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8:45 PM ET, December 21, 2015

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Kate Bolduan / CNN:
First on CNN: Graham ends his campaign for the White House  —  U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham suspends presidential campaign  — Sen. Lindsey Graham told CNN's Kate Bolduan in an exclusive interview that he is ending his presidential campaign  — Graham is an experienced foreign policy voice …
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Emily Atkin / ThinkProgress:
It's Official: None Of The Remaining Major GOP Candidates Accept Climate Science  —  Say goodbye to the only major Republican presidential candidate who publicly accepts mainstream climate science.  —  On Monday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) suspended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.
USA Today:
Last Slide  —  Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona …
Discussion: Washington Post
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
The 2016 U.S. Presidential Race: A Cheat Sheet
Discussion: Vox, Slantpoint and ABC News
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Lindsey Graham drops out of presidential race
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Clinton Camp: ‘Hell No’ She Won't Apologize To Trump  —  A spokesman for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign told The Wall Street Journal Monday that she wouldn't apologize to GOP front runner Donald Trump for calling him the Islamic State's best recruiter.
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Annie Linskey / BostonGlobe.com:
Clinton's brief absence at the Democratic debate explained  —  Coverage of the Saturday night Democratic debate has focused on Bernie Sanders' apology to Hillary Clinton for his staff's poor judgment in viewing her campaign's proprietary data.  But Clinton issued a “sorry” of her own — although for a far less serious matter.
Discussion: CNN and Fox News Insider
Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Demands Apology From Clinton on ISIS Debate Quip
Discussion: Hot Air and Talking Points Memo
Streiff / RedState:
It Is Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, Not Donald Trump, In An ISIS Recruiting Video [VIDEO]
Juan Williams / The Hill:   Trump trades on fear
Gdrosenblum / CBS San Francisco:
Tip Leads Bomb Squad To Man Suspected Of Making Bombs In Richmond Home To Harm Muslims  —  RICHMOND (CBS SF) — A neighborhood in Richmond had to be evacuated Sunday when police say a man was making explosives in his home with the intent of harming the Muslim community.
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Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:
Man Who'd ‘Follow’ Trump ‘To End Of The World’ Arrested In Anti-Muslim Plot
Discussion: The Bob and Chez Show
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Trump supporter charged in plot to bomb Muslims: 'I'll follow this MAN to the end of the world'
Discussion: Press Telegraph and ThinkProgress
NPR:
Video And Transcript: NPR's Interview With President Obama  —  Loading...  Listen to the Interview  —  NPR's Steve Inskeep interviews President Obama at the White House.  —  NPR YouTube  —  NPR's wide-ranging interview with President Obama covers his strategy fighting ISIS …
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Sam Sanders / NPR:
Obama Warns Campus Protesters Against Urge To ‘Shut Up’ Opposition
Discussion: Red Alert Politics and The Week
Los Angeles Times:
Polls may actually underestimate Trump's support, study finds  —  Donald Trump speaks at the Republican Party of Iowa's Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines on May 16.  —  Donald Trump leads the GOP presidential field in polls of Republican voters nationally and in most early-voting states …
Discussion: The Week and The Gateway Pundit
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Margaret Talev / Bloomberg Business:
Obama to Debut on Jerry Seinfeld's ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee’  —  It's another example of the president's willingness to try offbeat comedy and new media platforms  —  Guy pulls up to the White House South Lawn in a 1963 Corvette Stingray Split Window Coupe.
Discussion: ABC News
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Anthony Breznican / EW.com:
OBI-WAN AND YODA ARE SECRETLY IN STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS  —  Both Ewan McGregor and the late Alec Guinness brought Kenobi back.  —  There were more old friends in Star Wars: The Force Awakens than we may have realized.  —  Those who saw the film this weekend (and those who haven't may want to stop …
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PolitiFact:
2015 Lie of the Year: the campaign misstatements of Donald Trump  —  It's the trope on Trump: He's authentic, a straight-talker, less scripted than traditional politicians.  That's because Donald Trump doesn't let facts slow him down.  Bending the truth or being unhampered by accuracy is a strategy he has followed for years.
fda.gov:
FDA updates blood donor deferral policy to reflect the most current scientific evidence and continue to ensure the safety of the U.S. blood supply … For Immediate Release  —  Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued final guidance outlining updated blood donor deferral recommendations …
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Toni Clarke / Reuters:
FDA overturns 30-year ban on blood donations by gay men
Discussion: Hit & Run, Slantpoint and The Week
Dallas Franklin / KFOR-TV:
Victim identifies Oklahoma robbery suspect by distinctive tattoos  —  TULSA, Okla. - Two people have been arrested for allegedly forcing their way into a Tulsa man's apartment and robbing the man at knifepoint.  —  The victim's description of the male suspect's unique tattoos helped police identify him.
Discussion: Moe Lane
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Glenn Reynolds: Actually, things are pretty good  —  Free markets and free inquiry have changed the historic ‘norms’ of poverty and violence.  —  Amid stories of terrorism, government incompetence and corruption, mass migration and economic stagnation, there's actually some good news …
Jay Newton-Small / TIME:
The Young Gun Gets the Gavel  —  Paul Ryan's big plans to fix the House and the GOP  —  There was something like fire in House Speaker Paul Ryan's eyes when he paused at an early-December press conference, pointed his finger in the air and denounced his party's presidential front runner.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Michele McManmon / Guardian:
Kenny Rogers on Donald Trump: ‘I love what he says, I have to admit’  —  On the cusp of retirement, the country legend talks about his plans for a theme park, his prediction for the next Hank Williams and why he admires Trump  —  ne warm Houston evening 65 years ago, a teenage girl ran …
Discussion: Independent Journal
Mark P. Mills / Forbes:
Shale Wars Round Two: Congress Acts On Exports.  Russia Capitulates On Price.  And OPEC Blinks.  —  The year 2015 marks the end of the old oil era.  —  Last week the U.S. Congress finally repealed the four-decade-old legislation that, until now, prohibited American firms from selling their product …
Discussion: RealClearEnergy
Peter Sblendorio / New York Daily News:
Miss Puerto Rico Destiny Velez suspended after anti-Muslim rant  —  There's nothing pretty about this beauty queen's comments.  —  Miss Puerto Rico Destiny Velez has been suspended indefinitely from Miss America competition after she fired off a series of vicious anti-Muslim tweets in response to the …
Discussion: Breitbart and Western Journalism
 
