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12:35 PM ET, January 1, 2016

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Milo Yiannopoulos / Breitbart:
Coming 2016: All-Out War On So-Called ‘Social Justice’  —  In 2016, battle lines will be drawn.  On one side, people of all colours, genders and orientations are rallying around the flag of freedom of speech.  On the other, a nasty set of authoritarians are rallying around a flag that identifies …
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Clinton emails: Billionaire Soros said he regretted backing Obama  —  George Soros, a billionaire Democratic donor, told a close Hillary Clinton ally that he regretted voting for President Obama over her in the 2008 Democratic primary, according to an email released Thursday by the State Department.
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Daymond Steer / Conway Live Server:
Clinton talks Iraq and Benghazi with the Sun ed board
Discussion: RedState and The Daily Caller
Sarah Westwood / Washington Examiner:
State Dept. set to release nearly 9,000 pages of Clinton emails
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Ben Carson's top staffers resign in a delayed campaign shake-up  —  Two of Ben Carson's top advisers, including campaign manager Barry Bennett, quit Thursday following an internal power struggle, a sharp decline in the polls and a week of confusion about who would remain on the former neurosurgeon's presidential campaign team.
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Kevin Cirilli / Bloomberg Business:
Ben Carson Looks to Reset Amid Campaign Turmoil
The White House:
Weekly Address: Making America Safer for Our Children  —  WASHINGTON, DC — In this week's address, the President reflected on the progress of the past year, and looked forward to working on unfinished business in the coming year, particularly when it comes to the epidemic of gun violence.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Obama set to unveil curbs on gun sellers
BBC:
Tel Aviv shooting: Two dead, Israeli police say  —  Two people have died and and seven others have been injured after a gunman opened fire with an automatic rifle at a bar in Tel Aviv, Israeli police say.  —  Security forces have launched a huge manhunt for the gunman, cordoning off areas of the city.
Discussion: Jihad Watch, Mashable and Pamela Geller
Jay Solomon / Wall Street Journal:
White House Delays Imposing New Sanctions on Iran for Missile Program  —  No timeline for when new penalties may be imposed on Tehran  —  WASHINGTON—The White House has delayed its plan to impose new financial sanctions on Iran for its ballistic missile program, according to U.S. officials …
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Lee Smith / Weekly Standard:
Five Words? Next Year Will Be Worse
Discussion: Power Line
Antoinette Bueno / Entertainment Tonight:
‘MASH’ Star Wayne Rogers Dies at 82  —  Actor Wayne Rogers died on Thursday surrounded by family after suffering complications from pneumonia, his rep exclusively tells ET.  He was 82 years old.  —  Rogers, who hailed from Alabama, is best known for playing the role of Captain “Trapper” …
Michelle Fields / Breitbart:
Sen. Ted Cruz Tells Volunteers: We Can Win 'If We Awaken And Energize The Body Of Christ"  —  “If we awaken and energize the body of Christ- if Christians and people of faith come out and vote our values- we will win and we will turn the country around,” Cruz told volunteers on a conference call Tuesday.
NBC News:
ISIS Lover Emanuel Lutchman Planned New Year's Machete Attack:FBI  —  Federal officials in Rochester, New York, have arrested and charged a local man who was allegedly plotting a New Year's Eve machete attack on diners at a local restaurant in the name of ISIS.
ABC News:
Federal Bureau Of Investigation News  —  Terror Threats in Munich, Germany and Rochester, New York  —  In Germany, police warn of possible imminent threat and a suspect in Rochester is charged with material support for ISIS.
Kyle Smith / New York Post:
If Carrie Fisher doesn't like being judged on looks, she should quit acting  —  Pity Carrie Fisher, who said she felt “pressured” to lose 35 pounds to reprise her role as Leia in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”  —  It's shameful of Hollywood to have done that.  —  One pictures similarly gruesome headlines for other entertainers.
Discussion: Guardian and Page Six
 
 
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
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