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12:20 PM ET, November 17, 2015

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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Louisiana's race for governor is set to end on November 21, one week after the Paris bombings.  Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), the struggling Republican nominee, is trying to make the race turn on one issue: Whether to let Syrian refugees settle in the United States.
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
16 Of The Worst Ways To Respond To ISIS' Paris Attack  —  Under President Francois Hollande, the French began their military and legal response to the horrific terror attacks that hit Paris on Friday.  ISIS, which took responsibility for the terrorism, threatened the United States that it could be next.
Katie Zezima / Washington Post:
Cruz to introduce bill to bar Syrian refugees  —  CHARLESTON, S.C. — Sen. Ted Cruz, who has said that the United States should not allow Syrian Muslim refugees into the country but should provide safe haven to fleeing Christians, plans to introduce legislation that would bar Syrian refugees from entering the U.S.
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Candidates Confront The Refugee Question  —  NOTABLES  —TRUMP PROMISES TO DEPORT SYRIAN MIGRANTS: Donald Trump said he would deport all Syrian refugees who settle in the U.S. if elected president.  “Anybody that's brought into this country from the migration is going to be out …
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Donald Trump And Mike Huckabee Argue The U.S. Is Too Cold For Syrian Refugees
Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Week and Vox
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
No, State Governors Can't Refuse To Accept Syrian Refugees
New York Times:
After Paris Attacks, Vilifying Refugees
Patrick Goodenough / CNSNews:
So Far: Syrian Refugees in U.S. Include 2,098 Muslims, 53 Christians
The Hill:
Pressure builds to block refugees
Discussion: Washington Post and RedState
CNN:
Syrian refugees shunned by some in U.S. after attacks in Paris
The Hill:
Cruz to offer bill banning Syrian refugees
Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
Russia Says Bomb Downed Plane in Egypt and Intensifies Attacks on ISIS  —  MOSCOW — Hours after confirming for the first time on Tuesday that a bomb brought down a Russian charter jet over the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt more than two weeks ago, killing all 224 people aboard, Russia joined France in bombing Islamic State targets in Syria.
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CNN:
Russia offers $50 million reward in Sinai jet crash case
Paul Taylor / Reuters:   France, Russia strike Islamic State in Syria, EU aid invoked
Andrew Roth / Washington Post:
Russia confirms Sinai plane crash was the work of terrorists
Discussion: Hot Air
New York Times:
Could Paris Happen Here?  —  Hanover, N.H. — SURVEYING …
Discussion: Truth Revolt and Associated Press
Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
Charlie Sheen reveals he's HIV positive in TODAY Show exclusive  —  Charlie Sheen revealed he is HIV positive Tuesday in an exclusive TODAY interview with Matt Lauer.  —  “It's a hard three letters to absorb.  It's a turning point in one's life,” the 50-year-old actor said.
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TMZ.com:
Charlie Sheen — Threats of Lawsuits Unraveled HIV Secret
Discussion: Hollywood Life and CBS Miami
Oxford Dictionaries / OxfordWords blog:
Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year 2015 is...  That's right - for the first time ever, the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year is a pictograph: , officially called the ‘Face with Tears of Joy’ emoji, though you may know it by other names.  There were other strong contenders from a range of fields …
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump: I'll ‘go to war’ with Cruz if he rises higher  —  Donald Trump said Monday he is capable of turning on Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in their competition for the GOP's 2016 presidential nomination.  —  “If he catches on, I guess we'll have to go to war,” he told host Joe Kernen on CNBC's “Squawk Box.”
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Why Al Gore won't endorse Hillary Clinton  —  At least four times in the past year, Al Gore has passed up opportunities to endorse Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, brushing off questions from People magazine and other media outlets with the admonition that it's still too early …
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Clinton ‘often confused’ says staffer in email  —  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was “often confused,” according to a 2013 email from her longtime aide Huma Abedin.  —  The comment, which is likely to attract attention from Clinton's critics on the presidential campaign trail …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Justice Antonin Scalia Questions Logic Behind Gay Rights Protections  —  The Supreme Court's decisions protecting gay rights were not rooted in the Constitution, and their logic could as easily apply to child molesters, Justice Antonin Scalia told a room filled with first-year law students at Georgetown University on Monday.
Annie Karni / Politico:
Sanders hesitates on socialism speech  —  Bernie Sanders' ballyhooed speech on socialism is now on indefinite hold.  —  Details about how Sanders would pay for his proposed single-payer national health insurance program to provide Medicare for all Americans have yet to be fleshed out …
Patrick O'Connor / Wall Street Journal:
Marco Rubio Says GOP Rivals Tried to Weaken U.S. Intelligence Efforts … WASHINGTON-Days after the Paris terrorist attacks heightened homeland security concerns, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio leveled pointed charges Monday at a pair of Republican presidential rivals who backed efforts to overhaul U.S. bulk collection of phone records.
Discussion: NBC News, Fox News and Washington Times
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Real Clear Politics:
The GOP Race for Delegates: An Interactive Tool
Daily Mail:
Obama is LATE for moment of silence as the rest of the G20 leaders hold somber observance to mourn Paris attacks  — President Barack Obama arrived at the G20 summit's first working session after the silent observance was already underway  — Later in the day Obama insisted …
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Ryan aims to address refugee situation this week  —  House Republican leaders are moving swiftly to draft legislation to halt President Barack Obama's plan to accept thousands of refugees from Syria, and Speaker Paul Ryan said he wants a vote on the matter this week.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
KEYE-TV:
Mosque vandalized with feces, torn Quran  —  The Pflugerville Police Department is searching for the vandal(s) responsible for vandalism at the Islamic Center of Pflugerville on Windermere Drive.  Investigators say a member of the center arrived just before 6 a.m. Monday to find a torn apart Quran …
 
 
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Jeff Wald / CBS Minnesota:
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