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Z. Byron Wolf / ABCNEWS:

Sarah Palin Will Not Run for President — ABC News' Polson Kanneth reports: — Sarah Palin will not run for president. She made the announcement in a letter to supporters Wednesday night. — Read Palin's letter here:

Sarah Palin / marklevinshow.com:

BREAKING NEWS: SARAH PALIN'S 2012 ANNOUNCEMENT — Sarah Palin will NOT be running for the 2012 Presidency — Listen to Mark Levin speak exclusively with Sarah Palin on her decision: — Features Player — The former Alaska Governor and VP candidate sent the following letter to her supporters on Wednesday:

Discussion: GOP 12, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Don Surber, msnbc.com, The Crawdad Hole, Campaign 2012, Sister Toldjah and Atlas Shrugs

Claire Suddath / Time:

Q&A with Palin Advisor-Turned-Novelist Nicolle Wallace — Nicolle Wallace knows her politics. She served as White House communications chief under George W. Bush and also worked as a senior advisor on the McCain-Palin 2008 campaign. Her second novel, It's Classified …

Discussion: Campaign 2012, The Daily Caller, Jay Bookman, ThinkProgress, The Crawdad Hole, GOP 12, National Review, Weasel Zippers, The Other McCain and Gawker

Allahpundit / Hot Air:

Breaking: Palin not running for president; Update: Audio added; Update: A smart call — All I have at the moment is this tweet from Mark Levin: … No audio yet. Stand by for updates. — Update: Full statement from ABC: … Apparently she told Levin that she's ruled out a third-party bid as well.

Discussion: ABCNEWS, CNN, Politics Blog, Verum Serum, RedState, RealClearPolitics Video Log, Wizbang, msnbc.com, GOP 12, The TrogloPundit and Weasel Zippers

Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:

Palin Says She's Not Running — UPDATE, 6:35 p.m.: Sarah Palin is not running for president. — Ms. Palin, the former governor of Alaska, ended her inscrutable cat-and-mouse game with the political establishment on Wednesday afternoon by saying that she would not join the field …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, TalkLeft, Washington Wire, USA Today, Politics Blog and Balloon Juice

The Right Scoop:
Full interview added - BREAKING: Sarah Palin NOT running for president

Discussion: Riehl World View

Chuck Sudo / Chicagoist:

Board of Trade has a message for Occupy Chicago — Someone at the Board of Trade is getting cheeky with the Occupy Chicago protests. This photo was taken by someone at the protests. It shows offices at the Board of Trade Building eight stories up with “We Are The 1%” taped to the windows.

Discussion: Runnin' Scared, Mediaite, Wonkette, Angry Black Lady Chronicles and Shakesville

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:

Russ Feingold endorses Occupy Wall Street: “This will make the Tea Party look like ... a tea party.” — “I'm really encouraged by what I'm seeing. People around the country are finally organizing to stand up to the huge influence of corporations on government and our lives.

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Rasmussen Reports, Minnesota Independent, DownWithTyranny!, The Raw Story and teamster.org

Ezra Klein / Washington Post:

The four habits of highly successful social movements — (On Monday, I asked Rich Yeselson for his thoughts on Occupy Wall Street. Yeselson, a research coordinator at Change to Win, is a skilled organizer and a thoughtful historian of social movements in America and Europe.

Discussion: I cite, Hullabaloo, Newshoggers.com, AlterNet and The New Republic

Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:

Dems rally behind ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protest movement — Democrats are rallying behind the “Occupy Wall Street” movement, with several lawmakers endorsing the protests in New York City that have begun to spread to other cities. — Several liberal House lawmakers endorsed the protests Wednesday …

Discussion: Ballot Box, Slate, Ben Smith's Blog, CNN, Weasel Zippers, Daily Kos, Maggie's Farm, American Power and The Huffington Post

Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:

Chicago Traders Respond To Protesters With Signs Reading ‘We Are The 1%’ — The Occupy Wall Street movement spread to Chicago this week, where protesters have gathered outside the Chicago Board of Trade, the world's oldest options and futures trading center.

