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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: The Moderate Voice, Firedoglake, Mashable!, AllThingsD, The Reaction, Pajamas Media, Outside the Beltway, Gawker, Rod Dreher, The Democratic Daily, Feministe, Dot Earth and Future of Journalism, more at Mediagazer »

Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:

A Jobs Agenda — I don't know what Steve Jobs's politics were, I don't much care, and in any case they are beside the point. The late Mr. Jobs stood for something considerably better than politics. He stood for the model of the world that works. The model that made this: — into this:

Discussion: Betsy's Page, The Other McCain, Michelle Malkin, GayPatriot, The Atlantic Online, Pajamas Media, TechCrunch and Gothamist, more at Techmeme »

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: Power Line, Michelle Malkin, Boston Globe, Bloomberg, FierceWireless, Deal Journal, Truthdig, New York Magazine, The Gateway Pundit and The Sundries Shack, more at Techmeme »

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

Patricia Sullivan / Washington Post:
Steve Jobs dies; Apple co-founder was 56

Discussion: CNN and naked capitalism

Brandon Griggs / CNN:
Steve Jobs, Apple founder, dies

Discussion: This Just In, The Jawa Report, Moe Lane and The Lonely Conservative

Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies at age 56

Discussion: DealBook, AllThingsD, The Politico, FP Passport and CNN

Kori Schulman / White House.gov Blog:
President Obama on the Passing of Steve Jobs: “He changed the way each of us sees the world.”

Discussion: AllThingsD, Mashable!, WJLA-TV, 9to5Mac, WNYC News Blog and New York Magazine, more at Techmeme »

Walt Mossberg / AllThingsD:
The Steve Jobs I Knew

Discussion: The Atlantic Online and Gawker, more at Mediagazer »

Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: Steve Jobs dead at 56

Discussion: MyFox New York, Guardian, Mashable! and Pajamas Media, more at Techmeme »

Nick Wingfield / Bits:
Jobs, Apple Co-Founder and Visionary, Is Dead

Discussion: Balloon Juice, Mashable! and Newshoggers.com

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: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, American Spectator, Conservatives4Palin, The Atlantic Online, msnbc.com, The Gateway Pundit, Wake up America, Don Surber, The Crawdad Hole, Campaign 2012, UrbanGrounds, Sister Toldjah, Atlas Shrugs and New York Magazine

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:

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: The Politico, GOP 12, Politics Blog, ABCNEWS, GayPatriot, Verum Serum, RealClearPolitics Video Log, Wizbang, RedState, The TrogloPundit and CNN

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: ABCNEWS, USA Today, New York Times, Balloon Juice, Washington Wire, Connecting.the.Dots, The Moderate Voice, TalkLeft, The Page and The Democratic Daily, more at Mediagazer »

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: The Daily Caller, Campaign 2012, National Review, Jay Bookman, The Crawdad Hole, M.JOSEPH SHEPPARD'S …, ThinkProgress, Weasel Zippers, GOP 12, The Other McCain and Gawker

Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Rejoice! — Our Three Year National Nightmare Is Over!

Discussion: Big Journalism and M.JOSEPH SHEPPARD'S …

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

Discussion: Riehl World View and The Politico

Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:

What They've Come to Find at Occupy Wall Street Is America — THE DIN BEYOND THE DRUM CIRCLE /// “You know, this is sort of an anarchistic bunch — kids — but I really am amazed for the respect they have,” says unofficial Zuccotti Park librarian Eric Seligson (right). “They entertain everything.”

Discussion: The Nation, Hot Air and The Huffington Post

MyFox New York:

Occupy Wall Street Arrests; Fox 5 Crew and Protesters Hit by Mace, Batons — Protest broadens scope — MYFOXNY.COM - While covering the Occupy Wall Street protests on Wednesday night, Fox 5 photographer Roy Isen was hit in the eyes by mace from a police officer and Fox 5 reporter Dick Brennan was hit by an officer's baton.

Discussion: The Jawa Report, ANIMAL, Balloon Juice, Making Light, Towleroad News #gay, The Huffington Post, Gawker, AlterNet, The Crawdad Hole, Angry Bear, The Raw Story, New York Magazine and ThinkProgress, more at Mediagazer »

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: The New Republic, Hullabaloo, Newshoggers.com and AlterNet

New York Times:
Major Unions Join Occupy Wall Street Protest

Discussion: NY Daily News, Balloon Juice, Associated Press, The Democratic Daily and Guardian

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

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

Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Dems rally behind ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protest movement

Discussion: City Hall, Ben Smith's Blog, Firedoglake, CNN, ThinkProgress, Weasel Zippers, NationalJournal.com, Ballot Box, Slate, Daily Kos and Maggie's Farm

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

Discussion: Washington Post, Daniel W. Drezner, PERRspectives, ABCNEWS, Newshoggers.com, ThinkProgress and The Lonely Conservative

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: Campaign 2012, Power Line, Sipsey Street Irregulars, NewsBusters.org blogs, Moonbattery and The Project …

The Hill:
White House defends Holder amid Fast and Furious accusations

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and New York Times

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: ThinkProgress, Runnin' Scared, The Impolitic, Crooks and Liars, Guardian, Mediaite, Angry Black Lady Chronicles, Firedoglake, Wonkette and Shakesville

Julian Pecquet / Healthwatch:

President embraces ObamaCare label — President Obama is embracing the term “ObamaCare” on the campaign stump, attempting to turn the tables on critics who use it in a derogatory way. — “They call it ObamaCare?” the president told supporters at a St. Louis fundraiser Tuesday evening. “I do care!

Discussion: JammieWearingFool

Maggie Haberman / Reuters:

Top GOP bundler to Romney camp — Paul Singer, the financier who's one of the biggest “gets” in the Republican bundler community and was among those hoping for a Chris Christie campaign, has committed to Mitt Romney — promising to tap his vast donor network and move to get others off the sidelines, POLITICO has learned.

Discussion: GOP 12

Emily Yehle / New York Times:

Green Jobs Training Program Falls Short, Should Return Funds — IG — A $500 million green jobs program at the Department of Labor has so far provided only 15 percent of current participants with jobs, leading the agency's inspector general to recommend that the bulk of the money be returned to the Treasury.

Discussion: The Lonely Conservative and Pajamas Media

Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Dept of Labor IG: Obama's green-jobs training program a flop

Discussion: Big Government

John Hawkins / Right Wing News:

Interviewing Rick Perry On Illegal Immigration — Texas is an agriculture-friendly border state, and its population is roughly 37% Hispanic. In a state like that, where the Texas version of the DREAM Act was genuinely popular on both sides of the aisle, you can't realistically expect …

Discussion: YID With LID

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