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November 16, 2015
Gov. Bruce Rauner announced Monday that Illinois will temporarily stop taking in new Syrian refugees, joining seven other Republican governors in the wake of the Paris attacks.



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The Daily Signal
Nov. 16, 2015
Good morning from the capital of the free world, where policymakers grapple with repercussions of the Paris terror attacks that left hundreds dead or wounded. The Heritage Foundation's Nile Gardiner comments: "It is important the forces of freedom are united and determined in efforts to destroy the Islamic State." Melissa Quinn reports on the status of the partial Obamacare repeal in the Senate. And Madaline Donnelly profiles a Christian prison ministry that helps men change. Unfortunately, the failure to prosecute anyone responsible for abusing the IRS's authority reflects the Obama administration's broader contempt for the Constitution and the rule of law.
COMMENTARY

How the Western World Should Respond to Paris Attacks


This is a moment for robust and bold leadership from leaders on both sides of the Atlantic, who must be prepared to emphatically defeat the enemy we face.
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NEWS

Vanderbilt Professor Facing Protests Tells Students to 'Grow Up'


A black conservative professor who found herself the latest target of student protests nationwide has one thing to say to those calling for her to be suspended from the university where she teaches.
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Can NATO Be Involved in Responding to Paris Attacks? Looking at Article 5


Article 5 of the 1949 Washington Treaty (also referred to as the North Atlantic Treaty) is NATO's mutual defense clause. In a nutshell, the treaty states that an attack on one member is an attack on all NATO members.
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GOP Senators Split on Adding Medicaid Expansion to Obamacare Reconciliation Bill


Lawmakers are debating whether to add a repeal of Obamacare's Medicaid expansion to the reconciliation bill, while also keeping a full, one-line repeal of the health care law on the table.
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Obama's Patten of Executive Overreach


The president has abandoned any pretense of trying to work with Congress, as the Constitution's separation of powers requires. He prefers instead to govern by unilateral executive fiat, even when there is little or no legal authority supporting his power to do so.
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Leap of Faith: This Christian Inmate Rehab Program Boasts a Recidivism Rate of Only 10 Percent


Although the national recidivism rate hovers around 70 percent, offenders who enroll in Men of Valor programs return to prison less than 10 percent of the time.
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What I Discovered From Interviewing Imprisoned ISIS Fighters
 
They’re drawn to the movement for reasons that have little to do with belief in extremist Islam.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hillary Clinton‘s Best Asset Is Also Her Greatest Liability
 
Her answers at the Des Moines debate revealed a fluency in the complicated global challenge. But can Democrats forgive her Iraq vote?
 
JOAN WALSH
 
 
 
 
To Defeat ISIS, We Must Call Both Western and Muslim Leaders to Account
 
And that includes the Saudi kings whose funding of Wahhabi doctrine gave rise to the scourge of Islamic extremism.
 
LAILA LALAMI
 
 
 
 
France Should Stop Listening to Saudi Arabia on Syria
 
ISIS is the most urgent threat to the West stemming from the Syrian war and must be destroyed. Assad’s murderous dictatorship can be dealt with next.
 
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After Paris Attacks, a Call for Justice—Not Vengeance
 
The years after September 11 are a powerful reminder that an “all-out war” on terror only creates more terrorism.
 
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Why Does Ta-Nehisi Coates Say Less Than He Knows?
 
The journalist’s best-selling memoir offers eloquent testimony to the vulnerability of black life, but it surrenders too much to despair.
 
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Looking more like a high-tech fighter than a light plane designed for private use, the Valkyrie from Cobalt aircraft boasts a canard front wing, sleek aerodynamic shape and a turbocharged 350 hp (260 kW) engine that propels it to speeds of up to 260 knots (482 km/h, 300 mph).  read more
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New desalination technique pushes salt to one side with shockwaves
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Lyra VR puts music synthesis within virtual reach
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Greenery-clad Bosco Verticale named Best Tall Building Worldwide
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