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2:55 PM ET, November 25, 2015

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CNN:
Chicago protesters march as police release video of officer shooting teen  —  Chicago (CNN)Protesters took to the streets of Chicago late Tuesday after police released a graphic dash-cam video showing an officer shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.  —  McDonald was killed in October 2014.
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Deborah L. Shelton / Chicago Reporter:
How Chicago tried to cover up a police execution
David Frum / The Atlantic:
How to Beat Donald Trump  —  A new round of attack ads are heading Donald Trump's way, some from John Kasich's campaign and the super PAC backing him, and more in the future from an LLC created specifically to produce anti-Trump messages.  —  New Day for America's 47-second ad splices together …
Washington Post:
Flash mob hits designer store in Georgetown, steals $13,000 worth of goods  —  A large group of juveniles robbed a designer store in Georgetown Tuesday evening and stole $13,000 worth of items, according to D.C. Police.  —  The incident happened just before 6 p.m. at the Diesel store in the 3000 block of M Street NW.
New York Times:
The Case Against Woodrow Wilson at Princeton  —  Student protesters at Princeton performed a valuable public service last week when they demanded that the administration acknowledge the toxic legacy of Woodrow Wilson, who served as university president and New Jersey governor before being elected to the White House.
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Gordon J. Davis / New York Times:   What Woodrow Wilson Cost My Grandfather
MJ Lee / CNN:
Donald Trump has been called lots of things — now a new label is surfacing  —  (CNN)Conservative warnings about Donald Trump have grown increasingly somber.  At first he was just an entertainer; then he became a worrisome distraction, and soon, there was fear that he would permanently scar the reputation of the Republican Party.
David Jackson / USA Today:
Obama to address nation on Islamic State threats  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama will address the nation Wednesday following his meeting with national security aides about potential threats to the United States over the Thanksgiving holiday, the White House said.
Discussion: Liberaland
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Obama tries to reassure holiday travelers fearful of terror attacks
Dylan Baddour / Houston Chronicle:
Texas GOP official wants secession on the primary ballot  —  A member of the executive committee for the Republican Party of Texas plans to introduce a resolution at the group's next meeting, which would add to the party's primary ballot a non-binding measure for Texas secession.
Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Obama draws criticism for doubling down on current ISIS strategy  —  President Obama announced no new steps to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) after meeting with French President François Hollande on Tuesday, despite calls for new action in the wake of this month's terrorist attacks in Paris.
J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
Emails Show Politico's Mike Allen Promised Positive Coverage of Chelsea Clinton  —  Few journalists are more thoroughly connected to Washington's power elite than Politico's Chief White House correspondent Mike Allen.  But as newly released emails between the veteran reporter …
Jim Dwyer / New York Times:
A Definitive Debunking of Donald Trump's 9/11 Claims  —  How alarmed were New Jersey officials by reports of Muslims dancing in the streets of Jersey City and Paterson on Sept. 11, 2001, to celebrate the destruction of the World Trade Center?  —  They feared riots would break out and were ready …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Obstacles imperil budget deal  —  Congressional leaders face several hurdles to getting a budget deal done by the Dec. 11 deadline, including a fight over health funding that is holding up the omnibus spending package.  —  There's also a battle brewing over dozens of policy riders aimed …
Discussion: Washington Post
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Rudy Giuliani: I Heard Reports Of 9/11 Cheering, But I Didn't See It (VIDEO)  —  Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) said Wednesday that he heard reports about people cheering the 9/11 terror attacks, but didn't see it for himself.  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump recently …
Discussion: Mediaite
Jared Keever / Opposing Views:
Oregon Police Officer Reassigned After Tweeting About Upcoming Black Lives Matter Event  —  A Portland, Oregon, police officer has been reassigned, pending an internal investigation, after he posted a message to social media complaining about a scheduled Black Lives Matter protest in the city.
Discussion: Liberaland
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Marco Rubio: ‘Ignore’ Gay Marriage Decision Because 'God's Rules Always Win'  —  In an interview today with David Brody of the Christian Broadcasting Network, Sen. Marco Rubio said that the Supreme Court's rulings on marriage equality and abortion rights in the Obergefell and Roe decisions, respectively, are “not settled law.”
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
FBI has lead in probe of 1.2 billion stolen Web credentials: documents  —  A hacker who once advertised having access to user account information for websites like Facebook (FB.O) and Twitter (TWTR.N) has been linked through a Russian email address to the theft of a record 1.2 billion Internet credentials …
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
Brown University's $100 Million Inclusivity Plan  —  Every university responds to student protests in its own way.  —  Earlier this month, scores of Brown undergraduates formed a circle on a quad and listened as black classmates expressed pain, anger, and frustration with campus life …
Discussion: Instapundit
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wmo.int:
WMO: 2015 likely to be Warmest on Record, 2011-2015 Warmest Five Year Period  —  Climate Change Breaches Symbolic Thresholds, Fuels Extreme Weather  —  Geneva 25 November 2015 (WMO) The global average surface temperature in 2015 is likely to be the warmest on record and to reach the symbolic …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and EcoWatch
Christopher J. Scalia / Weekly Standard:
Antonin Scalia, Bogeyman of the Liberal Imagination  —  Are you watching Scream Queens?  Me neither.  But I did catch a scene of the FOX slasher-comedy and was surprised to see that my father, Justice Antonin Scalia, made a cameo appearance.  Sort of.  —  The show, set on a college campus …
Discussion: Liberaland
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Dem rep: I will argue with your Republican relatives for you  —  Are you a Democrat eagerly awaiting a sparring match with a Republican relative during the holiday season?  If so, Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) wants to help.  —  Grayson, running for Senate in a tough primary with fellow Democratic …
Discussion: Liberaland
New York Times:
Emirates Secretly Sends Colombian Mercenaries to Fight in Yemen  —  WASHINGTON — The United Arab Emirates has secretly dispatched hundreds of Colombian mercenaries to Yemen to fight in that country's raging conflict, adding a volatile new element in a complex proxy war that has drawn in the United States and Iran.
Discussion: The Right Scoop and The Week
 
 
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Neil Munro / Breitbart:
Sen. Sessions Reveals 12 Refugee-Jihadis Charged this Year, Hopes to Shrink Obama's 2016 Refugee Budget
Gillian B. White / The Atlantic:
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Discussion: ACS Blog
William Poole / Wall Street Journal:
Don't Blame the Fed for Low Rates
Discussion: bradford-delong.com and EconLog
Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones:
Marco Rubio Is Using a Convicted Felon to Help Him Win Florida
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James Delingpole / Breitbart:
German Professor: NASA Has Fiddled Climate Data On ‘Unbelievable’ Scale
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Susan Jones / CNSNews:
US Planes Left ISIS Fuel Tankers Unharmed Because ‘They Ran Out of Ammunition’
Michael Allen / Opposing Views:
Christians Outraged By Google Evolution Doodle Celebrating Scientific Discovery
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
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