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6:55 PM ET, October 4, 2011

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David Brooks / New York Times:
In Defense of Romney  —  Over the past several months, Mitt Romney has been an excellent presidential candidate.  He has performed superbly in the debates.  He has outorganized his rivals.  He has relentlessly stayed on his core theme of putting Americans back to work.
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Rick Perry slips, Herman Cain rises in bid for GOP nomination, poll finds  —  After a quick rise in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has experienced an almost equally dramatic decline, losing about half of his support over the past month, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Cainmentum  —  Is the new Republican frontrunner Herman Cain?  Maybe for this week anyway.  PPP polled Republican primary voters in three pretty different states over the weekend- North Carolina, Nebraska, and West Virginia- and found Cain leading the way in each of them as Newt Gingrich surged …
The Caucus:
‘Now Is Not My Time’ to Run, Christie Says  —  Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey announced on Tuesday that he had decided not to seek the presidency.  —  1:30 p.m. |  Updated Saying “now is not my time,” Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey announced on Tuesday that he would not seek the Republican nomination for the presidency.
Washington Post:
Chris Christie not running for president in 2012, source says
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Bachmann: Now that Christie's made his decision ‘I think the table is set’
Discussion: CNN and Iowa Caucuses
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Chris Christie won't run for president: Now what?
Andrew Ross Sorkin / DealBook:
On Wall Street, a Protest Matures  —  “I think a good deal of the bankers should be in jail.”  —  That is what Andrew Cole, an unemployed 24-year-old graduate of Bucknell University, told me Monday morning in Zuccotti Park, the epicenter of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
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Local News:
Vice President Joe Biden doesn't know who Van Jones is  —  In interview on 970 WFLA, the VP says “whoever he is”
Michelle Malkin:
Progressive of Pallor on pointless parade
Courtney Gross / NY1.com:
Union Workers, Politicians Voice Support For “Occupy Wall Street” Protesters Following Arrests
Fox News:
House Republicans Request Special Counsel to Probe Holder on ‘Fast and Furious’  —  EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans are calling for a special counsel to determine whether Attorney General Holder perjured himself during his testimony to the House Judiciary Committee on Operation Fast and Furious, Fox News has learned.
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Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Documents show Holder was informed of Fast and Furious operation in 2010
Amanda Knox / The Daily Beast:
Money Dispute May End ‘Simpsons’  —  A money dispute between Fox and the actors who voice the characters on The Simpsons may force the long-running hit series to shut down next spring.  Lloyd Grove reports exclusively.  —  As Homer Simpson would put it, “D'oh!”
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Sarah Palin-affiliated law firm made early-state deadline inquiries  —  Ken Vogel and I both have sources telling us that calls were made on behalf of a mystery candidate to various early states to determine presidential filing deadlines.  —  The calls were made by representatives …
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Warren Buffett says he will release his tax return if Rupert Murdoch does  —  The billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Tuesday that he would release his tax returns if NewsCorp chairman Rupert Murdoch does.  —  Buffett's finances became a political target after President Obama made the …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Carnage in Murdoch Primary
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Josiah Ryan / The Hill:
Reid blocks attempt by McConnell to vote on president's jobs bill  —  In a lively spat on the Senate floor Tuesday, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) attempted call up President Obama's jobs plan for an immediate vote in the upper chamber.  —  However, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid …
Discussion: TPMDC and Weasel Zippers
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Obama administration kept Democratic senators hanging on the phone
Discussion: CNN, Weasel Zippers and Betsy's Page
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Herman Cain: ‘Show Me The Science’ That Being Gay Is Not A Choice  —  The ladies of The View today challenged newly crowned Republican presidential front-runner Herman Cain on his beliefs about homosexuality.  He confirmed that he would bring back Don't Ask, Don't Tell, and “Yes,” he believes being gay is a choice.
Campbell Robertson / New York Times:
After Ruling, Hispanics Flee an Alabama Town  —  ALBERTVILLE, Ala. — The vanishing began Wednesday night, the most frightened families packing up their cars as soon as they heard the news.  —  They left behind mobile homes, sold fully furnished for a thousand dollars or even less.
Discussion: al.com topics and Gawker
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Mj Lee / The Politico:
Fearful Hispanic students skip class
Discussion: ANIMAL
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
GOP Rep. Wolf rips Norquist, tax pledge  —  Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) on Tuesday ripped the Grover Norquist tax pledge and the tax activist himself.  —  Wolf criticized Norquist's pledge, which most Republicans have taken in promising to not raise taxes, and said Norquist had used it to advance …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
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Dan Scandling / Congressman Frank R. Wolf:
Wolf: Grover Norquist's Relationships Should Give People Pause
Wall Street Journal:
Bernanke Calls on Congress to Do More  —  Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told U.S. lawmakers Tuesday that while the central bank was ready to do more to help a U.S. economy that was “close to faltering,” Congress and the White House should take steps to aid a persistently weak recovery.
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Marc Caputo / Naked Politics:
Rick Perry, Jon Huntsman, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney to boycott Univision debate over Rubio report  —  Four Republican presidential candidates are boycotting a proposed Univision debate due to allegations that the Spanish-language media giant tried to strongarm Sen. Marco Rubio …
Discussion: Ballot Box
ProPublica:
Secret Docs Show Foreclosure Watchdog Doesn't Bark or Bite  —  Why has the administration's flagship foreclosure prevention program been so ineffective in helping struggling homeowners get loan modifications and stay in their homes?  One reason: The government's supervision of the program has apparently ranged from nonexistent to weak.
Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch Obtains Documents Detailing the Cost to Taxpayers for Michelle Obama's Family Trip to Africa  —  Charges for the Aircraft and Crew Alone Amount to $424,142  —  Judicial Watch, the organization that investigates and fights government corruption, announced today …
Michael Ruane / Washington Post:
National Cathedral reopens Nov. 12, but needs $15 million for earthquake damage and expenses  —  Officials plan to reopen Washington National Cathedral on Nov. 12, but they also said Tuesday that much work remains to repair the damage caused by last summer's earthquake.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
IPS: Latest Content:
America Loses: Corporations That Take “Tax Holidays” Slash Jobs  —  Some of America's most flush corporations are demanding a tax holiday on their profits sitting offshore.  But the last holiday produced a nasty hangover.
 
