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8:20 PM ET, November 22, 2014

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Kellan Howell / Washington Times:
Ferguson grand jury fails to reach decision on Darren Wilson indictment  —  'Just don't burn my shop down.  Don't destroy it'
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Daniel Wallis / Reuters:
FBI arrests two would-be Ferguson bomb suspects: law enforcement source  —  (Reuters) - Two men suspected of buying explosives they planned to detonate during protests in Ferguson, Missouri, once a grand jury decides the Michael Brown case, were arrested on Friday and charged with federal firearms offenses …
CNN:
Ferguson: A city on edge and waiting  —  Ferguson, Missouri (CNN) — [Breaking news update, 3:13 p.m.]  —  The grand jury deciding whether to indict Ferguson Police officer Darren Wilson in the August 9 shooting death of unarmed teen Michael Brown will not reconvene until Monday, local and federal law enforcement sources told CNN.
Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Jennings closes schools next week in expectation of grand jury decision
Washington Post:
Afghan mission for U.S. to continue under new authorities  —  The American military will have an expanded response to insurgents even after combat operations end.  —  The United States will remain in an armed conflict in Afghanistan — essentially at war — after the end of this year under rules …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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New York Times:
In a Shift, Obama Extends U.S. Role in Afghan Combat  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama signed a classified order in recent weeks authorizing a more expansive mission for the military in Afghanistan in 2015 than originally planned, a move that ensures American troops will have a direct role …
Jeff Taylor / The Indianapolis Star, Indystar:
We erred in publishing cartoon  —  On Friday, we posted a Gary Varvel cartoon at indystar.com that offended a wide group of readers.  —  Many of them labeled it as racist.  Gary did not intend to be racially insensitive in his attempt to express his strong views about President Barack Obama's decision …
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Newspaper ‘Erred’ In Publishing Cartoon Of Immigrants Crashing Thanksgiving  —  The Indianapolis Star on Saturday said it “erred” in publishing a cartoon that depicted undocumented immigrants crashing a white family's Thanksgiving dinner.  —  The cartoon by Gary Varvel showed …
Discussion: New York Magazine and Gawker
Felicia Schwartz / Wall Street Journal:
House Report Finds No Attempt to Mislead Public Over Benghazi  —  GOP-Led Panel Says Administration ‘Talking Points’ Were Flawed; Military, CIA Responded Properly  —  A House report on the 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya, concludes that the Central Intelligence Agency …
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Lauren French / Politico:
House Intel Committee dismisses some Benghazi myths
Discussion: National Review
James Freeman / Wall Street Journal:
Standards, Fallen  —  There is so much that is deeply strange in a New York Times story reported Friday by Jason Horowitz.  —  Assuming the article is factually correct, and it certainly appears to be well reported, the president of the United States phoned the majority leader …
Devlin Barrett / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Marshals Service Personnel Dressed as Mexican Marines Pursue Cartel Bosses  —  Members of U.S. Marshals Service Join Military Operations in Mexico Against Drug Gangs  —  U.S. Justice Department personnel are disguising themselves as Mexican Marines to take part in armed raids …
Discussion: emptywheel, Fox News and TalkLeft
Reuters:
West seen easing demands on Iran atom bomb ‘mea culpa’ in deal  —  (Reuters) - World powers will press Iran to cease stonewalling a U.N. atomic bomb investigation as part of a wider nuclear accord, but will likely stop short of demanding full disclosure of any secret weapon work by Tehran to avoid killing an historic deal.
Danny Vinik / The New Republic:
Inflation Paranoia Will Never Die, No Matter What the Evidence Says  —  Peter Schiff is one of the most famous investors in America.  He might also be the person most wrong about America's economic struggles.  In 2009, Schiff not only warned of impending inflation but said it was already upon us.
Discussion: New York Times
 
 
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The Huffington Post:
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Disturbing Video Shows NYPD Officer Smashing Fare-Beater's Face
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GOP lawmaker: Obama has ‘gone rogue’
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30,000 missing emails from IRS' Lerner recovered
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