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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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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 …
Justin Sink / Ballot Box:
Cain to protesters: 'If you don't have a job and you're not rich, blame yourself'  —  Herman Cain said that he believed the ongoing Occupy Wall Street protests were “orchestrated” to help president Obama, and denounced the protesters during an interview published by the Wall Street Journal Wednesday.
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Herman Cain On Occupy Wall Street: 'If You Don't Have A Job And You're Not Rich, Blame Yourself!'  —  Asked about the ongoing Occupy Wall Street protests in an interview with the Wall Street Journal that posted today, GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain said he suspected that they were “orchestrated” to help President Obama.
Washington Wire:
Herman Cain: I'm More Than the ‘Anti-Romney’  —  Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is riding a wave of support that saw him unexpectedly win a Florida straw poll last month and has him surging in recent polls against rivals Rick Perry and Mitt Romney.
Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke On Occupy Wall Street: 'I Can't Blame Them'
Discussion: New York Magazine
Bob Van Voris / Bloomberg:
“Occupy Wall Street” protesters sue New York City
Sarah B. Boxer / NationalJournal.com:
Romney: Wall Street Protests ‘Class Warfare’
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 …
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Christian Heinze / Ballot Box:
Why Palin could run as an independent
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
GOP looks past Palin for 2012
Discussion: Washington Wire and Liberal Values
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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The Hill:   Dem unity, minus Obama
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Democrats buck Obama on jobs proposal by changing ‘pay-fors’
Discussion: Washington Monthly and TPMDC
The Hill:   GOP worries they'll have to accept massive spending measure
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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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 …
Peyton M. Craighill / Washington Post:
Obama's jobs plan, the partisan perspective  —  There's a bit of a bright spot for President Obama and his $450 billion jobs plan.  According to the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll, a slim majority supports the plan, nearly six in 10 believe it will improve things …
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Poll sees a new low in Americans' approval of Congress
Gary Langer / Politics:
Obama Gains vs. GOP on Jobs as Congress Hits a New Low
Discussion: Daily Kos, TalkLeft and US Politics
Erica Werner / Associated Press:
Official: Obama to embark on bus tour of NC, Va.  —  WASHINGTON—A White House official says President Barack Obama is planning a bus tour through the politically important states of North Carolina and Virginia later this month to push for his jobs plan.  —  The trip is scheduled for Oct. 17-19 …
Discussion: msnbc.com and The Page
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Obama to hit the road again
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
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 …
Michael W. McConnell / Wall Street Journal:
Washington Wants a Say Over Your Minister  —  The Supreme Court weighs whether the feds can decide which church employees are clergy and which aren't.  —  Today, the Obama administration will invite the Supreme Court to open a new front in the culture wars.
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Rep. Louie Gohmert Warns Supreme Court Justices: ‘Any President’ Could Access Your Health Records Under Reform
Discussion: Daily Kos
Reuters:
Hungry Muppet to appear on “Sesame Street”  —  (Reuters) - A new poverty-stricken Muppet will highlight the issue of hunger struggles on an episode of “Sesame Street”, the show said in a statement on Tuesday.  —  Pink-faced Muppet Lily, whose family deals with food insecurity, will join Big Bird …
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James Hibberd / EW.com:
‘Sesame Street’ unveils muppet to teach kids about hunger — PHOTO
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 …
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.
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 …
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Rep. Giffords returns to DC for her husband's retirement from NASA  —  Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) returned to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to attend the retirement ceremony for her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly.  —  Kelly's ceremony takes place Thursday afternoon …
Discussion: CNN and The Politico
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 …
 
 
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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Solyndra e-mails: Dept. of Energy was poised to approve $469 million for firm
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Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:
Chicago Traders Respond To Protesters With Signs Reading ‘We Are The 1%’
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David Cameron / New Statesman:
Full transcript |  David Cameron |  Speech to Conservative Party Conference 2011 | …
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Farmers Strain to Hire American Workers in Place of Migrant Labor
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