Discussion: The Impolitic and Balloon Juice

Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Herman Cain On Occupy Wall Street: 'If You Don't Have A Job And You're Not Rich, Blame Yourself!'

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Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway:
OccupyWallStreet: A Protest, Or A Temper Tantrum?

Discussion: Daniel W. Drezner, Don Surber, Newshoggers.com, ThinkProgress and New Deal 2.0

Zara Golden / Mediaite:
Ben Bernake Expresses Sympathy For Occupy Wall Street: 'I Can't Blame Them'

Discussion: ABCNEWS and nation.foxnews.com

Kevin Gosztola / Firedoglake:
Live Blog for #OccupyWallStreet: Day 19 — The Big March, Late Afternoon/Evening Edition

Discussion: Guardian, Occupy Wall Street Library and Teamster Nation

Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke On Occupy Wall Street: 'I Can't Blame Them'

Discussion: New York Magazine

Kate Linthicum / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. councilmen tour Occupy LA encampment

Discussion: Firedoglake, Nation Now, The Informer and L.A. NOW

The Politico:
Has Obama found his inner populist?

Discussion: Rational Irrationality, Outside the Beltway and Hullabaloo

CNN:
Unions, Democrats seek momentum from ‘Occupy Wall Street’ movement

Discussion: The Hill and Pajamas Media

Sarah B. Boxer / NationalJournal.com:
Romney: Wall Street Protests ‘Class Warfare’

Discussion: Guardian, ThinkProgress, Runnin' Scared, TalkLeft, The Raw Story and Minnesota Independent

Ned Potter / ABCNEWS:

Steve Jobs Dies: Apple Chief Created Personal Computer, iPad, iPod, iPhone — Steve Jobs, the mastermind behind Apple's iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac and iTunes, has died, Apple said. Jobs was 56. — “We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today,” read a statement by Apple's board of directors.

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, TalkLeft, US Politics and iOwnTheWorld.com, more at Mediagazer »

Wall Street Journal:

Apple's Steve Jobs Is Dead — Steven P. Jobs, the Apple Inc. chairman and co-founder who pioneered the personal computer industry and changed the way people think about technology, died Wednesday at the age of 56. — His family, in a statement released by Apple, said Mr. Jobs …

Discussion: MarketBeat and Truthdig, more at Techmeme »

Brandon Griggs / CNN:

Steve Jobs, Apple founder, dies — (CNN) — Steve Jobs, the visionary in the black turtleneck who co-founded Apple in a Silicon Valley garage, built it into the world's leading tech company and led a mobile-computing revolution with wildly popular devices such as the iPhone, died Wednesday.

Discussion: The Jawa Report, This Just In, The Moderate Voice, Little Green Footballs, Moe Lane and The Lonely Conservative

Nick Wingfield / Bits:

Jobs, Apple Co-Founder and Visionary, Is Dead — SAN FRANCISCO — Steven P. Jobs, the visionary co-founder and former chief executive of Apple, has died at 56. — Apple said in a press release that it was “deeply saddened” to announce that Mr. Jobs had passed away on Wednesday.

Discussion: Mashable! and Balloon Juice, more at Techmeme »

John Markoff / New York Times:

Steve Jobs, Apple's Visionary, Dies at 56 — Steven P. Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple who helped usher in the era of personal computers and then did nothing less than lead a cultural transformation in the way music, movies and mobile communications were experienced in the digital age …

Discussion: DealBook, AllThingsD, Outside the Beltway, Gawker and Rod Dreher, more at Techmeme »

City Room:

Deer Appear on Brooklyn Shore, in Disturbing Circumstances — White-tailed deer, tree-browsing icons of the suburban wildlife scene, have been making inroads in New York City. Their numbers on Staten Island have grown to the point where many residents consider them a nuisance.

