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3:50 PM ET, November 23, 2015

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Dylan Matthews / Vox:
The media has no idea how to deal with Donald Trump's constant lying  —  Donald Trump's interview with George Stephanopoulos on ABC's This Week (above) is a great distillation of why covering the Republican frontrunner is proving so difficult for mainstream press outlets.  —  On the one hand, he demands coverage.
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Mark Niquette / Bloomberg Business:
Trump Heads to Ohio as Rivals Sharpen Attacks After Wild Week  —  The state's governor, John Kasich, and his allies are among those seeking to derail the front-runner.  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is heading to the backyard of rival John Kasich tonight after a tumultuous week …
Peter Kinder / Politifact.com Truth-O-Meter rulings …:
Donald Trump: “I watched in Jersey City, N.J., where thousands and thousands of people were cheering” …
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Trump's outrageous claim that ‘thousands’ of New Jersey Muslims celebrated the 9/11 attacks
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
When the Press Attacks Donald Trump, the Truth Is Optional [Updated]
Cory Bennett / The Hill:
Trump takes heat for tweet about black murder rates  —  Donald Trump is taking heat on social media for a Sunday afternoon tweet of statistics purporting to show that the vast majority of murdered black people in the U.S. are killed by other black people.  —  The tweet was apparently Trump's response …
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Charles Johnson / Little Green Footballs:
We Found Where Donald Trump's “Black Crimes” Graphic Came From  —  So today, this happened.  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (yes, him again) re-tweeted the following blatantly racist graphic: … Not only is this racist, it's completely false.
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
TV networks unite to fight Trump's restriction on journalists' access
Hadas Gold / Politico:   TV networks hold conference call to discuss Trump treatment
Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
Beyond Distrust: How Americans View Their Government  —  Broad criticism, but positive performance ratings in many areas  —  Overview  —  A year ahead of the presidential election, the American public is deeply cynical about government, politics and the nation's elected leaders in a way that has become quite familiar.
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Why Vitter's last-minute Syrian refugee gambit failed  —  THE BIG IDEA:  — Democrats felt very good about winning the Louisiana governor's race until the Paris attacks happened on Friday the 13th.  —  Republican Sen. David Vitter, trailing by double digits in the polls …
Dana Treen / Florida Times Union:
Costumed Dark Lord overcome by the ‘force’ of a jar of salad dressing in Jacksonville Beach  —  The all-encompassing Force made famous in the fictional “Star Wars” universe didn't extend to a Dark Lord wanna-be in Jacksonville Beach Sunday.  —  Instead, the Darth Vader-costumed would-be robber …
Discussion: Slantpoint and NOLA River
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Steven Dial / WJXX-TV:
‘Darth Vader’ arrested after Jacksonville Beach attempted robbery
Discussion: Florida Times Union
New York Post:
ObamaCare's imploding even without repeal  —  It's looking like ObamaCare won't survive even if Congress can't manage to repeal it.  —  The nation's largest health insurer, UnitedHealth Group, said last week that it's losing too much — $425 million — from policies sold on the health exchanges, and may have to pull out by 2017.
Discussion: The Other McCain
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Health Reform Lives!
Discussion: Washington Post
David Remnick / New Yorker:
Telling the Truth About ISIS and Raqqa  —  On Saturday night, five young Syrians slouched into a dive bar in New York and ordered drinks.  When the bartender asked if off-brand vodka was O.K., they had to smile.  They were all exiles from Raqqa, the provincial city in northern Syria that ISIS …
Discussion: BillMoyers.com and National Review
German Lopez / Vox:
John Oliver's excellent takedown of the fearmongering about Syrian refugees  —  On Last Week Tonight's last episode of the year on Sunday, John Oliver walked through the very, very rigorous vetting process that Syrian refugees go through — debunking the idea that a terrorist could easily infiltrate the US by posing as a refugee.
Discussion: Bloomberg Business and Big Think
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Mike Huckabee / Fox News:
Obama's idealistic and outright dangerous Syrian refugee relocation plan
Discussion: Politico, CNN and Political Wire
Yossi Melman / Jerusalem Post:
Report: Russian ground troops arrive in Syria in unprecedented military action  — US officials say Russia positioning tanks at Syria airfield - Russia confirms that explosive downed plane over Sinai  —  The Kuwaiti report adds that Russian forces have already taken over multiple strategic positions …
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Michael Crowley / Politico:
Obama to Hollande: Stay the course against Russia
Discussion: ABC News
Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
The Opportunist  —  On the morning of October 10th, Marco Rubio, Florida's junior senator, mounted a small stage at the Elks Lodge in Boulder City, Nevada, a popular retirement spot near Las Vegas.  In his twenties, as an obscure Republican state legislator, Rubio exhibited such innate political skill …
Tammy Mutasa / WLWT-TV:
Muslim UC student says she was attacked because of her religion  —  'I'm terrified to cross the street now,' woman says  —  A Muslim woman is speaking out after she says she was called a terrorist and almost run over by an angry man in Clifton Monday night.
Discussion: Raw Story and LiberalAmerica.org
Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
Ben Carson, author of book about the Constitution, incorrectly states that Thomas Jefferson crafted it  —  It's a common misconception that Thomas Jefferson participated in drafting the United States Constitution in 1787.  But as Republican presidential candidate and retired pediatric …
Ari Melber / MSNBC:
Ex-Benghazi investigator sues Trey Gowdy for discrimination and defamation  —  A former investigator for the House Benghazi Committee filed a federal lawsuit against the committee Monday, opening a new chapter in legal skirmishes over the Benghazi attacks and subsequent investigations.
Rhiannon Mills / Sky News:
Charles: Syria's War Linked To Climate Change  —  Video: Climate Change ‘Causing Conflict’  —  Prince Charles has spoken exclusively to Sky News about his ongoing concerns about climate change, saying he believes there are links to the current refugee crisis and terrorism.
Scott Jaschik / Inside Higher Ed:
A Class Implodes Over Race  —  Kansas professor is on leave after students complain over her use of n-word and her statements on retention.  Situation is latest to raise issues of racial sensitivity and academic freedom.  —  By  —  Several administrators have lost their jobs …
Washington Post:
Mauricio Macri elected president of Argentina  —  BUENOS AIRES — Mauricio Macri, the wealthy Buenos Aires mayor who catapulted to prominence on a wave of discontent over government scandals, a feeble economy and combative nationalism, was elected president of Argentina on Sunday, according to election officials.
Discussion: Hot Air
 
 
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Pew: White Christians no longer a majority
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
NPR is graying, and public radio is worried about it
Kaitlyn Schallhorn / TheBlaze.com:
‘We Are Coming’: Threatening Pro-Islamic State Messages on U.S. College Campus
Oliver Milman / Raw Story:
Ronald Reagan's EPA chief mocks Republicans for ignoring climate science for political gain
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Jacqueline Klimas / Washington Examiner:
Top Dem to Obama: We're running out of time to beat Islamic State
Discussion: Hot Air and Independent Journal
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John Nolte / Associated Press:
Blowhard Box Office Blowback: ‘Mockingjay’ Underperforms; Seth Rogen, Julia Roberts Tank
Discussion: Forbes, Raw Story and Deadline
Tony Todd / France 24:
French far-right sees popularity rise after Paris attacks
Derek Hunter / The Daily Caller:
Backfire: Hillary Tweets All Sexual Abuse Accusers Deserve To Be ‘Believed,’ Is Reminded Of Her Husband
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