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8:10 AM ET, November 20, 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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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.
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 …
New York Times:
House Approves Tougher Refugee Screening, Defying Veto Threat
Margaret Talev / Bloomberg Business:
Clinton Opens 25-Point Lead on Sanders in Bloomberg National Poll  —  She also earns higher scores on commander-in-chief traits, including the ability to combat terrorism.  —  margarettalev  —  Hillary Clinton has solidified her lead nationally in the Democratic presidential nominating contest …
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
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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.
Discussion: NBC News and Politico
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
Tiemoko Diallo / Reuters:
Gunmen attack luxury hotel in Mali capital, 170 taken hostage  —  Gunmen shouting Islamic slogans attacked a luxury hotel full of foreigners in Mali's capital Bamako early on Friday morning, taking 170 people hostage, a senior security source and the hotel's operator said.
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Isabelle Fraser / Telegraph:
Mali hotel attack: gunmen hold 170 hostage at Radisson Blu as third body found at Paris terrorist lair - live  —  One week on from Paris attacks, 10 gunman are believed to be inside the hotel and have used grenades.  Follow all the latest news from Mali, Paris and the rest of Europe as police continue hunt for terror suspects
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.
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Associated Press:
OFFICIALS: IS DETERMINED TO PRODUCE CHEMICAL WEAPONS
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Clinton calls for more aggressive fight against ISIS
Discussion: WMUR, Politico and Hot Air
Vaughn Hillyard / MSNBC:
Trump: ‘Would certainly implement’ Muslim database  —  NEWTON, Iowa — Donald Trump, the Republican front-runner for president, told NBC News on Thursday night that he “would certainly implement” a database system tracking Muslims in the United States.  —  “I would certainly implement that.
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Michele Hall / Blavity:
This morning at Harvard Law School we woke up to a hate crime.  —  The hallways of Harvard Law School are lined with portraits of every tenured professor in the history of the university.  As a first-year law student, the first time that I walked down those hallways I was painfully aware …
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Steve Annear / BostonGlobe.com:
Tape found on portraits of black Harvard law professors
Associated Press:
Israeli PM Welcomes Pollard's Release  —  Israel says the United States has freed convicted spy Jonathan Pollard from federal prison after nearly 30 years and the Israeli prime minister has issued a statement welcoming the release.  —  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in the statement on Friday that …
Discussion: Politico
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
After 30 Years in Prison, Jonathan Pollard to be Freed — but Not to Israel
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.
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 …
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:
Discussion: WGN-TV
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Farce Awakens  —  Erick Erickson, the editor in chief of the website RedState.com, is a serious power in right-wing circles.  Speechifying at RedState's annual gathering is a rite of passage for aspiring Republican politicians, and Mr. Erickson made headlines this year when he disinvited Donald Trump from the festivities.
Fred von Lohmann / Google Public Policy Blog:
A Step Toward Protecting Fair Use on YouTube  —  More than 400 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute.  Some of those uploads make use of existing content, like music or TV clips, in new and transformative ways that have social value beyond the original (such as a parody or critique).
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 …
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
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
How Ted Cruz is locking up the evangelical vote  —  DES MOINES — The hearts of many evangelical voters, polls suggest, are with Ben Carson.  But increasingly, their leaders' heads are with Ted Cruz.  —  While the Texas senator trails the retired pediatric neurosurgeon by double digits in national surveys …
Discussion: New York Times and Political Wire
 
 
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
John Heilemann and Mark Halperin Ponder Game-Changing Deal With MSNBC
Nick Cohen / Spectator:
Jeremy Corbyn isn't anti-war. He's just anti-West
Discussion: Telegraph, Power Line and Samizdata
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Sanders drops line attacking super PACs from speech after super PAC backs him
Discussion: CNN
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
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Randall Kennedy / American Prospect:
Ta-Nehisi Coates's Caricature of Black Reality
Discussion: National Review
Mark Alesia / Indianapolis Star:
Jared Fogle sentenced to 15 years, eight months in prison