Discussion: Don Surber, New York Times and Gothamist

Frazier Moore / The Huffington Post:

Roger Ailes: I Hired Sarah Palin Because She Was ‘Hot And Got Ratings’ … Fox News , Sarah Palin , Roger Ailes , Cable News , Fox News 15th Anniversary , Fox News Anniversary , Roger Ailes Sarah Palin , Roger Ailes Wolf Blitzer , Media News — NEW YORK — As the most powerful man in the universe …

Discussion: The Atlantic Online, Gawker, Mediaite, ThinkProgress, National Review, The Raw Story, Business Insider and New York Magazine, more at Mediagazer »

Mj Lee / The Politico:

West to Jackson: ‘Take two!’ — Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) has just one piece of advice for Samuel L. Jackson - focus on your film career and stop talking about politics. — “I think Samuel Jackson needs to pay more attention to the upcoming release of the movie ‘Avengers’ next summer and not …

Discussion: News Hounds, Mediaite, Weasel Zippers, American Spectator, Sister Toldjah, NewsBusters.org blogs and Pajamas Media

Mark Hemingway / Weekly Standard:

Is CBS News Silencing Fast and Furious Reporter? — Yesterday, CBS News investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson told radio show host Laura Ingraham that the White House yelled and swore at her over her reporting on the Fast and Furious gunrunning scandal tied to the deaths of two U.S. law enforcement agents.

Discussion: Power Line, NewsBusters.org blogs, Moonbattery, americanthinker.com, Questions and Observations, The Sundries Shack and Pajamas Media

The Hill:

Dem unity, minus Obama — After months of squabbling, Democrats on Capitol Hill have united in recent weeks. And in an unusual twist, they have done it in spite of President Obama. — House Democrats, who have helped the GOP pass controversial bills this year, drew the line on a stopgap spending bill last month.

Discussion: CNN

Mikerobinsonpc / RedState:

Washington Post Staff Writer Who Wrote Rick Perry Attack Piece Has Criminal Past — On October 1, 2011, the Washington Post's Stephanie McCrummen authored a story for publication in the Post concerning Texas Governor Perry's lease of a hunting spot with an offensive name.

Discussion: FishbowlDC and New York Magazine

Gschwarzcnn / CNN:

Michelle Obama jokes daughters fight over Secret Service — By: CNN White House Producer Alexander Mooney — (CNN) - Turns out the Secret Service doesn't just protect the Obamas, they also are the root of a bit of tension between the younger members of the first family.

Discussion: The Politico

Kirk Johnson / New York Times:

Farmers Strain to Hire American Workers in Place of Migrant Labor — OLATHE, Colo. — How can there be a labor shortage when nearly one out of every 11 people in the nation are unemployed? — That's the question John Harold asked himself last winter when he was trying to figure out how much help …

Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Hit & Run

Brian Powell / Political Correction RSS:

Rep. Steve King Daydreams About The Good Ol' Days When Only Property Owners Voted — In a Judiciary Committee hearing on a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) used his allotted time to daydream out loud about an era of American history when only male property owners were allowed to vote.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Angry Black Lady Chronicles, Crooks and Liars, Daily Kos and John Boehner

Matt Farwell / At War:

Back Home, and Homeless — Mid-June, 2011: I find myself alone in a dark wooded park tucked between million-dollar houses south of Stanford University, looking for a spot in the bushes to stash my bags. Until that morning I'd been living in a cheap weekly-rate motel in Palo Alto.

Discussion: democracyarsenal.org

Dave Wedge / Boston Herald:

Warren shines in debate debut — Elizabeth Warren officially kicked off her much-anticipated foray into the political arena by whacking U.S. Sen. Scott Brown on the economy and trumpeting her record of going “toe-to-toe” with financial behemoths, as she did battle with five Democrats in this first 2012 Senate debate.

Discussion: Daily Kos