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2:45 PM ET, October 13, 2011

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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, Hullabaloo, The Atlantic Wire, Hot Air, CNN, ABCNEWS, Pirate's Cove, US Politics, Business Insider and Big Government

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, Mediaite and Business Insider, more at Mediagazer »

Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:

An unintentionally amusing take from Wall Street — David Moore is the CEO of Wall Street holdings company, and he has an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal today reflecting on a recent run-in with a panhandler. As best as I can tell, the op-ed is not a parody.

Discussion: Wall Street Journal and New York Magazine

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, Prairie Weather, Swampland, msnbc.com, Business Insider, Hot Air, The Raw Story, Taegan Goddard's …, CNN, Indecision Forever and The Political Carnival

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 and Clayton Cramer's Blog

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, Mercury Rising, 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

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

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

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: ThinkProgress, Start Making Sense, Slate, Ben Smith's Blog and Political Mojo

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

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

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, Weasel Zippers, Outside the Beltway, americanthinker.com, Instapundit, The Right Scoop and The New Editor

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

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Pirate's Cove and TPMDC

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, The Page, Taegan Goddard's …, Political Insider, americanthinker.com, The Atlantic Online and Scared Monkeys

Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney attracts new support as donors and elected officials coalesce behind him

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

Discussion: GOP 12 and Guardian

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

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

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, Juanita Jean's, Associated Press, Daily Kos, Gawker, New York Magazine, Blue Mass Group, The Political Carnival, Taylor Marsh 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: Gawker, 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

Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:

Openly Gay National Guard Member Brian Carroll Runs For Office In Colorado … Afghanistan War , Iraq War , LGBT Issues , Dadt , Gay Issues , Lgbt , Video , Colorado Legislature , Mark Udall , Brian Carroll Colorado , Colorado Lgbt , Dadt Repeal , Politics News

Discussion: ThinkProgress and Towleroad News #gay

Jason Clayworth / Iowa Caucuses:

Five questions for Rick Perry — Perry spoke to a large crowd at the Des Moines Register Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair last month. (Justin Hayworth/The Des Moines Register) — 1. You've been criticized over the racial slur that a rock once bore outside the hunting camp you leased …

Discussion: Washington Post and Outside the Beltway

Paul Krugman:

I Am Not Your Mirror Image — Russ Roberts tries to debunk my explanation of the reasons to believe in a broadly Keynesian view of the world — and reveals more than he intended. — First, a few points. Roberts treats my statement that we have a lot of evidence on the effects of monetary policy …

Discussion: TalkLeft, Grasping Reality …, Eschaton, The Enterprise Blog, Cafe Hayek, DownWithTyranny! and ThinkProgress

Mickey Edwards / The Atlantic Online:

How to Turn Republicans and Democrats Into Americans — An insider's six-step plan to fix Congress — ANGRY AND FRUSTRATED, American voters went to the polls in November 2010 to “take back” their country. Just as they had done in 2008. And 2006. And repeatedly for decades …

Discussion: The Politico

The Politico:

Obama denounces Iran's actions in plot — President Barack Obama on Thursday denounced Iran as engaging in a “pattern of dangerous and reckless behavior,” saying the country must be held accountable for its alleged role in a plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States.

Discussion: CNN