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1:10 PM ET, October 4, 2011

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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.
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Robert Costa / National Review:
Sources: Christie's Out  —  Trenton, N.J. - New Jersey Republicans tell National Review Online that Gov. Chris Christie will not run for president.  The governor, they predict, will make this clear at a press conference this afternoon.  Per his schedule, he'll meet with reporters at 1 p.m. outside his office.
Washington Post:
Chris Christie not running for president in 2012, source says  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has decided not to run for president in 2012, according to a source informed of his thinking.  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during the Perspectives on Leadership Forum …
The Caucus:
Christie Won't Run for President, Associates Say  —  11:36 a.m. |  Updated Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey has decided not to seek the presidency, according to two associates.  —  Mr. Christie is scheduled to announce his decision at a news conference in the state capital at 1 p.m …
Jonathan Karl / Politics:
Chris Christie Not Running for President  —  Matthew Staver/Bloomberg via Getty Images  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will not run for president, according to a source with direct knowledge of the governor's thinking.  —  By deciding not to run, Christie is refusing the pleas …
Discussion: The Other McCain and Gawker
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.
Rick Perry / Washington Post:
Rick Perry slips, Herman Cain rises in bid for GOP nomination, poll finds
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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Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Starvation And Humiliation: A Transgender Protester's Account Of Mistreatment By The NYPD  —  Justin Adkins at an Occupy Wall Street Protest  —  Justin Adkins found out the hard way that the New York Police Department does not have a protocol for how to treat transgender people when they are arrested.
Local News:
Vice President Joe Biden doesn't know who Van Jones is
Lee Fang / ThinkProgress:
Top 5 Reasons Why The Occupy Wall Street Protests Embody Values Of The Real Boston Tea Party
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.
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Mj Lee / The Politico:
Herman Cain: ‘Black walnut’ rising in polls
Discussion: Mediaite
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Obama administration kept Democratic senators hanging on the phone  —  President Obama's relations with Senate Democratic leaders are deteriorating along with his poll numbers.  —  With Obama's approval ratings at record lows and the 2012 electoral map favoring Senate Republicans …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Betsy's Page
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Josiah Ryan / The Hill:
Senate votes 79-19 to move bill punishing China on currency
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Boehner: Senate's China currency bill a ‘dangerous’ move
Discussion: The Politico
Keach Hagey / The Politico:
ESPN yanks Hank Williams for comparing Obama to Hitler  —  Hank Williams Jr., the voice famous for asking millions of viewers if they're ready for some football, has been pulled from Monday's broadcast of “Monday Night Football” over a comment he made on Fox News this morning.
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Michael Hiestand / USA Today:
ESPN drops Hank Williams Jr. from ‘Monday Night Football’
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
Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Poll: Most want taxes on millionaires increased  —  CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto  —  Most Americans believe that taxes on millionaires should be increased in order to reduce the deficit, according to a new CBS News poll.
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
John Boehner's Anti-Gay Lawyer Gets A Million-Dollar Bump At Taxpayer Expense  —  Earlier this year, Speaker John Boehner's (R) office announced that American taxpayers would pay former Bush Solicitor General Paul Clement to defend the unconstitutional Defense of Marriage Act — at a cost of $520 per hour of legal work.
Discussion: New York Times
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
The Racial Resentment Checklist  —  As I said when initially discussing Rick Perry's time vacationing at Niggerhead Ranch, the important context here is that there is no racism in America.  Or if there is, it certainly has nothing to do with white people.  And certainly not with conservative white people.
Washington Examiner:
‘Durbin fee’ will cost bank customers billions  —  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) conducts a news conference in the Rock Island Country Market grocery store in Rock Island, Ill. on Sept. 30, 2011 to discuss reforms to the debit interchange system that will go into effect on Oct. 1, 2011.
Discussion: americanthinker.com
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Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
Bank Of America Debit Card Fee Leads To Legislative Response
Cath Elliott / Guardian:
Facebook is fine with hate speech, as long as it's directed at women |  Cath Elliott  —  The social network's ‘jokes in the pub’ analogy, defending its decision not to take down pro-rape pages, is offensive  —  It doesn't matter how hard I study Facebook's terms and conditions …
Discussion: Pharyngula and Harry's Place
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Mitt Romney's risky immigration play  —  Mitt Romney has finally found a groove on the right.  But he could find himself stuck there if he wins the GOP nomination.  —  With Romney's recent move to wield the immigration issue as a club against Rick Perry — painting him as “soft” …
The Politico:
Christie clear: It's a no  —  The New Jersey governor has decided against a presidential bid in 2012.
Discussion: Gothamist
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Wonkbook: The jobs bill is dead  —  It's not much of a surprise, I guess.  The American Jobs Act never had a particularly good chance of passing the House.  But as of yesterday, it's officially dead.  Majority Leader Eric Cantor isn't even pretending the two sides will work something out.
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
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Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
‘Green jobs’ farm in Colorado sheds jobs after receiving $200M in stimulus funds
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Rep. Stearns: US 'can't compete with China' on green energy programs
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Washington Examiner:
York: Clinton polishes image at Obama's expense
Paul Waldman / TAPPED:
Stupid Answers to Stupid Questions
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Gretchen Morgenson / New York Times:
Fannie Mae Knew Early of Abuses, Report Says
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E-Mails Show Obama Was Warned; Bitter OMB, DOE Divide Over Solyndra
 

 
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Reuters:
French judicial source: investigators searched Netflix's offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering

Fred Imbert / CNBC:
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