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11:55 PM ET, November 29, 2014

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Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Darren Wilson resigns from Ferguson Police Department  —  • By Christine Byers cbyers@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8087  —  Citing security fears, Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson, who fatally shot Michael Brown Aug. 9, has resigned from the police department.
Simon McCormack / The Huffington Post:
Off-Duty Cop Allegedly Shoots Woman In Head During Road Rage Incident  —  An off-duty Texas cop got upset at a woman for cutting him off and allegedly fired his gun into her window, hitting her in the head.  —  Now Precinct 6 Deputy Constable Kenneth Caplan is charged with aggravated assault …
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Susie Madrak / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Off-Duty Cop Charged With Shooting Woman For Cutting Him Off In Traffic  —  The woman, whose name was not released by the station, said the bullet grazed the left side of her head, allowing her to avoid a major injury.  —  The victim is understandably concerned that the cop may retaliate against her for reporting him.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
13 Republicans most likely to win WH  —  Republicans say their long list of 2016 hopefuls is among the deepest, most diverse group in recent history without a clear frontrunner.  —  “This is the most open field we've ever seen,” one GOP strategist told The Hill.
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Colbert I. King / Washington Post:
Deep South justice in Ferguson  —  My 102-year-old mother-in-law, Henryne Walker Stewart Goode, whom we buried a week ago at the Walker family cemetery in Okolona, Miss., often told an unforgettable story at our kitchen table.  —  She attended Okolona College, where she was taught English …
Hudson Hongo / Gawker:
GOP Staffer Calls Obama Daughters Classless, Dressed for the “Bar”  —  For most people, Sasha and Malia Obama's spiritless appearance at this year's White House turkey pardon was a lesson about humility, showing how even the world's most powerful man is still just “ugh, Dad” to his teenage daughters.
NY Daily News:
Former Gov. Mario Cuomo spends Thanksgiving in hospital  —  The former governor spent the Thanksgiving holiday in the hospital with a heart condition.  Son Andrew and wife Matilda were at his side.  —  Best wishes to former Gov. Mario Cuomo, who spent Thanksgiving at a Manhattan hospital with a serious heart condition.
Discussion: New York Times and Fox News
Keith Whitney / WXIA-TV:
Dog takes bullet for family, saves child after road rage attack  —  ATLANTA — They say all dogs go to heaven.  That will be especially true for one German Shepherd in the West End.  —  Not so sure, though, about the man who killed the dog while firing multiple gunshots into a Chevy Suburban that was loaded with children.
Discussion: Liberaland
Gabrielle Bluestone / Gawker:
Masturbating Passenger Forces Emergency Landing on Virgin America Flight  —  Thanksgiving travel got a little worse this year thanks to a passenger who wouldn't stop masturbating on a Virgin America flight, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing.  —  FAA officials said a Boston …
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Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Masturbating Passenger Causes Premature Landing For Virgin Flight
Discussion: Mediaite and The Mahablog
Kristina Sgueglia / CNN:
Gun sales boom on Black Friday: Almost 3 background checks per second  —  (CNN) — The busiest shopping day of the year also saw a major boom for gun sales, with the federal background check system expected to set a record of more than 144,000 background checks Friday, according to the FBI.
Niels Lesniewski / The World's Greatest …:
Mark Warner Named to Senate Democratic Leadership  —  Warren and Warner are newly installed members on Senate Democrats' leadership team.  (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo)  —  A senator who voted against keeping Harry Reid as the Democratic leader is getting a seat at the leadership table.
Discussion: Booman Tribune and Political Wire
KING-TV:
Black Friday turns to protests … SEATTLE — Black Friday turned into a day of protests at malls across the country after a grand jury decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson earlier this week.  —  Protesters in a St. Louis mall blocked shoppers and forced some stores to close.
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Danielle Scruggs / FOX2now.com:
Protestors shutdown several malls in St. Louis area on Black Friday
Discussion: myfox8.com
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Rick Perry ramps up  —  Texas governor invites GOP donors to December sessions to discuss 2016  —  Texas Gov. Rick Perry is inviting hundreds of prominent Republican donors and policy experts to a series of gatherings next month that are intended to rebuild his damaged national brand and lay …
 
 
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ESPN:
Ray Rice wins appeal, eligible to sign
Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
D'Souza And Kelly: Liberal Professors (And Unions) Brainwash Our Kids (VIDEO)
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Economist:
Should digital monopolies be broken up?
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New York Times:
Obama Pushed ‘Fullest Extent’ of His Powers on Immigration Plan
Discussion: FOX News Radio and Hullabaloo
Robert Morgenthau / NY Daily News:
More executive action, please
Frederic J. Frommer / Associated Press:
Past ban on marrying blacks may mar tribe's future
Discussion: Hot Air and FOX News Radio
 

 
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