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3:05 PM ET, December 14, 2014

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Politico:
Ted Cruz does it again  —  And the GOP pile on begins.  —  AP Photo  —  Sen. Kelly Ayotte returned home to New Hampshire Friday, planning to see “The Nutcracker” with her daughter this weekend.  —  But there was an unexpected conflict: Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.  —  Story Continued Below
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Ramsey Cox / The Hill:
Senate rebukes Cruz's claims of unconstitutional immigration order  —  A vast majority of the Senate disagreed with Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) assertion that President Obama's executive order on immigration is unconstitutional.  —  Cruz raised a constitutional point of order against the $1.1 trillion …
Discussion: Hot Air, RedState and Associated Press
Washington Post:
Senate approves $1.1 trillion spending bill
Discussion: Hot Air, Power Line and Balloon Juice
NBC News:
After days of procedural wrangling, the Senate has reached an agreement to wrap up final passage …
Discussion: BuzzFeed and Daily Kos
Stacy Brown / Page Six:
Cosby to media: Stay neutral despite rape allegations  —  Bill Cosby declined yet again to discuss the growing list of rape and sexual abuse allegations against him.  —  Bill Cosby broke his silence Friday, albeit briefly, to lecture the media on remaining “neutral” and to say that his wife is standing by him.
Matthew Fuhrman / WPLG-TV:
Jeb Bush will release emails from his time as Fla. governor  —  250,000 emails will be featured in new e-book … CORAL GABLES, Fla. -  —  In what might be an indication of a prospective presidential run, Jeb Bush said he would release 250,000 emails from his time as Florida's governor.
Discussion: Washington Post
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Jeb Bush, Chris Christie and the 2016 Presidential Campaign
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Jeb Bush to Release 250k Emails
Discussion: Politico
Capper / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Another Day Another Religious Gaffe By Scott Walker  —  Chinese proverb, religious verse, it's all the same to Scott Walker, the preacher's son.  —  Just a couple of days ago, Scott Walker became a national laughingstock when it was reported that he signed a letter to a constituent with “Thanks again and Molotov.”
Discussion: JSOnline, Salon and Liberaland
Howie Carr / Boston Herald:
Carr: Moonbats defend fable not the facts  —  Photo by:  —  WHO NEEDS THE TRUTH?:  Dan Rather had to explain CBS' fake story about President Bush 10 years ago.  The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house at the University of Virginia has since suspended operations after Rolling Stone ran an article alleging a gang rape at the house.
Discussion: Power Line
Melissa Hawkes / Click2Houston.com:
Man shot by police officers during traffic stop … HOUSTON -  —  A man was shot by two officers during a traffic stop after police said he was acting suspiciously.  —  The shooting happened in front of a convenience store on Buffalo Speedway and West Fuqua.
Richard Weizel / Reuters:
Families of Newtown, Connecticut, massacre victims plan lawsuits  —  Reuters 1 hr ago  —  NEWTOWN, Conn. (Reuters) - Parents of almost half the young children killed by a gunman at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, two years ago on Sunday have taken initial steps toward filing lawsuits tied …
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Telegraph:
Don't yell at terrorist suspects, soldiers told  —  Army chiefs warn interrogations are being hampered by go-softly rules  —  British soldiers have “lost their capability” to interrogate terrorist insurgents because of strict new rules on questioning that even ban shouting in captives' ears, military chiefs have warned.
Meg Wagner / NY Daily News:
University of Maryland sorority girl celebrates 21st birthday with offensive cake inscribed with ‘suck a n—a d—k’  —  A Delta Gamma member posted a photo of the 21st birthday cake wreck, which was stacked with wine and beer bottles and featured the words 'suck a n—a d …
Discussion: Hinterland Gazette and Liberaland
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Congress won't push prosecutions  —  Capitol Hill appears unlikely to push for prosecutions on current or former CIA officials for their role in brutal interrogation tactics formerly employed by the agency.  —  Lawmakers on both sides of the issue have seemed opposed to the notion that either …
Arthur C. Brooks / New York Times:
Abundance Without Attachment  —  “CHRISTMAS is at our throats again.”  —  That was the cheery yuletide greeting favored by the late English playwright Noël Coward, commemorating the holiday after which he was named.  Less contrarian were the words of President Calvin Coolidge …
Discussion: The Society Pages and Big Think
Darryl Fears / Washington Post:
Thousands join Al Sharpton in ‘Justice for All’ march in D.C. … Thousands of demonstrators streamed down Pennsylvania Avenue on Saturday, shouting “Black lives matter,” “Hands up, don't shoot” and “I can't breathe” to call attention to the recent deaths of unarmed African American men at the hands of police.
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The Hill:
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