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• Conservatives work to block Obama on immigration
• Congressional aide to resign after criticizing Obama daughters
• President Obama to order more training, oversight for military gear to cops
• Former top prosecutor 'outraged' by military’s handling of sex-assault cases
• Bad news for Apple stock
• Xbox One dominates Black Friday
• Islamic State militants kill 16 Iraqi soldiers on Syria border
• Obama: Don't want 'militarized' police culture
• FBI issues strong warning about Islamic State attacks in U.S.
• Supreme Court to consider Facebook threats case
• Ferguson protesters lawyer up after scores of arrests
• Obama considering Ashton Carter, others for next defense secretary
• Obama vows to address 'simmering distrust' between police, minorities

Conservatives work to block Obama on immigration Posted: 01 Dec 2014 03:37 PM PST President Obama's Homeland Security secretary confronts GOP critics.

Congressional aide to resign after criticizing Obama daughters Posted: 01 Dec 2014 12:21 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A congressional aide who recently criticized President Barack Obama's teenage daughters on social media told NBC News on Monday that she would resign. Elizabeth Lauten, communications director for Republican Representative Stephen Fincher of Tennessee, had said via a Facebook post that Obama's daughters, Malia, 16, and Sasha, 13, needed to show "a little class," complaining they appeared to look uninterested last week during an appearance with their father at a White House pre-Thanksgiving ceremony at which he had "pardoned" a turkey. ...

President Obama to order more training, oversight for military gear to cops Posted: 01 Dec 2014 10:02 AM PST President Barack Obama is expected to sign an executive order to encourage more oversight of federal programs that dole out military gear to local police departments, senior administration officials said Monday.

Former top prosecutor 'outraged' by military’s handling of sex-assault cases Posted: 01 Dec 2014 01:24 AM PST In a Yahoo News Interview, Col. Don Christensen says he was sidelined after speaking out.

Bad news for Apple stock Posted: 01 Dec 2014 11:27 AM PST An unusual spike in volume led to a sudden tumble in the valuable tech company.

Xbox One dominates Black Friday Posted: 01 Dec 2014 07:46 AM PST If you've been following the Black Friday discounts this year, it's probably no surprise that the Xbox One had a great day last Friday. But how great a day? Data sales tracking site InfoScout says that the console and its bundles made up more than half of all console sales on Black Friday.

Islamic State militants kill 16 Iraqi soldiers on Syria border Posted: 01 Dec 2014 07:12 AM PST The fighters also seized guns and vehicles and brought them back to Rutba.

Obama: Don't want 'militarized' police culture Posted: 01 Dec 2014 03:38 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Monday he wants to ensure the U.S. isn't building a "militarized culture" within police departments, while maintaining federal programs that provide the type of military-style equipment that were used to dispel racially charged protests in Ferguson, Missouri.

FBI issues strong warning about Islamic State attacks in U.S. Posted: FBI issues strong warning about Islamic State attacks in U.S.

Supreme Court to consider Facebook threats case Posted: 01 Dec 2014 01:58 AM PST The high court is weighing the rights of people who use violent language on social media.

Ferguson protesters lawyer up after scores of arrests Posted: 01 Dec 2014 10:51 AM PST By Emily Flitter FERGUSON, MO. (Reuters) - The young man and woman waiting in the dark outside the St. Louis county jail were bundled up in scarves and hats to ward off a light freezing rain, but still they were shivering. Every time someone emerged from the jail they would scurry with the person to a nearby car, which had the engine running and the heat blasting. The pair were one of several teams working in shifts to help some of the more than 100 people who were arrested during last week's sometimes violent protests in Ferguson, Missouri. ...

Obama considering Ashton Carter, others for next defense secretary Posted: 01 Dec 2014 02:08 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is considering a variety of high-profile figures as his candidate to be the next U.S. defense secretary and replace the resigning Chuck Hagel, administration sources said on Monday. He is working from a list that includes former Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, who is widely seen as the front-runner after former defense official Michele Flournoy unexpectedly dropped out of contention last week. Carter served as deputy defense secretary from October 2011 to December 2013 and was the Pentagon's chief arms buyer before that. ...

Obama vows to address 'simmering distrust' between police, minorities Posted: 01 Dec 2014 03:36 PM PST By Steve Holland and Julia Edwards WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama made a forceful pledge on Monday to use his last two years in office to address the "simmering distrust" between police and minority communities as he requested $263 million for the federal response to the civil rights upheaval triggered in Ferguson, Missouri. Obama said he would set up a task force to study how to improve community policing with an eye toward building trust between law enforcement and communities of color. ...

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