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9:30 PM ET, December 9, 2015

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John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:
Bloomberg Politics Poll: Nearly Two-Thirds of Likely GOP Primary Voters Back Trump's Muslim Ban  —  More than a third say it makes them more likely to vote for him, according to an online PulsePoll conducted by Purple Strategies on Tuesday.  —  McCormickJohn
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Scalia: Affirmative Action Sends Blacks To Schools Too Advanced For Them  —  In the oral arguments Wednesday for a Supreme Court affirmative action case, Justice Antonin Scalia—a well known critic of affirmative action—suggested that the policy was hurting minority students by sending …
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Hayley Munguia / FiveThirtyEight:
Here's What Happens When You Ban Affirmative Action In College Admissions  —  Affirmative action in higher education is back in the Supreme Court, with oral arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin being heard Wednesday.  The topic has been contentious in Texas …
Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones:
Justice Scalia Suggests Blacks Belong at “Slower” Colleges
Liz Goodwin / Yahoo Politics:
Scalia argues black students benefit from ‘slower’ colleges
Discussion: Politico, Bloomberg Business and Vox
Betsy McCaughey / New York Post:
College quotas are actually destroying lives of minorities
Discussion: Red Alert Politics
Daily Mail:
'Trump's not wrong - we can't wear uniform in our OWN cars': Five police officers claim Donald Trump is RIGHT about parts of London being so ‘radicalised’ they are no-go areas  —  Serving police officers today backed Donald Trump's claim that some Muslim communities in the UK are no-go areas because of extremism.
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Samantha Grossman / TIME:
Watch Donald Trump Dodge a Bald Eagle  —  The Person of the Year runner-up encounters the American symbol  —  Last August, as Person of the Year runner-up Donald Trump was establishing himself as a real contender, the candidate agreed to pose with a bald eagle for a TIME cover story.
The Times of Israel:
Netanyahu set to meet Trump, as MKs urge candidate be shunned
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Obama not briefed on FBI's Clinton probe
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Allen B. West
Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Trump Proves That Liberals Have Been Right All Along  —  The left nailed the pathology of the conservative movement years ago.  The Donald is just making that impossible to deny.  —  If you've been following Donald Trump's presidential candidacy and his effect on the Republican primary closely …
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CBS Denver:
Planned Parenthood Attack Suspect: ‘I Am Guilty’  —  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) - Robert Lewis Dear, the suspect in the Nov. 27 attack at Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs, yelled in court on Wednesday that he is guilty.  —  “I am guilty there will be no trial.
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Samer Hijazi / arabamericannews.com:
Woman attacks praying Muslims in California park  —  Castro Valley, CA - It was supposed to be another normal Sunday at the park for Rasheed Albeshari and his friends, until they were attacked by a local woman because of their Islamic faith.  —  Albeshari and his pals frequent Lake Chabot often …
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Enraged woman attacks Muslims praying in California park: ‘Allah is Satan and you are all murderers’
Discussion: Mashable, alan.com and SFist
Austin American-Statesman:
Gun rights groups to stage mock mass shooting at UT  —  Gun rights groups say they will conduct a mock mass shooting this weekend at the University of Texas campus as they try to end gun-free zones.  —  The Open Carry Walk and Crisis Performance Event will involve actors “shot” …
Joe Concha / Mediaite:
Colbert Slips to 4th Place in Late-Night Race, Beaten By Seth Meyers Who Airs One-Hour Later  —  For Stephen Colbert and CBS, this wasn't the game plan.  —  Because now...just three months after so much hype and so much love went into Mr. Colbert's debut as the new host of Late Night …
J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
Erick Erickson's Mom Denies Son's Story About Boycotting Asian Food Because of Pearl Harbor  —  Erick Erickson—the influential conservative blogger, Atlanta-area radio host, and Fox News talking head—published a curious claim on Twitter this past Monday, which marked the 74th anniversary …
David Edwards / Raw Story:
WATCH: Muslim store owner in tears after he's beaten by New York man on mission to ‘kill Muslims’  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  A Muslim store owner in Queens reported that he was attacked over the weekend by a man who said that he wanted to “kill Muslims.”
Numbers / Pew Research Center's Social …:
The American Middle Class Is Losing Ground  —  No longer the majority and falling behind financially  —  After more than four decades of serving as the nation's economic majority, the American middle class is now matched in number by those in the economic tiers above and below it.
People.com:
Kendrick Lamar Vs. Bruno Mars: POTUS and FLOTUS' Favorite Songs, Movies and Moments of 2015  —  We've all gotten glimpses into the private passions and pastimes of one of the most famous First Couples in American history, but now President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are opening …
Wendy Davis / Politico:
Why I Caved on Guns When I Ran for Governor of Texas  —  I am a lifelong Democrat.  I proudly boast an “F” rating from the NRA.  And, yet during my 2014 gubernatorial campaign in Texas, I supported the open carry of handguns in my state.  —  It is a position that haunts me.
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Jeb Bush's super PAC burning through money with little to show for it  —  The super PAC supporting Jeb Bush is racing through its massive war chest much faster than money is coming in, spending close to $50 million in a record blitz that has so far failed to lift the former Florida governor's sputtering presidential candidacy.
Discussion: Hot Air and Daily Kos
M. Alex Johnson / NBC News:
Muhammad Ali Hits at Trump and ‘Misguided Murderers’ Sabotaging Islam  —  Like the champion fighter he is, Muhammad Ali took jabs Wednesday at “so called Islamic Jihadists” and those who would “use Islam to advance their own personal agenda.”  —  “I am a Muslim and there is nothing Islamic …
Eugene Scott / CNN:
Right to left: Ex-conservative teen YouTube star backs Sanders  — CJ Pearson was once the darling of the right wing, known for his attacks on President Barack Obama  — But now the 13 year old says Bernie Sanders will best address racial issues, poverty and police brutality
Robert E. Scott / Economic Policy Institute:
A Conservative Estimate of ‘The Wal-Mart Effect’: Wal-Mart's growing trade deficit with China has displaced more than 400,000 U.S. jobs  —  In the long history of false promises made by trade negotiators, the claim that China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) …
 
 
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Rebecca Perring / Daily Express:
Muslim convert who held up ‘hug trust’ sign now faces jail over MP bomb threat
Nick Anderson / Washington Post:
Liberty University to allow guns in residence halls
Associated Press:
Singapore Minister Warns of Islamic State Threat in SE Asia
Discussion: Politico
Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Steve King: Even Muslims In Congress Won't Renounce Sharia Law
Discussion: Raw Story
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Richard Martin / MIT Technology Review:
How Old Is Too Old for a Nuclear Reactor?
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Charles C.W. Cooke / Washington Post:
The right to bear arms isn't up for debate
Jonathan Marks / Commentary Magazine:
The Troubling Climate at Yale
Discussion: JustOneMinute and Instapundit
Henry Olsen / The Atlantic:
The Polls May Be Underestimating Trump's Support
Discussion: Power Line and Washington Post
Steven Ginsberg / Washington Post:
“I. Will. Never. Leave. This. Race.”
 

 
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