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10:50 PM ET, November 19, 2015

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Hadas Gold / Politico:
CNN reporter suspended after tweet on refugees  —  CNN global affairs correspondent Elise Labott has been suspended for two weeks, a source at CNN confirmed to POLITICO.  —  Earlier on Thursday Labott had tweeted about the House voting on a bill that would make it harder for Syrian refugees to enter the United States.
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House defies Obama, approves bill halting Syrian refugees  —  In a 289-137 vote, the House on Thursday easily approved legislation that requires new screening requirements on refugees from Syria and Iraq before they can enter the United States.  —  Forty-seven Democrats defied President Obama's veto threat …
Marco Rubio / Politico:
We Asked Marco Rubio to Lay Out His ISIL Strategy.  Here It Is.  —  Last week, France suffered the deadliest terror attack to hit Europe in more than a decade.  It was perpetrated by a terrorist organization that has repeatedly warned the world of the scope of its intentions and the brutality of its methods.
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Ben Carson compares Syrian refugees to dogs  —  Ben Carson likened Syrian refugees fleeing the country's bloody civil war and Islamic State violence to dogs on Thursday.  —  Speaking to reporters following a campaign stop in Mobile, Alabama, Carson stressed that the United States wants smart leaders …
Daily Kos:
These 47 Democrats Just Voted to Send Syrian Refugees Back to their Imminent Death  —  The House just passed the Republicans' bill that would halt any acceptance of refugees from Syria and create additional layers of bureaucratic hoops for refugees to pass through, effectively making it impossible for them.
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Ben Carson Distances Himself From Longtime Ally Armstrong Williams  —  Ben Carson on Thursday told reporters that Armstrong Williams, his longtime friend who appears on television frequently to represent Carson, does not have a large role in the campaign.  —  “Armstrong is an independent agent …
Discussion: Washington Post
John Bresnahan / Politico:
House approves Syrian refugees bill
Alicia A. Caldwell / Associated Press:
Here's What It Actually Takes For A Syrian Refugee To Enter The U.S.
Alex Nowrasteh / Cato Institute:
Syrian Refugees Don't Pose a Serious Security Threat
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Major insurer may leave ObamaCare  —  One of the country's largest health insurers warned Thursday that it may leave the ObamaCare exchanges within two years, delivering a shock announcement that could ripple through the marketplace.  —  At a shareholder meeting Thursday …
Discussion: RedState
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USA Today:
UnitedHealth warns it may exit Obamacare plans
Discussion: xpostfactoid and Infowars
Zachary Tracer / Bloomberg Business:
UnitedHealth May Quit Obamacare Markets in Blow to Health Law
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Sanders invokes FDR to defend democratic socialism  —  Bernie Sanders sought to wrap himself in the mantle of Franklin D. Roosevelt on Thursday afternoon, seeding a long-anticipated speech about his brand of democratic socialism with references to the successful efforts by the New Deal architect …
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Daily Mail:
Hillary hammers ‘obsession’ with the words ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ as she insists ‘Muslims ... have nothing whatsoever to do with terrorism’  — Reading her speech at a brisk clip, she slowed to mock three words - ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ - that Republicans accuse President Obama of avoiding
Discussion: Power Line
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Clinton calls for more aggressive fight against ISIS
Discussion: WMUR, Politico and Hot Air
Dana Rubinstein / Politico:
De Blasio goes on surrogate duty for Clinton
Discussion: Politico and naked capitalism
Hunter Walker / Yahoo Politics:
Donald Trump has big plans for ‘radical Islamic’ terrorists, 2016 and ‘that communist’ Bernie Sanders  —  Trump is currently building a Washington, D.C., hotel about a half mile from the White House.  “You know, honestly, I think the party should take guys like Pataki …
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump won't rule out database, special ID for Muslims in US
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Trump: ‘Absolutely no choice’ but to close mosques
Discussion: AMERICAblog News
Kim Christiansen / KUSA-TV:
Mom still texts trooper after his death  —  Fallen trooper's mom keeps his legacy alive KUSA  —  KUSA - As a teenager, Taylor Thyfault was exceptional.  His ambition and passion led him to make a list of 25 future goals when he was in high school.  —  Those goals were:
Ana Gonzalez-Barrera / Pew Research Center's …:
More Mexicans Leaving Than Coming to the U.S.  —  Net Loss of 140,000 from 2009 to 2014; Family Reunification Top Reason for Return  —  More Mexican immigrants have returned to Mexico from the U.S. than have migrated here since the end of the Great Recession, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis …
Steve Annear / BostonGlobe.com:
Tape found on portraits of black Harvard law professors  —  Harvard University police are investigating after students at the law school Thursday discovered strips of black tape placed across photographs of black professors that are displayed on a wall outside a lecture hall.
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Mark Alesia / Indianapolis Star:
Jared Fogle sentenced to 15 years, eight months in prison  —  Jared Fogle was sentenced to 15 years, eight months in prison Thursday for possession and distribution of child pornography and traveling across state lines for commercial sex with a minor.  —  Judge Tanya Walton Pratt announced …
Hannah Waxman / The Daily Princetonian:
Updated: Students “walkout and speakout,” occupy Nassau Hall until demands of Black Justice League are met  —  University President Christopher Eisgruber '83 said that he had no plans to sign the document outlining the demands of student protesters occupying his office in Nassau Hall on Wednesday.
Fox News:
At least 5 dead, including American tourist, in West Bank and Tel Aviv terrorist attacks  —  The scene of a stabbing attack in Tel Aviv.  (Israeli Defense Forces)  —  DEVELOPING: An 18-year-old American tourist has been identified as one of the victims shot and killed by a Palestinian terrorist Thursday …
Randall Kennedy / American Prospect:
Ta-Nehisi Coates's Caricature of Black Reality  —  John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation  —  Ta-Nehisi Coates. … Ta-Nehisi Coates's Between the World and Me is an open letter to his 15-year-old son, Samori.  It conveys worry over Samori's prospects and posits a stoical parental philosophy on raising a black man in America.
Discussion: National Review
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: First footage of Paris attacks shows diners diving for cover as jihadist sprays café with bullets... and women he tried to kill at point-blank range but who escaped because his gun jammed  — The images show the merciless savagery of an Islamic State assassin and the extraordinary bravery of the victims
Judicial Watch:
Clinton Goes after Laugh Factory Comedians for Making Fun of Her  —  In what appears to be a first for a serious presidential contender, Hillary Clinton's campaign is going after five comedians who made fun of the former Secretary of State in standup skits at a popular Hollywood comedy club.
 
 
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP group plans most aggressive anti-Trump campaign yet
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Trump: ‘A Lot Of People Think’ Obama Has ‘Evil Intentions’ With Muslim Refugees
McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Conservative Christian Leader Blasts Anti-Refugee Rhetoric, Calls For Compassion
Discussion: Hot Air and The Federalist
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Why Roanoke's Mayor Put Up the Internment-Camp Test Balloon
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
The G.O.P. Establishment Has a Big New Hampshire Problem
Discussion: Hot Air, DownWithTyranny! and The Hill
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Is the American Campus Ripe for ISIS?
WXIX-TV:
5 foreign nationals arrested on Ohio Turnpike; passports taken
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Sen. Sherrod Brown: Mostly “White Males” Who Have Committed Terrorism In U.S. Since 9/11
Scott Greer / The Daily Caller:
Georgia College Student Criticizes Black Lives Matter, Becomes Victim Of Witch Hunt