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9:15 PM ET, October 10, 2011

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Michael Howard Saul / Metropolis:

Bloomberg: Occupy Wall Street Can Stay Indefinitely … Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Monday that he'll allow the Wall Street protesters to stay indefinitely, provided they abide by the law, marking his strongest statement to date on the city's willingness to let demonstrators occupy a park in Lower Manhattan.

Discussion: PolitickerNY, MyFox New York, Hot Air, Atlas Shrugs, CNN, Gothamist, New York Magazine, No More Mister Nice Blog and The Raw Story

Suzy Khimm / Washington Post:

Conservatives launch “We are the 53 percent” to criticize 99 percenters — Conservative activists have created a Tumblr called “We are the 53 percent” that's meant to be a counterpunch to the viral “We are the 99 percent” site that's become a prominent symbol for the Occupy Wall Street movement.

Discussion: Grasping Reality … and Suburban Guerrilla

New York Post:

Sex, drugs and hiding from the law at Wall Street protests — The criminals are crashing the party. — Lured by cheap drugs and free food, creepy thugs have infiltrated the crowd of protesters camped out in Zuccotti Park for Occupy Wall Street, The Post has learned. — “I got warrants.

Discussion: CNN, Daily Mail, Pat Dollard, Hot Air, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, Gawker, MyFox New York, The Jawa Report, Fire Andrea Mitchell!, JammieWearingFool, Moe Lane and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

NY Daily News:

It's a ‘mob’ just for differing with you? — Rep. Eric Cantor called the Occupy Wall Street protesters a ‘mob.’ — Here is a phony named Eric Cantor, the House majority leader, a dull young congressman clearly aspiring to be an even duller presidential candidate someday, calling the Occupy Wall Street people a “mob.”

Discussion: Don Surber, Washington Post, WNYC News Blog, Fox News and Lance Mannion

John Cook / Gawker:

Is James O'Keefe a Fugitive? — As we mentioned earlier, right-wing hitman James O'Keefe was spotted lurking at the Occupy Wall Street protest in Manhattan's Liberty Plaza today. That might not be good news for O'Keefe, since he's on probation and requires the permission of a federal magistrate judge …

Discussion: Daily Kos, Dependable Renegade, Gothamist and New York Magazine

Adrian Chen / Gawker:

Here's Video of James O'Keefe Scheming at Occupy Wall Street — The rumors were true: Doltish conservative stuntman James O'Keefe was hanging out at Occupy Wall Street today. No doubt he was dreaming up another hilarious sex imprisonment fantasy prank that proves liberals suck. We've got video.

Discussion: Gothamist, The Political Carnival, The Gateway Pundit, Guardian, New York Magazine, The Atlantic Online and Poynter, more at Mediagazer »

Jonah Goldberg / National Review:

Democratic Party Going All-In on Occupy Wall Street — Robby Mook, the executive director of the DCCC just sent out a fund-raising email titled “@Stake: Occupy Wall Street.” It contains the following:

Discussion: The Camp Of The Saints, The Gateway Pundit, New York Post, Bloomberg, Michelle Malkin, Ironic Surrealism, Weasel Zippers, Pat Dollard, iOwnTheWorld.com, ABCNEWS, Power Line, Verum Serum, Wake up America and Cold Fury

James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Capitalist Tool — Meet Jesse LaGreca, Disney's Audio-Animatronic revolutionary.

Discussion: Pajamas Media, NewsBusters.org blogs, The Huffington Post, Chicago Boyz and Sense of Events

Helen Kennedy / NY Daily News:
Occupy Wall Street protesters plan ‘Millionaires March’ to Rupert Murdoch's, tycoons' NYC homes

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Philly.com and JammieWearingFool

Justin Sink / The Hill:
Poll finds majority of Americans aware of Occupy Wall Street protests

Discussion: Pat Dollard and Weasel Zippers

Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Panic of the Plutocrats — It remains to be seen whether …

Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Poll: Half the country has heard about the Occupy Wall Street protests

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Politico, TPMDC, Wonkette, No More Mister Nice Blog and Riehl World View, more at Mediagazer »

Lee Fang / ThinkProgress:
Journalists Funded By ‘Vulture Capitalist’ Paul Singer Campaign To Smear Wall Street Protests

Discussion: NY Daily News, Business Insider and Room Eight

Danny Yadron / Washington Wire:
Roemer Is First Candidate to Embrace “Occupy Wall Street”

Discussion: MyFox New York

A.Killough / CNN:
Romney defends Wall Street but vows to fight for middle class

Discussion: The Raw Story

John Rossomando / The Daily Caller:
Obama attacks banks while raking in Wall Street dough

Discussion: Fire Andrea Mitchell!, Don Surber and Hot Air

Mackenzie Weinger / The Politico:
Michael Bloomberg: Wall Street protesters can stay indefinitely

Discussion: Metropolis, Mediaite, The Other McCain, Sky Dancing, PolitickerNY and Runnin' Scared

Lydia Saad / Gallup:

Cain Surges, Nearly Ties Romney for Lead in GOP Preferences — Romney and Cain closely matched near 20%, with Perry at 15% — PRINCETON, NJ — Republicans' support for Herman Cain has surged to 18%, their support for Rick Perry has sagged to 15%, and their support for Mitt Romney remains relatively stable at 20%.

