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6:45 PM ET, December 9, 2015

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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 …
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 …
Betsy McCaughey / New York Post:
College quotas are actually destroying lives of minorities
Discussion: Red Alert Politics
Liz Goodwin / Yahoo Politics:
Scalia argues black students benefit from ‘slower’ colleges
Discussion: Bloomberg Business, Vox and Politico
New York Times:
Diversity Makes You Brighter
Discussion: JustOneMinute
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Richard Fausset / New York Times:
Colorado Shooting Suspect Declares 'I'm Guilty' in Court  —  COLORADO SPRINGS — Robert L. Dear Jr. was charged with 179 counts on Wednesday, including first-degree murder, in connection with the deadly shooting rampage last month at a Planned Parenthood clinic.
Jordan Steffen / Denver Post:
Robert Dear Jr. declares his guilt in shooting at Colorado Springs clinic as 179 charges are announced  —  COLORADO SPRINGS — El Paso County prosecutors on Wednesday announced 179 charges against the man accused of killing three people and injuring 12 others at a Planned Parenthood clinic.
Discussion: Refinery29, The Week and Mediaite
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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NBC News:
San Bernardino Shooters Practiced for Attack a Year in Advance
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Enraged woman attacks Muslims praying in California park: ‘Allah is Satan and you are all murderers’  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  A woman hurled anti-Islam slurs and then hot coffee at a group of Muslims after she saw them praying in a California park.
Discussion: SFist
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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:
Discussion: Grist, Raw Story, The Week and Mother Jones
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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.
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.
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Steven Ginsberg / Washington Post:
“I. Will.  Never.  Leave.  This.  Race.”  —  Donald Trump came down the stairs, stopped in the middle of the clubhouse restaurant, thrust his arms out and proclaimed: “How great is this?”  —  It was his way of saying hello and also a declaration of how America's boss planned to try to own the room …
Eugene Scott / CNN:
Right to left: Ex-conservative teen YouTube star backs Sanders  — CJ Pearson was once the darling of the right wing, known for his attacks on President Barack Obama  — But now the 13 year old says Bernie Sanders will best address racial issues, poverty and police brutality
 
 
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Nick Anderson / Washington Post:
Liberty University to allow guns in residence halls
Associated Press:
Singapore Minister Warns of Islamic State Threat in SE Asia
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John Byrne / Chicago Tribune:
Emanuel apologizes for Laquan McDonald police shooting, repeats call for change
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The White House:
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, 12/8/15
Discussion: Power Line and The Daily Caller
Henry Olsen / The Atlantic:
The Polls May Be Underestimating Trump's Support
Discussion: Power Line and Washington Post
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Know Your Fascist Dictators
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
DirecTV terminates its Dish acquisition after a group of Dish creditors rejected a modified bond exchange offer

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
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