Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
6:40 PM ET, December 14, 2014

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
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
RELATED:
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 and RedState
Washington Post:
Senate approves $1.1 trillion spending bill
Discussion: Hot Air, Power Line and Balloon Juice
Heather Alexander / Houston Chronicle:
Police: Man shot during traffic stop in southwest Houston  —  Two police officers opened fire on an apparently unarmed man during a traffic stop in southwest Houston Friday night, allegedly shooting him three times for not following commands.  —  HPD officers pulled over the car the man …
RELATED:
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.
Discussion: Hinterland Gazette and Raw Story
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.
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
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Former CIA chief not sure he would have approved waterboarding  —  Former Central Intelligence Agency Director Michael Hayden says he's not sure he would have approved the use of waterboarding if he had authority over its use shortly after the 9/11 attacks.  —  Hayden said use …
Discussion: Liberaland
Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
Elizabeth Warren was told to stay quiet, but she didn't - and it's paying off  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), right, a member of the Senate Banking Committee, and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, express their outrage to reporters …
RELATED:
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Elizabeth Warren is catching fire
Brian Lowry / Variety:
The ‘24’ Effect: How ‘Liberal Hollywood’ Carried Water For Torture  —  Bashing “liberal Hollywood” and out-of-touch celebrities has become a favorite sport among conservatives.  But those seeking to defend the Bush administration in light of the recent Torture Report — and that's mostly conservatives …
Discussion: Liberaland and FOX News Radio
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, Liberaland and Salon
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Jeb Bush, Chris Christie and the 2016 Presidential Campaign  —  AS brothers who governed large states at the same time, each Bush was bound to be defined in terms of the other.  George was the impulsive one who'd stumbled and then swaggered toward success.  Jeb was the cogitator, the toiler.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
RELATED:
Matthew Fuhrman / WPLG-TV:   Jeb Bush will release emails from his time as Fla. governor
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
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
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 6:40 PM ET, December 14, 2014.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Dianne Feinstein Updated / San Francisco Chronicle:
Torture report is about us, not enemies, and we must enact reform
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Uber pressures regulators by mobilizing riders and hiring vast lobbying network
Discussion: The Verge
Telegraph:
Don't yell at terrorist suspects, soldiers told
Discussion: BARE NAKED ISLAM
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Congress won't push prosecutions
 Earlier Items: 
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Political Calculus: Obama's Immigration Move Benefits Democrats Where It Counts
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
G.O.P. Hopefuls Honing Attacks Against Hillary Clinton
Daily Mail:
Four young Christians brutally beheaded by ISIS in Iraq for refusing to convert to Islam …
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Meg Wagner / NY Daily News:
University of Maryland sorority girl celebrates 21st birthday with offensive cake inscribed with ‘suck a n—a d—k’
Discussion: Hinterland Gazette and Liberaland
Maxim Lott / Fox News:
UCLA law professor learns Ferguson-related exam question taboo