 
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Geneva Sands-Sadowitz / The Hill:
Gingrich surprises Al Sharpton with birthday wish
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
CNBC:
US Factory Orders Fell Unexpectedly in August
Discussion: Don Surber
David Espo / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Obama seeks debt collector proposal
Discussion: Michelle Malkin and Pajamas Media
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Poll: Marylanders split on gay marriage, immigrant tuition
Peter Whoriskey / Washington Post:
Cozy relationships and ‘peer benchmarking’ send CEOs' pay soaring
Discussion: Jay Bookman, ThinkProgress and Gawker
American Enterprise Institute:
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Perry's weird science
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Will Ripley / KUSA-TV:
Pizza delivery guy calls cops on customer who smoked marijuana
Discussion: The Consumerist and TalkLeft
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Dem Rep. Costello to retire, giving GOP opening for his seat
Discussion: The Politico and CNN
Wall Street Journal:
The Definition of Insanity
Discussion: Hit & Run and Betsy's Page
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
John Boehner's Anti-Gay Lawyer Gets A Million-Dollar Bump At Taxpayer Expense
Discussion: New York Times and Daily Kos
 

 
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Jay Peters / The Verge:
An arbitrator instructs a former Meta employee to stop promoting and publishing her book alleging company misconduct; publisher Flatiron Books earlier objected

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Bill Simmons says he has agreed to a new Spotify contract and will continue his show for at least two years; he'll also serve as Spotify's head of talk strategy

Columbia Journalism Review:
Wesley Lowery leaves the Investigative Reporting Workshop as the executive editor, after accusations of improper behavior with colleagues and female students
 
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