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11:00 AM ET, December 18, 2015

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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
DNC penalizes Sanders campaign for improper access of Clinton voter data  —  Officials with the Democratic National Committee have accused the presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders of improperly accessing confidential voter information gathered by the rival campaign of Hillary Clinton, according to several party officials.
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Joe Battenfeld / Boston Herald:
Franklin Pierce/Herald poll: Cruz, Rubio, Christie surge toward front-runner Trump; Hillary climbs back in NH  —  A pack of more proven GOP contenders led by U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz is surging closer to Donald Trump in New Hampshire, while Democrat Hillary Clinton has clawed …
Discussion: Washington Times
New York Post:
Hillary Clinton's dream debate is one nobody watches  —  Busy Saturday night?  Probably, what with the NCAA bowl games, the Jets' must-win battle in Dallas and opening weekend for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”  So you'll skip the Democratic presidential debate — just as Hillary Clinton hoped.
Discussion: New York Times and Viking Pundit
New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Campaign Is Disciplined for Breaching Hillary Clinton Data  —  The Democratic National Committee has told the campaign of Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont that it was suspending its access to its voter database after a software error enabled at least one of his staff members …
Discussion: Washington Post, Politico and The Week
Dan Merica / CNN:
Fired Sanders aide: I wasn't peeking at Clinton data files  —  (CNN)The Bernie Sanders campaign staffer who was fired for accessing data unique to the Hillary Clinton campaign's vote file, told CNN on Friday that he was only trying to “understand how badly the Sanders campaign's data was exposed” …
Discussion: Bloomberg Business and Mashable
Catherine Treyz / CNN:
Bernie Sanders campaign accesses Hillary Clinton data, gets suspended from DNC voter files
Discussion: WQAD-TV
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The Hill:
Ryan and Pelosi corral votes as $1.1T funding bill speeds to floor  —  The House is poised to pass a bipartisan $1.1 trillion bill to fund the government, with GOP and Democratic whip teams going into overdrive to boost their numbers before the Friday morning vote.
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Bloomberg Business:   Pelosi, White House Support Plan Allowing U.S. Crude Oil Exports
Associated Press:
The House and Senate are rushing to send President Barack Obama …
Discussion: Politico
Martin Longman / Washington Monthly:
The Electoral College Challenge
Vernon Freeman Jr / WTVR-TV:
Augusta County schools closed Friday after parental outrage over Arabic assignment  —  AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. — Augusta County schools and all administrative offices are closing Friday December 18, after parental objections to a controversial high school geography assignment involving Arabic.
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Reuters:
Vilified for drug pricing, CEO Shkreli busted for securities fraud  —  Martin Shkreli, the boyish pharmaceutical entrepreneur who caused a public uproar after he drastically raised the price of a life-saving prescription drug, was arrested on Thursday for engaging in what U.S. prosecutors …
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Ken White / Popehat:
An Open Letter to Reuters Reporters Nate Raymond and David Ingram
Discussion: Hit & Run and Mashable
Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
Paul Ryan Builds Border Fence Around His Mansion, Doesn't Fund Border Fence in Omnibus  —  A recent Breitbart News investigation reveals that Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), who has a two-decade-long history of promoting open borders immigration policies, seems to support border fences for himself …
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RealClearPolitics:
Jeff Sessions: Paul Ryan's Omnibus Spending Bill Explains “Why Voters Are In Open Rebellion”
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
DHS official: ‘Apples and oranges’ to use no-fly list for guns  —  A top official at the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday appeared to break with the White House's call for Congress to ban people on the federal no-fly list from buying guns.  —  “I believe it would be apples and oranges” …
Discussion: Hot Air
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Julie Pace / Associated Press:
White House promises ‘non-traditional’ State of the Union
Keith Naughton / Bloomberg Business:
Humans Are Slamming Into Driverless Cars and Exposing a Key Flaw  —  Accident rates are twice as high as for regular vehicles  —  Most mishaps are fender benders caused by inattentive drivers  —  The self-driving car, that cutting-edge creation that's supposed to lead to a world without accidents …
Fox News:
Sadness, shame and blame at Yale over First Amendment repeal video  —  Members of the Yale University community on Thursday responded with a mix of embarrassment, sadness and literal disbelief to a viral video showing students there freely signing a petition that calls for the repeal of the First Amendment.
The Huffington Post:
Progressive PR Firm Closes Down Over Sexual Harassment And Assault Allegations  —  The group represented some of the biggest progressive organizations.  —  WASHINGTON — FitzGibbon Media, a prominent progressive public relations firm, abruptly shut down on Thursday amid allegations …
Discussion: Instapundit and BuzzFeed
Peter Wehner / Commentary Magazine:
Ted Cruz Isn't Telling the Truth  —  Ted Cruz has a problem with the truth.  —  On Thursday, President Obama tried his hand at reassuring the public about the threat of terrorism heading into the holidays.  After a meeting with aides at the National Counterterrorism Center, he said there were …
Rush Limbaugh:
GOP Sells America Down the River  —  RUSH: I have a headline here from the Washington Times: “White House Declares Total Victory Over GOP in Budget Battle.”  That headline's a misnomer.  There was never a battle.  None of this was opposed.  The Republican Party didn't stand up to any of it …
 
 
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The Nation:
Rahm Emanuel Must Resign
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New York Times:
Having Owned Up to Buying Newspaper, Adelsons Go Silent
Kevin Quinn / abc13.com:
VIDEO: Kids ride on top of van cruising through neighborhood
Discussion: WTVR-TV and KFOR-TV
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Block the Vote  —  After the Supreme Court decision that gutted …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Woman burns man's genitals with hot iron during sex
KHON2:
CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Oahu UPS worker throws fit, boxes
Discussion: WKBN-TV and WKRN-TV
hillaryclinton.com:
Fighting for Full Equality for LGBT People
Jonathon Sharp / CBS Minnesota:
Parents Question Choice To Sing ‘Allahu Akbar’ At Holiday Concert
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Jihad Watch
 Earlier Items: 
David Neiwert / Southern Poverty Law Center:
Gaffney's ‘Summit’ in Nevada a Nonstop Procession of Extremism, Conspiracism — and Candidates
Discussion: alan.com
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Can we stop pretending that Republicans care about the deficit now?
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Mike Huckabee cuts salaries of senior staff
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Massachusetts Court: Catholic School Can't Refuse To Hire Married Gay Man
Rebecca Traister / New York Magazine:
The Election and the Death Throes of White Male Power
 

 
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