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New York Times:
Protesters Against Wall Street — As the Occupy Wall Street protests spread from Lower Manhattan to Washington and other cities, the chattering classes keep complaining that the marchers lack a clear message and specific policy prescriptions. The message — and the solutions …
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Firedoglake, Mediaite, Patterico's Pontifications, Washington Monthly, Daily Kos, The Politico and ABCNEWS
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Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Cain, Gingrich blast Occupy Wall Street protests — Herman Cain charged Sunday that groups sympathetic to President Obama were ginning up the Occupy Wall Street protests to take attention away from the administration's policies. — Cain, the GOP presidential candidate …
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Firedoglake, Pat Dollard, Weasel Zippers and The Crawdad Hole
Greg / The Belgravia Dispatch:
Occupy Wall Street: An Early Assessment
Occupy Wall Street: An Early Assessment
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ThinkProgress and Newshoggers.com
Jennifer Preston / New York Times:
Wall Street Protest Spurs Online Dialogue on Inequity
Wall Street Protest Spurs Online Dialogue on Inequity
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Moe Lane, Taylor Marsh, Prairie Weather, ThinkProgress, Firedoglake, Fausta's Blog, Wonkette, Monkeyfister, Daily Mail and Washington Post
Charlie Grapski / cgrapski's FDL blog:
American Spectator Editor Admits to Being Agent Provocateur at D.C. Museum — The following photograph taken by opednews.com shows a confrontation in the lobby of the National Air and Space Museum between two individuals and an officer shortly before video shows officers …
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Patrick Howley / American Spectator:
Standoff in D.C. — WASHINGTON — The fastest-running protesters charged up the steps of Washington's National Air and Space Museum Saturday afternoon to infiltrate the building and hang banners on the “shameful” exhibits promoting American imperialism. As the white-uniformed security guards hurried …
Emma Brown / Washington Post:
Air and Space Museum closes after guards clash with protesters
Air and Space Museum closes after guards clash with protesters
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Runnin' Scared, Pat Dollard, CNN and Boing Boing
Kevinliptak / CNN:
Cain: Racism not holding anyone back — (CNN) - Presidential candidate Herman Cain said Sunday that he didn't believe racism was a major factor holding minorities back in America, asserting instead that African Americans had a level playing field on which to advance economically.
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Angry Black Lady Chronicles, Weasel Zippers and neo-neocon
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Gautham Nagesh / The Hill:
Cain: Racism doesn't hold blacks back
Lucy Madison / CBS News:
Gingrich: Not for us to judge Romney's religion
Gingrich: Not for us to judge Romney's religion
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The Political Carnival
Jazz Shaw / Hot Air:
Occupy Atlanta gives John Lewis the cold shoulder — Apparently having solved all other problems in Georgia, a group of roughly 300 protesters decided to mimic the recent events in Manhattan and set up Occupy Atlanta. Unlike their brothers and sisters in arms up in the Big Apple, though …
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The Crawdad Hole, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Weasel Zippers, Babalú Blog, Power Line, The Other McCain and Datechguy's Blog
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
The Changing Story — You should definitely read Ezra Klein's long take on the Obama administration economic team's retroactive assessment of their performance. But I think it's helpful to skip to the end: … I have some policy points to make about the whole thing …
Richard A. Serrano / Los Angeles Times:
Fast and Furious weapons were found in Mexico cartel enforcer's home — Guns illegally purchased under the ATF operation were found in April hidden in violence-plagued Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, court records show. — Reporting from Washington— High-powered assault weapons illegally purchased under …
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Depression: If Only Things Were That Good — David Leonhardt is The New York Times Washington bureau chief. — UNDERNEATH the misery of the Great Depression, the United States economy was quietly making enormous strides during the 1930s. Television and nylon stockings were invented.
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Political Mojo and ThinkProgress
Paul Sperry / New York Post:
Jihad,Va. — The 9/11 imam Anwar al-Awlaki may be dead, but his old mosque is still open for business and remains a dangerous breeding ground for terrorists — and it's right in the president's back yard. — Nothing much has changed since 2002, when Awlaki voluntarily left the pulpit …
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Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Perry's immigration problem — It's safe to say Rick Perry has given up his perch as the Republican presidential frontrunner. In fact, the apparent collapse happened rather suddenly, with a debate in Florida marking the pivot point. Almost immediately, the question in GOP circles went from …
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Booman Tribune and Washington Post
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Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
In Iowa, Rick Perry's immigration problem grows
In Iowa, Rick Perry's immigration problem grows
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Iowa Caucuses, Outside the Beltway and The Caucus
Scott Shane / New York Times:
Coming Soon: The Drone Arms Race — AT the Zhuhai air show in southeastern China last November, Chinese companies startled some Americans by unveiling 25 different models of remotely controlled aircraft and showing video animation of a missile-armed drone taking out an armored vehicle and attacking a United States aircraft carrier.
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Opinio Juris
Lindsey Boerma / CBS News:
Values Voter straw poll organizers suggest a fix in Ron Paul's win — Rep. Ron Paul scored a decisive victory Saturday in a mock presidential election at the Values Voter Summit, trouncing fellow Texan, Gov. Rick Perry, but an organizer of the straw poll suggested ballot-stuffing may have skewed the results.
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Weasel Zippers, Datechguy's Blog, National Review, Business Insider, ThinkProgress, Harry's Place and The Other McCain
Los Angeles Times:
Brown signs California Dream Act — The law grants illegal immigrants access to state aid at public universities and colleges. It is one of 50 education-related bills weighed by the governor. — Reporting from Sacramento— Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday granted illegal immigrants access …
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No More Mister Nice Blog, ImmigrationProf Blog, Joanne Jacobs and L.A. NOW
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Financial crisis and stimulus: Could this time be different? — Christina Romer had been asked to scare her new boss. It was six weeks after the 2008 election, and the incoming administration had gathered in Chicago. David Axelrod, Barack Obama's top political adviser …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and Outside the Beltway
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Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Could this time have been different?
Could this time have been different?
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Connecting.the.Dots, Paul Krugman, Business Insider, Political Mojo, Booman Tribune and Balloon Juice