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2:30 PM ET, November 7, 2015

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Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Ben Carson's Past Faces Deeper Questions  —  In harsh light of presidential politics, parts of his inspirational biography are questioned  —  The day after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in 1968, Ben Carson's black classmates unleashed their anger and grief on white students who were a minority at Detroit's Southwestern High.
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Detroit News:
Carson's Westmoreland story doesn't match records  —  Carlisle, Pa. — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson's published account of having dinner with a top commander in the Vietnam War after marching in a Memorial Day parade in 1969 as a high school ROTC cadet in Detroit does not match historical records.
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The West Point Flap: How Much Will It Hurt Carson? [With comment by Paul]
Haley Hudler / FIRE:
Yale Students Demand Resignations from Faculty Members Over Halloween Email  —  Tensions at Yale University hit a boiling point yesterday after an email about Halloween costumes created a week-long controversy on campus.  —  Students called for the resignation of Associate Master …
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Jencey Paz / yaleherald.com:
Hurt at home … As a Silimander, I feel that my home is being threatened.  Last week, Erika Christakis, the associate master of Silliman College, sent an email to the Silliman community that called an earlier entreaty for Yalies to be more sensitive about culturally appropriating Halloween costumes a threat to free speech.
Yale Daily News:
Students confront Christakis about Halloween email  —  This is a developing story.  Check back for updates.  Last updated at 6:36 p.m.  —  Following a three-hour-long impromptu confrontation on Cross Campus with Yale College Dean Jonathan Holloway about the lack of administrative response …
New York Times:
Hundreds of Nude Photos Jolt Colorado School  —  CAÑON CITY, Colo. — At least 100 students at a high school in Cañon City traded naked pictures of themselves, the authorities said Friday, part of a large sexting ring.  —  The revelation has left parents outraged …
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Reid, Pelosi pushing for repeal of ObamaCare's ‘Cadillac tax’  —  Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) are working behind the scenes to repeal one of the most controversial taxes in ObamaCare, multiple sources tell The Hill.
New York Times:
As U.S. Escalates Air War on ISIS, Allies Slip Away  —  AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar — As the United States prepares to intensify airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria, the Arab allies who with great fanfare sent warplanes on the initial missions there a year ago have largely vanished from the campaign.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Arturo Garcia / Raw Story:
Maher: ‘Capt. Carnival Barker and Crazy McSleepy Pants’ are winning because US voters are dumb  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Real Time host Bill Maher closed his show out on Friday by ridiculing a Republican electorate demanding that their next presidential candidate have as little political experience as possible.
Bill McMorris / Washington Free Beacon:
Union: Obama Threw Workers Under the Bus  —  One of the nation's largest unions accused President Obama of betraying workers and the labor movement by blocking the Keystone Pipeline and is backing up its rhetoric with campaign donations to Republicans.  —  The Laborers' International Union …
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Rebecca Leber / New Republic:
Obama Rejects the Keystone XL Pipeline—And Secures His Environmental Legacy
New York Daily News:
Donald Trump had an uncredited ghostwriter for his new book, ‘Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again’  —  Donald Trump's new book, “Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again,” was written by a ghostwriter, two sources confirm to Confidenti@l.
Fox News:
Campus stabber's manifesto included ‘praise for Allah,’ plan for beheading  —  A handwritten manifesto carried by a California college student whose stabbing spree Wednesday left four wounded bore names of his targets, a vow “to cut someone's head off” and as many as five reminders to …
Anna Palmer / Politico:
House GOP's appetite for more votes shows limits  —  Speaker Paul Ryan wanted to find out whether Republicans wanted to restart the appropriations process by passing individual spending bills.  —  The answer: a resounding no.  —  House Majority Whip Steve Scalise's vote counters discovered …
 
 
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court accepts challenge to health law's contraceptive mandate
John Fund / National Review:
Jeb Bush Apologizes to France — France Is Not Impressed, and Neither Are GOP Voters
Discussion: New York Times
Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Clinton refrains from attacks while bearing the brunt of her opponents'
Discussion: The Week
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Miranda Blue / Right Wing Watch:
Bachmann: Convert As Many Jews As Possible Because Christ Is ‘Coming Soon’
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Leading Trump Supporter In Oklahoma Has Epically Offensive Facebook Page
Discussion: The Lost Ogle and Raw Story
Associated Press:
Dashcam video of man holding hands up helps convict officers
Discussion: Daily Kos and Mediaite
Diana Moskovitz / Deadspin:
This Is Why NFL Star Greg Hardy Was Arrested For Assaulting His Ex-Girlfriend
 

 
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