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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.
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Obama Says He Would Accept a Surtax on High Incomes — WASHINGTON — President Obama said on Thursday that he was “comfortable” with a Senate proposal to pay for his jobs legislation with a tax surcharge on income above $1 million. — “I'm fine with the approach they have taken,” …
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ABCNEWS, Associated Press, Guardian and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
Dan Merica / CNN:
Dems attempt to harness anger at Wall Street
Dems attempt to harness anger at Wall Street
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The Hill and The Raw Story
CNN:
Obama: Jobs bill must pass to protect U.S. economy
Obama: Jobs bill must pass to protect U.S. economy
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Weasel Zippers, Business Insider, Hot Air, Tax Foundation and iOwnTheWorld.com
Aliyah Shahid / NY Daily News:
Herman Cain to Occupy Wall Street protesters: If you're not rich ‘blame yourself’
Herman Cain to Occupy Wall Street protesters: If you're not rich ‘blame yourself’
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Vox Popoli, msnbc.com and The Politico
Adrianne Jeffries / The New York Observer:
Occupy Wall Street Megamarch's Violent Aftershocks: Senior Police Officer Beats Protesters With Baton [VIDEO]
Occupy Wall Street Megamarch's Violent Aftershocks: Senior Police Officer Beats Protesters With Baton [VIDEO]
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
What They've Come to Find at Occupy Wall Street Is America
What They've Come to Find at Occupy Wall Street Is America
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Rumproast, The Nation, Hot Air and The Huffington Post
David Frum / FrumForum:
Palin: Already Almost Forgotten — “I will continue driving the discussion for freedom and free markets...” — From Sarah Palin's statement announcing her decision not to run for president. — Um, probably not. Sarah Palin's political voice had dwindled well before she announced her decision not to run.
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Democracy in America, The Atlantic Online, Conservatives4Palin, Rortybomb and The Moderate Voice
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Scott Olson / ABCNEWS:
Sarah Palin's Die Hard Supporters ‘Stunned,’ ‘Disappointed’ — Peter Singleton and Michelle McCormick left their jobs, homes, and families to move to Iowa to campaign for Sarah Palin. Wednesday evening they found out they didn't have a candidate. — The former Alaska governor's supporters founded …
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Crooks and Liars, Balloon Juice, The Politico, New York Magazine and Eschaton
Sarah Palin / marklevinshow.com:
BREAKING NEWS: SARAH PALIN'S 2012 ANNOUNCEMENT
BREAKING NEWS: SARAH PALIN'S 2012 ANNOUNCEMENT
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Richard Adams / Guardian:
Sarah Palin: the end of an error
Sarah Palin: the end of an error
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Associated Press and The Reaction
Z. Byron Wolf / ABCNEWS:
Sarah Palin Will Not Run for President
Sarah Palin Will Not Run for President
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John Markoff / New York Times:
Steven P. Jobs, 1955-2011: Steve Jobs of Apple Dies at 56 — Steven P. Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple who helped usher in the era of personal computers and then led a cultural transformation in the way music, movies and mobile communications were experienced in the digital age, died Wednesday.
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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:
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New York Magazine, Betsy's Page, GayPatriot, The Other McCain, The Atlantic Online, Michelle Malkin, Pajamas Media, Hot Air, TechCrunch and Gothamist
Brian Lam / The Wirecutter:
Steve Jobs Was Always Kind To Me (Or, Regrets of An A**hole) — I met Steve Jobs while I worked at Gizmodo. He was always a gentleman. Steve liked me and he liked Gizmodo. And I liked him back. Some of my friends who I used to work with at Gizmodo refer to those days as the Good Old Days.
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We Blog The World, MediaFile, Babbage, The Moderate Voice, AllThingsD, Boing Boing and New York Magazine, more at Techmeme »
Christopher John Farley / Speakeasy:
Steve Jobs Knew The End Was Near Weeks Ago, Says Coming Biography — Steve Jobs knew that he was dying weeks before the end, according to a coming biography. — Walter Isaacson's book “Steve Jobs” is due out Nov. 21 from Simon & Schuster. Jobs died Wednesday at the age of 56.
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Media Decoder, GigaOM, 9to5Mac and Poynter, more at Techmeme »
Walt Mossberg / AllThingsD:
The Steve Jobs I Knew
The Steve Jobs I Knew
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Guardian, MediaFile, White House.gov Blog, Business Insider, Gawker, New York Magazine and Poynter, more at Mediagazer »
Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
Secret panel can put Americans on “kill list' — (Reuters) - American militants like Anwar al-Awlaki are placed on a kill or capture list by a secretive panel of senior government officials, which then informs the president of its decisions, according to officials.
