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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.
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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.
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Grasping Reality … and Suburban Guerrilla
Helen Kennedy / NY Daily News:
Occupy Wall Street protesters plan ‘Millionaires March’ to Rupert Murdoch's, tycoons' NYC homes — The Occupy Wall Street protesters are planning to get in the face of some of New York's richest tycoons on Tuesday. — A “Millionaires March” will visit the homes - or, more realistically …
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Weasel Zippers, Philly.com and JammieWearingFool
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.
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 …
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Talking Points Memo, Gothamist, Daily Kos and Dependable Renegade, more at Mediagazer »
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.”
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Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I, Don Surber, Washington Post, WNYC News Blog, Fox News, New York Times and Lance Mannion
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.
Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Help wanted — Reader Greg Farrell writes to point out what he found on Craigslist.
Help wanted — Reader Greg Farrell writes to point out what he found on Craigslist.
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Hot Air, neo-neocon, Runnin' Scared, The Moderate Voice, Moe Lane, Bookworm Room and The Lonely Conservative
Matthew Vadum / Big Government:
BREAKING: Operation #OccupyWallStreeters-SEIU's Stephen Lerner Leaks Plan to Terrorize Corporate Executives
BREAKING: Operation #OccupyWallStreeters-SEIU's Stephen Lerner Leaks Plan to Terrorize Corporate Executives
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Sister Toldjah and The Right Scoop
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Poll finds majority of Americans aware of Occupy Wall Street protests
Poll finds majority of Americans aware of Occupy Wall Street protests
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Pat Dollard and Weasel Zippers
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%.
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Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
Gallup: Obama Hits All-Time Low Among Blacks as Cain Surges Among Republicans — (CNSNews.com) - Gallup released new polling data today that showed African American presidential candidate Herman Cain's support was surging among Republicans even as President Barack Obama's job approval hit an all-time low among blacks.
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Weasel Zippers and Fire Andrea Mitchell!
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
As poll numbers drop, Perry pushed to side of debate stage
As poll numbers drop, Perry pushed to side of debate stage
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CNN, The Hill, New York Magazine, The New Republic and Trail Blazers Blog
Journalistdee / CNN:
Poverty ambassadors blast Herman Cain's views on racism
Poverty ambassadors blast Herman Cain's views on racism
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The Politico and Weasel Zippers
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Santorum targets Romney, Perry and Cain with new ad
Santorum targets Romney, Perry and Cain with new ad
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PolitickerNY, American Spectator, Hot Air and Washington Wire
Harvard University Institute of Politics:
NEW POLL FROM INSTITUTES OF POLITICS AT HARVARD, SAINT ANSELM FINDS ROMNEY LEADING NH PRIMARY FIELD BY 18 POINTS
NEW POLL FROM INSTITUTES OF POLITICS AT HARVARD, SAINT ANSELM FINDS ROMNEY LEADING NH PRIMARY FIELD BY 18 POINTS
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Washington Post, CNN, Hot Air, GOP 12, FiveThirtyEight, The Raw Story, The Other McCain, National Review, Taegan Goddard's …, Lynn Sweet, American Power and The Hill
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
New poll shows Obama losing to ... Herman Cain
New poll shows Obama losing to ... Herman Cain
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Poll Position and Pat Dollard
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
New Poll Puts Cain Ahead of Obama
New Poll Puts Cain Ahead of Obama
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The Crawdad Hole, 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:
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US Politics and Pajamas Media
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John Harwood / The Caucus:
In Washington, Everyone Seems Mad at Teammates
In Washington, Everyone Seems Mad at Teammates
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The Politico and Grasping Reality …
Jason Ukman / Washington Post:
Al-Qaeda joins those questioning legality of U.S. killing of citizen Anwar al-Awlaki — (Associated Press via SITE Intelligence Group) Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen has confirmed the deaths of American-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and Samir Khan, the young American propagandist killed alongside …
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Mackenzie Weinger / Reuters:
Al Qaeda: Al-Awlaki killing unlawful
Al Qaeda: Al-Awlaki killing unlawful
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Hot Air and The Jawa Report
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 …
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Pajamas Media, Babalú Blog, The Hinterland Gazette, neo-neocon, The Strata-Sphere, Sister Toldjah and Hot Air
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 …
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Booman Tribune, CNN, The Daily Caller, The Moderate Voice and The Raw Story
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.
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nation.foxnews.com, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Mediaite, ThinkProgress and The Lonely Conservative
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 …
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Economix, The New Republic, Firedoglake, Grasping Reality …, The Lonely Conservative, Political Mojo, Pat Dollard and Truthdig
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 …
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Ed Carson / Investor's Business Daily:
51% Don't Want Second Term For President Obama — A majority of Americans now oppose giving President Obama a second term, reflecting the country's continued weak economic performance, according to the latest IBD/TIPP survey released Monday. — By 51%-41%, respondents in October picked …
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The Hinterland Gazette, The Gateway Pundit, Wake up America, Weasel Zippers and The TrogloPundit
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Lindsey Boerma / CBS News:
Huntsman dismisses Mormon controversy as “ridiculous sideshow”
Huntsman dismisses Mormon controversy as “ridiculous sideshow”
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Mediaite, The Hill, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and CBS News
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Capitalist Tool — Meet Jesse LaGreca, Disney's Audio-Animatronic revolutionary. — “I'm the only working-class person you're going to see on Sunday news, political news,” declared Jesse LaGreca on “This Week With Christiane Amanpour” yesterday. “Maybe ever.”
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Pajamas Media, The Huffington Post, Chicago Boyz, NewsBusters.org blogs and Sense of Events
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 …
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Ben Smith's Blog
Paul Krugman:
Sign Of The Times — Macro in the park. — It's not centrist when Democrats do it. — Go Princeton! (And NYU) — All hail the new laureates. — Financial Romanticism — Laissez-faire won't work. — October 09 — Was Failure Inevitable? — Maybe, but trying couldn't and can't hurt.
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Weasel Zippers
Frances Martel / Mediaite:
Harry Belafonte To Joy Behar: Herman Cain Is A ‘Totally False’ ‘Bad Apple’ In The Black Community — Weird things come in threes, and today the final chapter of “Legendary Crooners Make Surprisingly Bold Political Statements” arrived today with an exclusive Joy Behar interview with Harry Belafonte …
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We are respectable negroes, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and The Raw Story