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2:30 PM ET, November 18, 2015

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Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:
Ben Carson Can't Place New England On A Map (PHOTO)  —  Retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson on Tuesday expressed his support for a growing contingent of governors who are against allowing Syrian refugees into the United States — but he shared an incorrect graphic of the lower 48 states in the process.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Schumer: Refugee pause may be necessary  —  Sen. Charles Schumer (N.Y.), the third ranking member of the Senate Democratic leadership, on Tuesday said it may be necessary to halt the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the United States.  —  Republicans immediately seized on Schumer's comment …
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama: GOP refugee opponents ‘scared of widows and orphans’  —  President Obama is lashing out at Republican politicians who oppose allowing Syrian refugees into the U.S., accusing them of being “scared of widows and orphans.”  —  Speaking to reporters Wednesday morning in the Philippines …
Susan Davis / The American Interest:
Could Democrats Break Ranks on the Refugee Fight?
Discussion: Power Line
CNN:
3 terrorist suspects killed, others held in raid in Saint-Denis, officials say  —  Saint-Denis, France (CNN)Three terrorist suspects have been killed in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis during an ongoing security operation linked to the deadly attacks that rocked the French capital five days ago, a police source said.
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Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
Ted Cruz Challenges President Obama to ‘Come Back and Insult Me to My Face’  —  A fired-up Sen. Ted Cruz this morning challenged President Obama to a debate over Syrian refugees, lashing out at Obama over his Tuesday comments in the Philippines.  —  “I want to encourage you, Mr. President …
Discussion: Bloomberg.com news
Leda Reynolds / Daily Express:
ISIS suspects posing as refugees arrested at airport clutching hand-drawn MAP to Germany  —  EIGHT people have been arrested at Istanbul's main airport amid fears they are Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists posing as refugees after they were found clutching a hand-drawn map plotting the route to Germany.
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Washington Post:
2 terror suspects dead after French police raid north of Paris
New York Times:
Top Suspect in Paris Attacks Sought in Police Raid; 2 Killed and 7 Arrested
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Bobby Jindal's presidential campaign was unrecognizable from the Bobby Jindal I knew
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Adam C. Smith / Tampa Bay Times:
Fla poll: Trump 36%, Rubio 18%, Carson 15%, Cruz 10%, Bush 9%
Ben Brody / Bloomberg Business:
Jeb Bush Joins Republican Calls for Ground Troops in Syria  —  The son and brother of former presidents doesn't specify how many soldiers he wants to send to Syria.  —  Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush elaborated Wednesday on his proposal to put a limited number of U.S. ground troops in combat against the Islamic State.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Sen. Graham pushes sweeping war authorization measure
Discussion: Bloomberg.com news
Jessica Stern / Politico:
The Islamic State Paradox
Discussion: The Great Debate
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump: ‘Absolutely no choice’ but to close mosques  —  The United States will have “absolutely no choice” but to close down some mosques where “some bad things are happening,” Donald Trump said in a recent interview, explaining his rationale for doing so.  —  “Nobody wants to say this and nobody wants …
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Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
The Koch intelligence agency  —  The political network helmed by Charles and David Koch has quietly built a secretive operation that conducts surveillance and intelligence gathering on its liberal opponents, viewing it as a key strategic tool in its efforts to reshape American public life.
Daily Mail:
The Syrian passports to terror: EIGHT migrants have got into Europe with same papers as those found on stadium suicide bomber  —  The full scale of the trade in false passports that allows terrorists to slip into Europe was exposed last night.  —  It lets Islamic State fanatics who are bent …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Josh Earnest clashes with Fox's Elisabeth Hasselbeck over Paris response  —  White House press secretary Josh Earnest tangled with “Fox and Friends” co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck on Wednesday morning over what she characterized as an “aloof, apathetic ... and quite cavalier” …
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Nick Gass / Politico:   Trump on Jindal dropping out: I'm not unhappy to see them go
Hanna Rosin / The Atlantic:
The Silicon Valley Suicides  —  The air shrieks, and life stops.  First, from far away, comes a high whine like angry insects swarming, and then a trampling, like a herd moving through.  The kids on their bikes who pass by the Caltrain crossing are eager to get home from school, but they know the drill.
Discussion: Joanne Jacobs
Dave Boucher / Tennessean.com:
Tennessee GOP leader: Round up Syrian refugees, remove from state  —  Glen Casada: “We need to ... take them back to the ICE center and say, 'They're not coming to Tennessee, they're yours.' ”  —  A top Tennessee Republican lawmaker believes the time has come for the National Guard to round …
New York Daily News:
NRA, Republicans block proposed law to stop suspected terrorists from buying guns in U.S.  —  The NRA — and their gun-loving Republican cohorts — are refusing once more to stop terrorists intent on getting armed in the U.S.A.  —  A legal loophole allows suspected terrorists on the government's …
WATE-TV:
Maryville toddler survives alone for several days after grandmother's death  —  MARYVILLE (WATE) - A Maryville toddler was taken to the hospital after police say she survived alone for several days after her grandmother died.  —  According to a Maryville Police Department report …
Discussion: WGN-TV and myfox8.com
Ben Ashford For / Daily Mail:
America's ‘enemies within’: How nearly SEVENTY have been arrested in America over ISIS plots in last 18 months - including refugees who had been given safe haven but ‘turned to terror’  — Increasing pressure from Republicans not to accept refugees from Syria on scale demanded by White House
 
 
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New York Post:
Student: I was suspended for having a consensual threesome
Discussion: Gothamist
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Did UT-Austin students who disrupted Israel Studies event violate campus code?
Discussion: KVUE-TV and Washington Post
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Our two Americas, in 1 map  —  Want to understand the bifurcated nature of our politics?
Discussion: Newsalert
Chicago Tribune:
Emanuel's speed cameras issue $2.4 million in bad tickets
Discussion: WGN-TV
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Congresswoman: Paris Attack A “Chilling Reminder” That We Need Tighter Gun Laws
 Earlier Items: 
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Democrats will vote no on Syria refugee bill
Oliver Darcy / TheBlaze.com:
Video: Turkey Fans Boo Moment of Silence for Paris Attacks, Then Break Out Into This Chant
Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Feds fight to end phone secrecy after Paris attacks
Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Dartmouth's disgrace, Hanlon edition