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8:20 AM ET, October 10, 2011

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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Panic of the Plutocrats  —  It remains to be seen whether the Occupy Wall Street protests will change America's direction.  Yet the protests have already elicited a remarkably hysterical reaction from Wall Street, the super-rich in general, and politicians and pundits who reliably serve …
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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.
Discussion: Moe Lane and The Mahablog
Douglas E. Schoen / The Politico:
The case for a third party candidate  —  The signs of dissatisfaction, disaffection and just plain discontent are everywhere in America today.  —  The thousands of Occupy Wall Street protesters, who have congregated for more than three weeks in downtown New York's Liberty Square …
CNN:   As ‘Occupy’ protests spread, some politicians rebuke
Greg / The Belgravia Dispatch:
Occupy Wall Street: An Early Assessment
Boston Globe:
Whitey in exile  —  It is a portrait of the gangster as a grumpy old man, hunkered down in a Santa Monica flat with his girlfriend.  Neighbors liked them, but no one got close — or, rather, almost no one.  And that was their undoing.  —  At least a twice a day, Carol Gasko would crouch …
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Perry Campaign Works to Smooth Out Flaws  —  SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Gov. Rick Perry of Texas struggled through his first three debates, so his aides have staged practice sessions, complete with a stand-in for Mitt Romney.  He has stirred outrage among conservatives on immigration …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Perry's immigration problem
Ralph Benko / Townhall.com:
Harvard Elite Writing New Constitution- with the Tea Party  —  Last week the unthinkable happened.  While you were distracted by the banal and only marginally important presidential primaries, the lion, Harvard Law School, publicly lay down with the lamb, the Tea Party Patriots.
Facebook:
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.
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Huntsman will call to refocus defense in foreign policy speech  —  Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN) - In a foreign policy speech Monday, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman will call for a nimbler U.S. military that focuses on modern challenges and would allow for the withdrawal of many troops from Afghanistan within a year.
Discussion: GOP 12
Jennifer H. Cunningham / NY Daily News:
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.
Jim Michaels / USA Today:
U.S. officials: Libya may have lost anti-aircraft missiles  —  Portable anti-aircraft missiles may have already been smuggled outside Libya's borders even as the United States races to help account for thousands of the weapons stockpiled by the regime of Moammar Gadhafi, U.S. officials say.
Discussion: The Politico and YID With LID
Jenna Wortham / New York Times:
Free Texting Apps Are Threat to Wireless Carriers  —  At a time when e-mail and many other forms of electronic communication are essentially free, wireless carriers are still charging as much as 20 cents to send a text message to a phone, and another 20 cents to receive it.
Alana Semuels / Los Angeles Times:
Obama's job-creation panel includes job-cutting executives  —  On the president's team of business and labor advisors are the heads of several companies that have reduced workforces while posting record profits.  —  In another public demonstration of concern about the struggling economy …
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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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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Coming Soon: The Drone Arms Race
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Jihad,Va.  —  The 9/11 imam Anwar al-Awlaki may be dead …
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