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Jesse / CBS New York:
Violence Breaks Out During ‘Occupy Wall Street’ March Toward New York Stock Exchange — NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Shortly after protesters learned they'd be able to stay in Zuccotti Park indefinitely, violence broke out Friday morning as a group marched away from it. — Photos: Protesters, Police Clash |
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Christopher Robbins / Gothamist:
[UPDATE] HIV Positive Protester Says Cop Who Punched Him Should Get Tested — [UPDATE BELOW] During the chaotic Occupy Wall Street march through the financial district this morning, we witnessed a protester on William Street get punched in the face by a police officer, seemingly without provocation.
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Tim Mak / The Politico:
Geithner: Action against Wall St. coming — U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner suggested Friday that a new round of “dramatic enforcement actions” against Wall Street wrongdoing is coming. — “Stay tuned for that,” Geithner said. — Asked on CNBC about the Occupy Wall Street …
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Brent Budowsky / Pundits Blog:
Lech Walesa and Al Gore support Wall Street protests; Tea Party leader endorses bailed-out bank abuses
Lech Walesa and Al Gore support Wall Street protests; Tea Party leader endorses bailed-out bank abuses
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Adam Clark Estes / The Atlantic Wire:
Reuters's Dizzying Changes to Its Soros-Occupy Wall Street Story
Reuters's Dizzying Changes to Its Soros-Occupy Wall Street Story
Luis Martinez / ABCNEWS:
Obama Sends 100 US Troops to Uganda to Help Combat Lord's Resistance Army — Two days ago President Obama authorized the deployment to Uganda of approximately 100 combat-equipped U.S. forces to help regional forces “remove from the battlefield” - meaning capture or kill …
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William Branigin / Washington Post:
Obama sends troops to Africa to help fight Lord's Resistance Army guerrilla group
Obama sends troops to Africa to help fight Lord's Resistance Army guerrilla group
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Agence France Presse:
Obama sends 100 troops to fight rebels in central Africa
Obama sends 100 troops to fight rebels in central Africa
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Adam Levine / CNN:
Obama sending troops to central Africa to aid fight against rebels
Obama sending troops to central Africa to aid fight against rebels
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A.Killough / CNN:
TRENDING: Anita Perry blames Obama for son's job loss — Pendleton, South Carolina (CNN) - Rick Perry's wife Anita said Friday that she could sympathize with the plight of the unemployed because her son was forced to resign his job to take a more active role on his father's presidential campaign.
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George Stephanopoulos / ABCNEWS:
Perry Backs Wife's ‘Brutalized’ Remark
Perry Backs Wife's ‘Brutalized’ Remark
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Plates Shifting — I don't want to make too much of this. But something finally dawned on me when I saw the news today that a group of Republican senators were introducing what they called a “real” American jobs bill. Then today Speaker Boehner spoke to President Obama and volubly denied …
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Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Barack Obama calls John Boehner, gets earful — President Barack Obama called House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) Thursday to congratulate him for passing three trade agreements — but ended up getting an earful on the jobs debate. — According to an unusually detailed account released …
New York Times:
Kansas City Bishop Indicted in Reporting of Abuse by Priest — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Roman Catholic bishop of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Robert Finn, and the diocese he leads have been indicted by a county grand jury on a charge of failure to report suspected child abuse in the case of a priest …
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Kansas City Star:
Bishop Finn, diocese indicted — A Jackson County grand jury has indicted Bishop Robert Finn on a misdemeanor charge of failure to report child abuse. — The Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph also was charged with failure to report. — The charges, announced at a news conference today …
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
Unprecedented — I've covered the sex abuse scandal …
Unprecedented — I've covered the sex abuse scandal …
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City Room:
Cleanup of Zuccotti Park Is Postponed — The cleanup of the Lower Manhattan park that has been occupied by protesters for nearly a month was postponed Friday shortly before it was supposed to begin, averting a feared showdown between the police and demonstrators who had vowed to resist any efforts to evict them from their encampment.
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Denver Post:
Crowds and officers thin as morning turns to afternoon at Occupy Denver protest
Crowds and officers thin as morning turns to afternoon at Occupy Denver protest
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Corey Kilgannon / City Room:
Opposite Sides of the Protest Come Together, Briefly
Opposite Sides of the Protest Come Together, Briefly
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MyFox Boston:
Coast Guard member spit on near Occupy Boston tents — BOSTON (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - The Coast Guard in Boston confirmed that a woman in uniform was harassed and spat upon near Occupy Boston protesters. — The woman was walking to the train and said protesters spit on her twice …
Patrick Hynes / New Hampshire Journal:
Poll: Romney rocking, Cain creeping, Gingrich gaining — Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney continues to strengthen his commanding position in the New Hampshire presidential primary contest but faces opposition from some surprising challengers, says a new survey conducted by Magellan Strategies on behalf of NH Journal.
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Brian Lawson / Breaking News from The Huntsville Times:
Federal appeals court blocks 2 more sections of immigration law, leaves rest intact — ATLANTA, Georgia — The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has stayed the parts of Alabama's immigration law that require proof of lawful residency in the U.S. and track immigration information about newly enrolled students.
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Louise Radnofsky / Wall Street Journal:
Health-Law Program Dropped — The Obama administration said Friday it is unable to implement a long-term care insurance program that was part of the 2010 health overhaul, effectively ending the program before it started. — The initiative, known as the Class Act, was included in the law …
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Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Associated Press:
Obama pulls plug on part of health overhaul law
Obama pulls plug on part of health overhaul law
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Economist: Senate GOP jobs plan wouldn't help economy in short term, and could even hurt — Yesterday, Senate Republicans released an economic plan called the “Jobs Through Growth Act.” Senator Rand Paul said it would create five million jobs without specifying a time frame.
Sarah Kliff / Washington Post:
Repealing health reform via reconciliation? Not so fast. — Gov. Mitt Romney doubled down on his commitment to make health reform repeal a first order of business during this week's Republican debate. As previously promised, he would issue all 50 states health reform waivers on Day 1.
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Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Don't Count On Senate Procedure To Save The Affordable Care Act
Don't Count On Senate Procedure To Save The Affordable Care Act
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Devin Dwyer / ABCNEWS:
Clint Eastwood as VP? George H.W. Bush Considered It — George H.W. Bush, left, and Clint Eastwood are shown in these 1988 file photos. — George H.W. Bush, trailing Democrat Michael Dukakis in the heat of the 1988 presidential campaign, briefly but seriously considered Hollywood …
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CBS News:
“Grenade-walking” part of “Gunwalker” scandal — PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO — There's a new twist in the government's “gunwalking” scandal involving an even more dangerous weapon: grenades. — “Gunwalking” subpoena for AG Holder imminent — CBS News investigative correspondent Sharyl Attkisson …
Devin Dwyer / ABCNEWS:
Biden on a Beer Can: Obama Campaign Hawks VP-Themed Koozie — Vice President Joe Biden doesn't drink beer, but he's got no problem helping you keep yours cold. — A VP-themed can koozie is the newest - and perhaps most creative - addition to the Obama Campaign's online store …
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