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6:05 PM ET, December 5, 2014

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Will Dana / Rolling Stone:
A Note to Our Readers  —  To Our Readers:  —  Last month, Rolling Stone published a story titled “A Rape on Campus” by Sabrina Rubin Erdely, which described a brutal gang rape of a woman named Jackie at a University of Virginia fraternity house; the university's failure to respond to this alleged assault …
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T. Rees Shapiro / Washington Post:
U-Va. fraternity to rebut claims of gang rape in Rolling Stone  —  A lawyer for the University of Virginia fraternity whose members were accused of a brutal gang rape said Friday that the organization will release a statement rebutting the claims printed in a Rolling Stone article about the incident.
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Facebook Prince Purges The New Republic: Inside the Destruction of a 100-Year-Old Magazine  —  Facebook billionaire Chris Hughes and his lieutenant from Yahoo gut one of journalism's great publications, setting off waves of resignations and tears.  —  When Facebook billionaire Chris Hughes …
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
New Republic staffers resign en masse  —  The majority of The New Republic's masthead resigned en masse on Friday following the owner's decision to force out the editorial leadership, move the magazine to New York, and rebrand the venerable, century-old publication as a “digital media company.”
Max Fisher / Vox:
The New Republic and the Beltway media's race problem  —  There's little doubt that The New Republic's young owner, Chris Hughes, treated its beloved editor, Frank Foer, poorly.  Hughes' new CEO, Guy Vidra, criticized Foer's leadership while sitting right next to him at an all-staff meeting.
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Even the liberal New Republic needs to change
Leah Finnegan / Gawker:
White Men Upset Wrong White Man Placed in Charge of White-Man Magazine
Discussion: Mashable
Randy E. Barnett / USA Today:
Randy Barnett: How to finally kill Obamacare  —  The Supreme Court is more likely to act if Republicans have an alternative bill ready.  —  Thanks to four justices of the Supreme Court, there is now a clear path to repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act next year, finally bringing Obamacare to an end.
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The National Interest:
Wounded Donkey: The Democratic Party's Obamacare Disaster  —  “Both Harkin and Schumer are liberals lamenting what will likely be the Obama administration's main domestic-policy legacy.  They are both now saying the Democrats blew it.”  —  Democrats are finally starting to have second thoughts about Obamacare.
Discussion: NOLA River
Rocco Parascandola / NY Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: Rookie NYPD officer who shot Akai Gurley in Brooklyn stairwell was texting union rep as victim lay dying  —  In the six and a half minutes after Peter Liang discharged a single bullet that struck Gurley, 28, he and his partner couldn't be reached, sources told the Daily News.
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Tasneem Nashrulla / BuzzFeed:
Reports: NYPD Officer Who Fatally Shot Man In Stairwell Immediately Texted Union Rep
Discussion: Gothamist and New York Magazine
Eric Bradner / CNN:
George W. Bush: Garner decision ‘hard to understand’  —  Washington (CNN) — Former President George W. Bush says a New York grand jury's decision not to indict the police officer who choked and killed Eric Garner was “hard to understand.”  —  In an interview with CNN's Candy Crowley …
Discussion: CANNONFIRE and Politico
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Jelani Cobb / New Yorker:   No Such Thing as Racial Profiling
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
New Twist in Lynch's Confirmation After New York Grand Jury Decision
The Hill:   Obama signals he'll put muscle behind response to police killings
Josh Rogin / Bloomberg View:
Kerry Puts Brakes on CIA Torture Report  —  Secretary of State John Kerry personally phoned Dianne Feinstein, chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Friday morning to ask her to delay the imminent release of her committee's report on CIA torture and rendition during …
David McCabe / The Hill:
22 people had to approve Romney tweets  —  Aides to Mitt Romney's presidential team in 2012 are airing their frustrations with the campaign, alleging that tweets had to be approved by nearly two dozen people by the end of the race.  —  “So whether it was a tweet, Facebook post, blog post …
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Steve Strunsky / New Jersey Online:
Christie bridge scandal report cannot determine if governor was involved  —  TRENTON — An interim report by the joint legislative panel investigating last year's controversial lane closures at the George Washington Bridge could not determine if Gov. Chris Christie had any direct involvement …
Discussion: Politico
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Shawn Boburg / NorthJersey.com:
GWB probe finds no evidence of link to Christie; legislative panel blames his appointees
Jen Yamato / Deadline:
Obama Romance Movie In Works - Who Will Play Young Barack?  —  EXCLUSIVE: The White House legend that is Barack and Michelle Obama's romance is heading to the screen.  Southside With You, a drama in the vein of Before Sunrise, chronicles the summer 1989 afternoon when the future President …
Alexandra Jaffe / CNN:
Cassidy, headed toward win, takes Election Day off  —  Lake Charles, Louisiana (CNN) — What's a Republican congressman with an all-but-certain Senate seat in his pocket to do on Election Day?  —  If you're Louisiana Rep. Bill Cassidy, you take a professional development course for your day job.
Discussion: NOLA River
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Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:
More Jobs and Higher Wages: U.S. Recovery Starts to Hit Home  —  After more than five years of elusive gains, ordinary Americans may finally be about to see the benefits of the recovery where it really counts: in their pocketbooks and wallets.  —  The Labor Department reported Friday …
Tim Duy / Tim Duy's Fed Watch:
Economy Clearly Gaining Momentum  —  The November employment report came in ahead of expectations, with a monthly nfp gain of 321k and 44k of upward revisions to previous months.  Job gains were spread throughout the major sectors of the economy.  The 2014 acceleration in job growth is clearly evident:
 
 
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Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
Ashton Carter, passed over before, gets picked by Obama to be defense secretary
Jonathan Oosting / MLive.com:
Michigan House approves Religious Freedom Restoration Act in party-line vote
Washington Post:
The ‘Why not me?’ race for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016
Neil Munro / The Daily Caller:
Top GOP Leader Promises Total Amnesty In 2015
Discussion: TPNN, Washington Monthly and RedState
Megan Brilley / fox4kc.com:
Hate crime murder? Man intentionally drove SUV into KC Muslim teen, police say
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
On immigration, a toxic distrust between conservatives and GOP leaders
Alex S. Vitale / The Nation:
We Don't Just Need Nicer Cops. We Need Fewer Cops.
David Sims / The Atlantic Online:
Seen It All Before: 10 Predictions About Police Body Cameras
George Selgin / Free Banking:
A 1920-21 Recovery Myth
Discussion: EconLog and Cafe Hayek
Weekly Standard:
The Benghazi Report  —  An ongoing intelligence failure
Discussion: Hot Air and TheBlaze.com
Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
On a Roll  —  Suddenly, things look up for the GOP.
Margaret Atwood / New York Times:
Margaret Atwood on Our Robotic Future
 

 
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George Steer / Financial Times:
Nvidia closed down 10% on Friday, falling the most since March 2020 and losing more than $200B of its market value, as investors pull back from AI bets

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Sources: EU may accept Apple's proposal to open its NFC payments tech to rivals, and may close its antitrust probe in May, letting Apple avoid hefty fines

James Hunt / The Block:
Bitcoin's fourth halving is now complete, lowering miners' block subsidy rewards from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC; the third halving was on May 2020

 
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