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1:20 AM ET, October 3, 2011

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Koch Brothers Flout Law Getting Richer With Secret Iran Sales — In May 2008, a unit of Koch Industries Inc., one of the world's largest privately held companies, sent Ludmila Egorova-Farines, its newly hired compliance officer and ethics manager, to investigate the management of a subsidiary in Arles in southern France.

Discussion: The Huffington Post, The Raw Story, Big Journalism, Business Insider and ThinkProgress

Patrick / Politicalgates:

In new bombshell story, “Bloomberg Markets” reveals that Koch Industries sold petrochemical equipment to Iran and paid bribes in six countries — Thanks to our excellent contacts, we got hold of a copy of the still unpublished November issue of “Bloomberg Markets” magazine, because the cover story sounds more than just promising:

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Crooks and Liars, Teamster Nation and Booman Tribune

Stephanie McCrummen / Washington Post:

At Rick Perry's Texas hunting spot, camp's old racially charged name lingered — Paint Creek, Tex. — In the early years of his political career, Rick Perry began hosting fellow lawmakers, friends and supporters at his family's secluded West Texas hunting camp, a place known by the name painted …

Washington Post:

At Rick Perry's Texas hunting spot, camp's old racially charged name lingered — “Ever since, any time I ever saw the rock it was painted over,” Perry said. — Perry's version of events differs in many respects from the recollections of seven people, interviewed by The Washington Post …

Discussion: New York Magazine, Crooks and Liars and Runnin' Scared

Fox News:
Cain: Name of Perry's Hunting Camp ‘Insulting’ to Blacks

Discussion: iOwnTheWorld.com and RedState

Mike Allen / The Politico:
Rick Perry disputes Washington Post story on slur

Discussion: Tea Party Brew, Politics, Pundit & Pundette, Pajamas Media, Weasel Zippers, americanthinker.com and Hot Air

Thereisnospoon / Hullabaloo:

An excellent beginning by David Atkins — An excellent beginning — The official list of grievances of the General Assembly of Occupy Wall Street: … There are those who will argue that this list is far too broad and inclusive for a specifically anti-Wall Street protest.

Discussion: American Power, Examiner, Firedoglake, Runnin' Scared, ABCNEWS, Wonkette, The Confluence and Corrente

Nicholas D. Kristof / New York Times:

The Bankers and the Revolutionaries — AFTER flying around the world this year to cover street protests from Cairo to Morocco, reporting on the latest “uprising” was easier: I took the subway. — The “Occupy Wall Street” movement has taken over a park in Manhattan's financial district and turned it into a revolutionary camp.

Discussion: WCSH-TV, Crooks and Liars, Outside the Beltway, The Reformed Broker, techPresident, Daily Kos, Prairie Weather, Seattle Times, Suburban Guerrilla, Business Insider and City Room

NY Daily News:
700 arrested at Occupy Wall Street protest as demonstrators and NYPD shut down Brooklyn Bridge

Discussion: Guardian, Don Surber and JammieWearingFool

RealClearPolitics Video Log:

Roseanne Barr: Behead Bankers, Rich Who Won't Give Up Wealth — Actress, comedienne and now author Roseanne Barr shares her solution for dealing with the rich and how the banks could repay the money the U.S. government bailed them out with in 2008. “Part of my platform is, of course …

Discussion: iOwnTheWorld.com, The Strata-Sphere, The Gateway Pundit, Scared Monkeys, Althouse and The Lonely Conservative

Breitbart.tv:
ROSEANNE: RICH SHOULD BE BEHEADED IF THEY DON'T GIVE UP WEALTH

Discussion: Israel Matzav, Moonbattery and The Right Scoop

Reuters:

Greece to miss deficit targets despite austerity — (Reuters) - Greece will miss a deficit target set just months ago in a massive bailout package, according to government draft budget figures released on Sunday, showing that drastic steps taken to avert bankruptcy may not be enough.

Discussion: AMERICAN FUTURE, Financial Times, americanthinker.com, Via Meadia and Business Insider

Michael Cooper / New York Times:

New State Laws Are Limiting Access for Voters — Since Republicans won control of many statehouses last November, more than a dozen states have passed laws requiring voters to show photo identification at polls, cutting back early voting periods or imposing new restrictions on voter registration drives.

Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog and Brennan Center for Justice

Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:

Cheney wants Obama apology for saying Bush administration ‘overreacted to 9/11’ — Former Vice President Dick Cheney applauded the U.S. drone strike that killed American-born al Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki but added that President Obama now owed the Bush administration an apology for claiming they “overreacted to 9/11.”

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Reuters, The Reaction, The Moderate Voice, The Politico, Firedoglake and CNN

Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:

Restless House Republican members pointing fingers at one another — House Republicans return to Washington this week a restless bunch in the wake of an embarrassing legislative defeat and months before they face primary voters in the 2012 election. — The stunning downfall of a stopgap spending bill …

Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:

Obama HRC Speech 2011: President Talks Gay Rights At Human Rights Campaign Dinner … Barack Obama , Human Rights Campaign , Obama Gay Rights , Dadt , Gay Marriage , Gay Rights , Same-Sex Marriage , Video , Defense Of Marriage Act , Obama Gay Rights Speech , Obama HRC Speech …

Discussion: Power Line, GayPatriot and The Politico