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11:20 AM ET, November 26, 2014

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New York Times:
The Meaning of the Ferguson Riots  —  The St. Louis County grand jury's decision not to indict the white police officer who in August shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, would have generated widespread anger and disappointment in any case.
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Rich Lowry / Politico:
The Ferguson Fraud  —  The bitter irony of the Michael Brown case is that if he had actually put his hands up and said don't shoot, he would almost certainly be alive today.  His family would have been spared an unspeakable loss, and Ferguson, Missouri wouldn't have experienced multiple bouts of rioting …
Discussion: CANNONFIRE and Slate
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Exclusive: Police Officer Darren Wilson Explains How He Feared for His Life … Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson has spoken out to ABC News for the first time publicly since fatally shooting a black teenager, Michael Brown, and he said that he would not do anything differently.
David Edwards / Raw Story:
‘Fanciful and not credible’: CNN legal analyst destroys Darren Wilson's testimony  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  CNN legal analyst Sunny Hostin ripped St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch for asking Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson “softball” …
Charles Roberts / opposingviews.com/homepage.xml:
Watch: Darren Wilson Explains Why He Shot Michael Brown (Video)
Discussion: FOX News Radio
James Oliphant / National Journal:
Obama's Split-Screen Appeal Lost in Ferguson's Anger
Discussion: Washington Post, Time and The Dish
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Officer Darren Wilson's story is unbelievable. Literally.
Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Veto threat derails Reid tax deal  —  The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto an emerging deal that would restore several lapsed tax breaks, bringing into the open tensions between President Obama and the top Senate Democrat.  —  Jennifer Friedman, a White House spokeswoman …
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Politico
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Obama Threatens to Veto $440 Billion Tax Deal
Wall Street Journal:
Congressional Talks On Tax Breaks Stall As White House Threatens Veto
Discussion: Political Wire
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why Didn't Republicans See Obama's Immigration Move Coming?  —  Congress foiled by extremely predictable scheme.  —  Shares  —  One of the strangest things about the immigration debate is the fervent belief by conservatives that President Obama is motivated only by devious partisan considerations.
Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
What's Next for the Democrats?  —  I was talking to Ted Strickland, the former governor of Ohio, when Nick Hanauer approached.  “What did you call it again?”  Strickland asked Hanauer, a Seattle-based tech zillionaire who has become a celebrity on the left for his advocacy of wealth redistribution.
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Nick Hanauer / Politico:
The Pitchforks Are Coming... For Us Plutocrats  —  To: My Fellow Zillionaires  —  You probably don't know me, but like you I am one of those .01%ers, a proud and unapologetic capitalist.  I have founded, co-founded and funded more than 30 companies across a range of industries …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Schumer: Dems erred with ObamaCare  —  Democrats made a strategic mistake by passing the Affordable Care Act, Sen. Charles Schumer (N.Y.), the third-ranking member of the Senate Democratic leadership, said Tuesday.  —  Schumer says Democrats “blew the opportunity the American people gave them” …
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Sarah Mimms / National Journal:
Chuck Schumer: Passing Obamacare in 2010 Was a Mistake
Brian Beutler / The New Republic:
Chuck Schumer Is Trash Talking Obamacare Again—And He's Still Not Making Any Sense
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Obama Admits: ‘I Just Took an Action to Change the Law’  —  The White House has argued that President Obama's executive amnesty order last week was made well within the existing law.  But in remarks in Chicago tonight, President Obama went off script and admitted that in fact he unilaterally made changes to the law.
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Obama to immigration hecklers: ‘I just took an action to change the law’  —  Washington (CNN) — President Barack Obama told three people who repeatedly interrupted his latest speech on immigration to stop their yelling because he “just took an action to change the law.”
Discussion: Riehl World News
Dick Morris / The Hill:
Why amnesty will force layoffs  —  President Obama's amnesty for illegal immigrants will produce a disaster of unparalleled magnitude when the ObamaCare employer mandate kicks in.  —  Those granted amnesty will not be eligible for ObamaCare.  The amnesty will merely keep them safe from deportation; it won't make them legal.
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Obama to Introduce Sweeping New Controls on Ozone Emissions  —  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is expected to release on Wednesday a contentious and long-delayed environmental regulation to curb emissions of ozone, a smog-causing pollutant linked to asthma, heart disease and premature death.
Rachel Huggins / The Hill:
Obama fires back at hecklers: ‘Get the facts’  —  President Obama shot back at hecklers Tuesday who interrupted his speech in Chicago, insisting they “get the facts.”  —  Back in his hometown, Obama pitched his sweeping executive actions on immigraton to a pre-dominantly Polish-American crowd.
Discussion: Hot Air and The PJ Tatler
 
 
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