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11:05 AM ET, October 12, 2011

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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Mitt Romney builds case for inevitability  —  HANOVER, N.H - Hours after Chris Christie signaled he believes Mitt Romney is the Republican party's inevitable nominee, Romney and the rest of the GOP field went about proving him right.  —  Romney again outclassed the opposition in Tuesday's Bloomberg/Washington Post debate.
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Michelle Malkin:
Quick and dirty debate after-report: Perry is running out of gas; Excuses, excuses  —  To be fair, if you and I had to be up on stage with Charlie Rose and Karen Tumulty, we'd be soporifically stupefied after a few minutes, too.  —  But then again, we're not running for the highest office …
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Impressions of Tonight's Debate  —  The GOP presidential debate is coming to a close.  Here are some random thoughts:  —  * I doubt that many people saw it.  My wife wasn't able to find it on television, and finally tracked it down on the internet, when it was half done.  So the impact is likely to be slight.
Roger Simon / The Politico:
GOP debate is wicked  —  The Republican race has turned into “The Wizard of Oz.”  Rick Perry wants a brain.  Mitt Romney wants a heart.  And any number of candidates are Dorothy, realizing there is no place like home and they should have stayed there.  —  Herman Cain is seeking courage.
Discussion: ABCNEWS
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Cain takes center stage in Republican economic debate
Discussion: Washington Post and The Politico
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Obama's jobs plan blocked in Senate  —  President Obama received a slap from members of his own party Tuesday as the Senate voted 50-49 to block his $447 billion jobs package.  —  The jobs plan, which the president has spent much of the last month touting on a cross-country tour, fell well short of the 60 votes it needed to proceed.
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Yahoo! News:
Democrats wary of their unpopular president
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Associated Press:
GOP senators vote to defeat Obama's jobs bill
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Jim Messina broaches a provocative line
Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Plot to kill ambassador unraveled on SW border  —  The unraveling of an alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States came from a surprising place — the front lines of the drug war along the Mexican border.  —  And like a Hollywood thriller, the murder-for-hire tale cuts …
Discussion: Time and The Reaction
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ABCNEWS:
U.S. Says Iran-Tied Terror Plot in Washington, D.C. Disrupted
Travel.State.Gov:
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Discussion: msnbc.com and Business Insider
CBS News:
U.S. aims to “unite the world” against Iran
Juana Summers / The Politico:
Who is Rich Lowrie?  —  Herman Cain says his much-touted “9-9-9” plan is the product of extensive testing and thinking, but the only man he cited as involved with its research — Rich Lowrie, of Cleveland, Ohio — is not a trained economist.  —  Instead, Lowrie — who's the only economic adviser Cain …
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Justin Sink / Ballot Box:
Cain defends 9-9-9 plan as not ‘off a pizza box’
Fox News:
GOP Presidential Candidates Target Cain's 9-9-9 Plan, Gingrich Takes Aim at Federal Reserve
Zombie / Pajamas Media:
Occupy L.A. Speaker: Violence will be Necessary to Achieve Our Goals  —  Citizen journalist Ringo captured this speaker at the Occupy Los Angeles camp a few days ago letting the cat out of the bag: After dismissing nonviolence as a dead end, he admits that for the Occupiers to achieve their goals …
Bob Oakes / WBUR:
Mayor Thomas Menino Responds To Occupy Boston Arrests  —  BOSTON — Mayor Thomas Menino is defending the decision to arrest about 100 protesters on the Rose Kennedy Greenway early Tuesday, saying “they were getting out of control.”  —  The arrests came after the demonstrators tried to expand …
Discussion: Philly.com
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Boston Globe:
Police arrest scores of Occupy Boston protesters
David Seifman / New York Post:
Bloomberg: Occupy Wall Street unfairly blaming hard working people
Charles Krupa / ABCNEWS:
Perry Botches U.S. Revolution Century  —  Texas Governor Rick Perry energetically bounded into the Beta Theta Pi fraternity on Dartmouth College's campus after Tuesday night's debate, but when he was asked a question about states' rights, he slipped up on the dates for when the American Revolution was fought.
