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9:40 PM ET, December 29, 2014

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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
House majority whip Scalise acknowledges speaking at white nationalist event in 2002  —  Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), the House majority whip, acknowledged Monday that he spoke at a gathering hosted by white nationalist leaders while serving as a state representative in 2002 …
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Lamar White, Jr / cenlamar.com:
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise Was Reportedly an Honored Guest at 2002 International White Supremacist Convention  —  According to recently uncovered posts on Stormfront, the Internet's oldest and most notorious white nationalist and neo-Nazi forum, the United States House Majority Whip …
Washington Post:
House Majority Whip Scalise confirms he spoke to white nationalists in 2002  —  Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), the newly elected House majority whip, acknowledged Monday that he spoke at a gathering hosted by white nationalist leaders while serving as a state representative in 2002 …
Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Report: GOP Whip Spoke At White Nationalist Meeting In 2002  —  House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) spoke at a 2002 meeting hosted by a white nationalist group, the Washington Post reported Monday.  —  The Post reported that Scalise “confirmed through an adviser that he once appeared …
Politico:   Steve Scalise office unsure if he spoke to white supremacist group
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
No. 3 House Republican leader spoke to white supremacist group
Discussion: Washington Post
The Huffington Post:
New Republican Whip Allegedly Addressed Supremacist Group in 2002
Discussion: Roll Call and Washington Monthly
Michael C Bender / Bloomberg Politics:
Soldiers Relocate Wedding to Accommodate Obama's Golf Game  —  Natalie Heimel and her fiancé, Edward Mallue Jr., a pair of captains in the Army, were walking from their wedding rehearsal on Saturday at the 16th tee box at Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course in Hawaii when they were informed …
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Ashley Killough / CNN:
Why Obama apologized to newlyweds  —  (CNN) — President Barack Obama apologized to a couple after his golf game in Hawaii forced the bride and groom to relocate their wedding Sunday.  —  According to a report out from Bloomberg, the couple — both captains in the Army …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton Extend Run as Most Admired  —  Story Highlights  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — Americans continue to name Hillary Clinton as the woman living anywhere in the world whom they admire most, and name Barack Obama as the man they admire most.
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Why Hillary Clinton doesn't need to win the white working class
Brian Beutler / The New Republic:
Obama Went on the War Path in 2014 Not Just for His Legacy, But Hillary's Too
Discussion: US News and NPR
New York Post:
‘Traitor’ de Blasio booed at Police Academy graduation  —  Mayor Bill de Blasio was booed and heckled as he spoke to the city's newest cops Monday morning.  —  During a graduation ceremony for the latest class of graduates from the Police Academy, audience members shouted “Traitor!” …
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NY Daily News:
De Blasio faces booing, NYPD disdain again as he addresses recruits at police graduation ceremony
Discussion: Politico and Gothamist
Dan Friedman / NY Daily News:
Michael Grimm has decided to resign from Congress days after pleading guilty: sources  —  EXCLUSIVE: The Staten Island Republican, who won reelection in the fall, has decided to vacate his seat after speaking with Rep. John Boehner.  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Michael Grimm has decided to resign …
Channel NewsAsia:
LIVE BLOG: Missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 day 3  —  The search and locate operations for the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 continues on day 3, Tuesday (Dec 30).  About 30 ships and 15 aircraft have been mobilised for a multi-national search.  —  PHOTOS
Discussion: Mashable, The Daily Banter, Slate and RT
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Associated Press:
Search area expanded in hunt for AirAsia plane
Discussion: Gawker and Mediaite
Tracybloomktla / KTLA:
2 Police Officers Ambushed, Shot at in ‘Unprovoked Attack’ in South Los Angeles: LAPD  —  Los Angeles police called off an intense 8-hour manhunt Monday morning that began after two officers were ambushed in an “unprovoked attack” in the Vermont-Slauson neighborhood of South L.A. the previous night.
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Natasha Vargas-Cooper / The Intercept:
Exclusive: Jay, Key Witness from ‘Serial’ Tells His Story for First Time, Part 1  —  On Jan. 13, 1999, Hae Min Lee, an 18-year-old high school student from Baltimore, went missing.  About a month later, police uncovered her body in a nearby park; an autopsy would later find that she was choked to death.
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
2014: The Year The Liberal Lies Died  —  Every single thing liberals say is a lie.  No exceptions.  —  We conservatives always knew it, but 2014 was the year when the rest of America began to understand.  And 2014 was the year that Americans had to choose sides - would they stand with the liberal liars or with us conservatives?
NPR:
Transcript: President Obama's Full NPR Interview  —  NPR's wide-ranging interview with President Obama covers recent executive actions on Cuba and immigration, race relations in the U.S., health care, the midterm elections and extending democracy in the Middle East.
Hadas Gold / Politico:
The media's volatile year  —  2014 was a time of great turmoil — for better and worse.  —  For the media, 2014 was a roller coaster that left some riders sick to their stomachs and others giddy with excitement.  Certain changes seemed to shake the foundations of journalistic institutions …
Tal Kopan / Politico:
FBI briefed on alternate Sony hack theory  —  FBI agents investigating the Sony Pictures hack were briefed Monday by a security firm that says its research points to laid-off Sony staff, not North Korea, as the perpetrator — another example of the continuing whodunit blame game around the devastating attack.
Discussion: Firedoglake
BBC:
Mexican female bullfighter Karla de los Angeles gored  —  Mexican bullfighter Karla de los Angeles has been injured in a bullfight in Mexico City.  —  Ms de los Angeles was going in for the kill during Sunday's event when the bull tossed her over its head.
Discussion: Daily Mail
Jacquelyn Martin / New York Times:
Playing the Numbers Game With the Obamas' Christmas Vacation  —  Good morning on the last Monday of the year from Washington, where federal officials are awaiting calls for assistance involving AirAsia Flight 8501, and former Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida, fresh off his announcement that he is exploring …
Discussion: OnPolitics, Hot Air, msnbc.com and CNN
 
 
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Discussion: Politico and Fox News
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Robert J. Samuelson / Washington Post:
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John Woodrow Cox / Washington Post:
At FedEx Field, Redskins name protesters exchange sharp words with fans
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BBC:
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Discussion: BBC and Guardian
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Fern Shen / Baltimore Brew:
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Zoe Kleinman / BBC:
Politician's fingerprint ‘cloned from photos’ by hacker
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