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11:25 PM ET, October 10, 2011

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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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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.
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 …
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 …
Matthew Vadum / Big Government:
BREAKING: Operation #OccupyWallStreeters-SEIU's Stephen Lerner Leaks Plan to Terrorize Corporate Executives  —  Radical labor organizer Stephen Lerner of SEIU intends to terrorize the families of bank executives in their homes as part of the Occupy Wall Street protests.  —  Stephen Lerner
Discussion: The Right Scoop and Sister Toldjah
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.”
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Dems aggressively counter Republican attacks on anti-Wall Street protests  —  Democratic leaders are pushing back aggressively against Republican attacks on the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York and Washington.  —  They say the conservative criticism of the rallies is evidence …
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Democratic Party Going All-In on Occupy Wall Street
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Poll finds majority of Americans aware of Occupy Wall Street protests
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Pat Dollard
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.
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 …
Journalistdee / CNN:
Poverty ambassadors blast Herman Cain's views on racism
Discussion: The Politico and Weasel Zippers
Herman Cain / KWTX-TV:
God Told Me To Run
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Romney: Vote for me or Cain
Discussion: Hot Air and Verum Serum
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
New poll shows Obama losing to ... Herman Cain
Harvard University Institute of Politics:
NEW POLL FROM INSTITUTES OF POLITICS AT HARVARD, SAINT ANSELM FINDS ROMNEY LEADING NH PRIMARY FIELD BY 18 POINTS
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Santorum targets Romney, Perry and Cain with new ad
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.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
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 …
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:
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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.”
Chris Talbott / Associated Press:
Hank Jr. writes song about ‘Fox & Friends,’ ESPN  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Hank Williams Jr. is about to have his say.  —  Williams' has cut a new song “I'll Keep My ...,” calling out “Fox & Friends” and ESPN after an interview last week on the Fox News talk show led to the end …
Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Effort to recall Wis. Gov. Walker to start Nov. 15  —  MADISON, Wis.—An effort to recall Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker over his contentious union rights law will begin Nov. 15, Democrats announced Monday, meaning an election could be held as early as next spring.
 
 
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