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Obama: 'I'm a fourth-quarter player'  —  (CNN) - President Barack Obama compared his re-election bid to a game of basketball, to make the point to Democratic supporters that he's a strong closer.  —  The president made his comments Tuesday night at the second of two campaign fundraisers in Florida.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
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George Bennett / Palm Beach Post:
Obama raises campaign cash in Orlando as jobs bill stalls in Senate
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Mj Lee / The Politico:
Michelle Obama often unrecognized  —  Michelle Obama says when she takes a trip to Target or Petco, she is often surprised that people don't even recognize her.  —  “It's amazing how people don't recognize you,” the first lady said in an interview that aired on NBC Wednesday morning.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
John Stevens / Daily Mail:
Heartbreak for Huma as new messages reveal how Anthony Weiner called her parents ‘backwards thinking’ and compared her to his ‘sextees’ in vulgar messages  — Accused his successor Bob Turner of being ‘just another rich businessman trying to buy himself an election’
Cristina Corbin / Fox News:
Family of Al Qaeda's Samir Khan Gets ‘Condolence Call’ From U.S. State Department  —  The U.S. State Department made a phone call to the family of Al Qaeda propagandist Samir Khan to offer the government's condolences on his death during a U.S. drone strike in Yemen, a department spokesman confirms.
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New York Times:
Justifying the Killing of an American
Stephen Green / Pajamas Media:
Drunkblogging the GOP Presidential Debate  —  Did Romney close the deal?  Did Herman Cain break through?  Also see David Steinberg liveblogging at the Tatler, sans booze.  —  4:44PM Tonight, the talk is supposed to be all about the economy.  That's just fine, since the debate is being hosted …
Discussion: Vox Popoli
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Nina Totenberg / NPR:
Clarence Thomas' Influence On The Supreme Court … Twenty years ago, Justice Clarence Thomas was confirmed to the Supreme Court by the narrowest margin in 100 years.  He's the most conservative justice since the 1930s, and, in his passion for his own version of “original intent,” …
Peter J. Wallison / Wall Street Journal:
Wall Street's Gullible Occupiers  —  The protesters have been sold a bill of goods.  Reckless government policies, not private greed, brought about the housing bubble and resulting financial crisis.  —  There is no mystery where the Occupy Wall Street movement came from …
Discussion: National Review
2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012  —  Barney Frank Slams Newt Gingrich For Calling For His Imprisonment  —  Is it a violation of Congressional decorum to call for your former colleagues to be thrown in jail?  Newt Gingrich lobbed a bomb early in Tuesday's Bloomberg/Washington Post debate by telling the audience …
Discussion: Mediaite and Daily Kos
Matt Bai / New York Times:
Does Anyone Have a Grip on the G.O.P.?  —  It wasn't that long ago that Republican moneymen and operatives in Washington were moping around K Street like Eeyore in the Hundred Acre Wood, lamenting their party's extremist image and casting about for a candidate with a chance of beating Barack Obama in 2012.
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
A conspiracy only Bachmann could create  —  As tempting as it is to simply ignore Michele Bachmann's nonsense, there was one gem from last night's debate that I really enjoyed. … What's amusing about this is how truly ridiculous Bachmann's silly conspiracy theory — and imaginary exchange with the president — really is.
Discussion: Washington Post
 
 
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thepage.time.com:
Complete Transcript of Hanover Economic Debate
Discussion: Althouse and The Huffington Post
The Reliable Source / Washington Post:
Iranian plot may have involved ambassador's favorite restaurant. Cafe Milano?
Discussion: ThinkProgress and The New Republic
Bloomberg:
Republicans Stretch Truth in Debate Salvos
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Warner Bros Buys Spec Script About Math Genius Alan Turing For Leonardo DiCaprio
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
At 13%, Congress' Approval Ties All-Time Low
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Alex Alvarez / Mediaite:
Herman Cain On Obama: ‘Never Been A Part Of The Black Experience In America’
A. G. Sulzberger / New York Times:
Facing Cuts, a City Repeals Its Domestic Violence Law
David Leigh / Guardian:
Goldman Sachs let off £10m interest
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Obama ‘heartbroken’ NBA season will be delayed
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