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John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:
Bloomberg Politics Poll: Nearly Two-Thirds of Likely GOP Primary Voters Back Trump's Muslim Ban — More than a third say it makes them more likely to vote for him, according to an online PulsePoll conducted by Purple Strategies on Tuesday. — McCormickJohn
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The Times of Israel:
Netanyahu set to meet Trump, as MKs urge candidate be shunned — Sources say December 28 powwow was scheduled two weeks ago, before GOP front-runner's call to ban Muslims from entering US; Arab-Israeli MK seeks to bar Trump from Israel — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set …
Daily Mail:
'Trump's not wrong - we can't wear uniform in our OWN cars': Five police officers claim Donald Trump is RIGHT about parts of London being so ‘radicalised’ they are no-go areas — Serving police officers today backed Donald Trump's claim that some Muslim communities in the UK are no-go areas because of extremism.
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Samantha Grossman / TIME:
Watch Donald Trump Dodge a Bald Eagle — The Person of the Year runner-up encounters the American symbol — Last August, as Person of the Year runner-up Donald Trump was establishing himself as a real contender, the candidate agreed to pose with a bald eagle for a TIME cover story.
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump, Clinton dominate primary races in South Carolina
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Spokeswoman Defends Muslim Ban: 'So What? They're Muslim' (VIDEO)
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Peter J. Spiro / New York Times:
Trump's Anti-Muslim Plan Is Awful. And Constitutional.
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CNN:
Poll: Donald Trump nearly doubles lead in New Hampshire
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump spokesperson: 'So what? They're Muslim'
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Scalia: Affirmative Action Sends Blacks To Schools Too Advanced For Them — In the oral arguments Wednesday for a Supreme Court affirmative action case, Justice Antonin Scalia—a well known critic of affirmative action—suggested that the policy was hurting minority students by sending …
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Hayley Munguia / FiveThirtyEight:
Here's What Happens When You Ban Affirmative Action In College Admissions — Affirmative action in higher education is back in the Supreme Court, with oral arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin being heard Wednesday. The topic has been contentious in Texas …
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Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones:
Justice Scalia Suggests Blacks Belong at “Slower” Colleges
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Betsy McCaughey / New York Post:
College quotas are actually destroying lives of minorities
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Liz Goodwin / Yahoo Politics:
Scalia argues black students benefit from ‘slower’ colleges
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CBS Denver:
Planned Parenthood Attack Suspect: ‘I Am Guilty’ — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) - Robert Lewis Dear, the suspect in the Nov. 27 attack at Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs, yelled in court on Wednesday that he is guilty. — “I am guilty there will be no trial.
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Richard Fausset / New York Times:
Colorado Shooting Suspect Declares 'I'm Guilty' in Court
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Jordan Steffen / Denver Post:
Robert Dear Jr. declares his guilt in shooting at Colorado Springs clinic as 179 charges are announced
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Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Trump Proves That Liberals Have Been Right All Along — The left nailed the pathology of the conservative movement years ago. The Donald is just making that impossible to deny. — If you've been following Donald Trump's presidential candidacy and his effect on the Republican primary closely …
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Bush suggests Trump dealing to help Clinton win
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New York Times:
San Bernardino Suspects Spoke of Earlier Attack, F.B.I. Says — WASHINGTON — The man at the center of last week's massacre in San Bernardino, Calif., began discussing jihad and martyrdom with his soon-to-be wife even before she came to America last year. He also may have plotted an attack …
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Austin American-Statesman:
Gun rights groups to stage mock mass shooting at UT — Gun rights groups say they will conduct a mock mass shooting this weekend at the University of Texas campus as they try to end gun-free zones. — The Open Carry Walk and Crisis Performance Event will involve actors “shot” …
NPR:
Scientific Evidence Doesn't Support Global Warming, Sen. Ted Cruz Says — There's a huge partisan divide on the issue of global warming in the U.S. Steve Inskeep talks to the Texas senator and GOP presidential candidate about his views on climate change. — STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:
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Richard A. Viguerie / ConservativeHQ.com:
I Endorse Ted Cruz for President. What Are We Conservatives Waiting For?
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Samer Hijazi / arabamericannews.com:
Woman attacks praying Muslims in California park — Castro Valley, CA - It was supposed to be another normal Sunday at the park for Rasheed Albeshari and his friends, until they were attacked by a local woman because of their Islamic faith. — Albeshari and his pals frequent Lake Chabot often …
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Robert E. Scott / Economic Policy Institute:
A Conservative Estimate of ‘The Wal-Mart Effect’: Wal-Mart's growing trade deficit with China has displaced more than 400,000 U.S. jobs — In the long history of false promises made by trade negotiators, the claim that China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) …
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Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times:
Walmart's Imports From China Displaced 400,000 Jobs, a Study Says
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Wendy Davis / Politico:
Why I Caved on Guns When I Ran for Governor of Texas — I am a lifelong Democrat. I proudly boast an “F” rating from the NRA. And, yet during my 2014 gubernatorial campaign in Texas, I supported the open carry of handguns in my state. — It is a position that haunts me.
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J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
Erick Erickson's Mom Denies Son's Story About Boycotting Asian Food Because of Pearl Harbor — Erick Erickson—the influential conservative blogger, Atlanta-area radio host, and Fox News talking head—published a curious claim on Twitter this past Monday, which marked the 74th anniversary …
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Numbers / Pew Research Center's Social …:
The American Middle Class Is Losing Ground — No longer the majority and falling behind financially — After more than four decades of serving as the nation's economic majority, the American middle class is now matched in number by those in the economic tiers above and below it.
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Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Steve King: Even Muslims In Congress Won't Renounce Sharia Law — Rep. Steve King (R-IA), who's previously made clear that he doesn't believe immigrants from the Middle East want to assimilate into American culture, wants Muslims who come to the U.S. to reject Sharia law.
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Kate Kelly / CNBC:
Hedge fund manager Ken Griffin backing Marco Rubio for president — Ken Griffin, the billionaire hedge-fund manager who has become a major Republican Party donor in recent years, is throwing his support behind Florida Sen. Marco Rubio for president. — “I'm really excited to be supporting Marco Rubio …
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