 
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Mustafa Akyol / New York Times:
A Medieval Antidote to ISIS
Discussion: Salon
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Americans' Faith in Honesty, Ethics of Police Rebounds
Chris McDaniel / BuzzFeed:
Court Backs Pennsylvania Governor's Suspension Of Death Penalty
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
U.S. lets in four times as many suspected terrorists as it keeps out
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Dylan Gwinn / NewsBusters:
CBS Sports Radio Host Launches Into Bizarre Anti-Gun, Anti-Constitutional Rant
Aaron Klein / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE - Syrian Refugees Bringing Flesh-Eating Disease into U.S.?
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Cotton squares off against Apple CEO
Discussion: Politico
Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Finally, an Explanation for Hillary Clinton's Long Bathroom Break
Erick Erickson / Erick on the Radio:
Ted Cruz Is Still Best Positioned For The Nomination
Discussion: Politico and RedState
 

 
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Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen: the NFL's two Christmas Day games that streamed on Netflix averaged 24.2M US viewers, peaking at 27M for Beyoncé's Ravens-Texans halftime show

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Richard Parsons, who had a long career as chairman, CEO, and as a board member of media companies including CBS and Time Warner, died at 76 of bone cancer

Reuters:
Palestinian sources say an Israeli airstrike killed five journalists from Al-Quds Today; the Israeli military called the five “operatives posing as journalists”
 
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