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2:05 PM ET, December 30, 2015

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Dean Obeidallah / CNN:
Donald Trump doesn't understand what ‘sexism’ is  —  Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM's weekly program “The Dean Obeidallah Show,” a columnist for The Daily Beast and editor of the politics blog The Dean's Report.  Follow him on Twitter: @TheDeansreport.
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Bill Clinton will crush Donald Trump — with a smile  —  When I was growing up in New York, I wanted to be a professional boxer, but was smart enough to know that if I entered the ring with Muhammad Ali — then heavyweight champion of the world — they'd have to bring out the smelling salts within seconds …
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Trump makes pitch to Iowa evangelicals
Discussion: Washington Post and Jezebel
Hillary Dot-Com / ABC News:
Monica Lewinsky News
Discussion: abc7chicago.com
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Trump is right: Bill Clinton's sordid sexual history is fair game
Nicole Weisensee Egan / People.com:
Arrest Warrant Issued for Bill Cosby for Alleged January 2004 Sexual Assault of Andrea Constand  —  An arrest warrant has been issued for entertainer Bill Cosby for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting former Temple employee Andrea Constand at his Elkins Park, Pennsylvania mansion in January 2004 …
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Mark Bixler / CNN:
Bill Cosby to face sexual assault charges  —  (CNN)[Breaking news update at 10:17 a.m.]  —  Bill Cosby has been charged with aggravated indecent assault in Pennsylvania, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday.  The charge is a felony.
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and The Daily Banter
Associated Press:
The Latest: Cosby to be arraigned in sex assault case
Discussion: The Mary Sue, Shakesville and Mediaite
Fox News:   Bill Cosby charged with aggravated assault in 2004 encounter, could face jail
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
This is just the blood-letting the Republican Party needs  —  It's getting hot in here.  —  Tuesday morning, the political-action committee supporting Jeb Bush released an extraordinarily nasty — and inaccurate — ad bashing Marco Rubio for missing key intelligence briefings on the Paris and San Bernardino terrorist attacks.
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Carol Christian / Houston Chronicle:
Man charged with setting Houston mosque fire was a devout attendee  —  A Houston man has been arrested in connection with a suspected arson at a mosque on Christmas Day.  —  A spokeswoman for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives confirmed that the man was arrested early Wednesday …
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Spy Net on Israel Snares Congress  —  National Security Agency's targeting of Israeli leaders also swept up the content of private conversations with U.S. lawmakers  —  President Barack Obama announced two years ago he would curtail eavesdropping on friendly heads of state …
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:   Report: Obama's NSA spied on Israel, Congress, and Jewish Organizations
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
US snooping on Israel also caught talks with lawmakers: report
New York Times:
Cleveland's Terrible Stain  —  Tamir Rice of Cleveland would be alive today had he been a white 12-year-old playing with a toy gun in just about any middle-class neighborhood in the country on the afternoon of Nov. 22, 2014.  —  But Tamir, who was shot to death by a white police officer that day …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
The Tamir Rice Shooting Reveals the Darkness at the Heart of Open Carry Laws  —  Ohio's law clearly does not apply to everyone.  —  I have to admit that it took a day before I could sit down and write about the thoroughgoing bag-job that was the official investigation into the summary execution …
Olga Khazan / The Atlantic:
Beards, Why? … Paul Ryan: House speaker, Wisconsinite, Republican standard-bearer, and now, lumber-sexual?  In an Instagram post late last month, the congressman unveiled a spray of chestnut stubble across his face.  “I'm the first Speaker to sport a beard in about 100 years,” he said.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Sunil Paul / Medium:
So long Sidecar and thanks  —  Today is a turning point for Sidecar as we prepare to end our ride and delivery service so we can work on strategic alternatives and lay the groundwork for the next big thing.  We will cease ride and delivery operations at 2PM Pacific Time, December 31.
NBC News:
U.S. Slams ‘Provocative’ Iranian Rocket Launch  —  Senior U.S. military commanders on Wednesday accused Iran's military of “highly provocative” actions in firing unguided rockets 1,500 yards from ships including an American aircraft carrier.  —  The USS Harry S. Truman was crossing international waters …
Les Zaitz / Oregonian:
Militiamen, ranchers in showdown for soul of Burns  —  BURNS - The strangers carrying the whisper of danger arrived in the vast territory of the Harney Basin just before the holidays.  —  Ammon Bundy once helped his father repulse the government in an armed showdown on a Nevada desert.
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Pataki to drop out: report  —  Former New York Gov. George Pataki (R) is reportedly dropping out of the presidential race after months of lagging near zero percent in polls.  —  “Scoop: @GovernorPataki is calling his NH supporters this afternoon telling him he will drop his bid for president #fitn …
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Paul Dallison / Politico:
Probe into Brussels lockdown orgy  —  Police and soldiers said to have engaged in group sex while Belgian capital was in lockdown.  —  Soldiers and police in Brussels held an orgy while their colleagues hunted for terror suspects, according to reports.  —  Eight soldiers and two female …
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
San Francisco's Self-Defeating Housing Activists
Robert Samuels / Washington Post:
Trump's effect on Muslim migrant debate reverberates in heartland
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Jason Nevel / State Journal Register:
Floodwaters continue to threaten Springfield area; 2 drown in Christian County
Discussion: Associated Press and FOX2now.com
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP moves to pause refugee acceptance over background checks
Discussion: Shakesville
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
George Pataki Leaves Presidential Race
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Kasich gains support of Ron Burkle
 Earlier Items: 
Ed Christman / Billboard:
Spotify Hit With $150 Million Class Action Over Unpaid Royalties
Myriah Towner For / Daily Mail:
Who are these thugs? Brutal moment a Jewish man, 60, is beaten to the ground in savage mugging
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Bookstore puts Trump, Carson in ‘Humor’ section
Heather Digby Parton / Salon:
They're already trying to steal 2016: Inside the GOP voting-rights scheme intended to derail democracy
Nicole Sperling / EW.com:
THE NEW GHOSTBUSTERS WILL BE FACING SOME ALL-TIME BAD GUYS
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

 
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