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1:00 PM ET, December 15, 2015

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Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:
All LAUSD schools closed after bomb threat called in to board member, police say  —  All Los Angeles Unified School District campuses were closed Tuesday morning after a bomb threat was called in to a board member, police said.  —  It is unclear when the threat was made and to which school board member …
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Tracybloomktla / KTLA:
LAUSD Closes All Schools Amid ‘Credible Threat’ of Violence to ‘Many Schools’  —  All Los Angeles Unified School District schools were closed Tuesday morning until further notice after LAUSD received a “credible threat,” according to school district officials.
Associated Press:
The Latest: Many Cities Got Threat, New York Officials Say
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
LA Public Schools Shut Down After Unspecified Threat, but NYC Deems Similar Threat Not Credible
Discussion: American Spectator
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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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 …
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.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Trump Edges Cruz in Iowa; His Supporters Think Japanese Internment Was Good; Clinton Still Well Ahead of Sanders In State  —  PPP's newest Iowa poll finds Donald Trump and Ted Cruz at the top of the heap with 28% and 25% respectively.  Marco Rubio at 14% and Ben Carson at 10% are also in double digits …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
5 things to watch in tonight's debate
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Ben Carson: Debate focused on national security would be a ‘slam dunk’
Discussion: Daily Kos
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Liberal Hispanic activists assail Rubio, Cruz as ‘traitors’ to their culture
Discussion: Instapundit
Dylan Stableford / Yahoo Politics:   Sarah Palin on 2016 GOP race: ‘What a nice problem to have if it came down to Cruz and Trump’
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: Shakesville
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Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
Trump Audience Member Yells Nazi Salute as Protester Removed From Las Vegas Rally  —  Some Donald Trump supporters attending the Republican presidential candidate's rally in Las Vegas on the eve of the next GOP debate treated protesters with unusual hatred Monday night.
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
A group of influential social conservative leaders is planning to back Ted Cruz  —  Tim Alberta from National Review has a great report about Ted Cruz winning the allegiance of a group of conservative factional leaders who met under the auspices of Family Research Council president Tony Perkins …
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Emily Summars / Enid News & Eagle:
Man drives pickup into Alva hotel lobby  —  ALVA, Okla. — A Texas man accused of driving his pickup into the lobby of an Alva hotel is facing felony charges in the incident.  —  John Parsley, 62, of Gonzales, Texas, faces two felony counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon …
Discussion: myfox8.com, WDTN-TV and Towleroad
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M. Alex Johnson / NBC News:
Disgruntled Guest Rams Truck Into Oklahoma Hotel Desk, Just Missing Two Women
Lauren French / Politico:
Ryan: Budget package a true compromise  —  Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday that negotiators will unveil their trillion-dollar government spending bill Tuesday.  —  The package will be finalized just one day before the deadline to keep the government funded, ensuring that Congress will need …
Discussion: Fox News Insider
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Kathleen Miller / Bloomberg Business:
Oil Export Plan Last Obstacle to U.S. Spending Bill, Reid Says
Discussion: Politico
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 …
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Bret Stephens / Wall Street Journal:
The Cruz Imposture  —  The Texas senator's foreign policy is closer to Obama's than he lets on.  —  Not everything in Ted Cruz's foreign policy speech on Thursday at the Heritage Foundation was awful.  There was enough intellectual heft in there to suggest that the senator from Texas …
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Max Boot / Commentary Magazine:
Ted Cruz: The Anti-Reagan
Discussion: Washington Post
Dusty Lane / Q13 FOX News:
Pasco man gets Amber Alert on his phone just as he's parking next to car in question  —  Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment  —  PASCO - Can you even imagine?  —  A Pasco man was pulling into a Wendy's parking lot Monday night when he got an Amber Alert on his phone.
Discussion: KFOR-TV and New York's PIX11
Fox News:
Sources: Review affirms Clinton server emails were ‘top secret,’ despite department challenge  —  EXCLUSIVE: An intelligence community review has re-affirmed that two classified emails were indeed “top secret” when they hit Hillary Clinton's unsecured personal server despite a challenge …
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 …
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Stephanie McNeal / BuzzFeed:
Women Say Their Hair Is Falling Out In Chunks After Using Wen Hair Products  —  Women say a popular hair care line created by a celebrity stylist in Los Angeles is making them go bald, with hundreds of people joining a class-action lawsuit against the manufacturer.  —  Instagram: @wenbychazdean Murphy Rosen LLP
Discussion: WFLA-TV, fox4kc.com, myfox8.com and FOX 61
Des Moines Register:
Last Slide  —  Actress and author Lena Dunham will campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Jan. 9 in Des Moines and Iowa City.  —  “Lena has spent a lot of time with Hillary, and I bet she's got some great stories to share,” Michelle Kleppe, the Iowa organizing director …
Discussion: LifeNews.com and Politico
 
 
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Richard A. Epstein / Hoover Institution:
Our Affirmative Action Mess
Discussion: Eduwonk
New York Times:
Obama Counters Anti-Muslim Talk by Welcoming New Citizens
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Yanan Wang / Washington Post:
In Flint, Mich., there's so much lead in children's blood that a state of emergency is declared
Discussion: Common Dreams
Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Carson Says Debate Questions About Foreign Policy Will Be A ‘Slam Dunk’
Discussion: Washington Post, NPR and The Week
Lawrence K. Altman / New York Times:
Leading a Nation Takes Years Off Life, Study Suggests
Rick Noack / Washington Post:
Multiculturalism is a sham, says Angela Merkel
Discussion: Hot Air and Truth Revolt
 Earlier Items: 
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Inside the 2016 black market for donor emails
Discussion: Political Wire
Kate Taylor / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Urges Cuomo to Raise CUNY Professors' Pay
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
State Department sued over refugee plan
Steve Schmadeke / Chicago Tribune:
Judge acquits Chicago police commander of abuse charge despite DNA evidence
Summer Ballentine / Associated Press:
Missouri Bill Would Strip Scholarships If Athletes Strike
Annie Snider / Politico:
EPA's water-rule blitz was ‘covert propaganda,’ GAO says
Discussion: Washington Post and New York Times
Tim Culpan / Bloomberg Business:
Apple Opens Secret Laboratory in Taiwan To Develop New Screens
Discussion: Mashable, Gizmodo and The Verge
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Terrorism Fears Drag Down Obama's Support in New Poll
 

 
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