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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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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.
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 …
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.
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 …
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
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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Bernie Sanders:
Senator Bernie Sanders on Democratic Socialism in the United States  —  In his inaugural remarks in January 1937, in the midst of the Great Depression, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt looked out at the nation and this is what he saw.  —  He saw tens of millions of its citizens denied the basic necessities of life.
Hunter Walker / Yahoo Politics:
Donald Trump has big plans for ‘radical Islamic’ terrorists, 2016 and ‘that communist’ Bernie Sanders
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump won't rule out database, special ID for Muslims in US
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: Infowars and xpostfactoid
Zachary Tracer / Bloomberg Business:
UnitedHealth May Quit Obamacare Markets in Blow to Health Law
A.B. Stoddard / The Hill:
Why the youth vote is key  —  The youth vote isn't what it used to be, and that could be good news for Republicans in 2016.  —  Young voters who supported President Obama in 2008 by more than 60 percent have since struggled with burdensome student debt and to find a job and anchor themselves in the middle class.
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Daily Mail:
Hillary hammers ‘obsession’ with the words ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ as she insists 'Muslims …
Discussion: Power Line
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Clinton calls for more aggressive fight against ISIS
Discussion: WMUR, Politico and Hot Air
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 …
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 …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP group plans most aggressive anti-Trump campaign yet  —  John Kasich has attacked Donald Trump relentlessly in debates and now his super PAC is planning to invest $2.5 million in the most aggressive takedown of the poll leader yet — on behalf of an increasingly anxious GOP establishment.
Discussion: The Last Refuge
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.
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.
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Adele Is Said to Reject Streaming for ‘25’  —  For weeks, the music industry has been awaiting the release of Adele's new album, “25,” with a mixture of excitement and anxiety.  The album is all but certain to be a gigantic hit, but Adele had not revealed whether she would release it on streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music.
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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 …
McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Conservative Christian Leader Blasts Anti-Refugee Rhetoric, Calls For Compassion  —  A leading voice on the religious right sharply criticized the “dangerous” anti-refugee sentiment that has permeated the recent political debate in the United States — and warned that some Republican presidential candidates …
Discussion: Hot Air and The Federalist
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
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Trump: ‘A Lot Of People Think’ Obama Has ‘Evil Intentions’ With Muslim Refugees  —  Yesterday, Donald Trump spoke with right-wing radio host Michael Savage about his plan to take on ISIS, bragging that he came up with the U.S. plan to attack the group's oil infrastructure, which he said only started “about two days ago.”
 
 
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
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Sen. Sherrod Brown: Mostly “White Males” Who Have Committed Terrorism In U.S. Since 9/11
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