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9:30 AM ET, October 6, 2011

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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:
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 …
Walt Mossberg / AllThingsD:
The Steve Jobs I Knew  —  That Steve Jobs was a genius, a giant influence on multiple industries and billions of lives, has been written many times since he retired as Apple's CEO in August.  He was a historical figure on the scale of a Thomas Edison or a Henry Ford, and set the mold …
Brian Lam / The Atlantic Online:
Steve Jobs Was a Kind Man: My Regrets About Burning Him
Discussion: AllThingsD and Poynter
Patricia Sullivan / Washington Post:
Steve Jobs dies; Apple co-founder was 56
Kori Schulman / White House.gov Blog:
President Obama on the Passing of Steve Jobs: “He changed the way each of us sees the world.”
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies at age 56
Brandon Griggs / CNN:
Steve Jobs, Apple founder, dies
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: Steve Jobs dead at 56
Nick Wingfield / Bits:
Jobs, Apple Co-Founder and Visionary, Is Dead
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:
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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:
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Rejoice!  —  Our Three Year National Nightmare Is Over!  —  Palin talks to Mark Levin here (her voice is the deeper one).  Her explanation is, as usual, opaque.  But the idea that this person is protecting her family - after putting them all on a reality show, after deploying an infant …
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 …
Discussion: New York Magazine
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Palin: GOP hopefuls calling already
Discussion: The Page
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: Palin not running for president; Update: Audio added; Update: A smart call
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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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.”
The Hill:
Members back Wall Street protests
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
The four habits of highly successful social movements
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.
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The Hill:
White House defends Holder amid Fast and Furious accusations
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and New York Times
Richard A. Serrano / Los Angeles Times:
ATF officials reassigned in latest Fast and Furious fallout
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!
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Democrats shift the definition of ‘rich’ in battle over taxes  —  View Photo Gallery —  $14.3 trillion is a massive number.  Here are some figures that put it in perspective.  —  As they head into the 2012 campaign, Democrats are changing their definition of what it means to be rich.
Discussion: Democratic Strategist
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
Reid Proposes Surtax on ‘the Richest’ to Pay for Jobs Plan
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
‘Darn Tooting!’  Obama Brags About HHS Reg Catholic Bishops Call Attack on Liberty  —  (CNSNews.com) - Bantering with the audience at a fundraiser in St. Louis yesterday, President Barack Obama bragged about a new regulation, proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services …
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.
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
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 …
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Elizabeth Warren and liberalism, twisting the ‘social contract’  —  E lizabeth Warren, Harvard law professor and former Obama administration regulator (for consumer protection), is modern liberalism incarnate.  As she seeks the Senate seat Democrats held for 57 years before 2010 …
 
 
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Maggie Haberman / Reuters:
Top GOP bundler to Romney camp
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ATF Online:
ATF ACTING DIRECTOR JONES ANNOUNCES NEW STAFF ASSIGNMENTS
Julia Pyper / New York Times:
Why Conservative White Males Are More Likely to Be Climate Skeptics
Discussion: YID With LID, io9 and Weasel Zippers
Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
Nevada caucuses set for Jan. 14
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Florida Miscellaneous
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Matt Farwell / At War:
Back Home, and Homeless  —  Mid-June, 2011: I find myself alone …
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