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1:25 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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Economist:
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
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 …
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 …
CNN:   As ‘Occupy’ protests spread, some politicians rebuke
Greg / The Belgravia Dispatch:
Occupy Wall Street: An Early Assessment
Discussion: Newshoggers.com and ThinkProgress
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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Emma Brown / Washington Post:
Air and Space Museum closes after guards clash with protesters
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 …
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.
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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Gautham Nagesh / The Hill:   Cain: Racism doesn't hold blacks back
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.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
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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Lucy Madison / CBS News:
Gingrich: Not for us to judge Romney's religion
Brody Mullins / Washington Wire:
Santorum Lags in Fund-Raising
Discussion: MyFox New York
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 …
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.
Discussion: CNET News and Booman Tribune
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 …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Booman Tribune and Washington Post
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Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
In Iowa, Rick Perry's immigration problem grows
 
 
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Scott Shane / New York Times:
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Pelosi: Obama needs to ‘very strongly, very clearly’ sell voters on jobs bill
Discussion: CNN and Weasel Zippers
Jeff Sommer / New York Times:
An Ugly Forecast That's Been Right Before
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Eco-friendly festival can't sustain itself
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Depression: If Only Things Were That Good  —  David Leonhardt …
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Iraq, siding with Iran, sends essential aid to Syria's Assad
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Rep. Tom McClintock / Real Clear Politics:
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Fast and Furious weapons were found in Mexico cartel enforcer's home
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Guthrie Scrimgeour / Wired:
Hawaii's The Garden Island stops using AI-generated newscasters on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram after two months, likely due to the negative public response

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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