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  Robert ‘Jews Are Going to Hell’ Jeffress Stars at Trump Hanukkah Reception

  December 12 at 4 a.m.

  President Donald Trump had a Hanukkah reception at the White House on Wednesday afternoon. That would've been weird enough, given that the president told an Israeli American organization Saturday that they had "no choice" to vote for him because Elizabeth Warren would "take 100% of (their) wealth away," but Trump...

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  Two Books Offer Light on This Local Trouble We Call School Reform

  December 11 at 4 a.m.

  In a casual conversation about suburban public schools and ethnic diversity recently, I noticed that the person with whom I was chatting did not believe the presence of Asian American students in a school system should be counted toward diversity. In fact, she sort of felt it worked the other...

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  How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Post Malone

  December 11 at 4 a.m.

  A shaky iPhone camera steadies on a glorious sight: 24-year-old Austin Richard Post, cloaked in black and dripping with jewelry, is vibing to the stylings of Canada’s finest, Shania Twain. While Twain serenades the American Music Awards crowd with the boppiest of bops (“Man! I Feel Like a Woman!”) Post...

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  Daniel Markham Breaks Out of Alt-Country, Thanks to Dimebag Darrell

  December 11 at 4 a.m.

  Daniel Markham put out a new single, and it’s like nothing he’s done before. “Don’t it Feel Good” debuted recently, heralding Markham’s return from the studio with a new album, Burnout. The track is a nod to 1990s grunge with a riff that chugs like Weezer and bites like Alice...

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  As If in Camelot, Dallas Mayor Johnson Orders an End to Murder

  December 9 at 4 a.m.

  So the mayor has changed his mind. After ducking crime and a soaring murder rate in his election campaign last summer, after handing it all off to a study commission when he got elected, now all of a sudden Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson sees a murder crisis in the city...

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  Quotes of the Year: 2019

  December 9 at 4 a.m.

  The Observer spends a lot of time — perhaps too much time, according to some of you in the peanut gallery — trying to read between the lines. The words that politicians, preachers and Dallas Cowboys owners say often aren't as important as the subtext. Sometimes, though, when the sun is...