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1:10 PM ET, December 18, 2015

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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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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 …
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” …
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.
Discussion: New York Times and Viking Pundit
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Martin O'Malley and Bernie Sanders Bristle at Holding Debates on Weekends  —  If a presidential debate is held and nobody watches, does it really happen?  —  While viewers are expected to watch the third Democratic debate on Saturday night, they are unlikely to be doing so in the droves …
New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Campaign Is Disciplined for Breaching Hillary Clinton Data
Discussion: Washington Post and The Week
Catherine Treyz / CNN:
Bernie Sanders campaign accesses Hillary Clinton data, gets suspended from DNC voter files
Discussion: WQAD-TV and Common Dreams
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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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Trump Pattern  —  Again and again over the last six months we've seen Donald Trump take memes and messages which are either implicit in mainstream Republican politics or explicit on the fringes of conservatism and make them loud and explicit.  That might be on bashing Mexican immigrants …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
German Lopez / Vox:
Donald Trump on Vladimir Putin's alleged human rights abuses: “at least he's a leader”
Discussion: Mother Jones
CNN:
Putin praises ‘bright and talented’ Trump
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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Ben Brumfield / CNN:
Draw this  —  When the world geography class at Riverheads High School in Staunton rolled around to the subject of major world religions, homework on Islam asked students to copy religious calligraphy.  —  It read:  —  “Here is the shahada, the Islamic statement of faith, written in Arabic.
CNN:
House approves bill to avoid shutdown  —  Ryan: Budget bills are a ‘bipartisan compromise’  —  Washington (CNN)The House overwhelmingly backed a $1.1 trillion spending package on Friday that avoids a government shutdown and funds federal agencies through next fall.
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:   Congress clears $1.8 trillion tax and spending bill
Bloomberg Business:
Pelosi, White House Support Plan Allowing U.S. Crude Oil Exports
Discussion: AOL
Associated Press:
The House and Senate are rushing to send President Barack Obama …
Discussion: Politico
Dan De Luce / Foreign Policy:
Hagel: The White House Tried to ‘Destroy’ Me  —  In an exclusive interview, Chuck Hagel said the Obama administration micromanaged the Pentagon, stabbed him in the back on the way out — and still has no strategy for fixing Syria.  —  Jet-lagged from a long overseas trip …
Ken White / Popehat:
An Open Letter to Reuters Reporters Nate Raymond and David Ingram  —  Dear Mr. Raymond and Mr. Ingram:  —  Today you reported on the arrest of the widely-hated Martin Shkreli on securities fraud charges.  You ran a picture of the “perp walk” — the once-free now-defendant being led away in handcuffs by law enforcement:
Discussion: Hit & Run and Mashable
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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 …
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 …
Bloomberg Business:
As Trump Surges, Adelson Says He Might Sit Out Some Primaries  —  Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson acknowledged presidential candidate Donald Trump's “incredible” support among the Republican base and said he might let some primaries pass before deciding whom to back.
Discussion: Politico and Reuters
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New York Times:
Having Owned Up to Buying Newspaper, Adelsons Go Silent
The Nation:
Rahm Emanuel Must Resign  —  From Laquan McDonald to Homan Square, Rahm has tacitly endorsed police violence.  —  By  —  In the coming months, a jury will consider the fate of Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, who has been charged with first-degree murder for shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald 16 times at close range.
Discussion: Newsalert
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” …
Discussion: Hot Air
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Julie Pace / Associated Press:
White House promises ‘non-traditional’ State of the Union
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 …
Discussion: Washington Post, Betsy's Page and Bold
 
 
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Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Crimes Against Muslim Americans and Mosques Rise Sharply
Jeffers / CBS Philly:
Neighbors Of Harrisburg Teen Charged With Supporting ISIS Express Disbelief
Discussion: Pamela Geller, Jihad Watch and Gizmodo
Daily Mail:
Taliban called Bowe Bergdahl their ‘golden chicken’ when he ambled into their grasp in 2009, new Serial episode reveals
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Kevin Quinn / abc13.com:
VIDEO: Kids ride on top of van cruising through neighborhood
Discussion: WTVR-TV and KFOR-TV
Rush Limbaugh:
GOP Sells America Down the River
Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Woman burns man's genitals with hot iron during sex
KHON2:
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