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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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The inkblot protests — A new generation takes to the barricades. They should pay more attention to the ballot box — from the print edition — IN TAHRIR SQUARE and Homs, Egyptians and Syrians have risked their lives to demand basic democratic freedoms.
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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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Occupy Wall Street: An Early Assessment
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Wall Street Protest Spurs Online Dialogue on Inequity
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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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Standoff in D.C. — WASHINGTON — The fastest-running protesters …

Air and Space Museum closes after guards clash with protesters
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Just finished running Army Ten Miler... by Congressman Allen West on Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 12:02pm and unofficial time was 1 hr 29 mins and change, great seeing many old friends and former bosses. However, what struck me as shameful was Code Pink being out on the run course protesting.
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Weasel Zippers and The Gateway Pundit

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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Gingrich: Not for us to judge Romney's religion
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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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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 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 …


Barack Obama supporters stage Harlem Tea Party in support of president's re-election bid — Dozens of people rallied at a “Harlem Tea Party” Sunday in support of President Obama's reelection bid - and called for a more civil tone in the presidential race. — “This is a Harlem tea party,” said Chet Whyte, director of Harlem 4 Obama.
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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

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


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 …

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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In Iowa, Rick Perry's immigration problem grows
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