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2:15 PM ET, October 13, 2011

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Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:

CHART: Americans Support Occupy Wall Street, Oppose Tea Party — The new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll shows that Americans support the Occupy Wall Street protests by a two-to-one margin (37 percent in favor, 18 percent opposed) while more Americans view the Tea Party negatively (28 percent in favor, 41 percent opposed).

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Business Insider and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »

Reuters:

Who's behind the Wall St. protests? — (Reuters) - Anti-Wall Street protesters say the rich are getting richer while average Americans suffer, but the group that started it all may have benefited indirectly from the largesse of one of the world's richest men.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, New York Magazine, The Atlantic Wire, Hot Air, Pirate's Cove, CNN, US Politics, ABCNEWS, Business Insider and Big Government

The Politico:

Tea party goes after Occupy Wall Street — The tea party isn't about to make room for the new protesters on the block. — Big tea party groups have launched an attack against the Occupy Wall Street protests, challenging the line that the anti-corporate uprising is the “the tea party of the left.”

Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog, PolitickerNY, Pat Dollard, iOwnTheWorld.com, YID With LID, Clayton Cramer's Blog and Wake up America

Alex Altman / Time:

TIME Poll: Obama Leads Head-to-Head Match-Ups with Republican Rivals — President Barack Obama speaks at the White House Forum on American Latino Heritage in Washington, Oct. 12, 2011. — Despite sweeping pessimism about the nation's fortunes and his own sliding approval ratings …

Discussion: The Politico, Daily Kos, Swampland, Business Insider, msnbc.com, Taegan Goddard's …, The Raw Story, Hot Air, Indecision Forever and The Political Carnival

Corky Siemaszko / NY Daily News:

Lech Walesa, former Polish president, to visit New York in support of Occupy Wall Street — Solidarity hero Lech Walesa is flying to New York to show his support for the Occupy Wall Street protesters. — “How could I not respond,” Walesa told a Polish newspaper Wednesday.

Discussion: Associated Press, Reuters, CNN, Firedoglake, Shakesville, Business Insider and alicublog

Bloomberg:

Buffett's Son Defends Occupy Wall Street — Howard Buffett, the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK/A) director and son of Chairman Warren Buffett, said Wall Street protesters were provoked by abuses from corporations amid a widening disparity between rich and poor.

Discussion: The Hill, Michelle Malkin, Guardian, Deal Journal, Hullabaloo and ECHIDNE of the snakes

Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
An unintentionally amusing take from Wall Street

Discussion: Wall Street Journal and New York Magazine

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The Morning Plum — * Americans favor Occupy Wall Street far …

Discussion: Public Policy Polling, Time, ABCNEWS, Campaign 2012, Hullabaloo, The Politico and Guardian

David W. Chen / New York Times:
Protesters Told to Vacate Park, for Its Cleaning

Discussion: Left of the Hudson and New York Magazine

First Read / msnbc.com:

Anita Perry reflects on campaign's ‘rough month’ — Anita Perry, wife of Texas Governor and Republican presidential candidate, Rick Perry gave a personal and emotional speech that focused on faith at North Greenville University in South Carolina. — By NBC's Ali Weinberg

Discussion: GOP 12, Taegan Goddard's …, The Page, Political Insider, americanthinker.com and The Atlantic Online

Philip Rucker / Washington Post:

Mitt Romney attracts new support as donors and elected officials coalesce behind him — NASHUA, N.H. — Buoyed by a series of strong debate performances, Mitt Romney is suddenly attracting new support from major donors and elected officials, some of whom had resisted his previous entreaties …

Discussion: Salon, The Caucus, The Politico, Wake up America, RedState, The Mahablog, NY Daily News, Trail Blazers Blog, Prairie Weather, Pundit & Pundette, New York Magazine, ParaPundit, Balloon Juice, Daily Kos, The Hill, The Daily Caller and Connecting.the.Dots

Rasmussen Reports:
National Poll: Cain 29% Romney 29% Gingrich 10%

Discussion: GOP 12 and Guardian

Quinnipiac University:
‘Jersey Shore’ Is Bad For Garden State, Voters Say 4-1, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds …

Discussion: The Politico, Gothamist, JammieWearingFool and Hotline On Call

Wall Street Journal:
Cain Vaults to Lead in Poll

Nicholas Ballasy / The Daily Caller:

Jackson, Jr: Obama should ‘declare a national emergency,’ add jobs with ‘extra-constitutional’ action — Illinois Democratic Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. told The Daily Caller on Wednesday that congressional opposition to the American Jobs Act is akin to the Confederate “states in rebellion.”

