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10:55 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 …
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.
Michelle Malkin:
From “I, Pencil” to iPhone: The spontaneous order of capitalism
Christopher John Farley / Speakeasy:
Steve Jobs Knew The End Was Near Weeks Ago, Says Coming Biography
Ned Potter / ABCNEWS:
Steve Jobs Dies: Apple Chief Created Personal Computer, iPad, iPod, iPhone
Brandon Griggs / CNN:
Steve Jobs, Apple founder, dies
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:
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
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Rejoice!  —  Our Three Year National Nightmare Is Over!
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Palin: GOP hopefuls calling already
Discussion: The Page
David Frum / FrumForum:
Palin: Already Almost Forgotten
Richard Adams / Guardian:
Sarah Palin: the end of an error
Discussion: Associated Press and The Reaction
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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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.
Discussion: Hot Air
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Mackenzie Weinger / The Politico:
Pollster: 'Trend isn't good' for Obama  —  More Americans than ever say they disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling his job, a new poll shows.  —  A majority of voters — 55 percent — told Quinnipiac University they don't like how Obama is doing his job.
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Jay Carney's Message To Reporters ‘Screamed At’ By Sources: Toughen Up  —  At Wednesday's White House daily briefing, Fox News Chief White House Correspondent Ed Henry asked Press Secretary Jay Carney to respond to a report that a White House official had “screamed and cussed at” …
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The Hill:
White House defends Holder amid Fast and Furious accusations
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and New York Times
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.
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Erik Eckholm / The Caucus:
Romney to Speak Before Controversial Figure
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 …
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: UrbanGrounds and YID With LID
Tim Mak / The Politico:
Email: ‘Time to kill the wealthy’  —  Several influential New York lawmakers have received threatening emails saying it is “time to kill the wealthy” if they don't renew the state's tax surcharge on the millionaires, according to reports.  —  “It's time to tax the millionaires!” reads the email, according to WTEN in Albany.
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 …
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
CBO to Super Committee: Full Employment Would Reduce Deficit By A Third  —  Many Democrats would like to see the deficit Super Committee's forthcoming fiscal plan scored for its expected impact on economic growth.  The idea is that if the Congressional Budget Office says the plan is a job killer …
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 …
Julia Pyper / New York Times:
Why Conservative White Males Are More Likely to Be Climate Skeptics  —  When it comes to climate change denial, not all human beings are created equal.  As a recent study shows, conservative white males are less likely to believe in climate change.  —  “It's not surprising,” said Aaron McCright …
 
 
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OVERNIGHT MONEY: Cordray gets his day in the Senate
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Nicholas D. Kristof / New York Times:
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Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Democrats shift the definition of ‘rich’ in battle over taxes
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Julian Pecquet / Healthwatch:
President embraces ObamaCare label
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Elizabeth Warren and liberalism, twisting the ‘social contract’
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Board of Trade has a message for Occupy Chicago
 

 
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