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emptywheel, Hit & Run, Daily Kos, New York Magazine, Political Mojo, JONATHAN TURLEY, The Politico and Verum Serum
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Execution by secret WH committee — Reuters describes the bureaucratic panel that, with no oversight or transparency, orders citizens killed by the CIA — Here is what the Democratic President has created and implemented, and what many party loyalists explicitly endorse (when there's a Democrat in the White House) — from Reuters:
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The Agonist
Noah Bierman / Boston Globe:
Scott Brown quips about Elizabeth Warren's appearance on Boston radio show — Republican Senator Scott Brown made a crack about Democrat Elizabeth Warren's physical appearance on a radio show this morning. — Brown was responding to a crack Warren made in Tuesday's debate …
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Outside the Beltway and Swampland
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Braden / 100.7 WZLX:
Senator Scott Brown Calls In & Thanks Elizabeth Warren For Keeping Her Clothes On — K&M talk with Senator Scott Brown about his plan to help mend unemployment, his views on Sarah Palin's plans for the next election, and his opinion on Elizabeth Warren's recent statements.
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The Huffington Post, Washington Post, Washington Monthly, ABCNEWS, Daily Kos, Gawker and Hotline On Call
Roger Simon / The Politico:
Who will be the GOP messiah? — Barack Obama is so doomed politically that he sits behind his desk in the Oval Office with a vulture on each shoulder. And every day at noon, Joe Biden comes in dressed as the Grim Reaper and they all play gin. — I know this because the poll gods tell me this.
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Mackenzie Weinger / The Politico:
Pollster: 'Trend isn't good' for Obama
Pollster: 'Trend isn't good' for Obama
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Hotline On Call, The Daily Caller and GOP 12
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Mitt Romney camp dodges Nevada calendar-tampering charge — Mitt Romney's campaign declined to confirm or deny a report that the GOP presidential candidate lobbied Nevada Republicans to hold a rule-breaking January presidential caucus. — The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Thursday …
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GOP 12
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Maggie Haberman / Reuters:
Top GOP bundler to Romney camp
Top GOP bundler to Romney camp
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ThinkProgress, Washington Post, Ben Smith's Blog, GOP 12, Towleroad News #gay and CNN
Laura Myers / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Nevada Republicans set Jan. 14 caucus
Nevada Republicans set Jan. 14 caucus
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Ben Smith's Blog, Iowa Caucuses, unionleader.com, Business Insider, Outside the Beltway and msnbc.com
Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
‘Calm down’ about Fast and Furious gun sting, ATF acting director says — The new acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced a major shake-up of his agency Wednesday and urged Washington insiders to “calm down” about the latest revelations surrounding a controversial ATF gun operation.
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Senate Dems to discuss jobs bill with Obama — Top Senate Democrats will meet Thursday with President Obama to discuss his American Jobs Act legislation. — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.), Majority Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.), Sen. Charles Schumer (N.Y.), the top messaging Democrat in the chamber …
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The Politico
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Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Democrats shift the definition of ‘rich’ in battle over taxes
Democrats shift the definition of ‘rich’ in battle over taxes
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ThinkProgress and Democratic Strategist
Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Rachel Maddow: How This Wonky-Tonk Woman Won TV … “Thank you for coming,” says Rachel Maddow to a visiting reporter. “Why are we doing this?” — It's the last Friday in September, and we are walking briskly — at 5-foot-11, Maddow always moves at a near-jog — toward the elevator …
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Towleroad News #gay and Gay Politics
Fred A. Bernstein / New York Times:
Derrick Bell, Law Professor and Racial Advocate, Dies at 80 — Derrick Bell, a legal scholar who worked to expose the persistence of racism in America through his books and articles and his provocative career moves — he gave up a Harvard Law School professorship to protest the school's hiring practices …
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The U.S. Department of Labor:
Skip to page content — Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis — EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION — Program Contact: — TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL — (202) 693-4676 — UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT — SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
Williams Jr / ESPN:
ESPN, Hank Williams Jr. part ways — Hank Williams Jr. and his iconic theme song will not return to ESPN's “Monday Night Football,” the network announced Thursday. — In the wake of Williams using an analogy involving Adolf Hitler and President Barack Obama to make a political point …
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The Spectacle Blog, Big Journalism, American Spectator and Inside TV