Discussion: Questions and Observations, Pajamas Media, Hot Air, Outside the Beltway, Weasel Zippers, americanthinker.com, The Right Scoop, Instapundit and The New Editor

Manu Raju / The Politico:
Senate GOP unveils its jobs agenda

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Pirate's Cove and TPMDC

Keith Koffler / White House Dossier:
The Obamas Subtly Begin to Play Racial Politics

Discussion: GILL REPORT and Weasel Zippers

Ben Forer / ABCNEWS:

9-9-9 Plan Would Almost Double Taxes on Middle Class — Herman Cain is running on three numbers: 9-9-9. — “Nine percent corporate business flat tax, nine percent income flat tax and a nine percent national sales tax,” he said, explaining the plan once again during Tuesday night's Republican presidential debate.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Taylor Marsh, Political Mojo and Hot Air

Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
There is no such thing as the 9-9-9 tax

Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog, Slate, msnbc.com, The Huffington Post and Political Mojo

John D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal:
Cain's 9-9-9 Plan Gets a Closer Look

Discussion: msnbc.com, Washington Post, Bloomberg, New York Magazine and ThinkProgress

Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:

A Campaign Windfall for 4 Republicans Who Voted for Same-Sex Marriage — ALBANY — As the State Legislature this year debated the legalization of same-sex marriage, a group of wealthy financiers who support both gay rights and Republican causes offered a reassurance to Republican lawmakers …

Discussion: TPMDC, Towleroad News #gay and Gothamist

FailedMessiah.com:
Haredi Fringe Group Claims Molestation Of Boys Has “Surged” Since Same Sex Marriage Bill Passed In NY

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Gothamist and Joe. My. God.

James Dao / New York Times:
Denied Veterans Benefits Over Same-Sex Marriage, Ex-Sailor Challenges Law

Discussion: The Raw Story

Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:

The Declining Hotness of Flight Attendants — Glen Whitman asks why there are fewer startlingly beautiful flight attendants any more: … As a libertarianish economics blogger, I would love if this story were true. But I'm skeptical. Stewardesses used to be subject to all sorts …

Discussion: ThinkProgress and National Review

Glen Whitman / Agoraphilia:
Pan Am and the Economics of Hot Flight Attendants

Discussion: ThinkProgress and Balloon Juice

David S. Hilzenrath / Washington Post:

Hedge fund billionaire gets 11-year sentence in fraud case — Raj Rajaratnam, the hedge fund billionaire at the center of one of the largest insider trading cases in history, was sentenced Thursday to 11 years in prison, according to the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan.

Discussion: Booman Tribune

Peter Lattman / DealBook:
Rajaratnam Is Sentenced to 11 Years

Discussion: Reuters, Bloomberg, New York Magazine, TalkLeft, JammieWearingFool and Gawker

Alex Katz / Boston Globe:

Scott Brown web message mirrors 2002 Elizabeth Dole speech — WASHINGTON - A Democratic group has unearthed a bit of inspirational autobiography on Senator Scott Brown's official website that was lifted verbatim from a 2002 campaign speech by Elizabeth Dole.

Discussion: The Raw Story, msnbc.com, ABCNEWS, Washington Monthly, The Politico, Associated Press, Daily Kos, Gawker, New York Magazine, Blue Mass Group, Taylor Marsh, The Political Carnival and Mock, Paper, Scissors

Jesse McKinley / New York Times:

Raising Eyebrows — IT wasn't quite the slip-up (or slip-down, as it were) most people expect during a presidential campaign, but whatever happened to Ron Paul's eyebrows at Tuesday's night debate certainly caught some viewers' attention. — For those of you not yet riveted by the Republican race …

Discussion: Ricochet Conversation Feed and New York Magazine

John Marzulli / NY Daily News:

We fabricated drug charges against innocent people to meet arrest quotas, former detective testifies — A former NYPD narcotics detective snared in a corruption scandal testified it was common practice to fabricate drug charges against innocent people to meet arrest quotas.

Discussion: The Hinterland Gazette and New York Magazine

James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:

Ink-Stained Vigilante — An ugly moment during last night's Republican debate. — Commenting on the latest Republican debate, E.J. “Baghdad Bob” Dionne of the Washington Post observes: “Newt [Gingrich] was at his most outrageous and undisciplined, notably when he said …

Discussion: National Review, NCRenegade, Washington Post and The Atlantic Online