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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP chair probes if Cruz unveiled classified info during debate — A key Senate Republican is looking into whether Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) discussed classified information during Tuesday night's Republican presidential debate. — “I'm having my staff look at the transcripts of the debate right now …
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Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
Joe Scarborough Notices Something During Debate That Has Him Convinced Trump, Cruz Made ‘Inside Deal’ Against GOP Establishment — MSNBC's Joe Scarborough speculated on Wednesday that GOP frontrunners Donald Trump and Ted Cruz may have made an “inside deal” against the Republican establishment.
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
The GOP's worst nightmare: A runaway convention — With the Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas dramatizing again the divisions plaguing the GOP, the unfolding battle for the presidential nomination suggests the growing odds of a runaway convention that could choose an unelectable nominee …
Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
Ted Cruz Has a Problem — Up until last night, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) 100%'s refusal to attack Donald Trump was defensible. Without question, it was smart politics, as his rise in the polls would attest. But it was also defensible on the merits as a guy who is a solid conservative in good standing …
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Cruz Blusters and Trump Sulks at Tense Republican Debate — Someone needs to explain carpets to Ted Cruz. — They're continuous stretches of material, usually rectangular, sometimes round. They're not staggered, interrupted, with stops, starts, holes and sharp jags so that they smother …
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
CNN Republican debate: Winners and losers
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Bush v. Trump: Behind the Vegas rumble
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Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
7 Ways the GOP Debate Did (and Didn't) Change the Presidential Race
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Politico, Bloomberg Business and abc7.com
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Chris Christie just made the GOP race a lot more interesting
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Politico and Betsy's Page
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Jeb: ‘This is a wide open race’
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Politico, Mother Jones, Bloomberg View, Hot Air and No More Mister Nice Blog
Baltimore Sun:
Mistrial declared in trial of Officer William Porter in death of Freddie Gray — A mistrial was declared Wednesday in the trial of Baltimore Police Officer William G. Porter, after jurors told a judge it could not reach a verdict on any of the four charges against him.
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CNN:
Freddie Gray case: Hung jury in William Porter trial — Baltimore (CNN)[Breaking news alert, posted at 3:50 p.m. ET Wednesday] — The judge has declared a mistrial in the case of Baltimore police Officer William Porter after jurors said they were deadlocked and unable to reach a unanimous verdict …
NBC News:
Judge Declares Mistrial of Baltimore Cop in Freddie Gray Case — In what is a perceived legal blow for prosecutors, the jury appears hung and the judge declared a mistrial in the trial of Baltimore officer William Porter in the case of Freddie Gray's death after sustaining injuries while in custody.
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Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
Why Is It So Hard To Convict Police Officers? The Answer Is In The Fine Print
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Daily Kos, CNN, Baltimore Sun, Shakesville, Associated Press and Mediaite
Isite Design / Wheaton College Home:
Wheaton College Statement Regarding Dr. Larycia Hawkins — In response to significant questions regarding the theological implications of statements that Associate Professor of Political Science Dr. Larycia Hawkins has made about the relationship of Christianity to Islam …
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Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune:
Wheaton College suspends Christian professor who wore a hijab
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Jamie Sotonoff / Daily Herald:
Wheaton College puts hijab-wearing professor on leave
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Philip Haney / The Hill:
Administration nixed probe into Southern California jihadists — There are terrorists in our midst and they arrived here using legal means right under the noses of the federal law enforcement agencies whose mission is to stop them. That is not due to malfeasance or lack of effort on the part …
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
FBI: ‘No evidence’ Calif. shooters supported jihad on social media
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Washington Post:
5th Republican debate transcript, annotated: Who said what and what it meant — Nine Republican candidates are participating in tonight's 2016 presidential debate in Las Vegas: Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.), former Florida governor Jeb Bush, former tech executive Carly Fiorina …
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The New / New York Times:
Transcript: Republican Presidential Debate
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Anthony Gockowski / Campus Reform:
Harvard placemat serves up social justice for Christmas — The placemat was created by the Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in collaboration with the Freshmen Dean's Office and were distributed in an undergraduate dining hall. — The Office for Equity, Diversity …
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Washington Free Beacon, The Daily Caller and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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Idrees M. Kahloon / Harvard News:
The Placemat Problem — In Annenberg Hall and at least …
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BizPac Review
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
For immediate release — Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in October suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Household spending and business fixed investment have been increasing at solid rates in recent months …
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New York Times, Outside the Beltway, Canada Blog …, Tim Duy's Fed Watch, Bloomberg View, Slantpoint, NPR, Bloomberg Business and The Week
Washington Post:
Congress reaches year-end deal on taxes and spending — Congressional leaders on Tuesday night reached agreement on a year-end spending and tax deal that would prevent a government shutdown and extend a series of tax breaks that benefit businesses and individuals, according to lawmakers.
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Anna Palmer / Politico:
Qualms in both parties over massive tax and spending package
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Forbes and Washington Free Beacon
James Morgan / BBC:
Republican debate: Tweeters mock Trump's internet call — As the candidates in Tuesday's Republican debate grappled over how to tackle the growing threat of the Islamic State group (also known as Isis), Donald Trump calmly reassured them “the answer is simple”.
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