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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Perry raises $17 million — Siren, as they say: … The $17 million figure, which a Perry spokesman confirms to me, is almost as much as Mitt Romney raised in his first quarter as a declared presidential candidate this year. — It's also more than Rudy Giuliani and John McCain raised …
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Quinnipiac University:
With Christie Out, Romney Is Back On Top Of Gop Pack, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Perry Fades As Cain Surges — With New Jersey Gov. Christopher Christie out of the Republican presidential race, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney jumps to a 22 percent lead …
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msnbc.com, GOP 12, Outside the Beltway, The Volokh Conspiracy, National Review and New York Times
Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Herman Cain rises, Rick Perry slides in new CBS News poll — CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto. — Herman Cain has moved into a tie with Mitt Romney atop the field of Republican presidential candidates …
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The Politico:
Mitt's moment — If Mitt Romney can't start locking …
Mitt's moment — If Mitt Romney can't start locking …
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Pajamas Media, New York Magazine, The Gateway Pundit, Capital New York and The Daily Dish
Sarah B. Boxer / NationalJournal.com:
Romney: Wall Street Protests ‘Class Warfare’
Romney: Wall Street Protests ‘Class Warfare’
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Guardian and The Raw Story
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Hot Air exclusive: Perry raises $17.1 million in Q3
Hot Air exclusive: Perry raises $17.1 million in Q3
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Washington Post, GOP 12 and Campaign 2012
Justin Sink / The Hill:
New poll finds Cain tied for lead with Romney
Erica Werner / Associated Press:
Senate Democrats rewrite Obama's jobs bill — WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are scrambling to rewrite portions of President Barack Obama's jobs bill, even as Obama tries to blame Republicans for Congress' failure to act. — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell moved to call …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Democrats buck Obama on jobs proposal by changing ‘pay-fors’ — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) on Tuesday further distanced his Democratic Conference from President Obama by nixing a major component of the White House's jobs plan. — Reid said he would revise parts …
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Washington Monthly and TPMDC
Sam Youngman / Ballot Box:
Push for President Obama's jobs bill illustrates the art of beating a dead horse — “Why don't we just pretend he didn't die? Just for a bit!” — Larry Wilson in “Weekend at Bernie's” — It might help to think of the American Jobs Act as Elvis. — The King made $60 million last year even though he died in 1977.
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Dems Float Surtax On Millionaires To Pay For Jobs Bill
Dems Float Surtax On Millionaires To Pay For Jobs Bill
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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.
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Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Herman Cain On Occupy Wall Street: 'If You Don't Have A Job And You're Not Rich, Blame Yourself!'
Herman Cain On Occupy Wall Street: 'If You Don't Have A Job And You're Not Rich, Blame Yourself!'
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A CNN Business reporter, Alison Kosik, summarizes what she thinks …
A CNN Business reporter, Alison Kosik, summarizes what she thinks …
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Bob Van Voris / Bloomberg:
“Occupy Wall Street” protesters sue New York City
“Occupy Wall Street” protesters sue New York City
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Pete Kennedy / Food Freedom:
Wisconsin Judge Rules No Right to Own a Cow or Drink Its Milk — WI Judge to Zinniker, FTCLDF: No “Fundamental Right to Own a Cow, or Consume Its Milk... Am I Making Myself Clear?” — ~ David Gumpert — FTCLDF — In a decision denying basic property rights and even exceeding …
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Rod Dreher, Ricochet Conversation Feed and Marginal Revolution
Yahoo! News:
Roger Ailes looks back on 15 years of Fox News — NEW YORK (AP) — As the most powerful man in the universe, or one of them anyway, Roger Ailes can look back on the first 15 years of his crowning achievement, Fox News Channel, with satisfaction. And he does.
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Christian Heinze / Ballot Box:
Why Palin could run as an independent — There's been some chatter this week about the possibility that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) might run for president next year — as an independent. — The consequences for both her and the presidential race couldn't be more profound …
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Hot Air
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Opposition to Obama grows — strongly — Four in 10 Americans “strongly” disapprove of how President Obama is handling job as president in the new Washington Post-ABC News poll, the highest that number has risen during his time in office and a sign of the hardening opposition to him as he seeks a second term.
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
New poll shows Obama approval continuing to sour
New poll shows Obama approval continuing to sour
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The Crawdad Hole
Gary Langer / Politics:
Obama Gains vs. GOP on Jobs as Congress Hits a New Low — Barack Obama has jumped to a 15-point lead over the Republicans in Congress in trust to handle job creation, a sign the beleaguered president's $450 billion jobs package has hit its mark in public opinion.
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Daily Kos, TalkLeft and US Politics
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Poll sees a new low in Americans' approval of Congress
Poll sees a new low in Americans' approval of Congress
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Washington Monthly, ThinkProgress and Prairie Weather
Peter Lloyd / PinkPaper:
PM David Cameron re-iterates backing for gay marriage at party conference speech — Prime Minister David Cameron has spoken of his support for gay marriage at the annual Conservative Party conference in Manchester, today. — news.PinkPaper.com — Prime Minister David Cameron has spoken …
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Jonathan Portes / Guardian:
Ignore David Cameron - dealing with our debt would be disastrous
Ignore David Cameron - dealing with our debt would be disastrous
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Paul Krugman
William Creeley / FIRE:
Getting It Right: Dean of George Mason Law Sets Excellent Example — All too often here at FIRE, we find ourselves up to our necks in campus censorship. For example, in just the last few weeks, we've seen a professor threatened by campus police for posting a sci-fi quote and a coalition …
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Big Government, Ricochet Conversation Feed and National Review
David Catanese / The Politico:
Tomblin wins W.Va. gov race — Democrat Earl Ray Tomblin beat back a torrent of late Republican attacks linking him to President Obama to win the West Virginia governorship Tuesday night. — Tomblin, a 36-year politician who had served as acting governor since Joe Manchin left the governorship …
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Reuters:
Service sector growth slows, employment mixed — (Reuters) - Service sector activity growth slowed in September, but other data on Wednesday showed private employment up modestly for the month, suggesting that overall the economic recovery is sluggish. — Service sector activity slowed …
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Guardian and Sweetness & Light
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Alex Kowalski / Bloomberg:
Announced Job Cuts in U.S. More Than Triple From Year Ago, Challenger Says
Announced Job Cuts in U.S. More Than Triple From Year Ago, Challenger Says
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Hot Air and JammieWearingFool
Emily Schultheis / Ben Smith's Blog:
O'Reilly: Romney as Eisenhower — Many people on the right have been giving Mitt Romney a new look lately, especially in the wake of Christie's decision not to run. — Count Fox host Bill O'Reilly among those warming to Romney, as told last night to an incredulous Glenn Beck:
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Tim Mak / The Politico:
Sen. John Thune: Tax pledges can be broken — Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) said Wednesday that members of Congress shouldn't be “bound by” taxpayer pledges, and suggested that such vows would need to be broken in order to achieve broad-based tax reform. — Thune told MSNBC's Chuck Todd that pledges stood in the way of tax reform.
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