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4:45 PM ET, December 16, 2015

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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP chair probes if Cruz unveiled classified info during debate  —  A key Senate Republican is looking into whether Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) discussed classified information during Tuesday night's Republican presidential debate.  —  “I'm having my staff look at the transcripts of the debate right now …
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Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
Ted Cruz Has a Problem  —  Up until last night, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) 100%'s refusal to attack Donald Trump was defensible.  Without question, it was smart politics, as his rise in the polls would attest.  But it was also defensible on the merits as a guy who is a solid conservative in good standing …
Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
Joe Scarborough Notices Something During Debate That Has Him Convinced Trump, Cruz Made ‘Inside Deal’ Against GOP Establishment  —  MSNBC's Joe Scarborough speculated on Wednesday that GOP frontrunners Donald Trump and Ted Cruz may have made an “inside deal” against the Republican establishment.
Discussion: Hot Air and The Daily Caller
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
The GOP's worst nightmare: A runaway convention  —  With the Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas dramatizing again the divisions plaguing the GOP, the unfolding battle for the presidential nomination suggests the growing odds of a runaway convention that could choose an unelectable nominee …
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Cruz Blusters and Trump Sulks at Tense Republican Debate  —  Someone needs to explain carpets to Ted Cruz.  —  They're continuous stretches of material, usually rectangular, sometimes round.  They're not staggered, interrupted, with stops, starts, holes and sharp jags so that they smother …
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Bush v. Trump: Behind the Vegas rumble  —  LAS VEGAS — Jeb Bush came at Donald Trump with everything he had, turning in his strongest debate performance to date just as much of the party was threatening to tune out his flagging candidacy entirely.  —  He dismissed Trump as a “chaos candidate” …
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Chris Christie just made the GOP race a lot more interesting
Discussion: Politico and Betsy's Page
Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
7 Ways the GOP Debate Did (and Didn't) Change the Presidential Race
Isite Design / Wheaton College Home:
Wheaton College Statement Regarding Dr. Larycia Hawkins  —  In response to significant questions regarding the theological implications of statements that Associate Professor of Political Science Dr. Larycia Hawkins has made about the relationship of Christianity to Islam …
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Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune:
Wheaton College suspends Christian professor who wore a hijab
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
CNN:
Freddie Gray case: Hung jury in William Porter trial  —  Baltimore (CNN)[Breaking news alert, posted at 3:50 p.m. ET Wednesday]  —  The judge has declared a mistrial in the case of Baltimore police Officer William Porter after jurors said they were deadlocked and unable to reach a unanimous verdict …
Discussion: The Week, WSAV-TV and Daily Kos
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NBC News:
Judge Declares Mistrial of Baltimore Cop in Freddie Gray Case
Discussion: KFOR-TV
Philip Haney / The Hill:
Administration nixed probe into Southern California jihadists  —  There are terrorists in our midst and they arrived here using legal means right under the noses of the federal law enforcement agencies whose mission is to stop them.  That is not due to malfeasance or lack of effort on the part …
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Washington Post:
5th Republican debate transcript, annotated: Who said what and what it meant  —  Nine Republican candidates are participating in tonight's 2016 presidential debate in Las Vegas: Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.), former Florida governor Jeb Bush, former tech executive Carly Fiorina …
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The New / New York Times:
Transcript: Republican Presidential Debate
Washington Post:
Congress reaches year-end deal on taxes and spending  —  Congressional leaders on Tuesday night reached agreement on a year-end spending and tax deal that would prevent a government shutdown and extend a series of tax breaks that benefit businesses and individuals, according to lawmakers.
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Anna Palmer / Politico:
Qualms in both parties over massive tax and spending package
Discussion: Forbes and Washington Free Beacon
ABC News:
Most Now Oppose an Assault Weapons Ban; Doubts About Stopping a Lone Wolf Run High (POLL)
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
For immediate release  —  Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in October suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace.  Household spending and business fixed investment have been increasing at solid rates in recent months …
Anthony Gockowski / Campus Reform:
Harvard placemat serves up social justice for Christmas  — The placemat was created by the Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in collaboration with the Freshmen Dean's Office and were distributed in an undergraduate dining hall.  —  The Office for Equity, Diversity …
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Idrees M. Kahloon / Harvard News:
The Placemat Problem  —  In Annenberg Hall and at least …
Discussion: BizPac Review
James Morgan / BBC:
Republican debate: Tweeters mock Trump's internet call  —  As the candidates in Tuesday's Republican debate grappled over how to tackle the growing threat of the Islamic State group (also known as Isis), Donald Trump calmly reassured them “the answer is simple”.
Discussion: whorunsGov and Washington Monthly
Todd Starnes / Fox News:
Students practice calligraphy by writing “There is no god but Allah”  —  The Riverheads High School calligraphy assignment (Courtesy The Schilling Show)  —  A Virginia school district is defending a classroom assignment that required students to practice calligraphy by writing the Muslim statement of faith, “There is no god but Allah.
Discussion: Pamela Geller and Jihad Watch
 
 
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Bloomberg Business:
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Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Investigators at the Department of Veterans Affairs found …
Discussion: Hot Air and Washington Free Beacon
Juan Williams / The Hill:
The GOP's ObamaCare bluff
Bridget Bowman / Roll Call:
Congress Approves of Capitol Hill Sledding
Jennifer Feehan / Toledo Blade:
Backlash hits Bowling Green paper over editor's termination
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New York Post:
Workers threw away $5M in diamonds from Midtown jewelry store
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Dennis Overbye / New York Times:
Physicists in Europe Find Tantalizing Hints of a Mysterious New Particle
Discussion: Daily Mail, Gizmodo, Engadget and Towleroad
Aaron M. Renn / City Journal:
The Fall of Rahm Emanuel
Washington Post:
Secret Service officer on leave in domestic incident fatally shot in D.C.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo, WTTG-TV and DCist
Robby Soave / Hit & Run:
Cop Who Sought Photos of Teen's Erection in Sexting Case Commits Suicide Moments Before Arrest
Discussion: Althouse
David Neumark / Wall Street Journal:
The Evidence Is Piling Up That Higher Minimum Wages Kill Jobs
Discussion: Hot Air, Cafe Hayek and Forbes
 

 
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Michael Kan / PCMag:
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Ant Group's profit grew ~193% YoY in the June quarter to $1.05B, reversing a year-long decline as it regains its footing from the Chinese government crackdown
 
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