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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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The Moderate Voice, PoliticusUSA and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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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
Trump makes pitch to Iowa evangelicals
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Washington Post and Jezebel
Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
Trump: It's OK to talk about my personal life, too
Trump: It's OK to talk about my personal life, too
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Talking Points Memo, Salon, Raw Story and Mediaite
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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The Moderate Voice, BizPac Review, The Hinterland Gazette, Philly.com, Hit & Run, Gothamist, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Jezebel, Daily Kos and Maxim
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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.
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Taylor Marsh and The Daily Banter
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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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Establishment rivals rip into Rubio
Establishment rivals rip into Rubio
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Washington Post, Post and Courier, Yahoo Politics, Outside the Beltway and New York Times
David Catanese / U.S. News:
Tommy Thompson: Jeb Bush Doesn't Need a Win Until Nevada
Tommy Thompson: Jeb Bush Doesn't Need a Win Until Nevada
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Washington Post, Althouse, Bloomberg Business, New York Times and Florida Politics
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 …
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The Jawa Report, Jihad Watch and The Gateway Pundit
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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Power Line, RedState, Little Green Footballs, Politico, Fox News, American Spectator, Zero Hedge, The Daily Signal, The Times of Israel, Common Dreams, Hot Air, Haaretz, Guardian, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Scared Monkeys, Breitbart, Al Jazeera English, The Daily Caller, MichelleMalkin.com, Engadget, The Gateway Pundit, Telegraph, Pamela Geller, The Last Tradition, The Verge, alicublog, RT, NBC News and Washington Times
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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
US snooping on Israel also caught talks with lawmakers: report
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Politico, rubber hose, Wall Street Journal and The Daily Caller
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 …
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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 …
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Common Dreams and The Huffington Post
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.
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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.
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Re/code, The San Diego Union …, Business Insider, Mashable, The Verge, VentureBeat, KQED News and Engadget
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 …
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CNN, New York Times, Slantpoint, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Agence France-Presse, The Daily Caller and Business Insider
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.
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Bearing Arms and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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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Political Wire and Talking Points Memo
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Bloomberg Business:
George Pataki Quits Presidential Race
George Pataki Quits Presidential Race
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Politico, KTLA, U.S. News, Roll Call and CBS New York