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10:40 AM ET, October 7, 2011

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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Confronting the Malefactors  —  There's something happening here.  What it is ain't exactly clear, but we may, at long last, be seeing the rise of a popular movement that, unlike the Tea Party, is angry at the right people.  —  When the Occupy Wall Street protests began three weeks ago …
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Michelle Fields / The Daily Caller:
Organizer admits to paying ‘Occupy DC’ protesters [VIDEO]  —  A liberal organizer told the Daily Caller on Thursday afternoon that he paid some Hispanics to attend “Occupy DC” protests happening in the nation's capital.  —  TheDC attended the protest event, an expansion of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement that began in New York City.
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Protests Offer Obama Opportunity to Gain, and Room for Pitfalls  —  WASHINGTON — Anti-Wall Street protesters marched past the gates of the White House on Thursday, bringing their message of economic injustice to the capital and posing an opportunity, but also a threat, to President Obama …
Joseph / CANNONFIRE:
OWS: Here's the message you've all been waiting for  —  Lots of people, including this writer, have criticized the Occupy Wall Street movement for lacking a concrete goal.  I have found it.  I've come up with a single, clear demand — easily stated and easily realized.
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
Herman Cain Aims Another Rant at Wall Street Protesters
Discussion: Connecting.the.Dots
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Reid's ‘nuclear option’ changes rules, ends repeat filibusters  —  In a shocking development Thursday evening, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) triggered a rarely used procedural option informally called the “nuclear option” to change the Senate rules.
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The Huffington Post:
Harry Reid Busts Up Senate Precedent … WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) led Democrats in a precedent-setting move on Thursday evening, shutting down an effort by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to hijack the floor and force the chamber to move away …
Philip Klein / Campaign 2012:
Reid rewrites Senate rules with shocking move  —  In a stunning turn of events this evening, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., used an arcane legislative maneuver to effectively rewrite Senate rules to make it harder for the minority party to force uncomfortable votes on the majority.
Manu Raju / The Politico:
Obama's jobs bill to get Senate vote
Discussion: Daily Kos
Motoko Rich / New York Times:
U.S. Adds 103,000 Jobs; Rate Holds Steady at 9.1%  —  As an increasing number of economists warn of a possible dip back into recession, the Labor Department said Friday that American employers added 103,000 jobs in September, staving off the bleakest forecasts for now.
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CNN:
BREAKING: Unemployment remains steady at 9.1 %
Discussion: The Politico
Alan Cowell / New York Times:
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Three Activist Women  —  LONDON — The Nobel Peace Prize for 2011 was awarded on Friday to three campaigning women from Africa and the Arab world in acknowledgment of their nonviolent role in promoting peace, democracy and gender equality.
Ben Armbruster / ThinkProgress:
Lindsey Graham On ‘Intimidation’: 'If You're A Southern White Guy, It Is Part Of Your Life'  —  GOP presidential candidate Gov. Rick Perry (TX) has faced severe backlash this week as the result of stories that he had opposed a campaign to remove the Confederate battle flag from statehouses across …
Discussion: Firedoglake and Shakesville
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Kim Willsher / Los Angeles Times:
France bans ketchup in cafeterias  —  Well, it's allowed with one side dish (guess which one).  But putting it on veal or boeuf bourguignon is now interdit at schools nationwide.  —  Reporting from Paris— First France built a wall around its language to protect it from pernicious Anglo-Saxon invaders.
Jim Kuhnhenn / Associated Press:
FACT CHECK: Obama claims miss some evidence  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — In challenging Republicans to get behind his jobs bill Thursday, President Barack Obama argued Republicans have supported his proposals before, demanded that they explain themselves if they oppose him, and challenged others to come up with a plan of their own.
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Tyler Durden / zerohedge.com/fullrss2.xml:
BBC Does It Again: “In The Absence Of A Credible Plan We Will Have A Global Financial Meltdown In Two To Three Weeks” - IMF Advisor  —  A week after the BBC exploded Alessio Rastani to the stage, it has just done it all over again.  In an interview with IMF advisor Robert Shapiro …
Dave Wedge / Boston Herald:
Occupy's pass steams Tea Party  —  City, state OK with lack of permits  —  The Hub's hands-off approach to unpermitted Occupy Boston protests has Tea Partiers up in arms and has even rankled a top civil libertarian who said all groups should be subject to the same rules — regardless of the cause.
Discussion: americanthinker.com and Althouse
Shushannah Walshe / ABCNEWS:
Huntsman Hits Palin for ‘Stringing People Along’  —  ABC News' Shushannah Walshe (@shushwalshe) and Sarah Kunin (@sarah_kunin) Report:  —  In an interview with ABC's “The View,” presidential candidate Jon Huntsman rebuked former Gov. Sarah Palin for “stringing people along” as she decided whether to run for president.
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Adam Brickley / The Daily Caller:
The Palin movement isn't retreating, it's reloading
Discussion: Conservatives4Palin
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Sarah Palin industry faces depression
Fox News:
Energy Department Official in Charge of Solyndra Loan Program to Step Down  —  The director of the controversial loan program that cleared the way for a $535 million taxpayer guarantee to bankrupt solar firm Solyndra is stepping down, the Energy Department confirmed Thursday.
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Darius Dixon / The Politico:
DOE loan program official Jonathan Silver steps down
Discussion: ABCNEWS and The Page
BBC:
UK financial firms downgraded by Moody's rating agency  —  Shares in Royal Bank of Scotland have opened down following the downgrade  —  Moody's has downgraded the credit rating of 12 UK financial firms including Lloyds TSB, RBS, Nationwide and Santander UK.
Discussion: Guardian
Simon Maloy / Media Matters for America:
Laura Ingraham Isn't Sure If Obama Is Black  —  Remember Laura Ingraham?  She's the back-up O'Reilly Factor guest-host who wrote a deliberately (it seemed) unfunny Barack Obama “diary” last year in which she described Michelle Obama as eating baby-back ribs at every meal.
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Jon Bershad / Mediaite:
Laura Ingraham: Would A Herman Cain Presidency Be Historic Because Obama Has White Relatives?  (UPDATE)
Discussion: ThinkProgress
 
 
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Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
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European Central Bank offers new emergency loans to banks, but leaves rates unchanged
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