Discussion: Campaign 2012, CNN, Taegan Goddard's …, Business Insider, Hot Air, Don Surber, The Daily Caller, Hotline On Call, msnbc.com, Outside the Beltway, Truthdig, National Review and The Other McCain

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:

As poll numbers drop, Perry pushed to side of debate stage — Texas Gov. Rick Perry has been pushed out of center stage by Herman Cain in tomorrow night's New Hampshire Republican presidential debate. — A source on one Republican campaign forwards on the seating chart for tomorrow night's debate …

Discussion: CNN, The Hill, New York Magazine, Trail Blazers Blog and The New Republic

Journalistdee / CNN:

Poverty ambassadors blast Herman Cain's views on racism — Washington (CNN) - GOP hopeful Herman Cain drew concern from some black opinion elites Monday after expressing his views on racism and how it affects the upward mobility of African Americans. — “People sometimes hold themselves …

Discussion: The Politico and Weasel Zippers

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Santorum targets Romney, Perry and Cain with new ad

Discussion: CBS News, PolitickerNY, Taegan Goddard's …, The Other McCain and American Spectator

Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
New poll shows Obama losing to ... Herman Cain

Discussion: Poll Position and Pat Dollard

Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Perry Campaign Works to Smooth Out Flaws

Discussion: ABCNEWS, New York Magazine, The Caucus, The Huffington Post, The Raw Story, Iowa Caucuses, Hot Air, Trail Blazers Blog, Patterico's Pontifications, Political Mojo, Washington Post, Towleroad News #gay, Business Insider and GOP 12

Harvard University Institute of Politics:
NEW POLL FROM INSTITUTES OF POLITICS AT HARVARD, SAINT ANSELM FINDS ROMNEY LEADING NH PRIMARY FIELD BY 18 POINTS

Discussion: Washington Post, CNN, FiveThirtyEight, GOP 12, The Hill, Hot Air, National Review, American Power and Lynn Sweet

Jim Geraghty / National Review:
New Poll Puts Cain Ahead of Obama

Discussion: Poll Position, LifeNews.com and Weasel Zippers

Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:

Obama the loner — The Post's Scott Wilson penned a provocative piece over the weekend that cast President Obama's current political problems through the lens of his loner tendencies. — Is President Obama a loner? REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Wrote Wilson:

Discussion: US Politics and Pajamas Media

The Hill:
Obama ditches Slurpee analogy and shifts his tone on economy

Discussion: Weasel Zippers

John Harwood / The Caucus:
In Washington, Everyone Seems Mad at Teammates

Discussion: The Politico and Grasping Reality …

New York Post:

Aimless Obama walks alone — The reports are not good, disturbing even. I have heard basically the same story four times in the last 10 days, and the people doing the talking are in New York and Washington and are spread across the political spectrum. — The gist is this …

Discussion: Babalú Blog, Pajamas Media, The Hinterland Gazette, neo-neocon, The Strata-Sphere, Sister Toldjah and Hot Air

Felix Salmon:

Chart of the day, median income edition — Why has no one thought to do this before? Every month, the Current Population Survey goes out to a nationally representative sample of more than 50,000 interviewed households and their members. And in one of the questions, those households …

Discussion: Economix, The New Republic, Grasping Reality …, Pat Dollard, Political Mojo, The Lonely Conservative, Truthdig and Calculated Risk

Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:

'Mr. Cain, Who Is Lawrence O'Donnell to Tell You How to Be a Black Man?' — After Thursday evening's “interview” on MSNBC, Professor William Jacobson and others were outraged by Lawrence O'Donnell's self-righteous and disrespectful hectoring of Herman Cain.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, nation.foxnews.com, Mediaite and The Lonely Conservative

Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:

Warren raises $3.15M; Brown raises $1.55M — Elizabeth Warren raised more than $3 million in a little more than six weeks to fund her Senate bid in Massachusetts — more than twice the figure pulled in by incumbent Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.). — The astounding figure anchors the notion …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, CNN, Booman Tribune, The Daily Caller and The Raw Story

Natalie Harrison / Apple:

iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Top One Million in First 24 Hours — Apple® today announced pre-orders of its iPhone® 4S have topped one million in a single day, surpassing the previous single day pre-order record of 600,000 held by iPhone 4. iPhone 4S is the most amazing iPhone yet …

Discussion: AllThingsD, Bits, L.A. Times Tech Blog, VentureBeat, Fortune, Engadget, MyFox New York and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »

Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:

Karl Rove vs. the Koch brothers — Karl Rove's team and the Koch brothers' operatives quietly coordinated millions of dollars in political spending in 2010, but that alliance, which has flown largely under the radar, is showing signs of fraying. — And with each network planning to dwarf its 2010 effort …

Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog