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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Donald Trump says Clinton's bathroom break during the debate is ‘too disgusting’ to talk about — GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Donald Trump used vulgar language as he attacked Hillary Clinton during a rally on Monday night, saying it was “disgusting” to talk about her using the restroom during …
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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
‘Schlonged’: Watch Trump's Astonishingly Sexist Attack On Hillary — Republican frontrunner Donald Trump used a campaign stop in Michigan on Monday to make astonishingly sexist attacks against Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton. — At one point, Trump told the Grand Rapids crowd that Clinton got …
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New York Post:
Hillary Clinton's latest lie about videos and terrorists — When it comes to terrorists and videos, you'd think Hillary Clinton would have learned her lesson. — But her claim during Saturday's Democratic debate that ISIS is “showing videos of Donald Trump insulting Islam and Muslims” …
Fox News:
Clinton claim on ISIS using Trump videos to recruit panned by fact-checkers — Hillary Clinton's claim that the Islamic State is using videos of Donald Trump to recruit more fighters is being panned by fact-checkers - and sharply challenged by Trump himself.
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neo-neocon, Washington Free Beacon, Mediaite and American Spectator
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Donald Trump: Hillary Clinton ‘got schlonged’ in 2008 — Grand Rapids, Michigan (CNN)Donald Trump attacked Hillary Clinton in vulgar terms Monday night, saying that her bathroom break during the last Democratic debate was just too “disgusting” to talk about and then stating she “got schlonged” …
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Jezebel, Balloon Juice and Instapundit
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Trump's attacks on Clinton get very, very personal
Trump's attacks on Clinton get very, very personal
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Political Wire and The Hill
Colin Campbell / Business Insider:
Donald Trump on reporters: ‘I would never kill them, but I do hate them’
Donald Trump on reporters: ‘I would never kill them, but I do hate them’
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Political Wire and The Federalist
David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Great Republican Revolt … The angriest and most pessimistic people in America aren't the hipster protesters who flitted in and out of Occupy Wall Street. They aren't the hashtavists of #BlackLivesMatter. They aren't the remnants of the American labor movement or the savvy young dreamers …
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AccuWeather:
Warmest Christmas Eve on record to unfold across eastern US — Any hopes of a white Christmas that the weekend chill brought will be dashed in the eastern United States, with this Christmas Eve shaping up to be the warmest on record in many communities. — “There is a high probability …
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Jenna Portnoy / Washington Post:
Virginia to end concealed carry reciprocity with other states — RICHMOND — Attorney General Mark R. Herring (D) plans to announce Tuesday that Virginia will no longer recognize concealed carry handgun permits from 25 states that have reciprocity agreements with the commonwealth.
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Mitch Smith / New York Times:
Grand Jury Declines to Indict Anyone in Death of Sandra Bland — CHICAGO — Grand jurors in Texas declined on Monday to indict anyone in connection to the July death of a Chicago-area woman, Sandra Bland, at the Waller County jail, one of the special prosecutors assigned to the case said.
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Mark Mueller / New Jersey Online:
EXCLUSIVE: Some Jersey City Muslims did celebrate 9/11, cop and residents say — In the weeks since Donald Trump ignited a firestorm by claiming “thousands and thousands” of Muslims in Jersey City cheered the fall of the twin towers on 9/11, elected officials, religious leaders …
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Politico, Daily Mail and Scared Monkeys
NIAC:
Text: Sec. Kerry Letter to Zarif Regarding Visa Waiver Reform — NIAC has obtained a copy of the original english language version of the letter Secretary of State John Kerry sent to Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif listing three instruments that the U.S. Government can use to ensure …
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Fox News, Hot Air, Washington Free Beacon and Jihad Watch
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Eli Lake / Bloomberg View:
Iran Nuclear Deal Restricts U.S. More Than Congress Knew
Iran Nuclear Deal Restricts U.S. More Than Congress Knew
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BBC:
Kenyan Muslims shield Christians in Mandera bus attack — A group of Kenyan Muslims travelling on a bus ambushed by Islamist gunmen protected Christian passengers by refusing to be split into groups, according to eyewitnesses. — They told the militants “to kill them together or leave them alone”, a local governor told Kenyan media.
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Lucas Barasa / Daily Nation:
Muslims ‘shielded Christians from Shabaab’
Muslims ‘shielded Christians from Shabaab’
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Justin Thompson-Gee / WDJT-TV:
Police: Woman Chants “ISIS is good, ISIS is great” During Sex — An 82-year-old woman called Brown Deer Police Sunday night requesting police because she heard someone chanting, “ISIS is good, ISIS is great” while having sex. — The incident took place in the 4400 block of Dean Road.
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Mediaite, Raw Story and The Daily Caller
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 …
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Political Wire, The Gateway Pundit and The Week
Oklahoma's Own:
Pair Arrested For Tulsa Armed Robbery — BY: NEWSON6.COM — A Tulsa man and woman were arrested this weekend for robbing a man on Friday afternoon, police say. — Sonja Moro, 29, and Paul Terry, 26, are in the Tulsa County jail in lieu of $100,000 bond.
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Isis Threat / Jerusalem Post:
Newly crowned Miss Iraq receives threatening phone call: Join ISIS or else — Miss Universe mishap: Miss Israel didn't win but what happened to Miss Columbia is much worse - After anti-Muslim rant, Miss Puerto Rico gets the boot — Shayma Qassim, 20, receives threatening phone call …
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Young Conservatives, NBC News and The Gateway Pundit
Mustafa Akyol / New York Times:
A Medieval Antidote to ISIS — ISTANBUL — THE recent massacres in Paris and San Bernardino, Calif., demonstrated, once again, the so-called Islamic State's ability to win over disaffected Muslims. Using a mixture of textual literalism and self-righteous certainty, the extremist group …
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The Week
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Talk radio rallies around Ted Cruz — Conservative talk radio likes to flirt with Donald Trump, but its hosts are showing their commitment to Ted Cruz. — With a month left until the Iowa caucuses, attacks on the ascendant 2016 contender have nudged his talk radio supporters back into line …
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Washington Post
Washington Post:
How America's dying white supremacist movement is seizing on Donald Trump's appeal — Making friends is no easy task for modern white nationalists. — In an era of gay marriage and a black president, more than a half-century after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 became law …
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The Huffington Post, America's Voice, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Mashable
Alex Hern / Guardian:
Apple calls on UK government to scale back snooper's charter — Tech company makes rare foray into British politics in a submission to the committee on the investigatory powers bill — Apple has called for changes to the UK government's investigatory powers bill, over fears it would weaken the security of …
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TechCrunch, Business Insider, Gizmodo and The Verge
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
How Marco Rubio Could Lose All the Key Early States and Still Win — People who make bets on the presidential election give Marco Rubio a slight edge for the Republican nomination. But there's a catch: The same betting markets show that he's an underdog in all of the early states, and not favored in any of the Super Tuesday states.
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Sam Lansky / TIME:
Adele on Motherhood, Social Media and Breaking Records — “How am I supposed to write a real record if I'm waiting for half a million likes on a f—ing photo? That ain't real” — When her new album 25 was released on Nov. 18, Adele shattered countless sales records—most significantly …
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The Week, Wall Street Journal and Fuse
USA Today:
After 2,000 years, Christians disappearing from Gaza — GAZA CITY — Dim lighting and candles softly illuminate decorative tapestries as the smell of incense fills the air and the harmonic sound of hundreds singing in unison drifts onto a busy street next to an overflowing church on a wet and windy Sunday morning.