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3:30 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 All Schools: Officials  —  All Los Angeles Unified School District campuses were closed Tuesday morning until further notice after LAUSD received a “credible” threat to all schools, according to district officials and police.
Associated Press:
The Latest: New York Threat Describes Bomb, Gun Attack
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 Donald 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 …
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 …
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
In face of criticism, Trump surges to his biggest lead over the GOP field
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Trump Edges Cruz in Iowa; His Supporters Think Japanese Internment Was Good; Clinton Still …
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Ben Carson: Debate focused on national security would be a ‘slam dunk’
Discussion: Yahoo Politics and Daily Kos
Adrian Carrasquillo / BuzzFeed:
Hispanic Republicans Blast Ted Cruz After Private Meeting With Campaign Chairman
James Downie / Washington Post:
Bring on Ted Cruz
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Donald Trump to meet with Sheldon Adelson in Vegas  —  LAS VEGAS — Donald Trump is slated to meet with billionaire Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson on Tuesday, a Trump spokesman said.  —  Trump is scheduled to meet with Adelson, a Republican megadonor who is uncommitted in the 2016 race …
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Rubio ridicules ‘ridiculous’ Obama climate deal
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
5 things to watch in tonight's debate
Matthew J. Dowd / Wall Street Journal:   Seven Insights About the Republican Field Ahead of Las Vegas Debate
Jenna Morton / WQAD-TV:
Muscatine man fights panhandlers who refuse his offer of a job  —  It's a picture that's been shared around the world.  Two boys panhandling in Muscatine, another man holding a sign telling people not to give them money.  —  In Muscatine, Iowa you can find panhandlers several times a week.
Discussion: FOX 61
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
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Katherine Lam / New York's PIX11:
Women sue WEN hair care by Chaz Dean claiming it causes hair loss
Discussion: Fox News Insider
Daily Mail:
‘The Obamas treat Air Force One like an Uber ride’: Chief of spending watchdog says president's Christmas Hawaii trip is too expensive to justify  —  Barack Obama has been savaged by a top spending campaigner for taking the First Family on an eighth consecutive Christmas vacation to Hawaii, at huge expense to the American taxpayer.
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: WSLS-TV, myfox8.com and Towleroad
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M. Alex Johnson / NBC News:
Disgruntled Guest Rams Truck Into Oklahoma Hotel Desk, Just Missing Two Women
New York Times:
The Experts Were Wrong About the Best Places for Better and Cheaper Health Care  —  These maps look nothing alike.  Their big differences are forcing health experts to rethink what they know about health costs across the country.  —  Medicare spending per capita
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House Republicans propose resolution defending Christmas  —  A group of House Republicans has signed onto legislation declaring support for Christmas.  —  Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) has introduced a resolution expressing the sense of the House that “the symbols and traditions of Christmas …
Yanan Wang / Washington Post:
In Flint, Mich., there's so much lead in children's blood that a state of emergency is declared  —  For months, worried parents in Flint, Mich., arrived at their pediatricians' offices in droves.  Holding a toddler by the hand or an infant in their arms, they all have the same question: Are their children being poisoned?
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Out-of-control Florida school dean suspended for mocking ‘ugly’ Jews, black women and poor students  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  The Dean of Students at a Florida middle school has been suspended for racist and sexist comments he made to students and fellow staffers alike, News4 Jacksonville is reporting.
Discussion: WJXT-TV
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 …
Deke Farrow / modbee:
Modesto pastor recovering from accidental gunshot in firearm-safety class  —  At close of class, instructor replaced rubber gun with real one  —  During last-minute role-playing exercise, the instructor shot pastor with The House Modesto … A pastor with a Modesto church is recovering …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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 …
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
 
 
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Manager: Robber called clerk a terrorist, shot him
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Richard A. Epstein / Hoover Institution:
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