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6:35 AM ET, November 19, 2014

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New York Times:
Senate Defeats Bill on Keystone XL Pipeline in Narrow Vote  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats, by a single vote, stopped legislation that would have approved construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, one of the most fractious and expensive battles of the Obama presidency.
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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Oops!  New York Times Accidentally Publishes Unedited Keystone Story  —  It is every journalist's nightmare.  May the media gods spare TPM.  —  But the New York Times on Tuesday accidentally published an unedited version of a story about the Senate's vote on the Keystone pipeline at about 4:40 p.m. ET …
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Keystone bill dies in the Senate — for now  —  Washington (CNN) — The Senate blocked a measure Tuesday that would have authorized construction of the Keystone XL pipeline as Democrats chose their pro-environment base over an old friend — embattled Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
New York Times:   Louisiana Senate Seat Is Real Reward in Keystone Pipeline Vote
Lisa Lerer / Bloomberg Politics:
Louisiana's Landrieu Silent at Almost 70% of Energy Hearings
Discussion: Washington Post and Hot Air
Laura Barron-Lopez / The Hill:   Sen. King to vote against Keystone bill
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Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Liberal Law Professor Jonathan Turley: Obama's Executive Amnesty Threat 'Tears at Very Fabric of The Constitution"
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Lauren French / Politico:
GOP hires legal scholar to oversee Obama lawsuit
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
It's Time For Leftist Gruber Truthers To Give It A Rest  —  Jonathan Gruber was a key architect of Obamacare who was intimately involved in the drafting of the legislation.  —  That is a fact.  It is not arguable.  It is not assailable.  It is backed up by overwhelming contemporaneous evidence long …
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Aaron Sharockman / PolitiFact:
Jonathan Gruber mentions on TV: Fox News 779, MSNBC 79
Patrick Howley / The Daily Caller:
University of Rhode Island Removes Gruber Video After It Goes Viral
Jonathan Strong / BREITBART.COM:
GOP Rep. Hal Rogers Floats ‘Rescission’ Plan To Combat Executive Amnesty  —  The chairman of the House Appropriations Committee pitched GOP colleagues on a plan to rescind funding for targeted programs in the next Congress to respond to President Obama's planned executive amnesty, throwing a new idea into a ring already full of them.
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Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
House Approps Chairman Proposes Canceling Amnesty Funds Next Year
Discussion: National Review
Catalina Camia / OnPolitics:
Congresswoman on transgender son: I love my child no matter what  —  Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla..  (Handout via Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen)  —  Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen has words of advice for other parents with transgender children: Don't reject them, and always show your love.
Discussion: FOX News Radio
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CBS Miami:
Ileana's Son: From Amanda to Rodrigo
Discussion: US News
Russ Buettner / New York Times:
As Sharpton Rose, So Did His Unpaid Taxes  —  The Rev. Al Sharpton, who came to prominence as an imposing figure in a track suit, shouting indignantly at the powerful, stood quietly on a stage last month at the Four Seasons restaurant, his now slender frame wrapped in a finely tailored suit …
HAMPTON ROADS NEWS:
NAACP responds to racial school administrator retweet  —  UPDATE: The NAACP sent 13News Now the following statement: … NORFOLK — A retweet has stirred up controversy at Booker T. Washington High School in Norfolk.  —  The tweet, allegedly sent from the account of a school administrator …
David / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Gov. Mike Pence Says He's ‘Ennobling’ Poor People By Cutting Off Food Stamps In Indiana  —  Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) explained on Tuesday that a new policy that could cut off food stamps for thousands of people in his state would be “ennobling” for poor people.
Discussion: NUVO and Daily Kos
Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
Donnie Swaggart Says That Gay Rights Activists Would Love To Behead Christians  —  Last month, Donnie Swaggart, son of the infamous televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, hosted a panel discussion on the “Frances & Friends” television program dedicated to discussing the controversy that had erupted in Houston …
Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
If Congress Doesn't Act In The Next Month, It Could Be The End Of The Postal Service As We Know It  —  If Congress does not pass legislation that would save the Postal Service from financial collapse before the end of its current session, the future of the country's mail service will be in the hands …
Discussion: Daily Kos
National Journal:
McConnell Pushes Republicans to Silence Senate Debate on NSA Reform Bill  —  The Republican leader said the measure would help ISIS kill Americans.  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is asking his fellow Republicans to block a bill that would curtail the government's domestic spying powers.
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Politico:
GOP seeks creative ways to avert a shutdown
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Heritage Fellow: Obama Will Use Government ‘Goodies’ To Replace Americans With Latino Immigrants  —  Discussing President Obama's likely executive action on immigration with the American Family Association's Sandy Rios today, Heritage Foundation senior fellow Mike Gonzalez suggested …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Getting back to basics in the raging debate over deportations  —  Criticism of President Obama's expected executive action to shield millions from deportations falls into two categories.  Some treat it as self-evident that it will be “lawless” or a “shredding of the Constitution,” …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
NFL Communications:
Adrian Peterson Suspended Without Pay For At Least the Remainder of 2014 Season  —  Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings was notified today that he has been suspended without pay for at least the remainder of the 2014 NFL season, and will not be considered for reinstatement before April 15 …
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Jacob Gershman / Wall Street Journal:
Critic of Polygraph Tests Accused of Teaching People to Lie to Government
Discussion: VodkaPundit
Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Send Mixed Messages on Immigration Timing
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Charlie Cook / National Journal:
Are We Ready for Hillary?  —  Some time in the next six months …
Discussion: Hot Air
Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
White House Plays Coy on Possible Keystone Veto
Rebecca Leber / The New Republic:
Mitch “I'm Not a Scientist” McConnell Suddenly Believes in Science
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Hamas Endorses a Massacre
Mark Thompson / Reuters:
Peter Kassig's Powerful Silence Before ISIS Beheaded Him