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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.
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Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Fact Check: While Suggesting Rubio Lied, Cruz Misstates Own Immigration Record — LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — Last night's primetime Republican debate was, for the most part, a serious and substantive discussion of foreign policy and national security; anything less would have been a disservice to voters and the party.
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Rush Limbaugh:
Ted Cruz: Happy Conservative Warrior
Ted Cruz: Happy Conservative Warrior
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Politico, Hullabaloo and The Daily Caller
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
CNN Republican debate: Winners and losers
CNN Republican debate: Winners and losers
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RedState, Daily Mail, AOL, ImmigrationProf Blog and Towleroad
Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
7 Ways the GOP Debate Did (and Didn't) Change the Presidential Race
7 Ways the GOP Debate Did (and Didn't) Change the Presidential Race
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Politico, abc7.com and Bloomberg Business
William Saletan / Slate:
Pretend they were your only choices for president. I know who I'd pick. Do you?
Pretend they were your only choices for president. I know who I'd pick. Do you?
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Bush v. Trump: Behind the Vegas rumble
Bush v. Trump: Behind the Vegas rumble
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Juan Williams / The Hill:
The GOP's ObamaCare bluff
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Chris Christie just made the GOP race a lot more interesting
Chris Christie just made the GOP race a lot more interesting
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Betsy's Page and Politico
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 …
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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 …
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Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Jamie Sotonoff / Daily Herald:
Wheaton College puts hijab-wearing professor on leave
Wheaton College puts hijab-wearing professor on leave
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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 …
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Mother Jones
Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
Why Is It So Hard To Convict Police Officers? The Answer Is In The Fine Print
Why Is It So Hard To Convict Police Officers? The Answer Is In The Fine Print
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Shakesville, CNN, Daily Kos, Baltimore Sun, Associated Press and Mediaite
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.
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Bloomberg Business:
Congress Reaches Fiscal Agreement Ending U.S. Oil Export Ban
Congress Reaches Fiscal Agreement Ending U.S. Oil Export Ban
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Anna Palmer / Politico:
Leaders confident rank-and-file will back huge budget deal
Leaders confident rank-and-file will back huge budget deal
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Washington Free Beacon and Forbes
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
FED RAISES RATES BY 25 BASIS POINTS, FIRST SINCE 2006
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Alt-M, Hit & Run, Bloomberg View and neo-neocon
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 …
The Placemat Problem — In Annenberg Hall and at least …
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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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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.
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
FBI: ‘No evidence’ Calif. shooters supported jihad on social media
FBI: ‘No evidence’ Calif. shooters supported jihad on social media
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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 …
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”.
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