Watch List After San Bernardino Attacks
Discussion: Mashable, Daily Wire and Rush Limbaugh
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
CBO projects 2 million fewer jobs under ObamaCare  —  ObamaCare is expected to cost the U.S. workforce a total of 2 million jobs over the next decade, Congress's nonpartisan scorekeeper said Monday.  —  The total workforce will shrink by just under 1 percent as a result of the new coverage expansions …
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Avik Roy / Forbes:
Obama Administration: Obamacare Has Driven Health Spending Up, While Covering Fewer Than Expected
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
Florida Today:
Alligator kills Barefoot Bay burglary suspect … CONNECT  —  Brevard County deputies have determined that Matthew Riggins, 22, was killed by an alligator in Barefoot Bay lake on Nov. 23 while possibly hiding to avoid law enforcement.  —  Investigators say that Riggins had told his girlfriend …
Rukmini Callimachi / New York Times:
U.S. Strategy Seeks to Avoid ISIS Prophecy  —  As the debate on how best to contain the Islamic State continues to rage in Western capitals, the militants themselves have made one point patently clear: They want the United States and its allies to be dragged into a ground war.
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Los Angeles Times:
Editorial Should people on the no-fly list be able to buy guns?  Yes.  —  Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) holds up her passport last month during a news conference about Democratic legislative proposals to combat terrorism.  —  It seems simple enough: If the federal government …
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.
 
 
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