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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
DNC penalizes Sanders campaign for improper access of Clinton voter data — Officials with the Democratic National Committee have accused the presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders of improperly accessing confidential voter information gathered by the rival campaign of Hillary Clinton, according to several party officials.
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New York Post:
Hillary Clinton's dream debate is one nobody watches — Busy Saturday night? Probably, what with the NCAA bowl games, the Jets' must-win battle in Dallas and opening weekend for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” So you'll skip the Democratic presidential debate — just as Hillary Clinton hoped.
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Joe Battenfeld / Boston Herald:
Franklin Pierce/Herald poll: Cruz, Rubio, Christie surge toward front-runner Trump; Hillary climbs back in NH — A pack of more proven GOP contenders led by U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz is surging closer to Donald Trump in New Hampshire, while Democrat Hillary Clinton has clawed …
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New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Campaign Is Disciplined for Breaching Hillary Clinton Data — The Democratic National Committee has told the campaign of Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont that it was suspending its access to its voter database after a software error enabled at least one of his staff members …
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Politico, Washington Post and The Week
Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Bernie Sanders Campaign Accessed Confidential Clinton Data — In response, the DNC has suspended the Sanders campaign from the party's voter file — a move that could cripple the senator just weeks before the start of the primary. The Sanders campaign staffer who accessed the data has been fired.
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Fired Sanders aide: I wasn't peeking at Clinton data files — (CNN)The Bernie Sanders campaign staffer who was fired for accessing data unique to the Hillary Clinton campaign's vote file, told CNN on Friday that he was only trying to “understand how badly the Sanders campaign's data was exposed” …
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Colin Campbell / Business Insider:
Donald Trump left Joe Scarborough stunned after being asked about Vladimir Putin killing journalists — During a Friday-morning interview with Donald Trump, MSNBC host Joe Scarborough was baffled by the Republican front-runner's embrace of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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CNN:
Putin praises ‘bright and talented’ Trump — (CNN)Donald Trump has said that he would “get along very well” with Russian President Vladimir Putin. — The feeling is apparently mutual. — Putin offered high praise for the billionaire businessman-turned-Republican presidential front-runner …
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John Santucci / ABC News:
Trump Says ‘Great Honor’ to Get Compliments from ‘Highly Respected’ Putin
Trump Says ‘Great Honor’ to Get Compliments from ‘Highly Respected’ Putin
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The Hill:
Ryan and Pelosi corral votes as $1.1T funding bill speeds to floor — The House is poised to pass a bipartisan $1.1 trillion bill to fund the government, with GOP and Democratic whip teams going into overdrive to boost their numbers before the Friday morning vote.
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Associated Press:
The House and Senate are rushing to send President Barack Obama …
The House and Senate are rushing to send President Barack Obama …
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Martin Longman / Washington Monthly:
The Electoral College Challenge
The Electoral College Challenge
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Reuters:
Vilified for drug pricing, CEO Shkreli busted for securities fraud — Martin Shkreli, the boyish pharmaceutical entrepreneur who caused a public uproar after he drastically raised the price of a life-saving prescription drug, was arrested on Thursday for engaging in what U.S. prosecutors …
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Peter Wehner / Commentary Magazine:
Ted Cruz Isn't Telling the Truth — Ted Cruz has a problem with the truth. — On Thursday, President Obama tried his hand at reassuring the public about the threat of terrorism heading into the holidays. After a meeting with aides at the National Counterterrorism Center, he said there were …
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Cruz defends his 2013 immigration proposal: 'It's called “calling their bluff” '
Cruz defends his 2013 immigration proposal: 'It's called “calling their bluff” '
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Vernon Freeman Jr / WTVR-TV:
Augusta County schools closed Friday after parental outrage over Arabic assignment — AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. — Augusta County schools and all administrative offices are closing Friday December 18, after parental objections to a controversial high school geography assignment involving Arabic.
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Megan Williams / Daily News Leader:
Support for Riverheads teacher and Islam lesson
Support for Riverheads teacher and Islam lesson
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
DHS official: ‘Apples and oranges’ to use no-fly list for guns — A top official at the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday appeared to break with the White House's call for Congress to ban people on the federal no-fly list from buying guns. — “I believe it would be apples and oranges” …
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Julie Pace / Associated Press:
White House promises ‘non-traditional’ State of the Union
White House promises ‘non-traditional’ State of the Union
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Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
Paul Ryan Builds Border Fence Around His Mansion, Doesn't Fund Border Fence in Omnibus — A recent Breitbart News investigation reveals that Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), who has a two-decade-long history of promoting open borders immigration policies, seems to support border fences for himself …
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New York Times:
Neighbor of San Bernardino Attackers Faces Terrorism Charges — LOS ANGELES — Enrique Marquez, who bought the assault rifles used in the massacre in San Bernardino, Calif., that left 14 people dead, was arrested and charged Thursday with conspiring to conduct two terrorism attacks in 2011 and 2012.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Bad blood: Reid-McConnell relationship hits new low — Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell sat down for a rare face-to-face meeting on the last day of November. The agenda was straightforward — plotting out the legislative agenda for the end of the year — but what transpired has pushed …
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Keith Naughton / Bloomberg Business:
Humans Are Slamming Into Driverless Cars and Exposing a Key Flaw — Accident rates are twice as high as for regular vehicles — Most mishaps are fender benders caused by inattentive drivers — The self-driving car, that cutting-edge creation that's supposed to lead to a world without accidents …
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The Huffington Post:
Progressive PR Firm Closes Down Over Sexual Harassment And Assault Allegations — The group represented some of the biggest progressive organizations. — WASHINGTON — FitzGibbon Media, a prominent progressive public relations firm, abruptly shut down on Thursday amid allegations …
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