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9:30 AM ET, December 15, 2015

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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Trump rises, Carson collapses in Post/ABC poll  —  Donald Trump has hit his highest level of support yet in a new Washington Post/ABC News poll of registered Republicans out Tuesday: 38 percent.  —  Despite the widespread blowback over Trump's proposal to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. …
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
In face of criticism, Trump surges to his biggest lead over the GOP field  —  Following his proposal to temporarily bar Muslims from entering the country, Donald Trump has increased his lead in the Republican primary to its largest margin yet, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
How Trump Could Win, and Why He Probably Won't  —  Despite controversy after controversy, Donald Trump still dominates the polls.  With his seemingly impervious lead, it is tempting to declare that he is a clear front-runner for the nomination.  —  He has, after all, defied all expectations …
Scott Clement / Washington Post:
Republicans embrace Trump's ban on Muslims while most others reject it
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
First Truth, Now Chappaquiddick  —  Some time ago-several decades, actually-a group of us at my law firm formed a Chappaquiddick Book Club.  We read three or four books on the fatal car accident that should have ended Ted Kennedy's public career.  The facts are much worse than most people realize …
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Terrorism Fears Drag Down Obama's Support in New Poll  —  The recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, Calif., have vaulted terrorism and national security to become the American public's top concern, and they've helped drive President Barack Obama's job rating to 43 percent …
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CBS News:
U.S. missed “red flags” with San Bernardino shooter
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama spokesman takes a dig at Trump's medical report  —  President Obama's top spokesman isn't buying Donald Trump's medical report declaring the GOP front-runner would be the healthiest person ever elected president.  —  “Is the suggestion that Mr. Trump's doctor conducted …
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Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
On ‘Princess Bride’ Portrayals, Mandy Patinkin Thinks Ted Cruz Doesn't Get It  —  In recent days, the actor Mandy Patinkin, who played the master swordsman Inigo Montoya in the classic 1987 film “The Princess Bride,” has received emails from friends alerting him to pictures on the Internet …
James Surowiecki / New Yorker:
In Defense of Philanthrocapitalism  —  When Mark Zuckerberg, the C.E.O. of Facebook, announced that he would be donating ninety-nine per cent of his Facebook stock to a new nonprofit organization, he got his share of positive headlines.  But the move was also dismissed as a tax-avoidance scheme …
M. Alex Johnson / NBC News:
Disgruntled Guest Rams Truck Into Oklahoma Hotel Desk, Just Missing Two Women  —  Stunning video released Monday shows an angry man ramming his pickup truck through the lobby and into the front desk of an Oklahoma hotel as two women dive for safety at the last second.
Discussion: Boing Boing and WSLS-TV
Rush Limbaugh:
Cruz Forces Trump Blunders  —  RUSH: On this program, ladies and gentlemen, we have praised repeatedly the way Ted Cruz has been behaving in this campaign.  We have praised his strategy.  We have recognized what he's doing and have praised it, called it out, and this program has been front …
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
State Department sued over refugee plan  —  A conservative legal watchdog is suing the State Department to obtain documents about its work with aid organizations to resettle refugees in the United States.  —  Judicial Watch filed the lawsuit, months after failing to obtain the records through a Freedom of Information Act request.
McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Trump Campaign Rally Erupts In Chaos And Ugly Confrontation  —  LAS VEGAS — Donald Trump's campaign rally had only been underway for a few minutes Monday night when the first angry eruption occurred.  —  The Republican frontrunner had invited a supporter up to the stage to recount how his son was killed by an undocumented immigrant.
Discussion: NBC News and The Week
Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell vows ambitious agenda in treacherous 2016  —  Mitch McConnell vowed when he took over as Senate majority leader to get the notoriously gridlocked Senate moving again.  Eleven months later, he can claim bona fide progress on several fronts — such as a bipartisan budget deal …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Budget talks near finish line
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Peter Sterne / Politico:
Roy Sekoff to leave Huffington Post  —  The Huffington Post's founding editor, Roy Sekoff, is leaving the organization, president Arianna Huffington announced in an email to staff on Monday night.  —  Sekoff, who also was the co-creator of HuffPost Live, is currently the president …
Steve Schmadeke / Chicago Tribune:
Judge acquits Chicago police commander of abuse charge despite DNA evidence  —  Glenn Evans, one of the Chicago Police Department's 22 district commanders, is accused of chasing a suspect, Rickey Williams, into a building, shoving the barrel of his service weapon “deep down” his throat …
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Liberal Hispanic activists assail Rubio, Cruz as ‘traitors’ to their culture  —  Liberal Hispanic groups have launched a new campaign designed to turn Latino voters against the two Cuban-American Republicans who have risen to the top tier of the GOP presidential field …
Discussion: Instapundit
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Inside the 2016 black market for donor emails  —  Scott Walker has begun selling access to his email list to pay off his leftover presidential debt, renting out the email addresses of hundreds of thousands of supporters to former rivals, including Marco Rubio, John Kasich, Ted Cruz and Ben Carson.
Summer Ballentine / Associated Press:
Missouri Bill Would Strip Scholarships If Athletes Strike  —  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A state legislator is proposing that student athletes should lose their scholarships if they go on strike, a response to a threat by University of Missouri football players not to play over criticism …
Chicago Sun Times:
Chicago Teachers Union votes to back strike  —  Sign-up for Chicago Sun-Times newsletters. … Nearly every one of the thousands of Chicago teachers who cast ballots last week to determine whether they could go on strike voted to do so, blowing past a 75 percent approval mandated by the state.
Kate Taylor / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Urges Cuomo to Raise CUNY Professors' Pay  —  While the rest of the presidential field was talking about how to confront global terrorism, Senator Bernie Sanders in recent days had a very local issue on his mind: getting a raise for professors at the City University of New York.
Discussion: PSC CUNY and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Daisy Hernández / The Atlantic:
Pharma Bro's Latest Move Targets Latinos  —  After dropping $2 million on a Wu-Tang Clan album, the pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli has found a new project: making an essential treatment unaffordable for poor immigrants from Latin America.  —  Shkreli, otherwise known as “pharma bro …
Discussion: STAT and Balloon Juice
 
 
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Stephen Moore / Washington Times:
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Carson, Huckabee, Fiorina earned speaking fees during campaign
Annie Snider / Politico:
EPA's water-rule blitz was ‘covert propaganda,’ GAO says
Discussion: New York Times
Tim Culpan / Bloomberg Business:
Apple Opens Secret Laboratory in Taiwan To Develop New Screens
Discussion: Gizmodo and The Verge
Kyle Smith / New York Post:
Democratic candidates build ‘safe spaces’ from tough questions
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Algemeiner.com:
Anti-Israel Protest Disrupts York University Hanukkah Party With ‘Harassment, Intimidation’
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
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Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Trump Is Going To Break Your Heart
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Brad Wilmouth / NewsBusters:
MSNBC's Harris-Perry Gripes Over ‘Totally Black Guy’ Darth Vader As Evil Character
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Steven Hayward / Power Line:
The Unbearable Lightness of Being John Kerry
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