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7:00 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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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 …
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
Rush Limbaugh:
Ted Cruz: Happy Conservative Warrior  —  RUSH: I thought Ted Cruz was outstanding last night.  Ted Cruz speaks like a traditional powerful, well-versed proud — unabashedly proud — conservative.  He is an articulate representative of conservatism and the conservative movement, and he is a happy warrior.
Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Fact Check: While Suggesting Rubio Lied, Cruz Misstates Own Immigration Record
Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
Ted Cruz Has a Problem
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Cruz Blusters and Trump Sulks at Tense Republican Debate
Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
7 Ways the GOP Debate Did (and Didn't) Change the Presidential Race
William Saletan / Slate:
Pretend they were your only choices for president. I know who I'd pick. Do you?
Discussion: Grist and Unfogged
Juan Williams / The Hill:   The GOP's ObamaCare bluff
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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Jessica Chasmar / Washington Times:
Wheaton College professor put on leave after wearing hijab in solidarity with Muslims  —  A tenured Wheaton College professor who wore a hijab in solidarity with Muslims was put on administrative leave Tuesday by the evangelical Christian school.  —  Larycia Hawkins, a Christian political science professor …
Discussion: RedState
Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune:
Wheaton College suspends Christian professor who wore a hijab … A tenured Wheaton College professor who, as part of her Christian Advent devotion, donned a traditional headscarf to show solidarity with Muslims has been placed on administrative leave.  —  Larycia Hawkins …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Jamie Sotonoff / Daily Herald:
Wheaton College puts hijab-wearing professor on leave
Discussion: WGN-TV, myfox8.com and BizPac Review
Baltimore Sun:
Mistrial declared in trial of Officer William Porter in death of Freddie Gray  —  A mistrial was declared Wednesday in the trial of Baltimore Police Officer William G. Porter, after jurors told a judge it could not reach a verdict on any of the four charges against him.
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Freddie Gray / Guardian:
judge declares mistrial in case against Baltimore police officer  —  Judge declares mistrial in case of William Porter, the first of six officers to be tried for Gray's death in police custody, after jury said it could not reach a verdict  —  Judge Barry Williams declared a mistrial …
Discussion: Mother Jones
NBC News:
Judge Declares Mistrial of Baltimore Cop in Freddie Gray Case
Discussion: KFOR-TV
CNN:
Freddie Gray case: Hung jury in William Porter trial
Discussion: The Week, WSAV-TV and Daily Kos
Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
What Congress Has Included In Its Massive Spending and Tax Bills  —  Before it adjourns for the year, Congress is poised to pass a pair of massive spending bills that would lift a 40-year ban on crude oil exports, require visas for foreigners who traveled to Syria and other countries and authorize funding for 9/11 responders.
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
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Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
Capitol Hill Sledding a Big Winner in Spending Deal
Discussion: The Verge
Anna Palmer / Politico:
Leaders confident rank-and-file will back huge budget deal
Discussion: Washington Free Beacon and Forbes
Washington Post:
Congress reaches year-end deal on taxes and spending
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 …
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
FED RAISES RATES BY 25 BASIS POINTS, FIRST SINCE 2006
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
ABC News:
Most Now Oppose an Assault Weapons Ban; Doubts About Stopping a Lone Wolf Run High (POLL)
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 …
Tré Goins-Phillips / TheBlaze.com:
Dana Loesch Explodes on ‘Godless Left’ in Furious Rant: 'I Do Have a Problem...and I'm Not Watching My Language'  —  Dana Loesch tore into Democrats Tuesday night in a fiery rant on the “godless left,” taking aim elected officials and the New York Daily News for “mocking prayers” and “attacking” the National Rifle Association.
Discussion: The Hill, ABC News and abc13.com
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
“Blow-Me.org” Congressman: Clinton “An Idiot” And “A Liar” For Use Of Private Email Server  —  “To think that Mrs. Clinton could secure something like that in her home is ludicrous.”  —  Win Mcnamee / Getty Images  —  w.soundcloud.com  —  Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold of Texas …
 
 
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Joe Battenfeld / Boston Herald:
UMass brass cash in despite budget woes
Discussion: Politico
Fox News:
Chattanooga shooting a ‘terror attack,’ FBI Director James Comey says
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Republican primary debate was likely third most-watched ever
Discussion: The Hill, The Week and Mediaite
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Investigators at the Department of Veterans Affairs found …
Discussion: Hot Air and Washington Free Beacon
Jennifer Feehan / Toledo Blade:
Backlash hits Bowling Green paper over editor's termination
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
New York Post:
Workers threw away $5M in diamonds from Midtown jewelry store
Discussion: Telegraph and Gothamist
 Earlier Items: 
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: WTTG-TV, Talking Points Memo and DCist
James Morgan / BBC:
Republican debate: Tweeters mock Trump's internet call
Discussion: whorunsGov and Washington Monthly
Washington Post:
5th Republican debate transcript, annotated: Who said what and what it meant
David Neumark / Wall Street Journal:
The Evidence Is Piling Up That Higher Minimum Wages Kill Jobs
Discussion: Forbes, Hot Air and Cafe Hayek
 

 
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