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12:00 PM ET, November 27, 2015

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Robinson Meyer / The Atlantic:
Video Is Never Enough … On October 20, 2014, a white Chicago Police Department officer named Jason Van Dyke fired 16 shots at a black Chicago resident, a 17-year-old named Laquan McDonald.  Van Dyke started shooting McDonald while he had his back turned on the officer, and he continued firing after McDonald had fallen to the ground.
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Protesters for Laquan McDonald Plan Chicago March to Disrupt Black Friday  —  As Black Friday continues to promote the holidays with rampant consumerism and violent frenzies across America, the shopping areas of Chicago are facing additional pressure as protests continue over the death of Laquan McDonald.
Discussion: NBC News
Washington Post:
He said, 'All right, let's do this.' Then he jumped the White House fence.  —  A man draped in an American flag was taken into custody Thursday afternoon after he jumped the fence of the White House while the first family was inside celebrating Thanksgiving.
Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Trump denies mocking journalist who has disability, demands an apology  —  Donald Trump has been accused of using this moment during a Nov. 24, 2015, rally in South Carolina to mock a reporter who has a disablity that limits flexibility in his arms.  (Reuters)
Catherine Herridge / Fox News:
FBI using elite surveillance teams to track at least 48 high risk ISIS suspects  —  With as many as 1000 active cases, Fox News has learned at least 48 ISIS suspects are considered so high risk that the FBI is using its elite tracking squads known as the mobile surveillance teams or MST to track them domestically.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Daily Mail
Cortney O'Brien / Townhall.com:
DNC Nearing $7 Million in Debt  —  The Democratic National Committee is in the red when it comes to their operating finances.  A new Federal Election Commission report reveals the DNC ended with an $800,000 net loss for October and now has a debt of $6.9 million.
Discussion: Independent Journal
Seth Barrett Tillman / THE NEW REFORM CLUB:
‘Teaching Children About World Religions and Ethics Could Help CounterIslamophobia’: A Response  —  a response to  —  Teaching Children About World Religions and Ethics Could Help Counter Islamophobia  —  Dr. O'Donnell tells us that teaching about world religions and ethics …
Molly Ball / The Atlantic:
The Ecstasy of Donald Trump  —  MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina—All politicians, if they are any good at their craft, know the truth about human nature.  —  Donald Trump is very good, and he knows it better than most.  —  Trump stands alone on a long platform, surrounded by a rapturous throng.
Greg R. Lawson / The Hill:
Will Putin begin carving a little Turkey after the ‘stab in the back’?  —  As Americans prepare to sit down with family and friends on Thanksgiving, a different sort of Turkey carving may soon begin to emerge.  This could easily degenerate into a major challenge for the future of NATO …
Kimberly Alters / The Week:
The Washington Redskins sent out a perfectly oblivious Thanksgiving tweet  —  Ah, Thanksgiving, a day for packing in as much poultry and pigskin as possible.  And given the holiday's proclivity for football, NFL teams have a natural incentive to spread the good cheer on turkey day.
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
The 2016 ballot wars begin  —  Voting doesn't begin for another two months but some presidential candidates have already failed their first big ballot test - actually getting on the ballot in all 50 states.  —  The business of getting a candidate's name on the ballot is a costly and complex endeavor …
Discussion: The Week
Washington Post:
Canada gets it right on Syrian refugees  —  WHEN THE photo appeared Sept. 2 of Alan Kurdi, a lifeless 3-year-old boy facedown on a beach, the plight of refugees from Syria's civil war shocked the world.  In Canada's election campaign, rivals responded with pledges to accelerate their resettlement.
 
 
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Matt McDonald / fox13now.com:
Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City investigating after wafer appears to bleed three days after communion
Discussion: KFOR-TV and New York's PIX11
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Tighter Lid on Records Threatens to Weaken Government Watchdogs
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Ben Carson to Visit Refugees in Jordan Amid Scrutiny of His Foreign Policy Credentials
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and NBC News
Oli Smith / Daily Express:
Inside secret underground ISIS bomb-making lair found littered with US-made guns and drugs
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Smithsonian: Statue of Liberty was originally a Muslim woman
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Dakota Smith / L.A. Daily News:
LA City Council proposal would send john letters to owners of cars in prostitution areas
Discussion: CBS Sacramento
Sarah Knapton / Telegraph:
End of daily injections for diabetes as scientists restore insulin production