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9:35 PM ET, December 10, 2015

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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
GOP preparing for contested convention  —  Republican officials and leading figures in the party's establishment are now preparing for the possibility of a brokered convention as Donald Trump continues sit atop the polls and the presidential race.  —  More than 20 of them convened Monday …
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New York Times:
Ted Cruz Questions Donald Trump's ‘Judgment’ to Be President  —  Senator Ted Cruz raised questions on Wednesday at a private fund-raiser about whether Donald J. Trump, his bombastic rival for the Republican presidential nomination, has the “judgment” to be president and mused about “strength …
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll Shows Voters Split on Trump's Muslim Ban  —  Nearly six-in-10 Americans oppose Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's proposal to bar Muslims from entering the United States, but Republicans are evenly divided, according to a new national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Is the Democrats' Dream Nominee  —  He could win the primaries but would get creamed in the presidential election.  —  Donald Trump's call on Monday for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States” is unlikely to blow up his campaign.
Discussion: Bloomberg Business and Daily Wire
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
FDR's granddaughter: ‘Reprehensible’ for Trump to invoke WWII
Discussion: Politico
Megan Thee-Brenan / New York Times:
Donald Trump Solidifies His Lead, but Leaves Many Nervous
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
How Donald Trump Has Opened the Door for Ted Cruz to Win
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Crisis of Republican Authority
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
In Trump's Muslim ban, Clinton sees an opportunity
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Nightmare scenario for establishment: Trump or Cruz
Discussion: Politico, Washington Post and The Week
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:   Donald Trump Has Even Flip-Flopped On Bigotry
David Weigel / Washington Post:   Attacks on Trump just make these voters like him more
Evan Vucci / Associated Press:
White House Readies Executive Action On Gun Control  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's advisers are finalizing a proposal that would expand background checks on gun sales without congressional approval.  —  White House adviser Valerie Jarrett says the president has asked his team …
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Chris Enloe / TheBlaze.com:
Actor Kurt Russell Fiercely Pushes Back Against Anti-Gun Hollywood Interviewer: ‘What Are You Going to Do, Ban Everything?’  —  Legendary actor Kurt Russell said in a recent interview with Hollywood reporter Jeffery Wells that it's “absolutely insane” to believe that more gun control will curb terrorist attacks.
Phoebe Maltz Bovy / New Republic:
It's Time to Ban Guns. Yes, All of Them.
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House finalizing executive action on guns
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Lauren French / Politico:
Democratic Senate hopeful: Up to 20 percent of Muslims want caliphate
Discussion: Allen B. West and The Daily Caller
WCIV-TV | ABC News 4:
‘Suspension proceedings’ begin after photos of Citadel cadets in white hoods posted online  —  CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — After photos surfaced on social media showing Citadel cadets in white Klan hoods and reportedly singing Christmas carols, a source close to the school said all of the members of the group have been identified.
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Post and Courier:
Citadel confirms suspensions after cadets photographed in white hoods
Discussion: ABC News and Mother Jones
John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
Ted Cruz Votes Against Senate Resolution That Rejects Trump's Proposed Muslim Ban  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz and three other Republican senators voted on Thursday against a non-binding Senate resolution affirming that the United States does not use religious tests for immigrants seeking admission into the country.
Discussion: Politico, Washington Post and The Week
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Tim Graham / NewsBusters:
See How NPR Hacks Up Testy Interview with Ted Cruz
Discussion: Hit & Run, The Week and NPR
Nick Natario / WISH-TV:
Russell Taylor gets 27 years in child porn case  —  INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A judge sentenced the former head of Jared Fogle's charity to 27 years in prison Thursday afternoon.  —  Russell Taylor pleaded guilty to 13 federal crimes during his sentencing hearing — 12 counts of child exploitation …
Asma Khalid / NPR:
Millennials Want To Send Troops To Fight ISIS, But Don't Want To Serve  —  In the wake of the Paris attacks, a majority of young Americans support sending U.S. ground troops to fight ISIS, according to wide-ranging new poll from the Harvard Institute of Politics.
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Bloomberg Business:
Putin's Quagmire in Syria Proves Obama Prescient  —  Officials in Moscow no longer talking about war lasting months  —  Russia's mid-November surge doubled cost of military campaign  —  U.S. President Barack Obama, facing criticism at home over his Islamic State strategy …
Discussion: Mother Jones
Ted Cruz:
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement on the Every Student Succeeds Act  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement on the conference report of the Every Student Succeeds Act (S. 1177), currently under consideration in the Senate:
Discussion: Michael Bennet, WSLS-TV and KXAN-TV
Lauren French / Politico:
Democrats demand end to ban on gun violence research  —  House Democrats are adding a controversial new demand to the government funding talks: ending a 19-year old ban on gun violence research by the federal government.  —  Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Thursday …
Discussion: WSLS-TV
Andrea Cavallier / New York's PIX11:
Landlord claims tenants illegally turned three-bedroom apartment in Queens into 10 bedrooms  —  ELMHURST, Queens — Eddie Shiew owns a three-story home in Elmhurst, Queens, as a rental property.  He recently rented the third floor, a three-bedroom apartment, to Burak Firik and Dogan Kimilli for $2,500 a month.
Discussion: Gothamist and WTVR-TV
Des Moines Register:
Last Slide  —  Ted Cruz nailed an endorsement from a well-known Christian conservative newsmaker Thursday, one more step toward locking up the influential evangelical conservative voting bloc in Iowa.  —  “At the end of the day, we truly believe that Ted Cruz is the most consistent …
Arkansas State / A-State:
Suspect surrounded; no shots have been fired  —  JONESBORO - Arkansas State University is reporting possible active shooter on campus, east side of Reng Student Union.  —  University Police Department issued a text alert at 1:36 p.m. to notify campus.  —  Everyone has been notified to lock doors and shelter in place.
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Marco Rubio's claim that no recent mass shootings would have been prevented by gun laws  —  “None of the major shootings that have occurred in this country over the last few months or years that have outraged us, would gun laws have prevented them.”  —  A colleague pointed out this statement …
 
 
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Roger Cohen / New York Times:
The Evil That Cannot Be Left Unanswered
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
When It Comes To Donald Trump, I Hate Everyone
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