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5:10 PM ET, October 1, 2011

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Sharyl Attkisson / CBS News:
New Fast and Furious docs released by White House  —  WASHINGTON - Late Friday, the White House turned over new documents in the Congressional investigation into the ATF “Fast and Furious” gunwalking scandal.  —  The documents show extensive communications between then-ATF Special Agent …
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Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
White House sends Hill Fast & Furious docs, but withholds some  —  The White House sent another installment of documents to Congress on Friday detailing White House staffers' knowledge about the controversial “Operation Fast & Furious” gunrunning probe run by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives.
The Politico:
Bill Clinton wants more credit  —  Among friends and longtime supporters, the 65-year-old looked at ease and spoke lovingly about the aides and Arkansans who helped him get to the White House two decades ago.  —  “We were looking at total meltdown about a week before New Hampshire,” …
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NY Daily News:
Occupy Wall Street protest, swelled by Radiohead hoax, marches on NYPD HQ, but gets lost  —  Radiohead didn't rock out with the Occupy Wall Street mass yesterday, but the crowds sure did as the protest marched into its third weekend - but had a little trouble finding NYPD headquarters.
Stephen Moore / Wall Street Journal:
How North Dakota Became Saudi Arabia  —  Harold Hamm, discoverer of the Bakken fields of the northern Great Plains, on America's oil future and why OPEC's days are numbered.  —  Harold Hamm, the Oklahoma-based founder and CEO of Continental Resources, the 14th-largest oil company in America, is a man who thinks big.
John Zaremba / Boston Herald:
Hub police arrest 24 in protest vs. B of A  —  Two dozen trespassing protesters were happily hauled off from Bank of America's downtown offices last night in a gesture of civil disobedience against what they say are the leading lender's unfair foreclosure practices.
Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
Obama to Congress: Get your act together and pass jobs bill  —  President Obama used his weekly radio address to urge Congress “to get its act together” and pass his jobs bill.  —  “It's been almost three weeks since I sent the American Jobs Act to Congress - three weeks since I sent …
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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Barack Obama wants jobs bill back
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Peter Finn / Washington Post:
Secret U.S. memo sanctioned killing of Aulaqi  —  The Justice Department wrote a secret memorandum authorizing the lethal targeting of Anwar al-Aulaqi, the American-born radical cleric who was killed by a U.S. drone strike Friday, according to administration officials.
Gawker:
Top Tea Partier Parties With Hookers  —  As maybe the largest-ever gathering of Tea Partiers commences in Illinois this week, congratulations are due to Mr. Steve Stevlic, the activist without whom TeaCon 2011 would be impossible.  Stevlic is the head of the Chicago Tea Party, one of the con's primary sponsors.
Donald Macintyre / The Independent:
Abbas is punished by $200m cut in aid from US  —  Congress makes Palestinians pay for seeking UN recognition  —  The United States Congress has blocked nearly $200m in aid for the Palestinians, threatening projects such as food aid, health care, and support for efforts to build a functioning state.
Dan Merica / CNN:
Iranian pastor faces death for rape, not apostasy - report  —  Washington (CNN) — Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani will be put to death for several charges of rape and extortion, charges that differ greatly from his original sentence of apostasy, Iran's semi-official Fars News agency reported Friday.
Justin Gillis / New York Times:
Temperature Rising: With Deaths of Forests, a Loss of Crucial Climate Protectors  —  WISE RIVER, Mont. — The trees spanning many of the mountainsides of western Montana glow an earthy red, like a broadleaf forest at the beginning of autumn.  —  But these trees are not supposed to turn red.
 
 
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Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
Energy Department approves $4.7 billion in solar loan guarantees
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Glenn Thrush / The Politico:
Obama 3Q haul: $55M or more?
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24 Arrested As Protesters Pack Financial District
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AP Investigation: NC plant deal may enrich donors
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Financial Times:
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